THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 raÇaE   l»aàvez>   -   ENTERING  THE CITY OF  LANKA   DURING   THE   NIGHT
 
yav¾anaim   vEdehI<   yid   jIvit   va   n   va     ,
tÇEv   icNtiy:yaim   †òœva   ta<   jnkaTmja<       .   31   .  
yavt¯   whether
jana¢m   come to know
vWdEh£|   Vadehi
y¢d  if
j£v¢t   is alive
va  or
n  not
va   or
tæO   ev   there itself
¢cÓt¢yÝya¢m   willthink
è¾qva   after seeing
ta|   her
jnkaÏmja|   Janaka's daughter
 
31.I   must   find   out   whether   Janaka's   daughter   is   alive   or   not.   Then   I   will   decide   after   seeing   her.  
tt>   s   icNtyamas   muøtR<   kipk…Ãr>     ,
igirz&¼e   iSwtStiSmn!   ramSya_yudye   rt>       .   32   .  
tt:  then
s:  that
¢cÓtyamas   thought
m¤h\tI|   for a while
k¢pk[¸r:   the great monkey
¢g¢rS¦ÄñE   om the mountain top
¢ÞTt:   standing
t¢Þmn¯   that
ramÞy   Rama's
A×y¤dyE   welfare
rt:  devoted
 
32.The   devoted   monkey,   thought   of   Rama's   welfare,   standing   on   the   mountain   top.  
Anen   êpe[   mya   n   zKya   r]sa<   purI           ,
àveòu<   ra]sEguRÝa   ³ªrErœblsmiNvtE>           .   33   .  
AnEn   this
ãpEN   form
mya  by me
n  not
SÀya   possible
rXsa|   rakshasas
p¤r£   city
p#vE¾¤|   entering
raXsW:   by rakshasas
g¤çOa   guarded
@\rW:   cruel
blsm¢ÓvtW:   with great strength
 
33.It   is   not   possible   by   me   to   enter   the   city,   well   guarded   by   the   cruel   and   strong   rakshasas in   this   form.  
%¢aEjsaE   mhavIyaR   blvNtí   ra]sa>         ,
vÂnIya   mya   svˆR   jankI<   pirmagRta       .   34   .  
ug#aWjs:   courageous
mhav£yaI:   with great strength
blvÓt:   powerful
c  thus
raXsa:   rakshasas
v·n£ya:   can be tricked
mya  by me
sv©I   all
jank£|   for Janaki
p¢rmagIta   searching
 
34.The   powerful,   courageous   rakshasas   can   be   tricked   by   me   in   my   search   for   Janaki.  
lúya=lúye[   êpe[   raÇaE   l»apurI   mya     ,
àveòu<   àaÝkal<   me   k«Ty<   saxiytu<   mht!     .   35   .  
lßya   worth searching
AlßyEN   invisible
ãpEN   in form
raæOaW   in the night
lÄðap¤r£   Lanka
mya   by me
p#vE¾¤|   entering
p#açOkal|   appropriate time
mE  for me
k]Ïy|   deed to be done
saD¢yt¤|   to accomplish
mht¯   great
 
35.It   is   convenient   to   search   in   Lanka   during   the   night   in   invisible   form;   this   is   a   great time   for   accomplishing   the   work.  
ta<   purI<   ta†zI<   †òœva   Êrax;aR<   surasurE>       ,
hnUma<iíNtyamas   ivin>ñSy   mu÷muR÷>         .   36   .  
ta|   that
p¤r£|   city
taèS£|   with suchreputation
è¾qva   seeing
ѤraDxaI|   difficult to enter
s¤ras¤rW:   by devas and asuras
hn¥man¯   Hanuman
¢cÓtyamas   started thinking
¢v¢n:áÞy   with sighs
m¤h^:   m¤h^:   again and again
 
36.Hanuman,   seeing   the   difficuties   in   entering   the   city,   even   for   Devas   and   asuras,   started   thinking with   repeated   sighs.  
kenaepayen   pZyey<   mEiwlI<   jnkaTmjam!       ,
A†òae   ra]seNÔe[   rav[en   ÊraTmna       .   37   .  
kEn  by which
upayEn   any method
pÜyEy|   search
mW¢Tl£|   for Mythili
jnkaÏmjam¯   Janaka's daughter
Aè¾:   not seen
raXsEÓd#EN   by the rakshasa king
ravNEn   Ravana
ѤraÏmna   the hard hearted.
 
  37.He   was   thinking   of   how   to   meet   Sita   without   being   seen   by   the   hardhearted   rakshasa   king Ravana.  
n   ivnZyet!     kw<   kayR<   ramSy   ividtaTmn>     ,
@kamekí   pZyey<   rihte   jnkaTmja<         .   38   .  
n   ¢vnÜyEt¯   should not fail
kT|   how
kayI|   work
ramÞy   of Rama
¢v¢dtaÏmn:   as directed
eka|   alone
ek:   c   singly also
pÜyEy|   will see
r¢htE   without any company
jnkaÏmja|   Janaka's daughter
 
38.I   must   plan   a   strategy   to   carry   out   the   work   of   Rama   alone   and   meet   Sita   singly.  
-UtaíawaR   ivp*Nte   dezkalivraeixta>     ,
iv¬b<   Ëtmasa*   tm>   sUyaˆRdye   ywa     .   39   .  
B¥ta:   completing
c  also
ATaI:   objetives
¢vpïÓtE   becomes extinct
dESkal¢vraE¢Dta:   not in tune with time and place
¢v²b|   with unsteady mind
Ñ¥t|   represetative
Aasaï   sending
tm:  darkness
s¥ya©IdyE   at dawn
yTa   like
 
39.Even   if   the   objective   is   fulfilled,   sending   a   representative   with   unsound   mind   will   lead   to   ruin like   darkness   being   dispelled   by   the   rising   sun.  
AwaRnwaRNtre   buiÏinRiíta=ip   n   zae-te       ,
"atyiNt   ih   kayaRi[   Ëta>   pi{ftmainn>     .   40   .  
ATaInTaIÓtrE   the difference between achievable and not achievable
b¤¢ÑG:   planned task
¢n¢àta   is well defined
A¢p  but
n  not
SaEBtE   yield result
Gaty¢Ót   spoils
¢h  because
kayaI¢N   actions
Ñ¥ta:   representatives
p¢Îftma¢nn:   who think high of themselves
 
40.The   difference   between   achievable   and   not   achievable   is   well   defined,   but   the   planned action   fails;   because   of   representatives   who   thinking   highly   of   themselves   spoil   the   planned effort.                
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