THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 10 : SLOKAS 12 TO 21

  mNdaedirdzRnm!   -   MEETING   MANDODARI  
in>ñsNt<   ywa   nag<   rav[<   vanr;R->     ,
Aasa*   prmaeiÖ¶>   sae=paspRt!   su-Itvt!       .   12   .  
¢n:ásÓt|   hissing
yTa  like
nag|   serpant
ravN|   Ravana
vanrxIB:   best among monkeys
Aasaï   nearing
prmaE¢¹g":   broken hearted
s:  he
ApaspIt¯   retreated
s¤B£tvt¯   as if frieghtened
 
12.The   best   of   monkeys,   approached   Ravana   who   looked   like   a   hissing   serpant, and   retreated   as   if   frieghtened.  
Awaraeh[masa*   veidkaNtrmaiït>         ,
suÝ<   ra]szaËRl<   àe]te   Sm   mhakip>     .   13   .  
AT  then
AaraEhN|   on a step
Aasaï   climbing
vE¢dkaÓtr|   another platform
Aa¢½t:   reaching
s¤çO|   sleeping
raXsSaÑ¥Il|   rakshasa king
p#EXtE   Þm   observed closely
mhak¢p:   the great monkey
 
13.The   great   monkey   then   climbed   on   another   platform   and   closely   observed   the sleeping   rakshasa   king.  
zuzu-e   ra]seNÔSy   Svpt>   zynaeÄmm!     ,
gNxhiStin   s<ivòe   ywa   àöv[<   mht!     .   14   .  
S¤S¤BE   looked
raXsEÓd#Þy   rakshasa king's
Þvpt:   sleeping
SynaEäOmm¯   the best cot
gÓDh¢Þt¢n   a mad elephant
s|¢v¾E   sleeping
yTa  like
p#*vN|   prasravana mountain
mht¯   great
 
14.The   cot   on   which   the   rakshasa   king   was   sleeping   looked   like   the   prasravana mountain   on   which   a   huge   elephant   was   sleeping.  
kaÂna¼dnÏaE   c   ddzR   s   mhaTmn>     ,
ivi]ÝaE   ra]seNÔSy   -ujaivNÔXvjaepmaE     .   15   .
@eravtiv;a[a¢ErapIfnk«tì[aE       ,
v¿aeiLliotpIna<saE   iv:[uc³pir]taE       .   16   .
pInaE   smsujata<saE   s<gtaE   bls<yutaE         ,
sul][noa¼‚óaE   Sv¼‚lItlli]taE     .   17   .
s<htaE   pir"akaraE   v&ÄaE   kirkraepmaE       ,
ivi]ÝaE   zyne   zuæe   pÂzI;aRivvaergaE       .   18   .  
ka·naÄñdnÑGaW   with shoulder ornament made of gold
c  also
ddSI   saw
s:  he
mhaÏmn:   the great soul
¢v¢XçOaW   long
raXsEÓd#Þy   rakshasa king's
B¤jaW   hands
iÓd#ÒvjaEpmaW   like Indra's dwajam
eEravt¢vxaNag#W:   with the tip of the tusk of Iravatham
Aap£fnk]tv#NaW   scars of injuries
vj#aE¢Úl¢Ktp£na|saW   with broad shoulders having been grazed by vajrayudam
¢vÝN¤c@p¢rXtaW   split by Vishnu's chakra
p£naW   fat
sms¤jata|saW   with equal and beautiful shoulders
s|gtaW   close
bls|y¤taW   with strength
s¤lXNnKaÄñ[¿aW   with lovely nails and thumbs
ÞvÄñ[l£tll¢XtaW   with beautiful fingers , palms
s|htaW   thick
p¢rGakaraW   like a big stick
v¦äOaW   rounded
k¢rkraEpmaW   like an elephant's tusk
¢v¢XçOaW   laid
SynE   on the cot
S¤B#E   clear
p·S£xa©I   five headed
iv  like
urgaW   snake
 
15   to   18.He   saw   the   rakshasa   king   with   broad   shoulders   adorned   with   gold   ornaments, scarred   by   the   tip   of   the   tusk   of   Iravada   elephant,   grazed   by   Indra's   Vajrayuda   and   split by   Vishnu's   chakra;   the   shoulders   were   broad   and   even;   the   fingers   and   palm   were   beautiful; the   nails   and   thumbs   were   lovely;   with   all   these   he   was   lying   on   the   cot   like   a   five   headed   snake.  
zz]tjkLpen   suzIten   sugiNxna       ,
cNdnen   praXyˆRn   SvnuilÝaE   Svl»¯taE       .   19   .
%ÄmôIivm&idtaE   gNxaeÄmiv-Ui;taE       ,
y]pÚggNxvRdevdanvraiv[aE       .   20   .
ddzR   s   kipStSy   baø   zyns<iSwtaE     ,
mNdrSyaNtre   suÝaE   mhahI   éi;taivv       .   21   .  
SSXtjkÚpEn   red like the rabbit's blood
s¤S£tEn   cooling
s¤g¢ÓDna   smelling
cÓdnEn   with sandal paste
praÒy©In   excellent
Þvn¤¢lçOaW   smeared
ÞvlÄð¦taW   decorated
uäOmÞæO£¢vm¦¢dtaW   held by high born ladies
gÓDaEäOm¢vB¥¢xtaW   with sweet smelling scents
yXp°ggÓDvIdEvdanvra¢vNaW   which made yakshas, pannagas, gandharvas devas and danavas cry
ddSI   saw
s:  that
k¢p:   monkey
tÞy  his
bah\   hands
Syns|¢ÞTtaW   lying on the cot
mÓdrÞy   mandara mountain's
AÓtrE   in the center
s¤çOaW   sleeping
mhah£   big snakes
â¢xta|   lying
iv   like
 
19,20,21.He   saw   the   hands   smeared   with   red   sandal   paste,   gripped   by   ladies, decorated   and   scented,   which   made   yakshas,   pannagas,   gandharvas,   devas   and danavas   cry,   lying   on   the   cot   like   big   snakes   on   the   mandara   mountain.

       

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