THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 35 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


rAvNÞy    pnmaIr£ca½mgmnm¯    -   RAVANA   AGAIN   GOES   TO
MARICA'S   HERMITAGE

tæO    vWKansa    maxa    val¢KÚya    mr£¢cp:    ,
Aja    bB¥v¤D¥Im#aà    sHqgta    prmxIy:    .31.

tæO    there
vWKansa:    Vaikanasas
maxa:    Mashas
val¢KÚya:    Valkhilyas
mr£¢cp:    Maricipas
Aja:    Ajas
bB¥v¤:    were present
D¥m#a:   c    Dhrumas also
sHqgta:    assembled
prmxIy:    foremost of sages

31.Ravana   saw   under   the   tree   were   assembled   the   foremost   of   sages
of   Vaikanasas,   Mashas,   Valkhilyas,   Maricipas,   Ajas   and   Dhumras.

tExa|    dyaTI|    gâfÞta|    SaKa|    StyaEjnam¯    ,
jgamaday    vEgEn    taW    caEBaW    gjkÅCpaW    .
ekpadEn    DmaIÏma    BX¢yÏva    tda¢mxm¯    .32.
¢nxad¢vxy|    hÏva    SaKya    ptgaEäOm:    ,
p#hxImt¤l|    lEBE    maEX¢yÏva    mham¤n£n¯    .33.

tExa|    for their
dyaTI|    benefit
gâf:    garuda
ta|    that
SaKa|    branch
StyaEjnam¯    hundred yojanas long
jgam    went
Aaday    carrying
vEgEn    with spped
taW    those
c   uBaW    both of them
gjkÅCpaW    elephant and tortoise
ekpadEn    with one claw
DmaIÏma    mind set on righteousness
BX¢yÏva    eating
tda¢mxm¯    their flesh
¢nxad¢vxy|   hÏva    destroying the territory of nishadas
SaKya    with the branch
ptgaEäOm:    foremost of birds
p#hxIm¯    delight
At¤l|    excessive
lEBE    derived
maEX¢yÏva    saving from danger
mham¤n£n¯    the foremost of ascetics

32,33.Garuda,   carrying   the   hundred   yojana   long   branch   as   also   the
elephant   and   tortoise   in   one   claw   and   eating   their   flesh,   saved   the
foremost   of   ascetics   from   danger   and   destroyed   the   territory   of   nisadas
with   the   branch,   thus   deriving   excessive   delight.

s    tEnWv    p#hx©IN    ¢¹g¤N£k]t¢v@m:    ,
Am¦tanynaTI|    vW    ckar    m¢tman¯    m¢tm¯    .34.

s:    he
tEn    that
ev   p#hx©IN    by the delight only
¢¹g¤N£k]t¢v@m:    with redoubled prowess
Am¦tanynaTI|   vW    to bring nectar
ckar    made up
m¢tman¯    the talented
m¢tm¯    his mind

34.The   talented   garuda   with   prowess   redoubled   by   the   delight   made   up
his   mind   to   bring   nectar.

AyaEjala¢n    ¢nmIÐy    ¢Bt¯Ïva    rÏnmy|    g¦hm¯    ,
mhEÓd#Bvnaé[çOmajharam¦t|    tt:    .35.

AyaEjala¢n    iron lattice work
¢nmIÐy    breaking
¢Bt¯Ïva    demolishing
rÏnmy|    jewelled
g¦hm¯    house
mhEÓd#Bvnat¯    from the palace of Indra
g¤çO|    well protected
Aajhar    brought
Am¦t|    nectar
tt:    then

35.Then   garuda   breaking   the   iron   lattice   work   and   demolishing   the   jewel
house   brought   the   nectar   from   Indra's   well   protected   palace.

t|    mh¢xIgNWj¤I¾|    s¤pNIk]tlXNm¯    ,
naØna    s¤Bd#|    Óyg#aED|    ddSI    Dn¤dan¤j:    .36.

t|    that
mh¢xIgNW:    by the hosts of foremost of sages
j¤¾|    resorted to
s¤pNIk]tlXNm¯    having the marks of the havoc wrought by garuda
naØna   s¤Bd#|    sibhadra by name
Óyg#aED|    banyan tree
ddSI    saw
Dn¤dan¤j:    Kubera's younger brother

36.Ravana   saw   the   banyan   tree   called   subhadra   resorted   to   by   hosts   of
foremost   of   sages   and   having   the   marks   of   havoc   wrought   by   garuda.

t|       gÏva    pr|    par|    sm¤d#Þy    nd£ptE:    ,
ddSaI½mmEkaÓtE    rØyE    p¤ÎyE    vnaÓtrE    .37.

t|    that
   gÏva    having reached
pr|   par|    the other shore
sm¤d#Þy    of the ocean
nd£ptE:    the lord of rivers
ddSI    saw
Aa½m|    hermitage
ekaÓtE    lonely
rØyE    lovely
p¤ÎyE    holy
vnaÓtrE    in the forest

37.Ravana   then   reaching   the   other   shore   of   the   ocean,   saw   a   lonely
lovely   and   holy   hermitage   in   the   forest.

tæO    k]ßNa¢jrDr|    jzavÚklDa¢rNm¯    ,
ddSI    ¢nytahar|    mar£c|    nam    raXsm¯    .38.

tæO    there
k]ßNa¢jrDr|    clad in black deer skin
jzavÚklDa¢rNm¯    with matted hair
ddSI    saw
¢nytahar|    living on restricted diet
mar£c|   nam    Marica by name
raXsm¯    an ogre

38.There   Ravana   saw   an   ogre   named   Marica   clad   in   black   deer   skin   and   with   matted   hair.

s    ravN:    smagØy    ¢v¢DväOEn    rXsa    ,
mar£cEna¢cIta    raja    svIkamWrman¤xW:    .39.

s:    that
ravN:    Ravana
smagØy    reaching
¢v¢Dvt¯    with due ceremony
tEn    that
rXsa    by ogre
mar£cEn    by Marica
A¢cIta    was entertained
raja    king
svIkamW:    with all luxuries
Aman¤xW:    unknown to men

39.Ravana   on   reaching   that   place   was   received   with   due   ceremony   and
was   entertained   with   all   luxuries   unknown   to   men.

t|    Þvy|    p¥j¢yÏva       BaEjnEnaEdkEn    c    ,
AaTa©Ip¢htya    vaca    mar£caE    vaÀymb#v£t¯    .40.

t|    him
Þvy|    himself
p¥j¢yÏva    entertaining
    in this
BaEjnEn    with food
udkEn   c    with water also
AaTa©Ip¢htya    meaningful
vaca    with words
mar£c:    Marica
vaÀym¯    the following words
Ab#v£t¯    spoke

40.Marica   after   himself   entertaining   Ravana   with   food   and   water,   spoke
the   following   meaningful   words.    

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