THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 95 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


 

rXs£na|   p#lap:   -   LAMENT   OF   THE   OGRESSES  
 
¢ptamhEn   p#£tEn   dEvdanvraXsW:   .  
ravNÞyaBy|   däO|   man¤xE×yaE   n   ya¢ctm¯   =31=  
¢ptamhEn    by grand father, Brahma
p#£tEn    being pleased
dEvdanvraXsW:    from gods, demons and ogres
ravNÞy    for Ravana
ABy|    fearlessness
däO|    was bestowed
man¤xE×y:     from human beings
n   ya¢ctm¯     was not sought
 
31.The   ogresses   wailed   that   fearlessness   from   gods,   demons   and   ogres   was   bestowed   by   Brahma   the   grandfather   being   pleased   with   the   austerites   of   Ravana   who   however   did   not   seek   similar   protection   from   human   beings.    
t¢dd|   man¤x|   mÓyE   p#açO|   ¢n:s|Sy|   Bym¯   .  
j£¢vtaÓtkr|   GaEr|   rXsa|   ravNÞy   c   =32=  
tt¯    that
id|    this
man¤x|    human being
mÓyE    thought
p#açO|    impending
¢n:s|Sy|    without doubt
Bym¯    danger
j£¢vtaÓtkr|     as capable of destruction
GaEr|    formidable
rXsa|    for ogres
ravNÞy   c     for Ravana also
 
32.The   ogresses   thought   that   the   impending   formidable   danger   from   human   being   is   capable   of   destruction   of   ogres   and   Ravana   without   doubt.    
p£ÌYmanaÞt¤   b¢lna   vrdanEn   rXsa   .  
d£ç¬ÞtpaE¢B¢vIb¤Da:   ¢ptamhmp¥jyn¯   =33=  
p£ÌYmana:     being oppressed
t¤    in this
b¢lna    by the mighty
vrdanEn    by the bestowel of boon
rXsa    by ogre
d£ç¬:     severe
tpaE¢B:    by austerities
¢vb¤Da:     gods
¢ptamh|    Brahma, grand father
Ap¥jyn¯    worshipped
 
33.The   ogresses   wailed   that   the   being   oppressed   by   the   mighty   ogre,   Ravana,   with   powers   obtained   by   bestowal   of   boon   the   gods   worshipped   Brahma,   grandfather   by   severe   austereties.    
dEvtana|   ¢htaTaIy   mhaÏma   vW   ¢ptamh:   .  
uvac   dEvta:   svaI   id|   t¤¾aE   mh¹c:   =34=  
dEvtana|    of the gods
¢htaTaIy    for the good
mhaÏma    the high spuled
vW   ¢ptamh:     grand father, brahma, actually
uvac    pronounced
dEvta:    gods
svaI:    to all
id|    the following
t¤¾:     pleased
mht¯    momentous
vc:    assurance
 
34.The   high   souled   grand   father,   Brahma,   pleased   with   the   worship   of   gods   pronounced   the   momentous   assurance   for   the   good   of   all   gods.    
Aïp#B¦¢t   laEka|ÞæO£Ósv©I   danvraXsa:   .  
ByEn   p#av¦ta   ¢nÏy|   ¢vc¢rÝy¢Ót   Saátm¯   =35=  
Aïp#B¦¢t     from now on
laEkan¯    worlds
æO£n¯     three
sv©I    all
danvraXsa:    demons and ogres
ByEn    with fear
p#av¦ta    filled
¢nÏy|    constantly
¢vc¢rÝy¢Ót     will move about
Saátm¯     permanently
 
35.The   ogresses   wailed   that   Brahma   told   the   gods   that   from   then   on   demons   and   ogres   will   move   about   constantly   the   three   worlds   constantly   filled   with   fear.    
dWvtWÞt¤   smagØy   svªIàEÓd#p¤raEgmW:   .  
v¦xÒvj¢ÞæOp¤rha   mhadEv:   p#sa¢dt:   =36=  
dWvtW:    gods
t¤    then
smagØy    coming together
svªI:   c     all of them
iÓd#p¤raEgmW:     with Indra as head
v¦xÒvj:     with flag having an ensign of bull
¢æOp¤rha     the destroyer of three cities (of gold silver and iron built by demon Maya in heaven, air and earth)
mhadEv:    Lord Siva
p#sa¢dt:    was propitiated
 
36.The   ogresses   wailed   that   all   the   gods   with   Indra   as   head   coming   together   propitiated   Lord   Siva   with   flag   having   an   ensign   of   bull   and   the   destroyer   of   three   cities   of   gold,   silver   and   iron   built   by   Maya   in   the   heaven,   air,   and   on   earth.    
p#s°Þt¤   mhadEvaE   dEvanEt¹caE{b#v£t¯   =37=  
p#s°:    feeling gratified
t¤    then
mhadEv:    Lord Siva
dEvan¯    to gods
ett¯    the following
vc:    words
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
 
37.The   ogresses   wailed   that   Lord   Siva   feeling   gratified   spoke   the   following   words   to   the   gods.    
uÏpÏÞy¢t   ¢htaTI|   vaE   nar£   rX:Xyavha   =38=  
uÏpÏÞy¢t     will be born
¢htaTI|    for good
v:    your
nar£    a woman
rX:Xyavha    to bring about the destruction of ogres
 
38.The   ogresses   wailed   that   Lord   Siva   told   the   gods   that   a   woman   will   be   born   for   your   good   and   to   bring   about   the   destruction   of   ogres.    
exa   dEvW:   p#y¤³a   t¤   X¤ïTa   danvaÓp¤ra   .  
BX¢yÝy¢t   n:   s£ta   raXsG"£   sravNan¯   =39=  
exa    that
dEvW:    by gods
p#y¤³a     sent
t¤    in this
X¤t¯    hunger
yTa    like that
danvan¯    demons
p¤ra    in the pat
BX¢yÝy¢t     will destroy
n:    us
s£ta    Sita
raXsG"£    killing ogres
sravNan¯    including Ravana
 
39.The   ogresses   wailed   that   this   woman,   Sita,   sent   by   gods   will   destroy   us   killing   all   ogres   including   Ravana   like   hunger   destroyed   demons   in   the   past.    
ravNÞyapn£tEn   Ѥ¢vIn£tÞy   ѤmItE:   .  
Ay|   ¢n¿ankaE   GaEr:   SaEkEn   sm¢BÔl¤t:   =40=  
ravNÞy    of Ravana
Apn£tEn    by wickedness
Ѥ¢vIn£tÞy     of misconduct
ѤmItE:     evil minded
Ay|    this
¢n¿ank:     destruction
GaEr:    terrible
SaEkEn    with grief
sm¢BÔl¤t:     has come about
 
40.The   ogresses   wailed   that   due   to   the   misconduct   of   the   evil   minded   Ravana   and   by   his   wickedness   this   terrible   destruction   with   grief   has   come   about.              

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