रामायणम् — सुन्दरकाण्डे त्रयोविंशः सर्गः | rāmāyaṇam

तथा तासां वदन्तीनां परुषं दारुणं बहु ।
राक्षसीनामसौम्यानां रुरोद जनकात्मजा ॥

Summary AI As those unpleasant *rākṣasīs* were speaking many harsh and cruel words in that manner, *Janaka*'s daughter, *Sītā*, wept.

M N Dutt Those hideous Rākşasīs thus threatening her with reproaches rude and rough, the daughter of the king Janaka began to weep.

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एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही राक्षसीभिर्मनस्विनी ।
उवाच परमत्रस्ता बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा ॥

Summary AI Addressed thus by the *rākṣasīs*, the high-souled *Vaidehī*, extremely terrified, spoke with a voice choked with tears.

M N Dutt And being thus addressed by those Rākşasīs, Vaidehi, of subdued soul, being greatly terrified, said, having her voice choked with vapour.

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न मानुषी राक्षसस्य भार्या भवितुमर्हति ।
कामं खादत मां सर्वा न करिष्यामि वो वचः ॥

Summary AI "A human woman cannot be the wife of a *rākṣasa*. All of you may eat me as you wish, but I will not obey your words."

M N Dutt A woman can never be the wife of a Räksasa. Eat ine up if you will, I shall never follow your words.

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सा राक्षसी मध्यगता सीता सुरसुतोपमा ।
न शर्म लेभे दुःखार्ता रावणेन च तर्जिता ॥

Summary AI Surrounded by *rākṣasīs*, resembling the daughter of a god, afflicted by grief and threatened by *Rāvaṇa*, *Sītā* found no peace.

M N Dutt And being surrounded by the Rākṣasīs and threatened by Rāvana, Sītă, resembling the daughter of a celestial, stricken with grief, could not console herself.

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वेपते स्माधिकं सीता विशन्तीवाङ्गमात्मनः ।
वने यूथपरिभ्रष्टा मृगी कोकैरिवार्दिता ॥

Summary AI Like a doe separated from the herd in the forest and tormented by wolves, *Sītā* trembled excessively, as if shrinking into her own limbs.

M N Dutt And trembling, she shrank from their presence like to a strayed fawn surrounded by wolves.

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सा त्वशोकस्य विपुलां शाखामालम्ब्य पुष्पिताम् ।
चिन्तयामास शोकेन भर्तारं भग्नमानसा ॥

Summary AI Clinging to a large, flowering branch of an *aśoka* tree, her heart shattered, she thought of her husband with grief.

M N Dutt And resorting to a flowery branch of an Asoka tree, she sunk in grief, thought upon her lord.

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सा स्नापयन्ती विपुलौ स्तनौ नेत्रजलस्रवैः ।
चिन्तयन्ती न शोकस्य तदान्तमधिगच्छति ॥

Summary AI Drenching her full breasts with the flow of tears from her eyes and lost in thought, she did not find the end of her sorrow.

M N Dutt With tears she bathed her beautiful breast and oppressed with woe, she could not reach the other bank of the ocean of grief.

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सा वेपमाना पतिता प्रवाते कदली यथा ।
राक्षसीनां भयत्रस्ता विवर्णवदनाभवत् ॥

Summary AI Trembling like a plantain tree fallen in a storm, and terrified by the *rākṣasīs*, her face became pale.

M N Dutt Like a plantain tree shaken by the breeze, she shook and fell down trembling (on the earth). And being afraid of the Rākşasīs, her cheeks forsook their native hue.

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तस्या सा दीर्घविपुला वेपन्त्याः सीतया तदा ।
ददृशे कम्पिनी वेणी व्यालीव परिसर्पती ॥

Summary AI As *Sītā* trembled, her long, thick, shaking braid appeared like a slithering female serpent.

M N Dutt And herself trembling, her pretty long lock of hair also shook and appeared like a serpent moving this way and that.

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सा निःश्वसन्ती दुःखार्ता शोकोपहतचेतना ।
आर्ता व्यसृजदश्रूणि मैथिली विललाप ह ॥

Summary AI Afflicted by sorrow, her consciousness struck by grief, the distressed *Maithilī* sighed, shed tears, and lamented.

