THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 52 TO 60


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

¢æO¢Sra:   ka·n:   kEt¤ÞtalÞtÞy   mhaÏmn:   .
ÞTa¢pt:   pvItÞyag#E   ¢vraj¢t   svE¢dk:   =52=

¢æO¢Sra:     the threeheaded
ka·n:     golden
kEt¤:     as a flag
tal:    a palm tree
tÞy     for him
mhaÏmn:     that highsouled
ÞTa¢pt:     as established
pvItÞy     of the mountain
Ag#E    atop
¢vraj¢t     dazzles
svE¢dk:     along with the platform

52.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   atop   the   mountain,   there   stands   established   as   a
flag   of   Ananta   and   shining,   a   golden   palm   tree,   with   three   crowns   along   with   a   platform.

p¥vIÞya|   ¢d¢S   ¢nmaIN|   k]t|   t¢ÏæOdSEárW:   =53=

p¥vIÞya|     eastern
¢d¢S     in the direction
¢nmaIN|     as boundary
k]t|    is made
tt¯    that
¢æOdSEárW:     by the gods

53.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   the   tree   has   been   made   the   eastern   boundary   by   the   gods.

tt:   pr|   hEmmy:   ½£man¤dypvIt:   .
tÞy   kaE¢z¢dIv|   Þp¦¾qva   StyaEjnmayta   =54=
jatãpmy£   ¢dÛya   ¢vraj¢t   svE¢dka   .
salWÞtalWÞtmalWà   k¢NIkarWà   p¤¢ÝptW:   =55=
jatãpmyW¢dIÛyW:   SaEBtE   s¥yIs¢°BW:   =56=

tt:   pr|     beyomd that
hEmmy:    golden
½£man¯     glorious
udypvIt:     the Udaya Mounatin
tÞy     its
kaE¢z:     peak
¢dv|     the heavens
Þp¦¾qva     touching
StyaEjn|     a hundred yojanas
Aayta    wide
jatãpmy£     completely golden
¢dÛya     divine
¢vraj¢t     shines brightly
svE¢dka     with a base
salW:    with Sala trees
talW:    with palm trees
tmalW:   c     with Tamala trees also
k¢NIkarW:   c     with Karnikara trees also
p¤¢ÝptW:     in full bloom
jatãpmyW:     having the colour of liquid gold
¢dÛyW:     celestial
SaEBtE    looks charming
s¥yIs¢°BW:     like the Sun

54,55,56.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   beyond   that,   is   the   beautiful   golden
mountain   Udaya.   The   mountain   with   a   base   touches   the   heaven   with   its   peak
shining   in   divine   glory,   completely   golden   and   a   hundred   yojanas   wide.   The
mountain   also   looks   charming   with   celestial   sal,   palm,   tamala   and   karnikara
trees   laden   with   flowers,   shining   brightly   like   the   sun.

tæO   yaEjn¢vÞtarm¤ÅCq¢rt||   StyaEjnm¯   .
S¦Äñ|   s¬mns|   nam   jatãpmy|   D#¥vm¯   =57=

tæO     there
yaEjn¢vÞtar|     one yojana wide
uÅCq¢rt|     tall
StyaEjnm¯     a hundred yojanas
S¦Äñ|     peak
s¬mns|     Saumanasa
nam    by name
jatãpmy|     completely of gold
D#¥vm¯     everlasting

57.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   there   is   the   everlasting   golden   peak   known   as
Saumanasa   one   yojana   wide   and   a   hundred   yojanas   tall.

tæO   p¥vI|   pd|   k]Ïva   p¤ra   ¢vÝN¤¢ÞæO¢v@mE   .
¢¹t£y|   ¢SKrE   mEraEàkar   p¤âxaEäOm:   =58=

tæO     on that
p¥vI|     first
pd|    stride
k]Ïva     placing
p¤ra     earlier
¢vÝN¤:     Lord Vishnu
¢æO¢v@mE     in His incarnation as Trivikrama
¢¹t£y|     the second
¢SKrE     on the peak of
mEraE:    on Mount Meru
ckar    placed
p¤âxaEäOm:     the supreme person

58.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   in   earlier   days   Lord   Vishnu   the   supreme   person
placed   his   first   stride   on   it,   in   His   incarnation   as   Trivikrama   and   the   second   on   the   peak   of   Mount   Meru.

uäOrEN   p¢r@Øy   jØb¥¹£p|   ¢dvakr:   .
èÜyaE   Bv¢t   B¥¢y¿|   ¢SKr|   tÓmhaEÅCq¢rtm¯   =59=

uäOrEN     by the northern route
p¢r@Øy     going round
jØb¥¹£p|     the island known as Jambudwipa
¢dvakr:     the Sun
èÜy:     visible
Bv¢t     becomes
B¥¢y¿|     clearly
¢SKr|     reaches the peak
tt¯    that
mhaEÅCq¢rtm¯     of great height

59.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   the   Sun   becomes   clearly   visible   when   going   round
Jambudwipa   from   the   north   it   reaches   that   peak   of   great   height.

tæO   vWKansa   nam   val¢KÚya   mhxIy:   .
p#kaSmana   èÜyÓtE   s¥yIvNaIÞtp¢Þvn:   =60=

tæO     there
vWKansa:   nam     Vaikhanasa by name
val¢KÚya:     named Valakhilya
mhxIy:    great sages
p#kaSmana:     as bright as
èÜyÓtE     are seen
s¥yIvNaI:     the radiance of the Sun
tp¢Þvn:     practicing asceticism

60.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   there   the   great   sages   Vaikhanasa   and   Valakhilya
who   practice   asceticism   and   as   bright   as   the   radiance   of   the   sun   are   seen.    

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