THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 31 : SLOKAS 11 TO 21

 
  ïIramkwa   kwnm!   -   RECITING   RAMA'S   STORY  
    s   magRma[Sta<   devI<   ram>   sItaminiNdtam!  ,
    Aassad   vne   imÇ<   su¢Iv<   nam   vanrm!  .11.  
s:   ram:   that Rama
magImaN:   while searching
dEv£|   goddess like
ta   s£ta|   that Sita
A¢n¢Ódta|   unimpeachable
Aassad   obtained.
vnE   in the forest
¢mæO|   friend
s¤g#£v|   Sugriva
nam   famous
vanr|  monkey
 
 11. That   Rama,   while   searching   for   the   unimpeachable  Sita   in   the   forest,   met   a   famous   monkey,   Sugriva,   who   became   His   friend.  
    su¢Ive[   àit}at<   sItaya>   pirmagR[m! ,
    su¢IvSyaip   rame[   hirraJy<inveidtm!  .12.
s¤g#£vEN   by Sugriva
p#¢tåOat|   was promised
s£taya:   Sita's
p¢rmagIN|   locating the place she is staying
s¤g#£vÞy   A¢p   to Sugriva also
ramEN   by Rama
h¢rraÇy||   the kingdom of monkeys
¢nvE¢dt|   was assured.
 
 12.Sugriva   promised   Rama   to   locate   where   Sita   was  staying;  Rama   also   promised   Sugriva   the   kingdom   of   monkeys.  
    tt>   s   vailn<   hTva   ram>   prpurÃy> ,
    àayCDt!   kipraJy<   tt!   su¢Ivay   mhabl> .13.  
tt:   then
s:   ram:   that Rama
va¢ln|   Vali
hÏva   killed
prp¤r¸y:   the great valiant
p#ayÅCt¯   presented.
k¢praÇy|   monkey kingdom
tt¯   that
   
su¢Ivay  -  to   Sugriva    
mhabl>  - the   great   powerful  
13. Then   the   powerful   and   valiant   Rama   killed   Vali   and   presented   the   monkey   kingdom   to   Sugriva.  
    su¢Ive[a=ip   siNdòa   hry>   kamêip[> ,
    id]u   svaRsu   ta<   devI<   ivicNviNt   shöz> .14.  
sg#£vEN   A¢p   by Sugriva also
s¢Ód¾a:   selected
hry:   monkeys
kamã¢pN:   dedicated to duty
¢dX¤   directions
svaIs¤   in all
ta|   that
dEv£|   lady
¢v¢cÓv¢Ót   are searching.
sh*S:   in thousands
 
 14. Thousands   of   monkeys,   selected   by   Sugriva,   with    devotion   to   duty   are   searching   in   all   directions   for   that   Lady.   
    Ah<   sMpaitvcna½tyaejnmaytm! ,
    tSya   hetaeivRzalaúya>   sagr<       vegvan!   Plut> .15.  
Ah|   I
sØpa¢tvcnat¯   on hearing Sampathi's words
StyaEjn|   hundred miles
Aayat|   broad
tÞya:   that
hEtaE:  sake
¢vSalaßya:   Visalakshi's
sagr|   ocean
vEgvan¯   encouraged
Ôl¤t:   jumped across.
 
 15. I,   encouraged   by   Sampathi's   words,   jumped   over   the  hundred   mile   broad   ocean   for   the   sake   of   Visalakshi.  
    ywaêpa<   ywav[aR<   ywalúmI<   iviniítam!  ,
    AïaE;<   ra"vSyah<   seymasaidta   mya  .16.  
yTaãpa|   how beautiful
yTavNaI|   how colourful
yTalßm£|   like a celestial lady
¢v¢n¢àta|   as known to him
A½aWx|   I had understood
raGvÞy   to Raghava
Ah|   I
Aasa¢dta   seen.
sa   iy|   that She
mya   by me
 
 16.I   have seen  Her,   as   known   to   Raghava,   the   same   beautiful,
  colourful   and   celestial   lady.  
    ivrramEvmu®va=saE   vac<   vanrpu¼v> .17.
¢vrram   fell silent.
ev|   these
u?va   having said
AsaW   He
vac|   words
vanrp¤Äñv:   the great monkey
 
 17. The   great   monkey,   having   said   these   words,   fell   silent.  
    jankI   caip   tCD+uTva   ivSmy<   prm<   gta .18.  
jank£   c   Janaki also
tt¯   that
½¤Ïva   having heard
A¢p   thus
¢vÞmy|   ashtonished beyond belief
prm|   great
gta   reached.
 
 18. Janaki   also,   having   heard   those   words,   was   ashtonished   beyond   belief.  
    tt>   sa   v³kezaNta   sukezI   kezs<v&tm!  ,
    %ÚMy   vdn<   -Ié>   iz<zupav&]mE]t  .19.  
tt:   then
sa   she
v@kESaÓta   curly haired
s¤kES£   with lustrous hair
kESs|v¦t|   hidden by hair
u°Øy   lifting
vdn|   face
B£â:   with fear
¢SS¤pav¦X|   towards the Simsupa tree
eEXt   looked.
 
19. Then   she   with   the   lustrois   hair   curled   at   the   end,  lifting   her   face,   pertly   hidden   by   her  hair,  and  looked  towards  the  Simsupa   tree.  
    inzMy   sIta   vcn<   kpeí   idzí   svaR>   àidzí   vIúy ,
    Svy<   àh;R<   prm<   jgam   svaRTmna   rammnuSmrNtI .20.
¢nSØy  hearing
s£ta  Sita
vcn|   uttered words
kpE:   monkey's
¢dS:   c   directions and
svaI:   in all
p#¢dS:   c   every where also
v£ßy   surveying
Þvy|   to himself
p#hxI|   pleausre
prm|  great
jgam  attained.
svaIÏmna   by thought,words and deeds
ram|   c   only of Rama
An¤ÞmrÓt£   thinking
 
 20.Sita,thinking   of   Rama   only   by   words,   deeds   and  thoughts,   heard   the   monkey's   words   with   great   pleasure.  
    sa   ityRgUXvR<   c   twaPyxStaiÚrI]ma[a   tmicNTybuiÏm! ,
    ddzR   ip¼aixptermaTy<   vataTmj<   sUyRimvaedySwm! .21.  
sa  She
¢tyIkq   all around
UÒvI|   above
tTa¢p   every where
ADÞtat¯   c   and below
¢nr£XmaNa   surveying
t|   him
A¢cÓÏyb¤¢ÑG|   with sharp mind
ddSI   saw.
¢pÄña¢DptE:   monkey king's
AmaÏy|   minister
vataÏmj|   son of Vayu
s¥yI|   Sun
iv   like
udyÞT|   rising
 
  21.She   looking   allaround,   above   and   below,   saw  the  monkey   king's   minister,   son   of   Vayu   and   looking   like   the   rising   Sun.  
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   suNdrka{fe   @kiÇ<z>   sgR>   .31.
     
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