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|| om tat sat||

Sundarakanda
Sarga 32

In the thirty second Sarga, Sita with fears clouding her mind, offers prayers to Brahma Indra and Brihaspati. She says, "Let all those words spoken by the Vanara,
be true and not anything else".

"अनेनचोक्तं यदिदं ममाग्रतः
वनौकसा तत् च तथास्तु नान्यथा।"

That was a fervent prayer. Why was she praying that let everything said by the Vanara be true? From Hanuma's narration of "Ram Katha", the good news was clear
Rama was in search of Sita. Earlier Sita was worried,"इहस्थां मां न जानीते"- "maybe he does not know I am captive here". Now she knows, that he is in search of her.

In that process of searching for her,"अससाद वने मित्रं", he acquired friends in the forest" ; With their help thousands more have been deployed in all directions. So actions for search and rescue of Sita are in full swing. That was what Sita hoping for.

Hanuman too realized that having heard the "Ram Katha", Sita is now receptive. That was what he hoped for too. So he comes down the Simsupa tree. Approaching her, bows his head, paying the customary obeisance. He speaks to her in sweet words.

Now the Slokas of thirty third Sarga.

||Sloka 33.01||

सोऽवतीर्य द्रुमा त्तस्मा द्विद्रुमप्रतिमाननः।
विनीतवेषः कृपणः प्रणिप त्योपसृत्य च॥1||

स॥सः विनीत वेषः विद्रुमप्रतिमाननः तस्मात् द्रुमात् अवतीर्य कृपणः प्रणिपत्य उपसृत्य च॥

Tilaka Tika says - कृपणो- मातुः सीतायाः दुःख दर्शनात् दीनः

॥Sloka meanings||

सः विनीत वेषः -
one who is dressed in a somber manner
विद्रुमप्रतिमाननः कृपणः -
one whose face was of the color of corals,
कृपणः- one who is feeling sorry
तस्मात् द्रुमात् अवतीर्य -
got down from the tree
प्रणिपत्य उपसृत्य च -
approached her and paid obeisance

||Sloka summary||

"One who is dressed in a somber manner, whose face was of the color of corals, who is feeling sorry, having got down form the tree, offered salutations approached her." ||33.01||

||Sloka 33.02||

ता मब्रवीन्महातेजा हनुमान् मारुतात्मजः।
शिर स्यंजलिमाधाय सीतां मधुरया गिरा॥33.02||

स॥महातेजा मारुतात्मजः हनुमान् शिरस्यंजलिमाधाय मधुरया गिरा तां सीतां अब्रवीत्॥

॥Sloka meanings||

महातेजा मारुतात्मजः हनुमान् -
Hanuman the son of wind god, with great luster,
शिरस्यंजलिमाधाय -
bowing his head as mark of respect
मधुरया गिरा -
with sweet words.
तां सीतां अब्रवीत् -
spoke to Sita

||Sloka summary||

"The son of wind god, Hanuman with great luster, bowing his head as mark of respect, spoke to Sita in sweet words."||33.02||

||Sloka 33.03||

कानु पद्म पलाशाक्षि क्लिष्टकौशेयवासिनि।
द्रुमस्य शाखामालंब्य तिष्ठसि त्वमनिंदिते॥3||

स॥ पद्मपलाशाक्षि क्लिष्टकौशेयवासिनि अनिंदिते द्रुमस्य शाखां आलंब्य तिष्टसि | का नु?॥

॥Sloka meanings||

पद्मपलाशाक्षि -
lady with eyes like lotus petals,
क्लिष्टकौशेयवासिनि -
one wearing crumpled silk garments
अनिंदिते -
blemish less one
द्रुमस्य शाखां आलंब्य तिष्टसि -
holding a branch and standing
का नु? - who are you

||Sloka summary||

"Oh Lady with eyes like lotus petals, blemish less one, wearing crumpled silk garments and holding a branch and standing , who are you? " ||33.03||

||Sloka 33.04||

किमर्थं तव नेत्राभ्यां वारिस्रवति शोकजं।
पुंडरीकपलाशाभ्यां विप्रकीर्ण मिवोदकम्॥33.04||

