THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 81 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

mayas£tavD:   -   KILLIMG   ILLUSORY   LIVING   IMAGE   OF   SITA  
 
Åy¤ta   g¦haÅc   raÇyaÅc   ramhÞtaÅc   mW¢Tl£   .  
¢k|   tvWxa{pra¼a   ¢h   ydEna|   hÓt¤¢mÅC¢s   =21=  
Åy¤ta     torn
g¦hat¯   c     from home also
raÇyat¯     kingdom
c    later
ramhÞtat¯   c     from the hands of Rama
mW¢Tl£    Sita, princess of Mithila
¢k|    what
tv    to you
exa    she
Apra¼a    wrong was done
¢h    surely
yt¯   ena|     why her
hÓt¤|     to kill
iÅC¢s    you are endeavouring
 
21.Hanuman   asked   Indrajit   why   he   was   endeavouring   to   kill   Sita   who   has   been   torn   from   her   palace,   kingdom   and   also   from   the   hands   of   Rama   and   what   wrong   she   has   done   to   him?    
s£ta|   c   hÏva   n   ¢cr|   j£¢vÝy¢s   kT·n   =22=  
s£ta|    Sita
c   hÏva     after killing
n    not
¢cr|    long
j£¢vÝy¢s     survive
kT·n    in any case
 
22.Hanuman   told   Indrajit   that   he   will   not   survive   long   in   any   case   after   killing   Sita.    
vDahIkmINa{nEn   mm   hÞtgtaE   /¢s   =23=  
vDahIkmINa    the act of killing
AnEn    this
mm    my
hÞtgt:   ¢h     surely fallen into my hands
A¢s    you have
 
23.Hanuman   told   Indrajit   that   with   that   act   of   killing   Sita,   he   has   surely   fallen   into   the   hands   of   Hanuman.    
yE   c   ÞæO£Ga¢tna|   laEka   laEkvÒyEx¤   k[¢Ïsta:   .  
ih   j£¢vtm¤Ïs¦Çy   p#EÏy   taÓp#¢tpÏÞysE   =24=  
yE    which
c    also
ÞæO£Ga¢tna|     killers of women
laEka:    worlds
laEkvÒyEx¤     those who deserve to be killed by poeple
k[¢Ïsta:     condmnable
ih    now
j£¢vt|    life
uÏs¦Çy     yeilding
p#EÏy    after death
tan¯    those
p#¢tpÏÞysE     will descend
 
24.Hanuman   told   Indrajit   that   he   will   descend   to   those   world   which   are   the   lot   of   the   killers   of   women   and   those   who   deserve   to   be   killed   by   people.    
i¢t   b#¤vaNaE   hn¤maÓsay¤DWhI¢r¢Bv¦It:   .  
A×yDavt   s|@[¼aE   raXsEÓd#s¤t|   p#¢t   =25=  
i¢t    thus
b#¤vaN:    speaking
hn¤man¯     Hanuman
say¤DW:    equipped with weapons
h¢r¢B:    by monkeys
v¦t:    surrounded
A×yDavt    rushed
s|@[¼:    in fury
raXsEÓd#s¤t|   p#¢t     towards the son of the king of ogres, Indrajit
 
25.Hanuman   speaking   thus   rushed   towards   Indrajit   in   fury   surrounded   by   monkeys   equipped   with   weapons.    
AaptÓt|   mhav£yI|   tdn£k|   vn¬ksam¯   .  
rXsa|   B£mvEgEnamn£k|   t¤   Óyvaryt¯   =26=  
AaptÓt|    advancing
mhav£yI|    with great prowess
tt¯    that
An£k|    army
vn¬ksam¯    of forest dwellers, monkeys
rXsa|    ogres
B£mvEgEna|    with terrible powers
An£k|    army
t¤    then
Óyvaryt¯     intercepted
 
26.Then   the   ogre   army   with   terrible   powers   intercepted   the   advancing   army   of   monkeys   with   great   prowess.    
s   ta|   baNshÞa#EN   ¢vXaE×y   h¢rva¢hn£m¯   .  
h¢r½E¿|   hn¥mÓt¢mÓd#¢jt¯p#Ïy¤vac   h   =27=  
s:    that
ta|    that
baNshÞa#EN    with thousand arrows
¢vXaE×y     causing a stir
h¢rva¢hn£m¯     the monkey army
h¢r½E¿|     the foremost of monkeys
hn¥mÓt|     to Hanuman
iÓd#¢jt¯     Indrajit
p#Ïy¤vac     replied
h    it is said
 
27.It   is   said   that   after   causing   a   stir   in   the   monkey   army   with   thousand   arrows   Indrajit   replied   to   Hanuman   as   follows.    
s¤g#£vÞÏv|   c   ramà   y¢°¢mäO¢mhagta:   .  
ta|   h¢nÝya¢m   vWdEh£mïWv   tv   pÜyt:   =28=  
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
Ïv|   c    you also
ram:   c    Rama also
y¢°¢mäO|     for what purpose
ih    here
Aagta:    have come
ta|    that
h¢nÝya¢m     will kill
vWdEh£|    Sita, princess of Videha
Aï   ev    now ifself
tv    you
pÜyt:    while looking
 
28.Indrajit   told   Hanuman   that   the   purpose   for   which   Rama,   Sugriva   and   he   had   come   ie   to   save   Sita,   he   will   kill   her   while   Hanuman   was   looking.    
ima|   hÏva   ttaE   ram|   lßmN|   Ïva|   c   vanr   .  
s¤g#£v|   c   v¢DÝya¢m   t|   canayI|   ¢vB£xNm¯   =29=  
ima|    her
hÏva    after killing
tt:    later
ram|    Rama
lßmN|    Lakshmana
Ïva|   c     you also
vanr    O! monkey
s¤g#£v|   c     Sugriva also
v¢DÝya¢m     I will kill
t|    that
c   AnayI|   ¢vB£xNm¯     ignoble Vibhishana also
 
29.Indrajit   told   Hanuman   that   after   killing   Sita   he   will   kill   Rama,   Lakshmana,   Hanuman,   Sugriva   and   the   ignoble  
Vibhishana.    
n   hÓtÛya:   ¢ÞæOyàE¢t   ydqb#v£¢x   ÔlvÄñm   .  
p£fakrm¢mæOaNa|   yÏÞyaÏktIÛymEv   tt¯   =30=  
n   hÓtÛya:     not to be killed
¢ÞæOy:     women
c    also
i¢t    thus
yt¯    which
b#v£¢x    you have sold
ÔlvÄñm     O! Monkey
p£fakr|    annoyance
A¢mæOaNa|     to one's enemies
yt¯    which
Þyat¯    causes
ktIÛy|   ev     has to be done
tt¯    that
 
30.Indrajit   told   Hanuman   that   as   told   by   him   women   are   not   to   be   killed   but   that   which   causes   annoyance   to   one's   enemies,   killing   a   woman   has   to   be   done.              
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