THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

t¦t£y:    sgI:    Canto     3(Contd)

ramc¢ræOapraEX£krNm¯     Gaining   direct  knowledge   of   the   life   story   of   Sri   Rama
mar£cÞy    vD|    cWv    vWdE/a    hrN|    tTa    ,
raGvÞy    ¢vlap|    c    g¦D#raj¢nbhINm¯    .21.
mar£cÞy    of Maricha
vD|    killing
c    and
ev    also
vWdE/a:    of Vaidehi
hrN|    carrying away
tTa    in the same way
raGvÞy    of Raghava (Sri Rama)
¢vlap|    wailing
c    and
g¦D#raj    the king of vultures
¢nbhINm¯    destruction

  kbÓDdSIn|    cWv    p|payaàa¢p    dSInm¯    ,
SbyaI    dSIn|    cWv    hn¥mÑGSIn|    tTa    .22.  
kbÓDdSIn|    confronting Kabandha
c    and
ev    also
p|paya:    of the river Pampa
c    and
A¢p    also
dSIn|    seeing
SbyaI:    of Sabari
dSIn|    meeting
c    and
ev    also
hn¥mÑGSIn|    coming in contact with Hanuman
tTa    in the same way

¢vlap|    cWv    p|paya|    raGvÞy    mhaÏmn:    .23.  
¢vlap|    weeping
c    and
ev    also
p|paya|    in Pampa
raGvÞy    of Sri Rama
mhaÏmn:    the highsouled
 
Further,   coronation   to   the   sandals   of   Sri   Rama,   Bharatha   staying   (in   the outskirts   of   Ayodhya)   Nandigrama,   (Sri   Rama)   entering   Dandakaranya, killing   (the   demon)   Viradha,   paying   respects   to   Sarabhanga,   meeting Sutikshna,   (Sri   Rama,   Sita   and   Lakshmana)   staying   with   Anasuya   (wife of   sage   Atri   in   their   penance-grove),   their   being   offered   unguents,   meeting Agasthya,   seeing  Jatayu, words   addressed   by   Surpanaka   and   her   (subsequent) disfigurement,   killing   Khara   and   Trisiras   and   the   efforts   of   Ravana   (to abduct   Sita), the   killing   of   Maricha,   abduction   of   the   daughter   of  Videha, i.e.Sita (by   Ravana),   wailing   of   Rama,   the   killing   of   the   king   of   vultures (Jatayu),   seeing   Kabandha,   arriving   at   Pampa, meeting   Sabari
and   then Hanuman   and   the   weeping   of   the   high-souled   Sri Rama   (due   to   separationfrom   his   wife   Sita)   at   Pampa   (were   similarly   re-told)   (17-23).

§Üym¥kÞy    gmn|    s¤g#£vEN    smagmm¯    ,
p#ÏyyaEÏpadn|    sÁy|    va¢ls¤g#£v¢vg#hm¯    .24.
§Üym¥kÞy    to Rishyamukha mountain
gmn|    going
s¤g#£vEN    with Sugriva
smagm|    coming into association
p#ÏyyaEÏpadn|    instilling faith
sÁy|    friendship
va¢ls¤g#£v¢vg#hm¯    the battle between Sugriva and Vali
 
va¢lp#mTn|    cWv    s¤g#£vp#¢tpadnm¯    ,
tara¢vlap|    smy|    vxIraæO¢nvasnm¯    .25.  
va¢lp#mTnm¯    quelling Vali
c    and
ev    also
s¤g#£vp#¢tpadnm¯    offering (the kingdom of Kishkinda) to Sugriva
tara¢vlap|    the wailing of Tara
smy|    period
vxIraæO    rainy nights
¢nvasnm¯    residence
 
kaEp|    raGv¢s|hÞy    blanam¤ps|g#h|    ,
¢dS:    p#ÞTapn|    cWv    p¦¢TÛyaà    ¢nvEdnm¯    .26.
kaEp|    anger
raGv¢s|hÞy    of the lion of the Raghu race (Sri Rama)
blana|    of the armies
ups|g#h|    marshalling
¢dS:    pointing to the directions
p#ÞTapn|    going
c    and
ev    also
p¦¢TÛya:    of the earth
c    and
¢nvEdnm¯    description
 
