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=
A¢stm¤Ka: |
with black faces |
sEt¤bÓDnm¯
| building of bridge |
mhavEg| | with
great agility |
gvaX| nam |
Gavaksha by name |
A¢BvtIÓtE |
are coming towards |
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 |
svIkamPld#^ma: |
trees yeilding fruits as
desired |
t¤ÚyvNaIBm¯
| splendour equal to |
m¦gp¢XN: |
animals and birds |
svIkamPla: |
yeilding all desired objects |
sda Plsm¢Óvta:
| always laden with
fruits |
pvItsäOmE |
excellent of mountains |
ka·npvItE |
on the golden mountain,
Sumeru |
m¤Áy: vanrm¤Áyana|
| the foremost of
leading monkeys |
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 |
ka·npvIt: |
mountains of gold |
¢g¢rvr: |
stands foremost of mountains |
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=
mD¤¢pÄñla:
| yellow like honey |
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=
ct¤dI|¾®a: |
with four incisors |
Ѥrasda: |
dangerous to approach |
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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KANDA
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