स॥ तव नेत्राभ्यां किमर्थं वारिः पुंडरीकपलाशाभ्यां विप्रकीर्ण उदकं इव स्रवति ||

||Sloka meanings||

तव नेत्राभ्यां - from your eyes
किमर्थं वारिः - why are tears
पुंडरीकपलाशाभ्यां - from a pair of lotus petals
विप्रकीर्ण उदकं इव स्रवति - flowing like the water

||Sloka summary||

" Why are tears are flowing from your eyes like the water trickling down a pair of lotus petals."||33.04||

||Sloka 33.05||
सुराणां असुराणां वा नागगंधर्व रक्षसाम्।
यक्षाणां किन्नराणां वा का त्वं भवसि शोभने॥33.05||

स॥ शोभने सुराणां वा असुराणां वा नाग गंधर्व रक्षसाम् यक्षाणां वा किन्नराणां वा का त्वं॥

॥Sloka meanings||

शोभने - auspicious looking lady
सुराणां वा असुराणां वा -
from among the goddesses or a demons
नाग गंधर्व रक्षसाम् -
Nagas, or Gandharvas, or Rakshasas
यक्षाणां वा किन्नराणां वा -
or Yakshas or Kinnaras
का त्वं - who are you?

||Sloka summary||

"Oh Auspicious looking lady ! Are you a goddess or a demon, or Gandharva, or Nagas, or Rakshasa or Yakshas ? Who are you? " ||33.05||

||Sloka 33.06||

का त्वं भवसि रुद्राणां मरुतां वा वरानने।
वसूनां वा वरारोहे देवता प्रतिभासिमे॥33.06||

स॥ वरानने रुद्राणां वा मरुतानांवसूनां वा का त्वं। वरारोहे (त्वं) मे देवता प्रतिभासि |

||Sloka meanings||

वरानने - beautiful lady
रुद्राणां वा मरुतानां वसूनां वा -
from among Rudras or Maruts or Vasus
का त्वं - who are you
वरारोहे - best among women
मे देवता प्रतिभासि -
appear to be a goddess to me.

||Sloka summary||

"O Beautiful lady ! Are you one of Rudras or Maruts or Vasus ? Oh best among women you appear to be a goddess to me.||33.06||

||Sloka 33.07||

किन्नु चंद्रमसा हीना पतिता विबुधालयात्।
रोहिणी ज्योतिषां श्रेष्ठा श्रेष्ठसर्वगुणान्विता॥33.07||

स॥ चंद्रमसा हीना विबुधालयात् पतिता ज्योतिषां श्रेष्ठा श्रेष्ठसर्वगुणान्विता रोहिणी किं नु?॥ ।

॥Sloka meanings||

चंद्रमसा हीना - separated from the moon
विबुधालयात् पतिता ज्योतिषां श्रेष्ठा -
one of the luminaries that fell down from the sky
श्रेष्ठसर्वगुणान्विता रोहिणी किं नु? -
are you Rohini, embellished with the best of virtues among all the constellations?

||Sloka summary||

"Are you one of the luminaries that fell down separated from the moon? Are you Rohini, embellished with the best of virtues among all the constellations?" ||33.07 ||

||Sloka 33.08||

का त्वं भवसि कल्याणी त्व मनिंदितलोचने।
कोपाद्वा यदि मोहात् भर्तारमसितेक्षणा॥33.08||
वसिष्टं कोपयित्वा त्वं नासि कल्याण्यरुंधती।

स॥ कल्याणी अनिंदितलोचने का त्वं भवसि | असितेक्षणा कोपात् वा मोहात् वा भर्तारं वशिष्ठं कोपयित्वा कल्याणी अरुंधती न असि |

||Sloka meanings||

कल्याणी अनिंदितलोचने -
O Lady with blemish less eyes
का त्वं भवसि - Who are you ?
असितेक्षणा - lady with black eyes
कोपात् वा मोहात् वा -
out of anger or out of love,
भर्तारं वशिष्ठं कोपयित्वा -
made husband Vasistha angry
कल्याणी अरुंधती न असि -
are you Arundhati ?

||Sloka summary||

"Oh Lady with blemish less eyes! Who are you ? Are you Arundhati who out of anger or out of love, made Vasistha angry?" ||33.08||

||Sloka 33.09||

कोनुपुत्रः पिता भ्राता भर्ता वा ते सुमध्यमा॥33.09||
अस्माल्लोकादमुं लोकं गतं त्वं अनुशोचसि।

