THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 5 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


SrBÄñÞya¢g"p#vES:    -   SARABHANGA   ENTERS   THE   FIRE

sh    s|BaxmaNE       SrBÄñEN    vasvE    ,
è¾va    St@t¤|    tæO      ramaE    lßmNmb#v£t¯    .
ramaE{T    rTm¤¢êÜy    lßmNay    p#dSIyn¯    .11.

sh    with
s|BaxmaNE    conversing
    in this
SrBÄñEN    with Sharabhanga
vasvE    Indra
è¾va    seeing
St@t¤|    to Indra
tæO    there
ram:    Rama
lßmNm¯    to Lakshmana
Ab#v£t¯    said
ram:    Rama
AT    as follows
rT|   u¢êÜy    about the chariot
lßmNay    to Lakshmana
p#dSIyn¯    pointing

11.As   Indra   was   talking   with   Sharabhanga,   Rama   seeing   Indra   there,   spoke
as   follows   to   Lakshmana   about   the   chariot   pointing   to   it.

A¢cIÝmÓt|    ¢½ya    j¤¾mdqB¤t|    pÜy    lßmN    ,
p#tpÓt¢mva¢dÏymÓt¢rXgt|    rTm¯    .12.

A¢cIÝmÓt|    possessed of lustre
¢½ya   j¤¾|    attended by grandeur
AdqB¤t|    extroadinary
pÜy    see
lßmN    Lakshmana
p#tpÓtm¯    glowing
iv   Aa¢dÏym¯    like the sun
AÓt¢rXgt|    in the sky
rTm¯    the chariot

12.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   look   at   the   wonderful   chariot   in   the   sky,   which
was   possessed   with   lustre,   attended   by   grandeur   and   glowing   like   the   sun.

yE    hya:    p¤âh\tÞy    p¤ra    S@Þy    n:    ½¤ta:    ,
AÓt¢rXgta    ¢dÛyaÞtE    imE    hryaE    D#¤vm¯    .13.

yE    which
hya:    horses
p¤âh\tÞy    praised by the people
p¤ra    in the past
S@Þy    of Indra
n:    by us
½¤ta:    was heard
AÓt¢rXgta:    staying in the sky
¢dÛya:    celestial
tE    they
imE    these
hry:    horses
D#¤vm¯    indeed

13.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   there   in   the   sky   are   the   celestial   horses   of
Indra,   which   were   earlier   praised   by   people   and   about   which   they   had   heard   earlier.

imE    c    p¤âxÛyaG#a    yE    ¢t¾ÓÏy¢BtaE    rTm¯    ,
St|    St|    k[Îf¢lnaE    y¤van:    KHqgpaNy:    .
¢vÞt£NI¢vp¤laErÞka:    p¢rGaytbahv:    .14.

imE    these
c    also
p¤âxÛyaG#a:    best among men
yE    who
¢t¾¢Ót    standing
A¢Bt:    alround
rTm¯    the chariot
St|   St|    in groups of hundreds
k[Îf¢ln:    wearing earrings
y¤van:    are eternally young
KHqgpaNy:    with sword in hand
¢vÞt£NI¢vp¤laErÞka:    having very broad chests
p¢rGaytbahv:    with large arms resembling hammers

14.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   those   who   were   standing   around   the   chariot
in   groups   of   hundreds   are   tigers   among   men   with   very   broad   chest,   long
arms   resembling   hammers   are   eternally   young.

SaENa|S¤vsna:    sv©I    ÛyaG#a    iv    Ѥrasda:    ,
uraEdESEx¤    sv©Ixa|    hara    Çvlns¢°Ba:    .
ãp|    ¢bB#¢t    saW¢mæOE    p·¢v|S¢tva¢xIkm¯    .15   .

