THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70

  pu:pkivmanv[Rnm!   -   DESCRIBES   PUSKPAKA   VAMANAM
 
baønupinxayaNya>   pairhayRiv-Ui;tan!     ,
A<zukain   c   rMyai[   àmdaStÇ   iziZyre     .   61   .  
bah\n¯   hands
up¢nDay   as head rest
AÓya:   some others
pa¢rhayI¢vB¥¢xtan¯   wearing bangles
A|S¤ka¢n   c   and clothes
rØya¢N   beautiful
p#mda:   women
tæO   there
¢S¢ÜyrE   slept
 
61.There   some   women   slept   with   their   hands   as   pillow   and   some     had   clothes as   head   rest.  
ANya   v]is   caNySyaStSya>   kaiít!   pun-uRjm!       ,
Apra   Tv»mNySyaStSyaíaPypra   -ujaE       .   62   .
^épañRkqIp&ómNyaeNySy   smaiïta>         ,
prSprinivòa'œGyae   mdõehvzanuga>       .   63   .  
AÓya   another woman
vX¢s   on the chest
c   and
AÓyÞya:   some one else's
tÞya:   her
ka¢àt¯   some other
p¤nB¤Ijm¯   on the shoulder
Apra   another
t¤   also
AÄð|   on the lap
AÓyÞya:   another's
tÞya:   her
c   and
A¢p   also
Apra   another
B¤jaW   on the shoulder
UâpaáIkz£p¦¿|   thigh, side and waist
AÓyaEÓyÞy   one another
sma¢½ta:   embracing
prÞpr¢n¢v¾aHqÂy:   one another's above mentioned limbs
mds"EhvSan¤ga:   slept because of friendship and drink
 
62,63.They   slept   with   each   one   throwing   her   limbs   on   the   other   and   in   various postures   due   to   heavy   drink.  
ANyaeNySya¼s<SpzaRt!     àIyma[a>   sumXyma>     ,
@kIk«t-uja>   svaR>   su;upuStÇ   yaei;t>     .   64   .  
AÓyaEÓyÞy:   one another
AÄñs|ÞpSaIt¯   because of embracing
p#£ymaNa:   happy
s¤mÒyma:   slim waisted
ek£k]tB¤ja:   joining hands
svaI:   all
s¤x¤p¤:   slept
tæO   there
yaE¢xt:   women
 
64.The   slim   waisted   women, slept   happily   embracing   each   other   and
with   their   hands   joind   in   friendship.  
ANyaeNy-ujsUÇe[   ôImala   ¢iwta   ih   sa     ,
malev   ¢iwta   sUÇe   zuzu-e   mÄ;qœpda     .   65   .  
AÓyaEÓyB¤js¥æOEN   by the thread of their hands
ÞæO£mala   line of women
g#¢Tta   strung
¢h   also
sa   that
mala   garland
iv   like
g#¢Tta   strung
s¥æOE   in the thread
S¤S¤BE   appeared
mäOxzqpda   drunken wasps
 
65.They   looked   like   a   garland   strung   by   the   thread   of   their   hands.  
ltana<   maxve   mais   )…Llana<   vayusevnat!     ,
ANyaeNymala¢iwt<   s<s­k…sumae½ym!     .   66   .
VyitveiòtsuSkNxmNyaeNyæmrak…lm!         ,
AasIÖnimvaeσt<   ôIvn<   rav[Sy   tt!     .   67   .  
ltana|   creepers'
maDvE   ma¢s   in the month of vaisaka
P[Úlana|   blooming
vay¤sEvnat¯   by the wind
AÓyaEÓymalag#¢Tt|   joined as in a garland
s|s³k[s¤maEÅcym¯   thick lovely flowers
Ûy¢tvE¢¾ts¤ÞkÓD|   with the branches entwined
AÓyaEÓyB#mrak[lm¯   constantly jumping butterflies
Aas£t¯   were
vn|   iv   like a garden
uÑG¥t|   swinging
ÞæO£vn|   group of women
ravNÞy   Ravana's
tt¯   that
 
66,67.The   women   of   Ravana   appeared   like   a   garden   where   there   were   blooming creepers   ,   and   trees   full   of   entwining   branches   swaying   in   the   breeze.  
%icte:vipsuVy­<   n   tasa<   yaei;ta<   tda     ,
ivvek>   zKy   Aaxatu<   -U;[a¼a<bröjam!     .   68   .  
u¢ctEx¤   A¢p   even in their respective places
s¤Ûy³|   clear
n   not
tasa|   those
yaE¢xta|   women
tda   then
¢vvEk:   knowledge
SÀy   possible
AaDat¤|   to have
B¥xNaÄña|br*jam¯   jewels, limbs, clothes and garlands
 
68.Then   even   though   the   women   were   in   their   respective   places,   it   was   not   possible
to   identify   their   jewels,   limbs,   clothes   and   garlands.
 
rav[e   suos<ivòe   ta>   iôyae   ivivxà-a>     ,
JvlNt>   kaÂna   dIpa>   àE]Ntainim;a   #v       .   69   .  
ravNE   Ravana
s¤Ks|¢v¾E   sleeping happily
ta:   those
¢ÞæOya:   women
¢v¢vDp#Ba:   with different glows
ÇvlÓt:   burning
ka·na:   golden
d£pa:   lamps
p#WXÓt   saw
A¢n¢mxa:   without batting the eye lids
iv   like
 
69.It   looked   as   if   the   burning   golden   lamps   were   watching   the   women   with   different glow,   without   batting   the   eye   lids.  
raji;Ript&dETyana<   gNxvaR[a     yaei;t>           ,
r]saÂa-vn!     kNyaStSy   kamvz<   gta>     .   70   .  
raj¢xI¢pt¦dWÏyana|   kings, rishis, ancesters and daithyas
gÓDvaINa|   Gandharvas
c   and
yaE¢xt:   women
rXsa|   rakshasas
c   and
ABvn¯   became
kÓya:   maidens
tÞy   his
kamvS|   gta:   enticed

70.The   maidens   of   kings,   rishis   and   ancestors   and   the   women   of   rakshasas came   under   the   spell   of   Ravana.          

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