THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20
mayam¦gãg#hNcaEdna
- URGING TO ASSUME FORM OF A
DEER
BY CONJURING
TRICK
savman|
t¤
y¹aÀy|
mar£c
¢htm¤ÅytE
,
na¢BnÓd¢t
td#aja
manarqhaE
manv¢jIt:
.11.
n
A¢BnÓd¢t
|
would not welcome |
manarqh:
|
honoured by others |
manv¢jIt:
|
who does not believe in
his own confidance |
11.Ravana told
Marica that a king who
is honoured by others would
not
welcome advice
tendered with disrespect even
though wholesome.
p·
ãpa¢N
rajanaE
DaryÓÏy¢mtaWjs:
,
Ag"E¢rÓd#Þy
saEmÞy
vâNÞy
ymÞy
c
.12.
A¢mtaWjs:
|
with unlimited prowess |
vâNÞy
|
of the god of rains |
12.Ravana told
Marica that a king with
unlimited prowess assumes five
roles viz
those of the god of
fire, Indra, moon god,
god of rains and of
death.
AaWÝÎy|
tTa
¢v@m|
c
saWØy|
dÎf|
p#s°tam¯
,
Dary¢Ót
mhaÏmanaE
rajan:
XNdacr
.
tÞmaÏsvaIÞvvÞTas¤
maÓya:
p¥Çyaà
pa¢TIva:
.13.
saWØy|
|
bringing pleasures |
maÓya:
|
are worthy ofhonour |
13.Ravana told
Marica that kings embody
ardour and prowess, brings
pleasure, gentleness,
violence and grace and
are therefore worthy of
honour and
respect at all times.
Ïv|
t¤
DmIm¢våOay
kEvl|
maEhma¢ÞTt:
,
A×yagt|
ma|
daWraÏØyat¯
pâx|
v³[¢mÅC¢s
.14.
Ïv|
t¤
|
you on the other
hand |
kEvl|
maEh|
|
to infatuation alone |
daWraÏØyat¯
|
due to evil mindedness |
14.Ravana told
Marica that not knowing
his duty, he had spoken
harsh
words clinging
to infatuation and evil
mindedness.
g¤NdaExaW
n
p¦ÅCa¢m
XEm|
caÏm¢n
raXs
,
myaE³|
tv
cWtavt¯
sØp#Ïy¢mt¢v@m
.15.
g¤NdaExaW
|
merits and demerits |
XEm|
c
|
about welfare also |
etavt¯
|
only this as follows |
A¢mt¢v@m
|
of unlimited prowess |
15.Ravana told
Marica that he did not
ask about the merits and
demerits of his proposed
action nor about his welfare.
He reiterated that his
request is only this.
A¢Þm|Þt¤
Ïv|
mhak]ÏyE
sahaÙy|
kt¤Imrqh¢s
,
S¦N¤
tÏkmI
sahaÙyE
yÏkayI|
vcnaÓmm
.16.
mhak]ÏyE
|
in the great mission |
sahaÙyE
|
in respect of assistance |
kayI|
|
the role to be played |
16.Ravana told
Marica that he needs Marica's
assistance in the mission
and wanted
him to listen to the
role Marica had to play.
saWvNIÞÏv|
m¦gaE
B¥Ïva
¢cæOaE
rjt¢bÓѤ¢B:
,
Aa½mE
tÞy
ramÞy
s£taya:
p#m¤KE
cr
.17.
rjt¢bÓѤ¢B:
|
with silver spots |
17.Ravana told
Marica that assuming the
form the form of a
lovely golden deer with
silver spots he should
roam in front of Sita
in Rama's hermitage.
p#laEB¢yÏva
vWdEh£|
yTE¾|
gÓt¤mrqh¢s
.18.
p#laEB¢yÏva
|
having cast full charm |
18.Ravana told
Marica that having cast
his full charm on Sita
he may go wherever he
wish.
Ïva|
t¤
mayam¦g|
è¾qva
ka·n|
jat¢vÞmya
,
AanyWn¢m¢t
¢Xp#|
ram|
vßy¢t
mWTl£
.19.
mayam¦g|
|
as a deer by dint
of conjuring trick |
19.Ravana told
Marica that Sita wonder
struck on seeing him in
the
form of
golden deer by dint of
conjuring trick will say
to Rama at once to
fetch it.
Ap@aÓtE
t¤
kak[t¯ÞTE
Ñ¥r|
yaÏva
Ûy¤dahr
,
ha
s£tE
lßmNEÏyEv|
ramvaÀyan¤ãpkm¯
.20.
Ap@aÓtE
t¤
|
after moving away |
lßmN
i¢t
|
Ah! Lakshmana thus |
ramvaÀyan¤ãpkm¯
|
in a voice similar
to Rama |
20.Ravana told
Marica that after moving
a long way, when Rama
was
away from
the hut, he should exclaim
in a voice similar to
Rama ' Ah! Sita, O
Lakshmana'.
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