THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 53 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

ravN¢nÓda   -   REPROACHING   RAVANA  

 
Km¤ÏptÓt|   t|   è¾qva   mW¢Tl£   jnkaÏmja   ,  
Ѥ:¢Kta   prmaE¢¹g"a   ByE   mh¢t   v¢tIn£   .1.  
K|    in the sky
uÏptÓt|    rising to
t|    him
è¾qva    seeing
mW¢Tl£    Sita
jnkaÏmja    Janaka's daughter
Ѥ:¢Kta    was distressed
prmaE¢¹g"a    in great danger
ByE    in fear
mh¢t    great
v¢tIn£    engulfed
 
1.Sita   seeing   him   rising   in   the   sky   was   in   great   danger,   fear   engulfed   her   and  
she   became   distressed.  
 
raExraEdntam#aX£   B£maX|   raXsa¢Dpm¯   ,  
âdÓt£   kâN|   s£ta   ¢»ymaNEdmb#v£t¯   .2.  
raExraEdntam#aX£    eyes red with anger and crying
B£maX|    with dark eyes
raXsa¢Dpm¯    to the king of ogres
âdÓt£    crying
kâN|    pitiably
s£ta    Sita
¢»ymaNa    being abducted
id|    as follows
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
 
2.Sita,   being   abducted,   with   eyes   red   with   anger   and   crying   spoke   as  
follows   to   Ravana.  
 
n   ÛypæOpsE   n£c   kmINa{nEn   ravN   ,  
BrqæOa¢vr¢hta|   yaE   ma|   caEr¢yÏva   playsE   .3.  
n   ÛypæOpsE    you do not feel ashamed
n£c    vile person
kmINa    by deed
AnEn    this
ravN    Ravana
BrqæOa¢vr¢hta|    being alone separated from husband
y:    which you
ma|    me
caEr¢yÏva    having stealthily removed
playsE    you are running away
 
3.Sita   told   Ravana   that   he   was   running   away   having   stealthily   removed   her  
when   she   was   separated   from   Rama   and   asked   him   whether   he   was   not  
ashamed.  
 
ÏvyWv   n¥n|   Ѥ¾aÏmn¯   B£âNa   ht¤I¢mÅCta   ,  
mmapva¢htaE   BtaI   m¦gãpEN   mayya   .4.  
Ïvya   ev    by you only
n¥n|    it is certain
Ѥ¾aÏmn¯    evil minded
B£âNa    being a coward
ht¤I|    to abduct
iÅCta    desiring
mm    my
Apva¢ht:    was lured away
BtaI    husband
m¦gãpEN    in the form of a deer
mayya    by a conjuring trick
 
4.Sita   told   Ravana   that   having   desired   to   abduct   her,   he   only   lured   away  
her   husband   in   a   cowardly   way   in   the   form   of   deer   by   a   conjuring   trick.  
 
yaE   ¢h   mam¤ïtÞæOat¤|   saE{Ôyy|   ¢v¢npa¢tt:   ,  
g¦D#raj:   p¤raNaE{saW   áS¤rÞy   sKa   mm   .5.  
y:    who
¢h    surely
ma|    me
uït:    tried
æOat¤|    to rescue
s:    that
A¢p   Ay|    he also
¢v¢npa¢tt:    lies killed
g¦D#raj:    king of vultures
p¤raN:    very aged
AsaW    this
áS¤rÞy    of fatherin-law
sKa    friend
mm    my
 
5.Sita   told   Ravana   that   the   very   aged   friend   of   her   father-in-law,   the   king  
of   vultures,   who   came   to   her   rescue   lies   killed.  
 
prm|   Kl¤   tE   v£yI|   èÜytE   raXsaDm   ,  
¢v½aÛy   namDEy|   ¢h   y¤¼Ena¢Þm   ¢jta   Ïvya   .6.  
prm|   Kl¤    is highest
tE    your
v£yI|    valour
èÜytE    seems
raXsaDm    vile ogre
¢v½aÛy    announcing
namDEy|    name
¢h    surely
y¤¼En    in a combat
A¢Þm    I am
¢jta    won
Ïvya    by you
 
6.Sita   mocked   Ravana's   valour   saying   that   it   is   highest   since   she   was   won  
in   a   combat   after   announcing   his   name!  
 
iIèS|   grq¢ht||   kmI   kT|   k]Ïva   n   lÇjsE   ,  
¢ÞæOyaà   hrN|   n£c   r¢htE   t¤   prÞy   c   .7.  
iIèS|    like this
grq¢ht||    reproachful
kmI    deed
kT|    how
k]Ïva    having done
n   lÇjsE    not ashamed
¢ÞæOya:   c    a wife also
hrN|    abduction
n£c    vile person
r¢htE   t¤    when alone
prÞy    another man's
c    also
 
7.Sita   asked   Ravana   that   having   done   a   reproachable   deed   of   abducting  
another   man's   wife   while   alone,   how   does   he   not   fell   ashamed?  
 
kT¢yÝy¢Ót   laEkEx¤   p¤âxa:   kmI   k[¢Ïstm¯   ,  
s¤n¦S|smD¢mI¿|   tv   SaWÎf£yIma¢nn:   .8.  
kT¢yÝy¢Ót    will proclaim
laEkEx¤    in all the worlds
p¤âxa:    people
kmI    deed
k[¢Ïstm¯    as reproachful
s¤n¦S|s|    highly cruel
AD¢mI¿|    most unrighteous
tv    your
SaWÎf£yIma¢nn:    pride yourself on your valour
 
8.Sita   told   Ravana   that   though   he   prides   himself   on   his   valour   people   will  
proclaim   in   all   the   worlds   that   this   deed   of   his   as   reproachful,   highly  
cruel   and   most   unrighteous.  
 
¢D³E   SaWyI|   c   st¯Ïv|   c   yt¯Ïv|   k¢Ttva|Þtda   ,  
k[la@aESkr|   laEkE   ¢D³E   ca¢ræOm£èSm¯   .9.  
¢Dkq    fie
tE    your
SaWyI|   c    valour also
st¯Ïv|   c    prowess also
yt¯    of which
Ïv|    you
k¢Ttvan¯    spoke
tda    earlier
k[la@aESkr|    brings a curse on your race
laEkE    in the world
¢Dkq    fie
tE    your
ca¢ræO|    character
iIèSm¯    like this
 
9.Sita   told   Ravana   that   his   earlier   statement   of   valour   and   prowess   is   false  
and   the   deed   done   by   him   will   bring   curse   on   his   race.  
 
¢k|   kt¤I|   SÀymEv|   ¢h   yÇjvEnWv   Dav¢s   ,  
m¤h\tIm¢p   ¢t¿   Ïv|   n   j£vÓp#¢tyaÞy¢s   .10.  
¢k|   kt¤I|    what can be done
SÀy|    possible
ev|   ¢h    like this only
yt¯    which
jvEn   ev    with speed
Dav¢s    you are flying
m¤h\tI|   A¢p    even for a while
¢t¿    stand
Ïv|    you
n    not
j£vn¯    alive
p#¢tyaÞy¢s    will return
 
10.Sita   told   Ravana   that   nothing   can   be   done   when   he   is   flying   with   speed;  
but   if   he   stands   for   a   while   he   will   not   return   alive.              
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