THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 4 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

      l»ayam!   piræm[m!   -   GOING   ROUND   LANKA
s   inijRTy   purI<   ïeóa<   l'œka<   ta<   kamêip[Im!     ,
iv³me[   mhateja   hnuman!   kipsÄm>     .
AÖare[   mhaba÷>   àakarmi-puPluve     .   1   .

that

¢n¢jIÏy

winning

p¤r£|

city

½E¿a|

big

lHqka|

Lanka

ta|

that

kamã¢pN£m¯

capable of taking any form

¢v@mEN

by strength

mhatEja

very strong

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

k¢psäOm:

monkey

A¹arEN

not by the door

mhabah^:

big shouldered

p#akar|

compound wall

A¢Bp¤Ôl¤vE

jumped over

1.After   winning   over   the   Lanka   deity , Hanuman   without   going   through   the   main entrance   of   the   city , jumped   over   the   huge   compound   wall.
àivZy   ngrI<   l»a<   kiprajiht'œkr>     ,
c³e=w   pad<   sVy<   c   zÇU[a<   s   tu   mUxRin     .   2   .

p#¢vÜy

entering

ngr£|

city

lÄða|

Lanka

k¢praj¢htHqkr:

working for the welfare of the monkey king

c@E AT

auspiciously put down

pad|

foot

sÛy|

left

and

SæO¥Na|

enemies'

that

t¤ m¥DI¢n

at the main place

2.Working   for   the   welfare   of   the   monkey   king   ,   Hanuman   ,   on   entering the   city   ,   put   down   his   left   foot   on   the   main   building   indicating   the destruction   of   the   enemies.
àivò>   sTvs<pÚae   inzaya<   maétaTmj>     ,
s   mhapwmaSway   muktapu:pivraijtm!     .   3   .
ttStu   ta<   purI<   l»a<   rMyami-yyaE   kip>     .   4   .

p#¢v¾:

having entered

sÏvs|p°:

with great courage

¢nSaya|

in the night

maâtaÏmj:

Hanuman

that

mhapT|

highway

AaÞTay

reaching

m¤ktap¤Ýp¢vra¢jtm¯

decorated with flowers and pearls

tt:

from there

t¤

also

ta|

that

p¤r£|

city

lÄða|

Lanka

rØya|

beautiful

A¢ByyaW

wandered

k¢p:

monkey

3,4.Entering   the   beautiful   city   of   Lanka   decorated   with   flowers   and   pearls in   the   night,   Hanuman   ,   with   great   courage , wandered   about   the   city.
histaeTk«òinndEStUyR"ae;pur>srE>         ,
v¿a»‚zinkazEí   v¿jaliv-Ui;tE>   .
g&hmuOyE>   purI   rMya   b-ase   *aEirvaMbudE>   .   5   .

h¢staEÏk]¾¢nndW:

by the loud shouts of joy

t¥yIGaExp¤r:srW:

with the sounds of musical instruments

vj#aÄð[S¢nkaSWà

equal to Iravatham

vj#jal¢vB¥¢xtW:

windows decorated with vajra beads

g¦hm¤ÁyW:

big buildings

p¤r£

city

rØya

beautiful

bBasE

appeared

ïaW: iv

like the sky

AØb¤dW:

clouds

5.The city with its decorated houses and echoing with the sound from different musical instruments appeared beautiful like the sky with lots clouds.
àjJval purI l»a r]aeg[g&hE> zu-E> . 6 .

p#jÇval

glowed more

p¤r£

city

lÄða

Lanka

rXaEgNg¦hW:

by the houses of the rakshasas

S¤BW:

auspicious

6.The   city   of   Lanka   glowed   even   more   with   the   beautiful   houses   of   the   rakshasas.
istaæs†zEiíÇE>   pÒSviStks<iSwtE>     ,
vxRmang&hEíaip   svRt>   suiv-Ui;ta       .
g&hmuOyE>   purI   -Uyae   b-ase   *aEirvaMbudE>     .   7   .

¢staB#sèSW:

like the white clouds

¢cæOW:

paintings

pîÞv¢Þtks|¢ÞTtW:

by the buildings with the designs of swastika and lotus

vDImang¦hW: c

buildings called Vardhamana

A¢p

also

svIt:

everywhere

s¤¢vB¥¢xta

well decorated

g¦hm¤ÁyW:

big houses

p¤r£

city

B¥y:

bBasE

appeared

ïaW: iv

like the sky

AØb¤dW:

clouds

7.The   city   with   the   buildings   well   decorated   with   the   designs   of   swatika   and lotus   and   also   with   lovely   paintings   appeared   like   the   sky   with   the   white clouds.
ta<   icÇmaLyaM-r[a<   kiprajiht'œkr>       ,
ra"vawR<   crn!ïImaNddzR   c   nnNd   c     .   8   .

ta|

that

¢cæOmaÚyaØBrNa|

with the paintings and garlands as jewels

k¢praj¢htHqkr:

doing good to the king of the monkeys

raGvaTI|

for Rama's sake

crn¯

wandering

½£man¯

sriman

ddSI

saw

and

nnÓd c

and enjoyed

8.Hanuman   ,   for   Rama's   sake   wandered   about   the   city   which   had   the   garlands and   paintings   as   jewels.
-vnaÑvnm!   gCDNddzR   pvnaTmj>     ,
ivivxak«itêpai[   -vnain   ttStt>     .   9   .

Bvnat¯ Bvnm¯

from one house to another

gÅCn¯

going

ddSI

saw

pvnaÏmj:

Hanuman

¢v¢vDak]¢tãpa¢N

different shapes

Bvna¢n

houses

tt: tt:

here and there

9.   As   Hanuman   was   going   from   one   house   to   another,   he   saw   buildings of   different   shapes.
zuïav   mxur<   gIt<   iÇSwanSvr-Ui;tm!   ,
ôI[a<   mdsm&Ïana<   idiv   caPsrsaimv     .   10   .
S¤½av heard

mD¤r| sweet

g£t| song

¢æOÞTanÞvrB¥¢xt| with three types of swara

ÞæO£Na| ladies'

mdsm¦ÑGana| inebriated

¢d¢v in the deva loka

c and

AÔsrsa| apsaras

iv like

10.He   heared   the   sweet   song   of   the   ladies   who   were   like   the   apsaras   of   devaloka and   who   were   in   an   inebriated   state.

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