THE RAMAYANA


KISHKINDA KANDA


SARGA 13 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

sçOjna½mdSInm¯   -   VISITING   SAPTAJANASHRAM  

 
p¢XNaE   vjIyÓÏyEtäOTaÓyE   vnca¢rN:   ,  
¢vS¢Ót   maEhaïE   tæO   ¢nvtIÓtE   n   tE   p¤n:   .21.  
p¢XN:   birds
vjIy¢Ót   avoid
ett¯   this
tTa   in the same way
AÓyE   other
vnca¢rN:   wild animals
¢vS¢Ót   enter
maEhat¯   through ignorance
yE   which
tæO   there
¢nvtIÓtE   n   do not return
tE   they
p¤n:   again
 
21.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   birds   and   other   wild   animals   avoid   this;   those    
which   enter   this   through   ignorance   do   not   return   again.  
 
¢vB¥xNrvaÞtæO   ½¥yÓtE   sklaXra:   ,  
t¥yIg£tÞvnaàaæO   gÓDaE   ¢dÛyà   raGv   .22.  
¢vB¥xNrva:   sounds of ornaments
tæO   there
½¥yÓtE   are heard
sklaXra:   with sweet accents
t¥yIg£tÞvna:   c   the sounds of singing and instruments also
AæO   here
gÓD:   fragrance
¢dÛy:   divine
c   wafts
raGv   Rama
 
22.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   sounds   of   ornaments   with   sweet   accents   as   also  
the   sounds   of   singing   and   music   of   instruments   are   heard   and   a   divine  
fragrance   wafts   in   this   place.  
 
æOEtag"yaE{¢p   d£ÔyÓtE   D¥maE   /æO   p#kaStE   ,  
vE¾y¢°v   v¦Xag#aÓkpaEtaHqgaâNaE   Gn:   .23.  
æOEtag"y:   A¢p   the three sacred fires (Ahavaniya, Garhapatya and Dakshina) also
d£ÔyÓtE   are lit
D¥m:   smoke
¢h   therefore
AæO   here
p#kaStE   shines
vE¾yn¯   surrounding
iv   like
v¦Xag#an¯   the top of the trees
kpaEtaHqgaâN:   grey as colour of the body of the pigeon
Gn:   clouds
 
23.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   three   sacred   fires   viz   Ahavaniya,   Dakshina  
and   Garhapatya   are   lit;   their   smoke,   grey   as   the   colour   of   the   body   of   a  
dove   envelope   the   tops   of   the   trees   like   a   cloud.  
 
etE   v¦Xa:   p#kaSÓtE   D¥ms|s³mÞtka:   ,  
mEGjalp#¢tÅC°a   vWf¥yI¢gryaE   yTa   .24.  
etE   these
v¦Xa:   trees
p#kaSÓtE   shine
D¥ms|s³mÞtka:   with tops covered with smoke
mEGjalp#¢tÅC°a:   veiled by a mass of cloud
vWf¥yI¢gry:   mountains of cat's eye gems
yTa   like
 
24.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   trees   with   tops   covered   by   smoke   and   veiled  
by   a   mass   of   cloud   shine   like   a   mountains   of   cat's   eyes   gems.  
 
k[â   p#Nam|   DmaIÏm|ÞtaÓsm¤¢êÜy   raGv   ,  
lßmNEn   sh   B#aæOa   p#yt:   s|yta¸¢l:   .25.  
k[â   offer
p#Nam|   obeisance
DmaIÏmn¯   piously minded
tan¯   them
sm¤¢êÜy   considering
raGv   Rama
lßmNEn   with Lakshmana
sh   alongwith
B#aæOa   brother
p#yt:   with a pious mind
s|yta¸¢l:   with joined palms
 
25.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   alongwith   Lakshmana   pay   obeisance   to  
them   with   joined   palms   with   a   pious   mind.  
 
