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Love me; you ought to be gracious to one so tormented (with love).","w":[["sādhu","come, well"],["kiṃ","what (use)"],["te","to you"],["'nyayā","by another","anyayā"],["buddhyā","thought, notion"],["rocayasva","take delight in"],["vaco","words","vacaḥ"],["mama","my"],["bhajasva","love, be devoted to"],["mābhitaptasya","to me who am tormented","mā abhitaptasya"],["prasādaṃ","favour, grace"],["kartum","to show, do"],["arhasi","you ought"]]},{"v":19,"ref":"3.053.019","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"parikṣiptā samudreṇa laṅkeyaṃ śatayojanā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"neyaṃ dharṣayituṃ śakyā sendrair api surāsuraiḥ","q":null}],"tr":"This Laṅkā, a hundred yojanas wide, is girdled by the ocean; it cannot be assailed even by the gods and asuras together with Indra.","w":[["parikṣiptā","girdled, surrounded"],["samudreṇa","by the ocean"],["laṅkeyaṃ","this Laṅkā","laṅkā iyaṃ"],["śatayojanā","a hundred yojanas (wide)","śata-yojanā",[["śata","hundred"],["yojana","yojana (a measure)"]]],["neyaṃ","this (is) not","na iyaṃ"],["dharṣayituṃ","to be assailed"],["śakyā","possible, able"],["sendrair","together with Indra","sa-indraiḥ",[["sa","with"],["indra","Indra"]]],["api","even"],["surāsuraiḥ","by gods and asuras","sura-asuraiḥ",[["sura","god"],["asura","demon"]]]]},{"v":20,"ref":"3.053.020","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"na deveṣu na yakṣeṣu na gandharveṣu narṣiṣu","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"ahaṃ paśyāmi lokeṣu yo me vīryasamo bhavet","q":null}],"tr":"Neither among gods, nor yakṣas, nor gandharvas, nor seers do I see anyone in the worlds who could be my equal in valour.","w":[["na","not"],["deveṣu","among gods"],["na","nor"],["yakṣeṣu","among yakṣas"],["na","nor"],["gandharveṣu","among gandharvas"],["narṣiṣu","nor among seers","na ṛṣiṣu"],["ahaṃ","I"],["paśyāmi","see"],["lokeṣu","in the worlds"],["yo","who","yaḥ"],["me","my"],["vīryasamo","equal in valour","vīrya-samaḥ",[["vīrya","valour"],["sama","equal"]]],["bhavet","might be"]]},{"v":21,"ref":"3.053.021","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"rājyabhraṣṭena dīnena tāpasena gatāyuṣā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"kiṃ kariṣyasi rāmeṇa mānuṣeṇālpatejasā","q":null}],"tr":"What will you do with Rāma—fallen from his kingdom, wretched, an ascetic whose days are spent, a mere man of scant power?","w":[["rājyabhraṣṭena","fallen from his kingdom","rājya-bhraṣṭena",[["rājya","kingdom"],["bhraṣṭa","fallen"]]],["dīnena","wretched"],["tāpasena","an ascetic"],["gatāyuṣā","whose life is spent","gata-āyuṣā",[["gata","gone"],["āyus","life"]]],["kiṃ","what"],["kariṣyasi","will you do"],["rāmeṇa","with Rāma"],["mānuṣeṇālpatejasā","a mere man of scant power","mānuṣeṇa alpa-tejasā",[["mānuṣa","human"],["alpa","little"],["tejas","power, splendour"]]]]},{"v":22,"ref":"3.053.022","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"bhajasva sīte mām eva bhartāhaṃ sadṛśas tava","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"yauvanaṃ hy adhruvaṃ bhīru ramasveha mayā saha","q":null}],"tr":"Love me alone, Sītā; I am a husband befitting you. Youth is fleeting, timid one—take your pleasure here with me.","w":[["bhajasva","love, be devoted to"],["sīte","O Sītā"],["mām","me"],["eva","alone"],["bhartāhaṃ","I (am) a husband","bhartā ahaṃ"],["sadṛśas","befitting, matching","sadṛśaḥ"],["tava","you"],["yauvanaṃ","youth"],["hy","for","hi"],["adhruvaṃ","fleeting, impermanent","a-dhruvaṃ",[["a","not"],["dhruva","fixed, lasting"]]],["bhīru","O timid one"],["ramasveha","take pleasure here","ramasva iha"],["mayā","with me"],["saha","together"]]},{"v":23,"ref":"3.053.023","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"darśane mā kṛthā buddhiṃ rāghavasya varānane","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"kāsya śaktir ihāgantum api sīte manorathaiḥ","q":null}],"tr":"Set not your mind on seeing Rāghava, fair-faced one; what power has he to come