THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 61 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

mxuvn-¼>   -   DESTROYING   MADHUVANAM
ttSte   vanra   ÿòa   †òœva   mxuvn<   mht!   ,
k…marm_yyacNt   mxUin   mxuip¼la>   .11.

tt:

then

those

vanra:

monkeys

»¾a:

very happily

è¾qva

seeing

mD¤vn|

madhuvanam

mht¯

the big

k[mar|

to prince

A×yyacÓt

requested

mD¥¢n

honey

mD¤¢pÄñla:

honey coloured

11.Then   the   honey   coloued   monkeys,   seeing   the   great   madhuvanam,   were   filled   with   joy   and requested   Prince   Angada   to   let   them   have   honey.

tt>   k…marStan!     v&ÏaNjaMbvt!àmuoan!   kpIn!   ,
AnumaNy   ddaE   te;a<   insgR<   mxu-][e   .12.

tt:

then

k[mar:

prince

tan¯

those

v¦ÑGan¯

elders

jaØbvt¯p#m¤Kan¯

Jambavan and others

kp£n¯

monkeys

An¤maÓy

made to agree

ddaW

gave

tExa|

to them

¢nsgI|

permission

mD¤BXNE

for drinking honey

12.Then   prince   Angada   with   the   concurrance   of   elders   like   Jambavan   gave   permission   to   the monkeys   to   drink   honey.

ttíanumta>   svˆR   s<àÿòa   vnaEks>   ,
muidtaí   tt>   keict!   àn&TyNtae=-v<Stt>   .13.

tt: c

already

An¤mta:

having been granted permission

sv©I

all

s|p#»¾a:

became very happy

vnaWks:

monkeys

m¤¢dta

being happy

also

tt:

thus

kE¢ct¯

some

p#n¦ÏvnT:

dancing

ABv|

were

tt:

then

13.Already   in   a   merry   mood,   the   monkeys   were   overjoyed   to   receive   permission   and   some began   to   dance   in   a   wild   fashion.

gayiNt   keict!   à[miNt   keicÚ&TyiNt   keict!   àhsiNt   keict!   ,
ptiNt   keiciÖcriNt   keict!   PlviNt   keict!   àlpiNt   keict!   .14.

gay¢Ót

were singing

kE¢ct¯

some

p#Nm¢Ót

lying prostrate on the ground

kE¢ct¯

some

n¦Ïy¢Ót

were dancing

kE¢ct¯

some

p#hs¢Ót

were laughing

kE¢ct¯

some

pt¢Ót

were jumping and falling

kE¢ct¯

some

¢vcr¢Ót

were roaming about

kE¢ct¯

some

Ôlv¢Ót

were flying

kE¢ct¯

some

p#lp¢Ót

were blabbering

kE¢ct¯

some

14.Some   began   to   sing,   some   to   tumbling,   some   to   dancing   ,   some   to   laughing,
some   to   falling,   some   to   roaming,   some   to   flying   and   some   to   blabbering.

prSpr<   keicÊpaïyNte   prSpr<   keicÊpa³mNte   ,
prSpr<   keicÊpäuvNte   prSpr<   keicÊparmNte   .15.

prÞpr|

each other

kE¢ct¯

some

upa½ÙnE

were embracing

prÞpr|

each other

kE¢ct¯

some

up@amÓtE

were pushing

prÞpr|

each other

kE¢ct¯

some

upb#¤vÓtE

coming closer and talking

prÞpr|

each other

kE¢ct¯

some

uparmÓtE

were playing

15.Some   began   to   embrace   one   another,   some   to   push,   some   to   talk,   some   to   play   together.

