THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 37 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20
mar£ck]taEpdES:
- ADVICE GIVEN BY MARICA
kWkEÙya:
¢p#ykamaTI|
¢pt¤dISrTÞy
c
,
¢hÏva
raÇy|
c
BaEg|
c
p#¢v¾aE
dÎfkavnm¯
.11.
¢p#ykamaTI|
|
to fulfill the wish |
dSrTÞy
c
|
of Dasaratha also |
11.Marica told
Ravana that Rama entered
entered dandakaranya to fulfill
the wishes
of Dasaratha and Kaikeyi
renoubcing kingdom and luxuries.
n
ram:
kkISÞtat
na¢v¹a°a¢jtE¢Ód#y:
,
An¦t|
Ѥ:½¤t|
cWv
nWv
Ïv|
v³[mrqh¢s
.12.
n
A¢jtE¢Ód#y:
|
not unsubued his senses |
12.Marica told
Ravana that Rama is not
hard hearted nor ignorant
nor
with unsubdued
senses and Ravana should
not use harsh words and
lies.
Dma©I
¢vg#hvan¯
ramÞsaD¤ÞsÏypra@m:
,
raja
svIÞy
laEkÞy
dEvana|
mGva¢nv
.13.
sÏypra@m:
|
of unfailing prowess |
13.Marica told
Ravana tha Rama is virtue
incarnate, is pious, of
unfailing
prowess and
king of all the worlds
like Indra.
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Ïv|
tÞy
vWdEh£|
r¢Xta|
ÞvEn
tEjsa
,
iÅC¢s
p#sB|
ht¤I|
p#Ba¢mv
¢vvÞvt:
.14.
tEjsa
|
by spiritual energy |
14.Marica told
Ravana that Sita is protected
by her own spiritual energy
like the
sun and how does he
desire to bear her away
by force?
Sra¢cIxmnaD¦Ýy|
capKHqgEÓDn||
rNE
,
rama¢g"|
shsa
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n
p#vE¾¤|
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Sra¢cIx|
|
with arrows as its flame |
capKHqgEÓDn||
|
bow and sword as
firewood |
rama¢g"|
|
fire called Rama |
15.Marica told
Ravana that he should not
precipitately enter the battle
field with
a flaming fire called Rama
with arrows as flames and
bow and sword as firewood.
Dn¤rqÛya¢dtd£çOaÞy|
Sr¢jºmmxINm¯
,
KHqgpaSDr|
v£r|
SæO¤sWÓyp#ha¢rNm¯
.16.
raÇy|
s¤K|
c
sÓÏyÇy
j£¢vt|
cE¾maÏmn:
,
naÏyasad¢yt¤|
tat
ramaÓtk¢mharqh¢s
.17.
Dn¤rqÛya¢dtd£çOaÞy|
|
with bow as wide
open blazing mouth |
Sr¢jº|
|
with arrows as tongue |
KHqgpaSDr|
|
with sword as noose |
SæO¤sWÓyp#ha¢rNm¯
|
destroyer of enemy's
forces |
sÓÏyÇy
j£¢vt|
c
|
relinquishing
life as well |
ramaÓtk|
|
death in the form of
Rama |
16,17.Marica told
Ravana that he should not
relinquish his kingdom,
happiness and
dear life and meet death
in the form of Rama
with bow as wide open
mouth, arrows as tongue
and sword as noose and
who is capable of destroying
enemy's forces.
Ap#mEy|
¢h
täOEjaE
yÞy
sa
jnkaÏmja
,
n
Ïv|
smTIÞta|
hrqt¤|
rampada½ya|
vnE
.18.
sa
jnkaÏmja
|
that Janaka's daughter |
n
Ïv|
smTI:
|
you
are not capable |
rampada½ya|
|
who is at the
feet of Rama |
18.Marica told
Ravana that Rama has immeasurable
glory and that Ravana was
not capable to bear away
Sita from Rama.
tÞy
sa
nr¢s|hÞy
¢s|haErÞkÞy
Ba¢mn£
,
p#aNE×yaE|{¢p
¢p#ytra
BayaI
¢nÏymn¤v#ta
.19.
¢s|haErÞkÞy
|
with the pride of a
lion |
p#aNE×y:
A¢p
|
even more than life |
19.Marica told
Ravana that Sita was the
wife of lion among men
and is dearer to him
that his life and she
is devoted to him.
n
sa
DxI¢yt¤|
SÀya
mW¢TÚyaEj¢Þvn:
¢p#ya
,
d£çOÞyEv
h^taSÞy
¢SKa
s£ta
s¤mÒyma
.20.
AaEj¢Þvn:
|
the most powerful man |
s¤mÒyma
|
with a slender waist |
20.Marica told
Ravana that Sita is the
wife of the most powerful
man and cannot be approached
any more than the flame
of a burning fire.
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