THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 38 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

½£ramm¢hman¤vNInm¯ - NARRATING RAMA'S PROWESS

Bv Þvdar¢nrt: Þvk[l| rX raXs ,
manm¦¢¼| c raÇy| c j£¢vt| cE¾maÏmn: .31.

remain

Þvdar¢nrt:

devoted to your own wives

Þvk[l|

your race

protect

raXs

ogre

man|

honour

§¢¼| c

prosperity also

raÇy| c

kingdom also

j£¢vt| c

life also

i¾|

dear

AaÏmn:

your own

31.Marica told Ravana to be devoted to his wives and protect his race,
honour, prosperity, kingdom and his own dear life.

klæOa¢N c saWØya¢n ¢mæOv|gI| tTWv c ,
yd£ÅC¢s ¢cr| BaE³[| ma k]Ta ram¢v¢p#ym¯ .32.

klæOa¢N c

wives also

saWØya¢n

charming

¢mæOv|gI|

company of friends

tTa ev

similarly

also

y¢d iÅC¢s

in case you wish

¢cr|

for long

BaE³[|

to enjoy

ma k]Ta:

do not give

ram¢v¢p#ym¯

offence to Rama

31.Marica told Ravana that in case he wishes to enjoy for long his wives
and the company of his friends, he should not give offence to Rama.

¢nvayImaN: s¤¶da mya B¦S| p#s/ s£ta| y¢d DxI¢yÝy¢s ,
g¢mÝy¢s X£Nbl: sbaÓDvaE ymXy| ramSraäOj£¢vt: .33.

¢nvayImaN:

being dissuaded

s¤¶da

a friend

mya

by me

B¦S|

repeatedly

p#s/

by force

s£ta|

Sita

y¢d DxI¢yÝy¢s

in case you take away

g¢mÝy¢s

you will go

X£Nbl:

with army destroyed

sbaÓDv:

with kith and kin

ymXy|

the abode of death

ramSraäOj£¢vt:

life brought to an end by Rama's arrows

33.Marica told Ravana that if after being dissuaded repeatedly by a friend
he forcibly brings Sita then he will reach the abode of death along with his
kith and kin, his army destroyed and his life brought to an end by Rama's arrows.

iÏyax©I ½£md#amayNE vaÚm£k£yE Aa¢dkaÛyE AarÎykaÎfE A¾¢æO|S: sgI: .38.
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