THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 26 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
AaTmhTyainíy>   -     DECIDES   TO   COMMIT   SUICIDE
     
    k«t<   kmR   mhÄen   ma<   twa=_yvpXyta  ,
    itóta   rav[Ö<Öe   v&Ïenaip   jqayu;a        .21.  
k]t|   done
kmI  achievement
mht¯   is a great
tEn   that
ma|   for my sake
tTa   A×yvpÒyta   even though defeated
¢t¿ta   engaged
ravN¹|¹E   in a duel with Ravana
v¦ÑGEn   A¢p   even though old
jzay¤xa   by Jatayu
 
 21.That   Jatayu,   even   though   old,   engaged   in   a   duel   with  Ravana   for   my   sake   is   a   great   achievement.  
    yid   maimh   janIyaÖtRmana<   s   ra"v>  ,
    AXy   ba[eri-³…Ï>   k…yaRLlaekmra]sm!  .22.
 
    ivxme½   purI<   l»a<   zae;ye½   mhaedixm!   ,
    rav[Sy   v   nIcSy   kIitR<   nam   c   nazyet!  .23.  
y¢d  in case
ma|   my
ih  here
jan£yat¯   comes to know
vtImana|   presence
s:   raGv:   That Raghava
AÒy   now itself
baNW:   with arrows
A¢B@[ÑG:   will get very angry
k[yaIt¯   will do so
laEk|   this world
AraXsa|   rid of rakshasas
¢vDmEt¯   c   will also be demolished
lÄða|   Lanka
p¤r£|   city itself
SaExyEt¯   c   will also be made dry
mhaEd¢D|   the ocean
ravNÞy   c   Ravana's also
n£cÞy   that despicable
k£¢tI|   fame and
nam   c   name also
naSyEt¯   will be destroyed.
 
 22&23.Raghava,   if   he   comes   to   that  I  am  here,  will  get  very   angry   and   rid   the   world   of   asuras;   Lanka   and   its   cities  will  razed  to   the   ground;  he  will  make  the  ocean  without  water;  that  despicable   Ravana's   name   and   fame   will   be   destroyed.  
    ttae   inhtnawana<   ra]sIna<   g&he   g&he  ,
    ywahmev<   édtI   twa   -Uyae   n   s<zy> .24.  
tt:   then
¢nhtnaTana|   dead husband's
raXs£na|   rakshasis
g¦hE   g¦hE   in every house
yTa   how
Ah|   I
ev|   like
âdt£   am crying
tTa   similarly
B¥y:   will happen
n   s|Sy:   there is no doubt.
 
  24. At   that   time   in   every   house   the  widowed  rakshasis  will   be   crying,   like   I   am   crying   now;   on   that   yhere   is   no   doubt.  
    AiNv:y   r]sa<   l»a<   k…yaRÔam>   slúm[>  ,
    n   ih   ta_ya<   irpu†òae   muøtRmip   jIvit     .25.  
A¢ÓvÝy   searching
rXsa|   rakshasas'
lÄða|   Lanka
k[yaIt¯   will do
ram:   Rama
slßmN:   alongwith Lakshmana
n   ¢h   surely not
ta×ya|   by them
¢rp¤:  enemies
è¾:   seen
m¤h\tI|   A¢p   even for a short while
j£v¢t   will defitely not be alive.
 
 25.Alongwith  Lakshmana,  Rama  will  search  out  this  Lanka; the   enemies   seen   by   them   will   not   be   alive   even   for   a  short   time.  
    ictaxUmak…lpwa   g&Øm{fls<k…la     ,
    Aicre[Ev   l»ey<   Zmzans†zI   -vet!   .26.  
¢ctaD¥mak[lpTa   streets filled with smoke from burning pyres
g¦D#mÎfls|k[la   skies full of vultures
A¢crEN   ev   in a short time
lÄða   Lanka
iy|   this
ÜmSansèS£   like a burning ghat
BvEt¯   will become.
 
 26. In   short   time   (after   Rama's   arrival),   this   Lanka's  streets   will   be   full   of   smoke   from   burning   pyres; vultures   will  be  circling  in  the  sky,   and   the   place   will   become   a   big   burning   ghat.  
    Aicre[Ev   kalen   àap!SyaMyev   mnaerwm!   ,
    Ê:àSwanae=ymaOyait   svˆR;a<   vae   ivpyRym! .27.  
A¢crEN   in a short
ev   kalEn   time only
p#ap¯Þya¢m   ev   will be fulfilled
mnaErT|   my wishes
ѤÝp#ÞTan:   bad behaviour
Ay|   this
AaÁy¢t   foretells.
sv©Ixa|   for all of you
v:   that
¢vpyIy|   disaster
 
 27. In   a   short   time   my   wishes   will   be   fulfilled;   that   will   spell   disaster   for   all   of   you.  
    ya†zanIh   †ZyNte   l»ayamzu-ain   vE  ,
    Aicre[Ev   kalen   -iv:yit   htà-a  .28.  
yaèSa¢n   what appears
ih  now
èÜyÓtE   is seen.
lÄðaya|   for Lanka
AS¤Ba¢n   vW   are bad signs
A¢crEN   ev   kalEn   in short time itself
B¢vÝy¢t   will become
htp#Ba   destruction of this place
 
 28. In   a   short   while   this   place  will  be  destroyed;  the  signs  appearing   now   are   bad   for   Lanka.  
    nUn<   l»a   hte   pape   rave[   ra]saxme    ,
    zae;<   yaSyit   ÊxR;aR   àmda   ivxva   ywa .29.  
n¥n|   shortly
lÄða   Lanka
htE  death itself
papE   the sinner
ravNE  Ravna's
raXsaDmE   that the rakshasa is
SaEx|   that state
yaÞy¢t   will attain.
ѤDIxaI   the proud
p#mda   woman
¢vDva   yTa   widowed like
 
 29.The   sinner   that   the   asura   is,   in   Ravana's  death, Lanka   will   look   like   a   widow.  
    pu{yaeTsvsm&Ïa  c  nò-rœÇI   sra]sa    ,
    -iv:yit   purI   l»a   nò-rœÇI   ywa¼na  .30.  
p¤ÎyaEÏsvsm¦ÑGa   full of all good things
c  also
n¾BrqæO£   lost her husband
sraXsa  with rakshasas
B¢vÝy¢t   will become.
p¤r£   lÄða   this Lanka city
n¾BrqæO£   lose its king
yTa   AÄñna   woman like
 
 30.Full   of   all   good   things   and   with   asuras,  Lanka  will  lose  its  king   and   become   like   a   woman   who   has   lost   her   husband.          
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