Book V : Sundara Kanda - Book Of Beauty
In this chapter Valmiki describes the plight of Seetha in Ashoka garden in detail. |  |
tiSmÚev tt> kale rajpuÇI TviniNdta,
êpyaEvnsMpÚ< ÉU;[aeÄmÉUi;tm!. 5-19-1
ttae †:qœvEv vEdehI rav[m! raKzsaixpm!,
àavept vraraeha àvate kdlI ywa. 5-9-2
1, 2. tataH= Thereafter; tasmin kaale eva= at that time;vaidehii=Seetha; raajaputrii= a princess; aninditaa= without any blame; varaarohaa= of excellent limbs; praavepata= shook; kadalii yathaa= like a plantain tree; pravaate= in wind; dR^ishhTvaiva= on seeing; raavaNam= Ravana; raakshasaadhipam=the king of Rakshasas; ruupa yauvana sampannam= endowed with beauty and youth; bhuushaNotaama bhuushhitam= adorned with excellent ornaments.
Thereafter at that time Seetha a princess without any blame of excellent limbs shook like a plantain tree in wind on seeing Ravana the king of rakshasas endowed with beauty and youth adorned with excellent ornaments.
AaCDa*aedrmUé_ya< ba÷_ya< c pyaexraE,
%pivòa ivzala]I édNtI vrvi[RnI. 5-19-3
3. vishaalaakshii= The wide eyed Seetha; varavarNinii= with excellent color; aachchhaadya= covering; udaram= stomach; uurubhyaam= with thighs; payodharau= breasts; baahubhyaam= with hands; upavisshTaa= sat down; rudantii= crying.
The wide eyed Seetha with excellent color covering stomach with thighs and breasts with hands sat down crying.
dz¢IvStu vEdehIm! ri]ta< raKzsIg[E>,
ddzR dInam! Ê>oata¡ nav< sÚaimva[Rve. 5-19-4
4. dashagriivastu= Ravana; dadarsha= saw; vaidehiim= Seetha;rakshitaam= protected; raakshasiigaNaiH= by batches of ogres; diinaam= (looking) miserable; duHkhaataam= being struck with grief; naavamiva= like a ship; sannaam= in danger; aarNave= in the sea;
Ravana saw Seetha protected by batches of ogres looking miserable being struck with grief like a ship in danger in the sea.
As<v&tayamasInam! xr{yam! s<iztìtam!,
icna< àpitta< ÉUmaE zaoaimv vnSpte>. 5-19-5
5. aasiinaam= (Ravana saw Seetha) sitting down;asamvR^itaam= on uncovered; dhaaraNyaam= land;samShitavrataan= with a firm resolve; vanaspateH shaakhaamiva= like a branch of a tree; prapatitaam= fallen down; bhumau= on earth; chinnam= being torn (from the tree).
Ravana saw Seetha sitting down on uncovered land, with a firm resolve, like a branch of a tree fallen down on earth being torn from the tree.
mlm{fnicÇa¼Im! m{fnahaRmmi{ftam!,
m&[alI p»idGxev ivÉait n ivÉait c. 5-19-6
6. malamaNDana chitraaN^giim= (Ravana saw Seetha) With a strange body with dirt as an ornament; maNDanaarhaam= suitable to decorate with ornaments; amaNDittam= without any ornaments;vibhaati=shining; mR^iNaaliiva= like a lotus stem; paN^kadigdhaa= being covered with mud; na vibhaati cha= and also not shining.
Ravana saw Seetha with a stange body with dirt as ornament, who although suited to decorate with ornaments was without ornaments. Although She was shining like a lotus stem covered with mud, She was not shining also.
smIpm! rajisMhSy ramSy ividtaTmn>,
s»LphysMyu´EyaRNtIimv mnaerwE>. 5-19-7
7. yaantiimiva= (Seetha) Was as though going;samiipam= near; raamasya= to Rama; raajasimhasya= a lion among kings; viditaatmanaH= with a famous personality; manorathaiH= with desires as chariot; samkalpahayasamyuktaiH= tied with thoughts as horses.
Seetha was as though going near to Rama a lion among kings with a famous personality with desires as chariot tied with thoughts as horses.
zu:yNtIm! édtImeka< Xyanzaekpray[am!,
Ê>oSyaNtmpZyNtI— rama< rammnuìtam!. 5-19-8
8. raamaam= (Seetha) a pleasant one; shhuShyanttim= was emaciated; rudatiim=was crying; ekaam= being alone; dhyaanashokaparaayaNaam= having surrendered to Her thoughts and sorrow; apashyantiim= not seeing; antam= the end; dukhasya= of grief;anuvrataam=following the will; raamam= of Rama.