AÄñl£ykdan|    c    §XÞy    ¢bldSInm¯    ,
p#ayaEpvESn|    cWv    s|patEàa¢p    dSInm¯    .27.
AÄñl£ykdan|    entrustment of (Rama's) ring
c    and
§XÞy    of the Riksha mountain
¢bldSInm¯    seeing the tunnel
p#ayaEpvESn|    to engage in fast waiting for death
c    and
ev    also
s|patE:    of Sampati
c    and
A¢p    also
dSInm¯    seeing

pvItaraEhN|    ca¢p    sagrÞy    c    lHGnm¯    ,
sm¤d#vcnaÅcWv    mWnakÞy    c    dSInm¯    .28.
pvItaraEhN|    climbing the mountain
c    and
A¢p    also
sagrÞy    of the ocean
c    and
lHGn|    crossing
sm¤d#vcnat¯    upon the words of the ocean
c    and
ev    also
mWnakÞy    of the Mainaka mountain
c    and
dSInm¯    viewing
 
raXs£tjIn|    cWv    Cayag#ahÞy    dSIn|    ,
¢s|¢hkayaà    ¢nDn|    lÄðamlydSInm¯    .
raæOaW    lÄðap#vES|    c    ekÞya¢p    ¢v¢cÓtnm¯    .29.  
raXs£tjIn|    the threats of the demonesses
c    and
ev    also
Cayag#ahÞy    of the one capable of freezing the movements of beings by
seizing their shadows
dSIn|    the experience of being
¢s|¢hkaya:    of Simhika (demoness)
c    and
¢nDn|    killing
lÄðamlydSIn|    seeing one side of the mountain Malaya in Lanka
raæOaW    in the night
lÄðap#vES|    entering Lanka
c    and
ekÞy    being alone
A¢p    also
¢v¢cÓtnm¯    engaged in anxious thought
 
Going   to   Rishyamuka   mountain,   joining   Sugriva   in   friendship,
instilling confidence   (about   Rama's   prowess)   in   him   and   entering
into   alliance   (with him),   the   battle   between   Vali   and   Sugriva,   the   quelling   of   Vali,   offering the   kingdom   (of   Kishkindha)   to   Sugriva,   the   wailing   of   Taara,   entrusting the   insignia   (ring   of   Rama   to   Hanuman);   residing   there   (in   Kishkinda) during   the   rainy   nights;   the   anger   of   the   lion   of   the   Raghu   race   (Rama) (in   Sugriva   not   keeping   his   word),   marshalling   of   all   the   forces   (to   be despatched   in   search   of   Sita),   their   undertaking   fast   unto   death,   coming across   Sampaati,   climbing   the   mountain   (by   Hanuman   preparatory   to   jumping across   the   ocean),   crossing   the   ocean;   (Hanuman)   seeing
the   Mainaka (mountain)   upon   the   words   of   the   god   of   the   seas,   threatening   by   the demoness;   coming   upon   the   (demoness Chayagraha)   one   capable   of   seizing the   shadow   of   beings,   killing   of   the   (demoness)   Simhikaa;   seeing   one   side of   the   mountain   in   Lanka,   entering   lanka   during   the   night   (by   Hanuman) were   all   told   in   a   similar   manner   (24-29).
 
AapanB¥¢mgmnmvraEDÞy    dSInm¯    ,
dSIn|    ravNÞya¢p    p¤ÝpkÞy    c    dSInm¯    .30.  
AapanB¥¢mgmn|    going to the place where drinks are purveyed
AvraEDÞy    the harem
dSIn|    sight of
dSIn|    seeing
ravNÞy    of Ravana
A¢p    as also
p¤ÝpkÞy    the aerial chariot
c    and
dSInm¯    seeing
 


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