THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 
 ra]sItjRnm!     -     THREATS   OF   ASURA   WOMEN
   
    AanItais   smuÔSy   parmNyEÊRrasdm!        ,
    rav[aNt>pur<   "aer<   àivòa   cais   mEiwil   .31.  
Aan£ta   A¢s   you have been brought
sm¤d#Þy   ocean's
par|   other shore
AÓyW:   by others
Ѥrasd|   uncrossable
ravNaÓt:p¤r|   Ravana's harem
GaEr|   difficult
p#¢v¾a   c   A¢s   you have been admitted.
mW¢T¢l   Mythily
 
 31. Mythily,   you   have   been   brought   to   the   other   shore   of  an  uncrossable   ocean;   you   have   also   been   admitted   to   the   difficult   part   of   Ravana's   harem.  
    Almïuinpaten   Tyj   zaekmnwRkm!     .32.  
Alm¯   enough
A½¤¢npatEn   (you have) shed tears
Ïyj   discard
SaEk|   sorrow
AnTIkm¯   disasterous
 
 32. Enough   tears   have   been   shed   by   you;   discard   your   sorrow   which   bring   disater.  
    -j   àIit<   àh;R<   c   TyjEta<   inTydENytam!   .33.  
Bj  accept
p#£¢t|   love
p#hxIm¯   c   and happiness
Ïyj   discard
eta|   these
¢nÏydWÓytam¯   continued self-pity
 
 33.  Discard   these   continued   self-pity;accept   love   and   happiness.  
    sIte   ra]srajen   sh   ³If   ywasuom!  .34.  
s£tE   O! Sita
raXsrajEn   sh   with rakshasa king
@£f   enjoy yourself.
yTas¤Km¯   with pleasure
 
  34. O,   Sita   enjoy   yourself   with   all   the   pleasures   with  the  rakshasa   king.  
    janais   ih   ywa   -Ié   ôI[a<   yaEvnmØuvm!    ,
    yavÚ   te   Vyit³ameÄavt!   suomvaßuih           .35.  
jana¢s   ¢h   you are aware
yTa   that
B£â   coward
ÞæO£Na|   women's
yaWvn|   youth
AD#¤v|   is temporary
yavt¯   till
n  not
tE  your (youth)
Ûy¢t@amEt¯   it is not past
tavt¯   before that
s¤K|   pleasure
Avap"¤¢h   obtain.
 
  35. You   coward,   women's   youth   is   temporary;   enjoy   all   the   pleasures   so   long   your   youth   is   not   passed.  
    %Xyanain   c   rMyai[   pvRtaepvnain   c    ,
    sh   ra]srajen   cr   Tv<   midre][e           .36.  
uÒyana¢n   c   parks
rØya¢N  and beautiful
pvItaEpvna¢n   c   mountains and forests
sh   raXsrajEn   along with rakshsa king
cr   take a walk.
Ïv|   you
m¢drEXNE   you with beautiful eyes
 
 36. You   with   beautiful   eyes,   talk   a   walk   through   the  parks   and   beautiful   mountains   and   forests   along   with   rakshasa  king.  
    ôIshöai[   te   sÝ   vze   SwaSyiNt   suNdir   .37.  
ÞæO£sh*a¢N   thousand girls
tE  in your
sçO   seven
vSE   command
ÞTaÞy¢Ót   will be waiting to serve.
s¤Ód¢r   Sundari
 
 37. Sundari,   under   your   command,   seven   thousand   girls   will   be   waiting   to   serve   you.  
    %Tpaq(   va   te   ùdy<   -]iy:yaim   mEiwil      ,
    yid   me   Vyaùt<   vaKy<   n   ywavt!   kir:yis   .38.  
uÏpazY   break
va  surely
tE   your
¶dy|   heart
BX¢yÝya¢m   (and) eat it.
mW¢T¢l  Mythili
y¢d  in case
mE  my
Ûya¶t|   said in detail
vaÀy|   words
n   yTavt¯   not as stated
k¢rÝy¢s   you do follow
 
 38. Mythili,   in   case   you   donot   follow   my   words   as  stated , I   will   surely   break   your   heart   and   eat   it.  
    ttí{faedrI   nam   ra]sI   ³ªrdzRna   ,
    æamyNtI   mhCDUlimd<   vcnmävIt!   .39.  
tt:   thereafter
cÎfaEdr£   nam   Chandodari named
raXs£   rakshasi
@\rdSIna   with cruel looks
B#amyÓt£   twirling
mht¯   S¥l|   big trident
id|   the following
vcn|   words
Ab#v£t¯   spoke.
 
 39. Thereafter,   the   asura   woman   named   Chandodari,  with  cruel   looks   and   twirling   a   big   trident,   spoke   the   following   words.  
    #ma<     hir[laela]I<     ÇasaeTkiMppyaexrm!   ,
    rav[en   ùta<   †òœva   daEÿœ#Rdae   me   mhan-Ut!  .40.  
ima|   this woman
h¢rNlaElaX£|   with doe like eyes
æOasaEÏk¢ØppyaEDr|   breasts trembling with fear
ravNEn  by Ravana
¶ta|   abducted
è¾qva   seeing
daWrq¶d:   desire
mE   (in) me
mhan¯   a great
AB¥t¯   grown.
 
40. Seeing   this   woman   abducted   by   Ravana   with   breasts  trembling   with   fear   and   doe   like   eyes,   a   great   desire   has   grown  in   me.      
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