THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 1 : SLOKAS 141 TO 150


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

uÏsahvÓt:    p¤ãxa    navs£d¢Ót    kmIs¤    .141.

uÏsahvÓt:   given to sustained effort
p¤ãxa:   men
n   Avs£d¢Ót   do not become disheartened
kmIs¤   in facing duties

141.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   men   given   to   sustained   efforts   do   not
become   disheartened   in   facing   duties.

uÏsahmaæOma¢½Ïy    s£ta|    p#¢tlBEm¢h    .142.

uÏsahmaæO|   strenuous effort only
Aa¢½Ïy   relying on
s£ta|   Sita
p#¢tlBEm¢h   we shall recover

142.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   relying   strenuous   efforts   only   they   can
recover   Sita.

ÏyÇyta|    kamv¦äOÏv|    SaEk|    s|ÓyÞy    p¦¾t:    ,
mhaÏman|    k]taÏmanmaÏman|    navb¤ÒysE    .143.

ÏyÇyta|   abandon
kamv¦äOÏv|   behaviour dominated by love
SaEk|   grief
s|ÓyÞy   casting
p¦¾t:   behind
mhaÏman|   an exalted soul
k]taÏman|   with disciplined mind
AaÏman|   yourself
n   Avb¤ÒysE   do not realise

143.Lakshmana   told   Rama   to   cast   the   grief   behimd,   abandon   his
behaviour   dominated   by   love   and   that   he   does   not   realise   himself   to   be
an   exalted   soul   with   a   disciplined   mind.

ev|    s|baE¢DtÞtEn    SaEkaEphtcEtn:    ,
ÓyÞy    SaEk|    c    maEh|    c    ttaE    DWyIm¤pagmt¯    .144.

ev|   as above
s|baE¢Dt:   being addressed
tEn  by him
SaEkaEphtcEtn:   mind clouded by grief
ÓyÞy   abandoning
SaEk|   c   grief also
maEh|   c   infatuation also
tt:  then
DWyI|   courage
upagmt¯   regained

144.Then   Rama   whose   mind   was   clouded   by   grief   on   being   addressed   as
abobe   by   Lakshmana   abandoned   his   grief   and   infatuation   and   regained   his
courage.

saE{×y¢t@amdÛyg#Þtam¢cÓÏypra@m:    ,
ram:    pØpa|    s¤â¢cra|    rØypa¢rÔlvd#[mam¯    .145.

s:  that
A×y¢t@amt¯   crossed beyond
AÛyg#:   having regained his composure
ta|   that
A¢cÓÏypra@m:   one unimaginable courage
ram:   Rama
pØpa|   Pampa
s¤â¢cra|   the extremely charming
rØypa¢rÔlvd#[mam¯   with trees swaying delighfully

145.Rama   with   unimaginable   courage   regaining   his   composure   crossed
the   extremely   charming   Pampa   with   its   trees   swaying   delightfully.

¢nr£XmaN:    shsa    mhaÏma    svI|    vn|    ¢nJIrkÓdra|à    ,
u¢¹g"cEta:    sh    lßmNEn    ¢vcayI    Ѥ:KaEpht:    p#tÞTE    .146.

¢nr£XmaN:   looking around
shsa   sudenly
mhaÏma   the highsouled
svI|   the entire
vn|   forest
¢nJIrkÓdran¯   c   cascades and caves also
u¢¹g"cEta:   feeling perturbed in mind
sh   lßmNEn   alongwith Lakshmana
¢vcayI   having deliberated
Ѥ:KaEpht:   overcome with sorrow
p#tÞTE   set out

146.Rama,   who   was   feeling   perturbed   in   mind   and   overcome   with   grief,
having   deliberated   with   Lakshmana   and   looking   around   the   forest,
cascades   and   caves   also   suddenly   set   out.

