THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50

 
l»av&ÄaNtkwnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   EVENTS   IN   LANKA
 
tSyaíaSy<   mhÑIm<   vxRte   mm   -][e   ,
n   c   ma<   saxu   bubuxe   mm   va   ink«t<   k«tm!   .41.
tÞya:   her
c   AaÞy|   mouth also
mht¯   big
B£m|   frightening
vDItE   grew
mm  my
BXNE   to eat
n  not
c   ma|   for me also
saD¤   to stop
b¤b¤DE   understand
mm  my
va  or
¢nk]t|   destruction
k]tm¯   mission

 
41.Her   mouth   grew   frighteningly   bigger   ready   to   eat   me.   I   did   not   consider   that   this   will   stop my   mission.
 
ttae=h<   ivpul<   êp<   s<i]Py   inim;aNtrat!   ,
tSya   ùdymaday   àptaim   n->Swlm!   .42.
tt:  then
Ah|   I
¢vp¤l|   the large
ãp|   form
s|¢XÔy   reducing
¢n¢mxaÓtrat¯   in a fraction of a second
tÞya:   her
¶dy|   her
Aaday   breaking
p#pta¢m   flew off
nB:ÞTlm¯   in the sky

 
42.I   suddenly   reduced   my   size   and   entering   her   mouth,   broke   her   and   flew   away   in   the   sky.
 
sa   ivs&ò-uja   -Ima   ppat   lv[a<-is   ,
mya   pvRts»aza   ink«tùdya   stI   .43.
sa  she
¢vs¦¾B¤ja   with her arms spread out
B£ma   with huge body
ppat   drowned
lvNa|B¢s   in the salty ocean
mya  by me
pvItsÄðaSa   mountain like
¢nk]äO»dya   with broken heart
st£  living

 
43.Her   heart   being   thus   pulled   out   by   me,   that   creature   of   mountain   like   proportions   drowned in   the   ocean.
 
z&[aeim   ogtana   isÏana<   car[E>   sh   ,
ra]sI   is<ihka   -Ima   i]à<   hnumta   hta   .44.
S¦NaE¢m   was heard
Kgtana|   those who roam in the sky
c  also
¢sÑGana|   Siddhas
carNW:   sh   with Charanas
raXs£   rakshasi
¢s|¢hka   Simhika
B£ma   fierce
¢Xp#|   quickly
hn¤mta   by Hanuman
hta  was killed

 
44.I   then   heard   the   roamers   of   the   sky,   Siddhas   and   Charanas   say   that   the   fierce   Rakshasi Simhika   was   killed   by   the   great   Hanuman   in   a   trice.
 
ta<   hTva   punrevah<   k«TymaTyiyk<   Smrn!   ,
gTva   cah<   mhaXvan<   pzyaim   ngmi{ftm!   .45.
di][<   tIrmudxelR»a   yÇ   c   sa   puir   ,
ASt<   idnkre   yate   r]sa<   inly<   purm!   .
àivòae=hmiv}atae   r]aei--I–miv³mE>   .46.
ta|   her
hÏva   after killing
p¤n:   again
ev  only
Ah|   I
k]Ïy|   action
AaÏy¢yk|   dangerous
Þmrn¯   thinking
gÏva   going
c  also
Ah|   I
mhaÒvan|   long way
pSya¢m   saw
ngmN¢ftm¯   beautiful with mountains
d¢XN|   t£r|   southern shore
udDE:   ocean's
lÄða   Lanka
yæO   c   where it is
sa  that
p¤¢r   city
AÞt|   setting
¢dnkrE   sun
yatE   after
rXsa|   rakshasas'
¢nly|   abode
p¤rm¯   city
p#¢v¾:   entered
Ah|   I
A¢våOat:   un seen
rXaE¢B:   by rakshasas
B£m¢v@mW:   engaged in cruel activities

 
45,46.After   killing   her   and   thinking   of   the   danger   that   I   had   gone   through,   I   traversed   a   long distance   and   sighted   some   mountains   on   the   southern   shore   where   the   city   of   Lanka   is   situated. I   entered     the   cityof   the   powerful   Rakshasas   in   a   form   that   could   not   be   seen   by   anybody.
 
tÇ   àivztíaip   kLpaNt"nsiÚ-a   ,
A”has<   ivmuÂNtI   nair   ka=PyuiTwta   pur>   .47.
tæO   then
p#¢vSt:   c   A¢p   as soon as entered
kÚpaÓtGns¢°Ba   like cloud of deluge
AÊóhas|   noise
¢vm¤·Ót£   released
na¢r   woman
ka   A¢p   some one
u¢ÏTta   appeared
p¤r:   in front

 
47.On   entering   it,   a   women   flaming   like   fire   and   yelling   like   thunderous   clouds   at   the
time   of   deluge   came   and   stood   in   front   of     me.
 
ij"a<sNtI<   ttStaNtu   Jvldi¶izraeéha<   ,
sVymuiòàhare[   praijTy   su-Ervam!   .
àdae;kale   àivz<   -Itya=h<   tyaeidta   .48.
Ah<   l»apurI   vIr   inijRta   iv³me[   te   ,
ySmaÄSmaiÖjeta=is   svRr]a<Sy;ezt>   .49.
¢jGa|sÓt£|   came to kill
tt:  then
ta|   her
t¤  in this
Çvld¢g"¢SraEâha|   with the colour of the hair like the reddish fire
sÛym¤¢¾p#harEN   with a punch from left fist
pra¢jÏy   defeating her
s¤BWrvam¯   with a fierce looking form
p#daESkalE   at dusk
p#¢vS|   entered
B£tya   frightened
Ah|   I
tya  by her
u¢dta   was told .
Ah|   I am
lÄða   p¤r£   Lanka city
v£r  brave
¢n¢jIta   defeated
¢v@mEN   by valour
tE  your
yÞmat¯   tÞmat¯   because of that
¢vjEta   as a winner
A¢s  you become
svIrXa|¢s   all rakshasas
ASExt:   without exception

 
48,49.When   she   approaced   to   kill   me   I   punched   her   with   my   left   fist   and   defaeted   her.   She   told   me "O   hero   I   am   the   diety   of   Lanka   who   has   assumed   a   form.I   have   been   conquered   by   your   might. For   that   reason   you   are   capable   of   conquering   all   the   Rakshasas."   Then   I   entered   Lanka   at   dusk.
 
tÇah<   svaRraÇNtu   ivicNvÃnkaTmjam!   ,
rav[ant>purgtae   n   capZy<   sumXymam!   .50.
tæO   there
Ah|   I
svaIraæO|   t¤   through out the night
¢v¢cÓvn¯   searching
jnkaÏmjam¯   for the daughter of Janaka
ravNaÓt:p¤rgt:   went to Ravana's private palace
n  not
c  also
ApÜy|   seen
s¤mÒymam¯   with lovely waist

 
50.I   searched   throughout   the   night   all   over   Lanka   and   could   not   find   Sita   even   in   Ravana's harem.            
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