THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 22 TO 31


p#aÅya|   ¢vntp#ExNm¯   -   SENDING   VINATA   TOWARDS   EAST

svImEt¢¹cEtÛy|   m¦gy¢ìÞttÞtt:   .
ramÞy   d¢yta|   BayaI|   s£ta|   dSrTÞa"¤xam¯   =22=

svI|   ett¯     all these
¢vcEtÛy|     are to be searched
m¦gy¢ì:     while looking about
ttÞtt:     every where
ramÞy     of Rama
d¢yta|     beloved
BayaI|    wife
s£ta|     Sita
dSrTÞa"¤xam¯     the daughterin-law of Dasaratha

22.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   all   these   areas   are   to   be   searched   by   him   while
looking   every   where   for   Sita,   the   beloved   wife   of   Rama   and   daughter-in-law
of   Dasaratha.

sm¤d#mvgaFa|à   pvItaÓpäOna¢n   c   .
mÓdrÞy   c   yE   kaE¢z|   s|¢½ta:   kE¢cdaytam¯   =23=
kNIp#avrNaàWv   tTa   caÔyaE¿kNIka:   .
GaErlaEhm¤KaàWv   jvnaàWkpadka:   =24=
AXya   blvÓtà   p¤âxa:   p¤âxadka:   .
¢krata:   kNIc¥faà   hEmaÄña:   ¢p#ydSIna:   =25=
Aamm£naSnaÞtæO   ¢krata   ¹£pva¢sn:   .
AÓtjIlcra   GaEra   nrÛyaG#a   i¢t   ½¤ta:   =
etExamalya:   sv©I   ¢vcEya:   kann¬ks:   =26=

sm¤d#|     the ocean
AvgaFan¯     areas which are concealed
c    also
pvItan¯     mountains
päOna¢n   c     cities also
mÓdrÞy     of mount Mandara
c    also
yE    who
kaE¢z|     peaks
s|¢½ta:     living on
kE¢ct¯     some
Aaytam¯     the high
kNIp#avrNa:   c     known as Karnapravaranas also
ev    only
tTa    in the same way
c    also
A¢p     even
AaE¿kNIka:     known as Oshtakarnakas
GaErlaEhm¤Ka:   c     known as Ghoralohamukhas also
ev    only
jvna:   c     known as Javanas also
ekpadka:     known as Ekapadakas
AXya:    known as Akshayas
blvÓt:     strong
c    also
p¤âxa:     men
p¤âxadka:     known as Purushadakas
¢krata:     known as Kiratas
kNIc¥fa:   c     known as Karnachoodas also
hEmaÄña:     with body of the hue of gold
¢p#ydSIna:     with pleasing looks
Aamm£naSna:     given to eating raw fish
tæO     there
¢krata:     Kiratas
¹£pva¢sn:     living in islands
AÓtjIlcra:     moving about inside water
GaEra:    dreadful
nrÛyaG#a:     Naravyagras
i¢t     thus
½¤ta:     known as
etExa|    of these
Aalya:    residences
sv©I     all
¢vcEya:     are to be searched
kann¬ks:     dwellers in forest

23   to   26.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   some   are   living   in   places   hidden   by   the
oceans,   mighty   mountains,   cities   and   high   peaks   of   mount   Mandara.   They
search   the   abodes   of   Karnapravanas,   Ostakarnakas,   Ghoralohamukhas,
Javanas,   Ekapadakas,   Akshayas,   the   mighty   men   known   as   Purushadakas,
Kiratas,   Karnachudas,   the   pleasant   looking   Hemangas,   those   living   on   the
islands   and   subsisting   on   raw-fishes,   Kiratas,   deadful   Naravyagras   who   live
under   the   water.

¢g¢r¢By©I   c   gØyÓtE   ÔlvnEn   ÔlvEn   c   .
rÏnvÓt|   yv¹£p|   sçOraÇyaEpSaE¢Btm¯   =
s¤vNIk[ÌYk|   cWv   s¤vNaIkrm¢Îftm¯   =27=
yv¹£pm¢t@Øy   ¢S¢SraE   nam   pvIt:   .
¢dv|   Þp¦S¢t   S¦ÄñEN   dEvdanvsE¢vt:   =28=
etExa|   ¢g¢rѤg©Ix¤   p#B¥tEx¤   vnEx¤   c   .
magIÒv|   s¢hta:   sv©I   rampÏn£|   yS¢Þvn£m¯   =29=

¢g¢r¢B:     in the mountains
yE    who
c    also
gØyÓtE     are reached
ÔlvnEn     by flying
ÔlvEn   c     by leaping also
rÏnvÓt|     full of precious stones
yv¹£p|     Yavadwipa
sçOraÇyaEpSaE¢Btm¯     graced with seven kingdoms
s¤vNIk[ÌYk|     the island, Suvarnakudyaka
c    similarly
ev    only
s¤vNaIkrm¢Îftm¯     adorned with gold mines
yv¹£p|     Yavadwipa
A¢t@Øy     beyond
¢S¢Sr:     Sisira
nam    by name
pvIt:    a mountain
¢dv|     the sky
Þp¦S¢t     touches
S¦ÄñEN     with its peak
dEvdanvsE¢vt:     inhabited by gods and demons
etExa|    all these
¢g¢rѤg©Ix¤     in the mountain caves
p#B¥tEx¤     in great
vnEx¤   c     in the forests also
magIÒv|     look for
s¢hta:     together
sv©I     all
rampÏn£|     the wife of Rama
yS¢Þvn£m¯     the illustrious

27,28,29.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   they   should   explore   places   which   are
reached   by   flying   or   leaping   across   them.   They   should   search   Yavadwipa
graced   with   seven   kingdoms   as   also   the   island   of   Suvarnakudyaka   adorned
with   gold   mines.   Beyond   Yavadwipa   lies   a   mountain   called   Sisira   inhabited
by   gods   and   demons   which   touches   the   sky   with   its   peak   and   in   this   mountain   and   forests   all   of   them   should   look   for   the   illustrious   wife   of   Rama.

ttaE   r³jl|   SaENmgaD|   S£G#ga¢mnm¯   .
gÏva   par|   sm¤d#Þy   ¢s¼carNsE¢vtm¯   =30=
tÞy   t£T©Ix¤   rØyExx¤   ¢v¢cæOEx¤   vnEx¤   c   .
ravN:   sh   vWdE/a   ma¢gItÛyÞttÞtt:   =31=

tt:    then
r³jl|     reddish water
SaEN|    the river Sona
AgaD|    very deep
S£G#ga¢mnm¯     swiftly flowing
gÏva     reaching
par|    the other shore
sm¤d#Þy     of the ocean
¢s¼carNsE¢vtm¯     the place where Siddhas and Charanas live
tÞy     its
t£T©Ix¤     on the ghats
rØyEx¤     charming
¢v¢cæOEx¤     of spectacular nature
vnEx¤   c     in the forests also
ravN:    Ravana
sh    with
vWdE/a    with Sita
ma¢gItÛy:     are to be searched for
ttÞtt:     everywhere

30,31.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   on   the   other   shore   of   the   ocean   where   Siddhas
and   Charanas   live   and   reaching   the   river   sona   with   swiftly   flowing   deep   water
search   everywhere   for   Ravana   alongwith   Sita   in   the   spectacular   ghats   and   the
charming   forests   on   its   banks.    

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