THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 21 : SLOKAS 23 TO 35

   rav[itrSkr[m!   -   RAVANA   BEING   REJECTED
 
@v<   ih   te   -vet!   SviSt   s<àday   r"UÄme     ,
ANywa   Tv<   ih   k…vaR[ae   vx<   àaPs!yis   rav[ .  23   .  
ev|   thus
¢h   hence
tE   to you
BvEt¯   would be
Þv¢Þt   welfare
s|p#day   submit
rG¥äOmE   to Rama
AÓyTa   else
Ïv|   you
¢h   sure
k[vaIN:   do
vD|   death
p#aÔs¯y¢s   would get
ravN   Ravana
 
23.O!   Ravana   ,   for   your   welfare   ,   return   me   to   Rama   or   else   you   are   sure   to   die at   his   hands.    
vjRyeÖ¿muTs&ò<   vjRyedNtkiírm!     ,
TviÖx<   tu   n   s'œ³…Ïae   laeknaw>   s   raxv>     .   24   .  
vjIyEt¯   may let go
vj#|   weapon vajra
uÏs¦¾|   aimed at
vjIyEt¯   may let go
AÓtk:   God of death
¢crm¯   for a long time
Ïv¢¹D|   like you
t¤   if
n   not
sHq@[ÑGaE   become angry
laEknaT:   master of the worlds
s:   he
raDv:   Raghava
 
24.The   mighty   weapon   Vajra   may   let   you   go   or   the   God   of   death   may   let   you go   for   a   long   time   ,   but   if   my   lord   gets   angry   he   would   not   leave   the   like   of   you.  
ramSy   xnu;>   zBd<   ïae:yis   Tv<   mhaSvnm!     ,
zt³tuivs&òSy   in"aˆR;mzneirv     .   25   .  
ramÞy   Rama's
Dn¤x:   bow
SÖd|   sound
½aEÝy¢s   would hear
Ïv|   you
mhaÞvnm¯   great sound
St@t¤¢vs¦¾Þy   let go by Indra
¢nGa©Ix|   roar
ASnE:   thunder's
iv   like
 
25.You   are   going   to   hear   the   roar   of   Rama's   bow   which   is   like   the   sound   of thunder   let   by   Indra.  
#h   zIº<   supvaR[ae   JviltaSya   #vaerga>     ,
#;vae   inpit:yiNt   ramlúm[li]ta>     .   26   .  
ih   here
S£G#|   soon
s¤pvaIN:   sharp
Çv¢ltaÞya:   burning
iv   like
urga:   snakes
ixv:   arrows
¢np¢tÝy¢Ót   would fall
ramlßmNl¢Xta:   aimed by Rama and Lakshmana
 
26.The   sharp   and   burning   arrows   aimed   by   Rama   and   Lakshmana   would soon   fall   here   like   snakes.  
r]a<is   pirin¹Nt>   puyaRmSya<   smNtt>     ,
As<pat<   kir:yiNt   ptNt>   k»vass>     .   27   .  
rXa|¢s   rakshasas
p¢r¢nG"Ót:   killing
p¤yaI|   in the city
AÞya|   this
smÓtt:   everywhere
As|pat|   where there is no arrow fallen
k¢rÝy¢Ót   would make
ptÓt:   falling
kÄðvass:   arrows with the wings of eagle
 
27.The   arrows   with   the   wings   of   eagle , are   going   to   fall   everywhere   in     the   city.  
ra]seNÔmhaspaRn!   s   ramgéfae   mhan!     ,
%Ïir:yit   vegen   vEntey   #vaergan!     .   28   .  
raXsEÓd#mhaspaIn¯   the big rakshasa snakes
s:   that
ramgâf:   Rama eagle
mhan¯   great
uÑG¢rÝy¢t   would destroy
vEgEn   soon
vWntEy   garuda
iv   like
urgan¯   snakes
 
28.Just   as   garuda   would   kill   the   snakes   ,   Rama,   like   garuda,   would   soon   kill the   big   rakshasa   snakes.  
Apne:yit   ma<   -taR   TvÄ>   zIºmirNdm>     ,
Asure_y>   iïy<   dIÝa<     iv:[uiôi-irv   ³mE>     .   29   .  
ApnEÝy¢t   would retrieve
ma|   me
BtaI   husband
ÏväO:   from you
S£G#|   soon
A¢rÓdm:   destroyer of enemies
As¤rE×y:   from the asuras
¢½y|   Goddess Lakshmi
d£çOa|   bright
¢vÝN¤:   Vishnu
¢æO¢B:   three
iv   like
@mW:   steps
 
