THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
l»av&taNtkwnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   EVENTS   IN   LANKA
 
tt>   tSy   igre   z&¼e   mheNÔSy   mhabla>   ,
hnumt!àmuoa>   àIit<   hryae   jGmuéÄmm!   .1.
tt:  then
tÞy  that
¢grE:   mountain's
S¦ÄñE   peak
mhEÓd#Þy   Mahendra's
mhabla:   strong
hn¤mt¯p#m¤Ka:   with Hanuman as chief
p#£¢t|   happiness
hry:   monkeys
jÂm¤:   attained
uäOmm¯   incomparable

 
1.The   monkeys   under   the   leadership   of   Hanuman,   became   ecstatic   on   hearing   those   words.
 
àIitmTsUpivòe;u   vanre;u   mhaTmsu   ,
t<   tt>   àIits<ÿò>   àIitmNt<   mhakipm!   .
jaMbvan!   kayRv&ÄaNtmp&CDdinlaTmjm!   .2.
p#£¢tmÏs¤   those who are affectionate
up¢v¾Ex¤   having been seated
vanrEx¤   monkeys
mhaÏms¤   noble ones
t|   to him
tt:  then
p#£¢ts|»¾a:   excited with happiness
p#£¢tmÓt|   filled with joy
mhak¢pm¯   great monkey
jaØbvan¯   Jambavan
kayIv¦äOaÓt|   past happenings
Ap¦ÅCt¯   asked
A¢nlatmjm¯   son of the wind

 
2.Jambavan   asked   Hanuman   asked   about   the   events   that   took   place   in   Lanka.
 
kw<   Îòa   Tvya   devI   kw<   va   tÇ   vtRte   ,
tSya<   va   s   kw<v&Ä>   ³ªrkmaR   dzann>   .3.
kT|   how
ê¾a   was seen
Ïvya   by you
dEv£   Sita
kT|   va   in what state
tæO   there
vtItE   she is in
tÞya|   towards her
s:  that
kT|v¦äO:   how does he behave
@\rkmaI   the cruel
dSann:   Ravana

 
3.Jambavan   asked   Hanuman   about   how   Sita   is   and   also   how   Ravana   is   behaving   to   her.
 
tt!Tvt>   svRmeteÚ>   àäUih   Tv<   mhakpe   ,
ïutawaRiíNtiy:yamae   -Uy>   kayRiviníym!   .4.
tt¯Ïvt:   as it happened
svI|   ett¯   all that
n:  to us
p#b#¥¢h   tell in detail
Ïv|   you
mhakpE   great monkay
½¤taTaI:   after hearing the news
¢cÓt¢yÝyam:   will decide
B¥y:   again
kayI¢v¢nàym¯   future course of action

 
4.Jambavan   requests   Hanuman   to   narrate   in   details   all   that   happened   to   enable   decide   on   the future   action   to   be   taken.
 
yíawRStÇ   v­Vyae   gtErSmai-raTmvan!   ,
ri]tVy<   c   yÄÇ   tÑvan!   Vyakraetu   n>   .5.
y:  which
c  also
ATI:   matter
tæO   there
v³Ûy:   to be told
gtW:   after reaching
AÞma¢B:   by us
AaÏmvan¯   intelligent
r¢XtÛy|   not to be divulged
c  all
yt¯  which
tæO   there
tt¯  that
Bvan¯   you
ÛyakraEt¤   please tell in detail
n:  to us

 
5.Jambavan   asks   Hanuman   to   inform   them   what   to   say   and   what   not   to   say   there.
 
s   inyu­SttSten   s<àùòtnUéh>   ,
à[My   izrsa   deVyE   sItayE   àTy-a;t   .6.
s:  he
¢ny¤³:   ordered
tt:  than
tEn  by him
s|p#¶¾tn¥âh:   excited with great happiness
p#NØy   paying respects
¢Srsa   with bowed head
dEÛyW   to Devi
s£tayW   to Sita
p#ÏyBaxt   replied

 
6.Hanuman,   excited   with   happiness,   then   replied   after   paying   his   respects   to   Sita.
 
àTy]mev   -vta<   mheNÔ¢at!   omaPlut>   ,
%dxedRi][<   par<   ka'œúyma[>   smaiht>   .7.
p#ÏyX|   ev   in presence of
Bvta|   your
mhEÓd#g#at¯   from Mahendra mountain
K|   in the sky
AaÔl¤t:   rose
udDE:   ocean's
d¢XN|   par|   sothern shore
kaHqßymaN:   wishing to see
sma¢ht:   with a single mind

 
7.Hanuman   says   that   he   started   the   flight   across   the   ocean   from   Mahendra   mountain.
 
gCDtí   ih   me   "aer<   iv¹êpimva-vt!   ,
kaÂn<   izor<   idVy<   pZyaim   sumnaehrm!   .8.
gÅCt:   going
c  also
¢h  surely
mE  for me
GaEr|   frightening
¢vG"ãpm¯   iv   as an obstruction
ABvt¯   lay
ka·n|   golden
¢SKr|   mountain top
¢dÛy|   celestial
pÜya¢m   I started analysing
s¤mnaEhrm¯   very beautiful

 
8.On   my   way   I   saw   a   mountain   with   golden   top,   beautiful   and   at   the   same   time   frightening, was   obstructing   my   path.
 
iSwt<   pNwanmav&Ty   mene   iv¹<   c   t<   ngm!   .9.
¢ÞTt|   standing
pÓTan|   my path
Aav¦Ïy   obstructing
mEnE   I thought
¢vG"|   to hinder
c  also
t|   ngm¯   that mountain

 
9.Since   the   mountain   was   on   my   way,   I   thought   that   it   was   hindering   my   flight.
 
%ps¼My   t<   idVy<   kaÂn<   ngsÄmm!   ,
k«ta   me   mnsa   buiÏ-ˆRÄVyae=y<   myeit   c   .10.
upsÄñØy   going near
t|   that
¢dÛy|   celestial
ka·n|   golden
ngsäOmm¯   the best of mountains
k]ta   done
mE   mnsa   in my mind
b¤¢ÑG:   decision
BEäOÛy:   to be smashed
Ay|   this
mya  by me
i¢t  thus
c  also

 
10.On   nearing   the   golden   celestial   mountain   I   decided   to   smash   it   to   pieces.

           

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