THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 
äüaôe[   hnumÓNxnm!   -   HANUMAN   BEING   TIED   WITH   BRAHMASTRA
 
zra[amNtre:vazu   VyvtRt   mhakip>   ,
hirStSyai-lúySy   mae"yLl~úys'œ¢hm!   .31.
SraNam¯   the arrows
AÓtrEx¤   in between
AaS¤   quickly
ÛyvtIt   roamed about jumping
mhak¢p:   the great monkey
h¢r:   red hued
tÞy  his
A¢BlßyÞy   one who always hits the target
maEGyn¯   making it useless
lßysHqg#hm¯   all arrows aimed at him

 
31.Hanuman   successfully   dodged   all   the   arrows   aimed   at   him   by   Indrajit   and   roamed   freely.
 
zra[am¢tStSy   pun>   smi-vtRt   ,
àsayR   hStaE   hnumanuTppatainlaTmj>   .32.
SraNam¯   arrows
Ag#t:   in front as target
tÞy  his
p¤n:   again
sm¢BvtIt   appeared
p#sayI   spreading
hÞtaW   hands
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
uÏppat   escaped
A¢nlaÏmj:   Vayu's son

 
32.Hanuman   again   appeared   but   escaped   from   the   arrows.
 
tavu-aE   vegs<pÚaE   r[kmRivzardaE   ,
svR-Utmnae¢aih   c³tuyuRÏmuÄmm!   .33.
taW   uBaW   those two
vEgs|p°aW   who are fast in acting
rNkmI¢vSardaW   expert in warfare
svIB¥tmnaEg#a¢h   attracting the minds of all beings
c@t¤:   fought
y¤ÑG|   a war
uäOmm¯   a great

 
33.Hanuman   and   Indrajit   fought   a   war   which   attracted   the   attention   of   all   beings.
 
hnUmtae   ved   n   ra]sae=Ntr<   n   maéitStSy   mhaTmnae=Ntrm!   ,
prSpr<   inivR;haE   b-Uvtu>   smeTy   taE   devsmaniv³maE   .34.
hn¥mt:   Hanuman's
vEd   n   not known
raXs:   rakshasa
AÓtr|   inner secrets
n  not
maâ¢t:   Hanuman
tÞy  his
mhaÏmn:   very brave
AÓtrm¯   inner secret
prÞpr|   among themselves
¢n¢vIxhaW   unable to face each other
bB¥vt¤:   became
smEÏy   stand against
taW  the two
dEvsman¢v@maW   equal to valour of devas

 
34.Hanuman   and   Indrajit,   with   the   strength   of   devas,   were   unable   to   stand   against   each   other.
 
ttStu   lúye   s   ivhNymane   zre:vmae"e;u   c   s<ptTsu   ,
jgam   icNta<   mhtI<   mhaTma   smaixs<yaegsmaihtaTma   .35.
tt:  then
 in this
lßyE   aim
s:  he
¢vhÓymanE   not being acheived
SrEx¤   arrows
AmaEGEx¤   not become wasted
c   s|ptÏs¤   being wasted also
jgam   ¢cÓta|   became worried
mht£|   greatly
mhaÏma   great soul
sma¢Ds|yaEgsma¢htaÏma   one who is an expert in archery

 
35.Indrajit   became   worried   when   his   arrows   were   made   ineffective.
 
ttae   mit<   ra]srajsUnuíkar   tiSmn!   hirvIrmuOye   ,
AvXyta<<   tSy   kpe>   smIúy   kw<   ingCDeidit   in¢hawRm!   .36.
tt:  then
m¢t|   decision
raXsrajs¥n¤:   son of rakshasa king
ckar   made
t¢Þmn¯   that
h¢rv£rm¤ÁyE   in respect of the brave monkey
AvÒyta||   who has no death
tÞy  that
kpE:   monkey's
sm£ßy   seeing
kT|   how
¢ngÅCEt¯   to overpower him
i¢t  thus
¢ng#haTIm¯   to catch

 
36.Indrajit,   seeing   the   monkey   cannot   be   killed,   thought   of   a   plan   to   catch   him.
 
tt>   pEtamh<   vIr>   sae=ômôivzard>   ,
sNdxe   sumhatejaSt<   hiràvr<   àit   .37.
tt:  then
pWtamh|   Brahma's
v£r:   brave
s:  that
AÞæOm¯   arrow
AÞæO¢vSard:   expert in archery
sÓdDE   shot
s¤mhatEja:   with great strength
t|   that
h¢rp#vr|   p#¢t   towards the great monkey

 
37.Indrajit   then   used   Brahmasthra   on   Hanuman.
 
AvXyae=yimit   }aTva   tmôe[aôtt!Tvivt!   ,
inj¢ah   mhaba÷maRétaTmjimNÔijt!   .38.
AvÒy:   has no death
Ay|   he
i¢t  thus
åOaÏva   knowing
tm¯  him
AÞæOEN   by arrow
AÞæOtt¯Ïv¢vt¯   one who knows the secrets of arrows
¢njg#ah   tied down
mhabah^:   broad shouldered
maâtaÏmj|   son of Vayu
iÓd#¢jt¯   Indrajit

 
38.Indrajit   knowing   that   Hanuman   has   no   death,   tied   him   down   with   the   arrow.
 
ten   bÏSttae=ôe[   ra]sen   s   vanr>   ,
A-viÚivRceòí   ppat   c   mhItle   .39.
tEn  that
bÑG:   being tied
tt:  then
AÞæOEN   by arrow
raXsEn  by the rakshasa
s:  that
vanr:   monkey
ABvt¯   became
¢n¢vIcE¾:   unable to move the hands and legs
c  also
ppat   fell
c  also
mh£tlE   to the ground

 
39.Hanuman,   tied   by   the   arrow   aimed   by   the   rakshasa   and   unable   to   move,   fell   down
to   the   earth.
 
ttae=w   buÏva   s   tdôbNx<   à-ae>   à-avaiÖgtaTmveg>   ,
iptamhanu¢hmaTmní   ivicNtyamas   hiràvIr>   .40.
tt:  then
AT  then
b¤ÑGqva   understanding
s:  that
tt¯   AÞæObÓD|   that being tied by the arrow
p#BaE:   Brahma's
p#Bavat¯   powers
¢vgtaÏmvEg:   with his reduced speed
¢ptamhan¤g#h|   Brahma's blessings(that he will be tied for a short time)
AaÏmn:   c   for him also
¢v¢cÓtyamas   recollected
h¢rp#v£r:   the best among monkeys

 
40.Hanuman,   being   tied   down   by   Brahmasthra,   remembered   Brahma's   blessings   to   him
that   he   will   be   tied   down   only   for   a   short   time.            
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