Rāmāyaṇa · Sanskrit Story
Sītā's Abduction
सीताहरणम्
वाल्मीकि रामायण — अरण्यकाण्डम् (c. 500 BCE) · Beginner Sanskrit
Moral · नीतिः
मायायाः रूपं सुन्दरम् — विवेकः एव रक्षकः।
māyāyāḥ rūpaṃ sundaraṃ — vivekaḥ eva rakṣakaḥ.
“Illusion wears a beautiful face — discernment alone protects”
The Golden Deer
एकदा पञ्चवट्याम् एकः मृगः आगतः। सः स्वर्णवर्णः आसीत् — अतीव सुन्दरः। सः मारीचः नाम राक्षसः — मायामृगरूपेण। सीता मृगं दृष्ट्वा अवदत् — "रामः! एतं मृगम् आनय।" रामः धनुषं गृहीत्वा मृगम् अन्वगच्छत्।
One day in Pañcavaṭī a deer appeared. He was golden-coloured — extremely beautiful. He was the demon Mārīca — in the form of a magic deer. Sītā, seeing the deer, said — "Rāma! Bring this deer." Rāma, taking his bow, went after the deer.
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