THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 14 TO 20

   raÇaE   l»aàvez>   -   ENTERING   THE CITY OF LANKA   DURING   THE   NIGHT
 
smasa*   c   lúmIvan!   l»a<     rav[pailtam!     ,
pir"ai->   spÒai->   saeTplai-rl'œk«tam!     .   14   .
sItaphr[awˆRn   rav[en   suri]tam!     ,
smNtaiÖcriÑí   ra]sEé¢xiNvi->     .   15   .
kaÂnenav&ta<   rMya<   àakare[   mhapurIm!       ,
g&hEí   ¢hs»azE>   zardaMbudsiÚ-E>       .   16   .
pa{furai->   àtaelIi-é½ai-ri-s<v&tam!       ,
A”alkztakI[aR<   ptakaXvjmailnIm!       .   17   .
taer[E>   kaÂnEidRVyElRtapi“iviciÇtE>         ,
ddzR   hnuman!     l»a<   idiv   devpurIimv     .   18   .  
smasaï   nearing
c  also
lßm£van¯   the lucky
lÄða|   Lanka
ravNpa¢ltam¯   ruled by Ravana
p¢rGa¢B:   by moats
spîa¢B:   with lotuses
saEÏpla¢B:   with neelotpalas
AlHqk]tam¯   decorated
s£taphrNaT©In   because of having abducted Sita
ravNEn   by Ravana
s¤r¢Xtam¯   well guarded
smÓtat¯   allround
¢vcr¢ë:   guarding continuously
c  also
raXsW:   by rakshasas
ug#D¢Óv¢B:   fierce archers
ka·nEn   by golden
Aav¦ta|   surrounded
rØya|   beautiful
p#akarEN   compound walls
mhap¤r£m¯   the great city
g¦hW:   palaces
c  also
g#hsÄðaSW:   like the navagrihas
SardaØb¤ds¢°BW:   like the clouds if the rainy season
paÎf¤ra¢B:   white coloured
p#taEl£¢B:   by the roads
uÅca¢B:   long broad
A¢Bs|v¦tam¯   containing
AÊóalkStak£NaI|   hundreds of attalakas
ptakaÒvjma¢ln£m¯   with small and big creepers
taErNW:   arches
ka·nW:   golden
¢dÛyW:   celestial
ltapHq¢³¢v¢c¢æOtW:   painted with rows of creepers
ddSI   saw
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
lÄða|   Lanka
¢d¢v   in the heavens
dEvp¤r£|   heavenly city
iv   like
 
13   to   18.The   great   Hanuman   reaching   Lanka,   ruled   by   Ravana,   was   well   protected   by moats,   fierce   archers   guarding   continuously   and   surrounded   by   golden   perimeter   wall.   The palaces   with   broad   roads,   painted   with   rows   of   creepers   and   arches   with   hundreds   of   attalakas added   to   the   beauty   of   the   city   which   looked   like   a   heavenly   city.  
igirmUrœi×   iSwta<   l'œka<   pa{furE-RvnE>   zu-E>     ,
ddzR   s   kipïò>   purmakazg<   ywa       .   19   .  
¢g¢rm¥rq¢D"   on the top of the mountain
¢ÞTta|   situated
lHqka|   Lanka
paÎf¤rW:   with white coloured
BvnW:   buildings
S¤BW:   with good luck
ddSI   saw
s:  that
k¢p½E¾:   the great monkey
p¤r|   city
AakaSg|   floating inthe sky
yTa  like
 
19.The   great   monkey   saw   the   city   situated   on   top  of  the  hill,   with   white   coloured   buildings. The  city  looked  as  if  it  is  floating  in   the   sky.  
pailta<   ra]seNÔe[   inimRta<   ivñkmR[a       ,
Plvmanaimvakaze   ddzR   hnuman!     purIm!     .   20   .  
pa¢lta|   protected
raXsEÓd#EN   by the rakshasa king
¢n¢mIta|   built
¢vákmINa   by Vishwakarma
Ôlvmana|   floating
iv  like
AakaSE   in the sky
ddSI   saw
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
p¤r£m¯   city
 
20.Hanuman   saw   the   city   built   by   Vishwakarma   and   protected   by   rakshasa   king as   if   it   is   floating   in   the   sky.        
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