THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 21 : SLOKAS 11 TO 22

   rav[itrSkr[m!   -   RAVANA   BEING   REJECTED
 
Ak«taTmanmasa*   rajanmnye   rtm!     ,
sm&Ïain   ivnZyiNt   raò+ai[   ngrai[   c     .   11   .  
Ak]taÏman|   foolish
Aasaï   having
rajan|   king
AnyE   injustice
rtm¯   bent upon
sm¦ÑGa¢n   fertile
¢vnÜy¢Ót   fall down
ra¾®a¢N   kingdoms
ngra¢N   c   cities
 
11.Fertile   cities   and   kingdoms   fall   down   due   to   the   foolish   king.  
twey<   Tva<   smasa*   l»a   rÆaE"s'œk…la     ,
ApraxaÄvEkSy   n   icraiÖniz:yit     .   12   .  
tTa   similarly
iy|   this
Ïva|   you
smasaï   having
lÄða   Lanka
rÏnaWGsHqk[la   full of gems
ApraDat¯   criminal deeds
tv   your
ekÞy   single
n   ¢crat¯   very soon
¢vn¢SÝy¢t   would be destroyed
 
12.In   a   similar   way   this   Lanka   also   would   soon   be   destroyed   by   your   criminal   deed alone.  
Svk«tErœhNymanSy   rav[adI"RdizRn>     ,
Ai-nNdiNt   -Utain   ivnaze   papkmR[>     .   13   .  
Þvk]tW:   by one's deeds
hÓymanÞy   killed
ravN   O! Ravana
Ad£GId¢SIn:   shortsighted
A¢BnÓd¢Ót   counted
B¥ta¢n   beings
¢vnaSE   in the destruction
papkmIN:   sinner's
 
13.O!Ravana     sinners,   by   their   shortsightedness   bring   their   own   downfall.  
@v<   Tva<   papkmaR[<   vúyiNt   ink«ta   jna>     ,
idò(Et™sn<   àaÝaE   raEÔ   #Tyev   hi;Rta>     .   14   .  
ev|   thus
Ïva|   you
papkmaIN|   by misdeeds
vßy¢Ót   would abuse
¢nk]ta:   disown
jna:   subjects
¢d¾Ya   by God's wishes
ett¯   this
Ûysn|   downfall
p#açO:   got
raWd#:   cruel
i¢t   thus
ev   surely
h¢xIta:   happy
 
14.Thus   your   own   subjects   would   disown   you   and   would   rejoice   at   your   fall brought   by   your   own   misdeeds.  
zKya   lae-iytu<   nahmEñyˆR[   xnen   va     ,
AnNya   ra"ve[ah<   -aSkre[   à-a   ywa     .   15   .  
SÀya   capable
laEB¢yt¤|   seduced
n   Ah|   not me
eEáy©IN   by kingdoms
DnEn   va   or by riches
AnÓya   not another
raGvEN   from Raghva
Ah|   I
BaÞkrEN   with Surya
p#Ba   brilliance
yTa   just as
 
15.It   is   impossible   to   seduce   me   with   kingdoms   or   riches.   I   am   one   with Raghava   just   as   brilliance   is   with   Surya.  
%pxay   -uj<   tSy   laeknawSy   sTk«tm!     ,
kw<   namaepxaSyaim     -ujmNySy   kSyict!     .   16   .  
upDay   pillow
B¤j|   shoulder
tÞy   his
laEknaTÞy   leader of the world
sÏk]tm¯   worshipped
kT|   nam   how
upDaÞya¢m   allow to come near
B¤j|   hand
AÓyÞy   another's
kÞy¢ct¯   one
 
16.How   would   I   ever   allow   another's   hand   anywhere   near   me   when   I   have
used   Rama's   shoulder   as   my   pillow   !  
AhmaEpiykI   -ayaR   tSyEv   vsuxapte>     ,
ìtõatSy   xIrSy   iv*ev   ividtaTmn>     .   17   .  
Ah|   I
AaWp¢yk£   suitable
BayaI   wife
tÞy   ev   to him alone
vs¤DaptE:   king of the earth
v#ts"atÞy   observing the rituals
D£rÞy   wise man's
¢vïa   knowledge
iv   like
¢v¢dtaÏmn:   with self knowledge
 
17.Like   the   self   knowledge   of   a   wise   man   is   his   alone   ,   so   also   I   belong   to   Rama     alone.  
saxu   rav[   rame[   ma<   smany   Ê>iotam!     ,
vne   vaiztya   saxR<   kre{vev     gjaixpm!     .   18   .  
saD¤   good
ravN   O! Ravana
ramEN   with Rama
ma|   me
smany   join
Ѥ:¢Ktam¯   suffering
vnE   in the forest
va¢Stya   loving
saDI|   with
krEÎva   she elephant
iv   like
gja¢Dpm¯   head elephant
 
18.O!   Ravana   it   is   good   for   you   to   let   me   join   Rama   like   you   would   let the   she   elephant   join   the   head   elephant   in   the   forest.  
imÇmaEpiyk<   ktuR<   ram>   Swan<   pirPsta     ,
vxÂainCDta   "aer<   TvyasaE   pué;;R->     .
ividt>   s   ih   xmR}>   zr[agtvTsl>     .   19   .
ten   mEÇI   -vtu   te   yid   jIivtuimCDis     .   20   .
àsadySv   Tv<   cEn<   zr[agtvTslm!     .   21   .
ma<   caSmE   àytae   -UTva   inyaRtiytumrœhis     .   22   .  
¢mæO|   friend
AaWp¢yk|   solution
kt¤I|   to do
ram:   Rama
ÞTan|   full
p¢rÔsta   desiring
vD|   killing
c   A¢nÅCta   and avoid
GaEr|   cruel
Ïvya   by you
AsaW   this
p¤âxxIB:   best among men
¢v¢dt:   famous
s:   ¢h   he alone
DmIåO:   knowing dharma
SrNagtvÏsl:   kind towards those who surrender
tEn   with him
mWæO£   friendship
Bvt¤   let be
tE   to you
y¢d   if
j£¢vt¤|   to live
iÅC¢s   want
p#sadyÞv   pray
Ïv|   you
c   and
en|   him
SrNagtvÏslm¯   loving those who surrender
ma|   me
c   and
AÞmW   to him
p#yt:   controlling the senses
B¥Ïva   having become
¢nyaIt¢yt¤|   to send back
Arqh¢s   you decide
 
19   to   22.This   Rama   is   very   loving   towards   those   who   surrender   to   him.   If   you   want   to   live then   make   friends   with   him   by   controlling   your   senses   and   sending   me   back   to   him.      
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