THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 22 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70


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

AaÔl¤vÓt:   ÔlvÓtà   gjIÓtà   ÔlvÄñma:   .
sm¤d#|   XaEByamas¤vaInraà   smÓtt:   =
s¥æOaÎyÓyE   p#g¦ÿ¢Ót   Ûyayt|   StyaEjnm¯   =61=

AaÔl¤vÓt:     leaping in one big jump
ÔlvÓt:   c     leaping with small jumps also
gjIÓt:   c     roaring also
ÔlvÄñma:     monkeys
sm¤d#|     the sea
XaEByamas¤:     stirred up
vanra:   c     monkeys also
smÓtt:     on all sides
s¥æOa¢N     strings
AÓyE     some
p#g¦ÿ¢Ót     were holding
Ûyayt|     long
StyaEjnm¯     hundred yojanas

61.The   monkeys   who   were   leaping   in   one   jump,   leaping   with   small
jumps   and   roaring   stirred   the   sea   on   all   sides.   Some   monkeys   were
holding   a   hundred   yojana   long   string.

nlà@E   mhasEt¤|   mÒyE   ndnd£ptE:   .
s   tTa   ¢@ytE   sEt¤vaInrWGa©IrkmI¢B:   =62=

nl:    Nala
c@E    built
mhasEt¤|     the extensive bridge
mÒyE     in the middle
ndnd£ptE:     of the sea
s:    that
tTa    like that
¢@ytE     was built
sEt¤:     the bridge
vanrW:    by monkeys
GaErkmI¢B:     of formidable exploits

62.Nala   built   the   extensive   bridge   in   the   middle   of   the   sea.   The
bridge   was   built   by   monkeys   of   formidable   exploits.

dÎfanÓyE   p#g¦ÿ¢Ót   ¢v¢cÓv¢Ót   tTa   prE   =63=

dÎfan¯     staffs
AÓyE     some
p#g¦ÿ¢Ót     held
¢v¢cÓv¢Ót     collected materials
tTa    like wise
prE    others

63.Some   monkeys   held   the   staff   while   other   monkeys   collected
materials.

vanra:   StSÞtæO   ramÞyaåOap¤rÞtra:   .
mEGaBW:   pvItag#Wà   t¦NW:   ka¾WvIv¢ÓdrE   =64=

vanra:    monkeys
StS:    in hundreds
tæO     then
ramÞy     of Rama
AaåOap¤rÞtra:     following the orders
mEGaBW:    resembling clouds
pvItag#W:     with mountains
c    also
t¦NW:     reeds
ka¾W:     with logs
vv¢ÓdrE     constructed

64.Then   hundreds   of   monkeys   following   the   orders   of   Rama   constructed
with   mountains,   reeds   and   logs.

p¤¢Ýptag#Wà   tâ¢B:   sEt¤|   bG"¢Ót   vanra:   =65=

p¤¢Ýptag#W:     with blossoms at the top of branches
c   tâ¢B:     with trees also
sEt¤|     bridge
bG"¢Ót     erected
vanra:    monkeys

65.The   monkeys   erected   the   bridge   with   trees   with   blossoms   at   the
top.

paxaNa|à   ¢g¢rp#Áyan¯   ¢gr£Na|   ¢SKra¢N   c   .
èÜyÓtE   p¢rDavÓtaE   g¦/   varNs¢°Ba:   =66=

paxaNan¯   c     blocks of stone
¢g¢rp#Áyan¯     equal to a mountain
¢gr£Na|     of mountains
¢SKra¢N   c     peaks also
èÜyÓtE     are seen
p¢rDavÓt:     rushing
g¦/     seizing
varNs¢°Ba:     resembling elephants

66.The   monkeys   resembling   elephants   rushed   seizing   rocks   equal   to
a   mountains   and   mountain   peaks   also.

¢Slana|   ¢XÔymaNana|   SWlana|   c   ¢npaÏytam¯   .
bB¥v   t¤m¤l:   SÖdÞtda   t¢ÞmÓmhaEdD¬   =67=

¢Slana|     from rocks
¢XÔymaNana|     when hurled
SWlana|    mountains
c   ¢npaÏytam¯     when thrown
bB¥v     arose
t¤m¤l:     a tumultous
SÖd:     sound
tda    then
t¢Þmn¯     that
mhaEdD¬     in the extensive sea

67.Then   when   the   rocks   were   hurled   and   mountains   thrown   into   that
extensive   sea   a   tumultous   sound   rose.

shEl|   hn¤maM¯ÅCWl|   y|   y|   ¢vp¤lma¢Xpt¯   .
t|   t|   krEN   vamEn   sl£l|   jg¦hE   nl:   =68=

shEl|    without effort
hn¤man¯     Hanuman
SWl|    rock
y|   y|     whichever
¢vp¤l|     huge
Aa¢Xpt¯     threw
t|   t|     those
krEN   vamEn     by left hand
sl£l|     easily
jg¦hE     caught
nl:    Nala

68.Nala   caught   easily   with   his   left   hand   whatever   huge   rock   was
thrown   without   effort   ny   Hanuman.

k]ta¢n   p#TmEnaºa   yaEjna¢n   ct¤dIS   .
p#¶¾WgIjs|kaSWÞtvrmaNW:   ÔlvÄñmW:   =69=

k]ta¢n     was built
p#TmEn   Aºa     on the first day
yaEjna¢n     yojanas
ct¤dIS     fourteen
p#¶¾W:     feeling delighted
gjs|kaSW:     resembling elephants
ÏvrmaNW:     moving with spped
ÔlvÄñmW:     by monkeys

69.Fourteen   yojanas   was   constructed   on   the   first   day   by   the   monkeys
who   feeling   delighted,   resembling   elephants   and   moving   with   speed.

¢¹t£yEn   tTa   caºa   yaEjna¢n   t¤   ¢v|S¢t:   .
k]ta¢n   ÔlvÄñWÞt¥NI|   B£mkayWmIhablW:   =70=

¢¹t£yEn     on the second
tTa    similarly
c    also
Aºa     day
yaEjna¢n     yojanas
t¤     in this
¢v|S¢t:     twenty
k]ta¢n     were constructed
ÔlvÄñW:     by monkeys
t¥NI|     quickly
B£mkayW:     with formidable body
mhablW:    with great might

70.On   the   second   day   the   monkeys   with   formidable   bodies   and   great
might   constructed   twenty   yojanas.    

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