THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 54 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
l»adhnm!   -   BURNING   DOWN   LANKA
jMbumale>   sumaleí   ddah   -vn<   tt>   .11.
jØb¤malE:   Jambumala's
s¤malE:   c   Sumala's and
ddah   burnt
Bvn|   houses
tt:  then

 
11.He   then   burnt   the   houses   of   Jambumala   and   Sumala.

riZmketaeí   -vn<   sUyRzÇaeStwEv   c   ,
ÿSvk[RSy   d<ò+Sy   raemzSy   c   r]s>   .12.
yuÏaeNmÄSy   mÄSy   Xvj¢IvSy   r]s>   ,
ivXyui¾þSy   "aerSy   twa   hiStmuoSy   c   .13.
kralSy   ipzacSy   zaei[ta]Sy   cEv   ih   ,
k…M-k[RSy   -vn<   mkra]Sy   cEv   ih   .14.
y}zÇaeí   -vn<   äüzÇaeStwEv   c   ,
nraNtkSy   k…<-Sy   ink…<-Sy   ÊraTmn>   .15.
vjRiyTva   mhateja   iv-I;[g&h<   àit   ,
³mma[>   ³me[Ev   ddah   hirpu¼v>   .16.
 
r¢ÜmkEtaE:   Rashmiketu's
c   Bvn|   house also
s¥yISæOaE:   Suryashatru's
tTa   ev   similarly
c  also
»ÞvkNIÞy   Hasvakarna's
d|¾®Þy   Dramshtra's
raEmSÞy   Romasesha named
c   rXs:   rakshasa's also
y¤ÑGaEÓmäOÞy   Yuddhonmatta's
mäOÞy   Matta's
Òvjg#£vÞy   Dwajagriva named
rXs:   rakshasa
¢vÒy¤¢ÇjºÞy   Vidhyutjigva's
GaErÞy   ferocious
tTa  similarly
h¢Þtm¤KÞy   c   Hasthimukha's also
kralÞy   Karala's
¢pSacÞy   Pishacha's
SaE¢NtaXÞy   Shonithaksha's
c   ev   also
¢h  surely
k[ØBkNIÞy   Kumbhakarnan's
Bvn|   house
mkraXÞy   Makarakshasa's
c   ev   also
¢h  surely
yåOSæOaE:   Yagnashatru's
c   Bvn|   house also
b#'SæOaE:   Brahmashatru's
tTa   ev   similarly
c  also
nraÓtkÞy   Naranthaka's
k[|BÞy   Khumbha's
¢nk[|BÞy   Nikhumbha's
ѤraÏmn:   bad character
vjI¢yÏva   leaving
mhatEja   lustrous
¢vB£xNg¦h|   Vibhishanan's house
p#¢t   alone
@mmaN:   jumping
@mENWv   in sequence
ddah   burnt
h¢rp¤Äñv:   the best of monkeys

 
12   to   16.Hanuman,   after   burning   the   houses   of   important   rakshasas   like   Kumbhkarnan,   Mattan, Nikumbhan   and   others,   skipped   Vibhishanan's   house.
 
te;u   te;u   mharœhe;u   -vne;u   mhayza>   ,
g&he:v&iÏmtam&iÏ<   ddah   s   mhakip>   .17.
tEx¤   tEx¤   in the respective
mharqhEx¤   famous and suitable for higher echelons
BvnEx¤   mansions
mhaySa:   very famous
g¦hEx¤   houses
§¢ÑGmta|   where very well to do rakshasas lived
§¢ÑG|   their pride
ddah   burnt
s:  he
mhak¢p:   the great monkey

 
17.Hanuman,   along   with   burning   the   mansions   and   houses,   reduced   the   owners'   pride   to   ashes.
 
svˆR;a<   smit³My   ra]seNÔSy   vIyRvan!   ,
Aassadaw   lúmIvaNrav[Sy   inveznm!   .18.
sv©Ixa|   all of their
sm¢t@Øy   destroying
raXsEÓd#Þy   rakshasa king's
v£yIvan¯   the brave
AassadaT   arrived at
lßm£van¯   courageous
ravNÞy   Ravana's
¢nvESnm¯   palace

 
18.After   destroying   all   others'   houses,   Hanuman   reached   Ravana's   palace.
 
ttStiSmn!   g&he   muOye   nanarÆiv-Ui;te   ,
meémNdrs»aze   svRm¼lzaei-te   .19.
àdIÝmi¶muTs&Jy   la¼ƒla¢e   àitiótm!   ,
nnad   hnuman!   vIrae   yugaNtjldae   ywa   .20.
tt:  therefore
t¢Þmn¯   that
g¦hE   palace
m¤ÁyE   important
nanarÏn¢vB¥¢xtE   decorated with varities of gems
mEâmÓdrsÄðaSE   looking like Meru and Manthara mountains
svImÄñlSaE¢BtE   with all good
p#d£çOm¯   flaming
A¢g"|   fire
uÏs¦Çy   putting it
laÄñ¥lag#E   in the tip of the tail
p#¢t¢¿tm¯   present
nnad   shouted
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
v£r:   the brave
y¤gaÓtjld:   the cloud at the time of deluge
yTa  like

 
19,20.Hanuman   gave   a   thundering   shout,   after   putting   the   tip   of   the   burning   tail   on   Ravana's palace.            

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