THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 35 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

maÚyvÑ¤pdES: - MALYAVAN'S ADVICE
g¦haNa| b¢lkmaI¢N áan: py¤IpB¤¸tE =31=

g¦haNa|

in houses

b¢lkmaI¢N

offerings of food made for gods

áan:

dogs

py¤IpB¤¸tE

devour

31.Malyavan told Ravana that in houses offerings of food made for gods are devoured
by dogs.
Kra gaEx¤ p#jayÓtE m¥¢xka nk[lW: sh =32=
majaIra ¹£¢p¢B: saDI| s¥kra: S¤nkWeE: sh .
¢k°ra raXsWàa¢p s¢my¤maIn¤xWÞsh =33=

Kra:

donkeys

gaEx¤

of cows

p#jayÓtE

are born

m¥¢xka:

rats

nk[lW: sh

with mongooses

majaIra:

cats

¹£¢p¢B: saDI|

with leopards

s¥kra:

pigs

S¤nkW: sh

with dogs

¢k°ra:

kinnaras

raXsW: c

with ogres as well

A¢p

even

s¢my¤:

mates

man¤xW: sh

with human beings

32,33.Malyavan told Ravana that donkeys are born of cows; rats mate with mongooses, cats with tigers pigs with dogs, and kinnaras with ogres as well as with human beings.
paÎf¤ra r³padaà ¢vhÄña: kalcaE¢dta: .
raXsana| ¢vnaSay kpaEta ¢vcr¢Ót c =34=

paÎf¤ra:

white

r³pada: c

redfooted also

¢vhÄña:

birds

kalcaE¢dta:

impelled by time spirit

raXsana|

of ogres

¢vnaSay

boding extermination

kpaEta:

doves

¢vcr¢Ót

move about

also

34.Malyavan told Ravana that white and red footed doves move about boding
extermination of ogres.
v£c£k\c£¢t vaÜyÓÏy: Sa¢rka vEÜms¤ ¢ÞTta: =35=

v£c£k\¢c

'visikoosi'

i¢t

thus

vaÜyÓÏy:

chirps dejectedly

Sa¢rka:

minas

vEÜms¤

in houses

¢ÞTta:

living

35.Malyavan told Ravana that minas living in houses chirs dejectedly 'vicikoosi'.
pt¢Ót g#¢Ttaàa¢p ¢n¢jIta: klhW¢xN: .
p¢XNà m¦ga: sv©I p#Ïya¢dÏy| âd¢Ót c =36=

pt¢Ót

falls down

g#¢Tta:

being injured

c A¢p

even then

¢n¢jIta:

defeated

klhW¢xN:

looking for fight

p¢XN:

birds

also

m¦ga:

animals

sv©I

also

p#¢t Aa¢dÏy|

towards sun

âd¢Ót c

cries also

36.Malyavan told Ravana that birds and and animals all though being defaeted and injured falls down looking for fight; they all cry also towards the sun.
kralaE ¢vkzaE m¤Îf: pâx: k]ÝN¢pÄñl: .
kalaE g¦ha¢N sv©Ixa| kalE kalE{ÓvvEXtE =37=

kral:

frightful

¢vkz:

proud

m¤Îf:

with shaven head

pâx:

monstrous

k]ÝN¢pÄñl:

black and yellow coloured

kal:

Time spirit

g¦ha¢N

in houses

sv©Ixa|

everyone's

kalE kalE

morning and evening

AÓvvEXtE

looks at

37.Malyavan told Ravana that the Time spirit in a frightful, monstrous fellow with colour of black and yellow and shaven head looks at everyone's house morning and evening.
etaÓyÓya¢n Ñ¤¾a¢n ¢n¢mäOaÓy¤Ïpt¢Ót c .
¢vÝN¤| mÓyamhE ram| man¤x| ãpma¢ÞTtmq =38=

eta¢n

all these

AÓya¢n

other

Ñ¤¾a¢n

sinister

¢n¢mäOa¢n

portents

uÏpt¢Ót

appear

also

¢vÝN¤|

as Vishnu

mÓyamhE

we think

ram|

Rama

man¤x|

of human

ãpma¢ÞTtmq

assuming the form

38.Malyavan told Ravana that these and other sinister portents appear; he also said that they think Rama as Vishnu assuming the form of a human.
n ¢h man¤xmaæOaE{s¬ raGvaE èF¢v@m: .
yEn b¼: sm¤d#Þy s sEt¤: prmaì^t: =39=

n ¢h man¤xmaæO:

is not an ordinary human being

As¬

this

raGv:

scion of Raghu, Rama

èF¢v@m:

of unyeilding prowess

yEn

by whom

b¼:

was built

sm¤d#Þy

on the sea

that

sEt¤:

bridge

prmaì^t:

most wonderful

39.Malyavan told Ravana Rama with unyeilding prowess is not an ordinary human being who built the most wonderful bridge on the sea.
k[âÝv nrrajEn s¢ÓD| ramEN ravN .
åOaÏva p#DayI kayaI¢N ¢@ytamay¢tXmmq =40=

k[âÝv

conclude

nrrajEn

with the king of men

s¢ÓD|

peace

ramEN

with Rama

ravN

Ravana

åOaÏva

knowing

p#DayI

deciding

kayaI¢N

exploits

¢@yta|

be done

Aay¢tXmmq

suitable for the future

40.Malyavan told Ravana that having come to know of the exploits of Rama to decide on the suitable future course of action and asked him to conclude peace with Rama.
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