THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


va¢lpra@mkTnm¯    -   DESCRIBING   VALI'S   PROWESS

tÞy    t¹cn|    ½¤Ïva    vanrEÓd#Þy    D£mt:    ,
uvac    ѤÓѤ¢BvaIÀy|    @aEDaÏs|r³laEcn:    .31.

tÞy   that
tt¯   those
vcn|   words
½¤Ïva   hearing
vanrEÓd#Þy   of the king of monkeys
D£mt:   the wise
uvac   replied
ѤÓѤ¢B:   Dundubhi
vaÀy|   the following words
@aEDat¯   through rage
s|r³laEcn:   eyes turned red

31.According   to   Sugriva,   Dundubhi   hearing   those   words   of   the   wise   king   of
monkeys   replied   as   follows   with   eyes   turned   red   through   rage.

n    Ïv|    ÞæO£s¢°DaW    v£r    vcn|    v³¤mhI¢s    ,
mm    y¤¼|    p#yÅCaï    ttaE    åOaÞya¢m    tE    blm¯    .32.

n   not
Ïv|   you
ÞæO£s¢°DaW   in the presence of ladies
v£r   gallant
vcn|   a challenge
v³¤|   to throw
AhI¢s   should
mm   to me
y¤¼|   battle
p#yÅC   give
  now itself
tt:   thereupon
åOaÞya¢m   I shall know
tE   your
blm¯   might

32.According   to   Sugriva,   Dundubhi   told   Vali   that   he   should   not   throw   a
a   challenge   in   front   of   ladies   and   asked   him   to   give   fight   to   know   his   might.

ATva    Dar¢yÝya¢m    @aEDmï    ¢nSa¢mmam¯    ,
g¦/tam¤dy:    ÞvWr|    kamBaEgEx¤    vanr    .33.

ATva   or else
Dar¢yÝya¢m   I shall restrain
@aED|   anger
  now
¢nSa|   night
imam¯   this
g¦/tam¯   may be indulged
udy:   for your activities
ÞvWr|   as you like
kamBaEgEx¤   in amorous pursuit
vanr   monkey

33.According   to   Sugriva,   Dundubhi   told   Vali   that   otherwise   he   shall
restrain   his   anger   and   Vali's   passion   for   amorous   pursuit   may   be   indulged
in   for   the   night.

d£yta|    s|p#dan|    c    p¢rÝvÇy    c    vanran¯    ,
svISaKam¦gEÓd#ÞÏv|    s|sady    s¤¶Çjnan¯    .34.
s¤¾a|    k¤â    ¢k¢ÝkÓDa|    k¤âÝvaÏmsm|    p¤rE    ,
@£fÞv    c    sh    ÞæO£¢Brh|    tE    dpInaSn:    .35.

d£yta|   let it be given
s|p#dan|   what is to be given
c   also
p¢rÝvÇy   embracing
c   also
vanran¯   the monkeys
svISaKam¦gEÓd#:   king of all monkeys
Ïv||   you
s|sady   may take leave
s¤¶Çjnan¯   from your friends
s¤¾a|   be seen well
k¤â   may you do
¢k¢ÝkÓDa|   Kishkindha
k¤âÝv   also install
AaÏmsm|   a substitute
p¤rE   for the city
@£fÞv   play
c   also
sh   ÞæO£¢B:   along with your wives
Ah|   I
tE   your
dpInaSn:   tame your arrogance

34,35.According   to   Sugriva,   Dundubhi   told   Vali   that   he   was   the   king   of   all
mokyes   and   Dundubhi   had   come   to   tame   his   arrogance   and   presents   be
given   to   the   monkeys   after   embracing   them   and   take   leave   of   his   friends.
Dundubhi   also   told   Vali   to   take   a   last   look   at   Kishkindha,   appoint   a
substitute   in   his   place   and   revel   alongwith   his   wives.

yaE    ¢h    mäO|    p#mäO|    va    s¤çO|    va    Ûy¢Tt|    B¦Sm¯    ,
hÓyaÏs    B#¥Nha    laEkE    Ïv¢¹D|    mdmaE¢htm¯    .36.

