THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 3 : SLOKAS 1 TO 12

    l»aivjy>   -   VICTORY   OVER   LANKA   DEVI
 
s   lMbizore   lMbe   lMbtaeydsiÚ-e     ,
sTvmaSway   mexavI   hnuman!   maétaTmj>     .   1   .
iniz   l»a<   mhasTvae   ivvez   kipk…Ãr>     ,
rMykanntaeyaF(a<   purI<   rav[pailtam!         .   2   .  
s:   that
lØb¢SKrE   on the peak of Lamba
lØbE   named Lamba
lØbtaEyds¢°BE   like the dark clouds
sÏv|   required skill
AaÞTay   taking
mEDav£   wise
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
maâtaÏmj:   son of Vayu
¢n¢S   in the night
lÄða|   Lanka
mhasÏv:   very strong
¢vvES   entered
k¢pk[¸r:   great monkey
rØykanntaEyaFYa|   with beautiful forests and water sources
p¤r£|   city
ravNpa¢ltam¯   ruled by Ravana
 
1,2.The   wise   and   strong   Hanuman   entered   the   city   of   Lanka   ruled   by   Ravana. The   city   was   situated   at   the   top   of   the   mountain   called   Lamba   ,   with beautiful   forests   and   water   sources.  
zardaMbuxràOyE-RvnEépzaei-tam!         ,
sagraepmin"aˆR;a<   sagrainlseivtam!   .   3   .
supuòbls'œ"uòa<   ywEv   ivqpavtIm!     ,
caétaer[inyURha<   pa{furÖartaer[am!     .   4   .
-ujgacirta<   guÝa<   zu-a<   -aegvtIimv     ,
ta<   s   iv*uÏnakI[aR<   JyaeitmaRgRin;eivtam!   .   5   .
mNdmaétsÂara<   yweNÔSyamravtIm!       ,
zatk…M-en   mhta   àkare[ai-s<v&tam!     .   6   .
iki»[Ijal"ae;ai->   ptakai-rl»¯tam!     ,
Aasa*   shsa   ùò>   àakarmi-peidvan!   .   7   .
ivSmyaivòùdy>   purImalaeKy   svRt>     .   8   .  
SardaØb¤Drp#ÁyW  : equal to te clouds of the rainy season
BvnW:   buildings
upSaE¢Bta|   appearing
sagraEpm¢nGa©Ixa|   roaring like the sea
sagra¢nlsE¢vtam¯   with the sea breeze
s¤p¤¾blsHqG¤¾a|   with mighty army
yTa   just
iv   like
¢vzpavt£m¯   Vitapavathy
caâtaErN¢ny¥Iha|   with beautiful arches
paÎf¤r¹artaErNam¯   n doors with white festoons
B¤jgac¢rta|   inhabited by snakes
g¤çOa|   protected
S¤Ba|   important
BaEgvt£|   Bhogavathy city
iv   like
ta|   that
s:   he
¢vï¤ÑGnak£NaI|   full of clouds with lightening
ÇyaE¢tmaIgI¢nxE¢vtam¯   spread upto the stars
mÓdmaâts·ara|   with blowing gentle breeze
yTa   just
iÓd#Þy   Indra's
Amravt£m¯   Amaravathy city
Satk[ØBEn   golden
mhta   big
p#karEN   compound wall
A¢Bs|v¦tam¯   surrounded
¢k¢ÄðN£jalGaExa¢B:   by the sound of jingle bells
ptaka¢B:   creepers
AlÄð¦tam¯   decorated
Aasaï   reached
shsa   at once
¶¾:   happy
p#akar|   on the compound wall
A¢BpE¢dvan¯   climbed
¢vÞmya¢v¾¶dy:   charmed
p¤r£|   city
AalaEÀy   seeing
svIt:   everywhere

3   to   8.Hanuman   was   happy   to   see   the   city   with   beautiful   buildings   and   with   gentle   breeze. It   was   like   the   city   of   Vitapavathy   which   had   a   mighty   army   and   buildings   with beautifull   festoons.   It   also   looked   like   the   city   of   Bhogavathy   which   was   inhabited   by
snakes   and   well   protected.The   city   of   Lanka   was   equal   to   that   of   Indra's Amaravathy   which   had   golden   compound. Charmed   by   the   beauty   of   the   city     Hanuman climbed   on   to   the   compound   wall   swiftly.    
jaMbUndmyErœÖarEv‰RfUyRk«tveidkE>     ,
v¿S)iqkmu­ai-mRi[k…i”m-Ui;tE>     .
tÝhaqkinyURhE   rajtamlpa{furE>     .   9   .
vEfUyRk«tsaepanE>   S)aiqkaNtrpa<sui->         ,
caésÃvnaepetE>   oimvaeTpittE>   zu-E>     .   10   .
³aEÂbrœih[s'œ"uòE>   rajh<sin;eivtE>,
tUyaR-r[in"aˆR;E>   svRt>   àitnaidtam!       .   11   .
vSvaeksaraàitma<   smIúy   ngrI<   tt>     ,
oimvaeTpitta<   l»a<   jh;R   hnuman!   kip>     .   12   .  
jaØb¥ndmyW:   golden
¹arW:   doors
vWf¥yIk]tvE¢dkW:   embedded with vaidurya
vj#ÞP¢zkm¤³a¢B:   by vajram , crystal and pearl
m¢Nk[¢ÊómB¥¢xtW:   embedded with precious stones
tçOhazk¢ny¥IhW:   towers made of liquid gold
rajtamlpaÎf¤rW:   made of silver and having pure white
vWf¥yIk]tsaEpanW:   steps decorated by vaidurya
ÞPa¢zkaÓtrpa|s¤¢B:   by the dusts of crystals in between
caâs¸vnaEpEtW:   with lines of houses with central courtyard
K|   sky
iv   like
uÏp¢ttW:   touching
S¤BW:   beautiful
@aW·b¢hINIsHqG¤¾W:   by the sound of peacock and other birds
rajh|s¢nxE¢vtW:   frequented by swans
t¥yaIBrN¢nGa©IxW:   by the sound of musical instruments and jewels
svIt:   everywhere
p#¢tna¢dtam¯   echoing
vÞvaEksarap#¢tma|   surpassing even the city of Indraloka
sm£ßy   seeing
ngr£|   city
tt:   by that
K|   sky
iv   like
uÏp¢tta|   touching
lÄða|   Lanka
jhxI   happy
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
k¢p:   monkey
 
9   to   12.Hanuman   was   very   happy   to   see   Lanka   which   surpassed   even   the   city of   Indraloka   in   beauty.It   had   the   houses   with   doors   decorated   by   inlay work   with   precious   stones. The   central   courtyards   were   made   of   silver   and crytal   dusts. The   city   echoed   with   the   sounds   of   musical   instruments   and jewels. Its   houses   were   so   tall   as   if   touching   the   sky.            

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