THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 141 TO 150

 
l»av&ÄaNtn[Rnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   EVENTS   IN   LANKA
 
tSy   sahaYymSmai->   kayR<   svaRTmna   iTvh   ,
tne   àSwaiptStu_y<   smIpimh   xmRt>   .141.
tÞy  for him
sahaÙy|   to help
AÞma¢B:   by us
kayI|   natural duty
svaIÏmna   without any deficiency
t¤  his duty
ih  here
tEn  by him
p#ÞTa¢pt:   sent as a messenger
t¤×y|   your
sm£p|   presence
ih  now
DmIt:   according to dharma

 
141.It   is   our   duty   to   help   him   in   every   way   in   this   matter.   I   have   been   sent   as   messenger   to your   court.
 
i]àmanIyta<   sIta   dIyta<   ra"vay   c   ,
yavÚ   hryae   vIra   ivxmiNt   bl<   tv   .142.
¢Xp#|   immediately
Aan£yta|   be given back
s£ta   Sita
d£yta|   given
raGvay   to Raghava
c  also
yavt¯   in that case
n  not
hry:   v£ra:   monkey warriors
¢vDm¢Ót   bring discredit
bl|   army
tv  your

 
142.Bring   Sita   and   immesiately   return   her   to   Rama.   If   you   do   so   the   heroic   monkeys
will   not   do   anything   to   discredit   and   destroy   your   army.
 
vanra[a<   à-avae   ih   n   ken   ividt>   pura   ,
devtana<   skaz<   c   ye   gCDiNt   inmiÙta>   .143.
vanraNa|   monkey's
p#Bav:   fame
¢h  surely
n  not
kEn  by anyoneone
¢v¢dt:   to know as a new thing
p¤ra   till this time
dEvtana|   to Devas'
skaS|   c   presence also
yE  who
gÅC¢Ót   goes
¢nm¢ÓæOt:   being invited

 
143.Who   is   there   who   does   not   know   the   power   of   the   monkeys   who   are   summoned   even for   the   help   of   cellestials   in   heaven.
 
#it   vanrrajSTvamaheTyi-ihtae   mya   ,
mamE]t   tt>   ³…Ïí]u;a   àdhiÚv   .144.
i¢t  as stated above
vanrraj:   monkey king
Ïva|   to you
Aah  said
i¢t  thus
A¢B¢ht:   firmly told
mya  by me
ma|   me
eEXt   stared
tt:  then
@[ÑG:   enraged
cX¤xa   with eyes
p#dhn¯   iv   burning like

 
144.This   is   what   my   king   firmly   asked   me   to   convey   to   you   and   which   I   have   done.   There upon   Ravana   looked   at   me   as   though   he   was   going   to   burn   me   with   his   eyes.
 
ten   vXyae=hma}aÝae   r]sa   raEÔkmR[a   ,
mt!à-avmiv}ay   rav[en   ÊraTmna   .145.
tEn  by him
vÒy:   death penalty
Ah|   I
AaåOaçO:   was ordered
rXsa   by Rakshasa
raWd#kmINa   evil doers
mt¯p#Bav|   my strength
A¢våOay   not knowing
ravNEn   by Ravana
ѤraÏmna   wicked

 
145.The   wicked   Ravana   who   was     a   habitual   evil   doer   ordered   me   to   be   killed   without realising   my   powers.
 
ttae   iv-I;[ae   nam   tSy   æata   mhamit>   ,
ten   ra]srajae=saE   yaictae   mm   kar[at!   .146.
tt:  then
¢vB£xN:   Vibhishana
nam  named
tÞy  his
B#ata   younger brother
mham¢t:   with high character
tEn  by him
raXsraj:   rakshasa king
AsaW   this
ya¢ct:   was requested
mm  my
karNat¯   cause

 
146.Then   my   cause   was   taken   up   by   Vibhishana   with   Ravana.
 
nEv<   ra]szaËRl   TyJytame;   iníy>   ,
rajzaôVypetae   ih   magR>   s<seVyte   Tvya   .147.
n   ev|   do not do so
raXsSaÑ¥Il   best among rakshasas
ÏyÇyta|   may be given up
ex:  this
¢này:   decision
rajSaÞæOÛypEt:   against normal statecraft
¢h  because
magI:   action
s|sEÛytE   has been taken
Ïvya   by you

 
147.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   to   rescind   this   order   as   it   is   against   norms   followed.
 
ËtvXya   n   †òa   ih   rajzaôe;u   ra]s   ,
Ëten   veidtVy<   c   ywawR<   ihtvaidna   .148.
Ñ¥tvÒya   to kill a messenger
n   è¾a   ¢h   is not laid down
rajSaÞæOEx¤   in the rules of kingdom's administration
raXs   O! king
Ñ¥tEn   from the messenger
vE¢dtÛy|   to be understood
c   yTaTI|   the correct position
¢htva¢dna   one who conveys messages

 
148.Vibhishana   said   that   the   messenger   should   be   allowed   to   convey   the   message   and   from that   we   should   understand   the   correct   position.
 
sumhTypraexe=ip   ËtSyatuliv³m   ,
ivêpkr[<   †ò<   n   vxae=StIit   zaôt>   .149.
s¤mh¢t   in case of the biggest
ApraEDE   A¢p   crime also
Ñ¥tÞy   messenger's
At¤l¢v@m   incomparable warrior
¢vãpkrN|   disfigurement
è¾|   is laid down
n  not
vD:  death penalty
A¢Þt   is present
i¢t  thus
SaÞæOt:   in the laws

 
149.In   the   laws   disfigurement   of   limbs   is   laid   down   but   not   death   penalty   for   a   messenger.
 
iv-I;[enEvmu­ae   rav[>   siNddez   tan!   ,
ra]sanetdevaSy   la'œgUl<   dýtaimit   .150.
¢vB£xNEn   by Vibhishana
ev|   like this
u³:   being told
ravN:   Ravana
s¢ÓddES   ordered
tan¯   those
raXsan¯   Rakshasas
ett¯   ev   this is
AÞy  its
laHqg¥l|   tail
d/ta|   be set on fire
i¢t  thus

 
150.On   being   told   by   Vibhishana   thus,   Ravana   ordered   that   Hanuman's   tail   be   set   on   fire.            
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