THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 71 TO 80

 
l»av&ÄaNtkwnm!   -   NARRATING   EVENTS   IN   LANKA
 
n   Tv<   ramSy   s†zae   daSye=PySy   n   yuJyse   ,
y}Iy>   sTyvadI   c   r[ða"I   c   ra"v>   .71.
n  not
Ïv|   you
ramÞy   Rama's
sèS:   equal
daÞyE   A¢p   even in serving
AÞy  him
n   y¤ÇysE   will not be appointed
yåO£y:   one who is spiritualy bent
sÏyvad£   one who maintains his word
c  also
rNÜlaG£   who is fond of war
c  also
raGv:   Raghava

 
71.Sita   tells   Ravana   that   he   is   not   fit   even   to   serve   Rama.   Rama   is   also   fond   of   war.
 
janKya   pé;<   vaKymevmu­a   dzann>   ,
jJval   shsa   kaepai½taSw   #v   pavk>   .72.
janÀya   by Janaki
pâx|   harsh
vaÀy|   words
ev|   like this
u³a   being told
dSann:   Ravana
jÇval   became very agitated
shsa   suddenly
kaEpat¯   with anger
¢ctaÞT:   in the funeral pyre
iv   pavk:   like the flame

 
72.Ravana   became   angry   and   agitated   at   the   harsh   words   utered   by   Sita.
 
ivvTyR   nyne   ³ªre   muiòmu*My   di][m!   ,
mEiwlI<   hNtumarBx>   ôIi-rœhahak«t<   tda   .73.
¢vvÏyI   rolling
nynE   with both eyes
@\rE   red bloodshot
m¤¢¾|   clenched fist
uïØy   raising
d¢XNm¯   right
mW¢Tl£   Sita
hÓt¤|   to kill
AarÖD:   started
ÞæO£¢B:   by the women
haha   shouts of 'ha ha'
k]t|   were made
tda  then

 
73.Rolling   his   two   blood   shot   eyes   and   clenching   his   right   fist   he   aimed   at   Sita
with   the   intention   of   killing   her,   There   upon   the   women   began   to   shout.
 
ôI[a<   mXyaTsmuTpTy   tSy   -ayaR   ÊraTmna   ,
vra   m{faedrI   nam   tya   s   àit;eixt>   .74.
ÞæO£Na|   women's
mÒyat¯   from the midst
sm¤ÏpÏy   rising and coming
tÞy  that
BayaI   wife
ѤraÏmna   evil one's
vra  chaste
mÎfaEdr£   nam   Mandodari named
tya  by her
s:  he
p#¢txE¢Dt:   was separated

 
74.The   noble   Mandodari,   Ravana's   wife   came   forward   from   that   group   of   women
and   separated   them.
 
%­í   mxura<   va[I<   tya   s   mdnaidRt>   ,
sItya   tv   ik<   kayR<   mheNÔsmiv³m   .75.
u³:   was told
c  also
mD¤ra|   pleasant
vaN£|   words
tya  by her
s:  that
mdna¢dIt:   intoxicated by lust
s£tya   by Sita
tv  for you
¢k|   what
kayI|   advantage
mhEÓd#sm¢v@m   you who is equal to Indra

 
75.She   spoke   the   following   words   to   the   lust   ridden   Ravana."You   who   are   equal
to   Indra   and   what   benefit   you   will   get   from   Sita?".
 
devgNxvRkNyai-yR]kNyai-rev   c   ,
saxR<   à-ae   rmSveh   sItya   ik<   kir:yis    .76.
dEvgÓDvIkÓya¢B:   with deva and ghandarva girls
yXkÓta¢B:   ev   c   with Yaksha girls also
saDI|  with
p#BaE   lord
rmÞv   enjoy yourself
ih  present here
s£tya   with Sita
¢k|   what
k¢rÝy¢s   are you going to do

 
76.O   lord   you   enjoy   with   the   damsels   of   devas,   Yakshas,   and   Ghandarvas   available   here. What   are   you   going   to   achieve   with   this   Sita.
 
ttStai-Ssmetai-naRrIi->   s   mhabl>   ,
àsa*   shsa   nItae   -vn<   Sv<   inzacr>   .77.
tt:  then
ta¢B:   those
smEta¢B:   who were with him
nar£¢B:   women
s:  that
mhabl:   powerful one
p#saï   mollified
shsa   at once
n£t:   was taken
Bvn|   Þv|   his own palace
¢nSacr:   Rakshsa

 
77.Being   thus   mollified   the   powerful   Rakshasa   Ravana   was   escorted   to   his   own   palace
by   the   women.
 
yate   tiSmNdz¢Ive   ra]Syae   iv³&tanna>   ,
sIta<   in-RrœTsyamasuvaRKyE>   ³ªrE>   sudaé[E>   .78.
yatE   after the departure
t¢Þmn¯   that
dSg#£vE   Ravana
raXÞy:   Rakshasis
¢v@¦tanna:   ugly looking
s£ta|   Sita
¢nBIÏsyamas¤:   threatened
vaÀyW:   with words
@\rW:   cruel
s¤daâNW:   without pity

 
78.After   Ravana's   departure   the   ugly   looking   Rakshasis   threatened   Sita   with
their   cruel   and   harsh   words.
 
t&[vÑai;t<   tasa<   g[yamas   janik   ,
gijRt<   c   tda   tasa<   sIta<   àaPy   inrwRkm!   .79.
t¦Nvt¯   with disdain
Ba¢xt|   spoken words
tasa|   their
gNyamas   ignored
jan¢k   Sita
g¢jIt|   c   shouting also
tda  then
tasa|   their
s£ta|   Sita
p#aÔy   close to
¢nrTIkm¯   were wasted

 
79.Sita   ignored   their   words   and   their   shouting   were   wasted   on   her.
 
v&wagijRtinïeòa   ra]Sy>   ipiztazna>   ,
rav[Sy   zz<suSta>   sItaVyvist<   mht!    .80.
v¦Tag¢jIt¢n½E¾a:   tired because of ineffective shouting
raXÞy:   Rakshasis
¢p¢StaSna:   fleshing eating
ravNÞy   to Ravana
SS|s¤:   announced
ta:  they
s£taÛyv¢st|   Sita's courage
mht¯   great

 
80.Realising   that   their   threats   were   futile,   the   Rakshasis   reported   to   Ravana
about   Sita's   great   courage.            
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