THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50


 

AgÞÏym¢hman¤vNInm¯   -   DESCRIBING   THE   GREATNESS   OF   AGASTYA  

 
tæOWk|   rjn£|   Ûy¤Ýy   p#BatE   ram   gØytam¯   ,  
d¢XNa|   ¢dSmaÞTay   vnxÎfÞy   paáIt:   .41.  
tæO    there
ek|    one
rjn£|    night
Ûy¤Ýy    spending
p#BatE    in the morning
ram    Rama
gØytam¯    you may go
d¢XNa|    southern
¢dS|    direction
AaÞTay    taking
vnxÎfÞy    of the dense forest
paáIt:    by the side
 
41.Sage   Sutikshna   told   Rama   to   spend   the   night   there   and   in   the   morning  
he   may   go   by   the   side   of   the   dense   forest   taking   the   southern   direction.  
 
tæOagÞÏya½mpd|   gÏva   yaEjnmÓtrm¯   ,  
rmN£yE   vnaEêESE   bh^pads|v¦tE   .42.  
tæO    is situated
AgÞÏya½mpd|    Sage Agatya's hermitage
gÏva    going
yaEjnm¯    of one yojana
AÓtrm¯    a distance
rmN£yE    in a beautiful
vnaEêESE    region of the forest
bh^pads|v¦tE    with number of trees
 
42.Sage   Sutikshna   told   Rama   that   at   a   distance   one   yojana,   the   Sage  
Agastya's   hermitage   is   situated   in   a   beautiful   region   of   the   forest   with   a  
large   number   of   trees.  
 
r|ÞytE   tæO   vWdEh£   lßmNà   sh   Ïvya   .43.  
r|ÞytE    will be delighted
tæO    there
vWdEh£    Vaidehi
lßmN:   c    Lakshmana also similarly
sh   Ïvya    along with you
 
43.Sage   Sutikshna   told   Rama   that   Sita   and   Lakshmana   will   be   delighted  
there   in   his   company.  
 
y¢d   b¤¢¼:   k]ta   d#¾¤mgÞÏy|   t|   mham¤¢nm¯   ,  
AïWv   gmnE   b¤¢¼|   raEcyÞv   mhayS:   .44.  
y¢d    in case
b¤¢¼:    decision
k]ta    had been made
d#¾¤m¯    to see
AgÞÏy|    Sage Agastya
t|    that
mham¤¢nm¯    foremost of sages
Aï   ev    now itself
gmnE    to go
b¤¢¼|   raEcyÞv    make up your mind
mhayS:    very famous one
 
44.Sage   Sutikshna   told   Rama   that   in   case   he   had   decided   to   meet   the  
great   Sage   Agastya,   he   should   make   up   his   mind   to   go.  
 
i¢t   ramaE   m¤nE:   ½¤Ïva   sh   B#aæOa{¢Bvaï   c   ,  
p#tÞTE{gÞÏym¤¢êÜy   san¤j:   sh   s£tya   .45.  
i¢t    as above
ram:    Rama
m¤nE:    the sage's
½¤Ïva    hearing
sh   B#aæOa    along with brither
A¢Bvaï   c    bowing down low
p#tÞTE    started
AgÞÏy|    Agastya
u¢êÜy    towards
san¤j:    with younger brother
sh   s£tya    along with Sita
 
45.Rama   on   hearing   the   sage's   words   with   Lakshmana,   bowed   low   to   the  
sage   and   started   with   Lakshmana   and   Sita   for   meeting   Sage   Agastya.  
 
pÜyn¯   vna¢n   ¢cæOa¢N   pvIta|àaB#s¢°Ban¯   ,  
sra|¢s   s¢rtàWv   san¥¢n   ¢v¢vDa¢n   c   .46.  
s¤t£ßNEnaEp¢d¾En   gÏva   tEn   pTa   s¤Km¯   ,  
id|   prms|¶¾aE   vaÀy|   lßmNmb#v£t¯   .47.  
pÜyn¯    seeing
vna¢n    forests
¢cæOa¢N    beautiful
pvItan¯   c    mountains also
AB#s¢°Ban¯    like clouds
sra|¢s    stream
s¢rt:    rivers
c    also
ev    only
san¥¢n    lower regions
¢v¢vDa¢n    many
c    also
s¤t£ßNEn    by Sutikshna
up¢d¾En    told
gÏva    going
tEn    that
pTa    about the route
s¤Km¯    comfortably
id|    the following
prms|¶¾:    highly delighted
vaÀy|    words
lßmNm¯    to Lakshmana
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
 
46,47.Rama,   following   the   path   as   directed   by   sage   Sutikshna,   enjoyed   the  
beauty   of   the   mountains,   streams,   rivers   and   lower   regions,   spoke   the  
following   to   Lakshmana.  
 
etdEva½mpd|   n¥n|   tÞy   mhaÏmn:   ,  
AgÞÏyÞy   m¤nErqB#at¤rqèÜytE   p¤ÎykmIN:   .48.  
ett¯    here
ev    only
Aa½mpd|    a hermitage
n¥n|    appears
tÞy    his
mhaÏmn:    hish souled
AgÞÏyÞy    Agastya's
m¤nE:    sage's
B#at¤:    brother's
èÜytE    is seen
p¤ÎykmIN:    of meritorious deeds
 
48.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   hermitage   which   was   seen   appears   to  
be   that   of   Sage   Agastya's   brother.  
 
yTa   ¢h   mE   vnÞyaÞy   jata:   p¢T   sh*S:   ,  
s°ta:   PlBarEN   p¤ÝpBarEN   c   d#[ma:   .49.  
yTa   ¢h    appears as described
mE    to me
vnÞy    forest's
AÞy    this
jata:    appears
p¢T    on the way
sh*S:    in thousands
s°ta:    drooping
PlBarEN    with the weight of the fruits
p¤ÝpBarEN   c    with the flowers also
d#[ma:    trees
 
49.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   large   numbers   of   trees   on   the   way   seem  
to   be   drooping   with   the   weight   of   the   fruits   and   flowers.  
 
¢pÔl£na|   c   pkana|   vnadÞmaѤpagt:   ,  
gÓDaE{y|   pvnaE¢ÏXçO:   shsa   kz¤kaEgy:   .50.  
¢pÔl£na|    of pippali trees
c    also
pkana|    ripened fruits
vnat¯    from forest
AÞmat¯    this
upagt:    is coming
gÓD:    scent
Ay|    this
pvnaE¢ÏXçO:    wafted by the wind
shsa    suddenly
kz¤kaEgy:    with a pungent taste
 
50.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   scent   of   ripe   pippali   fruits   wafted   by   the  
wind   coming   from   the   forest   is   suddenly   gives   a   pungent   taste.              
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