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हा रामेति च दुःखार्ता पुनर्हा लक्ष्मणेति च ।
हा श्वश्रु मम कौसल्ये हा सुमित्रेति भाविनि ॥

Summary AI Stricken with grief, she cried out, "O *Rāma*!", "O *Lakṣmaṇa*!", "O my mother-in-law *Kausalyā*!", and "O noble *Sumitrā*!"

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लोकप्रवादः सत्योऽयं पण्डितैः समुदाहृतः ।
अकाले दुर्लभो मृत्युः स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्य वा ॥

Summary AI "This popular saying uttered by wise men is true: for a woman or a man, death is difficult to attain before its time."

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यत्राहमाभिः क्रूराभी राक्षसीभिरिहार्दिता ।
जीवामि हीना रामेण मुहूर्तमपि दुःखिता ॥

Summary AI "Since I, tormented here by these cruel *rākṣasīs* and separated from *Rāma*, still live even for a moment in my misery."

M N Dutt Or else I would not have lived for a moment, separated from Rama and oppressed by the Raksasis as I am.

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एषाल्पपुण्या कृपणा विनशिष्याम्यनाथवत् ।
समुद्रमध्ये नौ पूर्णा वायुवेगैरिवाहता ॥

Summary AI "I, unfortunate and wretched, shall perish like a helpless person, just as a fully loaded ship in the middle of the ocean is destroyed by the force of the winds."

M N Dutt Limited is my virtue, and therefore I am to die the death of a poor deserted thing like to a bark driven by the blast in the midst of the ocean.

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भर्तारं तमपश्यन्ती राक्षसीवशमागता ।
सीदामि खलु शोकेन कूलं तोयहतं यथा ॥

Summary AI "Not seeing my husband and having fallen into the power of the *rākṣasīs*, I am sinking with grief like a riverbank eroded by water."

M N Dutt Debarred from my husband's sight and tortured by the hideous demons, I shall sink, oppressed with woes, like to the banks of a river, washed by the water.

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तं पद्मदलपत्राक्षं सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनम् ।
धन्याः पश्यन्ति मे नाथं कृतज्ञं प्रियवादिनम् ॥

Summary AI "Blessed are those who see my lord, whose eyes are like lotus petals, who walks with the prowess of a lion, who is grateful, and who speaks kindly."

M N Dutt Oh blest are they who have been resting their eyes upon my grateful and sweet-speeched lord of leonine gaits, having eyes resembling lotus petals!

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सर्वथा तेन हीनाया रामेण विदितात्मना ।
तीष्क्णं विषमिवास्वाद्य दुर्लभं मम जीवितम् ॥

Summary AI "For me, completely separated from that self-realized *Rāma*, life is as impossible to sustain as it would be after consuming potent poison."

M N Dutt And separated from Rāma of subdued soul, it is as difficult for me to breathe as for him who has drank up virulent poison.

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कीदृशं तु मया पापं पुरा देहान्तरे कृतम् ।
येनेदं प्राप्यते दुःखं मया घोरं सुदारुणम् ॥

Summary AI "What kind of sin did I commit in a previous life, because of which I am experiencing this terrible and extremely cruel suffering?"

M N Dutt What mighty iniquity had I perpetrated in my previous existence that I have met with this terrible disaster!

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जीवितं त्यक्तुमिच्छामि शोकेन महता वृता ।
राक्षसीभिश्च रक्षन्त्या रामो नासाद्यते मया ॥

Summary AI "Overwhelmed by great sorrow, I wish to give up my life. Guarded by these *rākṣasīs*, I cannot reach *Rāma*."

M N Dutt I wish to renounce my life under this load of grief-but alas! I am surrounded by the Raks asis and cannot meet Rāma.

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धिगस्तु खलु मानुष्यं धिगस्तु परवश्यताम् ।
न शक्यं यत्परित्यक्तुमात्मच्छन्देन जीवितम् ॥

Summary AI "Fie upon being human! Fie upon being dependent on others! For one cannot even give up one's life by one's own will."

M N Dutt Oh! cursed is this subject human life, that they cannot renounce it even at their pleasure!

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