THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 27 : SLOKAS 32 TO 40


vanrpra@ma¢dkTnm¯   -   NARRATING   THE   PROWESS   ETC   OF
MONKEYS

etE{¢stm¤Ka   GaEra   gaElaÄñola   mhabla:   .
St|   StshÞa#a¢N   è¾qva   vW   sEt¤bÓDnm¯   =32=
gaElaÄñol|   mhavEg|   gvaX|   nam   y¥Tpm¯   .
p¢rvayaI¢BvtIÓtE   lÄða|   m¢dIt¤maEjsa   =33=

etE    these
A¢stm¤Ka:     with black faces
GaEra:    formidable
gaElaÄñola:     Golangulas
mhabla:    with great might
St|    hunded
StshÞa#a¢N     lakhs
è¾qva     seeing
vW    may be
sEt¤bÓDnm¯     building of bridge
gaElaÄñol|     golangula
mhavEg|    with great agility
gvaX|   nam     Gavaksha by name
y¥Tpm¯     commander
p¢rvayI     surrounding
A¢BvtIÓtE     are coming towards
lÄða|     Lanka
m¢dIt¤|     to destroy
AaEjsa    by their might

32,33.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   those   black   faced   formidable   golangulas
with   great   might   numbering   a   crore,   seeing   the   building   of   the   bridge
stand   surrounding   the   commander,   Gavaksha   by   name,   are   coming
towards   Lanka   to   destroy   it.

B#mrac¢rta   yæO   svIkamPld#^ma:   .
y|   s¥yIÞt¤ÚyvNaIBmn¤   py©I¢t   pvItm¯   =34=
yÞy   Basa   sda   Ba¢Ót   t¹NaI   m¦gp¢XN:   .
yÞy   p#ÞT|   mhaÏmnaE   n   Ïyj¢Ót   mhxIy:   =35=
svIkamPla   v¦Xa:   sda   Plsm¢Óvta:   .
mD¥¢n   c   mhahaI¢N   y¢ÞmÓpvItsäOmE   =36=
tæOªx   rmtE   rajn#ØyE   ka·npvItE   .
m¤ÁyaE   vanrm¤Áyana|   kEsr£   nam   y¥Tp:   =37=

B#mrac¢rta:     frequented by bees
yæO     where
svIkamPld#^ma:     trees yeilding fruits as desired
y|    which
s¥yI:     sun
t¤ÚyvNaIBm¯     splendour equal to
An¤   py©I¢t     goes near
pvItm¯     to the mountain
yÞy     of which
Basa    the lustre
sda    always
Ba¢Ót     appears
t¹NaI:     with its colours
m¦gp¢XN:     animals and birds
yÞy     whose
p#ÞT|     peaks
mhaÏmn:     high spouled
n   Ïyj¢Ót     never forsaken
mhxIy:    eminent rsis
svIkamPla:     yeilding all desired objects
v¦Xa:     trees
sda   Plsm¢Óvta:     always laden with fruits
mD¥¢n   c     honey also
mhahaI¢N     very valuable
y¢Þmn¯     in which
pvItsäOmE     excellent of mountains
tæO     there
ex:    he
rmtE    revels
rajn¯     O! king
rØyE     lovely
ka·npvItE     on the golden mountain, Sumeru
m¤Áy:   vanrm¤Áyana|     the foremost of leading monkeys
kEsr£   nam     Kesari named
y¥Tp:     commander

34   to   37.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   where   trees   yeild   fruits   as   desired   and
frequented   by   bees,   the   moutain   with   spledour   equal   to   the   sun   towards
which   the   sun   goes   near,   by   whose   lustre   he   animals   and   birds   appears
always   with   its   colour,   whose   peaks   are   never   forsaken   by   eminent   rsis,
on   which   excellent   of   mountains   trees   which   fulfill   all   desires   and   bear
fruits   in   all   seasons   with   valuable   honey   on   that   lovely   golden   mountain,
Sumeru,   lives   this   commander   who   is   the   leader   of   leaders   of   monkeys
is   named   Kesari.

x¢¾¢gI¢rshÞa#aNa|   rØya:   ka·npvIt:   .
tExa|   mÒyE   ¢g¢rvrÞÏv¢mvanG   rXsam¯   =38=

x¢¾:   ¢g¢rshÞa#aNa|     with sixty thousand mountains
rØya:     lovely
ka·npvIt:     mountains of gold
tExa|    them
mÒyE     amidst
¢g¢rvr:     stands foremost of mountains
Ïv|     you
iv    like
AnG    sinless one
rXsam¯     among ogres

38.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   there   are   sixty   thousand   lovely   mountains
of   gold   amidst   which   stands   foremost   of   mountains   like   Ravana   in   the
midst   of   ogres.

tæOªtE   k¢pl:   áEtaÞtam#aÞya   mD¤¢pÄñla:   .
¢nvsÓÏy¤äOm¢gr¬   t£ßNd|¾®a   nKay¤Da:   =39=

tæO     there
etE    there
k¢pl:     of brown colour
áEta:     of white colour
tam#aÞya:     coppery faced
mD¤¢pÄñla:     yellow like honey
¢nvs¢Ót     live
uäOm¢gr¬     on the peak of foremost of mountain
t£ßNd|¾®a:     with sharp teeth
nKay¤Da:     with fingers as weapons

39.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   on   the   peak   of   foremost   of   mountain   lives
these   monkeys   coloured   brown,   white,   coppery   faced   and   yellow   like
honey   with   sharp   teeth   and   nails   as   weapons.

¢s|ha:   iv   ct¤dI|¾®a   ÛyaG#a   iv   Ѥrasda:   .
sv©I   vWáanrsma   Çv¢ltaS£¢vxaEpma:   =40=

¢s|ha:     lions
iv    like
ct¤dI|¾®a:     with four incisors
ÛyaG#a:     tigers
iv    like
Ѥrasda:     dangerous to approach
sv©I     all
vWáanrsma:     equal to fire
Çv¢ltaS£¢vxaEpma:     resemble venomous snakes with flaming

40.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   all   of   them   are   like   lion   with   four   incisors,
dangerous   to   approach   like   tigers,   equal   to   fire   and   resemble   venomous
snakes   with   flaming   tongues.    

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