t|    mäOmatÄñ¢vlasgam£    gÅCÓtmÛyg#mna    mhaÏma    ,
s    lßmNaE    raGvmp#mäOaE    rrX    Dm©IN    blEn    cWv    .147.

t|   that
mäOmatÄñ¢vlasgam£   with a gait of an elephant in rut
gÅCÓt|   walking
AÛyg#mna:   with concentration on the task
mhaÏma   high souled
s:  that
lßmN:   Lakshmana
raGv|   Rama
Ap#mäO:   performing duties to satisfaction
rrX  guarded
Dm©IN   knowing what is right
blEn   with might
c  also
ev  only

147.Lakshmana   with   the   gait   of   an   elephant   in   rut,   knowing   what   is   right
mind   concentrated   on   task   and   performing   duties   to   satisfaction   protected
Rama   wo   was   walking   ahead.

tav¦Üym¥kÞy    sm£pcar£    crÓddSaIë[tdSIn£yaW    ,
SaKam¦gaNam¢DpÞtrÞv£    ¢vB#a¢ÓdmäOÞy    bB¥v    ¢cäOm¯    .148.

taW  the two of them
§Üym¥kÞy   of Rshyamuka mountain
sm£pcar£   moving about
crn¯   leading his life
ddSI   saw
Aë[tdSIn£yaW   of wonderful appearance
SaKam¦gaNa|   of the monkeys
A¢Dp:   chief
trÞv£   the courageous
¢vB#a¢Ódmt¯   in a confused state
tÞy  his
bB¥v   became
¢cäOm¯   mind

148.Sugriva,   the   chief   of   monkeys   who   was   moving   about   and   leading   his
life   on   the   rshyamuka   mountain,   became   confused   in   mind   on   seeing   the
two   of   them   of   wonderful   appearance.

s    taW    mhaÏma    gjmÓdgam£    SaKam¦gÞtæO    cr|àrÓtaW    ,
è¾qva    ¢vxad|    prm|    jgam    ¢cÓtapr£taE    ByBarmg":    .149.

s:  that
taW  those two
mhaÏma   high souled
gjmÓdgam£   with the leisurely gait of an elephant
SaKam¦g:   monkey
tæO   at that time
crn¯   residing there
crÓtaW   moving about
è¾qva   noticing
¢vxad|   distress
prm|   great
jgam   attained
¢cÓtapr£t:   steeped in anxiety
ByBarmg":   submerged with the weight of fear

149.Then   Sugriva   with   the   leisurely   gait   of   an   elephant   and   who   was   living
there,   on   seeing   the   two   of   them   moving   about   attained   great   distress,   was
steeped   in   anxiety   and   submerged   with   the   weight   of   fear.

tma½m|    p¤Îys¤K|    SrÎy|    sdWv    SaKam¦gsE¢vtaÓtm¯    ,
æOÞtaà    è¾qva    hryaE{¢BjÂm¤mIhaWjsaW    raGvlßmNaW    taW    .150.

t|   that
Aa½m|   hermitage
p¤Îys¤K|   which was sacred and pleasant
SrÎy|   a refuge at times of danger
sda   ev   always
ev   only
SaKam¦gsE¢vtaÓtm¯   permenantly inhabited by monkeys
æOÞta:   terrified
c  also
è¾qva   seeing
hry:  the monkeys
A¢BjÂm¤:   went
mhaWjsaW   of great bodily strength
raGvlßmNaW   Rama and Lakshmana
taW  the two of them

150.The   monkeys   seeing   Rama   and   Lakshmana   were   frightened   and   went
to   the   safety   of   the   hermitage   which   was   permenantly   inhabited   by
monkeys,   sacred   and   pleasant   and   a   refuge   for   them   in   times   of   danger.

iÏyax©I    ½£md#amayNE    vaÚm£k£yE    Aa¢dkaÛyE    ¢k¢ÝkÓDakaÎfE    p#Tm:    sgI:    .1.

     

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