THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 22 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


 

sEt¤bÓD:   sm¤d#trN|   c   -   BUILDING   A   BRIDGE   AND   CROSSING  

THE   SEA  
 
ramÞy   vcn|   ½¤Ïva   t|   c   è¾qva   mhaSrm¯   .  
mhaEd¢DmIhatEja   raGv|   vaÀymb#v£t¯   =31=  
ramÞy    of Rama
vcn|    words
½¤Ïva    hearing
t|    that
c    also
è¾qva    seeing
mhaSrm¯    the mighty arrow
mhaEd¢D:    the Sea god
mhatEja:    with great energy
raGv|    to Rama
vaÀym¯    following words
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
 
31.The   Sea   god   hearing   the   words   of   Rama   and   seeing   the   mighty  
arrow   spoke   the   following   words   to   Rama.    
uäOrENavkaSaE{¢Þt   k¢àÏp¤ÎytmaE   mm   .  
d#^mk[Úy   i¢t   ÁyataE   laEkE   yTa   Bvan¯   =32=  
uäOrEN    in the north
AvkaS:    a region
A¢Þt    is there
k¢àt¯    one
p¤Îytm:    a very holy
mm    my
d#^mk[Úy:    Drumakulya
i¢t    by the name of
Áyat:    well known
laEkE    in the world
yTa    like
Bvan¯    you
 
32.The   Sea   god   told   Rama   to   his   north   there   is   a   very   holy   region  
known   by   the   name   of   Drumakulya   and   well   known   like   Rama.    
ug#dSInkmINaE   bhvÞtæO   dÞyv:   .  
AaB£rp#m¤Ka:   papa:   ¢pb¢Ót   s¢ll|   mm   =33=  
ug#dSInkmINaE    of fearful appearence and deeds
bhv:    many
tæO    there
dÞyv:    marauders not afraid of anything
AaB£rp#m¤Ka:    with Abhiras in the lead
papa:    sinners
¢pb¢Ót    drinks
s¢ll|    water
mm    my
 
33.The   Sea   god   told   Rama   that   there   live   many   sinners   of   fearful  
appearance   and   deeds   with   Abhiras   in   the   lead,   marauders   who   are  
not   afraid   of   anything.    
tWÞt¤   s|ÞpSIn|   p#aç¬nI   shE   papk¢mI¢B:   .  
AmaEG:   ¢@yta|   ram   tæO   tEx¤   SraEäOm:   =34=  
tW:    by them
t¤   s|ÞpSIn|    even touching
p#aç¬:    who are there
n   shE    I cannot tolerate
papk¢mI¢B:    of sinful deeds
AmaEG:    be not wasted
¢@yta|    please do
ram    Rama
tæO    there
tEx¤    on them
SraEäOm:    the excellent arrow
 
34.The   Sea   god   told   Rama   that   he   cannot   tolerate   even   their   touching  
his   water   by   them   of   sinful   deeds   and   asked   him   to   discharge   the  
excellent   arrow   in   such   a   way   that   it   is   not   wasted.    
tÞy   t¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   sagrÞy   s   raGv:   .  
m¤maEc   t|   Sr|   ¢dçO|   v£r:   sagrdSInat¯   =35=  
tÞy    that
t¹cn|    those words
½¤Ïva    hearing
sagrÞy    of the Sea god
s:    that
raGv:    Rama
m¤maEc    discharged
t|    that
Sr|    arrow
¢dçO|    flaming
v£r:    heroic
sagrdSInat¯    as directed by the Sea god
 
35.Rama,   as   requested   by   the   Sea   god,   then   discharged   the   flaming  
arrow   as   directed   by   the   Sea   god.    
tEn   tÓmâkaÓtar|   p¦¢TÛya|   Kl¤   ¢v½¤tm¯   .  
¢npa¢tt:   SraE   yæO   d£çOaS¢nsmp#B:   =36=  
tEn    because of that
tt¯    that region
mâkaÓtar|    Marutakantara
p¦¢TÛya|    in the world
Kl¤   ¢v½¤tm¯    is widely known
¢npa¢tt:    fell
Sr:    arrow
yæO    where
d£çOaS¢nsmp#B:    like the sound of flaming thunder
 
37.The   region   where   the   arrow   like   the   sound   of   a   flaming   thunder  
fell   is   widely   known   as   Marukantara.    
nnad   c   tda   tæO   vs¤Da   SÚyp£¢fta   .  
tÞmadqv#Nm¤KaäOaEym¤Ïppat   rsatlat¯   =37=  
nnad   c    roared also
tda    then
tæO    there
vs¤Da    the earth
SÚyp£¢fta    pierced by the arrow
tÞmat¯    that
v#Nm¤Kat¯    mouth of the clefts
taEy|    water
uÏppat    gushed forth
rsatlat¯    from Rasatala
 
37.Then   the   earth   pierced   by   the   arrow   roared   and   water   gushed  
forth   from   Rasatala   through   the   mouth   of   the   cleft.    
s   bB¥v   tda   k\paE   v#N   iÏy¢B¢v½¤t:   .  
stt|   caE¢ÏTt|   taEy|   sm¤d#ÞyEv   èÜytE   =  
AvadrNSÖdà   daâN:   smpït   =38=  
s:    that
bB¥v    became
tda    from then on
k\p:   v#N   i¢t    as vrana well
A¢B¢v½¤t:    was well known
stt|    at all times
c    also
u¢ÏTt|    gushing forth
taEy|    water
sm¤d#Þy   iv    like the sea water
èÜytE    is seen
AvadrNSÖd:   c    the sound from the cleaving
daâN:    a terrible
smpït    issued
 
38.From   then   on   that   well   was   well   known   as   Vrana   well;   the   water  
gushing   forth   at   all   times   appeared   as   sea   water   and   a   terrible   sound  
issued   fron   the   cleaving.    
tÞmaäOëaNpatEn   Ïvp:   k]¢XÝvSaExyt¯   =39=  
tÞmat¯    therefore
tt¯    that
baNpatEn    due to the fall of the arrow
t¤   Ap:    waters
k]¢Xx¤    in the cavities
ASaExyt¯    dried up
 
39.Due   to   the   fall   of   the   arrow   the   waters   in   the   cavities   were   dried.    
¢vÁyat|   ¢æOx¤   laEkEx¤   mâkaÓtarmEv   tt¯   .  
SaEx¢yÏva   tt:   k[¢X|   ramaE   dSrTaÏmj:   =  
vr|   tÞmW   ddaE   ¢v¹aÓmrvE{mr¢v@m:   =40=  
¢vÁyat|    was well known
¢æOx¤    in three
laEkEx¤    in worlds
mâkaÓtar|   ev    as Marukantara only
tt¯    that
SaEx¢yÏva    drying
tt:    there
k[¢X|    a cavity
ram:    Rama
dSrTaÏmj:    son of Dasaratha
vr|    a boon
tÞmW    to that
dd¬    bestowed
¢v¹an¯    the learned
mrvE    to Marukanta
Amr¢v@m:    with celestial powers
 
40.That   well   is   well   known   in   the   three   worlds   as   Marukanta.   Rama,  
with   celestail   powers,   after   drying   up   the   cavity   bestowed   a   boon   on  
Marukanta.              
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