THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 31 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


AÄñdEn   @[¼Þy   lßmNÞyagmnkTnm¯   -   ANGADA   INFORMS   ARRIVAL   OF
ANGRY   LAKSHMANA

tt:   s¤g#£vBvn|   p#¢vÜy   h¢rp¤Äñva:   .
@«Dmagmn|   cWv   lßmNÞy   ÓyvEdyn¯   =21=

tt:    then
s¤g#£vBvn|     the residence of Sugriva
p#¢vÜy     entering
h¢rp¤Äñva:     the best of monkeys
@«D|     anger
Aagmn|   c     the arrival also
ev    only
lßmNÞy     of Lakshmana
ÓyvEdyn¯     intimated

21.Then,   the   best   of   monkeys   entering   the   residence   of   Sugriva   intimated   him
of   Lakshmana's   arrival   and   anger.

tarya   s¢ht:   kam£   s³:   k¢pv¦xaE   rh:   .
n   tExa|   k¢pv£raNa|   S¤½av   vcn|   tda   =22=

tarya    with Tara
s¢ht:     in the company of
kam£     lustful
s³:     attached
k¢pv¦x:     the foremost among monkeys
rh:    in private
n    not
tExa|    their
k¢pv£raNa|     the lion among monkeys
S¤½av     listen
vcn|    to the words
tda    at that time

22.At   that   time,   Sugriva,   attached   to   lust   and   in   the   company   of   Tara   did   not
listen   to   the   words   of   the   lion   among   monkeys.

tt:   s¢cvs||¢d¾a   hryaE   raEmhxINa:   .
¢g¢rk[¸rmEGaBa   ngyaI   ¢nyIy¤Þtda   =23=

tt:    that
s¢cvs||¢d¾a:     being ordered by the ministers
hry:    the monkeys
raEmhxINa:     making hair stand on end
¢g¢rk[¸rmEGaBa:     looking like mountains, elephants and clouds
ngyaI:    from the city
¢nyIy¤:     issued out
tda    then

23.The   monkeys,   who   made   hair   stand   on   end   and   looking   like   mountains,
elephants   and   clouds,   being   ordered   by   the   ministers   issued   out   of   that   city.

nKd||¾®ay¤Da   v£ra:   sv©I   ¢vk]tdSIna:   .
sv©I   SaÑ¥IldpaIà   sv©I   c   ¢vk]tanna:   =24=

nKd||¾®ay¤Da:     having nails and teeth for weapons
v£ra:     valiant
sv©I     all of them
¢vk]tdSIna:     terrible to look at
sv©I     all of them
SaÑ¥IldpaI:     having the strength of tigers
c    also
sv©I   c     all of them
¢vk]tanna:     of frightful faces

24.All   the   monkyes   were   valiant,   having   nails   and   teeth   for   weapons,   terrible   to   look   at,   with   the   strength   of   tigers   and   frightful   faces.

dSnagbla:   kE¢cÏkE¢cêSg¤NaEäOra:   .
kE¢c°agshÞa#Þy   bB¥v¤Þt¤Úy¢v@ma:   =25=

dSnagbla:     having the strength of ten elephants
kE¢ct¯     some of them
kE¢ct¯     others
dSg¤NaEäOra:     ten times stronger
kE¢ct¯     some others
nagshÞa#Þy     to thousand elephants
bB¥v¤:     possessed
t¤Úy¢v@ma:     equal in strength

25.Some   of   the   monkeys   possessed   the   strength   of   ten   elephants,   others   were
ten   times   stronger   and   yet   others   were   equal   in   prowess   equal   to   thousand
elephants.

s¢Ót   c¬Gbla:   kE¢cÏkE¢c¹ay¤blaEäOra:   .
Ap#mEybla:   kE¢cäOæOasÓh¢rp¤Äñva:   =26=

s¢Ót     there were
c   AaEGbla:     with the collective might of many also
kE¢ct¯     some of them
kE¢ct¯     others
vay¤blaEäOra:     having speed superior to the strength of wind
Ap#mEybla:     of inestimable strength
kE¢ct¯     some others
tæO     there
Aasn¯     were
h¢rp¤Äñva:     the best of monkeys

26.Some   of   the   monkeys   were   with   the   collective   strength   of   many,   others   with   speed   greater   than   the   wind   and   some   of   the   best   of   monkeys   were   with   inestimable   strength.

p#¢tp¥NI¢mvakaS|   s|C°¢mv   t¹nm¯   .
tEn   vanrsWÓyEn   s¤g#£vÞy   mhaÏmn:   =27=

p#¢tp¥NI|     fully covered
iv   AakaS|     like the sky
s|C°|     completely covered
iv    all
tt¯    that
vnm¯     forest
tEn    by that
vanrsWÓyEn     monkey army
s¤g#£vÞy     of Sugriva
mhaÏmn:     the highsouled

27.With   the   monkey   army   of   Sugriva   the   forest   was   completely   covered   like
the   sky   with   clouds.

ttaE   ¹ara¢N   svaI¢N   AÄñdaE   rajSasnat¯   .
pyIDavt   ѤDIxa©I   nXæOaN£v   cÓd#ma:   =28=

tt:    then
¹ara¢N     entrances
svaI¢N     in all
AÄñd:     Angada
rajSasnat¯     on the orders of the king
pyIDavt    moved about
ѤDIxI:     the invincible
nXæOa¢N   iv     like among the stars
cÓd#ma:     the moon

28.The   invincible   Angada   on   orders   of   Sugriva   moved   about   all   the   entrances   like    the   moon   coursing   through   all   the   stars.

k]ÏÞa"a|   ¢h   k¢p¢B:   ÛyaçOa|   d#^mhÞtWmIhablW:   .
ApÜyÚlßmN:   @[¼:   ¢k¢ÝkÓDa||   ta|   Ѥrasdam¯   =29=

k]ÏÞa"a|   ¢h     entirely
k¢p¢B:     with monkeys
ÛyaçOa|     surrounded by
d#^mhÞtW:     having trees in their hands
mhablW:    of great might
ApÜyt¯     saw
lßmN:     Lakshmana
@[¼:     enraged
¢k¢ÝkÓDa||     the city of Kishkindha
ta|    that
Ѥrasdam¯     difficult of access

29.The   enraged   Lakshmana   saw   the   difficult   to   Kiskindha   entirely   surrounded
by   monkeys   of   great   might   having   trees   in   their   hands.

ttÞtE   hry:   sv©I   p#akarp¢rGaÓtrat¯   .
¢nÝ@ØyaEdg#sÏvaÞt¤   tÞT¤ra¢vÝk]tay¤Da:   =30=

tt:    thereupon
tE    those
hry:    monkeys
sv©I     all
p#akarp¢rGaÓtrat¯     of the fortress wall and crossing the moats
¢nÝ@Øy     emerging out
udg#sÏva:     of tremendous prowess
t¤     in this
tÞT¤:     stood
Aa¢vÝk]tay¤Da:     in the open with the weapons they were holding

30.Then,   all   the   monkeys   of   tremendous   prowess   emerging   out   of   the   fortress
wall   and   crossing   the   moat   stood     in   the   open   with   the   weapons   they   were
holding.    

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