THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 1 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


pØpad¢SInaE    ramÞy    ¢vp#lap:    -   RAMA'S   WAILING   ON   SEEING   PAMPA

s¤Ka¢nlaE{y|    saW¢mæOE    kal:    p#c¤rmÓmT:    ,
gÓDvaÓs¤r¢BmaIsaE    jatp¤ÝpPld#[m:    .11.

s¤Ka¢nl:   of gentle breeze
Ay|   this
saW¢mæOE   Lakshmana
kal:   this period
p#c¤rmÓmT:   is ideal for the god of love
gÓDvan¯   is fragrant
s¤r¢B:   caitra
mas:   month
jatp¤ÝpPld#[m:   when trees blossom and bear fruits

11.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   caitra   month   is   a   period   of   gentle
breeze,   is   fragrant   and   ideal   for   the   awakening   deep   love   and   also   for
trees   to   blossom   and   bear   fruits.

pÜy    ãpa¢N    saW¢mæOE    vnana|    p¤ÝpSa¢lnam¯    ,
s¦jta|    p¤ÝpvxaI¢N    taEy|    taEym¤ca¢mv    .12.

pÜy   behold
ãpa¢N   myriad forms
saW¢mæOE   Lakshmana
vnana|   of the forests
p¤ÝpSa¢lnam¯   with flowers
s¦jta|   raining
p¤ÝpvxaI¢N   a shower of flowers
taEy|   rain
taEym¤ca|   of the clouds
iv   like

12.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   see   the   different   areas   in   the   forest   adorned
with   flowers   showering   flowers   like   the   clouds   pouring   rain.

p#ÞtrEx¤    c    rØyEx¤    ¢v¢vDa:    kannd#[ma:    ,
vay¤vEgp#c¢lta:    p¤ÝpWrv¢kr¢Ót    gam¯    .13.

p#ÞtrEx¤   on rocks
c   and
rØyEx¤   beautiful
¢v¢vDa:   many types of
kannd#[ma:   forest trees
vay¤vEgp#c¢lta:   shaken by the speed of winds
p¤ÝpW:   with flowers
Av¢kr¢Ót   cover
gam¯   the earth

13.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   forest   trees,   being   shaken   by   the   speed   of
winds   cover   the   beautiful   rocks   and   the   earth   with   flowers.

p¢ttW:    ptmanWà    padpÞTWà    maât:    ,
k[s¤mW:    pÜy    saW¢mæOE    @£f¢°v    smÓtt:    .14.

p¢ttW:   that have fallen
ptmanW:   c   that are falling also
padpÞTW:   c   and still hanging from the trees
maât:   the wind god
k[s¤mW:   with flowers
pÜy   see
saW¢mæOE   Lakshmana
@£fn¯   is playing
iv   as if
smÓtt:   on all sides

14.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   notice   the   god   of   wind     playing   as   it   were   on
all   sides   with   the   flowers   that   have   fallen,   are   falling   and   those   still   on   the
trees.

¢v¢Xp¢Óv¢vDa:    SaKa    ngana|    k[s¤maEÏkca:    ,
maâtà¢ltÞTanW:    xzqpdWrn¤g£ytE    .15.

¢v¢Xpn¯   violently shaking
¢v¢vDa:   many
SaKa:   branches
ngana|   of the trees
k[s¤maEÏkca:   with flowers in abundance
maât:   the wind god
c¢ltÞTanW:   moving from its resting place
xzqpdW:   by the bees
An¤g£ytE   is praised in song

15.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   wind   god   is   being   praised   in   a   song   by
by   bees   moving   from   their   locations   through   his   shaking   the   branches   full   of
flowers   by   the   wind.

mäOkaE¢kls|nadWnItIy¢°v    padpan¯    ,
SWlkÓdr¢nÝ@aÓt:    p#g£t    iv    ca¢nl:    .16.

mäOkaE¢kls|nadW:   by the singing of cuckoos in heat
ntIyn¯   dancing
iv   like
padpan¯   the trees
SWlkÓdr¢nÝ@aÓt:   emerging from the mountaincaves
p#g£t:   being sung
iv   like
c   and
A¢nl:   the wind god

16.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   wind   emerging   from   mountain   caves   and
making   the   trees   dance   to   the   singing   of   cuckoos   appeared   as   if   singing.

tEn    ¢v¢Xpta{ÏyTI|    pvnEn    smÓtt:    ,
Am£    s|s³SaKag#a    g#¢Tta    iv    padpa:    .17.

tEn   by that
¢v¢Xpta   shaking
AÏyTI|   violent
pvnEn   by the wind
smÓtt:   everywhere
Am£   these
s|s³SaKag#a:   with the tips of the branches united
g#¢Tta:   entwined inextricably
iv   appeared like
padpa:   trees

17.Rama   told   lakshmana   that   the   tips   of   the   branches   united   by   the   violent
shaking   by   the   wind   the   trees   appeared   like   entwined   inextricably.

s    ex    s¤Ks|ÞpSa©I    va¢t    cÓdnS£tl:    ,
gÓDm×yavhÓp¤Îy|    ½mapnynaE{¢nl:    .18.

s:   that
ex:   this
s¤Ks|ÞpSI:   delightful to touch
va¢t   wafts
cÓdnS£tl:   as cool as sandal paste
gÓD|   a pleasant fragrance
A×yavhn¯   carrying
p¤Îy|   pure
½mapnyn:   relieving fatigue
A¢nl:   wind god

18.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   wind   is   delightful   to   touch,   cool   as   a
sandal   paste,   wafting   fragrance   and   relieves   fatigue.

Am£    pvn¢v¢XçOa    ¢vndÓt£v    padpa:    ,
xzqpdWrn¤k\jÓtaE    vnEx¤ mD¤g¢ÓDx¤    .19.

Am£   these
pvn¢v¢XçOa:   shaken by the wind
¢vnd¢Ót   make noise
iv   appear as if
padpa:   trees
xzqpdW:   by the honey bees
An¤k\jÓt:   sung in chorus
vnEx¤   in the forests
mD¤g¢ÓDx¤   with fragrance of honey

19.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   trees   in   the   forest   with   fragrance   of   honey
violently   shaken   by   the   wind   appear   as   if   the   bees   are   singing   in   chorus.

¢g¢rp#ÞTEx¤    s|âFW:    p¤Ýpv¢ëmInaErmW:    ,
s|s³¢SKra:    SWla    ¢vraj¢Ót    mhad#[mW:    .20.

¢g¢rp#ÞTEx¤   in the mountain plateau
s|âFW:   growing
p¤Ýpv¢ë:   full of flowers
mnaErmW:   lovely
s|s³¢SKra:   with the peaks joined together
SWla:   the mountains
¢vraj¢Ót   appear charming
mhad#[mW:   with huge trees

20.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   with   huge   trees   growing   in   the   plateau   full   of
flowers   and   charming   to   the   mind   the   mountains   appear   charming   with
peaks   joined   together.    

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