THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 61 TO 71


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

Ay|   s¤dSInaE   ¹£p:   p¤raE   yÞy   p#kaStE   .
y¢Þm|ÞtEjà   cX¤à   svIp#aNB¦tam¢p   =61=

Ay|    this
s¤dSIn:     Sudarsana
¹£p:     island
p¤r:     in front of
yÞy     whose
p#kaStE    shines
y¢Þmn¯     in which
tEj:   c     light also
cX¤:   c     vision also
svIp#aNB¦ta|   A¢p     for all living beings

61.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   in   front   of   the   eastern   mountain   shines   the   island
Sudarsana   and   light   and   vision   are   secured   by   all   living   beings   when   the   sun
shines   on   this   peak.

tÞy   SWlÞy   k[¸Ex¤   kÓdrEx¤   vnEx¤   c   .
ravN:   sh   vWdE/a   ma¢gItÛyÞttÞtt:   =62=

tÞy     in that
SWlÞy     of mountain
k[¸Ex¤     in bushes
kÓdrEx¤     in caves
vnEx¤   c     forests also
ravN:    Ravana
sh    along with
vWdE/a    with Vaidehi
ma¢gItÛy:     are to be searched for
ttÞtt:     everywhere

62.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   on   that   mountain   in   the   caves,   bushes   and   forests
Ravana   alongwith   Sita   are   to   searched   for   everwhere.

ka·nÞy   c   SWlÞy   s¥yIÞy   c   mhaÏmn:   .
Aa¢v¾a   tEjsa   sÓÒya   p¥vaI   r³a   p#kaStE   =63=

ka·nÞy     of golden
c   SWlÞy     of the mountain also
s¥yIÞy   c     of the Sun also
mhaÏmn:     of the highsouled
Aa¢v¾a     illumined
tEjsa    by the brilliance
sÓÒya     the twilight
p¥vaI     morning
r³a     red
p#kaStE    shines

63.ugriva   told   Vinata   that   illumined   by   the   golden   mountain   and   the   Sun   the
morning   twilight   shines   red.

p¥vImEtÏk]t|   ¹ar|   p¦¢TÛya   B¤vnÞy   c   .
s¥yIÞyaEdyn|   cWv   p¥vaI   /Exa   ¢dg¤ÅytE   =64=

p¥vI|     earlier
ett¯     this
k]t|    was created
¹ar|     as the entrance
p¦¢TÛya:     to the earth
B¤vnÞy   c     from the higher world also
s¥yIÞy     of the Sun
udyn|    the place of rising
c    also
ev    only
p¥vaI     the eastern
¢h    therefore
exa    this
¢dkq     as direction
uÅytE     is spoken of

64.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   this   eastern   mountain   was   created   as   the   entrance
to   the   earth   from   the   higher   world,   as   also   the   rising   sun   and   hence   this   is   called   as   the   easterly   direction.

tÞy   SWlÞy   p¦¿Ex¤   ¢nJIrEx¤   g¤has¤   c   .
ravN:   sh   vWdE/a   ma¢gItÛyÞttÞtt:   =65=

tÞy     that
SWlÞy     of mountain
p¦¿Ex¤     on the peaks
¢nJIrEx¤     in the mountain streams
g¤has¤   c     in the caves as well
ravN:    Ravana
sh    alongwith
vWdE/a    with Sita
ma¢gItÛy:     is to be looked for
ttÞtt:     everywhere

65.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   Ravana   alongwith   Sita   are   to   be   looked   for   on   the
mountain   peaks,   the   rivulets   and   the   caves   everywhere.

tt:   prmgØya   Þya¢êÀp¥vaI   ¢æOdSav¦ta   .
r¢hta   cÓd#s¥yaI×yamèÜya   ¢t¢mrav¦ta   =66=

tt:   pr|     beyond that
AgØya     is inacessible
Þyat¯     remains
¢dkq   p¥vaI     the eastern direction
¢æOdSav¦ta     inhabited by the gods
r¢hta     without
cÓd#s¥yaI×ya|     for the Moon and the Sun
AèÜya     invisible
¢t¢mrav¦ta     covered with dense darkness

66.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   beyond   that   mountain   the   eastern   direction   is   not
accessible   being   inhabited   by   the   gods   and   without   sun   and   moon   remains
covered   with   dense   darkness   and   therefore   invisible.

