THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 41 TO 51

 
äüaôe[   hnumÓNxnm!   -   HANUMAN   BEING   TIED   WITH   BRAHMASTRA
 
tt>   Svay<-uvEmRÙErœäüaômi-miÙtm!   ,
hnUma<iíNtyamas   vrdan<   iptamhat!   .41.
tt:  then
Þvay|B¤vW:   selfborn's
mÓæOW:   with manthras
b#'aÞæOm¯   Brahmasthram
A¢Bm¢ÓæOtm¯   released after chanting
hn¥man¯   Hanuman
¢cÓtyamas   started thinking in mind
vrdan|   the blessing received
¢ptamhat¯   from Brahma

 
41.Hanuman   thought   about   the   blessings   he   received   from   Brahma.
 
n   me=ôbÏSy   c   zi­riSt   ivmae][e   laekgurae>   à-avat!   ,
#Tyev   mTva   ivihtae=ôbNxae   mya==TmyaenernuvitRtVy>   .42.
n  not
mE  for me
AÞæObÑGÞy   being tied by the arrows
c  thus
S¢³:   power
A¢Þt   exists
¢vmaEXNE   for release
laEkg¤raE:   the preceptor for the world's
p#Bavat¯   orders
i¢t  thus
ev  only
mÏva   knowing
¢v¢ht:   laid down
AÞæObÓD:   tied by arrow
mya  by me
AaÏmyaEnE:   Brahma's
An¤v¢tItÛy:   has to be accepted

 
42.Hanuman   accepts   being   bound   by   the   arrows   since   he   does   not   have   powers   to   free himself.
 
s   vIyRmôSy   kipivRcayR   iptamhanu¢hmaTmní   ,
ivmae]zi­<   piricNtiyTva   iptamha}amnuvtRte   Sm   .43.
s:  that
v£yIm¯   the powers
AÞæOÞy   of the arrow
k¢p:   monkey
¢vcayI   respecting
¢ptamhan¤g#h|   Brahma's blessings
AaÏmn:   for himself
c  also
¢vmaEXS¢³|   power to extricate
p¢r¢cÓt¢yÏva   recalling
¢ptamhaåOam¯   for Brahma's orders
An¤vtItE   Þm   awaited

 
43.Hanuman   recalling   His   blessings,   then   awaited   Brahma's   orders.
 
Aôe[aip   ih   bÏSy   -y<   mm   n   jayte   ,
iptamhmheNÔa_ya<   ri]tSyainlen   c   .44.
AÞæOEN   by arrow
A¢p  also
¢h  surely
bÑGÞy   bound
By|   fear
mm  for me
n   jaytE   has not been felt
¢ptamhmhEÓd#a×ya|   by Brahma and Indra
r¢XtÞy   being saved
A¢nlEn   c   by Vayu also

 
44.Hanuman   does   not   feel   any   fear   even   when   bound   by   arrow,   since   he   has   been   saved   by Vayu,   Indra   and   Brahma.
 
¢h[e   caip   r]aei-mRhan!   me   gu[dzRn>   ,
ra]seNÔe[   sMvadStSma̯ŸNtu   ma<   pre   .45.
g#hNE   c   being bound also
A¢p  and
rXaE¢B:   by rakshasas
mhan¯   great
mE  for me
g¤NdSIn:   benefit will occur
raXsEÓd#EN   with rakshasa king
sØvad:   discussion
tÞmat¯   therefore
g¦ÿÓt¤   let them carry
ma|   me
prE  enemies

 
45.Hanuman   thinks   that   being   taken  by  the   enemies   will   result   in   his   meeting   Ravana.
 
s   iniítawR>   prvIrhNta   smIúykarI   ivinv&Äceò>   ,
prE>   àsýai-gtEinRg&ý   nnad   tEStE>   pir-Syman>   .46.
s:  he
¢n¢àtaTI:   knowing what is going to happen
prv£rhÓta   who can destroy the enemy's courage
sm£ßykar£   one who thinks of events to occur
¢v¢nv¦äOcE¾:   did not move his legs and hands
prW:   by the enemies
p#s/   very
A¢BgtW:   coming closer
¢ng¦/   caught
nnad   gave a big shout
tW:   tW:   who ever was there
p¢rBÞyman:   being threatened

