THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 35 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

ïIramlúm[yae>   A<gl][inêp[m!   -   PROVING   THE   IDENTIFICATION MARKS   OF   RAMA   AND   LAKSHMANA
    ta<   tu   ramkwa<   ïuTva   vEdehI   vanr;R-at!   ,
    %vac   vcn<   saNTvimd<   mxurya   igra .1.

ta|

that

ramkTa|

Rama's story

½¤Ïva t¤

hearing

vWdEh£

Vaidehi

vanrxIBat¯

from the noble monkey

uvac

spoke.

vcn|

words

saÓÏv|

kind

id|

this

mD¤rya

in pleasant

¢gra

tone

1. Vaidehi,   on   hearing   Rama's   story   from   the   noble   monkey spoke   the   following   words   in   a   pleasant   tone.
    Kv   te   rame[   s<sgR>   kw<   janais   lúm[m! .2.
    vanra[a<   nra[a~   c   kwmasITsmagm> .3.

Àv

where?

to you

ramEN

with Rama

s|sgI:

association

kT|

how

janas£

do you know?

lßmN|

Lakshmana

vanraNa|

between monkeys

nraNa| c

and human beings

kT| Aas£t¯

how did occur?

smagm:

cooperation

2,3. Where   did   your   association   with   Rama   happen?   how   do   you   know   Lakshmana?   how   did   cooperation   between   human   beings and   monkeys   occur?
    yain   ramSy   icûain   lúm[Sy   c   vanr ,
    tain   -Uy>   smacúv   n   ma<   zaek>   smaivzet! .4.

ya¢n

what they are

ramÞy

Rama's

¢cþa¢n

characteristics

lßmNÞy c

and Lakshmana's

vanr

O! monkey

ta¢n

them

B¥y:

again

smacßv

relate in detail

ma|

in me

SaEk:

grief

n sma¢vSEt¯

will have no place.

4.O!   monkey!   please   relate   in   detail   the   characteristics of Rama and   Lakshmana   again;   grief   will   have   no   place   in   me.
    kI†z<   tSy   s<Swan<   êp<   ramSy   kI†zm! ,
    kwmUê   kw<   baø   lúm[Sy   c   z<s   me .5.

k£èS|

what are they

tÞy

that

s|ÞTan|

food habits

ãp|

form

ramÞy

Rama's

k£èS|

how is it

Uã

thigh

kT|

how is it

bah\ kT|

how are their arms

lßmNÞy c

and Lakshmana's

to me

S|s

relate.

5.What   are   Rama's   and   Lakshmana's   food   habits?   how are   thier   form?   how   are   thier   thighs?   how   are   thier   arms?   please relate   to   me   in   detail.
    @vmuStu   vEdeýa   hnuman!   maétaTmj> ,
    ttae   ram<   ywatÄ!vmaOyatumupc³me .6.

ev|

like this

u³:

having been told

vWdE/a

by Vaidehi

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

maâtaÏmj:

son of Vayu

tt:

then

ram| t¤

about Rama

yTatäO¯v|

the real facts

AaÁyat¤|

describing

upc@mE

started.

6. Having   been   told   thus   by   Vaidehi,   Hanuman,   son   of   Vayu,   started   describing   the   facts   about   Rama.
    janNtI   bt   idò(a   ma<   vEdeih   pirp&CDis ,
    -tuR>   kmlpÇai]   s<Swan<   lúm[Sy   c .7.
    yain   ramSy   icûain   lúm[Sy   yain   vE ,
    li]tain   ivzalai]   vdt>   z&[u   tain   me .8.

janÓt£

knowing

¢d¾Ya bt

with luck

ma|

vWdE¢h

Vaidehi

p¢rp¦ÅC¢s

you are asking

Bt¤I:

your husband's

kmlpæOa¢X

lotuspetal like eyed

s|ÞTan|

characteristics

lßmNÞy c

and Lakshmana's

ya¢n ya¢n

whatever they are

ramÞy

Rama's

¢cþa¢n

identifications

lßmNÞy c

and Lakshmana's

l¢Xta¢n

as observed

¢vSala¢X

Visalakshi

vdt:

relating

S¦N¤

please listen.

ta¢n vW

those

to me

7,8.Lotus-petal   eyed   Visalakshi!   Vaidehi!   you   are   asking   me   to   describe   Rama   and   Lakshmana as known to   me;   I   will   relate   to   you   Rama's   and   Lakshmana's   identifications   as   observed   by   me;   please   listen.
    ram>   kmlpÇa]>   svR-Utmnaehr> ,
    êpdai]{ys<pÚ>   àsUtae   jnkaTmje .9.

ram:

Rama

kmlpæOaX:

has eyes like lotus petal

svIB¥tmnaEhr:

captivates everyone

ãpda¢XÎys|p°:

has beauty and kindness

p#s¥t:

born with these.

jnkaÏmjE

Janaka's daughter

9. Janaka's   daughter!   Rama   was   born   with   lotus   petal   like   eyes;   captivates   everyone   with     beauty   and   kindness.
    tejsa==idTys»az>   ]mya   p&iwvIsm> ,
    b&hSpitsmae   buÏ(a   yzsa   vasvaepm> .10.

tEjsa

in brilliance

Aa¢dÏysÄðaS:

equal to the Sun

Xmya

in patience

p¦¢Tv£sm:

like the earth

b¤hÞp¢tsm:

equal to Brihaspathi

b¤ÑGYa

in intelligence

ySsa

in fame

vasvaEpm:

comparable to Indra.

10.Shining like the Sun, patient like the earth, intelligent like Brihaspathi and famous as Indra.
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