SWlEx¤   tEx¤   sv©Ix¤   kÓdrEx¤   vnEx¤   c   .
yE   c   naE³a   mya   dESa   ¢vcEya   tEx¤   jank£   =67=

SWlEx¤     in the mountains
tEx¤     those
sv©Ix¤     all
kÓdrEx¤     caves
vnEx¤   c     in the forests as well
yE    which
c    also
naE³a     not mentioned
mya    by me
dESa:    regions
¢vcEya     are to be searched
tEx¤     in them
jank£     Sita

67.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   in   those   mountains,   caves   and   forests   are   to   be
searched   for   Sita   and   all   other   regions   which   have   not   been   mentioned   by   him.

etav¹anrW:   SÀy|   gÓt¤|   vanrp¤Äñva:   .
ABaÞkrmmyaId|   n   jan£mÞtt:   prm¯   =68=

etavt¯     upto this point
vanrW:    by the monkeys
SÀy|     is capable
gÓt¤|     to proceed
vanrp¤Äñva:     best among the monkeys
ABaÞkr|     without the sun
AmyaId|    beyond this boundary
n   jan£m:     We do not know
tt:   prm¯     beyond that

68.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   only   upto   that   point   monkeys   are   capable   to   proceed.   They   had   no   knowledge   of   the   region   beyond   this   point   as   it   is   without   sun.

A¢DgØy   t¤   vWdEh£|   ¢nly|   ravNÞy   c   .
masE   p¥N©I   ¢nvtIÒvm¤dy|   p#aÔy   pvItm¯   =69=

A¢DgØy     having ascertained
t¤   vWdEh£|     about Sita
¢nly|     abode
ravNÞy     of Ravana
c    also
masE    one month
p¥N©I     before completion of
¢nvtIÒv|     you shall return
udy|    Udaya
p#aÔy     having reached
pvItm¯     the mountain

69.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   having   reached   the   Udaya   mountain   and   ascertained
the   abode   of   Ravana   and   about   Sita   they   should   return   before   completion   of
one   month.

UÒvI||   masa°   vÞtÛy|   vsÓvÒyaE   BvEÓmm   .
¢s¼aTaI:   s¢°vtIÒvm¢DgØy   c   mW¢Tl£m¯   =70=

UÒvI|     beyond
masat¯     a month
n   vÞtÛy|     you shall not stay
vsn¯     anyone who stayed
vÒy:     punishable with death
BvEt¯     will be
mm    by me
¢s¼aTaI:     having achieved the objective
s¢°vtIÒv|     you should return
A¢DgØy     having ascertained
c   mW¢Tl£m¯     about Sita also

70.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   they   should   not   stay   beyond   one   month,   anyone   who   stayed   will   be   punishable   with   death   by   him.   Having   ascertained   about   Sita   and   having   achieveded   their   task,   they   should   return.

mhEÓd#kaÓta|   vnxÎfm¢Îfta|   ¢dS|   c¢rÏva   ¢np¤NEn   vanra:   .
AvaÔy   s£ta|   rG¤v|Sj¢p#ya|   ttaE   ¢nv¦äOa:   s¤¢KnaE   B¢vÝyT   =71=

mhEÓd#kaÓta|     that which is dear to Indra
vnxÎfm¢Îfta|     with a number of forests
¢dS|     the direction
c¢rÏva     having searched
¢np¤NEn     with expertise
vanra:    monkeys
AvaÔy     having found
s£ta|     Sita
rG¤v|Sj¢p#ya|     the beloved of Rama
tt:    there
¢nv¦äOa:     having returned
s¤¢Kn:     happy
B¢vÝyT     you will become

71.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   having   searched   with   expertise   the   direction   which
is   dear   to   Indra   and   with   a   number   of   forests   and   having   found   Sita,   the   beloved   of   of   Rama   and   having   returbed   they   will   become   happy.

iÏyax©I  ½£md#amayNE  vaÚm£k£yE  Aa¢dkaÛyE  ¢k¢ÝkÓDakaÎfE  cÏva¢r|S:  sgI:  =40=

     

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