THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 27 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60

iÇjFaSvß>     -     TRIJADA'S   DREAM
    pITva   tEl<   àn&Äaí   àhsNTyae   mhaSvna> ,
    l»aya   -Smê]aya<   svaR   ra]syaei;t> .51.

    k…M-k[aRdyíeme   svˆR   ra]spu¼va> ,
    r<   invsn<   g&ý   àivòa   gaemeyþdm! .52.

p£Ïva

drunk

tWl|

drinks

p#n¦äOa: c

dancing

p#hsÓÏy:

laughing

mhaÞvna:

loudly

lÄðaya|

of Lanka

BÞmãXaya|

ashes from burnt

svaI:

all

raXsyaE¢xt:

rakshasis

k[ØBkNaIdy: c

Kumbakarna and others

imE

these

sv©I

all

raXsp¤Äñva:

rakshasa descendants

r³|

red

¢nvsn|

clothes

g¦/

wearing

p#¢v¾a:

descended.

gaEmyºd|

into cow dung pit

51&52. All   the   rakshasis   were   drunk,   with   ashes   smeared from   the   burnt   Lanka   and   were   laughing   loudly and dancing; Kumbakarna   and   other   rakshasas   wearing   red   clothes   descended   into   pits   filled   with   cow   dung.
    ApgCDt   pZyXv<   sItamaPs!yit   ra"v> ,
    "atyet!   prmam;I–   sv‰R>   saxR<   ih   rav[< .53.

ApgÅCt

go and hide yourselves

pÜyÒv|

you will see

s£ta|

Sita

AaÔs¯y¢t

will attain

raGv: ¢h

Raghava

GatyEt¯

will destroy

prmamx£I|

without pardoning

sv©I:

and others

saDI|

together

¢h

surely

ravN|

Ravana

53. Raghava   without   pardoning   Ravana   will   destroy   him   and   all   others   with   him;   he   will   meet   Sita;   all   of   you   will see; so go   far   away   where   you   cannot   be   seen.
    iàya<   b÷mta<   -ayaR<   vnvasmnuìta< ,
    -rœiTsta<   tijRta<   vaip   nanum<Syit   ra"v> .54.

¢p#ya|

dearest

bh^mta|

praise-worthy

BayaI|

wife

vnvas|

to live in the forest

An¤v#ta|

accompanied

Brq¢Ïsta|

frightened

t¢jIta| va A¢p

and also threatened

n An¤m|Þy¢t

will not tolerate.

raGv:

Raghava

54. Raghava   will   not tolerate his   dearest   and   praise-worthy wife,   who   accompanied   Him   to   live   in   the   forest,   to   be    frightened   and   threatened.
    tdl<   ³ªrvaKyEvR>   saNTvmevai-xIytam! .55.

    Ai-yacam   vEdehImetiÏ   mm   raecte .56.

tt¯

therefore

Al|

enough

@\rvaÀyW:

harsh words

your

saÓÏv| ev

pleasant words

A¢BD£yta|

may be spoken

A¢Byacam

will plead

vWdEh£|

Vaidehi

ett¯ ¢h

this only

for me

raEctE

seems best.

55&56. Therefore   stop   talking   harshly; speak pleasantly; the best   thing   to   do   is   to   plead   with   Vaidehi.
    ySya   ýev<ivx>   Svßae   Ê>iotaya>   à†Zyte ,
    sa   Ê>oErœb÷i-muRa   iày<   àaPs!yTynuÄmm! .57.

yÞya:

about whom

¢h

surely

ev|¢vD:

like this

Þvp":

dream

Ñ¤:¢Ktaya:

in a very sad mood

p#èÜytE

was seen

she

Ñ¤:KW:

sufferings

bh^¢B:

manyfold

m¤³a

releived

¢p#y|

husband

p#aÔs¯y¢t

will be united.

An¤äOm|

the noblest

57. She, who is in the grip of grief, was seen in the dream to be united with her noblest husband and was relieved of her sufferings.
-rœiTstamip yacXv< ra]Sy> ik< ivv]ya .58.

Brq¢Ïsta| A¢p

whom you threatened

yacÒv|

beg her forgiveness

raXÞy:

Oh! rakshasis

¢k|

what use?

¢vvXya

not speaking out

58. Oh! rakshasis, beg forgiveness from her,whom you threatened; what is use of not speaking?
ra"vaiÏ -y< "aer< ra]sanamupiSwt< .59.

raGvat¯ ¢h

only from Raghava

By| GaEr||

fear of death

raXsana|

for rakshsas

up¢ÞTt|

has neared

59. Death   for   the   rakshsas   from   Raghava's   hand   is   near.
    ài[patàsÚa   ih   mEiwlI   jnkaTmja ,
    Alme;a   pirÇatu<   ra]Syae   mhtae   -yat! .60.

p#¢Npatp#s°a

will be pleased if you ask forgiveness

¢h	for certain

mW¢Tl£

Maithily

jnkaÏmja

Janaka's daughter

Al|

is enough.

exa

she

p¢ræOat¤|

to save us

raXÞy:

Oh! rakshasis

mht:

great

Byat¯

from disater

60. Oh! rakshasis, Janaka's daughter, Maithily is kind hearted and will forgive those who apologise to her; she is the only one who can save us.
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