THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

¢vraEDEn   s£taphrNm¯   -   SITA   ABDUCTED   BY   VIRADHA  

 
k]ta¢tÐyaE{T   ramÞt¤   s¥yIÞyaEdyn|   p#¢t   ,  
AamÓæOqy   s   m¤n£n¯   svaIn¯   vnmEvaÓvgaht   .1.  
k]ta¢tÐy:    honoured as a guest
AT    then
ram:    Rama
s¥yIÞy    of the sun
udynm¯   p#¢t    at the time of rising
AamÓæOqy    bidding farewell
s:    that
m¤n£n¯    sages
svaIn¯    all
vnm¯   ev    the forest itself
AÓvgaht    entered
 
1.Then,   Rama,   honoured   as   a   guest   bid   farewell   to   all   sages   and   entered   the   forest.  
 
nanam¦ggNa¢krN|   SaÑ¥Ilv¦ksE¢vtm¯   ,  
ÒvÞtv¦Xltag¤Úm|   ѤdISIs¢llaSynm¯   .2.  
¢nÝk\jnanaSk[¢n   ¢J¢ÚlkagNna¢dtm¯   ,  
lßmNan¤gtaE   ramaE   vnmÒy   ddSI   h   .3.  
nanam¦ggNa¢kN|    with herds of various deers
SaÑ¥Ilv¦ksE¢vtm¯    full of tigers and wolves
ÒvÞtv¦Xltag¤Úm|    with uprooted trees and creepers
ѤdISIs¢llaSynm¯    with unsightly waterreservoirs
¢nÝk\jnanaSk[¢n    with various nonchirping birds
¢J¢ÚlkagNna¢dtm¯    filled with sound of the crickets
lßmNan¤gt:    followed by Lakshmana
ram:    Rama
vnmÒy|    in the middle part of the forest
ddSI    saw
h    behold
 
2,3.Rama,   followed   by   Lakshmana,   saw   that   the   middle   part   of   the   forest  
was   filled   with   herds   various   deers,   tigers,   wolves,   uprooted   trees,   shrubs  
and   creepers,   unsightly   waterfalls,   various   non-chirping   birds,   and   the    
sound   of   crickets.  
 
s£tya   sh   kak[t¯ÞTÞt¢Þmn¯   GaErm¦gay¤tE   ,  
ddSI   ¢g¢rS¦HqgaB|   p¤âxad|   mhaÞvnm¯   .4.  
gØB£raX|   mhav?|   ¢vkz|   ¢vxmaEdrm¯   ,  
b£BÏs|   ¢vxm|   d£GI|   ¢vk]t|   GaErdSInm¯   .5.  
vsan|   cmI   vWyaG#|   vsarqd#|   â¢DraE¢Xtm¯   ,  
æOasn|   svIB¥tana|   Ûya¢dtaÞy¢mvaÓtkm¯   .6.                
æO£n¯   ¢s|ha|àt¤raE   ÛyaG#an¯   ¹aW   v¦kaW   p¦xtaÓdS   ,  
s¢vxaN|   vsa¢dÂD|   gjÞy   c   ¢SraE   mht¯   .7.  
AvsÇyaysE   S¥lE   ¢vndÓt|   mhaÞvnm¯   .8.  
s£tya   sh    along with Sita
kak[t¯ÞT:    Rama
t¢Þmn¯    in that
GaErm¦gay¤tE    with wild animals
ddSI    saw
¢g¢rS¦HqgaB|    as high as the mountain peak
p¤âxad||    a demon
mhaÞvnm¯    with a terrific voice
gØB£raX|    with deep eyes
mhav?|    with a huge mouth
¢vkz|    frightening
¢vxmaEdrm¯    fierce stomach
b£BÏs|    despicable
¢vxm|    uneven
d£GI|    tall
¢vk]t||    with ugly coutenance
GaErdSInm¯    presenting a terrifying sight
vsan|    wearing
vWyaG#|   cmI    tiger skin
vsaDI|    a cannibal
â¢DraE¢Xtm¯    smeared with blood
æOasn|    frightening
svIB¥tana|    to all living beings
Ûya¢dtaÞy|    with wide open mouth
iv   AÓtkm¯    like the lord of death
æO£n¯    three
¢s|han¯    lions
ct¤r:    four
ÛyaG#an¯    tigers
¹aW    two
v¦kaW    wolves
p¦xtan¯    deers
dS    ten
s¢vxaN|    with tusks
vsa¢dÂD|    with flesh
gjÞy    of elephant
c    also
¢Sr:    head
mht¯    big
AvsÇy    stringing
AaysE    of iron
S¥lE    on the spear
¢vndÓt|    shouting
mhaÞvnm¯    in a loud noise
 
4   to   8.Rama,   along   with   Sita,   saw   a   demon   as   high   as   the   mountain   peak,  
with   a   terrific   voice,   a   huge   mouth,   sunken   eyes,   disproportunate   stomach,    
terrifying,   frightening,   evil,   hugeof   ugly   countenance,   a   cannibal,   who   wore  
tiger   skin,   was   smeared   with   blood   frightening   to   all   living   beings,   open  
mouthed   looking   like   god   of   death   with   three   lions,   four   tigers,   two    
wolves,   ten   deers,   elephant   head   with   tusks   and   flesh   on,   all   strung   on   the    
spear   made   of   iron   and   shouting   loudly   in   the   middle   part   of   the   forest.  
 
s   ram|   lXmN|   cWv   s£ta|   è¾qva   c   mW¢Tl£m¯.  
A×yDavt   sHq@[¼:   p#ja:   kal   ivaÓtk:   .9.  
s:    that
ram|    Rama
lXmN|   c    Lakshmana also
ev    only
s£ta|    Sita
è¾qva    seeing
c    and
mW¢Tl£m¯    Mithila king's daughter
A×yDavt    ran forward
sHq@[¼:    angrily
p#ja:    towards people
kalE    at appropriate time
iv    like
AÓtk:    Yama
 
9.Seeing   Rama,   Lakshmana,   with   Sita,   Mithila   king's   daughter,   he   ran    
angrily   towards   them   just   as   Yama   goes   to   the   people   at   the   right   time.  
 
s   k]Ïva   BWrv|   nad|   caly¢°v   mE¢dn£m¯   ,  
AHqkEnaday   vWdEh£mp@Øy   ttaE{b#v£t¯   .10.  
s:    he
k]Ïva    having done
BWrv|    frightening
nad|    noise
calyn¯   iv    as if making it tremble
mE¢dn£m¯    the earth
AHqkEn   Aaday    taking on the hips
vWdEh£m¯    Vaidehi
Ap@Øy   — moving away
tt:    then
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
 
10.The   demon     made   a   terrific   noise   as   if   making   the   earth     tremble,   took  
Sita   on   the   hip   and   moving   away,   spoke   as   follows.              
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