THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 3 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


hn¤mta    ½£ramlßmNav¤pEÏy    s¤g#£vv¦äOanTkTnm¯    -   HANUMAN
NARRATES   THE   STORY   OF   SUGRIVA   TO   RAMA   AND
LAKSHMANA   ON   MEETING   THEM

p#Bya    pvItEÓd#aE{y|    y¤vyaErvBa¢st:    .11.

p#Bya   due to the radiance
pvItEnd#:   the king of mountains
Ay|   this
y¤vyaE:   your
AvBa¢st:   stands illumined

11.Hanuman   told   them   that   the   king   of   mountains   is   illumined   by   their
radiance.

raÇyahaIvmrp#ÁyaW    kT|    dES¢mhagtaW    ,
pîpæOEXNaW    v£raW    jzamÎflDa¢rNaW    .12.
AÓyaEÓysd¦SaW    v£raW    dEvlaEka¢dvagtaW    ,
yÅCyEv    s|p#açOaW    cÓd#s¥yaI    vs¤ÓDram¯    .13.
¢vSalvXsaW    v£raW    man¤xaW    dEvã¢pNaW    ,
¢s|hÞkÓDaW    mhast¯ÏvaW    smda¢vv    gaEv¦xaW    .14.

raÇyahaI   with features of royalty
Amrp#ÁyaW   as lustrous as gods
kT|   how
dES|   region
ih   this
AagtaW   have come
pîpæOEXNaW   with eyes resembling the petals of the lotus
v£raW   gallant men
jzamÎflDa¢rNaW   sporting thick, matted locks
AÓyaEÓysd¦SaW   match each other
v£raW   are heroes
dEvlaEkat¯   from the celestial land
iv   like
AagtaW   having descended
yÅCya   by grace of god
iv   like
s|p#açOaW   having come
cÓd#s¥yaI   the moon god and the sun god
vs¤ÓDram¯   the earth
¢vSalvXsaW   with broad chests
v£raW   the two heroic
man¤xaW   men
dEvã¢pNaW   with the form of gods
¢s|hÞkÓDaW   with shoulders like the lion
mhast¯ÏvaW   of great vigour
smdaW   in high spirits
iv   like
gaEv¦xaW   bulls

12,13,14.Hanuman   asked   them   that   with   features   of   royalty,   as   lustrous   as
gods,   eyes   like   the   petals   of   the   lotuses,   gallant,   matted   locks,   matching
each   other,   appear   as   having   come   down   from   the   celestial   regions,
heroic   men   possessing   the   form   of   gods,   like   the   moon   god   and   sun   god
come   to   the   earth   by   grace   of   god,   broad   chests,   shoulders   like   a   lion,
enthusiastic   in   outlook   like   bulls   and   extraordinary   vigour   why   have   they
come   to   that   region?

Aaytaà    s¤v¦äOaà    bahv:    p¢rGaEpma:    ,
svIB¥xNB¥xahaI:    ¢kmTR|    n    ¢vB¥¢xta:    .15.

Aayta:   c   long also
c   s¤v¦äOa:   perfectly rounded also
bahv:   arms
p¢rGaEpma:   resembling a pair of clubs
svIB¥xNB¥xahaI:   deserve to be adorned with all kinds of ornaments
¢kmTI|   for what reason
n   ¢vB¥¢xta:   are not adorned

15.Hanuman   asked   them   why   their   arms   long,   perfectly   rounded   and   like   a
pair   of   clubs   though   deserve   to   be   adorned   with   all   kinds   of   ornaments   are
not   adorned?

uBaW    yaEÂyavh|    mÓyE    r¢Xt¤|    p¦¢Tv£¢mmam¯    ,
ssagrvna|    k]Ïs"a|    ¢vÓÒymEã¢vB¥¢xtam¯    .16.

uBaW   the two of you
yaEÂyaW   as capable
Ah|   I
mÓyE   consider
r¢Xt¤|   to protect
p¦¢Tv£|   world
imam¯   this
ssagrvna|   along with the seas and the forests
k]Ïs"a|   entirely
¢vÓÒymEã¢vB¥¢xtam¯   richly adorned by Vindhya and Meru mountains

16.Hanuman   told   them   that   he   considers   both   of   them   to   be   capable   of
protecting   the   entire   earth   with   the   oceans   and     forest   and   richly   adorned   by
the   Vindhya   and   Meru   Mountains.

imE    c    Dn¤x£    ¢cæOE    ÜlßNE    ¢cæOan¤lEpnE    ,
p#kaSEtE    yTEÓd#Þy    vj#E    hEm¢vB¥¢xtE    .17.

imE   these
c   Dn¤x£   two bows also
¢cæOE   wonderful
ÜlßNE   charming
¢cæOan¤lEpnE   strangely gilded
p#kaSEtE   shine
yTa   like
iÓd#Þy   of Indra
vj#E   thunderbolt
hEm¢vB¥¢xtE   decorated with gold

17.Hanuman   told   them   that   those   wonderful,   charming   and   strangely   gilded
bows   shine   like   the   vajrayudha   decorated   with   gold   of   Indra.

s|p¥NaI    ¢n¢StWbaINWÞt¥Îyà    S¤BdSIna:    ,
j£¢vtaÓtkrWGaEIrWÇvRl¢ë¢rv    pavkW:    .18.

s|p¥NaI:   filled
¢n¢StW:   with sharpedged
baNW:   with arrows
t¥Îy:   c   the quivers also
S¤BdSIna:   look charming
j£¢vtaÓtkrW:   which will bring lives to an end
GaIrW:   terrible
Çvl¢ë:   shining
iv   like
pavkW:   blazing fire

18.Hanuman   told   them   that   the   charming   quivers   are   full   with   sharp   and
terrible   arrows   capable   of   ending   lives   shining   like   a   blazing   fire.

mhap#maNaW    ¢vp¤laW    tçOhazkB¥¢xtaW    ,
KfgavEtaW    ¢vrajEtE    ¢nm¤I³a¢vv    p°gaW    .19.

mhap#maNaW   very long
¢vp¤laW   of enormous size
tçOhazkB¥¢xtaW   decorated with refined gold
KfgaW   swords
etaW   these two
¢vrajEtE   shine brightly
¢nm¤I³aW   cast off their slough
iv   like
p°gaW   two snakes

19.Hanuman   told   them   that   the   two   swords   of   very   long,   enormous   size
and   decorated   with   refined   gold   shine   brightly   like   a   pair   of   serpents   which
have   cast   off   their   slough.

ev|    ma|    p¢rBaxÓt|    kÞma¹W    na¢BBaxt:    .20.

ev|   like this
ma|   to me
p¢rBaxÓt|   conversing
kÞmat¯   vW   why indeed
n   A¢BBaxt:   are you not speaking

20.Hanuman   asked   them   why   they   were   not   speaking   to   him,   who   is
conversing   like   this?    

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