{"kanda":2,"kandaName":"Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa","sarga":26,"title":"Sītā’s foretold forest life","sentence":"She recalls predictions heard in her parents’ home and refuses separation despite Rāma’s hesitation","portion":"Sītā insists on joining Rāma","sequence":[[{"steps":["Sītā says that love for Rāma changes the hardships he has described into things she can welcome (26.1–4)"],"from":1,"to":4,"sarga":26},{"steps":["she recalls brāhmaṇas at her father's house predicting that she would live in a forest (26.5–7)"],"from":5,"to":7,"sarga":26},{"steps":["she argues that accompanying him will fulfill that prediction (26.8–9)"],"from":8,"to":9,"sarga":26},{"steps":["she also recalls hearing the same prospect from a bhikṣiṇī (female renunciant) in her mother's presence and says she has long wanted this journey (26.10–13)"],"from":10,"to":13,"sarga":26},{"steps":["she insists that their marriage binds them together in this life and beyond it (26.14–16)"],"from":14,"to":16,"sarga":26},{"steps":["she threatens to end her life if left behind (26.17–19)"],"from":17,"to":19,"sarga":26},{"steps":["Rāma still hesitates and tries to comfort her as she weeps (26.20–22)."],"from":20,"to":22,"sarga":26}]],"verses":[{"v":1,"ref":"2.026.001","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"etat tu vacanaṃ śrutvā sītā rāmasya duḥkhitā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"prasaktāśrumukhī mandam idaṃ vacanam abravīt","q":null}],"tr":"But hearing this speech of Rāma, Sītā, grieved, her face streaming with unceasing tears, softly spoke these words:","w":[["etat tu vacanaṃ","but this speech"],["śrutvā","having heard"],["sītā","Sītā"],["rāmasya","of Rāma"],["duḥkhitā","grieved"],["prasaktāśrumukhī","her face streaming with tears","prasakta-aśru-mukhī",[["prasakta","continuous, clinging"],["aśru","tear"],["mukhī","faced"]]],["mandam","softly"],["idaṃ vacanam abravīt","spoke these words"]]},{"v":2,"ref":"2.026.002","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"ye tvayā kīrtitā doṣā vane vastavyatāṃ prati","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"guṇān ity eva tān viddhi tava snehapuraskṛtān","q":null}],"tr":"The faults you have named concerning a dwelling in the forest—know them, made so by my love for you, to be virtues instead.","w":[["ye tvayā kīrtitā doṣā","the faults named by you","ye tvayā kīrtitāḥ doṣāḥ"],["vane vastavyatāṃ prati","concerning dwelling in the forest"],["guṇān ity eva","as virtues indeed","guṇān iti eva"],["tān viddhi","know them"],["tava","for you, of you"],["snehapuraskṛtān","prompted by love","",[["sneha","affection, love"],["puraskṛta","put foremost, prompted"]]]]},{"v":3,"ref":"2.026.003","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tvayā ca saha gantavyaṃ mayā gurujanājñayā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"tvadviyogena me rāma tyaktavyam iha jīvitam","q":null}],"tr":"I must go along with you, by the command of my elders; 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assuredly, Rāma, a matter of just this kind you yourself have shown me.","w":[["patihīnā tu yā nārī","but the woman who is bereft of a husband"],["na sā śakṣyati jīvitum","she will not be able to live"],["kāmam","assuredly, granted"],["evaṃvidhaṃ","of such a kind","",[["evaṃ","thus"],["vidha","kind, sort"]]],["rāma","O Rāma"],["tvayā","by you"],["mama","to me"],["vidarśitam","has been shown"]]},{"v":6,"ref":"2.026.006","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"atha cāpi mahāprājña brāhmaṇānāṃ mayā śrutam","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"purā pitṛgṛhe satyaṃ vastavyaṃ kila me vane","q":null}],"tr":"And moreover, O most wise one, in truth I heard from brahmins long ago, in my father's house, that I would surely have to dwell in a forest.","w":[["atha cāpi","and moreover","atha ca api"],["mahāprājña","O most wise one","",[["mahā","great"],["prājña","wise"]]],["brāhmaṇānāṃ","from the brahmins"],["mayā śrutam","was heard by me"],["purā","formerly"],["pitṛgṛhe","in my father's house","",[["pitṛ","father"],["gṛha","house"]]],["satyaṃ","truly"],["vastavyaṃ","it is to be dwelt"],["kila","reportedly, indeed"],["me","by me"],["vane","in the forest"]]},{"v":7,"ref":"2.026.007","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"lakṣaṇibhyo dvijātibhyaḥ śrutvāhaṃ vacanaṃ gṛhe","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"vanavāsakṛtotsāhā nityam eva mahābala","q":null}],"tr":"O mighty one, having heard in my home the word of brahmins skilled in reading marks, I have always been eager for a life in the forest.","w":[["lakṣaṇibhyo","from those versed in marks","lakṣaṇibhyaḥ"],["dvijātibhyaḥ","from the twice-born","",[["dvi","twice"],["jāti","born"]]],["śrutvāhaṃ","having heard, I","śrutvā aham"],["vacanaṃ","the word"],["gṛhe","in the house"],["vanavāsakṛtotsāhā","eager for forest-dwelling","vanavāsa-kṛta-utsāhā",[["vana","forest"],["vāsa","dwelling"],["kṛta","made"],["utsāha","zeal, eagerness"]]],["nityam