THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 151 TO 160

 
l»av&ÄaNtkwnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   EVENTS   IN   LANKA
 
ttStSy   vc>   ïuTva   mm   puCD<   smNtt>   ,
veiòt<   z[vLkEí   jI[‰R>   kapaRsjE>   pqE>   .151.
tt:  then
tÞy  his
vc:  orders
½¤Ïva   hearing
mm  my
p¤ÅC|   tail
smÓtt:   all over
vE¢¾t|   was covered
SNvÚkW:   c   with jute ropes also
j£N©I:   torn
kapaIsjW:   made of cotton
pzW:   with cloth

 
151.Hearing   Ravana's   orders,   the   rakshasas   fully   covered   Hanuman's   tail   with   torn   cloth
and   jute   rope.
 
ra]sa>   isÏsÚahaSttSte   c{fiv³ma>   ,
tda=dýNt   me   puCD<   in¹Nt>   kaómuiòi->   .152.
raXsa:   rakshasas
¢sÑGs°aha:   enraged with one who is caught
tt:  then
tE  they
cÎf¢v@ma:   ferocious fighters
tda  at that time
Ad/Ót   set fire to
mE  my
p¤ÅC|   tail
¢nG"Ót:   beating
ka¿m¤¢¾¢B:   with sticks and fists

 
152.The   rakshasas   then   set   fire   to   Hanuman's   tail.
 
bÏSy   b÷i->   pazEyRiÙtSy   c   ra]sE>   ,
n   me   pIfa   -vet!   kaiciΆ]aenRgrI<   idva   .153.
bÑGÞy   being tied
bh^¢B:   by many
paSW:   by ropes
y¢ÓæOtÞy   being caught
c  also
raXsW:   rakshasas
n  not
mE  for me
p£fa   tieredness
BvEt¯   happen
ka¢ct¯   even in a small way
¢dèXaE:   thinking to see
ngr£|   the city
¢dva   during the day

 
153.Hanuman   did   not   feel   any   discomfort   even   when   bound   by   ropes,   as   he   was   intent   on seeing   Lanka   during   the   day   time.
 
ttSte   ra]sa>   zUra   bÏ<   mami¶s<v&tm!   ,
A"ae;yn!   rajmagˆR   ngrÖarmagta>   .154.
tt:  then
tE  they
raXsa:   rakshasas
S¥ra:   braves
bÑG|   being bound
mam¯   me
A¢g"s|v¦tm¯   being burnt by fire
AGaExyn¯   proclaimed
rajmag©I   on the main street
ngr¹ar|   to the entrance to the city
Aagta:   bringing

 
154.The   rakshasas   brought   Hanuman   to   the   gate   of   the   city,   and   proclaimed   that   he   is   tied with   ropes   and   on   fire.
 
ttae=h<   sumhÔƒp<   s<i]Py   punraTmn>   ,
ivmaeciyTva   t<   bNx<   àk«itSw>   iSwt>   pun>   .155.
tt:  then
Ah|   I
s¤mht¯   ãp|   the very big form
s|¢XÔy   reducing
p¤n:   again
AaÏmn:   my own
¢vmaEc¢yÏva   releasing
t|   that
bÓD|   the knot
p#k]¢tÞT:   as before
¢ÞTt:   became
p¤n:   again

 
155.Hanuman   reducing   his   big   form,   got   himself   released   from   the   ropes.
 
Aays<   pir"<   g&ý   tain   r]a<SysUdym!   ,
ttStÚgrÖar<   vegenaPlutvanhm!   .156.
Aays|   iron
p¢rG|   rod
g¦/   seizing
ta¢n   those
rXa|¢s   rakshasas
As¥dym¯   killed
tt:  then
tt¯  that
ngr¹ar|   entrance to the fort
vEgEn   in one leap
AÔl¤tvan¯   jumped on
Ahm¯   I

 
156.I   killed   the   rakshasas   with   a   iron   rod   and   then   jumped   to   the   top   of   the   entrance   gate.
 
puCDen   c   àdIÝen   ta<   purI<   sa”gaepuram!   ,
As<æaNtae=hmdh<   yugaNtai¶irv   àja>   .157.
p¤ÅCEn   by the tail
c  also
p#d£çOEn   burning
ta|   that
p¤r£|   city
saÊógaEp¤rm¯   includin palaces and towers
As|B#aÓt:   leisurely
Ah|   I
Adh|   burnt
y¤gaÓta¢g":   fire at the time of deluge
iv  like
p#ja:   citizens

 
157.I   went   about   setting   fire   with   my   burning   tail   to   mansions   and   towers   of   the   city   which raged   like   the   conflagration   at   the   time   of   deluge.
 
ivnòa   jankI   Vy­<   n   ýdG">   à†Zyte   ,
l»aya<   kiíÊÎez>   svaR   -SmIk«ta   puir   .158.
dhta   c   mya   l»a<   dGxa   sIta   n   s<zy>   ,
ramSy   ih   mhTkayR<   myed<   ivtwIk«tm!   .
#it   zaekmaivòiíNtamhmupagt>   .159.
¢vn¾a   lost life
jank£   Sita
Ûy³|   surely
n  not
¢h  surely
AdÂG:   unburnt
p#èÜytE   was seen
lÄðaya|   in Lanka
k¢àt¯   anything
uêES:   place
svaI   all
BÞm£k]ta   reduced to ashes
p¤¢r   city
dhta   burnt
c  also
mya  by me
lÄða|   Lanka
dÂDa   burnt
s£ta   Sita
n   s|Sy:   without doubt
ramÞy   Rama's
¢h  surely
mht¯   kayI|   great wook
mya  by me
id|   this
¢vtT£k]tm¯   was spoilt
i¢t  thus
SaEksma¢v¾:   saddened
¢cÓta|   mental agony
Ah|   I
upagt:   became

 
159.After   doing   this   I   repented   and   thought   to   myself,   "the   city   has   been   burnt   and   reduced to   ashes   There   is   no   building   that   has   escaped   the   fire.   So   it   is   almost   certain   Sita   would   also been   burnt   in   this   fire.   In   the   process   of   burning   Lanka,   I   have   also   lost   Sita   and   foiled   Rama's plans.
 
Awah<   vacmïaE;<   car[ana<   zu-a]rm!   ,
jankI   n   c   dGxeit   ivSmyaedNt-ai;[am!   .160.
AT  at that time
Ah|   I
vac|   words
A½aWx|   heard
carNana|   Charana's
S¤BaXrm¯   with sweet voice
jank£   Janaki
n  not
c  also
dÂDa   burnt
i¢t  thus
¢vÞmyaEdÓtBa¢xNam¯   who were speaking of extraordinary events

 
160.Just   then   I   heard   th   sweet   words   of   the   Charanas   speaking   of   the   wonderful   occurances.  They   said   in   a   sweet   voice   that   Sita   alone   has   not   been   burnt.            
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