THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 19 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


Krsm£pE    AHqgvWãÔykTnm¯    -   NARRATING   MUTILATION   TO   KHARA

t|    n    dEva:    n    gÓDvaI    n    ¢pSaca    n    raXsa:    ,
mya{pk]¾|    k]pN|    S³aÞæOat¤|    mhahvE    .11.

t|    him
n    not
dEva:    gods
n   gÓDvaI:    not gandharvas
n   ¢pSaca:    not fiends
n   raXsa:    not ogres
mya    by me
Apk]¾|    being dragged
k]pN|    pitiable
S³a:    are capable
æOat¤|    to protect
mhahvE    in a great war

11.Khara   told   Surpanakha   that   neither   gods   nor   gandharvas   nor   fiends   nor ogres   are   capable   of   protecting   him   from   being   dragged   by   Khara   in   a   war.

upl×y    SnWÞs|åOa|    t|    mE    S|¢st¤mrqh¢s    ,
yEn    Ïv|    Ѥ¢vIn£tEn    vnE    ¢v@Øy    ¢n¢jIta    .12.

upl×y    recovering
SnW:    gradually
s|åOa|    consciousness
t|    about him
mE    to me
S|¢st¤m¯   Arqh¢s    should tell
yEn    by whom
Ïv|    you
Ѥ¢vIn£tEn    the unruly
vnE    in the forest
¢v@Øy    with force
¢n¢jIta    was subdued

12.Khara   asked   Surpanakha   to   tell   him,   after   gradually   recovering   her
consciousness,   about   the   unruly   person   who   had   subdued   her   with   force.

i¢t    B#at¤vIc:    ½¤Ïva    @[¼Þy    c    ¢vSExt:    ,
ttÜS¥pINKa    vaÀy|    sbaÝp¢mdmb#v£t¯    .13.

i¢t    as above
B#at¤:    brother's
vc:    words
½¤Ïva    hearing
@[¼Þy    with anger
c    also
¢vSExt:    especially
tt:    then
S¥pINKa    Surpanakha
vaÀy|    reply
sbaÝp|    with rears
idm¯    the following
Ab#v£t¯    saiid

13.Surpanakha,   hearing   her   brother's   words   when   he   was   especially   angry,
replied   as   follows   with   tears.

tâNaW    ãpsØp°aW    s¤k[maraW    mhablaW    ,
p¤Îfr£k¢vSalaXaW    c£rk]ÝNa¢jnaØbraW    .14.

tâNaW    two youngsters
ãpsØp°aW    richly endowed with comeliness
s¤k[maraW    with very tender skin
mhablaW    of extraordinary might
p¤Îfr£k¢vSalaXaW    having large lotus like eyes
c£rk]ÝNa¢jnaØbraW    wearing bark clothes and black deer skin

14.Surpanakha   told   Khara   that   there   are   two   young   men   richly   endowed
with   comeliness,   having   temder   skin,   with   extraordinary   might,   having
lotus   like   eyes   and   wearing   bark   clothes   and   deer   skin.

Plm¥laSnaW    daÓtaW    tapsaW    DmIca¢rNaW    ,
p¤æOaW    dSrTÞyaÞta|    B#atraW    ramlßmNaW    .15.

Plm¥laSnaW    eating fruits and roots
daÓtaW    self controlled
tapsaW    practicing austerities
DmIca¢rNaW    continence
p¤æOaW    sons
dSrTÞy    Dasaratha's
AaÞta|    have come here
B#atraW    brothers
ramlßmNaW    Rama and Lakshmana

15.Surpanakha   told   Khara   that   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   sons   of   Dasaratha,
eating   fruits   and   roots,   practicing   austerities   and   continence   have   come   here.

SrÎyaW    svIst¯Ïvana|    ½E¿aW    svIDn¤Ýmtam¯    .16.

SrÎyaW    gives protection
svIst¯Ïvana|    to all living beings
½E¿aW    the best
svIDn¤Ýmtam¯    among all archers

16.Surpanakha   told   Khara   that   they   give   protection   to   all   living   beings   and   are   the   best   among   archers.

gÓDvIrajp#¢tmaW    pa¢TIvÛy¸na¢ÓvtaW    ,
dEvaW    va    man¤xaW    va    taW    n    tkI¢yt¤m¤ÏshE    .17.

gÓDvIrajp#¢tmaW    are like the king of gandharvas
pa¢TIvÛy¸na¢ÓvtaW    are endowed with bodily marks of kings
dEvaW   va    are gods
man¤xaW   va    or men
taW    the two
n    not
tkI¢yt¤|    to guess
uÏshE    am able

17.Surpanakha   told   Khara   that   they   look   like   king   of   gandharvas   and   have   bodily   marks   of   a   king.   She   was   unable   to   guess   whether   they   were   gods   or   men.
tâN£    ãpsØp°a    svaIBrNB¥¢xta    ,
è¾a    tæO    mya    nar£    tyaEmIÒyE    s¤mÒyma    .18.

tâN£    a young
ãpsØp°a    richly endowed with bodily charm
svaIBrNB¥¢xta    adorned with all orments
è¾a    was seen
tæO    there
mya    by me
nar£    a lady
tyaE:    in their
mÒyE    midst
s¤mÒyma    with a slender waist

18.Surpanakha   told   Khara   that   there   she   saw   in   their   midst   a   young   lady   richly   endowed   with   bodily   charm,   slender   waist   and   adorned   with   all   ornaments.

ta×yam¤Ba×ya|    sØB¥y    p#mdam¢Dk]Ïy    tam¯    ,
imamvÞTa|    n£ta{h|    yTa{naTa{st£    tTa    .19.

ta×ya|    those
uBa×ya|    by the two of them
sØB¥y    together
p#mdam¯    lady
A¢Dk]Ïy    on account of
tam¯    that
imam¯    this
AvÞTa|    state
n£ta    was brought
Ah|    I
yTa    like
AnaTa    an unprotected
Ast£    a vile woman
tTa    similar to

19.Surpanakha   told   Khara   that   she   was   brought   to   this   state   by   both   of
them   on   account   of   the   ladyin   the   same   way   an   unprotected   and   vile
woman   would   be.

tÞyaàan¦j¤v¦äOayaÞtyaEà    htyaErhm¯    ,
sPEn|    pat¤¢mÅCa¢m    â¢Dr|    rNm¥DI¢n    .20.

tÞya:   c    her's also
An¦j¤v¦äOaya:    of bad character
tyaE:   c    theirs' also
htyaE:    killed
Ahm¯    I
sPEn|    foaming
pat¤|    to drink
iÅCa¢m    I desire
â¢Dr|    blood
rNm¥DI¢n    in the battle field

20.Surpanakha   told   Khara   thatshe   desires   to   drink   the   foaming   blood   of
that   woman   with   bad   character   as   well   as   he   two   brothers   in     the   battle   field.    

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