THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 56 : SLOKAS 22 TO 34

l»at>   smuTptnm!   -   JUMPING   FROM   LANKA
ten   padtla³aNta   rMye;u   igirsanu;u   ,
s"ae;a>   smzIyRNt   izlaíU[I–k«taStt>   .22.

tEn

by him

padtla@aÓta:

stamped by the feet

rØyEx¤

beautiful

¢g¢rsan¤x¤

foot hills

sGaExa:

noisily

smS£yIÓt

were scattered

¢Sla:

stones

c¥N£I|k]ta:

crushed into small fragments

tt:

then

22.The   rocks   on   the   beautiful   mountain   broke   into   tiny   fragments   and   got   scattered,
producing   a   great   sound.

s   tmaéý   zEleNÔ<   VyvxRt   mhakip>   ,
di][aÊÄr<   par<   àawRyLl~v[a<-s>   .23.

that

Aâ/

climbing

SWlEÓd#|

on the best of mountains

ÛyvDIt

grew

mhak¢p:

the great monkey

d¢XNat¯

from south

uäOr| par|

to nothern shores

p#aTIyn¯

desiring

lvNa|Bs:

the ocean's

23.The   great   monkey   desired   to   go   from   the   southern   to   the   nothern   shores   of   the   ocean; so   stationing   himself   on   to   of   the   mountain,   grew   large.

Aixéý   ttae   vIr>   pvRt<   pvnaTmj>   ,
ddzR   sagr<   -Im<   mInaergin;eivtm!   .24.

A¢Dâ/

ascending

tt:

that

v£r:

warrior

pvIt|

the mountain

pvnaÏmj:

son of Vayu

ddSI

saw

sagr|

ocean

B£m|

frightening

m£naErg¢nxE¢vtm¯

with fish and snakes residing

24.The   heroic   son   of   Vayu,   standing   at   the   top   of   the   huge   mountain   looked   surveying
at   the   imposing   ocean   that   was   infested   withfish   and   snakes.

s   maét>   #vakaz<   maétSyaTms<-v>   ,
àpede   hirzaËRlae   di][aÊÄra<   idzm!   .25.

that

maât:

Vayu

similar

AakaS|

to the sky

maâtÞy

Vayu's

AaÏms|Bv:

son

p#pEdE

started

h¢rSaÑ¥Il:

noble monkey

d¢XNat¯

from south

uäOr|

to north

¢dSm¯

direction

25.The   heroic   monkey,   son   of   the   wind   God   now   started   from   the   south   to   the   north,   just   as Vayu   moves   in   the   sky.

s   tda   pIiftSten   kipna   pvRtaeÄm>   ,
rras   sh   tE-URtE>   àaivzÖsuxatlm!   .
kMpmanEí   izorE>   ptiÑrip   c   Ô‚mE>   .26.

that

tda

at that time

p£¢ft:

squashed

tEn

by that

k¢pna

by monkey

pvItaEäOm:

greatest of mountains

rras

shouted

with

tW:

those

B¥ItW:

living creatures

p#a¢vSt¯

entered

vs¤Datlm¯

bowels of the earth.

kØpmanW:

trembling

c ¢SKrW:

peaks also

pt¢ë:

trampled

A¢p

and

c d#[mW:

along with the trees.

26.Then   that   huge   rocky   mountain,   which   was   pressed   under   Hanuman's   feet,   vibrated   with   all its   peaks   and   its   inhabitants   and   trees   toppling,   producing   a   thunderous   sound,   and   immediately disappeared   to   the   bowels   of   the   earth.

tSyaeévegaeNmiwta>   padpa>   pu:pzailn>   ,
inpeturœ-Utle   éG[a>   z³ayuxhta   #v   .27.

tÞy

by his

UâvEgaE¢Óm¢Tta:

crushed by the force of his thighs

padpa:

trees

p¤ÝpSa¢ln:

full of flowers

¢npEt¤:

fell down

B¥tlE

on the ground

âÂNa:

shattered into pieces

S@ay¤Dhta iv

like being battered by the Vajrayuda

27.The   trees   which   were   laden   with   flowers   were   broken   down   under   the   force
of   the   thighs   of   Hanuman   and   fell   on   the   floor   as   if   struck   by   Vajrayuda..

kNdraedrs<Swana<   pIiftana<   mhaEjsam!   ,
is<hana<   inndae   -Imae   n-ae   i-Ndn!   s   zuïuve   .28.

kÓdraEdrs|ÞTana|

trapped inside caves

p£¢ftana|

troubled

mhaWjsam¯

with strength

¢s|hana|

lions'

¢nnd:

roar

B£m:

terrifying

nB:

the sky

¢BÓdn¯

piercing

that

S¤½¤vE

was heard

28.The   terrible   roars   of   the   lions   that   were   trapped   at   that   time   in   the   dens
rose,   rending   the   sky.

