THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 14 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

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tSmadËrat!   piÒNyae   nanaiÖjg[ayuta>         ,
ddzR   hirzaËRlae   hnuman!   maétaTmja>     .   31   .
k«iÇma<   dIi"Rka<   caip   pU[aR<   zIte[   vair[a     ,
mi[àvrsaepana<   muaisktzaei-tam!     .   32   .
ivivxErœm&gs'œ"Eí   ivicÇa<   icÇkannam!     ,
àsadE>   sumhiÑí   inimRta<   ivñkmR[a     .   33   .
kannE>   k«iÇmEíaip   svRt>   sml'œk«tam!     .   34   .

tÞmat¯

that

AÑ¥rat¯

near

p¢îÓy:

lotus ponds

nana¢¹jgNay¤ta:

full of various birds

ddSI

saw

h¢rSaÑ¥Il:

great monkey

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

maâtaÏmja:

son of vayu

k]¢æOma|

made by hand

d£¢GIka|

path way

and

A¢p

also

p¥NaI|

full

S£tEN

cold

va¢rNa

water

m¢Np#vrsaEpana|

with steps studded with gems

m¤³a¢sktSaE¢Btam¯

bright with sands of pearls

¢v¢vDW:

various

m¦gsHqGW: c

deers

¢v¢cæOa|

strange

¢cæOkannam¯

sculptured gardens

p#sadW:

towers

s¤mh¢ë:

very big

and

¢n¢mIta|

created

¢vákmINa

Viswakarma

kannW:

forests

k]¢æOmW:

hand made

and

A¢p

also

svIt:

everywhere

smlHqk]tam¯

decorated

31   to   34.Hanuman   saw   near   that   lotus   ponds   with   cold   water,   and   steps   studded   with pearls   .   He   also   saw   hand   made   strange   sculptured   gardens     and   towers   created by   Viswakarma   and   also   a   big   pathway   beautifully   decorated.
ye   keicTpadpaStÇ   pu:paepg)laepga>         ,
sCDÇa>   sivtdI–ka>   svˆR   saEv[Rveidka>     .   35   .

yE kE¢ct¯

the few

padpa:

trees

tæO

there

p¤ÝpaEpgPlaEpga:

with fruits and flowers

sÅCæOa:

with high top

s¢vtd£I|ka:

with high dais

sv©I

all

saWvNIvE¢dka:

with steps of gold

35.A   few   trees   were   with   fruits   and   flowers   and   with     high   top   and   dais with   steps   of   gold.
ltaivtanErœb÷i->   p[‰Rí   b÷i-rœv&tam!                     ,
kaÂnI<   izMzupameka<   ddzR   hnuman!   kip>     .
v&ta<   hemmyIi-Stu   veidkai->   smNtt>     .   36   .

lta¢vtanW:

by the groups of creepers

bh^¢B:

many

pN©I: c

by leaves

bh^¢B:

many

v¦tam¯

surrounded

ka·n£|

golden

¢SØS¤pa|

Simsupa tree

eka|

one

ddSI

saw

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

k¢p:

monkey

v¦ta|

surrounded

hEmmy£¢B:

golden

t¤

also

vE¢dka¢B:

by dais

smÓtt:

on all sides

36.Hanuman saw a golden Simsupa tree surrounded by creepers and leaves and also golden dais.
sae=pZydœ-Uim-aga<í gtRàöv[ain c . 37 .

ApÜyt¯

saw

B¥¢mBaga|: c

empty land

gtIp#*vNa¢n

water in the valley

and

37.He saw empty lands and water in the valley.
suv[Rv&]anpran! ddzR igirsiÚ-an! . 38 .

s¤vNIv¦Xan¯

golden trees

Apran¯

other

ddSI

saw

¢g¢rs¢°Ban¯

equal to mountains

38.He   saw   golden   trees   equal   to   mountains.
te;a<   Ô‚ma[a<   à-ya   meraeirv   mhakip>     ,
AmNyt   tda   vIr>   kaÂnae=SmIit   vanr>     .   39   .

tExa|

those

d#[maNa|

trees'

p#Bya

by the glow

mEraE:

Meru's

mhak¢p:

monkey

AmÓyt

thought

tda

then

v£r:

valorous

ka·n:A¢Þm

" I am golden coloured "

i¢t

thus

vanr:

monkey

39.That   great   monkey   thought   he   was   golden   coloured   because   of
the   glow   from   the   Meru   like   trees.
ta<   kaÂnEStég[EmaRéten   c   vIijtam!       ,
iki»[Iztin"aˆR;a<   †òœva   ivSmymagmt!       .   40   .

ta|

that

ka·nW:

golden

tâgNW:

garden of trees

maâtEn

by the wind

and

v£¢jtam¯

blown gently

with the sounds of many anklets

è¾qva

seeing

¢vÞmy|

surprise

Aagmt¯

had

40.He was surprised to hear the sound of many anklets besides the Simsupa tree blown by the gentle wind.

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