THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 57 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 
%ÄrtIràaiÝ>   -   REACHING   THE   NORTHERN   SHORE
 
h;ˆR[apUyRma[ae=saE   rMye   pvRtinHRre   ,
iDÚp]   #vakazat!   ppat   xr[Ixr>   .31.
hx©IN   by happiness
Aap¥yImaN:   feeling elated
AsaW   he
rØyE   beautiful
pvIt¢nJIrE   in a mountain stream
¢C°pX:   having lost its wing
iv  like
AakaSat¯   from the sky
ppat   dropped down
DrN£Dr:   mountain

 
31.Hanuman   feeling   happy,   dropped   down   in   a   stream   like   a   mountain   which   lost   its   wings.
 
ttSte   àItmns>   svˆR   vanrpu'œgva>   ,
hnumNt<   mhaTman<   pirvayaˆRptiSwre   .32.
tt:  then
tE  those
p#£tmns:   with a happy mind
sv©I   all
vanrp¤Hqgva:   the best monkeys
hn¤mÓt|   Hanuman
mhaÏman|   the great soul
p¢rvayI   surrounding
upt¢ÞTrE   stood near

 
32.All   the   monkeys   then   stood   near   Hanuman   surrounding   him.
 
pirvayR   c   te   svˆR   pra<   àIitmupagta>   ,
àùòvdna>   svˆR   tmraegmupagmn!   .33.
p¢rvayI   surrounding
c  also
tE   sv©I   all of them
pra|   p#£¢t|   great happiness
upagta:   attained
p#¶¾vdna:   with smiling faces
sv©I   all
tm¯  him
AraEg|   safe
upagmn¯   went near

 
33.All   the   monkeys   happily   surrounded   Hanuman   with   smiling   faces.
 
%paynain   caday   mUlain   c   )lain   c   ,
àTycyn!   hirïeó<   hryae   maétaTmjm!   .34.
upayna¢n   as a gift
c  also
Aaday   bringing to give
m¥la¢n   c   roots also
Pla¢n   c   fruits also
p#Ïycyn¯   looked after
h¢r½E¿|   the best of monkeys
hry:   monkeys
maâtaÏmjm¯   son of Vayu

 
34.All   the   monkeys   welcomed   Hanuman   with   fruits   and   roots.
 
hnuma<Stu   guên!   v&ÏaÃaMbvt!àmuoa<Stda   ,
k…marm'œgd<   cEv   sae=vNdt   mhakip>   .35.
hn¤man¯   t¤   Hanuman himself
g¤ãn¯   to preceptors
v¦ÑGan¯   to elders
jaØbvt¯p#m¤Kan¯   including Jambavan
tda  then
k[marm¯   prince
AHqgd|   to Angada
c  also
ev  and
s:  that
AvÓdt   paid his respects
mhak¢p:   the great monkey

 
35.Then   Hanuman   paid   his   respects   to   Prince   Angada   and   elders   like   Jambavan.
 
s   ta_ya<   pUijt>   pUJy>   kipi-í   àsaidt>   ,
†òa   sIteit   iv³aNt>   s<]epe[   Nyvedyt!   .36.
s:  he
ta×ya|   by the two
p¥¢jt:   blessed
p¥Çy:   respectable
k¢p¢B:   by the monkeys
c  also
p#sa¢dt:   venerated
è¾a   s£ta   "Sita was seen"
i¢t  thus
¢v@aÓt:   courageous
s|XEpEN   briefly
ÓyvEdyt¯   informed

 
36.Hanuman   after   being   blessed   by   the   elders   and   praised   by   others,   said   tersely   "Sita   was seen   by   me".
 
in;sad   c   hSten   g&hITva   vailn>   sutm!   ,
rm[Iye   vnaeÎeze   mheNÔSy   igreStda   ,
hnumanävIϯòStda   tan!   vanr;R-an!   .37.
¢nxsad   sat
c  also
hÞtEn   g¦h£Ïva   taking by hand
va¢ln:   s¤t|   Vali's son
rmN£yE   a lovely
vnaEêESE   a place in the forest
mhEÓd#Þy   ¢grE:   Mahendra mountain's
tda  then
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
Ab#v£t¯   told as follows
¶¾:   being happy
tda  then
tan¯   those
vanrxIBan¯   to the best of monkeys

 
37.Hanuman   took   Angada   by   hand   and   went   to   a   lovely   spot   in   Mahendra   moutain's   forest and   told   the   monkeys   as   follows.
 
Asaekvinkas<Swa   †òa   sa   jnkaTmja   ,
rúyma[a   su"aera-I   ra]sIi-riniNdta   .38.
@kve[Ixra   bala   ramdzRnlalsa   ,
%pvaspirïaNta   jiqla   milna   k«za   .39.
AsaEkv¢nkas|ÞTa   living in Askoka vana
è¾a   was seen
sa  that
jnkaÏmja   Janaka's daughter
rßymaNa   being guarded
s¤GaEra¢B:   cruel
raXs£¢B:   rakshasis
A¢n¢Ódta   one who is without blemish
ekvEN£Dra   with a single plait
bala   young
ramdSInlalsa   pining to meet Rama
upvasp¢r½aÓta   tired due to observing fast
j¢zla   with matted hair
m¢lna   covered with dust
k]Sa   thinned

 
38,39.Hanuman   describes   Sita's   condition   when   he   saw   her   in   Ashoka   vana,   surrounded   by rakshasis,   with   dirty   clothes,   matted   hair,   fasting   and   longing   to   see   Rama.
 
ttae   †òeit   vcn<   mhawRmm&taepmm!   ,
inzMy   maéte>   svˆR   muidta>   kpyae=-vn!   .40.
tt:  therefore
è¾a   was seen
i¢t  thus
vcn|   words
mhaTIm¯   with great meaning
Am¦taEpmm¯   equal to nectar
¢nSØy   hearing
maâtE:   from Maruthi
sv©I   all
m¤¢dta:   very happy
kpy:   monkeys
ABvn¯   became

 
40.Hearing   the   welcome   words   from   Hanuman   that   he   had   seen   Sita   all   the   monkey   became very   happy.            
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