Ô‚madœÔ‚ma<   keicti-ÔvNte   i]taE   nga¢aiÚptiNt   keict!   ,
mhItlat!   keicÊdI[Rvega   mhaÔ‚ma¢a{yi-s<ptiNt   .16.

d#[mat¯

from one tree

d#[ma|

to another tree

kE¢ct¯

some

A¢Bd#avÓtE

were jumping

¢XtaW

on the ground

ngag#n¯

from tree top

¢npt¢Ót

were jumping down

kE¢ct¯

some

mh£tlat¯

from the ground

kE¢ct¯

some

ud£NIvEga:

with great speed

mhad#[mag#a¢N

tip of the branch of big trees

A¢Bs|pt¢Ót

were leaping and catching

16.Some   were   jumping   from   tree   to   tree,   some   were   jumping   from   the   tree   top   to   the   ground, some   were   jumping   with   speed   from   the   ground   to   hold   on   to   branches.

gayNtmNy>   àhsÚupEit   hsNtmNy>   àédÚupEit   ,
édNtmNy>   à[udÚupEit   nudNtmNy>   à[dÚupEit   .17.

gayÓt|

one who is singing

AÓy:

another

p#hsn¯

who was laughing

upW¢t

was going closer

hsÓt|

one who was laughing

AÓy:

another

p#âdn¯

crying

upW¢t

goes near

âdÓt|

one who was shouting

AÓy:

another

p#N¤dn¯

provkingly

upW¢t

went near

n¤dÓt||

one who was instigating

AÓy:

another

p#Ndn¯

shouting

upW¢t

went near

17.A   laughing   monkey   went   close   to   one   singing;   a   singing   one   approached   a   weeping   one; a   weeping   one   was   approached   and   shaken   by   another   and   the   one   shaking   was
resorted   to   by   another   in   a   mood   of   remonstration.

smak…l<   tt!   kipsENy<   AasIt!   mxuà[aeTkq   sTvceòm!,
n   caÇ   kicÚ   b-Uv   mÄae   n   caÇ   kicÚ   b-Uv     t&Ý>   .18.

smak[l|

upside down

tt¯

that

k¢psWÓy|

army of monkeys

Aas£t¯

became

mD¤p#NaEÏkzst¯ÏvcE¾m¯

intoxicated due to imbibing an over dose of honey

not

also

AæO

in this

k¢ct¯

anyone

not

bB¥v

became

mäO:

intoxicated

not

also

AæO

in this

k¢ct¯

anyone

n bB¥v

did not become

t¦çO:

satisfied

18.The   monkeys   became   intoxicated   by   drinking   honey.   None   in   the   group   was   free   from intoxication   and   yet   they   were   not   satisfied.

ttae   vn<   tTpir-úyma[<   Ô‚ma<í   ivXv<istpÇpu:pan!   ,
smIúy   kaepaÎixv±nama   invaryamas   kip>   kpI<Stan!   .19.

tt:

then

vn|

forest

tt¯

that

p¢rBßymaN|

completely destroyed

d#[man¯

trees

also

¢vÒv|¢stpæOp¤Ýpan¯

with leaves and flowers broken and destroyed

sm£ßy

on seeing

k£pat¯

due to anger

d¢Dv?nama

Dadimukha by name

¢nvaryamas

separated

k¢p:

monkey

kp£n¯ tan¯

those monkeys

19.At   this   stage,   Dadhimuka   the   garden   keeper,   remonstrated   with   the   monkeys   on   seeing   the trees   destroyed   and   the   whole   forest   ravaged.

s   tE>   àv&ÏE>   pir-rœTSymanae   vnSy   gaeÝa   hirvIrv&Ï>   ,
ckar   -Uyae   mitmu¢teja   vnSy   r]<   àit   vanre_y>   .20.

tW:

by them

p#v¦ÑGW:

going out of control

p¢rBrqÏÞyman:

ridiculed in many ways

vnÞy

forest's

gaEçOa

protector

h¢rv£rv¦ÑG:

elderly warrior monkey

ckar

followed

B¥y:

again

m¢t|

idea

ug#tEja

very ferocious

vnÞy

forest's

rX| p#¢t

in respect of protection

vanrE×y:

from monkeys

20.The elderly and powerful monkey who was the protector of the garden was in many ways ridiculed by monkeys. He therefore thought of other ways to protect the garden from them.
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