THE RAMAYANA
THE RAMAYANA
SUNDARA KANDA
SARGA 5 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10
ra]sIra]sdzRnm!
- SEEING RAKSHASIS AND
RAKSHASAS
tt>
s mXy<
gtm<zumNt< JyaeTõaivtan<
mh΂ÖmNtm!
,
ddzR
xIman! idiv
-anumNt< gaeóe
v&;< mÄimv
æmNtm! . 1 .
|
ÇyaEÏs"a¢vtan|
|
moonlit sky |
1.Then the
wise monkey saw the moon
at the center of the
sky
with its
rays spread out . It
looked like a big
, fat bull, roaming
in the
cattle shed.
laekSy
papain ivnazyNt<
mhaedix< caip
smexyNtm! ,
-Utain
svaRi[ ivrajyNt<
ddzR zIta<zumwai-yaNtm!
. 2 .
|
smEDyÓtm¯
|
make it grow
big |
2.Then he
saw the moon who is
the destroyer of everyone's grief,
who makes the ocean turbulent
and who is permeating in
all beings.
ya
-ait lúmI-uRiv
mNdrSwa twa
àdae;e;u c
sagrSwa ,
twEv
taeye;u c
pu:krSwa rraj
sa caé
inzakrSwa . 3 .
|
mÓdrÞTa
|
staying in the
Manthara mountain |
|
p#daExEx¤
|
in the twilight |
|
sagrÞTa
|
staying in the
oceans |
|
taEyEx¤
|
in the water
sources |
|
p¤ÝkrÞTa
|
staying in the
lotus |
|
¢nSakrÞTa
|
staying in the
moon |
3.The moon
appeared very beautiful because
of Lakshmi's presence, just
as the earth, the oceans,
and the lotuses in the
ponds appear beautiful by
the presence of Lakshmi in
them.
h<sae
ywa rajtpÃrSw>
is<hae ywa
mNdrkNdrSw> ,
vIrae
ywa givRtk…ÃrSwíNÔae
ivbæaj twaMbrSw>
. 4 .
|
rajtp¸rÞT:
|
in the silver
cage |
|
mÓdrkÓdrÞT:
|
in the caves
of Mandara mountain |
|
g¢vItk[¸rÞT:
|
atop a proud
elephant |
4.The moon
in the sky appeared like
a swan in a silver
cage,a lion in the cave
of Mandara mountain and
a warrior atop a proud
elephant.
iSwt>
kk…Òainv tIú[z&¼ae
mhacl> ñet
#vae½z&¼>
,
hStIv
jaMbUndbÏz&¼ae
rraj cNÔ>
pirpU[Rz&¼>
. 5 .
|
t£ßNS¦Äñ:
|
with sharp horns |
|
jaØb¥ndbÑGS¦Äñ:
|
with tusks covered
with gold plates |
|
p¢rp¥NIS¦Äñ:
|
with all beauty |
5.The moon
appeared like a bull standing
with sharp horns, a mountain
with high white peaks,and an
elephant with its tusks
covered with gold plates.
ivnòzIta<butu;arp»ae
mha¢h¢ahivnòp»>
,
àkazlúm!yaïyinmRla'œkae
rraj cNÔae
-gvan! zza'œk>
. 6 .
|
¢vn¾S£ta|b¤t¤xarpÄð:
|
not covered by
the dew |
|
mhag#hg#ah¢vn¾pÄð:
|
bright by the
reflected light of the
sun |
|
p#kaSlßm¯ya½y¢nmIlaHqk:
|
abode of Lakshmi
in the form light |
|
SSaHqk:
|
with the rabbit
as symbol |
6.The moon
glowed by the reflected
light of the sun, It
had the rabbit as its symbol
and is the abode of
Lakshmi in the form of
light
izlatl<
àaPy ywa
m&geNÔae mhar[<
àaPy ywa
gjeNÔ> ,
raJy<
smasa* ywa
nreNÔStwa àkazae
ivrraj cNÔ>
. 7 .
7.The moon
glowed in all its majesty
like a lion standing on
a big rock, like Gajendran
after winning a big battle,
and like a king after getting
back his kingdom.
àkazcNÔaedynòdae;>
àv&Ïr]>ipiztazdae;>
,
ramai-rameirticÄdae;>
SvgRàkazae -gvan!
àdae;>
. 8 .
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p#kaScÓd#aEdyn¾daEx:
|
with the darkness
removed by the bright moon
light |
|
p#v¦ÑGrX:¢p¢StaSdaEx:
|
with the growing
population of the rakshasas |
|
rama¢BramE¢rt¢cäOdaEx:
|
with the lovers
enjoying without any worries |
|
ÞvgIp#kaS:
|
like the heaven |
8.The twilight
was very beautiful like
heaven with moon shining
and the ralshasas enjoying themselves
without any worries.
tÙISvna>
k[Rsuoa> àv&Äa>
SvpiNt nayR>
piti-> suv&Äa>
,
nÂraíaip
twaàv&Äa ivhtuRmTyÑ‚traEÔv&Äa>
. 9 .
|
tÓæO£Þvna:
|
the sound of
the strings of veena |
|
p¢t¢B:
|
with their husbands |
|
s¤v¦äOa:
|
with good conduct |
|
n³·ra:
c
A¢p
|
rakshasas also |
|
AÏyë[traWd#v¦äOa:
|
with strange and
cruel jobs |
9.The sound
of the strings of veena
was sweet to listen. The
ladies are sleeping with their
husbands.The cruel rakshasas
also began to play
mÄàmÄain
smak…lain rwañ-Ôasns»‚lain
,
vIriïya
caip smak…lain
ddzR xIman!
s kip>
k…lain .10 .
mÄàmÄain
- with inebriated people
|
smak[la¢n
|
with crowds of
people |
|
rTaáBd#asnsÄð[la¢n
|
with lines of
horses,herds of elephants and
chariots |
10.The wise
monkey saw houses full
of inebriated people, and
full of sheds for chariots,elephants
and horses.
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