THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 20 : SLOKAS 21 TO 27


tara¢vlap:    -   WAILING   OF   TARA

skamaE    Bv    s¤g#£v    âma    Ïv|    p#¢tpÏÞysE    ,
B¤Hqßv    raÇymn¤¢¹g":    SÞtaE    B#ata    ¢rp¤Þtv    .21.

skam:   with desires fulfilled
Bv   be
s¤g#£v   Sugriva
âma   Ruma
Ïv|   you
p#¢tpÏÞysE   will get back
B¤Hßv   enjoy
raÇy|   the kingdom
An¤¢¹g":   without mental anxiety
SÞt:   has been killed
B#ata   your elder brother
¢rp¤:   hostile
tv   your

21.Tara   told   Sugriva   that   his   hostile   elder   brother   has   been   killed   and   he
may   enjoy   the   kingdom   without   mental   anxiety   and   also   he   will   get   back
his   wife   Ruma.   She   also   said   that   Sugriva's   desires   have   been   fulfilled.

¢k|    mamEv|    ¢vlpt£|    p#Em¯Na    Ïv|    na¢BBaxsE    ,
ima:    pÜy    vra    bº£BaIyaIÞtE    vanrEár    .22.

¢k|   why
ma|   me
ev|   in this strain
¢vlpt£|   wailing
p#Em¯Na   out of love
Ïv|   you
n   A¢BBaxsE   do not reply
ima:   here
pÜy   see
vra:   pretty
bº£:   BayaI:   many wives
tE   your
vanrEár   King of monkeys

22.Tara   asked   Vali   why   are   you   not   replying   to   her   who   is   wailing   thus   out
of   love?   She   also   told   Vali   to   see   his   many   pretty   wives   who   have   come
there.

tÞya    ¢vl¢pt|    ½¤Ïva    vanyI:    svItà    ta:    ,
p¢rg¦/aÄñd|    d£n|    Ѥ:KataI:    p¢rc¤@S¤:    .23.

tÞya:   her
¢vl¢pt|   crying
½¤Ïva   hearing
vanyI:   the monkey ladies
svIt:   on all sides
c   also
ta:   they
p¢rg¦/   surrounding
AÄñd|   Angada
d£n|   in a piteous state
Ѥ:KataI:   afflicted by sorrow
p¢rc¤@S¤:   cried aloud

23.Hearing   her   wailings,   all   those   monkey   ladies   surrounding   Angada   on
all   sides   cried   aloud   afflicted   by   sorrow.

¢kmÄñd|    saÄñdv£rbahaE    ¢vhay    yaÞyï    ¢crp#vasm¯    ,
n    y¤³mEv|    g¤Ns¢°k]¾|    ¢vhay    p¤æO|    ¢p#yp¤æO    gÓt¤m¯    .24.

¢k|   why
AÄñd|   Angada
saÄñdv£rbahaE   with mighty arms decoreated with amulets
¢vhay   abandoning
ya¢s   you are departing
  now
¢crp#vasm¯   on a long journey
n   y¤k¯t³   is not appropriate
ev|   like this
g¤Ns¢°k]¾|   endowed with all desirable qualities
¢vhay   abandoning
p¤æO|   son
¢p#yp¤æO   one who has begotten a loving son
gÓt¤m¯   to depart

24.Tara   asked   Vali   why   was   he   departing   on   a   long   journey   abandoning
his   loving   son   Angada   endowed   with   all   desirable   qualities   and   said   that
it   is   not   appropriate.

¢km¢p#y|    tE    ¢p#ycaâvEx    mya    k]t|    naT    s¤tEn    va    tE    ,
shaÄñda|    ma|    s    ¢vhay    v£r    yt¯p#¢ÞTtaE    d£GI¢mt:    p#vasm¯    .25.
yï¢p#y|    ¢k|¢cds|p#DayI    k]t|    mya    ÞyaäOv    d£GIbahaE    ,
XmÞy    mE    tdqD¢rv|SnaT    v#ja¢m    m¥D"aI    tv    v£r    padaW    .26.
tTa       tara    kâN|    âdÓt£    Bt¤I:    sm£pE    sh    vanr£¢B:    ,
ÛyvÞyt    p#aym¤paEpvE¾¤m¢nÓdyvNaI    B¤¢v    yæO    val£    .27.

¢k|   what
A¢p#y|   disagreeable
tE   to you
¢p#ycaâvEx   of endearing and handsome appearance
mya   by me
k]t|   has been done
naT   Lord
s¤tEn   va   or by son
tE   to you
shaÄñda|   alongwith Angada
ma|   me
s:   that you
¢vhay   abandoning
v£r   Valiant
yt¯   being so
p#¢ÞTt:   set out
d£GI|   long
it:   from here
p#vasm¯   journey
yt¯   whatever
A¢p#y|   disagreeable
¢k|¢ct¯   even a little
As|p#DayI   inadvertently
k]t|   was done
mya   by me
Þyat¯   if it be so
tv   your
d£GIvahaE   with long arms
XmÞy   pardon
mE   for me
tt¯   that
h¢rv|SnaT   protector of the race of monkeys
v#ja¢m   m¥D"aI   bow down with my head
tv   your
v£r   hero
padaW   on feet
tTa   saying as follows
  tara   Tara for her part
kâN|   piteously
âdÓt£   crying
Bt¤I:   of the husband
sm£pE   by the side
sh   alongwith
vanr£¢B:   other monkey ladies
ÛyvÞyt   decided
p#ay|   upaEpvE¾¤|   to fast unto death
A¢nn¯ïvNaI   of faultless complexion
B¤¢v   on the ground
yæO   was lying where
val£   Vali

25,26,27.Wailing   and   crying   piteously,   Tara   for   her   part   alongwith   the
other   monkey   ladies   by   the   side   of   her   husband   asked   him   what
undesirable   act   was   done   by   her   or   his   son   to   him   due   to   which   he   had
set   out   on   the   very   long   journey,   leaving   her   and   Angada?   She   asked   him
to   pardon   her   if   anything   unpleasant   was   done   by   her   unintentionally   and
for   that   she   bowed   down   her   head   on   his   feet   feet.   Saying   so   that   Tara   of
faultless   complexion   decide   to   go   on   fast   unto   death   at   the   place   where
Vali   lay   on   the   ground.

iÏyaxI    ½£md#amayNE    vaÚm£k£yE    Aa¢dkaÛyE    ¢k¢ÝkÓDakÎfE    ¢v|S:    sgI:    .20.


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