THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
l»av&ÄaNtkwnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   EVENTS   IN   LANKA
 
tt>   pZyaMyh<   devI<   sursa<   nagmatrm!   ,
smuÔmXye   sa   devI   vcn<   mam-a;t   .21.
mm   -]>   àidòSTvmmrErœhirsÄm   ,
AtSTva<   -]iy:yaim   ivihtSTv<   icrSy   me   .22.
tt:  then
pÜya¢m   saw
Ah|   I
dEv£|   a celestial lady
s¤rsa|   Surasa named
nagmatrm¯   mother of snakes
sm¤d#mÒyE   in the midst of the ocean
sa  she
dEv£   a celestial lady
vcn|   the words
mam¯   to me
ABaxt   spoke
mm  my
BX:  as food
p#¢d¾:   selected
Ïvm¯   you
AmrW:   by devas
h¢rsäOm   noble monkey
At:  therefore
Ïva|   you
BX¢yÝya¢m   will eat
¢v¢ht:   were seen
Ïv|   you
¢crÞy   after a long time
mE  for me

 
21,22.I   met   Surasa   named   celestial   lady   who   is   the   mother   of   snakes   in   the   center   of   the   sea. She   told   me   that   devas   had   selected   me   as   her   food   and   having   seen   me   after   a   long   time   will eat   me   up.
 
@vmu­>   sursya   àaÃilt>   à[t>   iSwt>   ,
iv;{[vdnae   -UTva   vaKyÂedmudIryn!   .23.
ev|   like this
u³:   having been told
s¤rsya   by Surasa
p#a¸¢lt:   with folded hands
p#Nt:   bowed
¢ÞTt:   stood
¢vxÎNvdn:   with a dejected face
B¥Ïva   having
vaÀy|   words
c  also
id|   the following
ud£ryn¯   speaking out

 
23.On   hearing   Surasa's   words   my   face   faded   and   with   joined   palms   I   bowed   and   said   the following.
 
ramae   dazriw>   ïIman!   àivòae   d{fkavnm!   ,
lúm[en   sh   æaÇa   sItya   caip   -ayRya   .24.
ram:   Rama
daSr¢T:   Dasaratha's son
½£man¯   noble
p#¢v¿:   was living
dÎfkavnm¯   in Dhandaka forest
lßmNEn   sh   along with Lakshmana
B#aæOa   brother
s£tya   c   A¢p   with Sita also
BayIya   wife

 
24."Rama,   the   son   of   Dasratha,   with   his   borther   Lakshmana   and   wife   Sita   was
staying   in   the   forest   of   Dhandaka.
 
tSy   sIta   ÿta   rav[en   ÊraTmna   ,
tSya>   skaz<   Ëtae=h<   gim:ye   ramzasnat!   .
ktuRmrœhis   ramSy   sahaYy<   iv;ye   stI   .25.
tÞy  his
s£ta   Sita
»ta   was abducted
ravNEn   by Ravana
ѤraÏmna   the wicked one
tÞya:   skaS|   to the place where she is kept
Ñ¥t:   as a messenger
Ah|   I
g¢mÝyE   am going
ramSasnat¯   on Rama's orders.
kt¤I|   Arqh¢s   must do
ramÞy   Rama's
sahaÙy|   assistance
¢vxyE   in kingdom
st£  living

 
25.His   wife   Sita   was   abducted   by   the   wicked   Ravana.   By   the   order   of   Rama   I   am
going   as   a   messenger   and   as   a   person   living   in   the   Kingdom   of   Rama   it   is   your
duty   to   help   him. 
 
Awva   mEiwlI<   †òœva     ramÂai¬òkair[m!   ,
Aagim:yaim   te   v±<   sTy<   àitïu[aeim   te   .26.
ATva   or else
mW¢Tl£|   Sita
è¾qva   after seeing
ram|   c   Rama also
A¢²¾ka¢rNm¯   who is generous to all
Aag¢mÝya¢m   will come back
tE  your
v?|   mouth
sÏy|   truly
p#¢t½¤NaE¢m   I promise
tE  to you

 
26.Or   else   after   seeing   Sita   and   giving   the   news   to   Rama   I   will   come   back   and
enter   your   mouth.I   give   you   my   promise.
 
@vmu­a   mya   sa   tu   sursa   kamêip[I   ,
AävIÚaitvrœtet   kiíde;   vrae   mm   .27.
ev|   like this
u³a   being told
mya  by me
sa  that
t¤  in this
s¤rsa   Surasa
kamã¢pN£   capable of changing form at will
Ab#v£t¯   said
n   A¢tvrqtEt   cannot cross
k¢àt¯   any one
ex  this
vr:  boon
mm  my

 
27.On   conveying   this,   Surasa,   who   could   take   any   form   said   You   cannot   go   past
me   because   as   per   the   boon   given   to   me   no   one   can   go   past   me.
 
@vmu­a   sursya   dzyaejnmayt>   ,
ttae=xRgu[ivStarae   b-Uvah<   ][en   tu   .28.
ev|   like this
u³:   being told
s¤rsya   by Surasa
dSyaEjn|   ten yojanas
Aayta:   tall
tt:  of that
ADIg¤N¢vÞtar:   half in width
bB¥v   became
Ah|   I
XNEn   t¤   in a second

 
28.When   she   said   this,   I,   in   the   twinkling   of   an   eye   grew   ten   yojanas   tall   and   a   girth half   of   it.
 
mt!àma[anuêp<   c   Vyaidtu<   tu   muo<   tya   ,
tdœ†òva   Vyaidt<   caSya<   ÿSv<   Akrv<   pun>   .29.
mt¯p#maNan¤ãp|   according to my size
c  also
Ûya¢dt¤|   was opened
t¤  at that time
m¤K|   mouth
tya  by her
tt¯  that
è¾qva   on seeing
Ûya¢dt|   being opened
AaÞy|   mouth
»Þv|   reducing in size
Akrv|   did
p¤n:   again

 
29.Immediately   she   opened   her   mouth   extending   the   width   compatible   to   my   size   and   on   seeing this,   I   reduced   my   size.
.
tiSmn!   muørœte   c   punrœb-Uva¼‚ómaÇk>   ,
Ai-pTyazu   tÖ±<   ingRtae=h<   tt>     ][at!   .30.
t¢Þmn¯   at that
m¤h\rqtE   c   moment itself
p¤n:   again
bB¥v   became
AÄñ[¿maæOk:   size of a thumb
A¢BpÏy   entering
AaS¤   at once
t¹³r   her mouth
¢ngIt:   came out
Ah|   I
tt¯  from there
XNat¯   in a moment

 
30.The   very   moment   I   reducing   my   size   to   that   of   a   thumb,   I   immediately   entered   her   mouth and   came   out   at   once.            
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