29.My   husband   would   retrieve   me   from   you   soon     like   Vishnu   did   Goddess   Lakshmi   by   three   steps.  
jnSwane     htSwane   inhte   r]sa<   ble     ,
Az­en   Tvya   r]>   k«tmetdsaxu   vE     .     30   .     
jnÞTanE   at Janasthana
htÞTanE   lost territory
¢nhtE   won
rXsa|   rakshasas'
blE   army
AS³En   not being able
Ïvya   by you
rX:   O! rakshasa!
k]t|   done
ett¯   this
AsaD¤   bad deed
vW   only
 
30.O!   rakshasa!   you   did   this   bad   deed   because   having   lost   the   territory   and   the   army   at Janasthana   you   could   not   do   anything   else.  
AaïmNtu   tyae>   zUNy<   àivZy   nris<hyae>     ,
gaecr<     gtyaerœæaÇaerpnIta   Tvyaxm         .   31   .  
Aa½m|   in the hermitage
t¤   only
tyaE:   those
S¥Óy|   empty
p#¢vÜy   entering
nr¢s|hyaE:   lions of men
gaEcr|   a little while
gtyaE:   had gone
B#aæOaE:   brothers
Apn£ta   abducted
Ïvya   by you
ADm   O! sinner
 
31.I   was   abducted   by   you   entering   the   hermitage   in   the   absence   of   the   brothers who   had   gone   away   for   a   while.  
n   ih   gNxmupaºay   ramlúm[yaeSTvya       ,
zKy<   sNdzRne   Swatu<   zuna   zËRlyaeirv     .   32   .  
n   not
¢h   sure
gÓD|   scent
upaG#ay   to bear
ramlßmNyaE:   of Rama and Lakshmana
Ïvya   by you
SÀy|   possible
sÓdSInE   in the sight
ÞTat¤|   to stand
S¤na   by the dog
SÑ¥IlyaE:   of two tigers
iv   like
 
32.It   is   not   possible   for   you   to   even   stand   in   front   of   those   two   tigers   of   men
just   as   a   dog   cannot   stand   the   scent   of   two   tigers.  
tSy   te   iv¢he   ta_ya<   yug¢h[miSwrm!     ,
v&ÇSyeveNÔba÷_ya<     bahaerekSy   in¢h>     .   33   .  
tÞy   that
tE   to you
¢vg#hE   in the war
ta×ya|   against them
y¤gg#hN|   winning
A¢ÞTrm¯   unbelievable
v¦æOÞy   Vritrasura's
iÓd#bah^×ya|   by the two hands of Indra
bahaE:   to the hand
ekÞy   to one
¢ng#h:   doom
 
33.It   is   unbelievable   that   you   can   ever   win   over   them.   You   are   sure   to   lose just   like   Vrithrasura   lost   his   hand   in   war   against   Indra.  
i]à<   tv   s   nawae   ram>   saEimiÇ[a   sh     ,
taeymLpimvaidTy>   àa[anadaSyte   zrE>     .   34   .  
¢Xp#|   very soon
tv   your
s:   that
naT:   husband
ram:   Rama
saW¢m¢æONa   with Lakshmana
sh   along
taEy|   water
AÚp|   a little
iv   like
Aa¢dÏy:   sun
p#aNan¯   lives
AadaÞytE   would take
SrW:   by arrows
 
34.My   husband   along   with   Lakshmana   would   soon   take   your   life   just
as   the   sun   would   remove   a   little   amount   of   water.  
igir<   k…berSy   gtae=wvaly<   s-a<   gtae   va   vé[Sy   ra}>     ,
As<zy<   dazrwenR   maeúyse   mhaÔ‚m>   kalhtae=zneirv     .   35   .  
¢g¢r|   mountain
k[bErÞy   Kubera's
gt:   reach
AT   or
va   also
Aaly|   abode
sBa|   court
gt:   va   inspite of reaching
vâNÞy   Varuna's
raåO:   Indra's
As|Sy|   no doubt
daSrTE:   from Rama
n  not
maEßysE   escape
mhad#[m:   big tree
kalht:   end of life
ASnE:   from thunder
iv   like
 
35.There   is   no   doubt   that   you   cannot   escape   from   Rama   even   if   you   go   to Kubera's   mountain   or   Varuna's   abode   or   Indra's   court   just   as   a   big   tree at   the   end   of   its   life   ,   cannot   escape   from   the   thunder  
    #Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   suNdrka{fe   @kiv<z>   sgR>     .   21.
   
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