THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 43 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


ud£Åya|   Stb¢lp#ExNm¯   -   SENDING   SATABALI   TOWARDS   NORTH

@¬·|   ¢g¢rm¢t@Øy   mWnakaE   nam   pvIt:   .
myÞy   Bvn|   tæO   danvÞy   Þvy|   k]tm¯   =31=

@¬·|     Kraunca
¢g¢r|     mountain
A¢t@Øy     beyond
mWnak:    Mainaka
nam    by name
pvIt:    is the mountian
myÞy     of Maya
Bvn|    residence
tæO     there
danvÞy     of the demon
Þvy|     by himself
k]tm¯     constructed

31.Sugriva   told   them   that   beyond   Krauncha   mountain,   there   is   the   mountain
called   Mainaka   where   Maya   has   constructed   his   residence   himself.

mWnakÞt¤   ¢vcEtÛy:   ssan¤p#ÞTB¥tl:   .
ÞæO£Namám¤K£na|   c   ¢nkEtaÞtæO   tæO   t¤   =32=

mWnak:   t¤     Mainaka also
¢vcEtÛy:     is to be searched
ssan¤p#ÞTB¥tl:     along its peaks, tablelands and level grounds
ÞæO£Na|     of women
Aám¤K£na|     kinnaras with faces resembling horses
c    also
¢nkEta:     abodes
tæO   tæO    t¤    seen here and there

32.Sugriva   told   them   that   Mainaka   too   should   be   searched   along   its   peaks,
tablelands   and   level   grounds.   The   abodes   of   kinnara   women   is   seen   here   and
there   on   mainaka.

t|   dES|   sm¢t@Øy   Aa½m|   ¢s¼sE¢vtm¯   .
¢s¼a   vWKansaÞtæO   val¢KÚyaà   tapsa:   =33=

t|    that
dES|    region
sm¢t@Øy     going beyond
Aa½m|     hermitage
¢s¼sE¢vtm¯     occupied by siddhas
¢s¼a:     siddhas
vWKansa:     Vaikhanasas
tæO     there
val¢KÚya:     Valakhilyas
c    also
tapsa:    ascetics dwell

33.Sugriva   told   them   that   going   beyond   that   region   they   will   see   a   hermitage
occupied   by   Siddhas;   there   dwell   ascetics   of   the   order   of   the   Vaikhanasas   and
the   Valakhilyas.

vn¯ïaÞtE   t¤   tp:¢s¼aÞtpsa   b£tkÚmxa:   .
p#¾Ûya   ca¢p   s£taya:   p#v¦¢äO¢vInya¢ÓvtW:   =34=

vn¯ïa:     are to be saluted
tE   t¤     they also
tp:¢s¼a:     realised souls
tpsa    through penance
b£tkÚmxa:     cleansed of all their sins
p#¾Ûya:     seek to know
c    also
A¢p     even
s£taya:     about Sita
p#v¦¢äO:     information
¢vnya¢ÓvtW:     in a suppliant mood

34.Sugriva   told   them   that   they   were   realised   souls   cleansed   of   all   their   sins
through   penance,   are   to   be   saluted   and   seek   to   know   information   from   them
about   Sita   in   a   suppliant   mood.

hEmp¤Ýkrs|C°|   t¢ÞmÓvWKans|   sr:   .
tâNa¢dÏysÄðaSWh|IsW¢vIc¢rt|   S¤BW:   =35=

hEmp¤Ýkrs|C°|     covered with golden lotuses
t¢Þmn¯     in that
vWKans|    called Vaikhanasa
sr:    lake
tâNa¢dÏysÄðaSW:     shining brightly like the rising sun
h|sW:    by swans
¢vc¢rt|     frequented
S¤BW:     charming

35.Sugriva   told   them   that   there   is   a   lake   called   Vaikhanasa   covered   with   golden   lotuses   and   frequented   by   charming   swans   shining   brightly   like   the   rising   sun.

A¬pva/:   k[bErÞy   savIB¬m   i¢t   ½¤t:   .
gj:   py©I¢t   t|   dES|   sda   sh   krEN¤¢B:   =36=

A¬pva/:     the mount
k[bErÞy     of Kubera
savIB¬m:     Sarvabhauma by name
i¢t     thus
½¤t:     famed
gj:    elephant
py©I¢t     roams about
t|    that
dES|    region
sda    always
sh    with
krEN¤¢B:     she elephants

36.Sugriva   told   them   that   the   mount   of   Kubera,   the   famous   elephant
Sarvabhauma   by   name   is   always   roaming   about   in   that   region   with   she
elephants.

tÏsr:   sm¢t@Øy   n¾cÓd#¢dvakrm¯   .
AnXæOgN|   ÛyaEm   ¢nÝpyaEdmna¢dmt¯   =37=

tt¯    that
sr:    lake
sm¢t@Øy     beyond
n¾cÓd#¢dvakrm¯     bereft of moon and sun
AnXæOgN|     without groups of stars
ÛyaEm     the sky
¢nÝpyaEd|     without clouds
Ana¢dmt¯     as if without beginning

37.Sugriva   told   them   that   beyond   that   lake,   the   sky   is   bereft   of   moon   and   sun,   groups   of   stars   and   clouds   looking   as   if   it   has   no   beginning.

gB¢Þt¢B¢rvakIÞy   s   t¤   dES:   p#kaStE   .
¢v½aØy¢ìÞtp:¢s¼WdEIvkÚpW:   Þvy|p#BW:   =38=

gB¢Þt¢B:     with the rays
iv    as if
AkIÞy     of the Sun
s:    that
t¤     in this
dES:    region
p#kaStE    illuminated
¢v½aØy¢ì:     resting
tp:¢s¼W:     those who have attained realisation through penance
dEvkÚpW:     looking like gods
Þvy|p#BW:     by self effulgence

38.Sugriva   told   them   that   the   area   is   illminated   as   if   by   Sun's   rays,   by   the   self   effulgence   of   god   like   sages   who   have   attained   realisation   through   penance
and   resting   there.

t|   t¤   dESm¢t@Øy   SWlaEda   nam   ¢nm"ga   =39=

t|    that
t¤   dES|     region also
A¢t@Øy     beyond
SWlaEda    Sailoda
nam    named
¢nm"ga     river flows

39.Sugriva   told   them   that   beyond   that   region   flows   the   river   named   sailoda.

uByaEÞt£ryaEÞtÞya:   k£cka   nam   vENv:   .
tWà   ya¢Ót   pr|   par|   ¢s¼aÓp#Ïyany¢Ót   c   =40=

uByaE:    on both
t£ryaE:     banks
tÞya:     of that
k£cka:   nam     kicaka by name
vENv:    bamboos
tW:   c     along with them
ya¢Ót     go
pr|   par|     to the other bank
¢s¼an¯     the Siddhas
p#Ïyany¢Ót   c     and bring back

40.Sugriva   told   them   that   on   both   banks   of   that   river   bamboos   named   Kicakas   grow   and   these   enable   the   Siddhas   to   go   to   the   other   bank   and   return.    

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