THE RAMAYANA
KISHKINDA KANDA
SARGA 17 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40
va¢lna
ramgrqhNm¯
- RAMA REPROACHED BY VALI
B¥¢m¢hIrÎy|
ãÔy|
c
¢vg#hE karNa¢n
c ,
tæO
kÞtE
vnE
laBaE md£yEx¤
PlEx¤
va .31.
31.Vali told
Rama that land, gold or
silver become thereason for
disputes.
Vali asked
Rama what gain was there
for him in the forest
as the fruits
belong to Vali?
nyà
¢vnyàaEBaW
¢ng#han¤g#hav¢p
,
rajv¦¢äOrs|k£NaI
n
n¦pa:
kamv¦äOy: .32.
ny:
c |
administration also |
¢ng#han¤g#haW
|
punishment and reward |
rajv¦¢äO:
|
the duties of a king |
As|k£NaI |
should not be misused |
kamv¦äOy
: |
act as they wish |
32.Vali told
Rama that administration and
mildness, punishment and
reward are
the duties of a king
which should not be misused
and kings
should not
to act as they wish.
Ïv|
t¤
kamp#Danà
kaEpnàanv¢ÞTt: ,
rajv¦äOWà
s|k£NI:
SrasnprayN: .33.
kamp#Dan:
c |
dominated by desire also |
Anv¢ÞTt:
|
not firmly on right conduct |
rajv¦äOW:
c |
in the duties of kings as well |
SrasnprayN: |
given to discharge arrows wherever you please |
33.Vali told
Rama that he was however
dominated by desire, angry,
not
firm on righteousness,
given to discharging arrows
as he pleases and
mismatched in
the duties of a king.
n
tE{ÞÏyp¢c¢tDIm©I
naT©I
b¤¢¼rv¢ÞTta
,
i¢Ód#yW:
kamv¦äO:
sÓk]ÝysE
mn¤jEár .34.
kamv¦äO:
sn¯ |
acting as you wish |
34.Vali told
Rama that he had no
respect for virtue, mind
is not firm on
wealth and
act as he desired being
swayed by his senses.
hÏva
baNEn
kak[t¯ÞT
ma¢mhanpra¢Dnm¯ ,
¢k|
vßy¢s
sta|
mÒyE kmI
k]Ïva
s¤Ñ¤Ýkrm¯ .35.
¢k|
vßy¢s |
what will you say |
35.Vali told
Rama that having killed
him with an arrow even
though he was
faultless and
having done a cruel act
what would Rama say in
the midst of
the holy men.
rajha
b#'ha
gaEG"àaEr:
p#a¢NvDE rt:
,
na¢Þtk:
p¢rvEäOa
c
sv©I ¢nryga¢mn:
.36.
rajha |
the killer of a king |
b#'ha |
the killer of a brahmin |
gaEG": |
the killer of a cow |
p#a¢NvDE |
in killing living beings |
p¢rvEäOa
|
one who marries when his elder brother is unmarried |
¢nryga¢mn:
|
are bound for hell |
36.Vali told
Rama that the killer of
a king, killer of a
brahmin, killer of a
a cow, a
thief, one who derives pleasure
in killing living beings,
the
unbeliever and
one who marries when his
elder brother is not married,
all of them
will go to hell.
s¥ckà
kdyIà
¢mæOG"aE
g¤ãtÚpg: ,
laEk|
papaÏmnamEtE
gÅCÓtE
naæO
s|Sy: .37.
s¥ck:
c |
a person who reveals secrets also |
¢mæOG":
|
one who kills his friend |
g¤ãtÚpg:
|
the one who violates his preceptor's bed |
papaÏmna| |
fit for the sinners |
37.Vali told
Rama that one who reveals
a secret, is greedy, kills
his friend,
and who violates
his preceptor's bed all of
them will go to the
world of
sinners without
doubt.
ADayI|
cmI
mE sì£
raEmaÎy¢ÞT
c
v¢jItm¯ ,
ABßya¢N
c
ma|sa¢n
Ïv¢¹DWDImIca¢r¢B: .38.
raEma¢N |
hairs on the body |
v¢jItm¯ |
precluded from use |
ABßya¢N
|
not permitted to be eaten |
DmIca¢r¢B:
|
practicing virtue |
38.Val;i told
Rama that his skin is
unfit for wearing by the
virtuous; his
hairs and bones
are precluded from use and
flesh is not permitted to
be
eaten by those
who practice virtue like Rama.
p·
p·nKa
Bßya
b#'XæOEN raGv
,
SÚyk:
áa¢vfaE
gaEDa
SS:
k\mIà p·m:
.39.
p·nKa: |
those with five claws |
b#'XæOEN |
by the priestly and the warrior class |
39.Vali told
Rama that only the five
animals with five claws
viz porcupine,
boar, iguana,
rabbit and the fifth tortoise
are permitted to be eaten
by meat
eating priestly
and warrior class.
cmI
ca¢ÞT
c
mE raj°
Þp¦S¢Ót
mn£¢xN: ,
ABßya¢N
c
ma|sa¢n
saE{h| p·nKaE
ht: .40.
n
Þp¦S¢Ót |
do not even touch |
ABßya¢N
|
not permitted to be eaten |
40.Vali told
Rama that the wise ones
will not even touch his
skin and bones
while his flesh
is not permitted to be
eaten and yet he with
five claws have
been killed
by Rama.
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