THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 91 TO 95


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

Aad#I||    S¤Ýk¢m¢t    /EtÏs¤mhd#aGvaÓtrm¯    ,
s    ev    s|SyÞtat    tv    tÞy    c    yëlE    .91.

Aad#I|   saturated with blood
S¤Ýk|   dried up
i¢t   between the two
¢h   indeed
ett¯   this
s¤mht¯   great
raGv   Rama
AÓtrm¯   is the difference
s:   this
ev   only
s|Sy:   doubt
tat   sir
tv   your
tÞy   c   his also
yt¯   therefore
blE   in strength

91.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   it   was   not   possible   for   him   to   ascertain   whether
Rama   is   stronger   than   Vali   since   the   carcass   saturaed   with   blood   and   the
dried   up   makes   a   big   difference.

salmEk|       ¢v¢n¢BIï    BvE¹Y¢³rqblablE    .92   .

sal|   sala tree
ek|   one
  in this
¢v¢n¢BIï   thorughly pierce
BvEt¯   will be arrived
Ûy¢³:   definite conclusion
blablE   in the matter of strength or otherwise

92.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   in   the   matter   of   strength   or   otherwise   he   can
come   to   a   definite   conclusion   when   Rama   thoroughly   pierces   a   sala   tree.

k]ÏvEd|    kam¤Ik|    sÇy|    h¢ÞthÞt¢mvattm¯    ,
AakNIp¥NImayØy    ¢vs¦jÞv    mhaSrm¯    .93.

k]Ïva   doing
id|   this
kam¤Ik|   bow
sÇy|   stringing
h¢ÞthÞt|   iv   like the trunk of an elephant
Aattm¯   long
AakNIp¥NI|   upto the ear
AayØy   drawing back
¢vs¦jÞv   discharge
mhaSrm¯   a big arrow

93.Sugriva   told   Rama   to   string   his   bow   which   was   long   like   the   trunk   of   an
elephant,   draw   it   back   upto   his   ear   and   discharge   a   big   arrow.

im|    ¢h    sal|    p#¢htÞÏvya   SraE   n   s|SyaE{æOa¢Þt   ¢vdar¢yÝy¢t   ,
Al|   ¢vmSIn   mm   ¢p#y|   D#¤v|   kâÝv   rajaÏmj   Sa¢ptaE   mya  .94.

im|   this
¢h   indeed
sal|   sala tree
p#¢ht:   the discharged
Ïvya   by you
Sr:   arrow
n   not
s|Sy:   doubt
AæO   in this
A¢Þt   is there
¢vdar¢yÝy¢t   is going to split asunder
Al|   ¢vmSIn   enough of consideration
mm   to me
¢p#y|   dear
D#¤v|   quickly
kâÝv   perform
rajaÏmj   prince
Sa¢pt:   being beseeched
mya   by me

94.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   arrow   discharged   by   Rama   will   pierce   the
sala   tree   which   will   leave   no   doubt   about   the   objective   and   said   that   he   will
not   consider   anymore   and   beseeched   Rama   to   perform   the   act   which   was
dear   to   him.

yTa  ¢h    tEj:s¤   vr:   sda    r¢vyITa   ¢h   SWlaE   ¢hmvaÓmha¢d#x¤  ,
yTa   ct¤ÝpaÏs¤   c    kEsr£   vrÞtTa   nraNam¢s   ¢v@mE   vr:    .95.

yTa   ¢h   similarly
tEj:s¤   of the luminaries
vr:   superior
sda   always
r¢v:   the Sun
yTa   ¢h   similarly
SWl:   mountain
¢hmvan¯   Himalayas
mha¢d#x¤   among mighty mountains
yTa   how
ct¤ÝpaÏs¤   of quadrupeds
c   and
kEsr£   lion
vr:   superior
tTa   in the same way
nraNa|   among men
A¢s   you are
¢v@mE   in prowess
vr:   superior

95.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   like   the   sun   is   always   the   superior   among
luminories,   himalayas   suprior   among   mighty   mountains   and   the   lion   superior
among   quadrupeds,   he   was   superior   among   men   in   prowess.

iÏyaxI    ½£md#amayNE    vaÚm£k£yE    Aa¢dkaÛyE    ¢k¢ÝkÓDakaÎfE    ekadS:    sgI:    .11.

 

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