स॥ सुमध्यमे ते पुत्रः पिता भ्राता भर्ता वा को नु। अस्मात् लोकात् अमुं लोकं गता अनुशोचसि ||

||Sloka meanings||

सुमध्यमे -
lady of beautiful waist
ते पुत्रः पिता भ्राता भर्ता वा -
your son or father of brother or husband
को नु अस्मात् लोकात् -
who from our world?
अमुं लोकं गता अनुशोचसि -
departed to the other world
अनुशोचसि - making you sorrowful

||Sloka summary||

"O lady of beautiful waist, who is the son or father of brother or husband , who departed from this world making you sorrowful." ||33.09||

||Sloka 33.10||

रोदना दतिनिश्श्वासात् भूमिसंस्पर्शना दपि॥33.10||
न त्वां देवी महं मन्ये राज्ञ स्संज्ञावधारणात्।

स॥ रोदनात् अतिनिःश्वासात् भूमि संस्पर्शनात् अपि राज्ञः संज्ञावधारणात् त्वां देवीं न संज्ञे॥

॥Sloka meanings||

रोदनात् अतिनिःश्वासात् - from your cries and deep breaths
भूमि संस्पर्शनात् अपि - also touching the ground
राज्ञः संज्ञावधारणात् - bearing the signs of a royal queen
त्वां देवीं न संज्ञे - I think you are not a goddess.

||Sloka summary||

"From your crying and the deep breaths and the touching of the ground, bearing the signs of a royal queen, I think you are not a goddess."||33.10||

||Sloka 33.11||

व्यंजनानि च ते यानि लक्षणानि च लक्षये॥33.11||
महिषी भूमिपालस्य राजकन्यासि मे मता।

स॥ ते यानि व्यंजनानि लक्षणानि च लक्षये भूमिपालस्य महिषी राजकन्यासि च मे मता॥

॥Sloka meanings||

ते यानि व्यंजनानि लक्षणानि च लक्षये -
On the basis of your signs and other qualities
भूमिपालस्य महिषी -
wife of a king
राजकन्यासि च मे मता -
I think that you are daughter of a king.

||Sloka summary||

"On the basis of your signs and other qualities I think that you are the wife of a king , daughter of a king . ||33.11||

||Sloka 33.12||

रावणेन जनस्थानात् बलादपहृता यदि॥33.12||
सीता त्वमसि भद्रं ते तन्ममाचक्ष्य पृच्छतः।

स॥ त्वं जनस्थानात् रावणेन बलात् अपहृता सीता असि यदि तत् पृच्छतः मम आचक्ष्व ||भद्रं ते॥

॥Sloka meanings||

जनस्थानात् बलात्-
by force from Janasthana
रावणेन अपहृता -
abducted by Ravana
सीता असि यदि तत् त्वं-
if you are that Sita
पृच्छतः मम आचक्ष्व-
I am asking, do tell me
भद्रं ते - wish you well

||Sloka summary||

"Are you Sita that was brought by force from Janasthana by Ravana , if you are that please tell me. May god bless you." ||33.12||

||Sloka 33.13||

यथा हि तव वै दैन्यं रूपं चाप्यतिमानुषम्॥33.13||
तपसा चान्वितो वेषः त्वं राममहिषी ध्रुवम्।

स॥तव दैन्यं अतिमानुषं रूपं व तपसा अन्वितः वेषः यथा त्वं ध्रुवं राम महिषी॥

॥Sloka meanings||

तव दैन्यं अतिमानुषं रूपं - Your plight, superior human form
तपसा अन्वितः वेषः यथा - robes marked with asceticism
त्वं ध्रुवं राम महिषी - you certainly look like Rama's queen.

||Sloka summary||

"Your plight, superior human form, your robes marked with asceticism , as such you certainly look like Rama's queen." ||33.13||

Flow of Hanuma's speech and approach is notable. Hanuma knew that she is indeed Sita, we heard in fifteenth Sarga that Hanuman was delighted, after confirming to himself that she is indeed Sita.
"एवं सीता तदा दृष्ट्वा
हृष्टः पवन संभवः".
Hanuma then heard Trijata's detailing her dream. Hanuma overheard the imploring's of Ravana. Hanuma heard Sita's rejection too. So he knows fully well that she is indeed Sita. Yet having already confirmed to himself, Hanuma did not immediately ask if she is Sita?"

Hanuman's goal was winning Sita's confidence. So first he presented her thoughts in respectful words. Then he wondered aloud if she is indeed one of the luminaries. Finally brought up her being possibly a royal queen. Only then he asked the question. Not that he did not know the answer. He wanted to hear the confirmation from her.

