THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


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

smTaI    na¢Þm    tE    dat¤|    y¤¼|    y¤¼¢vSard    ,
½¥yta|    Ïv¢BDaÞya¢m    yÞtE    y¤¼|    p#daÞy¢t    .11.

smTI:   competent
n   A¢Þm   I am not
tE   to you
dat¤|   to give
y¤¼|   battle
y¤¼¢vSard   Adept in battle
½¥yta|   listen
  now
A¢BDaÞya¢m   I shall mention
y:   who
tE   to you
y¤¼|   battle
p#daÞy¢t   will give

11.According   to   Sugriva   the   ocean   told   Dundubhi   that   he   was   not   capable
to   give   a   fight   and   asked   Dundubhi   to   listen   who   will   give   a   battle.

SWlrajaE    mharÎyE    tp¢ÞvSrN|    prm¯    ,
SHqkráS¤raE    naØna    ¢hmva¢n¢t    ¢v½¤t:    .12.
g¤hap#ÞæOvNaEpEtaE    bh^kÓdr¢nJIr:    ,
s    smTIÞtv    p#£¢tmt¤la|    kt¤ImahvE    .13.

SWlraj:   the king of mountains
mharÎyE   in a large forest
tp¢ÞvSrN|   the resort of ascetics
prm¯   the supreme
SHqkráS¤r:   the father-in-law of Lord Siva
naØna   by name
¢hmvan¯   Himavan
i¢t   thus
¢v½¤t:   famed
g¤hap#ÞæOvNaEpEt:   with caves and cascades
bh^kÓdr¢nJIr:   with many valleys and rivulets
s:   that
smTI:   is competent
tv   to you
p#£¢t|   happiness
At¤la|   unequalled
kt¤I|   to render
AahvE   in battle

12,13.According   to   Sugriva   the   ocean   told   Dundibhi   that   a   king   among
mountains   exists   in   a   great   forest,   the   resort   of   ascetics   and   father-in-law
of   Lord   Siva,   the   very   famous   Himavan   by   name   which   is   full   of   caves   and
cascades   and   valleys   and   brooks,   who   is   capable   of   giving   him   unequalled
satisfction   in   battle.

t|    B£t    i¢t    ¢våOay    sm¤d#ms¤raEäOm:    ,
¢hmv¹nmagÅCÅCràapa¢dv    Åy¤t:    .14.

t|   that
B£t:   to be afraid
i¢t   thus
¢våOay   concluding
sm¤d#|   the ocean
As¤raEäOm:   the foremost of demons
¢hmv¹n|   to the forest of Himavan
AagÅCt¯   reached
Sr:   an arrow
capat¯   from the bow
iv   like
Åy¤t:   shot

14.According   to   Sugriva   Dundubhi   concluding   that   the   ocean   is   afraid   of
him,   reached   the   forest   of   Himavan   like   an   arrow   shot   from   a   bow.

ttÞtÞy    ¢grE:    áEta    gjEÓd#¢vp¤la:    ¢Sla:    ,
¢cXEp    bh^Da    B¥maW    ѤÓѤ¢B¢vInnad    c    .15.

tt:   there
tÞy   that
¢grE:   of the mountain
áEta:   white
gjEÓd#¢vp¤la:   as large as elephants
¢Sla:   boulders
¢cXEp   hurled
bh^Da   in large numbers
B¥maW   on the earth
ѤÓѤ¢B:   Dundubhi
¢vnnad   c   loudly roared also

15.According   to   Sugriva,   there   Dundubhi   broke   off   elephant   sized   white
rocks   in   large   numbers   from   the   mountain   and   threw   them   on   to   the   ground
and   loudly   poared   also.

tt:    áEtaØb¤dakar:    saWØy:    p#£¢tkrak]¢t:    ,
¢hmvanb#v£¹aÀy|    Þv    ev    ¢SKrE    ¢ÞTt:    .16.

tt:   then
áEtaØb¤dakar:   looking like a white cloud
saWØy:   the gentle
p#£¢tkrak]¢t:   pleasing to look at
¢hmvan¯   Himavan
Ab#v£t¯   spoke
vaÀy|   the following words
ÞvE   on his own
ev   alone
¢SKrE   peak
¢ÞTt:   standing

16.According   to   Sugriva,   the   gentle   Himavan   looking   like   a   white   cloud
and   pleasing   to   look   at   standing   on   his   own   peak   spoke   the   following
words   to   Dundbhi.

²E¾¤mhI¢s    ma|    n    Ïv|    ѤÓѤBE    DmIvÏsl    ,
rNkmIÞvk¤SlÞtpÞv£    SrNaE    /hm¯    .17.

²E¾¤|   to trouble
AhI¢s   should
ma|   me
n   not
Ïv|   you
ѤÓѤBE   Dundubhi
DmIvÏsl   One attached to righteousness
rNkmIs¤   in the art of battle
Ak¤Sl:   am uninitiated
tpÞv£   for ascetics
SrN:   the resort
¢h   therefore
Ahm¯   I am

17.According   to   Sugriva   Himavan   told   Dundubhi   that   since   he   is   the   resort
for   ascetics   he   is   uninitiated   in   warfare   and   therefore   he   should   not   be
troubled   by   Dundubhi.

tÞy    t¹cn|    ½¤Ïva    ¢g¢rrajÞy    D£mt:    ,
uvac    ѤÓѤ¢BvaIÀy|    @aEDaÏs|rk¯t³laEcn:    .18.

tÞy   that
tt¯   those
vcn|   words
½¤Ïva   hearing
¢g¢rrajÞy   of the king of mountains
D£mt:   the wise
uvac   said
ѤÓѤ¢B:   Dundubhi
vaÀy|   the following words
@aEDat¯   out of rage
s||rk¯t³laEcn:   eyes becoming red

18.Hearing   these   words   of     the   wise   king   of   mountains,   Dundubhi   with
eyes   red   out   of   anger   spoke   the   following   words.

y¢d    y¤¼E{smTIÞÏv|    mìya¹a    ¢nâÒym:    ,
tmacßv    p#dïaÓmE    yaE{ï    y¤¼|    y¤y¤Ïst:    .19.

y¢d   in case
y¤¼E   in battle
AsmTI:   incapable
Ïv|   you
mìyat¯   due to fear of me
va   or
¢nâÒym:   inactive
t|   him
Aacßv   point out
p#dÒyat¯   would offer
mE   to me
y:   who
  now
y¤¼|   battle
y¤y¤Ïst:   as eager for fight

19.According   to   Sugriva,   Dundubhi   told   Himavan   that   in   case   he   was
incapable   to   battle   or   inactive   due   to   fear,   then   he   may   tell   Dundubhi   who
give   a   battle   as   Dundubhi   was   eager   for   a   fight.

¢hmvanb#v£¹aÀy|    ½¤Ïva    vaÀy¢vSard:    ,
An¤³p¥vI|    DmaIÏma    @aEDaäOms¤raEäOmm¯    .20.

¢hmvan¯   Himavan
Ab#v£t¯   said
vaÀy|   words
½¤Ïva   hearing
vaÀy¢vSard:   adept in the art of speech
An¤³p¥vI|   not told by anyone hitherto
DmaIÏma   mind set on righteousness
@aEDaäOm¯   said with anger
As¤raEäOmm¯   to the foremost of demons

20.According   to   Sugriva,   Himavan,   adept   in   the   art   of   speech   and   mind   set
on   righteousness,   hearing   the   angry   words   of   Dundubhi   replied   as   follows
to   him   who   was   not   told   the   name   of   a   rival   by   anyone   hitherto.    

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