THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 18 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

    rav[agmnm!   -   ARRIVAL   OF   RAVANA
twa   ivàe]ma[Sy   vn<   pui:ptpadpm!     ,
ivicNvtí   vEdehI<   ikiÂCDe;a   inza-vt!     .   1   .

tTa

then

¢vp#EXmaNÞy

seeing

vn|

park

p¤¢Ýptpadpm¯

full of blooming trees

¢v¢cÓvt:

searching

and

vWdEh£|

Vaidehi

¢k¢·ÅCExa

early morning

¢nSa

night

ABvt¯

was

1.While   searching   for   Vaidehi     the   night   passed   and   it   was   early   morning.
;f¼vedivÊ;a<   ³tuàvryaijnam!     ,
zuïav   äü"ae;a<í   ivraÇe   bür]sam!     .   2   .

xfÄñvEd¢vÑ¤xa|

experts in vedas with its six angas

@t¤p#vrya¢jnam¯

those who perform yagnas

S¤½av

heard

b#'GaExa|à

sounds of veda chanting

¢vraæOE

early morning

b'rXsam¯

brahma rakshssas

2.He   heard   the   chanting   of   vedas   by   the   experts   who   perform   yagnas.
Aw   m¼lvaidÇE>   zBdE>   ïaeÇmnaehrE>     ,
àabaeXyt   mhaba÷dRz¢Ivae   mhabl>     .   3   .

then

mÄñlva¢dæOW:

by the auspious instruments

SÖdW:

by praises

½aEæOmnaEhrW:

sweet sounding

p#abaEÒyt

was woken up

mhabah^:

strong shouldered

dSg#£v:

Ravana

mhabl:

strong

3.At   that   time   the   mighty   Ravana   was   woken   up   from   sleep   by   the   sounds   of auspicious   instruments   and   praises.
ivbuXy   tu   ywakal<   ra]seNÔ>   àtapvan!     ,
öStmaLyaMbrxrae     vEdehImNvicNtyt!     .   4   .

¢vb¤Òy

opening the eyes

t¤

also

yTakal|

at the proper time

raXsEÓd#:

king of the rakshsasas

p#tapvan¯

famous

*ÞtmaÚyaØbrDr:

with displaced garlands and clothes

vWdEh£|

Vaidehi

AÓv¢cÓtyt¯

remembered

4.On   waking   up   Ravana   remembered   Vaidehi.
-&z<   inyuStSya<   c   mdnen   mdaeTkq>     ,
n   s   t<   ra]s>   kam<   zzakaTmin   gUihtum!     .   5   .

B¦S|

very

¢ny¤³:

goaded

tÞya|

in her

and

mdnEn

by the God of love

mdaEÏkz:

proud

not

that

raXs:

Rakshasa

kam|

lust

SSak

could

AaÏm¢n

in mind

g¥¢ht¤m¯

contain

5.He   was   a   proud   rakshasa   and   goaded   by   the   God   of   love   ,   could   not   contain the   lust   for   Vaidehi.
s   svaR-r[EyuRae   ibæCDœirymnuÄmam!     ,
ta<   ngEivRivxEjuRòa<   svRpu:p)laepgE>     .   6   .
v&ta<   pu:pkir[Ii-í   nanapu:paepzaei-tam!     ,
sdamdEí   ivhgEivRicÇa<   prmaÑ‚tE>     .   7   .
$ham&gEí   ivivxErœv&ta<   †iòmnaehrE>     ,
vIwI>   s<àeúyma[í   mi[kaÂntaer[a>     .   8   .
nanam&gg[akI[aR<   )lE>   àpittErœv&tam!       ,
Azaekvinkamev   àaivzt!   sNttÔ‚mam!     .   9   .

svaIBrNW:

with all ornaments

y¤³:

decorated

¢bB#t¯

holding

¢½y|

greatness

An¤äOmam¯

unequalled

ta|

that

ngW:

by trees

¢v¢vDW:

various

j¤¾a|

full of

svIp¤ÝpPlaEpgW:

full of all kinds of fruits and flowers

v¦ta|

surrounded

p¤Ýpk¢rN£¢B:

lotus ponds

and

nanap¤ÝpaEpSaE¢Btam¯

glowing with various flowers

sdamdW:

always healthy

and

¢vhgW:

by birds

¢v¢cæOa|

exotic

prmaë[tW:

very rare

iIham¦gW:

statues of deers

and

¢v¢vDW:

various

v¦ta|

surrounded

è¢¾mnaEhrW:

lovely to the sight

v£T£:

streets

s|p#EßymaN:

seeing

and

m¢Nka·ntaErNa:

with festoons of studded gold

nanam¦ggNak£NaI|

with different kinds of deers

PlW:

fruits

p#p¢ttW:

falling on their own

v¦tam¯

full of

ASaEkv¢nka|

Ashokavana

also

p#a¢vSt¯

entered

sÓttd#[mam¯

thick with trees

6 to 9.That incomparable,famous Ravana , decorated with all kinds of ornaments entered Ashokavana which was full of trees of all kinds, surrounded by lotus ponds and groups of deers roaming about and streets with festoons of gold studded with gems.

A¼naztmaÇNtu   t<   ìjNtmnuìjt!     ,
mheNÔimv   paElSTy<   devgNxvRyaei;t>     .   10   .
AÄñnaStmaæO| a big crowd of women

t¤ also

t| that

v#jÓt| going in the front

An¤v#jt¯ followed

mhEÓd#| Indra

iv like

paWlÞÏy| Ravana

dEvgÓDvIyaE¢xt: deva and gandharva women

10.Just   as   the   deva   and   gandharva   women   follow   Indra   ,   Ravana   was   follwed by   a   big   crowd   of   women.

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