THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 35 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

ïIramlúm[yae>   A<gl][inêp[m!   -   PROVING   THE   FEATURES   OF RAMA   AND   LAKSHMANA
    dzpÒae   dzb&hiTÇi-rœVyaÝae   iÖzu¬van! ,
    ;fuÚtae   nvtnuiôi-rœVyaßaeit   ra"v> .21.

dSpî:

has lotus like ten features(face, mouth, eyes, tounge, lips, jaws, chest, nail, hands, legs)

dSb¦ht¯

with ten thick features(chest, head, forehead, neck, shoulder, upper arms, navel, sides, buttocks, voice)

¢æO¢B:

in the three ie. luck,fame and wealth

ÛyaçO:

well endowed

¢¹S¤²van¯

with two white features ( eyes and teeth)

xf¤°t:

outstanding in six features(stomach, chest, nose, upper arm ,forehead, arm pit)

nvtn¤:

smooth in nine features(hair, moustache, finger nail, body hair, skin, fingers, male organ, brain, eyesight)

¢æO¢B:

with the three ie. dharma, artha, kama and in all three times ie. morning, noon, evening

Ûyap"aE¢t

observes.

raGv:

Raghava

21. Raghava   has   ten   lotus   like   features,   thick   in   ten,   well   endowed   with   luck,   fame   and   wealth;   white   teeth   and   eyes;   outstanding   in   six;   soft   in   nine;   and   three   times   a   day   performs   the   rituals.
    sTyxmRpr>   ïIman!   s'œ¢hanu¢he   rt> ,
    dezkaliv-ag}>   svRlaekiày<vd> .22.

sÏyDmIpr:

foremost in truth and dharma

½£man¯

very lucky

sHqg#han¤g#hE

in earning and donating

rt:

foremost

dESkal¢vBagåO:

understands the nuances of time and place

svIlaEk¢p#y|vd:

speaks kindly to all.

22. Rama   foremost   in   truth   and   dharma,   is   very   lucky, foremost   in   earning   and   donating,   understands   the   nuances   of   time and   place,   and   speaks   kindly   to   all.
    æata   c   tSy   ÖEmaÇ>   saEimiÇrpraijt> ,
    Anurage[   êpe[   gu[EíEv   twaivx> .23.

tÞy

His

¹WmaæO

stepmother's son

B#ata

brother

Apra¢jt:

invincible

saW¢mæO: c

Soumitra's son

An¤ragEN

in kindness

ãpEN ev

in looks

g¤NW: c

and in characteristics

tTa¢vD:

equal to Him.

23. His   younger   brother,   stepmother,   Sumitra's   son   is invincible;   and   in   kindness,   looks   and   chracteristics   is   equal   to Him.
    tavu-aE   nrzaËRlaE   TvÎzRnsmuTsukaE ,
    ivicNvNtaE   mhI<   k«TõamSmai-ri-s¼taE .24.

taW those

uBaW two

nrSaÑ¥IlaW the noblest of men

ÏvêSInsm¤Ïs¤kaW longing for seeing you

¢v¢cÓvÓtaW searching

mh£| the earth

k]Ïs"a| everywhere

AÞma¢B: by us

A¢BsÄñtaW seen in a place

24.The   noblest   of   men   longing   to   see   you   were   searching all   over   the   earth;   those   two   were   seen   at   a   place   by   us.
    Tvamev   magRma[aE   taE   ivcrNtaE   vsuNxram! ,
    ddzRtum!rœ#Rgpit<   pUvRjenavraeiptm! .25.
    \ZymUkSy   p&óe   tu   b÷padps»‚le ,
    æayu-RyatRmasIn<   su¢Iv<   iàydzRnm! .26.
Ïva| ev only for you

magImaNaW searching

taW t¤ both of them

¢vcrÓtaW roaming

vs¤ÓDra| on earth

ddSIt¤: saw.

m¦gp¢t| king of animals

p¥vIjEn by his elder brother

AvraE¢pt| put to shame

§Üym¥kÞy in rishyamukha mountain's

p¦¿E in a cave

bh^padsÄð[lE covered with trees

B#at¤: from brother

ByatI| grieving because of fear

Aas£n| hiding

s¤g#£v| Sugriva

¢p#ydSIn| as a good omen

25,26.The   two   of   them,   roaming   on   earth   searching   for   you   only,   saw   Sugriva,   who   was   hiding   in   a   cave   in   the   forest   in   the   rishyamukha   mountain   because   of   fear   of   his   elder   brother   who   had   put   him   to   shame.
    vyNtu   hirraj<   t<   su¢Iv<   sTys¼rm! ,
    pircyaRSmhe   raJyat!   pUvRjenavraeiptm! .27.
vy| t¤ we alone

h¢rraj| king of monkeys

t| that

s¤g#£v| Sugriva

sÏysÄñr| does not stray from the path of truth

p¢rcyI serving

AaÞmhE staying.

raÇyat¯ from the kingdom

p¥vIjEn by his elder brother

AvraE¢pt| banished

27. We   were   serving   the   king   of   monkeys,   Sugriva,   who   was   banished   from   the   kingdom   by   his   elder   brother.
    ttStaE   cIrvsnaE   xnu>àvrpai[naE ,
    \ZymUkSy   zElSy   rMy<   dezmupagmtaE .28.
tt: then

taW the two

c£rvsnaW wearing clothes made of bark of trees

Dn¤:p#vrpa¢NnaW having bows in thier hands

§Üym¤kÞy rishyamukha

SWlÞy mountain's

rØy| scenic

dES| place

upagmtaW reached.

28.Then   those   two   reached   the   rishyamukha   mountain's   scenic   place   wearing   clothes   of   tree   barks   and   with   bows.
    s   taE   †òœva   nrVyaºaE   xiNvnaE   vanr;R-> ,
    Ai-Plutae   igreStSy   izor<   -ymaeiht> .29.
s: that

taW the two of them

è¾qva seeing

nrÛyaG#aW noblest of men

D¢ÓvnaW with bows

vanrxIB: king of monkeys

A¢BÔl¤t: ran to.

¢grE: mountain's

tÞy that

¢SKr| summit

BymaE¢ht: overcome with fear

29. The   king   of   monkeys   seeing   the   two   noblest   of   men   with    bows,   got   frightened   and   ran   to   the   summit   of   the   mountain.
    tt>   s   izore   tiSmn!   vanreNÔae   VyviSwt> ,
    tyae>   smIp<   mamev   àe;yamas   sTvrm! .30.
tt: then

s: that

¢SKrE mountain top

t¢Þmn¯ on that

vanrEÓd#: monkey king

Ûyv¢ÞTt: staying alone

tyaE: the two's

sm£p| nearer

ma| ev me only

p#Exyamas sent

sÏvr| quickly

30. Then   the   monkey   king,   staying   alone   on   the   top,   sent   me   to   meet   the   two   of   them.

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