THE RAMAYANA


KISHKINDA KANDA


SARGA 20 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

tara¢vlap:   -   WAILING   OF   TARA  

 
ramcap¢vs¦¾En   SrENaÓtkrEN   tm¯   ,  
d¦¾va   ¢v¢nht|   B¥maW   tara   tara¢Dpanna   .1.  
ramcap¢vs¦¾En   discharged from the bow of Rama
SrEN   by the arrow
AÓtkrEN   the one that causes death
tm¯   him
d¦¾va   seeing
¢v¢nht|   mortally wounded
B¥maW   on the earth
tara   Tara
tara¢Dpanna   having face resembling the moon
 
1.Tara   whose   face   resembled   the   moon   saw   Vali   lying   on   the   ground  
mortally   wounded   by   the   arrow   that   causes   death   discharged   from   Rama's  
bow.  
 
vanrEÓd#|   mhEÓd#aB|   SaEks|tçOmansa   ,  
tara   tâ¢mvaEÓm¥l|   pyIdEvydat¤ra   .2.  
vanrEÓd#|   the king of the monkeys
mhEÓd#aB|   resembling the brilliance of Indra
SaEks|tçOmansa   with mind tormented with sorrow
tara   Tara
tâ|   a tree
iv   lying like
uÓm¥l|   uprooted
pyIdEvyt¯   wailed
Aat¤ra   greatly distressed
 
2.Tara   seeing   Vali   who   resembled   the   brilliance   of   Indra   lying   like   an  
uprooted   tree   was   greatly   distressed   and   mind   tormented   with   sorrow.  
 
sa   smasaï   BtaIr|   pyIÝvjt   Ba¢mn£   ,  
ix¤Na¢Bht|   d¦¾va   va¢ln|   k¸raEpmm¯   .3.  
sa   she
smasaï   approaching
BtaIr|   husband
pyIÝvjt   embraced
Ba¢mn£   the charming lady
ix¤Na   with an arrow
A¢Bht|   struck down
d¦¾va   seeing
va¢ln|   Vali
k¸raEpmm¯   looking like an elephant
 
3.The   charming   lady   seeing   her   husband   Vali,   looking   like   as   elephant,  
struck   down   with   an   arrow,   approached   him   and   embraced   him.  
 
rNE   daâN¢v@aÓt   p#v£r   Ôlvta|   vr   ,  
¢k|   d£namp¤raEBagamï   Ïv|   na¢BBaxsE   .4.  
rNE   in battle
daâN¢v@aÓt   with terrifying prowess
p#v£r   Great hero
Ôlvta|   vr   best among monkeys
¢k|   why
d£na|   this pitiable one
Ap¤raEBaga||   always behaving in an agreeable way
Aï   now
Ïv|   you
n   A¢BBaxsE   not speaking
 
4.Tara   asked   Vali,   who   was   best   among   monkeys,   with   terrible   prowess   in  
combat   and   a   great   hero,   why   he   was   not   speaking   to   her   now,   who   is   now  
in   a   pitiable   state?  
   
u¢äO¾   h¢rSaÑ¥Il   BjÞv   SynaEäOmm¯     ,  
nWv|¢vDa:   SErtE   ¢h   B¥maW   n¦p¢tsäOma:   .5.  
u¢äO¾   get up
h¢rSaÑ¥Il   tiger among monkeys
BjÞv   resort to
SynaEäOmm¯   the excellent bed
n   not
ev|¢vDa:   such as you
SErtE   ¢h   surley lie
B¥maW   on the ground
n¦p¢tsäOma:   the best among kings
 
5.Tara   told   Vali   to   get   up   and   resort   to   his   excellent   bed   since   the   best  
among   kings   like   him   do   not   surely   lie   down   on   the   ground.  
 
At£v   Kl¤   tE   kaÓta   vs¤Da   vs¤Da¢Dp   ,  
gtas¤r¢p   ya|   gaæOWmaI|   ¢vhay   ¢nxEvsE   .6.  
At£v   extremely
Kl¤   indeed
tE   your
kaÓta   beloved
vs¤Da   the earth
vs¤Da¢Dp   the king of the earth
gtas¤:   A¢p   even with life extinct
ya|   whom
gaæOW:   with llimbs
ma|   me
¢vhay   abandoning
¢nxEvsE   hug
   
6.Tara   told   Vali   that   the   earth   is   surely   extremely   beloved   of   him   as  
ignoring   her   he   hug   the   earth   with   his   limbs   even   with   life   extinct.  
 
Ûy³mÓya   Ïvya   v£r   DmIt:   s|p#v¢tIta   ,  
¢k¢ÝkÓDEv   p¤r£   rØya   ÞvgImagI   ¢v¢n¢mIta   .7.  
Ûy³|   it is clear
AÓya   another
Ïvya   by you
v£r   Valiant
DmIt:   on the priciples of righteousness
s|p#v¢tIta   has been built
¢k¢ÝkÓDa   Kishkindha
iv   like
p¤r£   a city
rØya   charming
ÞvgImagI   enroute to the heavens
¢v¢n¢mIta   which has been built
 
7.Tara   told   Vali   that   it   is   clear   that   another   city   like   kiskindha   which   was  
built   by   you   has   been   built   in   the   heavens   for   you   who   lived   according   to  
the   principles   of   righteousness.  
 
yaÓyÞma¢BÞÏvya   saDI|   vnEx¤   mD¤g¢ÓDx¤   ,  
¢v¶ta¢n   Ïvya   kalE   tExam¤prm:   k]t:   .8.  
ya¢n   whatever
AÞma¢B:   our
Ïvya   by you
saDI|   in the company
vnEx¤   in the woodlands
mD¤g¢ÓDx¤   full of the fragrance of honey
¢v¶ta¢n   to the pastimes
Ïvya   by you
kalE   now
tExa|   for them
uprm:   a stop
k]t:   has been put
 
8.Tara   told   Vali   that   a   stop   had   been   put   by   him   then   on   the   pastimes  
which   were   enjoyed   by   them   with   him   in   these   jungle   full   of   fragrance   of  
honey.  
 
¢nranÓda   ¢nraSa{h|   ¢nmg"a   SaEksagrE   ,  
Ïv¢y   p·Ïvmap°E   mhay¥Tpy¥TpE   .9.  
¢nranÓda   bereft of happiness
¢nraSa   with no hope
Ah|   I
¢nmg"a   am drowned
SaEksagrE   in the ocean of grief
Ïv¢y   on your
p·Ïv|   Aap°E   having attained death
mhay¥Tpy¥TpE   the leader of great commanders
 
9.Tara   told   Vali   that   since   he   the   leader   of   great   commanders   had   attained  
death   she   was   bereft   of   happiness,   hope   and   drowned   in   the   ocean   of   grief.  
 
¶dy|   s¤¢ÞTr|   m/|   d¦¾va   ¢v¢nht|   p¢tm¯   ,  
y°   SaEka¢Bs|tçO|   ÞPztE{ï   sh*Da   .10.  
¶dy|   heart
s¤¢ÞTr|   is extremely strong
m/|   my
¾va   seeing
¢v¢nht|   killed
p¢tm¯   husband
yt¯   because
n   not
SaEka¢Bs|tçO|   overcome with grief
ÞPztE   break
Aï   now
sh*Da   into thousand fragments
 
10.Tara   told   Vali   that   her   heart   is   extremely   strong   since   even   though   over-  
come   with   grief   seeing   her   husband   killed   it   did   not   break   into   thousand  
pieces   then.              
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