y:   who
¢h   surely
mäO|   is intoxicated
p#mäO|   is lunatic
va   or
s¤çO|   in deep slumber
va   or
Ûy¢Tt|   one who runs scared
B¦Sm¯   very much
hÓyat¯   kills
s:   he
B#¥Nha   is foeticide
laEkE   in this world
Ïv¢¹D|   like you
mdmaE¢htm¯   blinded by passion

36.According   to   Sugriva,   Dundubhi   told   Vali   that   he   who   kills   one   who   is
drunk,   a   lunatic,   fast   asleep,   runs   away   scared   or   blinded   by   passion   like
Vali,   he   is   committing   foeticide.

s    p#hÞyab#v£ÓmÓd|    @aEDaäOms¤raEäOmm¯    ,
¢vs¦Çy    ta:    ¢ÞæOy:    svaIÞtarap#B¦¢tkaÞtda    .37.

s:   he
p#hÞy   laughing
Ab#v£t¯   spoke
mÓd|   heartily
@aEDat¯   due to rage
t|   that
As¤raEäOmm¯   to the foremost of demons
¢vs¦Çy   dismissing
ta:   those
¢ÞæOy:   ladies
svaI:   all
tarap#B¦¢tka:   with Tara in the lead
tda   then

37.According   to   Sugriva,   Vali   then   laughing   heartily   and   dismissing   all
the   ladies   with   Tara   in   the   lead   spoke   as   follows   to   Dundubhi   angrily.

mäOaE{y¢m¢t    ma    m|ÞTa    yïB£taE¢s    s|y¤gE    ,
mdaE{y|    s|p#harE¢ÞmÓv£rpan|    smÐyItam¯    .38.

mäO:   intoxicated
Ay|   this me
i¢t   thus
ma   m|ÞTa   do not think
y¢d   AB£t:   in case not afraid
A¢s   you are
s|y¤gE   in the battle
md:   pride
Ay|   this
s|p#harE   A¢Þmn¯   in this battle
v£rpan|   drunkenness resorted to by a hero
smÐyItam¯   be construed

38.According   to   Sugriva,   Vali   told   Dundubhi   that   he   should   not   construe
that   Vali   was   intoxicated   and   if   he   was   not   afraid   of   a   battle   this   intoxication
be   taken   as   drunkenness   resorted   to   by   a   hero   for   this   battle.

tmEvm¤ÀÏva    s|@¤¼aE    malam¤¢ÏXÔy    ka·n£m¯    ,
¢pæOa    däOa|    mhEÓd#EN    y¤¼ay    Ûyv¢t¿t    .39.

t|   to him
ev|   as above
uÀÏva   having spoken
s|@¤¼:   highly angered
mala|   the necklace
u¢ÏXÔy   throwing
ka·n£m¯   golden
¢pæOa   by father
däOa|   gifted
mhEÓd#EN   by Indra
y¤¼ay   for the battle
Ûyv¢t¿t   stood prepared

39.According   to   Sugriva,   Vali   having   said   as   above   to   Dundubhi   threw
the   golden   necklace   given   to   him   by   his   father   Indra   and   stood   prepared
for   the   battle   highly   angered.

¢vxaNyaErg¦h£Ïva    t|    ѤÓѤ¢B|    ¢g¢rs¢°Bm¯    ,
Aa¢vÒyt    tda    val£    ¢vndÓk¢pk¤¸r:    .40.

¢vxaNyaE:   by the horns
g¦h£Ïva   seizing
t|   that
ѤÓѤ¢B|   Dundubhi
¢g¢rs¢°Bm¯   who was like a mountain
Aa¢vÒyt   smashed him on to the ground
tda   then
val£   Vali
¢vndn¯   roaring
k¢pk¤¸r:   the elephant among monkeys

40.According   to   Sugriva,   Vali,   the   elephant   among   monkeys   seizing   by
the   horns   that   Dundubhi   who   was   like   a   mountain   smashed   him   on   the
the   ground   letting   out   a   roar.    

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