THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

   pu:pkivmanv[Rnm!   -   DESCRIBES   PUSHPAKA   VIMANAM
 
tSyalyviróSy   mXye   ivpulmaytm!     ,
ddzR   -vnïeó<   ÷numan!   maétaTmj>     .   1   .  
tÞy   his
Aalyv¢r¿Þy   best house
mÒyE   at the center
¢vp¤l|   broad
Aaytm¯   long
ddSI   saw
Bvn½E¿|   best house
h^n¤man¯   Hanuman
maâtaÏmj:   son of vayu
 
1.The   son   of  Vayu, Hanuman,   saw   at   the   centre   of   the   house   a   long   and broad   house.  
AxRyaejnivStI[Rmayt<     yaejn<   ih   tt!     ,
-vn<   ra]seNÔSy   b÷àasads»‚lm!         .   2   .  
ADIyaEjn¢vÞt£NI|   half yojana broad
Aayt|   long
yaEjn|   yojana
¢h   tt¯   that alone
Bvn|   house
raXsEÓd#Þy   king of the rakshasas
bh^p#asadsÄð[lm¯   with many stories
 
2.The   house   ,   half   yojana   broad   and   one   yojana   long     and   with   many   stories was   the   house   of   Ravana.  
magRma[Stu   vEdehI<   sItamaytlaecnam!     ,
svRt>   pirc³am   hnumanirsUdn>       .   3   .  
magImaNÞt¤   searching
vWdEh£|   Vaidehi
s£ta|   Sita
AaytlaEcnam¯   with long eyes
svIt:   everywhere
p¢rc@am   wandered
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
A¢rs¥dn:   destroyer of enemies
 
3.Searching   for   the   long   eyed   Sita   ,   Hanuman   ,   the   destroyer   of   enemies wandered   everywhere.  
%Äm<   ra]savas<   hnumanvlaekyn!     ,
Aassadaw   lúmIvan!   ra]seNÔinveznm!     .   4   .  
uäOm|   best
raXsavas|   abode of the rakshasas
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
AvlaEkyn¯   looking carefully
Aassad   arrived at
AT   then
lßm£van¯   blessed
raXsEÓd#¢nvESnm¯   the king's abode
 
4.The   blessed   Hanuman   then   reached   the   king's   palace   after   looking
carefully   at   the   houses   of   the   rakshasas.  
ctuivR;a[ErœiÖrdEiôiv;a[EStwEv       c     ,
piri]Ýms<bax<   rúyma[mudayuxE>     .   5   .
ra]sIi-í   pÆI-I   rav[Sy   inveznm!     ,
Aaùtai-í   iv³My   rajkNyai-rav&tm!     .   6   .  
ct¤¢vIxaNW:   with four tusks
¢¹rdW:   by the elephants
¢æO¢vxaNW:   by the three horned
tTa   ev   also
c   and
p¢r¢XçO|   surrounded
As|baD|   broad
rßymaN|   protected
uday¤DW:   with weapons lifted
raXs£¢B:   by women rakshasas
c   and
pÏn£¢B:   wives
ravNÞy   Ravana's
¢nvESnm¯   abode
Aa¶ta¢B:   abducted
c   and
¢v@Øy   by force
rajkÓya¢B:   princesses
Aav¦tm¯   surrounded
 
5,6.Ravana's   abode   is   very   broad   and   protected   by   four   and   three   horned   elephants and   by   rakshasis   with   the   weapons   held   high.Also   there   were   his   wives   and   princesses   who   were brought   by   force.  
tÚ³mkrakI[R<   itimi¼lH;ak…lm!       ,
vayuvegsmaxUt<   pÚgEirv   sagrm!       .   7   .  
tt¯   that
n@mkrak£NI|   full of crocodiles and big fishes
¢t¢m¢ÄñlJxak[lm¯   full of shark and whales
vay¤vEgsmaD¥m¯   tossed by the wind
p°gW:   snakes
iv   like
sagrm¯   ocean
 
7.It   was   like   the   ocean,     full   of   sharks,   crocodiles   and   big   fishes   ,   being   tossed
by   the   wind.  
ya   ih   vEïv[e   lúmIyaR   ceNÔe   hirvahne       ,
sa   rav[g&he   svaR   inTymevanpaiynI       .   8   .  
ya   which
¢h   also
vW½vNE   with Kubera
lßm£:   riches
ya   which
c   and
iÓd#E   with Indra
h¢rvahnE   with Surya
sa   that
ravNg¦hE   in the house of Ravana
svaI   all
¢nÏy|   ev   always
Anpa¢yn£   not leaving
 
8.Whatever   riches   Kubera   ,   Indra   and   Surya   had     ,   all   those   riches were   always   found   in   the   house   of   Ravana.  
ya   c   ra}>   k…berSy   ymSy   vé[Sy   c     ,
ta†zI   tiÖizòa   va   \ÏI   r]aeg&hei:vh     .   9   .  
ya   which
c   and
raåO:   Indra's
k[bErÞy   Kubera's
ymÞy   Yama's
vâNÞy   c   and Varuna's
taèS£   like that
t¢¹¢S¾a   more than
va   in fact
§ÑG£   riches
rXaEg¦hEx¤   in the house of the rakshasas
ih   here
 
9.Here   ,   in   the   houses   of   the   rakshasas   ,   the   riches   were   as   much   as   in   those   of Indra,   Kubera   ,Varuna   and   Yama.   In   fact   it   was   even   more.  
tSy   hrœMySy   mXySw<   veZm   caNyt!     suinimRtm!       ,
b÷inyURhs»I[R<   ddzR   pvnaTmj>                           .   10   .  
tÞy   his
hrqØyÞy   house's
mÒyÞT|   at the centre
vEÜm   house
c   and
AÓyt¯   another
s¤¢n¢mItm¯   well constructed
bh^¢ny¥IhsÄð£NI|   with many art works
ddSI   saw
pvnaÏmj:   son of Vayu
 
10.Hanuman   saw   another   house     with   many     artistic   work   ,   at   the   centre   of Ravana's   house.

     

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