THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 51 TO 58

    raÇaE   l»aàvez>   -   ENTERING THE CITY OF LANKA   DURING   THE   NIGHT
àasadmalaivtta<   St<-E>   kaÂnrajtE>         ,
zatk…<-myEjaRlEgRNxvRngraepmam!                     .   51   .
sÝ-Umaò-UmEí   s   ddzR   mhapurI<         ,
tlE>   S)aiqks»Irœ[E>   katRSvrivbUi;tE>         .   52   .

p#asadmala¢vtta|

With rows of palaces

Þt|BW:

with pillars

ka·nrajtW:

made of silver and gold

Satk[|BmyW:

with golden

jalW:

windows

gÓDvIngraEpmam¯

like a Gandharva city

sçOB¥ma¾B¥mW: c

with seven or eight floors

ddSI

saw

mhap¤r£|

the great city

tlW:

with floors

ÞPa¢zksÄð£rqNW:

in laid with crystal stones

katIÞvr¢vb¥¢xtW:

laid with gold

51,52.He   saw   the   great   city   with   rows   of   palaces,   having   pillars   made   of   silver   and   gold, golden   windows,   seven   to   eight   floors   and   floors   inlaid   with   gold   and   crystal,   looking   like a   Gandharva   city.
vEfUyRmi[icÇEí   muajaliv-Ui;tE>       ,
tlE>   zuzui-re   tain   -vnaNyÇ   r]sam!       .   53   .

vWf¥yIm¢N¢cæOW: c

inlaid with diamond

m¤³ajal¢vB¥¢xtW:

decorated with strings of pearls

tlW:

floors

S¤S¤¢BrE

shined

ta¢n

those

Bvna¢n

palaces

AæO

there

rXsam¯

rakshsa's

53.There   the   rakshasa's   palaces   shined   with   floors   being   decorated   with   strings   of   pearls   and inlaid   diamonds
kaÂnain   ivicÇai[   taer[ain   c   r]sam!       ,
l»amu*aetyamasu>   svRt>   sml'œk«tam!         .   54   .

ka·na¢n

made of gold

¢v¢cæOa¢N

attractive

taErNa¢n c

arches also

rXsam¯

rakshasa's

lÄða|

made Lanka

uïaEtyamas¤:

specially beautiful to look at

svIt:

every where

smlHqk]tam¯

well decorated.

54.The   varieties   of   arches   made   of   gold   and   well   decorated   every   where   made rakshasa's Lanka   a   specially   beautiful   city.
AicNTyamÑ‚takara<   †òœva   l»a<   mhakip>     ,
AasIiÖ;{[ae   ùòí   vEdeýa   dzRnaeTsuk>     .   55   .
s   pa{furaeiÖÏivmanmailnI<   mhahRjaMbUndjaltaer[am!     ,
yziSvnI<   rav[ba÷pailta<   ]pacrE-I–mblE>   smav&tam!     .   56   .

A¢cÓÏya|

unimaginably

Aë[takara|

surprisingly very beautiful

è¾qva

seeing

lÄða|

Lanka

mhak¢p:

the great monkey

Aas£t¯

became

¢vxÎN:

worried

¶¾: c

also happy

vWdE/a:

Vaidehi's

dSInaEÏs¤k:

enthusiastic about seeing

paÎf¤raE¢¹ÑG¢vmanma¢ln£|

shining rows of high palaces

mhahIjaØb¥ndjaltaErNam¯

with terraces lined with gold

yS¢Þvn£|

very famous

ravNbah^pa¢lta|

protected by Ravana's forces

XpacrW:

by rakshasas

B£mblW:

mighty warriers

smav¦tam¯

surrounded by

55,56.   The   great   monkey   seeing   Lanka   with   rows   shining   high   palaces   with   terraces   lined with   gold   and   well   protected   by   the   mighty   rakshasas   of   Ravana's   forces,   was   amazed   at   the beauty   of   the   place;   however   the   need   to   meet   Sita   made   him   worried.
cNÔae=ip   saicVyimvaSy   k…vR<<Starag[EmRXygtae   ivrajn!       ,
JyaeTõaivtanen   ivtTy   laekmuiÄòte   nEkshöriZm>       .   57   .

cÓd#: A¢p

the moon also

sa¢cÛy|

helping

AÞy

him

k[vIn¯

acting

taragNW:

with the stars

mÒygt:

reaching the center

¢vrajn¯

looking

ÇyaEÏs"a¢vtanEn

the light of the moon

¢vtÏy

spreading

laEk|

all over the world

u¢äO¾tE

arose

nWksh*r¢Üm:

with thousands of rays

57.The   moon   looking   as   if   helping   him,   reached   the   center   of   the   star   cluster   and   shone   all
over   the   world   with   thousands   of   rays   from   the   light   of   the   moon.
zŒà-<   ]Irm&[alv[RmuÌCDman<   Vyv-asmanm!   ,
ddzR   cNÔ<   s   kipvr>   paePlUyman<   srsIv   h<sm!     .   58   .

SÄKp#B|

shining like a conch

X£rm¦NalvNI|

with the colour of milk and lotus

uéÅCman|

going higher

ÛyvBasmanm¯

with great luster

ddSI

saw

cÓd#|

the moon

k¢pvr:

the great monkey

paEÔl¥yman|

floating

sr¢s

in a lotus pond

iv h|sm¯

like the swan.

58.The great monkey saw the moon rising higher with colours of milk and lotus and shining with luster like a swan floatong in a lotus pond.
#Tya;ˆR ïImÔamay[e vaLmIkIye AaidkaVye suNdrka{fe iÖtIy sgR> . 2 .
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