Seetha a pleasant one, was emaciated, was crying, being alone having surrendered to Her thoughts and sorrow not seeing the end of grief, following the will of Rama.
ceòmana< twaivòa< pÚgeNÔvxUimv,
xUPymanam! ¢he[ev raeih[I— xUmketuna. 5-19-9
9. tathaa= And also; pannagendravadhuumiva= (Seetha) was like great she-serpant; cheshhTamaanaam=writhing;aavishhTaam=under the spell of an incantation;rohiNiimiva= like Rohini; dhuupyamaanaam= being fumigated; dhuumaketunaa grahena= by a smoke colored planet called Ketu.
And also Seetha was like a great she-serpant writhing under the spell of an incantation. She was like Rohini being fumigated by a smoke colored planet called Ketu.
v&ÄzIlk…le jatamacarvit xaimRke,
pun> sMSkarmapÚa< jataimv c Ê:k…le. 5-19-10
10. jaataam= Being born; dhaarmike= in a virtuous; aachaaravati= traditional; vR^itta shiila kule= family with good conduct and character; aapannaam= getting; samskaaram= married; punaH= again; jaataamiva=(Seetha was) like being born; dushhkule= in a bad family.
Being born in a virtuous traditional family with good conduct and character and getting married, Seetha appeared as if She was born in a bad family.
AÉUtenapvaden kItIRm! inpittaimv,
Açayanamyaegen iv*a< àiziwlaimv. 5-19-11
11. kiirtimiva=(Seetha was) like fame;nipatitaam= fallen down;abhuutena= (due to) false; apavaadena= blame;vidyaamiva= like education; prashithitaam= runied; ayogena= (due to) non conformity ;aamnaayaanaam= (of) learning by heart.
Seetha was like fame fallen down due to false blame. She was like education ruined due to lack of learning by heart.
sÚaimv mhakIit¡ ïÏaimv ivmaintam!,
à}aimv pir]I[amaza< àithtaimv. 5-19-12
12. sannam iva=(Seetha was) like deteriorated; mahaakiirtim=great fame; shraddaamiva=like faith; vimaanitaam=insulted; praJNaamiva= like an understanding; parikshiiNaam= grown feeble; aashaamiva=like hope; pratihataam=dulled.
Seetha was like deteriorated great fame,like insulted faith,like an understanding grown feeble, like dulled hope.
AaytIimv ivXvStama}a< àithtaimv,
dIÝaimv idz< kale pUjampùtaimv. 5-19-13
13. aayatiimiva=(Seetha was) like expectation; vidhvastaam=destroyed; aajJNaamiva= like an order; pratihataam=flouted; diiptaam dishaamiva= like a blazing quarter; kaale= during a period of destruction; puujaamiva= like a worship; avahR^itaam= stolen.
Seetha was like an expectation destroyed, like an order flouted; like a blazing quarter during a period of destruction, like a worship stolen.
piÒnIimv ivXvSta< htzUra< cmUimv,
àÉaimv tmaeXvStamup]I[aimvapgam!. 5-19-14
14. padminiimiva=(Seetha was) like a lotus; vidhvastaam= destroyed; chamuumiva= like an army; hata shuraam= with killed warriors; prabhaamiva= like light; tamodhvastaam= destroyed by darkness; apaagaamiva= like a river; upakshiiNaam= vanished.
Seetha was like a lotus destroyed, like an army with killed warriors, like light destroyed by darkness, like vanished river.
vedIimv pram&òa< zaNtami¶izoaimv,
paE[RmasIimv inza< ra÷¢SteNÊm{flam!. 5-19-15
15. vediimiva=(Seetha was) like an altar; paraamR^ishhTaam= desecrated; agnishikhaamiva= like a tongue of fire; shantaam= gone out; paurNamaasiim nishaamiva= like a full moon night; raahugrastendumaNDalaam= with moon devoured by Rahu.
Seetha was like an altar desecrated, like a tongue of fire gone out, like a full moon night with moon devoured by Rahu.
%Tk«òp[Rkmla< ivÇaistivh¼mam!,
hiSthStpram&òmak…la< piÒnIimv. 5-19-16
16. padminiimiva= (Seetha was) like a lotus pond; aakulaam= agitated; utKR^ishhTapaNakamalaam= with torned out leaves and lotuses; hastihastaparaamR^ishhTaam= (being) roughly treated by the trunk of an elephant.
