THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 54 : SLOKAS 41 TO 52

l»adhnm!   -   BURNING   DOWN   LANKA
 
ttStu   l»a   shsa   àdGxa   sr]sa   sañrwa   snaga   ,
spi]s'œxa   sm&ga   sv&]a   éraed   dIna   tumul<   szBdm!   .41.
tt:  then
 in that state
lÄða   Lanka
shsa   at once
p#dÂDa   burning
srXsa   with Rakshasas
saárTa   horses with chariots
snaga   with elephants
sp¢XsHqDa   and flocks of birds
sm¦ga   and animals
sv¦Xa   with trees
âraEd   cried
d£na   pitiably
t¤m¤l|   with great confusion
sSÖdm¯   with great noise

 
41.There   arose   from   Lanka   the   pitiable   and   loud   cries   of   all   creatures   in   it-the   Rakshasa, birds,   animals,   elephants,   horses,   trees   as   they   were   all   being   burnt   to   ashes.

ha   tat   ha   puÇk   kaNt   imÇ   ha   jIivt<   -aegyut<   supu:pm!   ,
r]aei-rev<   b÷xa   äviÑ>   zBd>   k«tae   "aertr>   su-Im>   .42.
ha   tat   Oh God!
ha   p¤æOk   Oh Son
kaÓt   dearest
¢mæO   friend
ha  Oh! what a pity
¢j¢vt|   life time
BaEgy¤t|   with pleasures
s¤p¤Ýpm¯   when ripe
rXaE¢B:   by Rakshasas
ev|  like this
bh^Da   in many ways
b#¤v¢ë:   screaming
SÖd:   in loud voices
k]t:   were done
GaErtr:   dreadful
s¤B£m:   frightening

 
42.Oh   God!   Oh   son!   Dearest,   friend   Oh   What   a   pity   that   this   has   happened   to   the
prosperous   life   we   were   enjoying.   Loud   and   fearful   cries   of   all   the   Rakshasas
filled   the   air.
 
÷taznJvalsmav&ta   sa   htàvIra   pirv&Äyaexa   ,
hnumt>   ³aexblai--Uta   b-Uv   zpaephtev   l»a   .43.
h^taSnÇvalsmav¦ta   surrounded by the flames of the fire
sa  that
htp#v£ra   with dead soldiers
p¢rv¦äOyaEDa   with soldiers running helter skelter
hn¤mt:   Hanuman's
@aEDbla¢BB¥ta   becoming a target of great anger
bB¥v   became
SpaEphta   iv   like destroyed because of curse
lÄða   Lanka

 
43.Owing   to   Hanuman's   anger,   the   city   of   Lanka,   with   fire   spreading   everywhere   with
its   heros   killed   and   armies   shattered   to   pieces,   looked   like   a   city   that   has   been
destroyed   by   curse.
 
s   s<æmÇStiv;{[ra]sa<   smuj!Jvlj!Jval÷taznai»tam!   ,
ddzR   l»a<   hnuman!   mhaTmna>   Svy<-ukaepaephtaimvavinm!   .44.
s:  he
s|B#mæOÞt¢vxÎNraXsa|   with rakshasas who were petrified and runnig all over
sm¤ÇjlÇjvalh^taSna¢Äðtam¯   scarred by the blazing flame
ddSI   saw
lÄða|   Lanka
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
mhaÏmna:   noble man
Þvy|B¤kaEpaEphta|   destroyed due to God's anger
iv   Av¢nm¯   like earth

 
44.The   noble   Hanuman,   saw   the   city   of   Lanka   full   of   Rakshasa   petrified   and   running   helter   skelter, and   destroyed   by   the   flame   lit   by   him   just   like   the   world   brought   to   a   state   of   destruction by   the   supreme   lord.
 
-'œ®va   vn<   padprÆs»‚l<     hTva   tu   r]a<is   mhaiNt   s<yuge   ,
dGx!va   purI<   ta<   g&hrÆmailnI<   tSwaE   hnuman!   pvnaTmj>   kip>   .45.
BHq?va   destroying
vn|   the forest
padprÏnsÄð[l|   with valuable trees
hÏva   killing
rXa|¢s   therakshasas
mha¢Ót   terrible
s|y¤gE   in a war
dÂD¯va   burning down
p¤r£|   the city
ta|   that
g¦hrÏnma¢ln£|   mansions like the mountains
tÞTaW   stood
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
pvnaÏmj:   son of Vayu
k¢p:   monkey

 
45.Haning   destroyed   the   luscious   forests,   having   killed   many   Rakshasas   and   having
burnt   their   huge   mansions   by   setting   them   on   fire,   the   great   son   of   the   Vayu,
Hanuman   stood   for   a   moment.
 
iÇkªqz&¼a¢tle   ivicÇe   àitótae   vanrrajis<h>   ,
àdIÝla'œgUlk«taicRmail   VyrajtaidTy   #va<zumail   .46.
¢æOk\zS¦Äñag#tlE   on the top of the Thrikuta mountain
¢v¢cæOE   well adorned
p#¢t¿t:   firmly stationed
vanrraj¢s|h:   the best among monkeys
p#d£çOlaHqg¥lk]ta¢cImal£   with tail that was blazing by the fire
Ûyrajt:   appeared
Aa¢dÏy:   iv   like the sun
A|S¤ma¢l   with radiant rays