Sita obliges him handsomely. She details that part of Rama Katha which Hanuma did not sing.

||Sloka 33.14||

सा तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा रामकीर्तन हर्षिता॥33.14||
उवाच वाक्यं वैदेही हनुमंतं द्रुमाश्रितम्।

स॥ सा वैदेही तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा रामकीर्तन हर्षिता द्रुमाश्रितं हनुमंतं वाक्यं उवाच॥

॥Sloka meanings||

सा वैदेही तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा -
Vaidehi hearing his words
रामकीर्तन हर्षिता -
delighted by the words of praise about Rama
द्रुमाश्रितं हनुमंतं -
Hanuman who was seated on the tree
वाक्यं उवाच - spoke as follows

||Sloka summary||

"That Vaidehi hearing his words, delighted by the words of praise about Rama, addressed Hanuman who was seated on the tree."||33.14||

||Sloka 33.15||

पृथिव्यां राजसिंहानां मुख्यस्य विदितात्मनः॥33.15||
स्नुषा दशरथस्याहं शत्रुसैन्यप्रतापिनः।

स॥अहं पृथिव्यां राजसिंहानां मुख्यस्य विदितात्मनः शत्रुसैन्य प्रतापिनः दशरथस्य स्नुषा ||

||Sloka meanings||

अहं - I am
पृथिव्यां राजसिंहानां मुख्यस्य-
the foremost among the great kings on this earth,
विदितात्मनः -
one who knows self
शत्रुसैन्य प्रतापिनः -
one who is a slayer of enemy armies.
दशरथस्य स्नुषा -
the daughter in law of Dasaratha

||Sloka summary||

"I am the daughter in law of Dasaratha, who is the foremost among the great kings on this earth, who knows self, who is a slayer of enemy armies." ||33.15||

"नेनु भूमंडलमुलो राजसिंहुललो मुख्युलैन , आत्मनु ऎरिगिन, शत्रु सैन्यमुलनु रूपुमापिन, दशरथुनि कोडलिनि. "||33.15||.

||Sloka 33.16||

दुहिता जनकस्याहं वैदेहस्य महात्मनः॥33.16||
सीतेति नाम नाम्नाऽहं भार्या रामस्य धीमतः।

स॥ अहं महात्मनः वैदेहस्य जनकस्य दुहिता | धीमतः रामस्य भार्या सीत इति नाम नाम्ना॥

॥Sloka meanings||.

महात्मनः वैदेहस्य -
great soul King of Videha's
जनकस्य दुहिता -
daughter of Janaka
धीमतः रामस्य भार्या -
wife of heroic Rama .
अहं सीत इति नाम नाम्ना-
I am called Sita .

||Sloka summary||

"I am the daughter of the great soul Janaka , the king of Videha, and the wife of sagacious Rama."||33.16||

Here Sita sticks the form of those days. Custom is that a girl would mention her husband's lineage, then mention her own lineage, and finally the name of her husband. Here Sita first mentions the greatness of Dasaratha. Then she announces herself as the daughter of Videha King. Then announces with pride that she is wife of wise Rama, "भार्या रामस्य धीमतः"; This line also echoes an earlier line.
" दीनो वा राज्य हीनोवा यो मे भर्ता स मे गुरुः"

Both these lines indicate her firm convictions. These lines also establish why Sita is seen as an ideal wife.

The description of Dasaratha as one who destroyed enemies, almost hints at another thought. That her status would have been different if were he alive.

Then Sita continues her narration.

||Sloka 33.17||

समा द्वादश तत्राहं राघवस्य निवेशने॥33.17||
भुंजाना मानुषान् भोगान् सर्वकामसमृद्धिनी।

स॥ अहं तत्र राघवस्य निवेसने मानुषान् भोगान् भुंजाना सर्वकामसमृद्धिनी द्वादश समाः॥

॥Sloka meanings||

अहं तत्र राघवस्य निवेसने -
I have lived in Rama's house
मानुषान् भोगान् भुंजाना -
enjoying the pleasures of a human being,
सर्वकामसमृद्धिनी द्वादश समाः -
being provided with all pleasures for twelve years

||Sloka summary||

"I have lived in Rama's house for twelve years, enjoying the pleasures of a human being."||33.17||

||Sloka 33.18||

तत्र त्रयोदशे वर्षे राज्ये नेक्ष्वाकुनंदनम्॥33.18||
अभिषेचयितुं राजा सोपाध्यायः प्रचक्रमे।