eva","always indeed"],["mahābala","O mighty one","",[["mahā","great"],["bala","strength"]]]]},{"v":8,"ref":"2.026.008","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"ādeśo vanavāsasya prāptavyaḥ sa mayā kila","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ yāsyāmi priya nānyathā","q":null}],"tr":"That predicted forest-dwelling was, it is said, to be fulfilled by me; so I shall go there with you, my love, and not otherwise.","w":[["ādeśo","the prediction, decree","ādeśaḥ"],["vanavāsasya","of forest-dwelling","",[["vana","forest"],["vāsa","dwelling"]]],["prāptavyaḥ","to be fulfilled, obtained"],["sa mayā kila","that by me indeed"],["sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ","so I there with you","sā tvayā saha tatra aham"],["yāsyāmi","I shall go"],["priya","O beloved"],["nānyathā","not otherwise","na anyathā"]]},{"v":9,"ref":"2.026.009","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kṛtādeśā bhaviṣyāmi gamiṣyāmi saha tvayā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"kālaś cāyaṃ samutpannaḥ satyavāg bhavatu dvijaḥ","q":null}],"tr":"I shall have fulfilled the prediction; I shall go with you. This time has now come—let the brahmin prove a speaker of truth.","w":[["kṛtādeśā","one who has fulfilled the prophecy","",[["kṛta","fulfilled, done"],["ādeśa","prediction, decree"]]],["bhaviṣyāmi","I shall be"],["gamiṣyāmi saha tvayā","I shall go with you"],["kālaś cāyaṃ","and this time","kālaḥ ca ayaṃ"],["samutpannaḥ","has arisen, come about"],["satyavāg","a speaker of truth","satyavāc",[["satya","true"],["vāc","speech"]]],["bhavatu","let him be"],["dvijaḥ","the brahmin"]]},{"v":10,"ref":"2.026.010","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"vanavāse hi jānāmi duḥkhāni bahudhā kila","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"prāpyante niyataṃ vīra puruṣair akṛtātmabhiḥ","q":null}],"tr":"For I know that in forest-dwelling many sorrows are indeed met with, O hero—but surely by men of undisciplined self.","w":[["vanavāse hi","for in forest-dwelling"],["jānāmi","I know"],["duḥkhāni","sorrows"],["bahudhā kila","in many ways indeed"],["prāpyante","are encountered"],["niyataṃ","surely"],["vīra","O hero"],["puruṣair akṛtātmabhiḥ","by men of undisciplined self","puruṣaiḥ akṛtātmabhiḥ",[["a","un-"],["kṛta","made, disciplined"],["ātman","self"]]]]},{"v":11,"ref":"2.026.011","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kanyayā ca pitur gehe vanavāsaḥ śruto mayā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"bhikṣiṇyāḥ sādhuvṛttāyā mama mātur ihāgrataḥ","q":null}],"tr":"And as a maiden in my father's house I heard of the forest-dwelling from a mendicant woman of virtuous conduct, in the very presence of my mother.","w":[["kanyayā ca","and as a maiden"],["pitur gehe","in my father's house","pituḥ gehe"],["vanavāsaḥ śruto mayā","forest-dwelling was heard by me","vanavāsaḥ śrutaḥ mayā"],["bhikṣiṇyāḥ","from a female mendicant"],["sādhuvṛttāyā","of virtuous conduct","",[["sādhu","good, virtuous"],["vṛtta","conduct"]]],["mama mātur ihāgrataḥ","here before my mother","mama mātuḥ iha agrataḥ"]]},{"v":12,"ref":"2.026.012","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"prasāditaś ca vai pūrvaṃ tvaṃ vai bahuvidhaṃ prabho","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"gamanaṃ vanavāsasya kāṅkṣitaṃ hi saha tvayā","q":null}],"tr":"And you were entreated by me before in many ways, my lord; for a journey to a forest-dwelling with you is what I have longed for.","w":[["prasāditaś ca vai","and indeed entreated","prasāditaḥ ca vai"],["pūrvaṃ","before"],["tvaṃ vai","you indeed"],["bahuvidhaṃ","in many ways","",[["bahu","many"],["vidha","kind"]]],["prabho","O lord"],["gamanaṃ","the going, journey"],["vanavāsasya","to forest-dwelling"],["kāṅkṣitaṃ hi","is indeed longed for"],["saha tvayā","with you"]]},{"v":13,"ref":"2.026.013","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kṛtakṣaṇāhaṃ bhadraṃ te gamanaṃ prati rāghava","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"vanavāsasya śūrasya caryā hi mama rocate","q":null}],"tr":"I have long awaited the moment for the journey, Rāghava—blessings on you; for the forest-life of a brave man pleases me.","w":[["kṛtakṣaṇāhaṃ","I who have awaited the moment","kṛtakṣaṇā aham",[["kṛta","made"],["kṣaṇa","moment, awaited time"]]],["bhadraṃ te","blessings on you"],["gamanaṃ prati","for the journey"],["rāghava","O Rāghava"],["vanavāsasya","of forest-dwelling"],["śūrasya","of a brave man"],["caryā hi","the way of life indeed"],["mama rocate","pleases me"]]},{"v":14,"ref":"2.026.014","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"śuddhātman premabhāvād dhi bhaviṣyāmi vikalmaṣā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"bhartāram anugacchantī bhartā hi mama daivatam","q":null}],"tr":"O pure-souled one, out of the feeling of love I shall become free of all taint, following my husband; 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