p#Nm¢Ót   ¢h   yE   tExa|   m¤n£na|   Ba¢vtaÏmnam¯   ,  
n   tExamS¤B|   ¢k|¢cÅCr£rE   ram   ¢vïtE   .26.  
p#Nm¢Ót   ¢h   bows down
yE   who
tExa|   to them
m¤n£na|   sages
Ba¢vtaÏmnam¯   who are realised souls
n   not
tExa|   for them
AS¤B|   evils
¢k|¢ct¯   whatsoever
Sr£rE   in the body
ram   Rama
¢vïtE   stays
 
26.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   for   those   who   bow   down   to   those   self-realised  
sages   no   evil   stays   in   their   bodies.  
 
ttaE   ram:   sh   B#aæOa   lßmNEn   k]ta¸¢l:   ,  
sm¤¢¼Üy   mhaÏmanÞtan¦x£n×yvadyt¯   .27.  
tt:   then
ram:   Rama
sh   alongwith
B#aæOa   brother
lßmNEn   with Lakshmana
k]ta¸¢l:   with joined palms
sm¤¢¼Üy   towards
mhaÏmn:   highsouled
tan¯   those
§x£n¯   sages
A×yvadyt¯   paid obeissance
 
27.Then   Rama   alongwith   Lakshmana   paid   obeisance   to   the   sages   with  
joined   palms.  
 
A¢Bvaï   c   DmaIÏma   ramaE   B#ata   c   lßmN:   ,  
s¤g#£vaE   vanraàWv   jÂm¤:   s|¶¾mansa:   .28.  
A¢Bvaï   c   having paid respect
DmaIÏma   mind set on virtue
ram:   Rama
B#ata   brother
c   lßmN:   Lakshmana also
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
vanra:   the monkeys
c   also
ev   only
jÂm¤:   went
s|¶¾mansa:   with a highly rejoiced mind
 
28.Having   paid   respects,   alongwith   Lakshmana,   Rama,   Sugriva   and   the  
monkeys   went   with   a   highly   rejoiced   mind.  
 
tE   gÏva   Ñ¥rmÒvan|   tÞmaÏsçOjna½mat¯   ,  
dèS¤Þta|   ѤraDxaI|   ¢k¢ÝkÓDa|   va¢lpa¢ltam¯   .29.  
tE   they
gÏva   going
Ñ¥r|   a long distance
AÒvan|   way
tÞmat¯   from there
sçOjna½mat¯   from the Saptajana hermitage
dèS¤:   saw
ta|   that
ѤraDxaI|   difficult of entry
¢k¢ÝkÓDa|   Kiskindha
va¢lpa¢ltam¯   protected by Vali
 
29.They   after   going   a   long   way   from   the   saptajana   hermitage   saw   the  
difficult   to   assail   kiskindha   which   was   protected   by   Vali.  
 
ttÞt¤   raman¤jramvanra:   p#g¦/   SÞæOaÎy¤¢dtag#YtEjs:   ,  
p¤r£|   s¤rESaÏmjv£yIpa¢lta|   vDay   SæOaE:   p¤nragta:   sh   .30.  
tt:   thereafter
t¤   raman¤jramvanra:   Lakshmana, Rama and the monkeys
p#g¦/   taking up
SÞæOa¢N   weapons
u¢dtag#YtEjs:   whose terrible energy had become visible
p¤r£|   to the city
s¤rESaÏmjv£yIpa¢lta|   protected by the valour of Vali son of Indra
vDay   for killing
SæOaE:   of the enemy
p¤n:   again
Aagta:   arrived
sh   at the same time
 
30.Thereafter   Rama,   Lakshmana   and   the   monkeys   whose   terrible   energy  
had   become   visible,   arrived   at   the   same   time   to   the   city   protected   by   Vali  
with   weapons   in   hand   for   killing   the   enemy.  
   

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   ¢k¢ÝkÓDa   kaÎfE   æOyaEdS:   sgI:   .13.  
           
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