THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

   pu:pkivmanv[Rnm!   -   DESCRIBES   PUSHPAKA   VIMANAM
äü[ae=wˆR     k«t<   idVy<   idiv   yiÖñkmR[a       ,
ivman<   pu:pk<   nam   kamg<   kamdIpnm!       .   11   .

b#'N: AT©I

for Brahma

k]t|

made

¢dÛy|

very beautiful

¢d¢v

in the deva loka

yt¯

which

¢vákmINa

by Viswakarmana

¢vman|

aircraft

p¤Ýpk|

Pushpakam

nam

called

kamg|

capable of going anywhere

kamd£pnm¯

capable of increasing desire

11.The   Pushkpaka   vimana   ,   built   by   Viswakarma   for   Brahma   ,   is   capable   of increasing   desire   and   going   anywhere.

iÇlaekjnseVy<   tt!   svRrÆiv-Ui;tm!       ,
vre[   tpsa   le-e   yt!   k…ber>   iptamhat!     .   12   .

¢æOlaEkjnsEÛy

deserve to be worshipped by all the three worlds

tt¯

that

svIrÏn¢vB¥¢xtm¯

decorated with all precious stones

vrEN

best

tpsa

by penance

lEBE

got

yt¯

which

k[bEr:

Kubera

¢ptamhat¯

from Brahma

12.That which deserves to be worshipped by all the three worlds was got by Kubera from Brahma by penence.
k…bermaejsa ijTva le-e tÔa]señr> . 13 .

k[bEr|

Kubera

AaEjsa

by might

¢jÏva

winning

lEBE

got

tt¯

that

raXsEár:

Ravana

13.Winning   Kubera   by   his   might,   Ravana   got   it.
$ham&gsmayuE>   katRSvriv-Ui;tE>       ,
suk«tEraict<   St<-E>   àdIÝimv   c   iïya       .   14   .

iIham¦gsmay¤³W:

full of designs of deer and other animals

katIÞvr¢vB¥¢xtW:

decorated by gold

s¤k]tW:

well done

Aa¢ct|

constructed

Þt|BW:

by pillars

p#d£çO|

shining

and

¢½ya

by light

14.It   was   constructed   with     beautifully   carved   pillars   and   decorated   with   shining   gold.
meémNdrs»azEéiLloiÑirvaMbrm!         ,
kªqagarE>   zu-akarE>   svRt>   sml»¯tm!       .   15   .

mEâmÓdrsÄðaSW:

equal to Meru and Mandara mountains

u¢ÚlK¢ë:

touching

AØbrm¯

sky

k\zagarW:

by towers

S¤BakarW:

with auspious figures

svIt:

in all sides

smlÄð¦tm¯

decorated beautifully

15.It   was   decorated   on   all   sides   with   auspicious   figures   and   like   Meru   and   Mandara the   tall   towers   looked   as   if   reaching     the   sky.
JvlnakRàtIkaz<   suk«t<   ivñkmR[a         ,
hemsaepans<yu<   caéàvrveidkm!         .   16   .

ÇvlnakIp#t£kaS|

brillant like sun and fire

s¤k]t|

well made

¢vákmINa

by Viswakarma

hEmsaEpans|y¤³|

with gold steps

caâp#vrvE¢dkm¯

with beautiful dais

16.It   had   gold   steps   ,   beautiful   dais     and   shine   as   brillant   as   sun   and   fire and   was   made   by   Viswakarma.
jalvataynEyuR<     kaÂnE>   S)aiqkErip           ,
#NÔnIlmhanIlmi[àvrveidkm!               .   17   .

jalvataynW:

windows and air vents

y¤³|

with

ka·nW:

by gold

ÞPa¢zkWr¢p

by crystals also

iÓd#n£lmhan£lm¢Np#vrvE¢dkm¯

dais made with gems like Indra neel and Maha neel

17.It   was   decorated   with   gold   and   crystal   and   there   were   platforms
made   of   gems   like   Indra   neel   and   Maha   neel.
ivÔ‚me[   ivicÇe[   mi[i-í   mhaxnE>           ,
inStulai-í   muai-Stlenai-ivraijtm!       .   18   .

¢vd#[mEN

by corals

¢v¢cæOEN

by various types of paintings

m¢N¢B:

gems

and

mhaDnW:

costly

¢nÞt¤la¢B:

incomparable

and

m¤³a¢B:

pearls

tlEna¢B:

floors

A¢B¢vra¢jtm¯

shone beautifully

18.The   floor   was   studded   with   peerless   pearls, costly   gems   and   corals and   also   with   beautiful   paintings.
cNdnen   c   ren   tpnIyin-en   c       ,
supu{ygiNxna     yu<     té[aidTysiÚ-m!       .   19   .

cÓdnEn c

with sandal also

r³En

with saffron

tpn£y¢nBEn

like gold

and

s¤p¤Îyg¢ÓDna

sweet smelling

y¤³|

with

tâNa¢dÏys¢°Bm¯

like the rising sun

19.With   the   gold-coloured   saffron   and   sweet   smelling   sandal   ,   it   looke   like the   rising   sun.
kªqagarEvRrakarEivRivxE>   sml»¯tm!         ,
ivman<   pu:pk<   idVymaéraeh   mhakip>       .   20   .

k\zagarW:

upper stories

vrakarW:

beautiful

¢v¢vDW:

various

smlÄð¦tm¯

well decorated

¢vman|

aircraft

p¤Ýpk|

Pushpakam

¢dÛy|

best

AaâraEh

climbed

mhak¢p:

monkey

20.The great monkey climbed the decorated Pushpaka vimanam which had various types of upper stories .
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