Seetha was like a lotus pond agitated with torned out leaves and lotuses, being roughly traeated by the trunk of an elephant.
pitzaekatura< zu:ka< ndI— ivöaivtaimv,
prya m&jya hInam! k«:[pKzinzaimv. 5-19-17
17. patishokaaturaam= Grieved for husband; nadiimiva=(Seetha was) like a river; shushhkaam= dried up; visraavitaam=(with water) caused to flow out; hiinaam= lacking; parayaa mR^ijayaa= best washing; kR^ishhNa paksha nishaamiva= like a new moon night.
Grieved for husband, Seetha was like a river which has dried uo with water caused to flow out lacking best washing, was like a new moon night.
suk…marIm! sujata¼I— rÆ gÉRg&haeictam!,
tPymanaimvae:[en m&[alImicraeϯtam!. 5-19-18
18. sukumaariim=(Seetha was) a delicate one; sujaataN^giim= with well built limbs; ratnagarbhagR^ihochitaam= accustomed to houses full of diamonds; tapyamaanaam= being tormented; ushhNena= by heat; mR^iNaaliimiva= like a lotus fibre; achiroddhR^itaam= uprooted short time back.
Seetha was a delicate one with well built limbs, accustomed to houses full of diamonds, being tormented by heat, like a lotus fibre uprooted short time back.
g&hItamai¦ta< StMÉe yUwpen ivnak«tam!,
in>ñsNtI— suÊ>oata¡ gjrajvxUimv. 5-19-19
19. gajaraajavadhuumiva= (Seetha was) Like a she-elephant; gR^ihiitaam= captured; aaLitaam= tied; stambhe= to a pillar; kR^itena= made; yuudhapena vinaa= (to be) without the leader of herd; niHshvasantiim= sighing; suduHkhartaam= very much tormented by grief.
Seetha was like a she-elephant captured and tied to a pillar, made to be without the leader of herd, sighing, very much tormented by grief.
@kya dI"Rya ve{ya zaeÉmanamyÆt>,
nIlya nIrdapaye vnraJya mhIimv. 5-19-20
20. diirghayaa= with a long, ekayaa= single; veNyaa= plait;shobhamaanaam= shining; ayatnataH= without effort; mahiimiva= (Seetha) was like the earth; niilayaa vanaraajyaa= with dark groups of trees; niiradaapaaye= at the end of rainy season.
With a long single plait, shining without effort, Seetha was like the earth with dark groups of trees at the end of rainy season.
%pvasen zaeken Xyanen c Éyen c,
pir]I[a< k«za< dInamLpahara< tpaexnam!. 5-19-21
21. parikshiiNaam= wasted; kRishaam= emaciated; upavaasena= due to fasting; shokena= due to sorrow; dhyaanena= due to thought; bhayena cha= and due to fear; alpaahaaraam= (Seetha) was with limited food; tapodhanaam= (and) with austerity as wealth.
Wasted, emaciated due to fasting, due to sorrow, due to thought and due to fear, Seetha was with limited food and with austerity as wealth.
Aayacmanam! Ê>oata¡ àaÃil< devtaimv,
Éaven r"umuOySy dz¢IvpraÉvm!. 5-19-22
22. devataamiva=(Seetha was) like a celestial being; duHkhaartaam= tormented by grief; bhavena= by thought; praaN^jalim= with joined palms; ayaachamaanaam= desiring; dashagriiva paraabhavam= defeat of Ravana; raghu mukhyasya= (at the hands of) Sri Rama.
Seetha was like a celestial being, tormented by grief and by thought with joined palms, desiring the defeat of Ravana at the hands of Sri Rama.
smI]ma[a< édtIminiNdta<,
supúmtaèaytzu¬laecnam!,
Anuìta< rammtIv mEiwlI—,
àlaeÉyamas vxay rav[>. 5-19-23
23. raavanaH= Ravana; pralobhayaamaasa= (was trying) to allure; vadhaaya= (and threatening) death ( to Seetha) ;samiikshamaaNaam= who was looking at every direction; rudatiim= crying; aninditaam= without blame; supakshmataamraayata shuklalochanaam= with good eye lids and reddish and white eyes;atiiva anuvrataam= with an excessive vow to follow; raamam= Sri Rama.
Ravana was trying to allure and threatening death to Seetha who was looking at every direction, crying, without blame, with good eye lids and reddish and white eyes, with an excessive vow to follow Sri Rama.
#Tya;eR ïImÔamay[e AaidkaVye suNdrka{fe @kaeniv<z> sgR
Thus completes 19th Chapter of Sundara Kanda of the glorious Ramayana of Valmiki, the work of a sage and the oldest epic.
© May 2005, K. M. K. Murthy