Ramayana

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/66

उचितेष्वपि सुव्यक्तं न तासां योषितां तदा | विवेकः शक्य आधातुं भूषणाङ्गाम्बरस्रजाम् || ५-९-६६

sanskrit

It was not possible to distinguish clearly between their jewels, limbs, garments and garlands and to place them in the right spots. [5-9-66]

english translation

uciteSvapi suvyaktaM na tAsAM yoSitAM tadA | vivekaH zakya AdhAtuM bhUSaNAGgAmbarasrajAm || 5-9-66

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/67

रावणे सुखसंविष्टे तास्त्रियो विविधप्रभाः | ज्वलन्तः काञ्चना दीपाः प्रैक्षन्तानिमिषा इव || ५-९-६७

sanskrit

When Ravana was happily asleep, the gods of light burning on the gold lamp posts gazed without winking as it were, at the women, whom they dare not gaze for fear of waking Ravana. [5-9-67]

english translation

rAvaNe sukhasaMviSTe tAstriyo vividhaprabhAH | jvalantaH kAJcanA dIpAH praikSantAnimiSA iva || 5-9-67

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/68

राजर्षिपितृदैत्यानां गन्धर्वाणां च योषितः | राक्षसानां च याः कन्यास्तस्य कामवशं गताः || ५-९-६८

sanskrit

The women halled from the families of royal sages, ancestral deities, daityas and demons who were infatuated with him. [5-9-68]

english translation

rAjarSipitRdaityAnAM gandharvANAM ca yoSitaH | rAkSasAnAM ca yAH kanyAstasya kAmavazaM gatAH || 5-9-68

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/69

युद्धकामेन ताः सर्वा रावणेन हृताः स्त्रियः | समदा मदनेनैव मोहिताः काश्चिदागताः || ५-९-६९

sanskrit

Many were brought by Ravana as captives of war and some came on their own deluded by lust. [5-9-69]

english translation

yuddhakAmena tAH sarvA rAvaNena hRtAH striyaH | samadA madanenaiva mohitAH kAzcidAgatAH || 5-9-69

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/70

न तत्र काचित्प्रमदा प्रसह्य वीर्योपपन्नेन गुणेन लब्धा | न चान्यकामापि न चान्यपूर्वा विना वरार्हां जनकात्मजां ताम् || ५-९-७०

sanskrit

Except Sita no other woman among them had been taken there by force. They were won only on account of his valour and virtues. None loved any one earlier and none was married to others. [5-9-70]

english translation

na tatra kAcitpramadA prasahya vIryopapannena guNena labdhA | na cAnyakAmApi na cAnyapUrvA vinA varArhAM janakAtmajAM tAm || 5-9-70

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/66

उचितेष्वपि सुव्यक्तं न तासां योषितां तदा | विवेकः शक्य आधातुं भूषणाङ्गाम्बरस्रजाम् || ५-९-६६

sanskrit

It was not possible to distinguish clearly between their jewels, limbs, garments and garlands and to place them in the right spots. [5-9-66]

english translation

uciteSvapi suvyaktaM na tAsAM yoSitAM tadA | vivekaH zakya AdhAtuM bhUSaNAGgAmbarasrajAm || 5-9-66

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/67

रावणे सुखसंविष्टे तास्त्रियो विविधप्रभाः | ज्वलन्तः काञ्चना दीपाः प्रैक्षन्तानिमिषा इव || ५-९-६७

sanskrit

When Ravana was happily asleep, the gods of light burning on the gold lamp posts gazed without winking as it were, at the women, whom they dare not gaze for fear of waking Ravana. [5-9-67]

english translation

rAvaNe sukhasaMviSTe tAstriyo vividhaprabhAH | jvalantaH kAJcanA dIpAH praikSantAnimiSA iva || 5-9-67

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/68

राजर्षिपितृदैत्यानां गन्धर्वाणां च योषितः | राक्षसानां च याः कन्यास्तस्य कामवशं गताः || ५-९-६८

sanskrit

The women halled from the families of royal sages, ancestral deities, daityas and demons who were infatuated with him. [5-9-68]

english translation

rAjarSipitRdaityAnAM gandharvANAM ca yoSitaH | rAkSasAnAM ca yAH kanyAstasya kAmavazaM gatAH || 5-9-68

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/69

युद्धकामेन ताः सर्वा रावणेन हृताः स्त्रियः | समदा मदनेनैव मोहिताः काश्चिदागताः || ५-९-६९

sanskrit

Many were brought by Ravana as captives of war and some came on their own deluded by lust. [5-9-69]

english translation

yuddhakAmena tAH sarvA rAvaNena hRtAH striyaH | samadA madanenaiva mohitAH kAzcidAgatAH || 5-9-69

hk transliteration

siva.sh/ramayana/sundara-kanda/9/70

न तत्र काचित्प्रमदा प्रसह्य वीर्योपपन्नेन गुणेन लब्धा | न चान्यकामापि न चान्यपूर्वा विना वरार्हां जनकात्मजां ताम् || ५-९-७०

sanskrit

Except Sita no other woman among them had been taken there by force. They were won only on account of his valour and virtues. None loved any one earlier and none was married to others. [5-9-70]

english translation

na tatra kAcitpramadA prasahya vIryopapannena guNena labdhA | na cAnyakAmApi na cAnyapUrvA vinA varArhAM janakAtmajAM tAm || 5-9-70

hk transliteration