THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


va¢lvD:    -   VALI   KILLED

t|       tara    p¢rÝvÇy    va¢ln|    ¢p#yva¢dn£    ,
ckar    âdt£    mÓd|    d¢XNa    sa    p#d¢XNm¯    .11.

t|   that
  in this
tara   Tara
p¢rÝvÇy   embracing
va¢ln|   Vali
¢p#yva¢dn£   speaks agreeable words
ckar   went
âdt£   crying
mÓd|   gently
d¢XNa   was capable
sa   that
p#d¢XNm¯   clockwise round him

11.Tara,   who   was   capable   and   speaks   agreeable   words,   embraced   Vali
and   went   round   him   clockwise.

tt:    ÞvÞÏyyn|    k]Ïva    mÓæOv¢¹jyW¢xN£    ,
AÓt:p¤r|    sh    ÞæO£¢B:    p#¢v¾a    SaEkmaE¢hta    .12.

tt:   then
ÞvÞÏyyn|   a religious rite called swastyayana
k]Ïva   having done
mÓæOvt¯   as per religious practice
¢vjyW¢xN£   desiring victory
AÓt:p¤r|   to the harem
sh   ÞæO£¢B:   alongwith other ladies
p#¢v¾a   entered
SaEkmaE¢hta   dumbfounded with grief

12.Tara,   desiring   victory   for   Vali,   performed   a   religious   rite   called
swastyayana   as   per   religious   practice   and   returned   to   the   harem   dumb-
founded   with   grief   alongwith   other   ladies.

p#¢v¾aya|       taraya|    sh    ÞæO£¢B:    Þvmalym¯    ,
ngra¢°yIyaW    @¤¼aE    mhaspI    iv    ásn¯    .13.

p#¢v¾aya|     after having entered
taraya|   Tara
sh   alongwith
ÞæO£¢B:   other ladies
Þv|   her own
Aalym¯   palace
ngrat¯   from the city
¢nyIyaW   departed
@¤¼:   enraged
mhaspI:   a large serpent
iv   like
ásn¯   hissing

13.After   Tara   had   entered   her   palace   alongwith   the   other   ladies,   Vali   left
the   city   hissing   like   a   large   serpent.

s    ¢náÞy    mhavEgaE    val£    prmraExN:    ,
svItàaryn¯    d¦¢¾|    SæO¤dSInkaHqXya    .14.
s    ddSI    tt:    ½£maÓs¤g#£v|    hEm¢pHqglm¯    ,
s¤s|v£tmv¾ÖD|    d£Ôyman¢mvanlm¯    .15.

s:   that
¢náÞy   breathing heavily
mhavEg:   with great speed
val£   Vali
prmraExN:   highly enraged
svIt:   alround
caryn¯   d¦¢¾|   casting his glance
SæO¤dSInkaHqXya   with intent to see the enemy
s:   he
ddSI   saw
tt:   then
½£man¯   the glorious
s¤g#£v|   Sugriva
hEm¢pHqglm¯   reddish brown as gold
s¤s|v£tm¯   with tight clothes
Av¾ÖD|   standing firm in front
d£Ôyman|   glowing
iv   like
Anlm¯   the fire

14,15.The   glorious   Vali,   highly   enraged   and   intent   on   seeing   the   enemy   cast
his   glance   all   round   and   saw   Sugriva,   reddish   brown   as   gold,   with   tight
clothes   standing   firm   in   front   glowing   like   the   fire.

t|    s    d¦¾va    mhav£yI:    s¤g#£v|    pyIv¢ÞTtm¯    ,
gaF|    p¢rdDE    vasaE    val£    prmraExN:    .16.

t|   that
s:   that
d¦¾va   seeing
mhav£yI:   with extraordnary prowess
s¤g#£v|   Sugriva
pyIv¢ÞTtm¯   standing firm nearby
gaF|   tightly
p¢rdDE   wore
vas:   is cloth
val£   Vali
prmraExN:   very highly excirable

16.Vali,   with   extraordinary   prowess   and   very   highly   excitable,   tightened   his
cloth   on   seeing   Sugriva   standing   firm   nearby.

s    val£    gaDs|v£taE    m¤¢¾m¤ïØy    v£yIvan¯    ,
s¤g#£vmEva¢Bm¤KaE    yyaW    yaE¼¤|    k]tXN:    .17.

s:   that
val£   Vali
gaDs|v£t:   who was tightening his clothes
m¤¢¾|   his fist
uïØy   raising
v£yIvan¯   full of vigour
s¤g#£v|   ev   Sugriva only
A¢Bm¤K:   facing
yyaW   started
yaE¼¤|   to fight
k]tXN:   thinking it to be the appropriate time

17.Vali,   who   had   tightened   his   clothes   and   full   of   vigour,   raised   his   fist   and
facing   Sugriva   started   to   fight   taking   it   to   be   the   appropriate   time.

¢Ül¾m¤¢¾|    sm¤ïØy    s|rÖDtrmagt:    ,
s¤g#£vaE{¢p    sm¤¢êÜy    va¢ln|    hEmma¢lnm¯    .18.

¢Ül¾m¤¢¾|   clenched fist
sm¤ïØy   raising
s|rÖDtr|   more enraged
Aagt:   became
s¤g#£v:   A¢p   Sugriva also
sm¤¢êÜy   aiming at
va¢ln|   Vali
hEmma¢lnm¯   with a golden chain

18.Sugriva   too   becoming   more   enraged   raised   his   clenched   fist   aiming   it
at   Vali   with   a   golden   chain.

t|    val£    @aEDtam#aX:    s¤g#£v|    rNp¢Îftm¯    ,
AaptÓt|    mhavEg¢md|    vcnmb#v£t¯    .19.

t|   that
val£   Vali
@aEDtam#aX:   eyes red with anger
s¤g#£v|   to Sugriva
rNp¢Îftm¯   skilled in the art of combat
AaptÓt|   rushing forward
mhavEg|   with speed
id|   the following
vcnm¯   words
Ab#v£t¯   spoke

19.Vali,   who   was   skilled   in   the   art   of   combat   and   eyes   reddened   with
anger,   spoke   the   following   words   to   Sugriva   who   was   rushing   forward.

ex    m¤¢¾mIya    b¼aE    gaF:    s|¢n¢htaHqg¤¢l:    ,
mya    vEg¢vm¤³ÞtE    p#aNanaday    yaÞy¢t    .20.

ex:   this
m¤¢¾:   fist
mya   by me
b¼:   is clenched
gaF:   tightly
s|¢n¢htaHqg¤¢l:   with fingers set properly
mya   by me
vEg¢vm¤³:   when flung with force
tE   your
p#aNan¯   life
Aaday   taking
yaÞy¢t   will return

20.Vali   told   Sugriva   that   his   clenched   fist   with   fingers   set   properly   will
return   only   after   taking   Sugriva's   life.    

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