स॥ तत्र त्रयोदसे वर्षे सोपाध्यायः राजा इक्ष्वाकुकुलनंदनं राज्येन अभिषिक्तुं प्रचक्रमे॥

॥Sloka meanings||

तत्र त्रयोदसे वर्षे -
then in the thirteenth year,
सोपाध्यायः राजा -
along with the Royal preceptor, the king
इक्ष्वाकुकुलनंदनं -
the delight of Ikshwaku line
राज्येन अभिषिक्तुं प्रचक्रमे -
decided to crown him in the kingdom

||Sloka summary||

"Then in the thirteenth year, along with the Royal preceptor, the king decided to anoint Rama, the delight of Ikshwaku line, as the king." ||33.18||

||Sloka 33.19||

तस्मिन् संभ्रियमाणे तु राघवस्याभिषेचने॥33.19||
कैकेयी नाम भर्तारं देवी वचनमब्रवीत्।

स॥ तस्मिन् राघवस्य अभिषेचने संभ्रियमाणे कैकेयि नाम देवी भर्तारं वचनं अब्रवीत्॥

॥Sloka meanings||

तस्मिन् राघवस्य अभिषेचने -
for anointing Rama
तस्मिन् संभ्रियमाणे -
while the arrangements are going on
कैकेयि नाम देवी -
queen by name Kaikeyi
भर्तारं वचनं अब्रवीत् -
spoke to her husband.

||Sloka summary||

"While the arrangements for anointing Rama are going on, queen by name Kaikeyi spoke to her husband." ||33.19||

||Sloka 33.20||

न पिबेयं न खादेयं प्रत्यहं मम भोजनम्॥33.20||
एष मे जीवितस्यांतो रामो यद्यभिषिच्यते।

स॥ न पिबेयं प्रत्यहं भोजनं न खादेयं (यदि) रामः अभिषिच्यते | एषः मे जिवितं अंतः॥

॥Sloka meanings||

न पिबेयं - will not drink
प्रत्यहं भोजनं न खादेयं -
nor eat food every day
(यदि) रामः अभिषिच्यते -
(if) Rama is anointed
एषः मे जिवितं अंतः -
this is the end of my life

||Sloka summary||

"I will not drink or eat or eat food. if Rama is anointed. This is the end of my life." ||33.20||

||Sloka 33.21||

यत्त दुक्तं त्वाया वाक्यं प्रीत्या नृपति सत्तम॥33.21||
तच्छेन्न वितथं कार्यं वनं गच्छतु राघवः।

स॥ नृपसत्तम त्वया प्रीत्या यत् तत् वाक्यं उक्ताम् तत् वितथं न कार्यं यदि राघवः वनम् गच्छतु॥

॥Sloka meanings||

नृपसत्तम त्वया प्रीत्या -
Oh Best of King by you
प्रीत्या यत् तत् वाक्यं उक्ताम् -
with love those words that were said
तत् वितथं न कार्यं यदि -
if they are not to be false then
राघवः वनम् गच्छतु -
Rama goes to forest

||Sloka summary||

"Oh Best of Kings those words of love you spoke to me, if they are not to be false then Rama goes to forest." ||33.21||

||Sloka 33.22||

स राजा सत्यवाग्देव्या वरदानमनुस्मरन्॥33.22||
मुमोह वचनं श्रुत्वा कैकेय्याः क्रूरमप्रियम्।

स॥ सत्यवाक् स राजा देव्याः वरदानं अनुस्मरन् कैकेय्याः अप्रियं वचनं श्रुत्वा मुमोह॥

॥Sloka meanings||

सत्यवाक् स राजा -
the king ever truthful,
देव्याः वरदानं अनुस्मरन् -
remembering the word given to the queen
कैकेय्याः अप्रियं वचनं श्रुत्वा-
hearing the unpleasant words of Kaikeyi
मुमोह - fainted.

||Sloka summary||

"The king ever truthful, remembering the word given to Kaikeyi, hearing the unpleasant words of Kaikeyi fainted." ||33.22||.

||Sloka 33.23||

ततस्थु स्थविरो राजा सत्ये धर्मे व्यवस्थितः॥33.23||
ज्येष्ठं यशस्विनं पुत्त्रं रुदन् राज्य मयाचत।

