THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 65 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
Ai-}ankwn<cUqami[prdanm!   c   -   CONVETYING   WORDS   OF   RECOGNITION   AND
PRESENTING   THE   JEWEL   WORN   ON   HEAD
 
tt>   àöv[<   zEl<   te   gTva   icÇkannm!   ,
à[My   izrsa   ram<   l]m[<   c   mhablm!   .1.
yuvraj<   purSk«Ty   su¢Ivmi-va*   c   ,
àv&iÄmw   sItaya>   àv­…mupc³mu>    .2.
tt:  then
p#*vN|   Prasravana named
SWl|   mountain
tE  they
gÏva   reaching
¢cæOkannm¯   with varieties of forests
p#NØy   bowing
¢Srsa   head
ram|   Rama
lXmN|   c   and Lakshamana
mhablm¯   very strong
y¤vraj|   prince
p¤rÞk]Ïy   in front
s¤g#£v|   Sugriva
A¢Bvaï   paid respects
c  also
p#v¦¢äO|   latest information
AT  then
s£taya:   Sita's
p#v³[|   to say
upc@m¤:   waited for an opportune time

 
1,2.Arriving   in   the   thickly   wooded   Prasravna   mountain,   they   did   obeisance   to   Rama,
Lakshmana   and   Sugriva   and   waited   for   orders   to   give   information   about   Sita.
 
rav[aNt>pure   raex<   ra]sIi-í   tjRnm!   ,
rame   smnurag<   c   yíay<   smy>   k«t>   .
@tdaOyaiNt   te   svˆR   hryae   ramsiÚxaE   .3.
ravNaÓt:p¤rE   in Ravana's Harem
raED|   being imprisoned
raXs£¢B:   by theRakshasis
c   tjInm¯   threatnings also
ramE   to Rama
smn¤rag|   c   with special fondness
y:   c   what ever
Ay|   that
smy:   time limit
k]t:   being set
ett¯   all that
AaÁya¢Ót   informed
tE  they
sv©I   all
hry:   monkeys
rams¢°DaW   in Rama's presence

 
3.Then   they   informed   Rama   how   Sita   was   kept   in   the   inner   palace   of   Ravana,   threats   of Rakshasis,   her   devotion   to   Rama   and   about   the   time   limit   had   been   set   for   her   decision.
 
vEdehIm]ta<   ïuTva   ramStUÄrmävIt!   ,
Kv   sIta   vtRte   devI   kw<   c   miy   vtRte   .
@tNme   svRmaOyat   vEdehI<   àit   vanra>   .4.
vWdEh£|   about Sita
AXta|   chastity being not violated
½¤Ïva   hearing
ram:   Rama
t¤  now
uäOr|   reply
Ab#v£t¯   asked
Àv  where
s£ta   Sita
vtItE   is staying
dEv£   devi
kT|   how
c  also
m¢y  towards me
vtItE   is
ett¯   that
mE  to me
svI|   all
AaÁyat   please say
vWdEh£|   p#¢t   about Sita
vanra:   monkeys

 
4.Hearing   that   Sita's   chastity   remained   unbroken   Rama   wanted   them   to   tell   him   where   Sita   is, what   is   she   thinking   of   him   and   all   information   connected   with   her.
 
ramSy   gidt<   ïuTva   hryae   ramsiÚxaE   ,
caedyiNt   hnumNt<   sItav&ÄaNtkaeivdm!   .5.
ramÞy   Rama's
g¢dt|   from his mouth
½¤Ïva   hearing
hry:   monkeys
rams¢°DaW   in the presence of Rama
caEdy¢Ót   pleaded
hn¤mÓt|   with Hanuman
s£tav¦äOaÓtkaE¢vdm¯   knowing Sita's true story

 
5.Hearing   the   words   of   Rama   the   monkeys   requested   Hanuman   to   present   the   information as   he   had   first   hand   knowledge   of   the   conditions   of   Sita.
 
ïuTva   tu   vcn<   te;a<   hnuman!   maétaTmj>   ,
à[My   izrsa   deVyE   sItayE   ta<   idz<   àit   .
%vac   vaKy<   vaKy}>   sItaya     dzRn<   ywa   .6.
½¤Ïva   hearing
t¤  now
vcn|   words
tExa|   their
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
maâtaÏmj:   son of Vayu
p#NØy   bowing
¢Srsa   his head
dEÛyW   s£tayW   to Devi Sita
ta|   that
¢dS|   p#¢t   looking at direction
uvac   said
vaÀy|   words
vaÀyåO:   capable of speaking well
s£taya:   Sita's
dSIn|   discovery
yTa  as follows

 
6.Hearing   their   words   Hanuman   the   son   of   the   wind   diety   and   an   accomplished   speaker
saluted   Sita   looking   in   her   direction   and   then   began   to   narrate.
 
smuÔ<   l»iyTva=h<   ztyaejnmaytm!   ,
AgCD<   jankI<   sIta<   magRma[>   id†]ya   .7.
sm¤d#|   the ocean
lÄð¢yÏva   crossing
StyaEjn|   hundred yojanas
Aaytm¯   long
AgÅC|   went
jank£||   Janaka's daughter
s£ta|   for Sita
magImaN:   searching
¢dèXya   eager to find her

 
7.Hanuman   said   in   search   of   Sita,   the   daughter   of   Janka,   he   crossed   a   hundred   yojanas   of   sea.
 
tÇ   l»eit   ngrI   rav[Sy   ÊraTmn>   ,
di][Sy   smuÔSy   tIre   vsit   di][e   .8.
tæO   there
lÄða   i¢t   Lanka named
ngr£   city
ravNÞy   Ravana's
ѤraÏmn:   wicked
d¢XNÞy   southern
sm¤d#Þy   the ocean's
t£rE   shores
vs¢t   is situated
d¢XNE   in the south

 
8.There   on   the   southern   shores   of   the   southern   sea   the   wicked   Ravana   has   his   city   named Lanka.
 
tÇ   †òa   mya   sIta   rav[aNt>pure   sit   ,
sÚ!ySy   Tviy   jIvNtI   rama   ram   mnaerwm!   .9.
tæO   there
è¾a   saw
mya  by me
s£ta   Sita
ravNÓt:p¤rE   in Ravana's harem
s¢t  chaste
s°¯yÞy   kept
Ïv¢y   in you
j£vÓt£   living
rama   lovely
ram  Rama
mnaErTm¯   with love for you.

 
9.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   in   Ravana's   inner   palace   he   saw   the   lovely   Sita   absolutely   chaste. She   lives   only   with   the   hope   of   seeing   you   again.
.
†òa   me   ra]sImXye   tJyRmana   mu÷muR÷>   ,
ra]sIi-ivRêpai-   ri]ta   àmdavne   .10.
è¾a   was seen
mE  my
raX¢smÒyE   surrounde by rakshasis
tÇyImana   being threatened
m¤h^:   m¤h^:   every now and then
raXs£¢B:   by Rakshasis
¢vãpa¢B:   with ugly faces
r¢Xta   watched
p#mdavnE   in a lovely garden

 
10.Hanuman   saw   her   in   a   beautiful   garden   of   Ravana's,   being   surrounded   and   frequently
threatened   by   ugly   looking   rakshasis.            
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