THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70
AgÞÏym¢hman¤vNInm¯
- DESCRIBING THE GREATNESS
OF AGASTYA
b#a'Nana|
sh*a¢N
tWrEv|
kamã¢p¢B:
,
¢vna¢Sta¢n
s|hÏy
¢nÏyS:
¢p¢StaSnW:
.61.
| b#a'Nana|
|
of the brahmins |
| kamã¢p¢B:
|
assuming forms at will |
| ¢p¢StaSnW:
|
by those flesheaters |
61.Rama told
Lakshmana that thus thousands
of brahmins were killed
by
by those
flesh-eaters, always coming together
and assuming forms at will.
AgÞÏyEn
tda
dEvW:
p#a¢TItEn
mh¢xINa
,
An¤k\l:
¢kl
½a¼E
B¢Xt:
s
¢nSacr:
.62.
| mh¢xINa
|
by the great sage |
62.Rama told
Lakshmana that as requested
by the devas, the demon
was
eaten by
the great sage Agastya
in sraddha ceremony.
tt:
sØp°¢mÏy¤?va
dt¯Ïva
hÞtavsEcnm¯
,
B#atr|
¢nÝ@mÞvE¢t
cEÚvl:
saE{×yBaxt
.63.
| sØp°m¯
i¢t
|
it is finished |
| hÞtavsEcnm¯
|
water for washing the hand |
63.Rama told
Lakshmana that saying it
is finished and ofering
water for
washing the
hand, Ilvala cried out
to his brother, 'come out'.
t|
tTa
BaxmaNa|
t¤
B#atr|
¢vp#Ga¢tnm¯
,
Ab#v£t¯
p#hsn¯
D£mangÞÏyaE
m¤¢nsäOm:
.64.
| ¢vp#Ga¢tnm¯
|
killer of brahmins |
| m¤¢nsäOm:
|
jewel amongst sages |
64.Rama told
Lakshmana that the greatest
among sages Agastya,
said laughingly
to Ilvala, the killer of
brahmins, who was calling
his
brother the
following.
k[taE
¢nÝ@¢mt¤|
S¢³mIya
j£NIÞy
rXs:
,
B#at¤ÞtE
mExãpÞy
gtÞy
ymsadnm¯
.65.
| mExãpÞy
|
in the form of a
ram |
| ymsadnm¯
|
to abode of Yama |
65.Rama told
Lakshmana that Agastya told
Ilvala that his brother
has been
digested by
Agastya and has gone to
the abode of Yama.
AT
tÞy
vc:
½Ïva
B#at¤¢nIDns|¢½tm¯
,
p#DxI¢yt¤marEBE
m¤¢n|
@aEDa¢°Sacr:
.66.
| ¢nIDns|¢½tm¯
|
declaring the death |
| ¢nSacr:
|
the nightwanderer |
66.Rama told
Lakshmana that Ilvala hearing
Agastya's words declaring the
death of
his brother, started assailing
the sage.
saE{¢Bd#vÓm¤¢n½E¿|
m¤¢nna
d£çOtEjsa
,
cX¤sa{nlkÚpEn
¢ndIÂDaE
¢nDn|
gt:
.67.
| m¤¢n½E¿|
|
the foremost among sages |
| d£çOtEjsa
|
of blazing lustre |
| AnlkÚpEn
|
which were like fire |
67.Rama told
Lakshmana that as Ilvala
attacked the great sage,
he was
burnt to
death by the sage's fire-like
glance.
tÞyayma½maE
B#at¤ÞtzakvnSaE¢Bt:
,
¢vp#an¤kØpya
yEn
km©Itê[Ýkr|
k]tm¯
.68.
| tzakvnSaE¢Bt:
|
beautified by lakes and
forest |
| ¢vp#an¤kØpya
|
out of pity for
the brahmins |
68.Rama told
Lakshmana that the hermitage
beautified by lakes and
forest
was that
of the brother of the
sage who did this difficult
deed out of pity for
the brahmins.
ex|
kTymanÞy
tÞy
saW¢m¢æONa
sh
,
ramÞyaÞt|gt:
s¥yI:
sÓÒyakalaE{×yvtIt
.69.
| saW¢m¢æONa
|
with Lakshmana |
69.While Rama
was talking as above to
Lakshmana, sun went down
and evening
arrived.
upaÞy
p¢àma|
sÓÒya|
sh
B#aæOa
yTa¢v¢D
,
p#¢vvESa½mpd|
tm¦¢x|
saE{×yvadyt¯
.70.
| yTa¢v¢D
|
according to the scriptural
rules |
| Aa½mpd|
|
the site of the hermitage |
70.Rama with
his brother performed the
evening worship and entered
the
site of
the hermitage and paid
his respects to the sage.
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