SaENa|S¤vsna:    wearing red clothes
sv©I    all
ÛyaG#a:   iv    like tigers
Ѥrasda:    are unassailable
ur£dESEx¤    on their chest
sv©Ixa|    all of them
hara:    are having garlands
Çvlns¢°Ba:    firebright
ãp|    form
¢bB#¢t    possessed
saW¢mæOE    Lakshmana
p·¢v|S¢tva¢xIkm¯    of age twenty five years

15.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   all   of   them   wearing   red   clothes,   unassailable
like   tigers,   have   fire-bright   garlands   on   their   chests,   all   of   them   had   possessed
of   a   form   of   age   twenty   five   years.

et¢¼    ¢kl    dEvana|    vyaE    Bv¢t    ¢nÏyda    ,
yTEmE    p¤âxÛyaD#a    èÜyÓtE    ¢p#ydSIna:    .16.

ett¯   ¢h    this is
¢kl    it is said
dEvana|    of the gods
vy:    age
Bv¢t    is
¢nÏyda    always
yTa    like
imE    these
p¤âxÛyaD#a:    tiger among men
èÜyÓtE    appear
¢p#ydSIna:    with handsome looks

16.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   as   these   tiger   among   men   with   handsome
looks   appear,   it   is   said   that   this   is   the   permanent   age   of   the   gods.

ihWv    sh    vWdE/a    m¤h\tI|    ¢t¾    lßmN    ,
yavÇjanaØyh|    Ûy³|    k    ex    濫tmaÓrTE    .17.

ih   ev    here itself
sh   vWdE/a    with Vaidehi
m¤h\tI|    for a while
¢t¾    stay
lßmN    Lakshmana
yavt¯    until
jana¢m    find out
Ah|    I
Ûy³|    definitely
k:    who
ex:    is this
濫tman¯    lustrous being
rTE    in the chariot

17.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   stay   there   for   a   while   with   Sita   till   he   found   out
who   that   lustrous   being   in   the   chariot   was.

tmEvm¤?va    saW¢m¢æO¢mhWv    ÞT£yta¢m¢t    ,
A¢Bc@am    kak[t¯ÞT:    SrBÄña½m|    p#¢t    .18.

tm¯    that
evm¯    as above
u?va    saying
saW¢m¢æOm¯    to Lakshmana
ih   ev    here itself
ÞT£ytam¯    please stay
i¢t    thus
A¢Bc@am    walked
kak[t¯ÞT:    Rama
SrBÄña½m|   p#¢t    towards Sarabhanga's ashram

18.Rama   telling   Lakshmana   to   stay   there   only,   walked   towards   Sarabhanga's   hermitage.

ttÞsm¢BgÅCÓt|    p#Eßy    ram|    Sc£p¢t:    ,
SrBÄñmn¤åOaÔy    ¢vb¤Da¢ndmb#v£t¯    .19.

tt:    then
sm¢BgÅCÓt|    approaching
p#Eßy    seeing
ram|    Rama
Sc£p¢t:    Sachi's husband
SrBÄñm¯    from Sharabhanga
An¤åOaÔy    taking permission
¢vb¤Dan¯    to the gods
idm¯    the following
Ab#v£t¯    spoke

19.Sachi's   husband   seeing   Rama   approaching,   took   permission   from
Sarabhanga   and   spoke   the   following   to   the   gods.

ihaEpyaÏysaW    ramaE    yavÓma|    na¢BBaxtE    ,
¢n¿a|    nyt¤    taväO¤    ttaE    ma|    d#¾¤mrqh¢t    .20.

ih    here
upya¢t    has come
AsaW    now
ram:    Rama
yavt¯    till when
ma|   — to me
n   A¢BBaxtE    not speak
¢n¿a|    his purpose
nyt¤    acheived
tavt¯    till
   tt:    after that only
ma|    me
d#¾¤m¯   Arqh¢t    should see

20.Indra   on   seeing   Rama   coming   told   the   gods   that   Rama   should   not   see
him   till   the   purpose   of   his   incarnation   is   acheived   and   therefore   should   not
speak   to   him   also.    

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