THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 3 : SLOKAS 13 TO 20

       l»aivjy>   -   VICTORY   OVER   LANKA   DEVI
ta<   smIúy   purI<   rMya<   ra]saixpte>   zu-am!         ,
AnuÄmam&iÏyuta<   icNtyamas   vIyRvan!                   .   13   .

ta|

that

sm£ßy

seeing

p¤r£|

city

rØya|

beautiful

raXsa¢DptE:

of the king of the rakshasas

S¤Bam¯

bright

An¤äOma|

unequalled

§¢ÑGy¤ta|

fertile

¢cÓtyamas

thought

v£yIvan¯

strong

13.That   strong   monkey   ,   looking   at   the   bright,   fertile   city   which   was   unequalled in   beauty,   began   to   think.
neymNyen   ngrI   zKya   x;Riytu<   blat!       ,
ri]ta   rav[blEé*tayuxxairi->           .   14   .

not

iy|

this

AÓyEn

by another

ngr£

city

SÀya

possible

DxI¢yt¤|

to destroy

blat¯

by strength

r¢Xta

protected

ravNblW:

by the army of Ravana

uïtay¤DDa¢r¢B:

with ready to use weapons

14.This   city   which   is   being   protected   by   Ravana's   ever   ready   army   is   just not   possible   to   be   destroyed   by   any   other   person.
k…muda¼dyaevaRip   su;e[Sy   mhakpe>       ,
àisÏey<   -vedœ-UimrœmENdiÖivdyaerip     .   15   .

k[m¤daÄñdyaE:

to Kumudan and Angadan

A¢p

also

s¤xENÞy

to Sushena

mhakpE:

big monkey

p#¢sÑGa

famous

iy|

this

BvEt¯

would be

B¥¢m:

place

mWÓd¢¹¢vdyaE: A¢p

to Maindan and Dwividan

15.This   city   could   be   reached   by   the   big   monkey   Sushena,   the   famous   Kumudan and   Angadan   or   by   Maindan   and   Dwividan.
ivvSvtStnUjSy   hreí   k…zpvR[>         ,
\]Sy   ketumalSy   mm   cEv   git-Rvet!     .   16   .

¢vvÞvt:

sun's

tn¥jÞy

to the son (to Sugriva)

hrE: c

to the monkey also

k[SpvIN:

Kusaparva named

§XÞy

to the bears (to Jambavan)

kEt¤malÞy

to Kethumala

mm c ev

to me also

g¢t: BvEt¯

would be possible to reach

16.Only   the   son   of   the   sun,   Sugriva,   Kusaparva   the   monkey   ,   the   bear   Jambhavan   ,   Kethumala and   myself   could   reach   this   place
smIúy   tu   mhabaø   ra"vSy   pra³mm!       ,
lúm[Sy   c   iv³aNtm-vt!     àIitman!   kip>     .   17   .

sm£ßy

realising

t¤

also

mhabah\

big shouldered

raGvÞy

Raghava's

pra@mm¯

valour

lßmNÞy c

Lakshmana's too

¢v@aÓt|

manhood

ABvt¯

became

p#£¢tman¯

feeling happy

k¢p:

monkey

17.The   big   shouldered   Hanuman   ,   realising   the   valour   of   Rama   and   Lakshmana became   very   happy.
ta<   rÆvsnaepeta<   gaeóagaravt<skam!         ,
yÙagarStnIm&Ïa<   àmdaimv   -Ui;tam!           .   18   .
ta<   nòitimra<   dIÝE-aRSvrEí   mhag&hE>     ,
ngrI<   ra]seNÔSy   ivvez   hnuman!   kip>     .   19   .

ta|

that

rÏnvsnaEpta|

wearing the dress called Rathnaprabha

gaE¿agaravt|skam¯

wearing the cattle shed as earrings

yÓæOagarÞtn£|

with the yanthra shala as breasts

§ÑGa|

full

p#mda|

lady

B¥¢xtam¯

decorated

ta|

that

n¾¢t¢mra|

without darkness

d£çOW:

bright

BaÞvrW:

clearly seen

also

mhag¦hW:

big houses

ngr£|

city

raXsEÓd#Þy

of the king of the rakshasas

¢vvES

saw in front

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

k¢p:

monkey

18,19.That   Hanuman   saw   the   city   in   front   of   him   bright   and   beautiful   as   a   lady. The   city   looked   as   if   it   had   Rathnaprabha   for   its   clothes,   the   cattle   sheds for   earrings   and   yanthra   shalas   for   breasts.
Aw   sa   hirzaËRl<   àivzNt<   mhablm!     ,
ngrI   Sven   êpe[   ddzR   pvnaTmjm!       .   20   .

then

she

h¢rSaÑ¥Il|

the noble monkey

p#¢vSÓt|

entering

mhablm¯

strong

ngr£

the deity of the city

ÞvEn

self

ãpEN

form

ddSI

saw

pvnaÏmjm¯

son of vayu

20.Then the deity of the city saw the strong monkey entering, in his original form.
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