here, Sītā, even in his fancies?","w":[["darśane","on the seeing"],["mā","do not"],["kṛthā","make, set"],["buddhiṃ","the mind, intention"],["rāghavasya","of Rāghava"],["varānane","O fair-faced one","vara-ānane",[["vara","excellent"],["ānana","face"]]],["kāsya","what (is) his","kā asya"],["śaktir","power","śaktiḥ"],["ihāgantum","to come here","iha āgantum"],["api","even"],["sīte","O Sītā"],["manorathaiḥ","by wishes, in fancy","manaḥ-rathaiḥ",[["manas","mind"],["ratha","chariot; 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anointed with the water of consecration and content, delight me.","w":[["laṅkāyāṃ","in Laṅkā"],["sumahad","very great","su-mahat",[["su","very"],["mahat","great"]]],["rājyam","kingdom"],["idaṃ","this"],["tvam","you"],["anupālaya","rule over, protect"],["abhiṣekodakaklinnā","wet with consecration-water","abhiṣeka-udaka-klinnā",[["abhiṣeka","consecration"],["udaka","water"],["klinna","wet, moistened"]]],["tuṣṭā","content"],["ca","and"],["ramayasva","delight, please"],["mām","me"]]},{"v":27,"ref":"3.053.027","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"duṣkṛtaṃ yat purā karma vanavāsena tad gatam","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"yaś ca te sukṛto dharmas tasyeha phalam āpnuhi","q":null}],"tr":"Whatever evil deed you did before is wiped away by your forest-dwelling; and reap here the fruit of the good, righteous merit that is yours.","w":[["duṣkṛtaṃ","ill-done, evil","duṣ-kṛtaṃ",[["dus","ill"],["kṛta","done"]]],["yat","which"],["purā","before"],["karma","deed"],["vanavāsena","by forest-dwelling","vana-vāsena",[["vana","forest"],["vāsa","dwelling"]]],["tad","that","tat"],["gatam","is gone, wiped away"],["yaś","which","yaḥ"],["ca","and"],["te","your"],["sukṛto","well-done, meritorious","su-kṛtaḥ",[["su","well"],["kṛta","done"]]],["dharmas","righteous merit","dharmaḥ"],["tasyeha","its (fruit) here","tasya iha"],["phalam","fruit"],["āpnuhi","reap, obtain"]]},{"v":28,"ref":"3.053.028","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"iha sarvāṇi mālyāni divyagandhāni maithili","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"bhūṣaṇāni ca mukhyāni tāni seva mayā saha","q":null}],"tr":"Here, Maithilī, are all garlands of divine fragrance and choicest ornaments—enjoy them together with me.","w":[["iha","here"],["sarvāṇi","all"],["mālyāni","garlands"],["divyagandhāni","of divine fragrance","divya-gandhāni",[["divya","divine"],["gandha","fragrance"]]],["maithili","O Maithilī"],["bhūṣaṇāni","ornaments"],["ca","and"],["mukhyāni","choicest, principal"],["tāni","those"],["seva","enjoy, make use of","seva"],["mayā","with me"],["saha","together"]]},{"v":29,"ref":"3.053.029","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"puṣpakaṃ nāma suśroṇi bhrātur vaiśravaṇasya me","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"vimānaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ ca tad vimānaṃ manojavam","q":null}],"tr":"There is a car named Puṣpaka, fair-hipped one, belonging to my brother Vaiśravaṇa—a lovely aerial car, and that car is swift as thought.","w":[["puṣpakaṃ","Puṣpaka"],["nāma","named"],["suśroṇi","O fair-hipped one","su-śroṇi",[["su","fair"],["śroṇi","hip"]]],["bhrātur","of the brother","bhrātuḥ"],["vaiśravaṇasya","of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)"],["me","my"],["vimānaṃ","aerial car"],["ramaṇīyaṃ","lovely"],["ca","and"],["tad","that"],["vimānaṃ","car"],["manojavam","swift as thought","manaḥ-javam",[["manas","mind, thought"],["java","speed"]]]]},{"v":30,"ref":"3.053.030","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tatra sīte mayā sārdhaṃ viharasva yathāsukham","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"vadanaṃ padmasaṃkāśaṃ vimalaṃ cārudarśanam","q":null}],"tr":"There, Sītā, disport with me at your pleasure. Your face, resembling a lotus, spotless and lovely to behold,","w":[["tatra","there"],["sīte","O Sītā"],["mayā","with me"],["sārdhaṃ","together"],["viharasva","disport, roam"],["yathāsukham","at your pleasure","yathā-sukham",[["yathā","according