THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 19 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


rNaHkNE    taragmnm¯    -   TARA   ARRIVES   AT   THE   BATTLE   FIELD

j£vp¤æOE    ¢nvtIÞv    p¤æO|    rXÞv    caÄñdm¯    ,
AÓtkaE    ramãpEN    hÏva    ny¢t    va¢lnm¯    .11.

j£vp¤æOE   mother of living son
¢nvtIÞv   return
p¤æO|   your son
rXÞv   protect
c   also
AÄñdm¯   Angada
AÓtk:   the god of death
ramãpEN   in the guise of Rama
hÏva   having killed
ny¢t   is taking away
va¢lnm¯   Vali

11.The   monkeys   told   Tara   to   return   and   protect   Angada,   her   son.   Having
killed   Vali,   the   god   of   death,   in   the   guise   of   Rama   is   taking   him   away.

¢XçOaÓv¦XaÓsma¢vÒy    ¢vp¤laà    ¢SlaÞtTa    ,
val£    vj#smWbaINW    ramEN    ¢v¢npa¢tt:    .12.

¢XçOan¯   thrown
v¦Xan¯   trees
sma¢vÒy   destroying
¢vp¤la:   large sized
c   also
¢Sla:   tTa   similarly the boulders
val£   Vali
vj#smW:   like the thunderbolt
baNW:   arrows
ramEN   by Rama
¢v¢npa¢tt:   felled

12.The   monkeys   told   Tara   that   Vali   was   felled   by   Rama   with   arrows   like
the   thunderbolt   after   destroying   the   trees   and   large   size   rocks   thrown   by
Vali.

A¢Bd#t¢md|    svI||    ¢vd#t|    p#s¦t|    blm¯    ,
A¢Þmn¯ÔlvgSaÑ¥IlE    htE    S@smp#BE    .13.

A¢Bd#t|   ran helter skelter
id|   this
svI|   entire
¢vd#t|   as though overpowered
p#s¦t|   scattered all over
blm¯   army
A¢Þmn¯   this
ÔlvgSaÑ¥IlE   tiger among monkeys
htE   having been killed
S@smp#BE   with splendour equal to that of Indra

13.The   monkeys   told   Tara   that   Vali,   with   splendour   equal   to   that   of   Indra,
having   been   killed   the   entire   army,   as   though   overpowered   being
scattered   has   run   helter   and   skelter.

rßyta|    ngr¹armÄñdàa¢B¢xÅytam¯    ,
pdÞT||    va¢ln:    p¤æO|    B¢jÝy¢Ót    ÔlvÄñma:    .14.

rßyta|   be guarded
ngr¹ar|   the entry to the city
AÄñd:   c   Angada also
A¢B¢xÅytam¯   be installed as king
pdÞT||   when on the throne
va¢ln:   of Vali
p¤æO|   son
B¢jÝy¢Ót   will serve devotedly
ÔlvÄñma:   the monkeys

14.The   monkeys   told   Tara   to   guard   the   entrance   to   the   city   and   Angada
be   installed   as   King.   The   monkeys   will   serve   devotedly   the   son   of   Vali
when   enthroned.

ATva{â¢ct|    ÞTan¢mh    tE    â¢crannE    ,
Aa¢vS¢Ót    ¢h    ѤgaI¢N    ¢Xp#mïWv    vanra:    .15.

ATva   otherwise
Aâ¢ct|   is not to liking
ÞTan|   position
ih   now
tE   for you
â¢crannE   with a beautiful face
Aa¢vS¢Ót   will enter
¢h   therefore
ѤgaI¢N   of all citadels
¢Xp#|   quickly
  ev   now itself
vanra:   monkeys

15,The   monkeys   told   Tara   that   if   this   is   not   done   then   itself,   all   the
monkeys   will   enter   the   citadels   and   her   positon   will   not   be   a   pleasant   one.

ABayaIà    sBayaIà    sÓÏyæO    vnca¢rN:    ,
l¤ÖDE×yaE    ¢vp#y¤³E×yÞtE×yaE    nÞt¤m¤l|    Bym¯    .16.

ABayaI:   c   without consorts also
sBayaI:   c   with consorts also
s¢Ót   are there
AæO   here
vnca¢rN:   monkeys
l¤ÖDE×y:   being greedy
¢vp#y¤³E×y:   separated from their wives
tE×y:   from them
n:   for us
t¤m¤l|   great
Bym¯   danger

16.The   monkeys   told   Tara   that   there   are   monkeys   with   consort   as   well   as
without   consorts   here   from   whom   there   is   great   danger,   they   being   greedy.

AÚpaÓtrgtana|       ½¤Ïva    vcnmÄñna    ,
AaÏmn:    p#¢tãp|    sa    bBaxE    caâha¢sn£    .17.

AÚpaÓtrgtana|   of those with poor assessment
  in this
½¤Ïva   hearing
vcn|   words
AÄñna   the lady
AaÏmn:   of herself
p#¢tãp|   worthy
sa   that
bBaxE   spoke
caâha¢sn£   with a charming smile

16.Tara,   hearing   these   words   of   the   monkeys   with   poor   assessment
spoke   with   a   charming   smile   which   was   worthy   of   her.

p¤æOEN    mm    ¢k|    kayI|    ¢k|    raÇyEn    ¢kmaÏmna    ,
k¢p¢s|hE    mhaBagE    t¢ÞmÓBtI¢r    nÜy¢t    .18.

p¤æOEN   with the son
mm   for me
¢k|   kayI|   what purpose will be served
¢k|   what purpose
raÇyEn   with the kingdom
¢k|   what purpose
AaÏmna   even by myself
k¢p¢s|hE   the lion among apes
mhaBagE   the highly blessed
t¢Þmn¯   that
BtI¢r   husband
nÜy¢t   is dying

18.Tara   asked   the   monkeys   that   when   the   highly   blessed   and   lion   among
monkeys,   Vali,   is   dying   what   purpose   of   me   will   be   served   by   the   son   or
or   the   kingdom   or   even   by   herself?

padm¥l|    g¢mÝya¢m    tÞyWvah|    mhaÏmn:    ,
yaE{saW    ramp#y¤³En    SrEN    ¢v¢npa¢tt:    .19.

padm¥l|   the soles of the feet
g¢mÝya¢m   I shall seek
tÞy   his
ev   Ah|   I myself
mhaÏmn:   the highsouled
y:   who
AsaW   this
ramp#y³En   discharged by Rama
SrEN   by the arrow
¢v¢npa¢tt:   laid low

19.Tara   told   the   monkeys   that   she   will   seek   the   soles   of   the   feet   of   Vali
who   was   laid   low   by   the   arrow   discharged   by   Rama.

evm¤ÀÏva    p#Ѥd#av    âdÓt£    SaEkk¢SIta    ,
¢SràaErà    bah^×ya|    Ѥ:KEn    sm¢BG"t£    .20.

ev|   as above
uÀÏva   having spoken
p#Ѥd#av   rushed forward
âdÓt£   crying
SaEkk¢SIta   smitten by grief
¢Sr:   c   head also
ur:   c   breasts also
bah^×ya|   with hands
Ѥ:KEn   in agony
sm¢BG"t£   beating fiercely

20.Having   said   as   above,   Tara   smitten   with   grief   and   crying,   rushed
forward   beating   fiercely   with   her   hands   on   the   head   and   breasts   in   agony.    

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