स॥ ततः सत्ये धर्मे व्यवस्थितः स्थवीरः राजा रुदन् ज्येष्ठं पुत्रं राज्यं अयाचत॥

॥Sloka meanings||

ततः सत्ये धर्मे व्यवस्थितः -
then the king who is established in righteous conduct
स्थवीरः - who is aged
राजा रुदन् - king while crying
ज्येष्ठं पुत्रं राज्यं अयाचत -
begged his famed eldest son to give back the kingdom."

||Sloka summary||

"Then the king who is aged , who is established in righteous conduct, while crying begged his famed eldest son to give back the kingdom." ||33.23||

||Sloka 33.24||

स पितुर्वचनं श्रीमान् अभिषेकात्परं प्रियम्॥33.24||
मनसा पूर्व मासाद्य वाचा प्रतिगृहीतवान्।

स॥ सः श्रीमान् पितुः वचनं अभिषेकात् परं प्रियं मनसा पूर्वं आसाद्य वाचा प्रतिगृहीतवान् ||

||Sloka meanings||

सः श्रीमान् पितुः वचनं -
that illustrious one for whom father's word
अभिषेकात् परं प्रियं -
more important than the coronation
मनसा पूर्वं आसाद्य -
having accepted in his mind
वाचा प्रतिगृहीतवान् -
then accepted his words

||Sloka summary||

"That illustrious one for whom father's word as more important than the kingdom , having accepted in his mind then accepted his words." ||33.24||

||Sloka 33.25||

दद्यान्नप्रतिगृह्णीयान् नब्रूयात् किंचिदप्रियम्॥33.25||
अ पि जीवितहेतोर्वा रामः सत्यपराक्रमः।

स॥सत्यपराक्रमः रामः दद्यात् नप्रतिगृह्णियान् जीवितहेतोर्वा किंचित् अप्रियम् नब्रूयात् ||

||Sloka meanings||

सत्यपराक्रमः रामः -
Rama whose strength is his truthfulness, gives
दद्यात् न प्रतिगृह्णियान् -
gives but not take
जीवितहेतोर्वा -
even for his life
किंचित् अप्रियम् नब्रूयात् -
will not speak harsh words

||Sloka summary||

"Rama whose strength is his truthfulness, gives but not take even for his life, nor will he speak harsh words." ||33.25||

While thus elaborating on Rama's character, Sita's words speak volumes., "He gives does not take back". "He does not speak an unpleasant word. Even if his life depended on that."

Rama is a fighter for truth - "सत्यपराक्रमः"- 'सत्यपराक्रमः' has several meanings. One who is a True fighter, one who fights for truth. or one who wins all other worlds with truth as his weapon.

All the descriptions are applicable to Rama.

Dasaratha too is described as one steeped in sticking to truth.
Hinting that the Ikshwaku lineage of Rama is a stickler for truth.

Every word of Sita reflects her commitment. Commitment to the lineage she stepped into. Every word of Sita reflects her love for her husband. In her eloquence Sita displays her pride.

Sita Continues

||Sloka 33.26||

स विहा योत्तरीयाणि महार्हाणि महायशाः॥33.26||
विसृज्य मनसा राज्यं जनन्यै मां समादिशत्।

स॥महायशाः सः महार्हाणि उत्तरीयाणि विहाय मनसा राज्यं विश्रुज्य माम् जनन्यै समादिशत्॥

॥Sloka meanings||

महायशाः सः - that great person
महार्हाणि उत्तरीयाणि विहाय -
casting off the luxurious upper garments
मनसा राज्यं विश्रुज्य -
giving up the kingdom wholeheartedly
माम् जनन्यै समादिशत् -
entrusted me to his mother

||Sloka summary||

"That great person, casting off the luxurious upper garments, giving up the kingdom wholeheartedly, entrusted me to his mother." ||33.26||

||Sloka 33.27||

साहं तस्याग्रतस्तूर्णं प्रस्थिता वनचारिणी॥33.27||
न हि मे तेन हीनया वासः स्वर्गेsपि रोचते।

