THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 57 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
%ÄrtIràaiÝ>   -   REACHING   THE   NORTHERN   SHORE
 
scNÔk…sum<   rMy<   sakRkar{fv<   zu-m!   ,
it:yïv[kadMbmæzEvalzaÖlm!   .1.
punvRsumhamIn<   laeihta¼mha¢hm!   ,
@eravtmhaÖIp<   SvatIh<sivlaeiltm!   .2.
vats'œ"atjlaeimR   cNÔa<<<<<<<<<<<zuizizraMbumt!   ,
-uj¼y]gNdvRàbuÏkmlaeTplm!   .3.
hnuman!   maétgitmhanaEirv   sagrm!   ,
AparmpirïaNt>   puPluve   ggna[Rvm!   .4.
scÓd#k[s¤m|   with moon like the lily
rØy|   beautiful
sakIkarÎfv|   with sun like the duck
S¤Bm¯   auspicious
¢tÝy½vNkadØb|   pushya and Sravana as the swans
AB#SWvalSa¹lm¯   clouds like thick moss
p¤nvIs¤mham£n|   Punarvasu as a big fish
laE¢htaÄñmhag#hm¯   Angharaka, the large crocodile
eEravtmha¹£p|   with the island of Iravatham
Þvat£h|s¢vlaE¢ltm¯   with Swathi as a floating swan
vatsHqGatjlaE¢mI   with waves generated by the wind
cÓd#a|S¤¢S¢SraØb¤mt¯   tha rays of the moon as cool waters
B¤jÄñyXgÓdvIp#b¤ÑGkmlaEÏplm¯   Nagas Yakshas Ghandharvas as lotuses
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
maâtg¢t:   with the speed of wind
mhanaW:   a big ship
iv  similar to
sagrm¯   ocean
Ap¢r½aÓt:   without getting tired
p¤Ôl¤vE   flew across
ggnaNIvm¯   the sky like ocean

 
1   to   4.Like   a   huge   ship   Hanuman   crossed,   with   utmost   ease   across   the   limitless   ocean   as   a sky   which   has   in   it   the   comely   moon   as   water   lily   and   the   sun   as   the   water   fowl,   which has   the   constellations   Pushya   and   Shravana   as   the   swimming   swans,   which   has   the cloud   as   its   water   hyacinth;   the   Punarvasu   as   the   great   fish   and   the   Mars   as   the   alligator; the   rainbow   as   the   big   island   and   the   storms   as   the   waves   in   it;   moonlight   as   its   cool   water and   the   Nagas   Yakshas   and   Ghandharvas   as   its   full   blown   red   and   green   lotuses.
 
¢sman   #vakaz<   taraixpimvaeiLlon!   ,
hriÚv   sn]Ç<   ggn<   sakRm{flm!   .5.
maétSyaTmj>   ïImn!   kiprœVyaemcrae   mhan!   ,
hnuman!   me"jalain   ivk;RiÚv   gCDit   .6.
g#sman:   iv   swallowing like
AakaS|   in the sky
tara¢Dp|   the moon
iv   u¢ÚlKn¯   touching like
hrn¯   iv   like stealing
snXæO|   with stars
ggn|   sky
sakImÎflm¯   with the solar system
maâtÞy   Vayu's
AaÏmj:   son
½£mn¯   blessed
k¢p:   monkey
ÛyaEmcr:   travelling in space
mhan¯   the great
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
mEDjala¢n   water bearing clouds
¢vkxIn¯   iv   like pulling
gÅC¢t   went

 
5,6.When   Hanuman   the   son   of   Vayu   who   had   the   grace   of   Mahalakshmi,   flew   across
the   sky,   it   seemed   as   if   he   was   going   to   devour   the   sky   and   touch   the   moon.
It   looked   as   if   he   were   attacking   the   sky   with   the   sun   and   the   stars   in   it,   with   a
view   to   plunder   its   wealth.   He   seemed   to   drag   with   him   all   the   massive   clouds.
 
pa{fraé[v[aRin   nIlmaiÃókain   c   ,
hirtaé[v[aRin   mhaæai[   ckaizre   .7.
paÎfraâNvNaI¢n   with white colour and red colour
n£lma¢¸¿ka¢n   c   blue coloured and mixture of red and yellow colour
h¢rtaâNvNaI¢n   green mixed with red
mhaB#a¢N   big clouds
cka¢SrE   were seen

 
7.As   Hanuman   flew   across   the   sky,   the   clouds   were   seen   with   various   colours.
 
àivzÚæjalain   in:pt<í   pun>pun>   ,
àCDÚí   àkazí   cNÔma   #v   l]yte   .8.
p#¢vSn¯   entering
AB#jala¢n   in the clusters of clouds
¢nxptn¯   coming out
c  fully
p¤n:p¤n:   again and again
p#ÅC°:   concealed
c  fully
p#kaS:   emerging out
cÓd#ma:   iv   moon like
lXytE   appeared

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8.He   appeared   like   the   moon   now   disappearing   admist   masses   of   clouds,   and   next   emerging out   of   them.
 
ivivxaæ"napÚgaecrae   xvla<br>   ,
ÎzyaÎZytnuvI–rStda   cNÔayte=Mbre   .9.
¢v¢vDaB#Gnap°gaEcr:   going in and emerging out of various clouds
Dvla|br:   clothed in white
êSyaêÜytn¤:   seen sometimes and hiddden
v£I|r:   the valiant
tda  then
cÓd#aytE   looked like the moon
AØbrE   in the sky

 
9.Hanuman   clothed   in   white   dress,   now   disappearing   between   clouds   of   various   colours   and again   emerging   out   of   them,   looked   like   the   moon   itself.
 
tarœúyayàa[ae   ggne   b-ase   vayunNdn>   ,
daryn!   me"v&Ndain   in:pt<í   pun>   pun>   .10.
taXyaIyp#aNa:   like the Garuda himself
ggnE   in the sky
bBasE   appeared
vay¤nÓdn:   son of Vayu
daryn¯   breaking apart
mEGv¦Óda¢n   cluster of clouds
¢nÝptn¯   c   emerging also
p¤n:   p¤n:   again and again

 
10.Moving   amidst   the   clouds,   Hanuman,   hanuman   who   looked   like   splitting   the   clouds   and coming   out   again   and   again,   appeared   like   Garuda   himself   in   the   sky.            
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