THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 17 : SLOKAS 1 TO 9

  ra]sIdzRnm!   -   SEEING   THE   RAKSHASIS
 
tt>   k…mud;{fa-ae   inmRlae   inmRl<   Svym!     ,
àjgam   n-íNÔae   h<sae   nIlimvaedkm!       .   1   .  
tt:   then
k[m¤dxÎfaB:   like the bunch of kumuda flowers
¢nmIl:   pure
¢nmIl|   clear
Þvym¯   naturally
p#jgam   rose
nB:   in the sky
cÓd#:   moon
h|s:   swan
n£l|   blue
iv   like
udkm¯   water

1.   Then     the   naturally   blemishless   moon   rose   in   the   clear   sky   like   hamsa   in   the   blue   water.  
 saicVyimv   k…vRn!   s   à-ya   inmRlà->     ,
cNÔma   riZmi->   zItE>   is;eve   pvnaTmjm!     .   2   .  
sa¢cÛy|   help
iv   like
k[vIn¯   doing
s:   that
p#Bya   by the light
¢nmIlp#B:   clear glow
cÓd#ma:   moon
r¢Üm¢B:   by the rays
S£tW:   cool
¢sxEvE   served
pvnaÏmjm¯   son of Vayu
 
2.The   moon,   with   its   clear   glow   ,   served   Hanuman, the   son   of   the   wind   God as   if   he   is   helping   him   with   the   cool   rays.  
s   ddzR   tt>   sIta<   pU[RcNÔinbannam!     ,
zaek-arEirv   NySta<<     -arEnaRvimvaM-is       .   3   .  
s:   he
ddSI   saw
tt:   hence
s£ta|   Sita
p¥NIcÓd#¢nbanna|   face like the full moon
SaEkBarW:   by the weight of sorrow
iv   like
ÓyÞta||   feeling that there is no use of self effort
BarW:   by the heaviness
nav|   boat
iv   like
AØB¢s   in the sea
 
3.   He   saw   Sita,who   has   a   face   like   the   full   moon,   helpless   and   hopeless crushed   down   by   the   weight   of   sorrow   ,   like   a   boat   in   an   ocean.  
id†]ma[ae   vEdehI<     hnuman!   maétaTmj>     .   4   .
ddzaRivËrSwa   ra]sI"aˆRrdzRn>     .   5   .
@ka]Imekk[aR   k[Ràavr[a<<   twa   ,
Ak[aR<   z»‚k[aR   mStkaeCDœvasnaiskam!     .   6   .
AitkayaeÄma¼I   tnudI"Rizraexram!     ,
XvStkezI<<   twa=kezI<   kezkMblxair[Im!   .   7   .
lMbk[Rllaqa   lMbaedrpyaexram!     ,
lMbaeóI<   cubukaeóI<   c   lMbaSya<   lMbjanukam!     .   8   .
ÿSvdIrœ"a<<<<<<<   twa   k…âa<   ivkqa<   vamna<   twa   ,
krala<   -u¶v±a<   ip¼a]I<   ivk«tannam!     .   9   .  
¢dèXmaNaE   saw
vWdEh£|   Vaidehi
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
maâtaÏmj:   son of the wind
ddSI   saw
A¢vÑ¥rÞTa   standing close
raXs£:   rakshis
GaErdSIna:   fierce looking
ekaX£   one eyed
ekkNaI|   c   with one ear
kNIp#avrNa||   closed ears
tTa   and
AkNaI|   without ears
SÄð[kNaI|   c   with ears like horns
mÞtkaEÅCqvasna¢ska|   with nose to breathe, at the top of the head <
A¢tkayaEäOmaÄñ£·   with big body and head
tn¤d£GI¢SraEDra|   with long neck
ÒvÞtkES£||   with short hair
tTa   and
AkES£|   without hair
kESkØblDa¢rN£|   wearing the hair as a shawl
lØbkNIllaza·   with hanging ears and forehead
lØbaEdrpyaEDra|   with hanging stomach and breast
lØbaE¿£|   with hanging lips
c¤b¤kaE¿£|   c   with chin as lips
lØbaÞya|   with hanging face
lØbjan¤ka|   with hanging knees
»Þvd£rqGa|||||||   short and huge
tTa   and
k[Öja|   having a hunchback
¢vkza|   very fat
vamna|   short
tTa   and
krala|   with deformed limbs
B¤g"v?a|   c   with crooked face
¢pÄñaX£|   with yellow eyes
¢vk]tanna|   with ugly face
 
4   to   9.   Hanuman   ,   the   son   of   the   wind   God,   while   searching   for   Sita   saw   the   rakshasis   who were   standing   near   Sita.   Some   of   them   had   one   eye,one   ear,and   closed   ear   while some   had   no   ears,or   had   ears   like   horns,   with   nose   at   the   top   of   the   head,   some   had big   body   and   head,   with   long   neck   and   short   hair   and   some   had   no   hair   or   some   were wearing   the   hair   itself   as   blanket,   some   were   with   hanging   ears,   forehead,   stomach   ,   lips and   breasts   some   had   the   chin   as   lips   and   face   and   knees   hanging   and   some   were short,   fat   and   with   hunchback   and   deformed   limbs   ,   some   had   crooked   face   and   yellow eyes   and   some   were   looking   fierce   and   ugly.          

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