THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 41 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

p¤nmaIr£caEpdES:   -   MARICA   ADVICES   AGAIN  

 
AaåOaçOaE{rajv¹aÀy|   p#¢tk\l|   ¢nSacr:   ,  
Ab#v£t¯   pâx|   vaÀy|   mar£caE   raXsa¢Dpm¯   .1.  
AaåOaçO:    being ordered to do
Arajvt¯    a thing which was repugnant
vaÀy|    words
p#¢tk\l|    one which will bring harm
¢nSacr:    ogre
Ab#v£t¯    spoke the following
pâx|   vaÀy|    harsh words
mar£c:    Marica
raXsa¢Dpm¯    to the king of ogres
 
1.Marica,   being   ordered   as   above   by   Ravana   like   a   king   to   do   what   was  
repugnant   to   him,   spoke   the   following   harsh   words   to   Ravana.  
 
kEnaym¤p¢d¾ÞtE   ¢vnaS:   papkmINa   ,  
sp¤æOÞy   sra¾®Þy   samaÏyÞy   ¢nSacr   .2.  
kEn    by whom
Ay|    this
up¢d¾:    was adviced
tE    to you
¢vnaS:    disaster
papkmINa    by one of sinful deeds
sp¤æOÞy    with sons
sra¾®Þy    along with kingdom
samaÏyÞy    along with ministers
¢nSacr    ogre
 
2.Marica   asked   Ravana   who   was   the   one   of   sinful   deeds   adviced   him   to  
do   like   this   which   will   bring   disaster   to   him   along   with   his   sons,   kingdom  
and   ministers?  
 
kÞÏvya   s¤¢Kna   raj°a¢BnÓd¢t   papk]t¯   ,  
kEnEdm¤p¢d¾|   tE   m¦Ïy¤¹armpav¦tm¯   .3.  
k:    who
Ïvya    by you
s¤¢Kna    living peacefully
rajn¯    king
n   A¢BnÓd¢t    does not rejoice
papk]t¯    of sinful deeds
kEn    by whom
id|    this
up¢d¾|    was directed
tE    to you
m¦Ïy¤¹ar|    to the door of death
Apav¦tm¯    being open
 
3.Marica   asked   Ravana   who   was   the   person   of   sinful   deeds   who   does   not  
rejoice   his   peaceful   life?   Marica   also   asked   Ravana   who   had   directed   him  
to   the   door   of   death   which   was   open?  
 
SæOvÞtv   s¤Ûy³|   h£nv£yaI   ¢nSacra:   ,  
iÅC¢Ót   Ïva|   ¢vnÜyÓtm¤pâ¼|   bl£ysa   .4.  
SæOv:    other enemies
tv    your
s¤Ûy³|    expectantly
h£nv£yaI:    of meagre strength
¢nSacra:    ogres
iÅC¢Ót    desires
Ïva|    you
¢vnÜyÓt|    being destroyed
upâ¼|    beseiged
bl£ysa    by a stronger power
 
4.Marica   told   Ravana   that   his   enemies   of   meagre   srength   desired   his  
destruction   by   a   stronger   power.  
 
kEnEdm¤p¢d¾|   tE   X¤d#ENa¢htva¢dna   ,  
yÞÏva¢mÅC¢t   nÜyÓt|   Þvk]tEn   ¢nSacr   .5.  
kEn    by whom
id|    this
up¢d¾|    was adviced
tE    to you
X¤d#EN    mean fellow
A¢htva¢dna    who told a way to harm you
y:    who
Ïva|    you
iÅC¢t    desires
nÜyÓt|    to destroy
Þvk]tEn    your own deeds
¢nSacr    ogre
 
5.Marica   told   Ravana   that   the   mean   fellow   who   adviced   this   way   to   harm  
him   also   desired   his   destruction   by   his   own   deeds.  
 
vÒya:   Kl¤   n   hÓyÓtE   s¢cvaÞtv   ravN   ,  
yE   Ïvam¤ÏpTmaãF|   n   ¢ng¦ÿ¢Ót   svIS:   .6.  
vÒya:   Kl¤    even though to be killed
n   hÓyÓtE    are not killed
s¢cva:    ministers
tv    your
ravN    Ravana
yE    who
Ïva|    you
uÏpT|   AaãF|    going on a wrong path
n   ¢ng¦ÿ¢Ót    do not hold back
svIS:    by all means
 
6.Marica   told   Ravana   that   his   ministers   who   even   though   to   be   killed   for  
not   holding   him   back   from   going   on   a   wrong   path   are   not   killed.  
 
AmaÏyW:   kamv¦äOaE   ¢h   raja   kapTma¢½t:   ,  
¢ng#a/:   svITa   s¢ìnI   ¢ng#a/aE   ¢ng#/sE   .7.  
AmaÏyW:    ministers
kamv¦äO:    a licentious
¢h    it is certain
raja    king
kapT|    evil ways
Aa¢½t:    taken to
¢ng#a/:    deserves to be checked
svITa    in all ways
s¢ì:    good
n    not
¢ng#a/:    to be checked
¢ng#/sE    been checked
 
7.Marica   told   Ravana   that   a   king   taking   to   evil   ways   deserves   to   be  
checked   and   though   he   deserved   to   be   checked   has   not   been   checked.  
 
DmImTI|   c   kam|   c   ySà   jyta|   vr   ,  
Þva¢mp#sadat¯   s¢cva:   p#ap"¤v¢Ót   ¢nSacr   .8.  
DmI|    religious merit
ATI|   c    wealth also
kam|   c    sensuous enjoyment as well
yS:   c    fame also
jyta|   vr    jewel among victorious
Þva¢mp#sadat¯    by the grace of their lord
s¢cva:    ministers
p#ap"¤v¢Ót    acquire
¢nSacr    night wanderer
 
8.Marica   tols   Ravana   that   by   the   grace   of   thier   lord,   the   ministers   acquire  
religious   merit,   wealth,   sensuous   enjoyment   and   fame.  
 
¢vpyIyE   t¤   tÏsvI|   ÛyTI|   Bv¢t   ravN   ,  
Ûysn|   Þva¢mvWg¤Îyat¯   p#ap"¤vÓt£trE   jna:   .9.  
¢vpyIyE    in the reverse case
t¤    however
tt¯   svI|    all that
ÛyTI|    useless
Bv¢t    becomes
ravN    Ravana
Ûysn|    difficulty
Þva¢mvWg¤Îyat¯    because of the fault of the master
p#ap"¤v¢Ót    acquires
itrE    other
jna:    people
 
9.Marica   told   Ravana   that   in   the   reverse   case   everything   becomes   useless  
and   other   people   face   difficulty   because   of   the   master.  
 
rajm¥laE   ¢h   DmIà   ySà   jyta|   vr   ,  
tÞmat¯   svaIÞvvÞTas¤   r¢XtÛya   nra¢Dpa:   .10.  
rajm¥l:    root in the king
¢h    surely
DmI:   c    virtue also
yS:   c    fame also
jyta|   vr    jewel among victorious
tÞmat¯    therefore
svaIs¤    under all
AvÞTas¤    circumstances
r¢XtÛya:    are to be protected
nra¢Dpa:    kings
 
10.Marica   told   Ravana   that   virtue   and   fame   have   thier   root   in   the   king  
and   therefore   kings   are   to   be   protected   under   all   circumstances.              
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