THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 55 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

s£tap#laEBnm¯   -   FASCINATING   SITA  

 
s¢ÓdÜy   raXsan¯   GaEran¯   ravNaE{¾aW   mhablan¯   ,  
AaÏman|   b¤¢¼vW²ÛyaÏk]tk]ÏymmÓyt   .1.  
s¢ÓdÜy    having ordered
raXsan¯    the ogres
GaEran¯    firece
ravN:    Ravana
A¾aW    the eight
mhablan¯    with great strength
AaÏman|    his own
b¤¢¼vW²Ûyat¯    due to perversity of intelligence
k]tk]Ïy|    having accomplished the objective
AmÓyt    thought
 
1.Ravana,   having   ordered   the   eight   fierce   and   with   great   strength   ogres,  
thought   due   to   perversity   of   intelligence   that   he   had   accomplished   his  
objective.  
 
s   ¢cÓtyanaE   vWdEh£|   kambaNsm¢pIt:   ,  
p#¢vvES   g¦h|   rØy|   s£ta|   d#¾¤m¢BÏvrn¯   .2.  
s:    he
¢cÓtyan:    continuously thinking
vWdEh£|    of Sita
kambaNsm¢pIt:    stricken with darts of love
p#¢vvES    entered
g¦h|    palace
rØy|    beautiful
s£ta|    Sita
d#¾¤|    to see
A¢BÏvrn¯    in a hurry
 
2.Ravana   thinking   always   of   Sita,   stricken   by   the   darts   of   love   entered  
his   beautiful   palace   in   a   hurry   to   see   Sita.  
 
 
s   p#¢vÜy     t¹EÜm   ravNaE   raXsEár:   ,  
ApÜyd#aXs£mÒyE   s£ta|   SaEkprayNam¯   .3.  
A½¤p¥NIm¤K£|   d£na|   SaEkBaravp£¢ftam¯   ,  
vay¤vEgW¢rva@aÓta|   mÇjÓt£|   navmNIvE   .4.  
m¦gy¥Tp¢rB#¾a|   m¦g£|   á¢B¢rvav¦tam¯   ,  
ADaEm¤Km¤K£|   d£nam×yEÏy   s   ¢nSacr:   .5.  
ta|     SaEkvSa|   d£namvSa|   raXsa¢Dp:   ,  
s   blaêSIyamas   g¦h|   dEvg¦haEpmm¯   .6.  
hrqØyp#asads|baD|   ÞæO£sh*¢nxE¢vtm¯   ,  
nana   p¢XgNWj¤I¾|   nana   rÏn¢vB¥¢xtm¯   .7.  
ka·nWÞtapn£yWà   ÞPa¢zkW   rajtWr¢p   ,  
vj#vWf¥yI¢cæOWà   ÞtØBWrq袾mnaEhrW:   .8.  
s:    that
p#¢vÜy    entering
    in this
tt¯   vEÜm    that palace
ravN:    Ravana
raXsEár:    king of ogres
ApÜyt¯    saw
raXs£mÒyE    in midst of ogresses
s£ta|    Sita
SaEkprayNam¯    overcome with grief
A½¤p¥NIm¤Ka|    face bathed in tears
d£na|    pitiable
SaEkBaravp£¢ftam¯    weighed down by the oad of grief
vay¤vEgW:    by blasts of wind
iv    like
Aa@aÓta|    buffeted
mÇjÓt£|    drowning
nav|    boat
ANIvE    in the ocean
m¦gy¥Tp¢rB#¾a|    straying from the herd of deers
m¦g£|    a female deer
á¢B:    by hounds
iv    resembling
Aav¦tam¯    beset
ADaEm¤Km¤K£|    face bent down
d£na|    pitiable
A×yEÏy    approaching
s:    that
¢nSacr:    night wanderer
ta|    her
   SaEkvSa|    afflicted through grief
d£na|    pitiable
AvSa|    unable to do anything on her own
raXsa¢Dp:    king of ogres
s:    he
blat¯    by force
dSIyamas    showed
g¦h|    the palace
dEvg¦haEpmm¯    resembling an abode of gods
hrqØyp#asads|baD|    full of mansions and multi stroyed buildings
ÞæO£sh*¢nxE¢vtm¯    occupied by thousands of women
nana   p¢XgNW:    with various flocks of birds
j¤¾|    inhabited
nana   rÏn¢vB¥¢xtm¯    full of jewels of various kinds
ka·nW:    golden
tapn£yW:    pure
c    also
ÞPa¢zkW:    with crystals
rajtW:   A¢p    with silver also
vj#vWf¥yI¢cæOW:    studded with diamonds and cat's eye gems
c    also
ÞtØBW:    with pillars
袾mnaEhrW:    pleasing to the sight
 
3   to   8.Ravana,   entering   the   palace,   saw   Sita   overcome   wirh   grief   in   the  
midst   of   ogresses,   her   face   bathed   in   tears   distressed   as   she   was   weighed  
down   by   grief   resembling   a   boat   buffeted   by   blasts   of   wind   drowning   in   the  
ocean   or   like   a   female   deer   straying   from   a   herd   beset   by   hounds.  
Approaching   Sita   Ravana   forcibly   showed   her   the   palace   resembling   the  
abode   of   gods.   The   palace   was   full   of   mansions   and   multi   storyed  
buildings,   occupied   by   thousands   of   women,   inhabited   by   flocks   of   various  
birds,   adorned   with   jewels   of   various   kinds,   with   pillars   of   gold,   crystal,  
silver,   inlaid   with   diamonds   and   cat's   eye   gems   pleasing   to   the   sight.  
 
¢dÛyѤÓѤ¢B¢nrq»ad|   tçOka·ntaErNm¯   ,  
saEpan|   ka·n|   ¢cæOmaâraEh   tya   sh   .9.  
¢dÛyѤÓѤ¢B¢nrq»ad|    resounding with the sounds of celestial drums
tçOka·ntaErNm¯    doors made of refined gold
saEpan|    magnificient stairway
ka·n|    golden
¢cæO|    beautiful
AaâraEh    climbed
tya   sh    with her
 
9.The   palace   resounded   with   the   sounds   of   celeatial   drums   and   had   doors  
made   of   refined   gold.   Ravana   climbed   a   magnificient   stairway   along   with  
Sita.  
 
daÓtka   rajtaàWv   gvaXa:   ¢p#ydSIna:   ,  
hEmjalav¦taàas|ÞtæO   p#asadpHq³y:   .10.  
daÓtka:    made of ivory
rajta:   c    made of silver also
ev   gvaXa:    windows also
¢p#ydSIna:    pleasing to look at
hEmjalav¦ta:    with trellises of gold
c    also
Aasn¯    were
tæO    there
p#asadpHq³y:    rows of palaces
 
10.Along   the   stairway   there   were   windows   made   of   ivory   and   silver   with  
trellises   of   gold   which   were   pleasing   to   look   at   and   rows   of   palaces.              
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