THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

   raÇaE   l»aàvez>   -   ENTERING  THE CITY OF  LANKA   DURING   THE   NIGHT
 
vààakarj"na<   ivpulaMbunvaMbram!       ,
zt¹IzUlkezaNtam”alkvt<skam!   ,
mnsev   k«ta<   l»a<   inimRta<   ivñkmR[a   .   21   .
ÖarmuÄrmasa*   icNtyamas   vanr>           .   22   .
kElasizoràOyamailoNtIimvaMbrm!       ,
fIymanaimvakazmuCDi+tE-RvnaeÄmE>         .   23   .
s<pU[aR<   ra]sE"aˆRrEnaRgE-aˆRgvtIimv         ,
AicNTya<   suk«ta<   Spòa<   k…beraXyui;ta<   pura     .   24   .
d<iò+i-rœb÷i->   zUrE>   zUlpi”zpai[i->         ,
ri]ta<   ra]sE"aˆRrEguRhamazIiv;Eirv       .   25   .  
vp#p#akarjGna|   on the platform on the compound wall
¢vp¤laØb¤nvaØbram¯   having the water filled moats as dress
StG"£S¥lkESaÓta|   having canons and lances as hairs
AÊóalkvt|skam¯   having attalakas as earrings
mnsa   in the mind
iv  like
k]ta|   given shape
lÄða|   Lanka
¢n¢mIta|   constructed
¢vákmINa   by Vishwakarma
¹ar|   entrance
uäOr|   northern
Aasaï   reaching
¢cÓtyamas   started thinking
vanr:   the monkey
kWlas¢SKrp#Áya|   looking like mount Kailash
Aa¢lKÓt£|   touching
iv  like
AØbrm¯   the sky
f£ymana|   flying
iv  like
AakaS|   in the sky
uÅCq¢rtW:   rising to great heights
BvnaEäOmW:   best of mansions
s|p¥NaI|   full of
raXsW:   rakshasas
GaErW:   fierce
nagW:   by snakes
BaEgvt£|   city of Bhogavathi
iv   like
A¢cÓÏya|   unimaginably
s¤k]ta|   well made
Þp¾a|   very clear
k[bEraÒy¤¢xta|   occupied by Kubera
p¤ra   in earlier days
d|¢¾®¢B:   with big teeth
bh^¢B:   many
S¥rW:   brave
S¥lp¢ÊóSpa¢N¢B:   having arms like lance and pattasa in their hands
r¢Xta|   being guarded
raXsW:   by rakshasas
GaErW:   ugly
g¤ha|   caves
AaS£¢vxW:   by snakes
iv   like
 
21to25.Hanuman,   having   reached   the   northern   entrance,   surveyed   the   city   which   has water-filled   moats   as   dress,  platforms  on  the   compound   wall,   attalakas   as   ear   rings, given   shape   by   Vishwakarma   by   thought   and   tall   as   mount   Kailas;   the   rising   mansions almost   floating   in   the   sky;   inhabited   by   dangerous  rakshasas  like  Bhogavathy  city  with snakes;   earlier   occupied   by   Kubera;   well   planned   and   well   laid   out;  guarded   by   rakshasas with   lances   and   pattisas   looked   like   a   cave   protected   by   snakes.  
tSyaí   mhtI<   guiÝ<   sagr   inrIúy   s>     ,
rav[   irpu<   "aer<   icNtyamas   vanr>       .   26   .  
tÞya:   for that
c  also
mht£|   a great
g¤¢çO|   protection
sagr|   c   ocean also
¢nr£ßy   inspecting
s:   that
ravN|   c   Ravana also
¢rp¤|   the enemy
GaEr|   fierce
¢cÓtyamas   thought
vanr:   monkey
 
26.That   monkey,   seeing   that   the   ocean   is   protecting   the   city,   thought   of   the   fierce   enemy Ravana.  
AagTyapIh   hryae   -iv:yiNt   inrwRka>     ,
nih   yuÏen   vE   l»a   zKya   jetu<   surErip       .   27   .  
AagÏy   A¢p   after coming
ih  here
hry:   monkeys
B¢vÝy¢Ót   will become
¢nrTIka:   useless
n  not
¢h  surely
y¤ÑGEn   by a war
vW  they
lÄða   Lanka
SÀya   capable
jEt¤|   of winning
s¤rW:   A¢p   by devas also
 
27.Monkeys   will   be   of   no   use   even   after   they   reach   Lanka   since   it   cannot   be   won  even   by   devas.  
#maNtu   iv;ma<   ÊgaR<   l'œka<   rav[pailta<     ,
àaPyaip   s   mhaba÷>   ik<   kir:yit   ra"v>     .   28   .  
ima|   this
t¤  but
¢vxma|   which cannot be clearly known
ѤgaI|   difficult to obtain
lHqka|   Lanka
ravNpa¢lta|   ruled by Ravana
p#aÔy   A¢p   reaching also
s:  that
mhabah^:   broad shouldered
¢k|   what
k¢rÝy¢t   will he do
raGv:   Raghava
 
28.What   will   Raghava   do   when   he   reaches   this   mysterious   and   difficult   to   reach city,   ruled   by   Ravana.  
Avkazae   n   saNTvSy   ra]se:vi-gMyte           ,
n   danSy   n   -edSy   nEv   yuÏSy   †Zyte         .   29   .  
AvkaS:   place
n  not
saÓÏvÞy   for friendly talks
raXsEx¤   to rakshasas
A¢BgØytE   will be a solution
n  not
danÞy   charity
n  not
BEdÞy   dividing
n  not
ev  also
y¤ÑGÞy   a war
èÜytE   can be seen.
 
29.In   dealing   with   rakshasas,   kind   words   will   not   have   any   effect;   nor   charity;   dividing  is also  not a solution;  and  cannot  even  think  of   war.  
ctu[aRmev   ih   gitvaRnra[a<   mhaTmnam!       ,
vailpuÇSy   nIlSy   mm   ra}í   xImt>         .   30   .  
ct¤NaIm¯   four
ev  only
¢h  surely
g¢t:   entering
vanraNa|   monkeys
mhaÏmnam¯   with great powers
va¢lp¤æOÞy   to Vali's son
n£lÞy   to Neela
mm  myself
raåO:   the king
c  also
D£mt:   intelligent
 
30.Only   four   of   us   namely,   Vali's   son,   Neela,   myself   and   the   intelligent   king,   can   enter   the   city.            
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