THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 67 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
sItavcnanuvad>   -   CONVEYING   SITA'S   WORDS
 
æaturadezma}ay     l]m[ae   va   prNtp>   ,
s   ikmwR<   nrvrae   n   ma<   r]it   ra"v>   .21.
B#at¤:   elder brother's
AadES|   order
AaåOay   getting
lXmN:   va   Lakshamana himself
prÓtp:   killer of enemies
s:  that
¢kmTI|   for what reason
nrvr:   noble man
n  not
ma|   me
rX¢t   protect
raGv:   born in Raghu dynasty

 
21.Sita   said   she   does   not   understand   why   Lakshamana   is   not   rescuing   her.
 
z­aE   taE   puiréVyaºaE   vaYvi¶smtejsaE   ,
sura[amip   ÊxR;aE   ikmwR<   mamupe]t>   .22.
S³aW   capable
taW  the two
p¤âÛyaG#aW   lions among men
vaÙv¢g"smtEjsaW   with the capabilities of Vayu and Agni
s¤raNa|   A¢p   to Devas also
ѤDIxaW   able to create scare
¢kmTI|  for what reason
ma|   me
upEXt:   are ignoring

 
22.Sita   aska   why   those   two   lion   among   men,   powerful   like   Vayu   and   Agni   and   generating awe   even   in   the   minds   of   Devas   have   abandoned   me   in   this   way?
 
mmEv   Ê:k«t<   ikiÂNmhdiSt   n   s<zy>   ,
smwa‰R   sihtaE   yNma<   nave]ete   prNtpaE   .23.
mm   ev   for me only
ѤÝk]t|   an unfortunate event
¢k¢·t¯   even a little
mht¯   great
A¢Þt   must have been done
n  no
s|Sy:   doubt
smTa©I   capable
s¢htaW   the two together
yt¯  since
ma|   me
n   AvEXEtE   not remembering
prÓtpaW   killer of enemies.

 
23.Sita   further   says   that   these   two   competent   personages   are   not   remembering   me,   because of   some   great   fault   on   my   part,   there   is   no   doubt   that.
 
vEdeýa   vcn<   ïuTva   ké[<   saïu   -ai;tm!   ,
punrPyhmayaR<   taimd<   vcnmävIt!   .24.
vWdE/a   by Vaidehi
vcn|   words
½¤Ïva   hearing
kâN|   generating compassion
sa½¤   eyes filled with tears
Ba¢xtm¯   spoken
p¤n:   A¢p   once again
Ah|   I
AayaI|   to the lady
ta|   that
id|   these
vcn|   the following words
Ab#v£t¯   said

 
24.Hanuman   said   that   hearing   these   pitiable   words   of   Sita   spoken   amidst   a   profusion   of   tears, hespoke   again   consoling   her.
 
TvCDaekivmuoae   ramae   devI   sTyen   te   zpe   ,
rame   Ê>oai--Ute   tu   lúm[>   pirtPyte   .25.
ÏvÅCaEk¢vm¤K:   because of your grief all things hates
ram:   Rama
dEv£   Devi
sÏyEn   on truth
tE  to you
SpE  promise
ramE   Rama
Ѥ:Ka¢BB¥tE   being immersed in sorrow
 thus
lßmN:   Lakshamana
p¢rtÔytE   is filled with sorrow

 
25.Hanuman   said   that   he   told   on   oath   that   because   of   sorrow   on   your   account   Rama   has lost   interest   in   everything   in   life.   When   Rama   is   steeped   in   sorrow   Lakshamana   also   is silently   suffering. 
 
kwiÂÑvtI   †òa   n   kal>   pirzaeictum!   ,
#m<   muøtR<   Ê>oanamNt<   Ôúyis   -aimin   .26.
kT¢·t¯   by God's grace
Bvt£   you
è¾a   have been seen
n   kal:   this is not the time
p¢rSaE¢ct¤m¯   to think of self pity
im|   m¤h\tI|   now itself
Ѥ:Kana|   sorrows'
AÓt|   end
d#ßy¢s   will see
Ba¢m¢n   noble lady

 
26.Hanuman   told   Sita   that   only   by   a   stroke   of   good   fortune   that   you   have   been   discovered this   is   not   the   time   for   self-pity.   You   will   soon   find   yourself   at   the   end   of   the   sorrow.
 
tavu-aE   nrzaËRlaE   rajpuÇaviniNdtaE   ,
Tv†zRnk«taeTsahaE   l»a<   -SmIkir:yt>   .27.
taW   those
uBaW   two
nrSaÑ¥IlaW   tigers among men
rajp¤æOaW   princes
A¢n¢ÓdtaW   full of virtues
ÏvèSInk]taEÏsahaW   courage born out the need to see you
lÄða|   Lanka
BÞm£k¢rÝyt:   will burn down

27.Hanuman   told   Sita   that   the   two   princes   would   come   and   burn   Lanka   to   ashes.
Out   of   great   anxiety   to   you   those   two   heroic   men   of   im   Lanka   to   ashes   and   rescue   her.
 
hTva   c   smre   raEÔ<   rav[<   shbaNdvm!   ,
ra"vSTva<   vraraehe   Sva<   purI<   nyte   Øuvm!   .28.
hÏva   killing
c   smrE   in a war
raWd#|   wicked
ravN|   Ravana
shbaÓdvm¯   along with relatives
raGv:   Ragava
Ïva|   you
vraraEhE   chaste one
Þva|   his own
p¤r£|  city
nytE   will take
D#¤vm¯   surely

 
28.Hanuman   assured   Sita   that   Rama   will   soon   come   in   great   anger   destroy   Ravana   with   all   his relatives   in   the   battle   and   surely   take   you   back   to   his   city.
 
yÄu   ramae   ivjanIyadi-}anminiNdte   ,
àIitsÃnn<   tSy   àdatu<   Tvimharœhis   .29.
yt¯  whatever
 in this
ram:   Rama
¢vjan£yat¯   should know the truth
A¢BåOan|   a token of recognition
A¢n¢ÓdtE   sinless
p#£¢ts¸nn|   that which makes his heart happy
tÞy  to him
p#dat¤|   to give
Ïv|   you
ih  in this
Arqh¢s   you must decide

 
29.In   order   that   Rama   may   know   the   truth   of   these   affairs   ,   it   is   necessary   that   Sita   give Hanuman   a   token   of   recognition   which   will   be   highly   pleasing   to   him.
 
sa=i-vIúy   idz>   svaR   ve{yudœ¢wnmuÄmm!   ,
mu­va   vôaÎdaE   mý<   mi[met<   mhabl   .30.
sa  she
A¢Bv£ßy   looking carefully
¢dS:   svaI:   in all directions
vEÎy¤dqg#Tn|   worn on the head
uäOmm¯   precious
m¤³va   taking out
v*at¯   from her clothes
ddaW   gave
m/|   to me
m¢N|   the jewel
et|   this
mhabl   mighty

 
30.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   Sita   taking   a   look   around,   took   out   from   the   end   of   her   sari   the jewel   worn   on   the   and   handed   it   over   to   me.            
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