THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50

pu:pkivmanv[Rnm!   -   DESCRIBES   PUSHPAKA   VAMANAM
#itvamNyte   ïImanuppt!Tya   mhakip>     ,
mene   ih   gu[tStain   smain   sillaeÑvE>     .   41   .

i¢t

thus

also

AmÓytE

thought

½£man¯

sriman

uppt¯Ïya

by evidence

mhak¢p:

monkey

mEnE

thought

¢h

also

g¤Nt:

by nature

ta¢n

them

sma¢n

equal

s¢llaEëvW:

with lotuses

41.Thus   Hanuman   thought   that   they   were   similar   to   lotuses   in   their   nature and     also   by   evidence.
sa   tSy   zuzu-e   zala   tai->   ôIi-ivRraijta       ,
zardIv   àsÚa   *aEStarai-ri-zaei-ta     .   42   .

that

tÞy

his

S¤S¤BE

appeared

Sala

hall

ta¢B:

by them

ÞæO£¢B:

by the women

¢vra¢jta

illuminated by

Sar¢d

autumn

p#s°a

clear

ïaW:

sky

tara¢B:

by the stars

A¢BSaE¢Bta

lighted

42.That   hall   ,   illuminated   by   the   presence   of   the   women   shone   like   the   clear sky   of   autumn   lit   by   the   stars.
s   c   tai->   pirv&t>   zuzu-e   ra]saixp>     ,
ywa   ýufupit>   ïIma<Starai-ri-s<v&t>     .   43   .

that

and

ta¢B:

by them

p¢rv¦t:

surrounded

S¤S¤BE

appeared

raXsa¢Dp:

king of the rakshasas

yTa

¢h

also

uf¤p¢t:

moon

½£man¯

sriman

tara¢B:

by the stars

A¢Bs|v¦t:

surrounded

43.That   Ravana   also   surrounded   by   the   women   ,   shone   like   the   moon with   the   stars.
yaZCyvNte=MbraÄara>   pu{yze;smav&ta>       ,
#maSta>   s¼ta>   k«Tõa   #it   mene   hirStda     .   44   .

ya:

which

ÅyvÓtE

slipped

AØbrat¯

from the sky

tara:

stars

p¤ÎySExsmav¦ta:

with the remaining good deeds

ima:

these

ta:

these

sÄñta:

joined

k]Ïs"a:

all

i¢t

thus

mEnE

thought

h¢r:

monkey

tda

then

44.Then   the   monkey   thought   that   these   are     the   stars   that   have   slipped from   the   sky     and   which   have   still   the   blessings   of   good   deeds.
tara[aimv   suVy<   mhtIna<   zu-aicR;am!     ,
à-av[Ràsadaí   ivrejuStÇ   yaei;tam!     .   45   .

taraNa|

of the stars

s¤Ûy³|

well

mht£na|

big

S¤Ba¢cIxam¯

with beautiful radiance

p#BavNIp#sada: c

brillance, colour and purity

¢vrEj¤:

appeared

tæO

there

yaE¢xtam¯

women

45.There   the   radiance   of   the   women   was   like   the   brilliance,   colour
and   purity   of     stars.
Vyav&ÄguépInökœàkI[Rvr-U;[a>         ,
panVyayamkale;u   inÔapùtcets>     .   46   .

Ûyav¦äOg¤âp£n*kqp#k£NIvrB¥xNa:

with the garlands entwined and scattered jewels

panÛyayamkalEx¤

at the time of enjoying in a drunken state

¢nd#ap¶tcEts:

unconcious in sleep

46.After   enjoying   in   a   drunken   state   thet   were   sleeping   with   their
garlands   entwined   and   scattered   jewels.
Vyav&Äitlka>   kaiít!   kaiíÊdœæaNtnUpura>     ,
pañˆR   giltharaí   kaiít!   prmyaei;ta>     .   47   .

Ûyav¦äO¢tlka:

with the tilak smeared

ka¢àt¯

some

ka¢àt¯

some

udqB#aÓtn¥p¤ra:

slipped anklets

paá©I

on the side

g¢lthara: c

slipped garlands

ka¢àt¯

some

prmyaE¢xta:

noble women

47.Some   of   the   noble   women   had   their   tilak   smeared,   some   had   their   anklets slipped   and   some   had   their   garland   on   their   side.
muaharav&taíaNya>   kaiíiÖöStvass>       ,
Vyav&Ärznadama>   ikzaeyR   #v   vaihta>         .   48   .

m¤³aharav¦ta:

roped by the pearl necklace

and

AÓya:

others

ka¢àt¯

some

¢v*Þtvass:

slipped garments

Ûyav¦äOrSnadama:

entwined with their anklets

¢kSaEyI: iv

like the she-horses

va¢hta:

loaded

48.Some   of   them   were   like   the   loaded   she-horses.Some   had   their   garments out   of   place   and   others   had   their   necklaces   and   anklets   entwining   them.
suk…{flxraíaNya   iviCDÚm&idtöj>     ,
gjeNÔm&idta>   )…Lla   lta   #v   mhavne     .   49   .

s¤k[ÎflDra:

with lovely ear rings

and

AÓya:

others

¢v¢ÅC°m¦¢dt*j:

with broken and faded garlands

gjEÓd#m¦¢dta:

stamped by Gajendra

P[Úla:

blooming

lta: iv

like creepers

mhavnE

in a big forest

49.Some   were   like   the   blooming   creepers   crushed   by   an   elephant   in   a   big   forest. Some   others   had   broken   and   faded   garlands   and   lovely   ear   rings.
cNÔa<zuikr[a-aí   hara>   kasaiÂÊTkqa>     ,
h<sa   #v   b-u>   suÝa>   StnmXye;u   yaei;tam!     .   50   .

cÓd#a|S¤¢krNaBa:

with the brilliance of the moon

and

hara:

pearl nacklaces

kasa¢·t¯

some

uÏkza:

big

h|sa: iv

like the swans

bB¤:

appeared

s¤çOa:

sleeping

ÞtnmÒyEx¤

on the berasts

yaE¢xtam¯

women

50.Some women had their pearl necklace on their breasts which looked like the swans.

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