THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 50 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20
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JATAYU DETERS RAVANA
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.11.
Ѥ¾aÏmna|
|
of the evil minded |
11.Jatayu told
Ravana that one who is
licentious by nature cannot
correct
himself. Therefore
eminence does not abide
in the house of the
evil minded.
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napraÒy¢t
DmaIÏma
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tÞyapraÒy¢s
.12.
¢vxyE
va
|
either in territory |
mhabl:
|
of extraordinary might |
n
ApraÒy¢t
|
does not commit any
wrong |
DmaIÏma
|
mind set on virtue |
12.Jatayau told
Ravana that Rama had not
done any wrong in his
territory
or city
and asked him why he
should do wrong to Rama?
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S¥pINKahEtaEjInÞTangt:
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A¢tv¦äOaE
ht:
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ramENa¢²¾kmINa
.13.
S¥pINKahEtaE:
|
for the sake of Surpanakha |
jnÞTangt:
|
living in janasthana |
A¢²¾kmINa
|
of unwearied action |
13.Jatayu told
Ravana that since Khara
transgressed for the sake
of
Surpanakha, he
was killed earlier by Rama.
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b#¥¢h
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kaE
ramÞy
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,
yÞy
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laEknaTÞy
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BayaI|
g¢mÝy¢s
.14.
laEknaTÞy
|
the ruler of the world |
14.Jatayu told
Ravana to tell truely what
was the fault of Rama
for which
he is abducting
Sita?
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ma
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GaErEN
cX¤xa
,
dhEêhnkÚpEn
v¦æO¢mÓd#aS¢nyITa
.15.
¢Xp#|
¢vs¦j
|
quickly release |
dhnkÚpEn
|
like the burning fire |
iÓd#aS¢n:
|
Indra's thunderbolt |
15.Jatayu told
Ravana to release Sita
immediately and escape being
burnt
by Rama's
dreadful eyes like Vrtra
was burnt by Indra's thunderbolt
like
a burning
fire.
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,
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pÜy¢s
.16.
vÞæOaÓtE
|
in the end of cloth |
navb¤ÒysE
|
you are unconscious |
p#¢ts³|
c
|
placed
around also |
kalpaS|
|
the noose of death |
16.Jatayu to
Ravana that he is unconscious
of having tied a poisonous
snake at
the end of his cloth
and also not see the
noose of death around
his neck.
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,
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BaE³Ûy|
j£yItE
ydnamym¯
.17.
n
AvsadyEt¯
|
may not oppress |
Anamym¯
|
without giving rise to
illness |
17.Jatayu told
Ravana that a man should
carry load that will not
oppress
him and
eat only that food which
does not give rise to
illness.
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n
BvE¼ma©I
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,
Sr£rÞy
Bvt¯
KEd:
kÞtÏkmI
smacrEt¯
.18.
yt¯
k]Ïva
|
performing an act |
18.Jatayu asked
Ravana who will perform
an act which will not
bring
religious merit,
glory and fame but brings
weariness of the body?
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ravN
,
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raÇy|
yTavdn¤¢t¿t:
.19.
x¢¾:
vxIsh*a¢N
|
sixty thousand years |
19.Jatayu told
Ravana that he was sixty
thousand years old and
has been
ruling the
hereditary kingdom of birds.
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,
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g¢mÝy¢s
.20.
20.Jatayu told
Ravana that though he was
old and Ravana was young
with
bow, arrows,
on a chariot and wearing
an armour, Sita cannot
be carried
away safely
by Ravana.
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