öStVyaivÏvsna   Vyak…lIk«t-U;[a>   ,
iv*axyR>   smuTpetu>   shsa   xr[Ixrat!   .29.

*ÞtÛya¢vÑGvsna:

with dishevilled dresses

Ûyak[l£k]tB¥xNa:

ornaments being removed

¢vïaDyI:

Vidyadara women

sm¤ÏpEt¤:

emerged

shsa

suddenly

DrN£Drat¯

from the mountains

29.The   Vidyartha   women   now   suddenly   emerged   out   of   the   mountain   retreats
in   fright   with   dresses   loosened   and   ornaments   in   disarray.

Aitàma[a   bilnae   dIÝijþa   mhaiv;a>   ,
inpIiftizrae¢Iva   VyveòNt   mhaerga>   .30.

A¢tp#maNa:

with huge bodies

b¢ln:

strong

d£çO¢jºa:

with tongues sticking out

mha¢vxa:

discharging venom

¢np£¢ft¢SraEg#£va:

with heads and neck crushed

ÛyvE¾Ót

coiled

mhaErga:

big snakes

30.Huge   and   powerful   snakes   with   their   heads   and   necks   compressed   came
out   and   coiled   themselves,   protruding   and   vomitting   poison.

ikÚraerggNxvRy]iv*axraStda   ,
pIift<   t<   ngvr<   Tyva   ggnmaiSwta>   .31.

¢k°raErggÓDvIyX¢vïaDr:

Kinnaras, Nagas,Ghandharvas, Yakshas,Vidyadharas

tda

then

p£¢ft|

troubled

that

ngvr|

the great mountain

Ïy³va

leaving

ggn|

in the sky

Aa¢ÞTta:

reached

31.The   Kinnaras,   Nagas,   Yakshas,Ghandharvas,   and   Vidyadharas, who   were very   much   distressed,   came   out   of   the   mountain   and   positioned   themselves   in   the   sky.

s   c   -Uimxr>   ïIman!   bilna   ten   pIifta>   ,
sv&]izoraed¢>   àivvez   rsatlm!   .32.

s: c B¥¢mDr:

that mountain also

½£man¯

beautiful

b¢lna

strong

tEn

by him

p£¢fta:

being trampled

sv¦X¢SKraEd@:

with tall trees and mountain tops

p#¢vvES

reached

rsatlm¯

nether world

32.That   attractive   mountain   under   the   pressure   of   Hanuman   was   pushed   into   the   nether   worlds along   with   its   huge   trees   and   peaks.

dzyaejnivStariô<z*aejnmuCDœirt>   ,
xr{ya<   smta<   yat>   s>   b-Uv   xraxr>   .33.

dSyaEjn¢vÞtar:

ten yojana wide

¢*|SïaEjn|

thirty yojanas

uÅCq¢rt:

tall

DrÎya|

on the surface of the earth

smta|

same level

yat:

got

that

bB¥v

was pressed down

DraDr:

mountain

33.That   mountain   which   had   a   width   of     ten   and   a   height   of   thirty   yojanas   was
now   reduced   to   the   level   of   the   ground   .

s   ill'œ"iy;u-I–m<   sill<   lv[a[Rvm!   ,
kLlaelS)alvelaNtmuTppat   n-ae   hir>   .34.

that

¢llHqG¢yx¤:

intent on crossing

B£I|m|

frightful

sl£l|

easily

lvNaNIvm¯

ocean of salt water

kÚlaElÞPalvElaÓt|

with the shores being washed by waves

uÏppat

rose

nB:

in the sky

h¢r:

monkey

34.Desiring to cross the salty ocesn in which huge waves were raging, Hanuman next rose effortlessly high up into the sky. #Tya;ˆR ïImÔamay[e vaLmIkIye AaidkaVye suNdrka{fe ;qœpÂaz> sgR> .56.
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