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THE RAMAYANA
 
इदं चिरगृहीतत्वाद्वसनं क्लिटवत्तरम् ।
तथाऽपि नूनं तद्वर्ण तथा श्रीमद्यथेतरत् ॥
 
by
 
This garment has become tattered
long wear. Still it is surely of the same
colour and beauty as the other (which we
picked up).
 
इयं कनकवर्णाङ्गी रामस्य महिषी प्रिया ।
प्रनष्टाऽपि सती याऽस्य मनसो न प्रणश्यति ॥
 
This golden-hued lady is (indeed) the
beloved queen of Rama, for though she
is lost, she is not lost from his mind.
 
अस्या देव्या मनस्तस्मिंस्तस्य चास्यां प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
तेनेयं स च धर्मात्मा मुहूर्तमपि जीवति ॥
 
This lady's mind is rooted in him and
his mind is rooted in her. That is why,
the righteous-minded Rama and Sita are
maintaining their lives even for a while.
दुष्करं कृतवान् रामो हीनो यदनया प्रभुः ।
धारयत्यात्मनो देहं न शोकेनावसीदति ॥
 
Indeed, my master
a difficult feat
from her, he still
has not consumed
 
Rama performs
in that, being separated
maintains his body and
himself with grief."