THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

   pu:pkivmanv[Rnm!   -   DESCRIBES   PUSHPAKA   VIMANAM
#iNÔya[IiNÔyaw‰RStu   pÂ   pÂi-éÄmE>     ,
tpRyamas   matev   tda   rav[pailta     .   31   .

i¢Ód#yaN£

sense organs

i¢Ód#yaT©I:

by the use of the sense organs

t¤

but

p·	five sense organs viz eye, tongue, nose, ear and skin

p·¢B:

five sensations viz form, taste, smell, sound and touch

uäOmW:

best

tpIyamas

made him happy

mata iv

like a mother

tda

then

ravNpa¢lta

ruled by Ravana

31.Then     like   a   mother   ,   using   the   five   sense   organs   ,   it   made   Hanuman   happy.
SvgaˆR=y<   devlaekae=yimNÔSyey<   purI   -vet!     ,
gaNxvI–y<   purI   va   SyaidTymNyt   maéit>     .   32   .

ÞvgI:

heaven

Ay|

this

dEvlaEk:

deva loka

Ay|

this

iÓd#Þy

Indra's

iy|

this

p¤r£

city

BvEt¯

should be

gaÓDv£I|

Gandharva

iy|

this

p¤r£

city

Þyat¯

should be

i¢t

thus

AmÓyt

thought

maâ¢t:

Hanuman

32.Hanuman   thought   that   it   must   be   either   heaven,   or   deva   loka   or   Indra's city   else   a   Gandharva's     city.
àXyayt   #vapZyt!   àdIpa<StÇ   kaÂnan!     ,
xUtaRinv   mhaxUt‰Rrœdevnen     praijtan!     .   33   .

p#Òyayt

in deep thought

ApÜyt¯

saw

p#d£pan¯

big lamps

tæO

there

ka·nan¯

golden

D¥taIn¯ iv

like rogues

mhaD¥t©I:

by bigger rogues

dEvnEn

by gambling

pra¢jtan¯

defeated

33.There   he   saw   in   the   light   of   the   big   lamps     rougues   in   deep   thought   as   if defeated   in   gambling.
dIpanaÂ   àkazen   tejsa   rav[Sy   c     ,
AicRi-R-UR;[anaÂ   àdIÝeTy_ymNyt     .   34   .

d£pana|

lamps'

and

p#kaSEn

by the light

tEjsa

by the lustre

ravNÞy

of Ravana

and

A¢cI¢BI:

by the brilliance

B¥xNana|

of the jewels

and

p#d£çOa

burning

i¢t

thus

A×ymÓyt

thought

34.It   glowed   with   the   lustre   of   Ravana   ,   the   light   from   the   lamps   and   the   brilliance   of jewels.He   thought   that   it   was   burning.
ttae=pZyt!   k…wasIna<     nanav[aRMbröj<       ,
shö<   vrnarI[a<   nanave;iv-Ui;tm!     .   35   .

tt:

there

ApÜyt¯

saw

k[Tas£na|

lying on the carpets

nanavNaIØbr*j|

wearing various types of clothes and garlands

sh*|

in thousands

vrnar£Na|

of noble women

nanavEx¢vB¥¢xtm¯

in different garbs

35.There   he   saw   thousands   of   noble   women   lying   on   the   carpet   in   different   garbs and   wearing   various   types   clothes   and   garlands.
pirv&Äe=xRraÇe   tu   paninÔavz<   gtm!     ,
³IifTvaeprt<   raÇaE   su:vap   blvÄda     .   36   .

p¢rv¦äOE

after

ADIraæOE

midnight

t¤

but

pan¢nd#avS| gt|

sleeping due to excessive drink

@£¢fÏva

after play

uprt|

tired

raæOaW

in the night

s¤Ývap

slept

blvt¯

without conscience

tda

then

36.That   crowd   of   women   ,   after   drinking   and   playing     in   the   night   fell asleep   at   midnight.
tt!   àsuÝ<   ivééce   in>zBdaNtr-U;[m!         ,
in>zBdh<sæmr<   ywa   pÒvn<   mht!     .   37   .

tt¯

that crowd

p#s¤çO|

sleeping

¢vââcE

appeared

¢n:SÖdaÓtrB¥xNm¯

jewels not jingling

¢n:SÖdh|sB#mr|

quiet swans and insects

yTa

pîvn|

forest of lotus

mht¯

big

37.With   their   jewels   not   jingling   ,   that   crowd   looked   like   the   quiet   swans and   insects   in   a   big   forest   of   lotus.
tasa<   s<v&tdNtain   mIilta]ai[   maéit>         ,
ApZyt!   pÒgNxIin   vdnain   suyaei;tam!       .   38   .

tasa|

that

s|v¦tdÓta¢n

with teeth covered

m£¢ltaXa¢N

with eyes closed

maâ¢t:

Hanuman

ApÜyt¯

saw

pîgÓD£¢n

smelt like lotus

vdna¢n

faces

s¤yaE¢xtam¯

of beautiful women

38.With   their   eyes   closed   and   teeth   covered,   there   was   a   smell   of   lotus. Hanuman   saw   the   faces   of   the   beautiful   women.
àbuÏanIv   pÒain   tasa<   -UTva   ]pa]ye       ,
pun>   s<v&tpÇai[   raÇaivv   b-uStda       .   39   .

p#b¤ÑGa¢n

in bloom

pîa¢n

lotus

tasa|

that

B¥Ïva

having become

XpaXyE

in day time

p¤n:

again

s|v¦tpæOa¢N

petals closed

raæOaW

in the night

bB¤:

appeared

tda

then

39.Their   faces   looked   like   lotuses   which   bloom   in   day   time   and   close   their petals   at   night.
#main   muopÒain   inyt<   mÄ;qœpda>       ,
AMbujanIv   )…Llain   àawRyiNt   pun>   pun>       .   40   .

ima¢n

these

m¤Kpîa¢n

lotus-like faces

¢nyt|

defenitely

mäOxzqpda:

drunken bees

AØb¤jan£v

lotus only

P[Úla¢n

blooming

p#aTIy¢Ót

want

p¤n: p¤n:

again and again

40.The drunken bees mistaking their faces for lotuses want them again and again .

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