 
46.Hanuman   remained   immobile   and   being   threatened   by   the   enemies,   gave   a   big   shout.
 
ttSt<   ra]sa   †òœva   inivRceòmirNdmm!   ,
bbNxu>   z[vLkEí   Ô‚mcIrEí   s<htE>   .47.
tt:  then
t|   him
raXsa:   rakshasas
è¾qva   seeing
¢n¢vIcE¾m¯   immobile
A¢rÓdmm¯   capable of annihilating enemies
bbÓD¤:   tied
SNvÚkW:   c   with jute ropes also
d#[mc£rW:   c   wooden planks also
s|htW:   strong

 
47.The   rakshasas,   seeing   that   Hanuman   is   immobilised,   tied   him  with   strong   ropes   and
wooden   planks.
 
s   raecyamas   prEí   bNx<   àsý   vIrEri-in¢h<   c   ,
kaEtUhlaNma<   yid   ra]seNÔae   Ôòu<   VyvSyeidit   iniítawR>   .48.
s:  he
raEcyamas   waited patiently
prW:   enemies
c   bÓD|   being tied also
p#s/   greatly
v£rW:   braves
A¢B¢ng#h|   c   threatened also
kaWt¥hlat¯   with the interest to know the position
ma||   me
y¢d  in case
raXsEÓd#:   rakshasa king
d#¾¤|   to see
ÛyvÞyEt¯   will come
i¢t  thus
¢n¢àtaTI:   deciding

 
48.Hanuman   patiently   bore   being   tied   with   the   hope   that   Ravana   himself   may   come.
 
s   bÏSten   vLken   ivmu­ae=ôe[   vIyRvan!   ,
AôbNx>   s   caNy<   ih   n   bNxmnuvtRte   .49.
s:  that
bÑG:   tied
tEn  those
vÚkEn   by planks
¢vm¤³:   was freed
AÞæOEN   by the arrow
v£yIvan¯   courageous
AÞæObÓD:   arrow's ties
s:  that
c  also
AÓy|   another
¢h  because
n  not
bÓDm¯   tied with
An¤vtItE   tolerate

 
49.Once   bound   by   Brahmasthra,   it   will   not   tolerate   tying   in   any   other   manner.
 
AweNÔijÄu   Ô‚mcIrbÏ<   ivcayR   vIr>   kipsÄm<   tm!   ,
ivmu­môe[   jgam   icNtamNyen   bÏae   ýnuvtRte=ôm!   .50.
Ahae   mht!   kmR   k«t<   inrwRk<   n   ra]sEmRÙgitivRm&òa   ,
pun>í   naôe   ivhte=ômNyt!   àvtRte   s<ziyta>   Sm   svˆR   .51.
AT  then
iÓd#¢jt¯     Indrajit alone
d#[mc£rbÑG|   bound with wooden planks
¢vcayI   knowing
v£r:   brave
k¢psäOm|   beat of monkeys
tm¯  him
¢vm¤³m¯   freed
AÞæOEN   from Brahamsthra
jgam   ¢cÓta|   started worrying
AÓyEn   by another
bÑG:   bound
¢h   An¤vtItE   not tolerate
AÞæOm¯   brahmasthram
AhaE   Oh! God
mht¯   kmI   a great effort
k]t|   has become
¢nrTIk|   has been nullified
n  not
raXsW:   by rakshasas
mÓæOg¢t:   the rules of manthras
¢vm¦¾a   known
p¤n:   again
c  also
n  not
AÞæOE   Brahmasthra
¢vhtE   if nullified
AÞæOm¯   arrow
AÓyt¯   any other
p#vtItE   be effective
s|S¢yta:   Þm   are in danger of life
sv©I   all of us

 
50,51.Indrajit,   knowing   the   effect   of   using   a   second   bondage   over   Brahmasthra,   got   worried all   of   their   lives   are   in   danger   and   a   good   effort   has   come   to   nought   because   of   ignorance.            
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