THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 59 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
AnNtrk«Tyalaecnm!   -   THINKING   OF   ACTION   TO   BE   TAKEN
 
@tdaOyay   tTsvR<   hnuman!   maétaTmj>   ,
-Uy>   smupc³am   vcn<   v­…muÄrm!   .1.
ett¯   as follows
AaÁyay   after saying
tt¯  that
svI|   all
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
maâtaÏmj:   son of Vayu
B¥y:   as required
sm¤pc@am   said
vcn|   words
v³[|   to be told
uäOrm¯   very important

 
1.After   giving   this   account   Hanuman   son   of   Vayu   reiterated   one   special   point.
 
s)lae   ragvae*aeg>   su¢IvSy   c   s<æm>   ,
zIlmasa*   sItaya   mm   c   àIi[t<   mn>   .2.
sPl:   fruitful
rgvaEïaEg:   Rama's work
s¤g#£vÞy   Sugreeva's
c   s|B#m:   respect also
S£l|   chastity
Aasaï   seeing in person
s£taya:   Sita's
mm  my
c  similarly gets enhanced
p#£¢Nt|   calmed down
mn:  mind

 
2.Hanuman's   mind   attained   peace   after   seeing   the   purity   of   Sita'a   character.   Rama's
and   Sugreeva's   efforts   have   now   come   to   their   fulfilment.
 
tpsa   xaryeLlaekan!   ³…Ïae   va   indRhedip   ,
svRwa=itàv&Ïae=saE   rav[ae   ra]saixp>   .
ySy   ta<   Sp&ztae   gaÇ<   tpsa   n   ivnaiztm!   .3.
tpsa   by the effect of penance
DaryEt¯   can tolerate
laEkan¯   worlds
@[ÑG:   va   if becomes angry
¢ndIhEt¯   A¢p   can destroy also
svITa   in any way
A¢tp#v¦ÑG:   very powerful
AsaW   this
ravN:   Ravana
raXsa¢Dp:   Rakshasa King
yÞy  whose
ta|   her
Þp¦St:   touched
gaæO|   body
tpsa   by the effect of penance
n   ¢vna¢Stm¯   was not destroyed

 
3.This   Ravana   attained   his   powers   by   penance   has   the   capacity   to   protect   the   worlds
and   destroy   it.   It   was   the   power   of   his   penance   that   saved   him   from   being   burnt   when he   touched   Sita.
 
n   tdi¶izoa   k…yaRt!   s<Sp&òa   pai[na   stI   ,
jnkSyaTmja   k…yaRXyT³aexklu;Ik«ta   .4.
n  not
tt¯  that
A¢g"¢SKa   flame of the fire
k[yaIt¯   do
s|Þp¦¾a   touched
pa¢Nna   with hands
st£  noble
jnkÞy   Janaka's
AaÏmja   daughter
k[yaIt¯   will do
yt¯  which
@aEDkl¤x£k]ta   is in sorrow because of anger

 
4.Sita's   power   of   her   chastity   could   harm   anyone   against   whom   her   anger   is   aroused
in   a   way   that   even   fire   cannot   accomplish.
 
AzaekvinkamXye   rav[Sy   ÊraTmna>   ,
AaxStaiCD<zupav&]e   saXvI   ké[maiSwta   .5.
ASaEkv¢nkamÒyE   in the middle of Ashoka grove
ravNÞy   Ravana's
ѤraÏmna   wicked
AaDÞtat¯   under
¢S|S¤pav¦XE   Simsupa tree
saÒv£   noble
kâN|   in distress
Aa¢ÞTta   was steeped

 
5.The   great   lady   in   distress   was   sitting   under   the   Shimshupa   tree   in   the   middle   of
the   ashoka   grove   of   the   wicked   Ravana.
 
ra]sIi->   pirv&ta   zaeksNtapkzRta   ,
me"leoapirv&ta   ciNdrleoev   in:à-a   .6.
raXs£¢B:   by Rakshsis
p¢rv¦ta   surrounded
SaEksÓtapkSIta   was looking withered and lean because of sorrow
mEGlEKap¢rv¦ta   covered by cluster of clouds
c¢ÓdrlEKa   iv   like the moon
¢nÝp#Ba   with dimmed light

 
6.Like   the   moon   covered   by   clouds,   Sita   was   surrounded   by   the   Rakshasa   women.
 
AicNtyNtI   vEdehI   rav[<   bldipRtm!   ,
pitìta   c   suïae[I   AvòBxa   c   jankI   .7.
A¢cÓtyÓt£   did not think even as an object
vWdEh£   Sita
ravN|   Ravana
bld¢pItm¯   arrogance due to power
p¢tv#ta   chaste
c  also
s¤½aEN£   beautiful
Av¾ÖDa   was found
c  also
jank£   Janaka's daughter

 
7.The   chaste   Sita   cares   not   for   Ravana   who   was   arrogant   because   of   his   power.
 
Anur­a   ih   vEdehI   ram<   svaRTmna   zu-a   ,
AnNyicÄa   rame   c   paElaemIv   purNdre   .8.
An¤r³a   was fathful
¢h  only
vWdEh£   Sita
ram|   Rama
svaIÏmna   in all ways
S¤Ba   chaste
AnÓy¢cäOa   concentrating on one thought
ramE   c   towards Rama only
paWlaEm£   iv   like Indrani
p¤rÓdrE   towards Indra

 
8.Sita   who   is   chaste   was   thinking   only   of   Rama   just   as   Indrani   thinks   of   Indra.   She   has concentrated   her   thoughts   only   on   Rama.
 
tdekvasSs<vIta   rajaeXvSta   twEv   c   ,
zaeksNtapdIna¼I   sIta   -rœt&ihte   rta   .9.
 
tdEkvasÞs|v£ta   wearing the same sari
rajaEÒvÞta   covered with dust
tTa   ev   the same way
c   also
SaEksÓtapd£naÄñ£   sorrow having emaciated her
s£ta   Sita
Brqt¦¢htE   for the welfare of her husband
rta   concentrating her mind

 
9.Sita   was   wearing   the   same   sari   that   she   was   clad   when   she   was   carried   away.She
was   covered   with   dust   and   looked   emaciated   due   to   sorrow   and   thought   nothing
but   the   welfare   of   her   husband.
 
sa   mya   ra]sImXye   tJyRmana   m÷muR÷>   ,
ra]sIi-ivRêpai-rœ†òa   ih   àmdavne   .10.
sa  she
mya  by me
raXs£mÒyE   among rakshasa women
tÇyImana   afraid on being threatened
m¤h^:   m¤h^:   now and then
raXs£¢B:   rakshasis
¢vãpa¢b:   with ugly faces
è¾a   was seen
¢h  surely
p#mdavnE   in the beautiful grove

 
10.Hanuman   saw   fierce   looking   rakshasis   were   terrifying   Sita   in   the   beautiful   grove.            
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