THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 50 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
àhStàî>   -   QUESTIONING   BY   PRAHASTA
 
tmuÖIúy   mhaba÷>   ip'œga]<   purt>   iSwtm!   ,
rae;e[   mhta==ivòae   rav[ae   laekrav[>   .1.
t|   him
u¹£ßy   looking at
mhabah^:   broad shouldered
¢pHqgaX|   with yellow eyes
p¤rt:   in front
¢ÞTtm¯   standing
raExEN   angrily
mhta   great
Aa¢v¾:   was surprised
ravN:   Ravana
laEkravN:   one who makes the world cry

 
1.Ravana,   looking   at   Hanuman   with   yellow   eyes,   was   surprised.
 
z»ahtaTma   dXyaE   s   kpINÔ<   tejsa   v&tm!   ,
ikme;   -gvaÚNdI   -veTsa]aidhagt>   .2.
SÄðahtaÏma   trembled at heart with fear
dÒyaW   became thoughtful
s:  he
kp£Ód#|   noble monkey
tEjsa   enthusiastically
v¦tm¯   being
¢k|   what
ex:  he
Bgvan¯   god himself
nÓd£   Nandi
BvEt¯   will be
saXat¯   in person
ih  here
Aagt:   has come

 
2.Ravana   thought   by   looking   at   Hanuman   that   he   must   be   Nandi   himself.
 
yen   zÝae=iSm   kElase   mya   sÂailte   pura   ,
sae=y<   vanrmUitR>   Syat!   ik<iSvÓa[aeAaip   va=sur>   .3.
yEn  by whom
SçO:   has been cursed
A¢Þm   I am
kWlasE   Kailasa
mya  by me
s·a¢ltE   when shaken
p¤ra   long ago
s:  he
Ay|   this
vanrm¥¢tI:   in the form of a monkey
Þyat¯   come
¢k||   ¢Þvt¯   may be
baN:   Bana
A¢p  and
va  or
As¤r:   asura

 
3.Ravana   was   wondering   whether it   was   Nandi   who   cursed   him   for   shaking   Kailasa   mountain or   may   be   Bana   asura
 
s   raja   rae;taèa]>   àhSt<   miÙsÄmm!   ,
kalyu­muvaced<   vcae   ivpulmwRvt!   .4.
s:   raja   that king
raExtam#aX:   eyes red with anger
p#hÞt|   Prahasta
m¢ÓæOsäOmm¯   best among ministers
kaly¤³|   appropriate to the times
uvac   spoke
id|   thefollowing
vc:  words
¢vp¤lm¯   forcefully
ATIvt¯   meaningful

 
4.Ravana   then   spoke   to   his   minister,   Prahasta   the   following   words.
 
ÊraTma   p&CDœytame;   k…t>   ik<   va=Sy   kar[m!   ,
vn-¼e   c   kae=SyawaˆR   ra]sIna<   c   djRne   .5.
ѤraÏma   wicked one
p¦ÅCqyta|   may be questioned
ex:  he
k[t:   from wherehas come
¢k|   what
va  or
AÞy  his
karNm¯   reason
vnBÄñE   c   in destroying the garden
k:  what
AÞy  is his
ATI:   motive
raXs£na|   c   to the rakshasis also
djInE   frightening

 
5.Ravana   asks   Prahasta   to   find   out   from   Hanuman   from   where   has   he   come?   What   is   the purpose   of   his   visit?   Why   did   he   destroy   the   ashokavana   and   frighten   the   rakshasis?
 
mTpurImàx&:ya<   va==gmne   ik<   àyaejnm!   , 
Aayaexne   va   ik<   kayR<   p&CDœytame;   ÊmRit>   .6.
mÏp¤r£m¯   my city
Ap#D¦Ýya|   impregnable
va   AagmnE   for coming
¢k|   p#yaEjnm¯   what is the purpose
AayaEDnE   va   to kill also
¢k|   kayI|   what is the purpose
p¦ÅCqyta|   please ask
ex:  him
ѤmI¢t:   with a wicked mind

 
6.Ravana   suggests   that   Hanuman   may   be   asked   the   reason   for   entering   his   impregnable   city and   for   killing   rakshasas.
 
rav[Sy   vc>   ïuTva   àhStae   vaKymävIt!   ,
smañisih   -Ô<   te   n   -I>   kayaR   Tvya   kpe   .7.
ravNÞy   Ravana's
vc:  words
½¤Ïva   hearing
p#hÞt:   Prahata
vaÀym¯   following sentences
Ab#v£t¯   spoke
smaá¢s¢h   please be calm
Bd#|   nothing will happen
tE  to you
n  no
B£:  cause for fear
kayaI   to become
Ïvya   by you
kpE  monkey

 
7.Prahasta   tells   Hanuman   that   there   is   no   cause   for   fear   and   nothing   will   happen   to   him.
 
yid   tavt!TvimNÔe[   ài;tae   rav[alym!   ,
tt!TvmaOyaih   ma   -UÄe   -y<   vanr   maeúyse   .8.
y¢d  incase
tavt¯   himself
Ïv|   you
iÓd#EN   by Indra
p#¢xt:   sent
ravNalym¯   to Ravana's place
tt¯Ïv|   the truth
AaÁya¢h   please say
ma   B¥t¯   will not happen
tE  to you
By|   harm
vanr   monkey
maEßysE   will be released

 
8.Prahasta   further   tells   Hanuman   to   say   whether   he   was   sent   by   Indra   to   this   city.
 
yid   vEïv[Sy   Tv<   ymSy   vé[Sy   c   ,
carêpimd<   k«Tva   àivòae   n>   purIimmam!   .
iv:[una   àei;tae   va=ip   Ëtae   ivjyka'œi][a   .9.
y¢d  in case
vW½vNÞy   for Vaishravana
Ïv|   you
ymÞy   for Yama
vâNÞy   for Vayu
c  also
carãp|   in the garb of a spy
id|   this
k]Ïva   taking
p#¢v¾:   entered
n:  our
p¤r£|   city
imam¯   this
¢vÝN¤na   by Vishnu
p#E¢xt:   sent
va  or
A¢p   Ñ¥t:   a messenger
¢vjykaHq¢XNa   eager for a victory

 
9.Prahasta   asks   who   has   sent   him   as   a   spy;   is   it   on   behalf   of   Vaishravana   or   Yama   or   Vayu or   Vishnu     eager   for   victory?
 
n   ih   te   vanr<   tejae   êpmaÇ<   tu   vanrm!   ,
tÄ!vt>   kwySvaXy   ttae   vanr   maeúyse   .10.
n  not
¢h  surely
tE  your
vanr|   monkey's
tEj:   valour
ãpmaæO|     is only in form
vanrm¯   being a monkey
täO¯vt:   truthfully
kTyÞv   please tell
AÒy  now
tt:  therefore
vanr   monkey
maEßysE   you will be released

 
10.Prahasta   asks   Hanuman   to   tell   the   truth   about   his   identity   since   he   feels   that   he   has   come   in monkey's   form   but   not   really   so.        
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