THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 1 : SLOKAS 161 TO 170

  hnUmt>   smuÔtr[m!   -   HANUMAN   CROSSES   THE   OCEAN
 
mm   -úy>   àidòSTvmIñrEvaRnr;R-     ,
Ah<   Tva<   -]iy:yaim   àivzed<   mmannm!   .   161   .  
mm   my
Bßy:   as food
p#¢d¾:   selected
Ïv|   you
iIárW:   by the devas
vanrxIB   O the best of the monkeys
Ah|   I
Ïva|   you
BX¢yÝya¢m   going to eat
p#¢vS|   enter
id||   this
mm   my
Aannm¯   mouth
 
161.O,monkey   , you   have   been   selected   as   food   for   me   by   the   devas; I   am   going   to   eat   you. So   enter   my   mouth.  
@vmu­>   sursya   àaÃilvaRnr;R->   ,
àùòvdn>   ïImaind<   vcnmävIt!         .   162   .  
ev|   thus
u³:   told
s¤rsya   by Surasa
p#a¸¢l:   folding his hands
vanrxIB:   monkey
p#¶¾vdn:   smilingly
¢½man¯   sriman
id|   this
vcn|   word
Ab#v£t¯   said
 
162.Thus   addressed   by   Surasa,   Sriman   Hanuman   ,  with  folded  hands  ,   smilingly said   these   words.  
ramae   dazriwnaRm   àivòae   d{fkavnm!     ,
lúm[en   sh   æaÇa   vEdeýa   caip   -ayRya   .   163   .  
ram:   Rama
daSr¢T:   son of Dasaratha
nam   named
p#¢v¾:   had stayed
dÎfkavnm¯   in Dandakavanam
lßmNEn   sh   with Lakshmana
B#aæOa   brother
vWdE/a   Vaidehi
c   and
A¢p   also
BayIya   wife
 
163.Rama   ,   the   son   of   Dasaratha,   had   stayed   in   the   forests   of   Dandaka   ,   with   his brother   Lakshmana   and   wife   Vaidehi.  
ANykayRiv;­Sy   bÏvErSy   ra]sE>     ,
tSy   sIta   ùta   -ayaR   rav[en   yziSvnI   .   164   .  
AÓykayI¢vx³Þy   while gone on some work
bÑGvWrÞy   with enmity
raXsW:   towards rakshas
tÞy   his
s£ta   Sita
¶ta   abducted
BayaI   wife
ravNEn   by Ravana
yS¢Þvn£   famous
 
164.While   Rama   had   gone   on   some   work   with   enmity   towards   rakshas,   Ravana abducted   Sita.  
tSya>   skaz<   Ëtae=h<   gim:ye   ramzasnat!   ,
ktuRmhRis   ramSy   saý<   iv;yvaisnI           .   165   .  
tÞya:   skaS|   to her place
Ñ¥t:   messenger
Ah|   I
g¢mÝyE   going
ramSasnat¯   by Rama's order
kt¤ImhI¢s   deserve to do
ramÞy   Rama's
sa/|   help
¢vxyva¢sn£   living in his territory
 
165.I   am   going   as   messenger   to   the   place   where   Sita   is   , as ordered   by   Rama.You   are   living
in   Rama's   territory.So   you   have   to   help.  
Awva   mEiwlI<   †òœva   ramÂai¬òkair[m!   ,
Aagim:yaim   te   vkœÇ<     sTy<     àitz&[aeim   te   .   166   .  
ATva   if not
mW¢Tl£|   Mythily
è¾qva   seeing
ram|   Rama
c   also
A¢²¾ka¢rNm¯   doing good
Aag¢mÝya¢m   would come
tE   your
vkqæO|   mouth
sÏy   promise
p#¢tS¦NaE¢m   vow
tE   to you
 
166.If   not   ,   after   seeing   Sita   and   Rama   I   promise   I   would   enter   your   mouth myself.   This   is   my   vow   to   you.  
@vmu­a   hnumta   sursa   kamêipi[   ,
AävIÚaitvrœteNma<   kiíde;   vrae   mm               .   167   .     
u³a   told
hn¤mta   by Hanuman
s¤rsa   Surasa
kamã¢p¢N   capable of taking any form
Ab#v£t¯   said
n   A¢tvrqtEt¯   should not cross
ma|   me
k¢àt¯   no one
ex   thus
vr:   boon
mm   my
 
167.When   Hanuman     said     this   to   Surasa   who   could   take   any   form   at   will,   she   told   him that   she   had   a   boon   by   which   no   one   could   cross   her   path.  
t<   àyaNt<   smuÖIúy   sursa   vaKymävIt!   ,
bl<   ij}asmana   vE   nagmata   hnUmt>   .   168   .
àivZy   vdn<   me=Xy   gNtVy<   vanraeÄm   ,
vr   @;   pura   dÄae   mm   xaÇeit   sTvra   .
Vyaday   vkœÇ<   ivpul<   iSwta   sa   maéte>   pur>   .   169   .  
t|   him
p#yaÓt|   going fast
sm¤¹£ßy   keenly looking at him
s¤rsa   Surasa
vaÀy|   word
Ab#v£t¯   said
bl|   strength
¢jåOasmana   vW   wanting to know
nagmata   mother of serpents
hn¥mt:   Hanuman's
p#¢vÜy   enter
vdn|   mouth
mE   my
AÒy   now
gÓtÛy|   should go
vanraEäOm   monkey
vr:   boon
ex:   this
p¤ra   long ago
däOaE   given
mm   to me
DaæOa   by Brahma
i¢t   thus
sÏvra   fast
Ûyaday   opening
vkqæO|   mouth
¢vp¤l|   very big
¢ÞTta   standing
sa   she
maâtE:   to Hanuman
p¤r:   in front of
 
168,169.Wanting   to   test   the   strength   of   Hanuman,   Surasa   said     "   You     have   to   go   now only   through   my   mouth.   This   is   a   boon   given   to   me   long   ago   by   Brahma   "   .   So saying   she   stood   in   front   of   him   opening   her   mouth   very   wide.  
@vmu­>   sursya   ³…Ïae   vanrpu¼v>   ,
Aäivt!     k…é   vE   vkœÇ<   yen   ma<   iv;ih:yse   .   170   .  
ev|   thus
u³:   told
s¤rsya   by Surasa
@[ÑG:   angry
vanrp¤Äñv:   monkey
Ab#¢vt¯   said
k[â   do
vW   in that manner
vkqæO|   mouth
yEn   by which means
ma|   me
¢vx¢hÝysE   will swallow
 
170.Getting   angry   by   the   words   of   Surasa   Hanuman   said   "   You   can   shape   your mouth   any   way   by   which   you   can   swallow   me. "        
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