स॥ अहं तस्य अग्रतः वनचारिनी तूर्णं प्रस्थिता | तेन हीनायाः मे स्वर्गोपि न रोचते ||

||Sloka meanings||

अहं तस्य अग्रतः -
I was ahead of him
वनचारिनी तूर्णं प्रस्थिता -
quickly started as a forest dweller
तेन हीनायाः -
without him
मे स्वर्गोपि न रोचते -
even heaven is not preferable

||Sloka summary||

"I myself started before him to be a forest dweller. for without him even heaven is not preferable." ||33.27||

||Sloka 33.28||

प्रागेन तु महाभागः सौमित्रिः मित्रनंदनः॥33.28||
पूर्वज स्यानुयात्रार्थे द्रुमचीरै रलंकृतः।

स॥महाभागः मित्रनंदनं सौमित्रि पूर्वजस्य अनुयात्रार्थे द्रुमचीरै रलंकृतः॥

॥Sloka meanings||.

महाभागः मित्रनंदनं -
noble one, a delight to his friends
सौमित्रि पूर्वजस्य अनुयात्रार्थे -
Sumitra's son to follow his brother
द्रुमचीरै रलंकृतः -
dressed himself in bark clothes.

||श्लोकतात्पर्यमुलु॥

"Sumitra's son, a noble one, a delight to his friends, dressed himself in bark clothes to follow his brother to the forest." ||33.28||

||Sloka 33.29||

ते वयं भर्तुरादेशं बहुमान्य दृढव्रताः॥33.29||
प्रविष्टाः स्म पुरा दृष्टं वनं गंभीरदर्शनम्।

स॥ ते वयं भर्तुः आदेशं बहुमान्य दृढव्रताः पुरा अदृष्टं गंभीरदर्शनं वनं प्रविष्टाः स्म॥

॥Sloka meanings||

ते वयं भर्तुः आदेशं बहुमान्य-
then we following the kings' orders
दृढव्रताः -
fully determined
पुरा अदृष्टं गंभीरदर्शनं -
entered not before seen impenetrable
वनं प्रविष्टाः स्म -
entered the forest

||Sloka summary||

Then we following the kings' orders fully determined entered the impenetrable forest ||33.29||

||Sloka 33.30||

वसतो दंडकारण्ये तस्याह ममितौजसः॥33.30||
रक्षसा पहृता भार्या रावणेन दुरात्मना।

स॥ अमिततेजसः तस्यां भार्या अहं दंडकारण्ये वसतः | दुरात्मना रक्षसा रावणेन अपहृता॥

॥Sloka meanings||

अमित तेजसः तस्यां भार्या -
most valiant one, I his wife
दंडकारण्ये वसतः -
living in the Dandaka forest
दुरात्मना रक्षसा रावणेन अपहृता-
was carried away by the evil minded Ravana

||Sloka summary||

"While the most valiant one and I his wife were living in Dandaka forest, I was carried away by the evil minded Ravana." ||33.30||

||Sloka 33.31, 32||

द्वौमासौ तेन मे कालो जीवितानुग्रहः कृतः॥33.31||
ऊर्ध्वं द्वाभ्यां तु मासाभ्यां ततस्तक्ष्यामि जीवितम्॥33.32||

स॥ तेन द्वौमासौ कालो जीवितानुग्रहः कृतः। ततः द्वाभ्यां मासाभ्यां ऊर्ध्वं जिवितं तक्ष्यामि॥

॥Sloka meanings||

द्वौमासौ कालो -
two months' time
तेन जीवितानुग्रहः कृतः -
given by him to live
ततः द्वाभ्यां मासाभ्यां ऊर्ध्वं -
after those two months
जिवितं तक्ष्यामि -
will be giving up my life.

||Sloka summary||

"He has given me two months to live. After those two months I will be giving up my life."||33.31,32||

Sita's final comment is ' Then following the kings orders, we entered the impenetrable Dandaka forest. While the most valiant Rama was living in that forest , I was carried away by the evil minded Ravana. He has given me two months to live. After those two months I will be giving up my life'.

Sita's last line that she will give up her life , after the expiry of Ravana's time limit, summarizes her true state.

Thus we hear Sita, "भार्या रामस्य धीमतः", the wife of wise Rama, expressing her pitiable state in this Sarga.

इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये वाल्मीकीये
चतुर्विंशत् सहस्रिकायां संहितायाम्
श्रीमत्सुंदरकांडे त्रयस्त्रिंशस्सर्गः॥

Thus ends the Sarga thirty-three of Sundarakanda in Ramayana the first poem ever composed in Sanskrit by the first poet sage Valmiki.

|| om tat sat||