to"],["sukha","ease, pleasure"]]],["vadanaṃ","face"],["padmasaṃkāśaṃ","resembling a lotus","padma-saṃkāśaṃ",[["padma","lotus"],["saṃkāśa","resembling"]]],["vimalaṃ","spotless"],["cārudarśanam","lovely to behold","cāru-darśanam",[["cāru","lovely"],["darśana","appearance"]]]]},{"v":31,"ref":"3.053.031","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"śokārtaṃ tu varārohe na bhrājati varānane","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"alaṃ vrīḍena vaidehi dharmalopa kṛtena te","q":null}],"tr":"stricken with grief, fair-hipped one, does not shine, O fair-faced. Enough, Vaidehī, of the shame that arises in you from (fear of) a lapse of dharma!","w":[["śokārtaṃ","stricken with grief","śoka-ārtaṃ",[["śoka","grief"],["ārta","afflicted"]]],["tu","but"],["varārohe","O fair-hipped one","vara-ārohe",[["vara","excellent"],["ārohā","form, hips"]]],["na","not"],["bhrājati","shines"],["varānane","O fair-faced one","vara-ānane",[["vara","excellent"],["ānana","face"]]],["alaṃ","enough of"],["vrīḍena","shame, bashfulness"],["vaidehi","O Vaidehī"],["dharmalopa","lapse of dharma","dharma-lopa",[["dharma","dharma"],["lopa","lapse, loss"]]],["kṛtena","caused by, occasioned by"],["te","your"]]},{"v":32,"ref":"3.053.032","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"ārṣo 'yaṃ daivaniṣyando yas tvām abhigamiṣyati","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"etau pādau mayā snigdhau śirobhiḥ paripīḍitau","q":null}],"tr":"This that comes to you is a sanctioned course, a working of fate. These two tender feet of yours are pressed by me with my heads (in homage).","w":[["ārṣo","sanctioned by the seers","ārṣaḥ"],["'yaṃ","this","ayaṃ"],["daivaniṣyando","a working of fate","daiva-niṣyandaḥ",[["daiva","fate, divine ordinance"],["niṣyanda","flowing, outpouring"]]],["yas","which","yaḥ"],["tvām","you"],["abhigamiṣyati","will come to, befall"],["etau","these two"],["pādau","feet"],["mayā","by me"],["snigdhau","tender, smooth"],["śirobhiḥ","with (my) heads"],["paripīḍitau","pressed, clasped"]]},{"v":33,"ref":"3.053.033","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"prasādaṃ kuru me kṣipraṃ vaśyo dāso 'ham asmi te","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"nemāḥ śūnyā mayā vācaḥ śuṣyamāṇena bhāṣitāḥ","q":null}],"tr":"Show me your favour quickly; I am your obedient slave. These words, spoken by me as I pine away, are not empty.","w":[["prasādaṃ","favour, grace"],["kuru","show, do"],["me","me"],["kṣipraṃ","quickly"],["vaśyo","obedient, submissive","vaśyaḥ"],["dāso","slave","dāsaḥ"],["'ham","I","aham"],["asmi","am"],["te","your"],["nemāḥ","not these","na imāḥ"],["śūnyā","empty","śūnyāḥ"],["mayā","by me"],["vācaḥ","words"],["śuṣyamāṇena","pining away, drying up"],["bhāṣitāḥ","spoken"]]},{"v":34,"ref":"3.053.034","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"na cāpi rāvaṇaḥ kāṃ cin mūrdhnā strīṃ praṇameta ha","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"evam uktvā daśagrīvo maithilīṃ janakātmajām","q":null}],"tr":"'And never has Rāvaṇa bowed his head to any woman!' Having thus spoken to Maithilī, Janaka's daughter, the ten-necked one,","w":[["na","not"],["cāpi","and ever","ca api"],["rāvaṇaḥ","Rāvaṇa"],["kāṃ","any"],["cin","(any) at all","cid"],["mūrdhnā","with the head"],["strīṃ","woman"],["praṇameta","would bow to"],["ha","indeed"],["evam","thus"],["uktvā","having spoken"],["daśagrīvo","the ten-necked one","daśa-grīvaḥ",[["daśa","ten"],["grīvā","neck"]]],["maithilīṃ","to Maithilī"],["janakātmajām","Janaka's daughter","janaka-ātmajām",[["janaka","Janaka"],["ātmajā","daughter"]]]]},{"v":35,"ref":"3.053.035","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kṛtāntavaśam āpanno mameyam iti manyate","q":null}],"tr":"fallen under the sway of Death, thought, 'She is mine.'","w":[["kṛtāntavaśam","under the sway of Death","kṛta-anta-vaśam",[["kṛtānta","Death, Fate"],["vaśa","sway, power"]]],["āpanno","fallen into","āpannaḥ"],["mameyam","'she is mine'","mama iyam"],["iti","thus"],["manyate","thinks"]]}]}