THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 17 : SLOKAS 10 TO 18

ra]sIdzRnm!   -   SEEING   RAKSHASIS
ivk«ta>   ip¼la>   kalI>   ³aexna>   klhiàya>     ,
kalaysmhazUlkªqmuÌrxair[I>     .   10   .
vrahm&gzaËRlmih;ajizvamuoI>     ,
gjaeò+hypadIí   inoatizrsae=pra>     .   11   .
@khStEkpadaí   ork{yR>   ñki[Rka>     ,
gaek[I–rœhiStk[I–í   hirk[I–Stwapra>     .   12   .
Anasa   Aitnasaí   ityR'œnasa   ivnaiska>     ,
gjsiÚ-nasaí   llaqaeCDœvasnaiska>     .   13   .
hiStpada   mhapada   gaepada>   padcUifka>     ,
AitmaÇizrae¢Iva   AitmaÇk…caedrI>     .   14   .
AitmaÇaSyneÇaí   dI"RijþanoaStwa     ,
AjamuoIrœhiStmuoIgaˆRmuoI>   sUkrImuoI>     .   15   .
hyaeò+orv±aí   ra]sI"aˆRrdzRna>     ,
zUlmuÌrhStaí   ³aexna>   klhiàya>     .   16   .
krala   xUèkezIí   ra]sIivRk«tanna>     ,
ipbNtI>   stt<   pan<   sda   ma<ssuraiàya>     .   17   .
ma<szaei[tidGxa¼ImaR<szaei[t-aejna>     ,
ta   ddzR   kipïeòae   raemh;R[dzRna>     .
SkNxvNtmupasIna>   pirvayR   vnSpitm!     .   18   .

¢vk]ta:

ugly looking

¢pÄñla:

gold coloured

kal£:

black coloured

@aEDna:

angry

klh¢p#ya:

fond of instigating

kalaysmhaS¥lk\zm¤érDa¢rN£:

wearing iron spear, iron plough etc

gjaE¾®hypad£à

with legs of elephents, camels and horses

¢nKat¢Srs:

with head embedded in the body itself

ekhÞtWkpadaà

with one hand and one leg

KrkÎyI:

with ears of dog

gaEkN£I|:

with ears of cow

h¢ÞtkN£I|: c

with ears of elephant

h¢rkN£I|:

with ears of lion

tTa

and

Anasa:

without nose

A¢tnasa: c

with big nose

¢tyIHqnasa:

with crooked nose

¢vna¢ska:

without nose

gjs¢°Bnasaà

with nose like that of elephant

llazaEÅCqvasna¢ska:

with nose in the forehead

h¢Þtpada:

with legs of elephant

mhapada:

big legs

gaEpada:

with legs of cow

padc¥¢fka:

with tuft in the feet

A¢tmaæO¢SraEg#£va:

with very big head and neck

A¢tmaæOk[caEdr£:

with very big breasts and stomach

A¢tmaæOaÞynEæOaà

with mouth and ear beyond the normal size

d£GI¢jºanKa:

with long toungue and nail

tTa

and

Ajam¤K£:

with face that of goat

h¢Þtm¤K£:

with face that of elephant

ga©Im¤K£:

cow-faced

s¥kr£m¤K£:

pig-faced

hyaE¾®Krv?aà

with faces like horse, camel and donkey

raXs£:

rakshasis

Ga©IrdSIna:

fierce looking

S¥lm¤érhÞtaà

holding spear and iron rods in the hands

@aEDna:

angry

klh¢p#ya:

fond of instigation

krala

: with big teeth

D¥m#kES£à

dark hair

raXs£:

rakshasis

¢vIk]tanna:

with ugly face

¢pbÓt£:

drinking

stt|

often

pan|

wine

sda

always

ma|ss¤ra¢p#ya:

fond of meat and wine

ma|sSaE¢Nt¢dÂDaÄñ£

having body smeared with meat and blood

maI|sSaE¢NtBaEjna:

eating meat and blood

: them

ddSI

saw

k¢p½E¾:

best monkey

raEmhxINdSIna:

very fierce looking

ÞkÓDvÓt|

with huge branches

upas£na:

sitting

p¢rvayI

surrounding

vnÞp¢tm¯

big forest tree

10   to   18.The   monkey   God   Hanuman   saw   the   rakshasis   sitting   around   the   huge   forest   tree with   lots   of   branches.   They   were   of   ugly   coutenance   and   with   dark   coloured skin.   Some   of   them   had   weapons   made   of   iron   tied   around   their   bodies.   Others had   faces   like   that   of   pig,   deer,   tiger,   buffalo,   goat,   and   fox.   Some   had   feet   like that   of   elephant,   camel   and   horse.   Still   others   had   their   faces   buried   in   their   bodies while   some   had   only   one   hand   and   one   leg.   Some   of   them   had   ears   like   that   of donkey,   dog,   cow,   elephant   and   lion.   Others   had   either   no   nose   or   had   crooked big   nose or the   nose   was   placed   in   their   forehead.   Some   had   huge   legs   like   that   of
elephant,   huge   head   and   neck   ,   very   big   breasts   and   stomach,   with   mouth   extremely large   and   long   toungue   and   nail,   while   others   had   faces   of   goat,   pig,   horse,   camel and   donkey.   They   were   eating   meat   and   drinking   blood   all   the   time   and   their   bodies were   covered   with   meat   and   blood.   They   were     fierce   looking   and   so   cruel   that   raised
goose   pimples   in   the   onlooker.
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