THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60

pu:pkivmanv[Rnm!   -   DESCRIBES   PUSHPAKA   VIMANAM
AprasaÂ   vEfUyaR>   kadMba   #v   pi][>     ,
hemsUÇai[   caNyasa<<   c³vaka   #va-vn!     .   51   .

Aprasa|

some of the womens'

and

vWf¥yaI:

vaidurya

kadØba iv p¢XN:

like the kingfisher

hEms¥æOa¢N

gold threads

and

AÓyasa||

some others'

c@vaka: iv

like the chakravakas

ABvn¯

looked

51.The   vaidurya   of   some   of   the   women   looked   like   the   kingfisher   and the   gold   threads   of   some   looked   like   the   chakravakas.
h<sakar{fvakI[aRí³vakaepzaei-ta>       ,
Aapga   #v   ta   rejujR"nE>   puilnEirv         .   52   .

h|sakarÎfvak£NaI:

full of swans and kingfishers

c@vakaEpSaE¢Bta:

bright with the chakravakas

Aapga: iv

like the rivers

ta:

those women

rEj¤:

appeared

jGnW:

backsides

p¤¢lnW: iv

lie the sand dunes

52.   Those   women   looked   like   the   rivers   full   of   the   kingfishers   and   swans.
iki»[Ijals»azaSta   v±knkaMbuja>     ,
-av¢aha   yzStIra>   suÝa   n*   #vab-u>     .   53   .

¢k¢ÄðN£jalsÄðaSa:

bright with the anklets

ta:

those

v?knkaØb¤ja:

with faces like golden lotuses

Bavg#aha:

the signs of lust as crocodiles

ySÞt£ra:

with beauty as the banks

s¤çOa:

sleeping

nï: iv

like the rivers

AabB¤:

appeared

53.The   sleeping   women   with   their   bright   anklets   and   faces   like   golden   lotuses looked   like   the   river   with   the   signs   of   lust   for   crocodiles   and   beauty   for   their banks.
m&Ê:v¼e;u   kasaiÂt!   k…ca¢e;u   c   s<iSwta>     ,
b-Uvu-UR;[anIv   zu-a   -U;[rajy>           .   54   .

m¦Ñ¤x¤

soft

AÄñEx¤

limbs

kasa¢·t¯

some others'

k[cag#Ex¤ c

at the nipples

s|¢ÞTta:

pressed

bB¥v¤:

looked

B¥xNan£v

like jewels

S¤Ba:

beautiful

B¥xNrajy:

scar of the jewels

54.The   scar   of   the   jewels   on   the   limbs   of   some   of   the   women   looked   like   the jewels   themselves.
A<zukaNtaí     kasaiÂNmuomaétkiMpta>       ,
%pyuRpir   v±a[a<   VyaxUyNte   pun>   pun>     .   55   .

A|S¤kaÓta:

the pallus of the clothes

and

kasa¢·t¯

some womens'

m¤Kmaâtk¢Øpta:

disturbed by their breath

up¢r up¢r

over

v?aNa|

faces

ÛyaD¥yÓtE

fanned

p¤n: p¤n:

again and again

55.The   pallus   of   some   of   the   women   ,   disturbed   by   their   breath,   fanned   their   faces again   and   again.
ta>   ptaka   #vaeÏƒta>     pÆIna<   éicrà-a>         ,
nanav[Rsuv[aRna<   v±mUle;u   reijre     .   56   .

ta:

they

ptaka: iv

like the victory flags

uÑG¥ta:

fanned by the wind

pÏn£na|

wives'

â¢crp#Ba:

bright

nanavNIs¤vNaIna|

bejewelled and different skin colour

v?m¥lEx¤

on their cheeks

rE¢jrE

appeared

56.Those   pallus   looked   like   the   victory   flags   fanned   by   the   wind
on   their   cheeks.
vvLguíaÇ   kasaiÂt!   k…{flain   zu-aicR;am!       ,
muomaéts<sgaRNmNd<   mNd<   suyaei;tam!       .   57   .

vvÚg¤:

swayed

and

AæO

there

kasa¢·t¯

some

k[Îfla¢n

danglars on the ears

S¤Ba¢cIxam¯

bright

m¤Kmaâts|sgaIt¯

by the breath

mÓd| mÓd|

slowly

s¤yaE¢xtam¯

beautiful

57.There   the   danglars   of   some   of   the   beautiful   women   swayed   in   their breath.
zkRrasvgNxEí   àk«Tya   suri->   suo>     ,
tasa<   vdnin>ñas>   is;eve   rav[<   tda     .   58   .

SkIrasvgÓDW:

with the smell of Sarkarasava wine

and

p#k]Ïya

naturally

s¤r¢B:

sweet smelling

s¤K:

welcome

tasa|

their

vdn¢n:áas:

breath

¢sxEvE

blew

ravN|

to Ravana

tda

then

58.The   breath   of   these   women   was   naturally   sweet   and   with   the   smell   of the   Sarkarasava   wine   ,   was   welcome   to   Ravana.
rav[annz»aí   kaiíÔav[yaei;t>       ,
muoain   c   spÆInamupaijºn!   pun>   pun>     .   59   .

ravNannSÄða:

mistaking for Ravana's face

and

ka¢àt¯

some

ravNyaE¢xt:

Ravana's lovers

m¤Ka¢n c

faces

spÏn£na|

co-wives

upa¢jG#n¯

smelt

p¤n: p¤n:

again and again

59.Also   some   of   the   lovers   of   Ravana   smelt   the   faces   of   their   co-wives again   and   again   ,   mistaking   it   for   that   of   Ravana.
ATywR<   smnsae   rav[e   ta   vriôy>         ,
ASvtÙa>   spÆIna<   iàymevacr<Stda     .   60   .

AÏyTI|

too much

s³mns:

attached

ravNE

to Ravana

ta:

they

vr¢ÞæOy:

noble women

AÞvtÓæOa:

without self control

spÏn£na|

co-wives

¢p#y| ev

kind

Aacrn¯

behaved

tda

then

60.Those noble women with too much love for Ravana, behaved with the co-wives also with kindness.
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