LAKSHMANA – This is the mountain Prasravana, which is in the midst of the Janasthana forest. Its slopes are thickly covered with a multitude of trees, so closely packed that there is hardly any space in-between. The dense canopy envelops the forest in darkness. The Godavari flows past the mountain and echoes in the mountain caves. Its peak is perpetually surrounded by clouds and makes it look blue.
लक्ष्मणः – अयमविरलानॊकहनिवहनिरन्तरस्निग्धनीलपरिसरारण्यपरिणद्धगोदावरीमुखरकन्दरः सततमभिष्यन्दमानमेघमेदुरितनीलिमाजनस्थानमध्यगो गिरिः प्रस्रवणः /
lakSHmaNaha – ayamaviralAnOkahanivahanirantharasnigDHanIlaparisarAraNyapariNadhDHa- gOdhAvarImukharakandharaha sathathamabhiSHyandhamAnamEghamEdhurithanIlimA- janasTHAnamaDHyagO girihi prasravaNaha /
RAMA – Milady, do you remember those days on that mountain that we spent with Lakshmana? Do you remember the beautiful banks of Godavari? And, do you remember the time we both spent there in each other’s company?
And,
We cherished our togetherness, talked about all kinds of things, in whispers, our cheeks touching each other. There was no purpose or direction to our conversation. With our arms about each other, time just flew and so our nights passed.
रामः –
स्मरसि सुतनु तस्मिन् पर्वते लक्ष्मणेन प्रतिविहितसपर्यास्वस्थयोस्तान्यहानि / स्मरसि सरसतीरां तत्र गोदावरीं वा स्मरसि च तदुपान्तेष्वावयोर्वर्तनानि // २६ //
अपि च /
किमपि किमपि मन्दं मन्दमासत्तियोगादविरलितकपोलं जल्पतोरक्रमेण / अशिथिलपरिरम्भ-व्यापृतैकैकदोष्णोरविदितगतयामा रात्रिरेवं व्यरम्सीत् // २७ //
rAmaha –
smarasi suthanu thasmin parvathE lakSHmaNEna prathivihithasaparyAsvasTHayOs- thAnyahAni / smarasi sarasathIrAm gOdhAvarIm vA smarasi cha thadhupAnthESHvAvayOrvarthanAni // 26 //
api cha /
kimapi kimapi mandham mandham AsaththiyOgAdh aviralithakapOlam jalpathOrakramENa / ashiTHilaparirambhavyAprthaikaikadhOSHNOravidhithagathayAmA rAthrirEvam vyaramsIth // 27 //
LAKSHMANA – Here is Shurpanakha, in Panchavati.
लक्ष्मणः – एषा पञ्चवट्यां शूर्पणखा /
lakSHmaNaha – ESHA panchavatyAm shUrpaNakhA /
SITA – Oh my Lord, I can see you only thus far.
सीता – हा आर्यपुत्र / एतावत् ते दर्शनम् /
sIthA – hA Aryaputhra / EthAvath thE dharshanam /
RAMA – Oh, you’re nervous about the separation that followed. This is only a picture.
रामः – अयि विप्रयोगत्रस्ते / चित्रमेतत् /
rAmaH - ayi viprayOgathrasthE / chithramEthath /
SITA – Be that as it may. Bad people cause unhappiness.
सीता – यथा तथा भवतु / दुर्जनोऽसुखमुत्पादयति /
sIthA – yaTHA thaTHA bhavathu / dhurjanOsukhamuthpAdhayathi /
RAMA – Oh, the incidents that happened in Janasthana seem like they’re happening now.
रामः – हन्त / वर्तमान इव जनस्थानवृत्तान्तः प्रतिभाति /
rAmaha – hantha / varthamAna iva janasTHAnavrththAnthaha prathibhAthi /
LAKSHMANA – After this, the crafty demons, using the form of the golden deer, put us through such a trial that the memories still haunt us despite our efforts to forget those incidents. The calamity that befell my brother in that desolate forest, Janasthana, would make a rock cry. It would break a heart of diamond.
लक्ष्मणः –
अथेदं रक्षोभिः कनकहिरिणच्छद्मविधिना तथा वृत्तं पापैर्व्यथयति यथा क्षालितमपि / जनस्थाने शून्ये विकलकरुणैरार्यचरितैरपि ग्रावा रोदित्यपि दलति वज्रस्य हृदयम् // २८ //
lakSHmaNaha – aTHEdham rakSHObhihi kanakahariNachCHadhmaviDHinA thaTHA vrththam pApairvyaTHayathi yaTHA kSHAlithamapi / janasTHAnE shUnyE vikalakaruNairAryacharithairapi grAvA rOdhithyapi dhalathi vajrasya hrdhayam // 28 //
SITA – (With tears in her eyes, says to herself) O my Lord, the pride of the Raghu dynasty, did you suffer such misery on my account?
सीता – (सास्रम् / आत्मगतम् /)
अयि देव रघुकुलानन्द / एवं मम कारणात् क्लान्त आसीः /
sIthA – [sAsram / Athmagatham /]
ayi dhEva raghukulAnandha / Evam mamakAraNAth klAntha AsIhi /
LAKSHMANA – [Looking at Rama with feeling]
Brother, what is this!
Like pearls from a broken necklace, the tears from your eyes are splattering on the ground. Though you’re trying to hold back your sadness, the quivering of your nose and lips reveals the heaviness in your heart.
लक्ष्मणः – (रामं निर्वर्ण्य / साकूतम् /)
आर्य किमेतत् /
अयं ते बाष्पौघस्त्रुटित इव मुक्तामणिसरो विसर्पन् धाराभिर्लुठति धरणीं जर्जरकणः / निरुद्धोप्यावेगः स्फुरदधरनासापुटतया परेषामुन्नेयो भवति च भराध्मातहृदयः // २९ //
lakSHmaNaha – [rAmam nirvarNya / sAkUtham ]
Arya kimEthath /
ayam thE bASHpaughasthrutitha iva mukthAmaNisarO visarpan dhArAbhirluTathi dharaNIm jarjarakaNaha / nirudhDHOpyAvEgaha sphuradhaDHaranAsAputathayA parESHAmunnEyO bhavathi cha bharADHmAthahrdhayaha // 29 //
RAMA – My boy, at that time, though the sadness due to separation from my dear one was acute, I bore it because I was bent upon avenging the impropriety. But it is torturous now, as the fire of sadness in my heart is unbearable and all-consuming.
रामः – वत्स /
तत् कालं प्रियजनविप्रयोगजन्मा तीव्रोपि प्रतिकृतिवाञ्छया विसोढः / दुःखाग्निर्मनसि पुनर्विपच्यमानो हृन्मर्मत्रण इव वेदनां करोति // ३० //
rAmaha – vathsa /
thath kAlam priyajanaviprayOgajanmA thIvrOpi prathikrthivAnCHayA visODaha / dhuhkhAgnirmanasi punarvipachyamAnO hrnmarmathraNa iva vEdhanAm karOthi // 30 //
