THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 54 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
l»aghnm!   -   BURNING   DOWN   LANKA
 
ñsnen   c   s<yaegaditvegae   mhabl>   ,
kalai¶irv   jJval   àavxRt   ÷tazn>   .21.
ásnEn   with wind
c  also
s|yaEgadt¯   in unision
A¢tvEg:   with great fury
mhabl:   strength
kala¢g":   iv   like the fire during dissolution
jÇval   burnt
p#avDIt   spread
h^taSn:   fire

 
21.The   fire   flamed   like   that   of   fire   at   dissolution,   with   the   help   of   the   wimd   it   spread   rapidly and   furiously.
 
àdIÝmi¶<   pvnSte;u   veZmSvcaryt!   ,
A-UCDœvsns<yaegaditvegae   ÷tazn>   .22.
p#d£çO|   flaming
A¢g"|   fire
pvn:   wind
tEx¤   those
vEÜms¤   among mansions
Acryyt¯   spread
AB¥t¯   was
áns|yaEgadt¯   in combination with wind
A¢tvEg:   quickly
h^taSn:   fire

 
22.The   houses   that   were   already   on   fire   were   burning   like   infernos   and   the   wind
was   also   helping   the   fire   spread   rapidly.
 
tain   kaÂnjalain   mu­ami[myain   c   ,
-vnaNyvzIyRNt   rÆviNt   mhaiNt   c   .23.
ta¢n   those
ka·njala¢n   with golden windows
m¤³am¢Nmya¢n   c   decorated with pearls and gems also
Bvna¢n   mansions
AvS£yIÓt   deteriorated
rÏnv¢Ót   costly gems
mha¢Ót   c   large in size also

 
23.Tha   mansions   with   gold   windows,   pearl   string   decorations   and   costly   furniture
were   reduced   to   ashes   by   the   action   of   fire.
 
tain   -¶ivmanain   inpetuvRsuxatle   ,
-vnanIv   isÏanamMbrat!   pu{ys<]ye   .24.
ta¢n   those
Bg"¢vmana¢n   with broken house tops
¢npEt¤:   fell
vs¤DatlE   to the ground
Bvna¢n   houses
iv  like
¢sÑGana|   of siddhas
AØbrat¯   from the sky
p¤Îys|XyE   when the effects of their gooddeeds were wasted

 
24.Just   as   the   houses   of   the   Siddhas   fell   from   their   heavenly   location   when   they
have   reached   the   end   of   their   meritorious   deeds,   so   did   all   the   multi   storyed   buildings
in   Lanka   fell   to   the   ground.
 
sÃ}e   tumul>   zBdae   ra]sana<   àxavtam!   ,
Sve   Sve   g&hpirÇa[e   -¶aeTsahgtiïyam!   .
nUnme;ae=i¶rayat>   kipêpe[   ha   #it   .25.
s¸åOE   pervaded
t¤m¤l:   loud
SÖd:   noise
raXsana|   rakshasa's
p#Davtam¯   running helter shelter
ÞvE   ÞvE   theirs
g¦hp¢ræOaNE   for protecting the houses
Bg"aEÏsahgt¢½yam¯   loosing their courage and property
n¥n|   certainly
ex:  this
A¢g":   fire
Aayat:   has come
k¢pãpEN   in the form of a monkey
ha  they exclaimed Oh! God
i¢t  thus

 
25.The   Rakshasas   now   ran   about   to   save   their   houses.   With   all   their   heorism   subsided
they   shouted   "Alas   the   fire   diety   himself   has   come   in   the   form   of   a   monkey"   Cries
of   this   type   filled   the   atmosphere.
 
³NdNTy>   shsa   petu>   StnNxyxra>   iôy>   ,
kaiídi¶prIte_yae   hrœMye_yae   mu­mUxRja>   .26.
@ÓdÓÏy:   crying
shsa   suddenly
pEt¤:   fell
ÞtnÓDyDra:   with babies
¢ÞæOy:   ladies
ka¢àdt¯   some
A¢g"pr£tE×y:   engulfed in flames
hrqØyE×y:   from top floors
m¤³m¥DIja:   with hair loosened
ptÓÏyaE   rE¢jrE{B#E×y:   saWda¢mÓy   ivaØbrat¯   .27.
ptÓÏy:   falling people
rE¢jrE   shone
AB#E×y:   from the clouds
saWda¢mÓy   lightning
iv  like
AØbrat¯   from the sky

 
27.Falling   down   from   the   top   floor   of   the   mansions   they   shone   like   lightning
falling   from   the   clouds.
 
v¿ivÔ‚mvEfUyRmu­arjts<ihtan!   ,
ivicÇan!   -vnaNxatUn!   SyNdmanaNddzR   s>   .28.
vj#¢vd#[mvWf¥yIm¤³arjts|¢htan¯   built with diamonds, corals, lapizlazuli, pearls and silver
¢v¢cæOan¯   decorative
Bvnan¯   houses
Dat¥n¯   as metals
ÞyÓdmanan¯   in molten condition
ddSI   saw
s:  he

 
28.Hanuman   saw   in   molten   condition   the   mansions   built   with   diamonds.   lapiz   lazuli,   pearls   and silver.
 
nai¶St&Pyit   kaóana<   t&[ana   ywa   twa   ,
hnuman!   ra]seNÔa[a<   vxe   ikiÂÚ   t&Pyit   .29.
n  not
A¢g":   fire
t¦Ôy¢t   is satisfied
ka¿ana|   with wood
t¦Nana|   with grass
c  also
yTa   tTa   in the same way
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
raXsEÓd#aNa|   Rakshasas'
vDE  destruction
¢k¢·t¯   even a little
n   t¦Ôy¢t   not satisfied

 
29.Fire   is   not   satisfied   with   grass   and   pieces   of   wood,   same   way   Hanuman   was   not   stisfied   with
the   mere   destruction   of   some   of   the   Rakshasa   leaders.
 
n   hnumiÖzStana<   ra]sana<     vsuNxra   .30.
n  not suficient
hn¤m¢¹SÞtana|   killed by Hanuman
raXsana|   for Rakshasas
vs¤ÓDra   earth

 
30.The   earth   was   not   sufficient   for   the   Rakshasa   killed   by   Hanuman.
 

           

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