THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 53 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

hnumTpuCDdhnm!   -   SETTING   HANUMAN'S   TAIL   ON   FIRE
cTvre;u   ctu:ke;u   rajmagˆR   twEv   v   ,
"ae;yiNt   kip<   svˆR   car   #Tyev   ra]sa>   .21.

cÏvrEx¤

at cross roads

ct¤ÝkEx¤

at the halls

rajmag©I

on the main road

tTa

similarly

only

also

GaExy¢Ót

shouted

k¢p|

monkey

sv©I

all

car: i¢t

as a spy

only

raXsa:

rakshasas

21.The   rakshasas   taking   Hanuman   through   the   city,   shouted   that   he   is   a   spy.

ôIbalv&Ïa   injRGmuStÇ   tÇ   k…tUhlat!   ,
t<   àdIiptla'œkªl<   hnumNt<   idÎúv>   .22.

ÞæO£balv¦ÑGa:

women, children, senior people

¢njIÂm¤:

came out

tæO tæO

here and there

k[t¥klat¯

as a curious object

him

p#d£¢ptlaHqk\l|

with burning tail

hmÓt|

Hanuman

¢dêßv:

eager to see

22.Elderly   people,   women.   and   children   were   eager   and   curious   to   see   Hanuman   with
his   burning   tail   and   made   their   appearence   here   and   there.

dIPymane   ttStSy   la'œgUla¢e   hnumt>   ,
ra]SySta   ivêpaúy>   z<surœdeVyaStdiàym!   .23.

d£ÔymanE

burning

tt:

going from there

tÞy

his

laHqg¥lag#E

end of the tail

hn¤mt:

Hanuman

raXÞy: ta:

those rakshasis

¢vãpaßy:

with ugly looking eyes

S|s¤:

intimated

dEÛya:

to Devi (Sita)

tt¯

that

A¢p#ym¯

cruel news

23.With   Hanuman's   tail   burning,   rakshasa   women   with   ugly   looking   eyes   ran   to
inform   Sita   about   the   happenings.

ySTvya   k«ts<vad>   sIte   taèmuo>   kip>   ,
la¼ƒlen   àdIÝen   s   @;   pir[Iyte   .24.

he who

Ïvya

by you

k]ts|vad:

conversed with

s£tE

Sita

tam#m¤K:

red in face

k¢p:

monkey

laÄñ¥lEn

with tail

p#d£çOEn

burning

the same

ex:

p¢rN£ytE

is being dragged

24.Oh     Sita!   The   red   faced   monkey   who   was   conversing   with   you   is   being     tied   and   dragged here   and   there   with   his   tail   burning.

ïuTva   tÖcn<   ³ªrmaTmaphr[aepm!   ,
vedehI   zaeksNtÝa   ÷taznmupagmt!   .25.

½¤Ïva

hearing

tt¯ vcn|

these words

@\r|

cruel

AaÏmaphrNaEpNm¯

like taking one's life

vWdEh£

Sita

SaEksÓtçOa

in great sorrow

h^taSn|

Agni

upagmt¯

thought in her mind

25.Sita   felt   this   news   to   be   painful   as   the   loss   of   life   itself.   Overcome   with   sorrow   she   thought of   Agni   in   her   mind.

m¼lai-muoI   tSy   sa   tda==sINmhakpe>   ,
%ptSwe   ivzala]I   àyta   hVyvahnm!   .26.

mÄñla¢Bm¤K£

wishing him all the best at heart

tÞy

his

she

tda

then

Aas£t¯

became

mhakpE:

great monkey

uptÞTE

bowed and prayed

¢vSalaX£

one with large eyes

p#yta

with devotion

hÛyvahnm¯

Agni

26.The   lady   with   large   eyes   began   to   pray   for   the   welfare   of   the   monkey   in   her   mind. With   great   devotion   she   prayed   to   Agni.

y*iSt   pitzuïU;a   y*iSt   cirt<   tp>   ,
yid   caSt!yekpÆITv<   zItae   -v   hnumt>   .27.

y¢d A¢Þt

if so it is

p¢tS¤½¥xa

serve my husband with devotion

y¢d A¢Þt

if it is

c¢rt|

perform

tp:

penance

y¢d

c A¢Þt

and is

ekpÏn£Ïv|

thinking only of the husband

S£t:

cold

become

hn¤mt:

Hanuman

27.Addressing   Agni,   she   said   that   if   I   have   served   my   husband   well   and   if   I   have   observed austerities   properly,   and   if   I   am   looking   upon   my   husband   alone   for   support,   may   you   become cool   on   Hanuman.

yid   ikiÂdnu³aezStSy   mYyiSt   xImt>   ,
yid   va   -aGyze;ae   me   zItae   -v   hnUmt>   .28.

y¢d

¢k¢·t¯

a liitle

An¤@aES:

affection

tÞy

for him

m¢y

in me

A¢Þt

is present

D£mt:

intelligent

y¢d

BaÂySEx:

luck

for me

S£t:

cool

become

hn¥mt:

for Hanuman

28.If   thou   art   in   the   least   merciful   to   me,   if   I   have   even   a   bit   of   good   fortune   left,   may   thou act   as   a   cooling   agent   on   Hanuman.

yid   ma<   v&Äs<pÚa<   tTsmagmlalsam!   ,
s   ivjnait   xmaRTma   zItae   -v   hnUmt>   .29.

y¢d

ma|

v¦äOs|p°a|

being faithful

tÏsmagmlalsam¯

thinking about nothing else but joining him

¢vjna¢t

knows about it

DmaIÏma

noble one

S£t:

cool

become

hn¥mt:

to Hanuman

29.If   thou   know   me   to   be   a   chaste   wife,   whose   only   aspiration   is   to   join   her   husband, who   is   the   embodiment   of   righteousness,   may   thou   act   as   a   cooling   influence   on   Hanuman.

yid   ma<   taryedayR>   su¢Iv>   sTys¼r>   ,
ASmaÎ‚>oaNmhaba÷>   zIte   -v   hnUmt>   .30.

y¢d

ma|

taryEt¯

am released

AayI:

respected one

s¤g#£v:

Sugreeva

sÏysÄñr:

righteous

AÞmat¯

from this

Ñ¤:Kat¯

sorrow

mhabah^:

broad shoulders

S£t:

cool

become

hn¥mt:

to Hanuman

30.If worshipful Sugreeva who is as truthful as he is powerful, is going to save me
from this ocean of sorrow may thou be a cooling influence on Hanuman.
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