THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 31 : SLOKAS 41 TO 49


s£tamaEhnm¯   -   PLAYING   TRICK   ON   SITA

tt:   prmѤDIxa©I   ravNaE   raXsa¢Dp:   .
s£tayam¤pS¦ÎvÓÏya|   raXs£¢mdmb#v£t¯   =41=

tt:    then
prmѤDIxI:     most difficult to overpower
ravN:    Ravana
raXsa¢Dp:     king of ogres
s£taya|     of Sita
upS¦ÎvÓÏya|     close heaing
raXs£|     to an ogress
idm¯     as follows
Ab#v£t¯     spoke

41.Ravana   the   king   of   ogres   who   was   most   difficult   to   overpower   then   spoke
to   an   ogress   as   follows   in   the   close   hearing   of   Sita.

raXs|   @\rkmaIN|   ¢v濫Çjº|   Ïvmany   .
yEn   td#aGv¢Sr:   s|g#amaÏÞvyma¶tm¯   =42=

raXs|    ogre
@\rkmaIN|     of cruel deeds
¢v濫Çjº|     Vidyujjihva
Ïv|     you
Aany    bring
yEn    by whom
tt¯     that
raGv¢Sr:     head of Rama, scion of Raghu
s|g#amat¯     from the battle field
Þvy|     personally
Aa¶tm¯     was brought

42.Ravana   told   the   ogress   to   bring   Vidyujjihva   of   cruel   deeds   by   whom   the
head   of   Rama   was   brought   personally   from   the   battle   field.

¢v濫ÇjºÞttaE   g¦/   ¢SrÞtÏsSrasnm¯   .
p#Nam|   ¢Srsa   k]Ïva   ravNÞyag#t:   ¢ÞTt:   =43=

¢v濫Çjº:     Viduyjjihva
tt:    thus
g¦/     keeping in hand
¢Sr:     head
tt¯     that
sSrasnm¯     alongwith bow
p#Nam|    respects
¢Srsa      bowing head
k]Ïva     paying
ravNÞy     of Ravana
Ag#t:    in front
¢ÞTt:     stood

43.Vidyujjihva,   thus   ordered,   keeping   in   hand   the   head   alongwith   the   bow,   paid
his   respects   by   bowing   his   head   and   stood   in   front   of   Ravana.

tmb#v£äOtaE   raja   ravNaE   raXs|   ¢ÞTtm¯   .
¢v濫Çjº|   mha¢jº|   sm£pp¢rv¢tInm¯   =44=

tm¯    that
Ab#v£t¯     orderded
tt:    then
raja   ravN:     king Ravana
raXs|    to the ogre
¢ÞTtm¯     waiting
¢v濫Çjº|     to Vidyujjihva
mha¢jº|     with long tongue
sm£pp¢rv¢tInm¯     having come in front

44.Then   Ravana   ordered   to   the   ogre   Vidyujjihva,   who   had   long   tongue   and
who   was   waiting   having   come   in   front   of   Ravana.

Ag#t:   k[â   s£taya:   S£G#|   daSrTE:   ¢Sr:   .
AvÞTa|   p¢àma|   Bt¤I:   k]pNa   saD¤   pÜyt¤   =45=

Ag#t:   k[â     place in front
s£taya:     of Sita
S£G#|     quickly
daSrTE:   ¢Sr:     head of Rama, son of Dasaratha
AvÞTa|   p¢àma|     the condition of death
Bt¤I:     of husband
k]pNa    to realise she cannot do anything more
saD¤     surely
pÜyt¤     let her see

44.Ravana   told   Vidyujjihva   to   place   the   head   in   front   of   Sita   so   that   she   can   see   the   condition   of   death   of   her   husband   and   realise   she   cannot   do   anything   more.

evm¤³|   t¤   td#X:   ¢SrÞtt¯¢p#ydSInm¯   .
up¢n¢XÔy   s£taya:   ¢Xp#mÓtrD£yt   =46=

ev|    as above
u³|     being ordered
t¤     then
tt¯     that
rX:    ogre
¢Sr:     head
tt¯     that
¢p#ydSInm¯     handsome
up¢n¢XÔy     placing in front of eyes
s£taya:     of Sita
¢Xp#m¯     immediately
AÓtrD£yt     vanished

46.Vidyujjihva,   being   ordered   as   above,   then   placed   the   handsome   head   in
front   of   Sita's   eyes   and   vanished.

ravNàa¢p   ¢cXEp   BaÞvr|   kam¤Ik|   mht¯   .
¢æOx¤   laEkEx¤   ¢vÁyat|   s£ta¢mdm¤vac   h   =47=

ravN:    Ravana
c    also
A¢p     even
¢cXEp     took in his hand
BaÞvr|     brilliant
kam¤Ik|     bow
mht¯     mighty
¢æOx¤   laEkEx¤     in the three worlds
¢vÁyat|     well known
s£ta|     to Sita
id|    the following
uvac   h     spoke

47.Ravana   taking   in   hand   the   brilliant   mighty   bow   well   known   in   the   three
worlds   spoke   the   following   words   to   Sita.

id|   täOv   ramÞy   kam¤Ik|   Çyasmay¤tm¯   .
ih   p#hÞtEnan£t|   hÏva   t|   ¢n¢S   man¤xm¯   =48=

id|    this
tt¯     that
tv    your
ramÞy     of Rama
kam¤Ik|     bow
Çyasmay¤tm¯     duly strung
ih    here
p#hÞtEn     by Prahasta
Aan£t|     was brought
hÏva     killing
t|    him
¢n¢S     in the night
man¤xm¯     the mortal

48.Ravana   told   Sita   that   that   was   the   strung   bow   of   Rama   which   was   brought   by   Prahasta   after   killing   the   mortal   Rama   in   the   night.

s   ¢v濫ÇjºEn   shWv   t¢ÅCraE   Dn¤à   B¥m¬   ¢v¢nk£yI   ravN:   .
¢vdEhrajÞy   s¤ta|   yS¢Þvn£|   ttaE{b#v£äOa|   Bv   mE   vSan¤ga   =49=

s:    that
¢v濫ÇjºEn     by Vidyujjihva
shWv    alongwith
tt¯     that
¢Sr:     head
Dn¤:   c     bow also
B¥m¬     on the ground
¢v¢nk£yI     throwing
ravN:    Ravana
¢vdEhrajÞy     of the king of Videha, Janaka
s¤ta|     daughter
yS¢Þvn£|     illustrious
tt:    there after
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
ta|    to her
Bv    submit
mE    to my
vSan¤ga     will

49.Ravana,   throwing   the   bow   at   the   same   place   where   the   head   was   placed   by   Vidyujjihva,   spoke   to   Sita   to   submit   to   his   will.

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   ek¢æO|S:   sgI:   =31=

     

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