THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

ravNaÏmÜlaGa   -   RAVANA'S   BOASTS  
 
p#g¦/   ¢g¢rS¦Äña¢N   mhtà   mh£âhan¯   .  
AasEѤvaInra   lÄða|   ¢vmdI¢yxvaE   rNE   =21=  
p#g¦/    holding in hand
¢g¢rS¦Äña¢N    peaks of mountains
mht:    large
c   mh£âhan¯    trees also
AasEѤ:    reached
vanra:    monkeys
lÄða|    Lanka
¢vmdI¢yxv:    keen to crush
rNE    in the conflict
 
21.The   monkeys   reached   Lanka   holding   peaks   of   mountains   and   large  
trees   in   hand,   keen   to   crush   the   city   in   the   conflict.    
¢SKrW¢vI¢kramWna|   lÄða|   m¤¢¾¢BrEv   va   .  
i¢t   Þm   d¢DrE   sv©I   mna|¢s   h¢rsäOma:   =22=  
¢SKrW:    with the peaks of mountains
¢v¢kram    let us crush
ena||   lÄða|    this Lanka
m¤¢¾¢B:    with fists
ev    only
va    or
i¢t    thus
Þm   d¢DrE    thought
sv©I    all
mna|¢s    in their mind
h¢rsäOma:    the leaders of monkeys
 
22.The   leaders   of   monkeys   thought   in   their   minds   that   'let   us   crush  
this   Lanka   with   peaks   of   mountains   or   even   with   fists'.    
ttaE   ramaE   mhatEja:   s¤g#£v¢mdmb#v£t¯   .  
s¤¢vB³a¢n   sWÓya¢n   S¤k   ex   ¢vm¤Åytam¯   =23=  
tt:    therefore
ram:    Rama
mhatEja:    with great energy
s¤g#£v|    to Sugriva
idm¯    as follows
Ab#v£t¯    said
s¤¢vB³a¢n    marshalled thoroughly well
sWÓya¢n    the troops
S¤k:    Suka
ex    this
¢vm¤Åytam¯    be set free
 
23.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   the   troops   have   been   thoroughly   marshalled,  
so   let   Suka   be   set   free.    
ramÞy   vcn|   ½¤Ïva   vanrEÓd#aE   mhabl:   .  
maEcyamas   t|   Ñ¥t|   S¤k|   ramÞy   Sasnat¯   =24=  
ramÞy    of Rama
vcn|    words
½¤Ïva    hearing
vanrEÓd#:    the king of monkeys
mhabl:    the mighty
maEcyamas    set free
t|    that
Ñ¥t|    messenger
S¤k|    Suka
ramÞy    of Rama
Sasnat¯    on orders
 
24.Hearing   the   words   of   Rama,   Sugriva   set   free   the   messenger,   Suka,  
on   orders   of   Rama.    
maE¢ctaE   ramvaÀyEn   vanrWàa¢Bp£¢ft:   .  
S¤k:   prms|æOÞtaE   rXaE{¢Dpm¤pagmt¯   =25=  
maE¢ct:    released
ramvaÀyEn    on the orders of Rama
vanrW:    by monkeys
c   A¢Bp£¢ft:    molested also
S¤k:    Suka
prms|æOÞt:    exceedingly terrified
rXaE{¢Dp|    in the presence of the king of ogres, Ravana
upagmt¯    arrived
 
25.Suka   who   molested   by   monkeys   and   exceedingly   terrified,   released  
on   orders   of   Rama   arrived   in   the   presence   of   Ravana.    
ravN:   p#hs°Ev   S¤k|   vaÀymBaxt   .  
¢k¢mm¬   tE   ¢st¬   pX¬   l¥npXà   èÜysE   =  
k¢Åc°anEk¢cäOana|   tExa|   Ïv|   vSmagt:   =26=  
ravN:    Ravana
p#hsn¯   ev    laughing mockingly
S¤k|    to Suka
vaÀym¯    the following words
ABaxt    spoke
¢k|    why
im¬    the two
tE    your
¢st¬    are tied
pX¬    wings
l¥npX:   c    clipped also
èÜysE    you appear
k¢Åct¯    I think
n    not
AnEk¢cäOana|    of capricious nature
tExa|    their
Ïv|    you
vS|   Aagt:    come under the power
 
26.Ravana   told   Suka   that   his   wings   appeared   to   be   tied   and   clipped   as  
well   and   asked   him   whether   he   came   under   the   power   of   the   monkeys  
with   a   capricious   nature?    
tt:   s   Bys|¢vg"ÞtTa   raåOa{¢BcaE¢dt:   .  
vcn|   p#Ïy¤vacEd|   raXsa¢Dpm¤äOmm¯   =27=  
tt:    then
s:    he
Bys|¢vg":    trembling with fear
tTa    similarly
raåOa    by the king
A¢BcaE¢dt:    being questioned
vcn|    words
p#Ïy¤vac    replied
id|    as follows
raXsa¢Dp|    king of ogres
uäOmm¯    the highest
 
27.Suka,   who   was   trembling   with   fear,   replied   as   follows   to   Ravana  
who   questioned   him   as   above.    
sagrÞyaEäOrE   t£rE   b#¤v|ÞtE   vcn|   tTa   .  
yTa   sÓdESm¢²¾|   saÓÏvy|   ÜlXNya   ¢gra   =28=  
sagrÞy    of the sea
uäOrE    northern
t£rE    on the shore
b#¤vn¯    conveying
tE    your
vcn|    message
yTa   tTa    as told by you
sÓdESm¯    order
A¢²¾|    without fear
saÓÏvy|    in a reassuring manner
ÜlXNya    in gentle
¢gra    words
 
28.Suka   told   Ravana   that   standing   on   the   northern   shore,   he   conveyed  
to   the   monkeys   the   message   given   by   Ravana   in   a   reassuring   manner  
and   in   gentle   words.    
@[¼WÞtWrhm¤t¯Ôl¤Ïy   è¾maæOª:   ÔlvÄñmW:   .  
g¦h£taE{Þm¯y¢p   carÖDaE   hÓt¤|   laEçO¤|   c   m¤¢¾¢B:   =29=  
@[¼W:    being enraged
tW:    those
Ah|    I
ut¯Ôl¤Ïy    with a leap
è¾maæOª:    having caught sight of
ÔlvÄñmW:    by the minkeys
g¦h£taE   A¢Þm    I was caught hold of
A¢p   c    in addition
AarÖD:    I was subjected
hÓt¤|    tortured
laEçO¤|    beaten
c    also
m¤¢¾¢B:    with fists
 
29.Suka   told   Ravana   that   on   being   coming   into   the   sight   of   the  
monkeys,   he   was   caught   by   them   with   a   leap   and   beaten   by   fists   and  
tortuured   also.    
nWv   s|Ba¢xt¤|   SÀya:   s|p#ÆaE{æO   n   l×ytE   .  
p#k]Ïya   kaEpnaÞt£ßNa   vanra   raXsa¢Dp   =30=  
n    not
ev   s|Ba¢xt¤|    to negotiate
SÀya:    capable
s|p#Æ:    to interrogate
AæO    them
n   l×ytE    there was no time
p#k]Ïya    by nature
kaEpna:    are furious
t£ßNa:    violent
vanra:    the monkeys
raXsa¢Dp    king of ogres
 
30.Suka   told   Ravana   that   the   monkeys   are   furious   and   violeny   by  
nature   and   there   was   no   time   for   negotiations   or   for   interrogation.              
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