THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 31 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

ïIramkwa   kwnm!   -   RECITING   SHRI   RAMA'S   STORY
    @v<   b÷ivxa<   icNta<   icNtiyTva   mhakip>,
    s<ïve   mxur<   vaKy<   vEdeýa   Vyajhar   h .1.

ev|

like this

bh^¢vDa|

various

¢cÓta|

thoughts

¢cÓt¢yÏva

came to a conclusion

mhak¢p:

the Great Monkey

s|½vE

with in Her hearing

mD¤r|

in pleasent

vaÀy|

words

vWdE/a:

Vaidehi's

Ûyajhar h

clearly spoke

1.The   great   Monkey,   thinking   various   ways,   finally   started   speaking   clearly   in   a   pleasent   way   within   Vaidehi's    hearing.
    raja   dzrwae   nam   rwk…Ãrvaijman! ,
    pu{yzIlae   mhakIitR>   \jurasINmhayza>.2.

raja

king

dSrTaE nam

named Dasaratha

rTk[¸rva¢jman¯

having chariots, elephants and horses

p¤Îys£l:

doing good

mhak£¢tI

with great prowess

§j¤:

speaking truth

Aas£t¯

was living.

mhaySa:

famous all over

2. A   king   named   Dasaratha,   having   chariots,   elephants,    and   horses   lived   with   great   prowess,   doing   good,   speaking truth   and with   fame   all   over.
    raj;I–[a<   gu[ïeóStpsa   ci;Ri->   sm> ,
    c³vitRk…le   jat>   purNdrsmae   ble .3.

rajx£I|Na|

among raja rishis

g¤N½E¿:

with great character

tpsa

with penance

§¢x¢B:

rishis'

sm:

equal

c@v¢tIk[lE c

in a royal family

jat:

born

p¤rÓdrsm:

equal to Devendra.

blE

in strength

3. He   was   one   among   rajarishis   with   great   character, equal to   rishis   in   doing   penance;   was   born   in   a   royal   family;   in strength equal   to   Devendra.
    Aih<saritr]uÔae   "&[I   sTypra³m> ,
    muOyíeúvak…v<zSy   lúmIvan!   liúmvxRn> .4.

A¢h|sar¢t:

lover of non-violence

AX¤d#:

kind-hearted

G¦N£

generous

sÏypra@m:

a great warrior

m¤Áy: c

also head of

ißvak[vSÞy

Ikshvaku dynasty's

lßm£van¯

very lucky

l¢ßmvDIn:

amasses wealth.

4. He   was   a   lover   of   non-violence,   kind-hearted, generous,   a   great   warrior,   head   of   the   Ikshvaku   dynasty, very lucky and very wealthy.
    paiwRvVyÃnEyuR>   p&wuïI>   paiwRv;R-> ,
    p&iwVya<   cturNtaya<   ivïut>   suod>   suoI .5.

pa¢TIvÛy¸nW:

all the symbols of a king

y¤³:

with

p¦T¤½£:

with great wealth

pa¢TIvxIB:

king of the universe

p¦¢TÛya|

on earth

ct¤rÓtaya|

surrounded by four seas

¢v½¤t:

very famous

s¤Kd:

very helpful

s¤K£

lucky

5. He   had   all   the   symbols   of   a   king;   a   wealthy person; a king of   the   universe;   very   famous   on   the   earth   surrounded   by   four   seas;a   lucky   and   helpful   person.
    tSy   puÇ>   iàyae   JyeóStaraixpin-ann> ,
    ramae   nam   ivze;}>   ïeó>   svRxnu:mtam! .6.

tÞy

His

p¤æO:

son

¢p#y:

favourite

ÇyE¿:

eldest

tara¢Dp¢nBann:

with a face like the moon

ram: nam

Rama by name

¢vSExåO:

a specialist

½E¿:

best of them.

svIDn¤Ýmta|

among all archers

6. His   favourite   eldest   son,   Rama,   has   a   face   like a   moon,   is   a   specialist   and   the   best   among   all   archers.
    ri]ta   SvSy   xmRSy   SvjnSy   c   ri]ta ,
    ri]ta   jIvlaekSy   xmRSy   c   prNtp> .7.

r¢Xta

protector

ÞvÞy

His own

DmIÞy

creed's

ÞvjnÞy

his people's

r¢Xta

protector

r¢Xta

protector

j£vlaEkÞy c

of all living beings also

DmIÞy c

creed also

prÓtp:

feared by enemies.

7. He   protects   his   own   creed,   his   people,   all   living   beings   and   their   creed;   is   feared   by   his   enemies.
    tSy   sTyai-sNxSy   v&ÏSy   vcnaiTptu> ,
    s-ayR>   sh   c   æaÇa   vIr>   àìaijtae   vnm! .8.

tÞy

his

sÏya¢BsÓDÞy

one who always speak the truth

v¦ÑGÞy

aged

vcnat¯

orders

¢pt¤:

father's

sBayI:

with wife

sh	accompanied by

B#aæOa c

and brother

v£r:

the son

p#v#a¢jt:

went in the clothes of a sadhu.

vn|

to the forest

8. The   son   who   always   spea   k   the   truth,went   to   the   forest   with   his   wife   and   brother,   to   obey the orders of   his   aged   father.
    ten   tÇ   mhar{ye   m&gya<   pirxavta ,
    ra]sa   inhta>   zUra   bhv>   kamêip[> .9.

tEn

by Him

tæO

there

mharÎyE

in the great forest

m¦gya|

hunting

p¢rDavta

roaming about

raXsa:

rakshasas

¢nhta:

were killed.

S¥r:

brave

bhv:

many

kamã¢pN:

who can change his form as he wants

9.In   the   great   forest,   roaming   about   hunting   many rakshasas,   who   can   change   their   form   at   will,   were   killed   by   Him.
    jnSwanvx<   ïuTva   htaE   c   orË;[aE ,
    ttSTvm;aRpùta   jankI   rav[en   tu ,
    vÂiyTva   vne   ram<   m&gêpe[   mayya .10.

jnÞTanvD|

destruction of Janasthana

½¤Ïva

hearing

htaW c

killing also

KrÑ¥xNaW t¤

Kara and Dhushana's

tt:

then

t¤	in this state

AmxaIp¶ta

abducted away by greed.

jank£

Janaki

ravNEn

by Ravana

v¢·Ïva

deceiving Him

vnE

in the forest

ram|

Rama

m¦gãpEN

in the form of a deer

mayya

by magic

10. Ravana, furious after hearing the news of the destruction of Janasthana and killing of Kara and Dushana, lured away Rama by magic, deceiving Him in the form of a deer, then overcome with greed abducted Sita.
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