THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 52 TO 62

 
äüaôe[   hnumÓNxnm!   -   HANUMAN   BEING   TIED   WITH   BRAHMASTRA
 
Aôe[   hnuman!   mu­ae   naTmanmvbuXyt   ,
k«:yma[Stu   r]aei-StEí   bNxEinRpIift>   .52.
AÞæOEN   from Brahmasthra
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
m¤³:   freed
n  not
AaÏmanm¯   himself
Avb¤Òyt   showed
k]ÝymaN:   was being dragged
t¤  in this
rXaE¢B:   by rakshasas
tW:  those
c  also
bÓDW:   being tied
¢np£¢ft:   was in discomfort

 
52.Hanuman   did   not   reveal   that   he   is   fred   from   brahmasthra.   He   was   dragged   by   the   rakshasas bound   by   wooden   planks.
 
hNymanStt>   ³ªrE   ra]sE>   kaómuiòi->   ,
smIp<   ra]seNÔeSy   àk«:yt   s   vanr>   .53.
hÓyman:   being beaten
tt:  then
@\rW:   by cruel
raXsW:   rakshasas
ka¿m¤¢¾¢B:   by fists and wooden rods
sm£p|   near
raXsEÓd#EÞy   to rakshasa king
p#k]Ýyt   was taken
s:   vanr:   that monkey

 
53.Hanuman   with   blows   showered   on   him,   was   taken   to   Ravana's   presence.
 
AweNÔijÄ<   àsmIúy   mu­<   Aôe[   bÏ<   Ô‚mcIrasUÇE>   ,
VydzRyÄÇ   mhabl<   t<   hitàvIr<   sg[ay   ra}e   .54.
AT  then
iÓd#¢jt¯   Indrajit
t|   him
p#sm£ßy   knowing well
m¤³|   freed
AÞæOEN   from Brahmasthra
bÑG|   bound
d#[mc£ras¥æOW:   with wooden planks and rope
ÛydSIyt¯   presented before
tæO   even then
mhabl|   powerful
t|   that
h¢tp#v£r||   best of monkey
sgNay   along with the retinue
raåOE   to the king

 
54.Indrajit   then   presented   Hanuman   to   Ravana,   knowing   that   Hanuman   is   freed   from
Brahmasthra   and   bound   with   planks.
 
t<   mÄimv   mat¼<   bÏ<   kipvraeÄm<   ,
ra]sa   ra]seNÔay   rav[ay   Nyvedyn!   .55.
t||   that
mäO||   a mad
iv   matÄñ|   elephant like
bÑG|   bound
k¢pvraEäOm|   best of monkeys
raXsa:   rakshasas
raXsEÓd#ay   to the king of rakshasas
ravNay   Ravana
ÓyvEdyn¯   presented

 
55.The   rakshasas   then   presented   Hanuman   to   Ravana.
 
kae=y<   kSy   k…tae   va=Ç   ik<   kayR<   kae   Vypaïy>   ,
#it   ra]svIra[a<   tÇ   sÃi}re   kwa>   .56.
k:  who
Ay|   is this
kÞy  to whom
k[t:   has come from where
va  does it belong
AæO   here
¢k|   kayI|   for what purpose
k:   Ûypa½y:   who can say with authority
i¢t  thus
raXsv£raNa||   among the rakshasa warriors
tæO   there
s¸¢åOrE   took place
kTa:   talks

 
56.There   the   rakshasa   warriors   were   talking   about   Hanuman   to   find   out   who   he   is   and   where he   has   come   from   with   what   purpose.
 
hNyta<   dýata<   va=ip   -úytaimit   capre   ,
ra]saStÇ   s'œ³…Ïa>   prSprmwaäuvn!   .57.
hÓyta|   may be killed
d/ata|   may be burnt
va  or
A¢p  also
Bßyta|   may be eaten
i¢t  thus
c  also
AprE   other
raXsa:   rakshasas
tæO   there
sHq@[ÑGa:   very angrily
prÞprm¯   among themselves
AT  then
Ab#¤vn¯   spoke

 
57.The   other   rakshasas   assembled   there   wanted   to   kill   or   burn   or   to   eat   Hanuman.
 
AtITy   magR<   shsa   mhaTma   s   tÇ   r]ae=ixppadmUle   ,
ddzR   ra}>   pircarv&Ïan!   g&h<   mharÆiv-Ui;t<   c   .58.
At£Ïy   crossing
magI|   the way
shsa   quickly
mhaÏma   the great soul
s:  that
tæO   there
rXaE{¢Dppadm¥lE   under the rakshasa king
ddSI   saw
raåO:   king's
p¢rcarv¦ÑGan¯   elderly persons waiting to serve
g¦h|   palace
mharÏn¢vB¥¢xt|   studded with best gems
c  also

 
58.Hanuman   saw   Ravana's   palace   studded   with   rare   gems   and   also   people   waiting   to   serve   him.
 
s   ddzR   mhateja   rav[>   kipsÄmm!   ,
r]aei-ivRk«takarE>   k«:yma[imtStt>   .59.
s:  that
ddSI   saw
mhatEja:   the great lustrous
ravN:   Ravana
k¢psäOmm¯   the best among monkeys
rXaE¢B:   with rakshasa
¢vk]takarW:   ugly looking
k]ÝymaN|   being brought by dragging
it:   tt:   here and there

 
59.Ravana   saw   Hanuman   being   dragged   and   brought   to   his   presence.
 
ra]saixpit<   caip   ddzR   kipsÄm>   ,
tejaeblsmayu­<   tpNtimv   -aSkrm!   .60.
raXsa¢Dp¢t|   c   Rakshasa king also
A¢p  and
ddSI   saw
k¢psäOm:   the best of monkeys
tEjaEblsmay¤³|   with luster and power
tpÓt|   shining
iv   BaÞkrm¯   like the sun

s   raExs|v¢tIttam#袾dISannÞt|   k¢pmÓvbEßy   ,
ATaEp¢v¾an¯   k[lS£lv¦ÑGan¯   sma¢dSäO|   p#¢t   m¢ÓæOm¤Áyan¯   .61.
s:  that
raExs|v¢tIttam#袾:   with eyes red due to anger
dSann:   ten headed
t|   k¢pm¯   that monkey
AÓvbEßy   looking
AT  then
up¢v¾an¯   present
k[lS£lv¦ÑGan¯   elders of the clan and knows the statecraft
sma¢dSt¯   ordered
t|   p#¢t   to enquire
m¢ÓæOm¤Áyan¯   the senior ministers

 
61.Ravana,   looked   at   Hanuman   with   eyes   red   with   anger   and   then   ordered   his   ministers   to enquire   Hanuman.
 
ywa³m<   tE>   s   kipivRp&ò>   kayaRwRmwRSy   c   mUlmadaE   ,
invedyamas   hrIñrSy   Ët>   skazadhmagtae=iSm   .62.
yTa@m|   in sequence
tW:  by them
s:  he
k¢p:   monkey
¢vp¦¾:   being enquired
kayaITIm¯   the purpose of his visit
ATIÞy   his action's
c   m¥l|   reasons also
AadaW   at first
¢nvEdyamas   answered
hr£árÞy   king of monkeys
Ñ¥t:   messenger
skaSat¯   from the court of
Ah|   I
Aagt:   come
A¢Þm   am

 
62.On   being   asked   about   the   purpose   of   his   visit   and   the   reason   for   the   actions   taken   by   him, Hanuman   first   said   that   he   is   the   messenger   sent   by   the   king   of   monkeys.

 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   suNdrka{fe   AòcTvair<z>   sgR>   .48.
           
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