THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


val£pra@mvNInm¯    -   DESCRIBING   VALI'S   PROWESS

ramÞy    vcn|    ½¤Ïva    hxIpaWâxvDInm¯    ,
s¤g#£v:    p¥jya|c@E    raGv| p#SS|s    c    .1.

ramÞy   of Rama
vcn|   words
½¤Ïva   hearing
hxIpaWâxvDInm¯   enhancing his joy and courage
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
p¥jya|c@E   paid respectful obeisance
raGv|   to Rama
p#SS|s   c   praised also

1.Hearing   those   words   of   Rama,   which   enhanced   his   joy   and   courage,
Sugriva   paid   obeisance   to   Rama   and   praised   him   also.

As|Sy|    p#Çv¢ltWÞt£ßNWmImaI¢tgW:    SrW:    ,
Ïv|    dhE:    k¢ptaE    laEkaÓy¤gaÓt    iv    BaÞkr:    .2.

As|Sy|   without doubt
p#Çv¢ltW:   fiery
t£ßNW:   sharp
mmaI¢tgW:   capable of piercing the vital spots
SrW:   by the arrows
Ïv|   you
dhE:   would burn down
k¢pt:   in rage
laEkan¯   all the worlds
y¤gaÓtE   at the end of the creation
iv   like
BaÞkr:   the Sun

2.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   without   doubt,   with   fiery   sharp   arrows   capable
of   piercing   the   vital   parts   he   can   burn   down   all   the   worlds   like   the   sun   at
the   end   of   creation.

va¢ln:    paWâx|    yäOïÅc    v£yI|    D¦¢tà    ya    ,
tÓmmWkmna:    ½¤Ïva    ¢vDt¯Þv    ydn|trm¯    .3.

va¢ln:   of Vali
paWâx|   prowess
yt¯   what
tt¯   that
yt¯   what
c   also
v£yI|   valour
D¦¢t:   fortitude
c   ya   whatever also
tt¯   that
mm   my
ekmna:   with a concentrated mind
½¤Ïva   hearing
¢vDt¯Þv   please do
yt¯   AnÓtrm¯   what should be done next

3.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   may   listen   with   a   concentrated   mind   and   hear
from   Sugriva   about   the   prowess   valour   and   fortitude   of   Vali   to   do   what   should   be   done   next.

sm¤d#aÏp¢àmaÏp¥vI|    d¢XNad¢p    caEäOrm¯    ,
@amÏyn¤¢dtE    s¥yI    val£    Ûypgt²m:    .4.

sm¤d#at¯   from the ocean
p¢àmat¯   the western
p¥vI|   to the eastern
d¢XNat¯   from the south
A¢p   and
c   also
uäOrm¯   to the north
@am¢t   traverses
An¤¢dtE   not risen
s¥yI   the Sun
val£   Vali
Ûypgt²m:   without strain

4.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   even   before   the   Sun   rises,   Vali   traverses   daily
effortlessly   from   the   western   ocean   to   the   eastern   one   and   from   the
southern   ocean   to   the   Norhern   ocean.

Ag#aÎyaâ/    SWlana|    ¢SKra¢N    mhaÓÏy¢p    ,
UÒvIm¤¢ÏXÔy    trsa    p#¢tg¦ÿa¢t    v£yIvan¯    .5.

Ag#a¢N   on the tops
Aaâ/   climbing
SWlana|   of the mountains
¢SKra¢N   peaks
mha¢Ót   gigantic
A¢p   and
UÒvI|   upwards
u¢ÏXÔy   uprooting and tossing
trsa   with force
p#¢tg¦ÿa¢t   catches
v£yIvan¯   the valorous

5.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   climbing   on   mountain   tops   Vali   uproots   the
gigantic   peaks   of   mountains,   tosses   them   up   with   force   and   catches   them.

bhv:    sarvÓtà    vnEx¤    ¢v¢vDa    d#ma:    ,
va¢lna    trsa    Bg"a    bl|    p#Tyta{{Ïmn:    .6.

bhv:   many
sarvÓt:   hardwooded
c   also
vnEx¤   in the forests
¢v¢vDa:   various types of
d#ma:   trees
va¢lna   by Vali
trsa   forcibly
Bg"a:   broken
bl|   might
p#Tyta   demonstrating
AaÏmn:   his

6,Sugriva   told   Rama   that   Vali   while   demonstrating   his   might   broke   many
hard   wooded   trees   of   different   varieties   in   the   forest.

m¢hxaE    ѤÓѤ¢BnaIm    kWlas¢SKrp#B:    ,
bl|    nagshÞæOÞy    Daryamas    v£yIvan¯    .7.

m¢hx:   in the form of a buffalo
ѤÓѤ¢B:   nam   Dundubhi by name
kWlas¢SKrp#B:   like the peak of mount Kailasa
bl|   strength
nagshÞæOÞy   of a thousand elephants
Daryamas   possessed
v£yIvan¯   mighty

7.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   a   mighty   demon   Dundubhi   by   name   in   the   form   of
a   buffalo   and   like   the   peak   on   mount   kailasa   possessed   the   strength   of   a
thousand   elephants.

s    v£yaIÏsEkѤ¾aÏma    vrdanaÅc    maE¢ht:    ,
jgam    s¤mhakay:    sm¤d#||    s¢rta|p¢tm¯    .8.

s:   he
v£yaIÏsEkѤ¾aÏma   with an evil mind due to pride of strength
vrdanat¯   being bestowed with boon
c   also
maE¢ht:   haughtily
jgam   approached
s¤mhakay:   with a gigantic body
sm¤d#|   to the ocean
s¢rta|   of the rivers
p¢tm¯   the lord

8.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   Dundibhi   with   a   gigantic   body   and   proud   of   his
strength   and   the   boons   bestowed   on   him   haughtily   approached   the   ocean.

U¢mImÓtm¢t@Øy    sagr|    rÏns·ym¯    ,
m/|    y¤¼|    p#yÅCE¢t    tm¤vac    mhaNIvm¯    .9.

U¢mImÓt|   replete with waves
A¢t@Øy   disdaining
sagr|   the ocean
rÏns·ym¯   the storehouse of precious stones
m/|   to me
y¤¼|   battle
p#yÅC   you give
i¢t   thus
t|   that
uvac   spoke
mhaNIvm¯   to the mighty ocean

9.Sgriva   told   Rama   that   Dundubhi,   disdaining   the   sea   replete   with   waves
and   storehouse   of   precious   stones,   told   the   ocean   'give   battle   to   me'.

tt:    sm¤d#aE    DmaIÏma    sm¤ÏTay    mhabl:    ,
Ab#v£¹cn|    raj°s¤r|    kalcaE¢dtm¯    .10.

tt:   then
sm¤d#:   the ocean
DmaIÏma   mind set on righteousness
sm¤ÏTay   rising
mhabl:   very mighty
Ab#v£t¯   said
vcn|   words
rajn¯   King
As¤r|   to the demon
kalcaE¢dtm¯   prompted by fate

10.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   very   mighty   and   righteous   ocean,   rising
replied   as   follows   to   the   demon,   who   was   prompted   by   fate.    

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