 
46.That   heroic   monkey,   standing   on   top   of   the   Thrikuta   mountain   with   the   fire   burning   his   tail, looked   like   the   sun   that   was   radiating   its   brilliant   rays.
 
s   ra]sa<Stan!   subø<í   hTva   vn<   c   -'œ®va   b÷padp<   tt!   ,
ivs&Jy   ra]ae-vne;u   cai¶<   jgam   ram<   mnsa   mhaTma   .47.
s:  that
raXsan¯   Rakshasas
tan¯   those
s¤bh\n¯   very many
c  also
hÏva   having killed
vn|   c   forest also
BHq?va   having destroyed
bh^padp|   with many trees
tt¯  that
¢vs¦Çy   setting
raXaEBvnEx¤   Rakshasas's mansions
c  also
A¢g"|   on fire
jgam   thought
ram|   about Rama
mnsa   in mind
mhaÏma   noble person

 
47.The   noble   Hanuman   after   destroying   the   forests,   and   killing   many   Rakshasas   and   setting   fire to   the   mansions,   now   thought   of   Rama   in   his   mind.
 
ttStu   t<   vanrvIrmuOy<   mhabl<   maéttuLyvegm!   ,
mhamit<   vayusut<   viró<   àtuòuvurœdevg[aí   svˆR   .48.
tt:     at the same time
t|   that
vanrv£rm¤Áy|   chief of the monkey warriors
mhabl|   powerful
maâtt¤ÚyvEgm¯   with speed like that of the wind
mham¢t|   with great intelligence
vay¤s¤t|   son of Vayu
v¢r¿|   the best
p#t¤¾¤v¤:   praised
dEvgNa:   c   Devaganas also
sv©I   all

 
48.At   the   smae   time   the   Devas   sang   the   praise   of   Hanuman,   the   most   heroic   monkey   who   was   very strong   and   intelligent   and   whose   speed   was   like   that   of   the   wind.
 
-'œ®va   vn<   mhateja   hTva   r]a<is   s<yuge   ,
dGxva   l'kapurI<   rMya<   rraj   s   mhakip>   .49.
BHq?va   destroying
vn|   forest
mhatEja   effulgent
hÏva   killing
rXa|¢s   the Rakshasas
s|y¤gE   in a war
dÂDva   burning
lHkap¤r£|   the city of Lanka
rØya|   beautiful
rraj   shone
mhak¢p:   great monkey

 
49.The   great   monkey   destroyed   the   forest,   killed   the   Rakshasas   in   war   and   burnt   the   beautiful   city   of   Lanka and   looked   even   more   effulgent.
 
l»a<   smSta<   sNdIPy   la'œgUlai¶<   mhabl>   ,
invaRpyamas   tda   smuÔe   hirsÄm>.50.
lÄða|   Lanka
smÞta|   all
sÓd£Ôy   having burnt with fire
laHqg¥la¢g"|   the fire on his tail
mhabl:   strong
¢nvaIpyamas   doused by plunging it
tda  then
sm¤d#E   in the ocean
h¢rsäOm:   best among monkeys

 
50.The   powerful   monkey   after   burning   Lanka   extinguished   the   fire   from   his   tail   by   dipping it   into   the   ocean.
 
t<   †òœva   vanrïeó<   hnumNt<   mhakipm!   ,
kalai¶irit   siÂNty   svR-Utain   tÇsu>   .51.
t|   that
è¾qva   seeing
vnr½E¿|   best among monkeys
hn¤mÓt|   Hanuman
mhak¢pm¯   great monkey
kala¢g":   i¢t   as the all destroying fire
s¢·ÓÏy   thinking
svIB¥ta¢n   all creatures
tæOs¤:   trembled

 
51.Seeing   the   noble   and   power   Hanuman,   all   creatures   trembled   as   if   they   were   seeing   the   all consuming   fire.
 
devaí   svˆR   muinpu¼vaí   gNxvRiv*axrnagy]a>   ,
-Utain   svaRi[   mhaiNt      jGmu>   pra<   àIitmtuLyêpam!   .52.
dEva:   the devas
c  also
sv©I   all
m¤¢np¤Äñva:   c   noble sages also
gÓDvI¢vïaDrnagyXa:   Ghandarvas, Vidyadaras, Nagas, Yakshas
B¥ta¢n   creatures
svaI¢N   all
mha¢Ót   big
tæO   there
jÂm¤:   attained
pra|   great
p#£¢t|   happiness
At¤Úyãpam¯   incomparably

 
52.Great   was   the   delight   on   this   occassion   of   all   the   devas,   the   great   sages,   Nagas,   Yakshas, Ghandarvas   and   Vidyadharas.

 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   suNdrka{fe   ctu:pÂaz>   sgR>   .54.
           
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