THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

s¤g#£vEN   ½£ramp#aEÏsahnm¯   -   RAMA   HEARTENED   BY   SUGRIVA  
 
t|   t¤   SaEkp¢rï¥n|   ram|   dSrTaÏmjm¯   .  
uvac   vcn|   ½£maÓs¤g#£v:   SaEknaSnm¯   =1=  
t|    that
t¤    in this
SaEkp¢rï¥n|    stricken with grief
ram|    to Rama
dSrTaÏmjm¯    son of Dasaratha
uvac    spoke as follows
vcn|    words
½£man¯    the glorious
s¤g#£v:    Sugriva
SaEknaSnm¯    drives away the grief
 
1.Sugriva   spoke   the   following   words   to   Rama   who   was   stricken   with   grief  
to   drive   away   Rama's   grief.    
¢k|   Ïv|   s|tÔysE   v£r   yTa{Óy:   p#ak]tÞtTa   =2=  
¢k|    why
Ïv|    you
s|tÔysE    give way to sorrow
v£r    hero
yTa    like
AÓy:    another
p#ak]t:    common man
tTa    like
 
2.Sugriva   asked   Rama   why   does   he   give   way   to   sorrow   like   another  
common   man?    
mWv|   B¥ÞÏyj   s|tap||   k]tG"   iv   s¬¶dm¯   =3=  
ma   ev|   B¥:    you should not be like this
Ïyj    shake off
s|tap||    sorrow
k]tG"    ungrateful person
iv    like
s¬¶dm¯    friendship
 
3.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   should   not   be   like   this   and   should   shake   off  
his   sorrow   like   an   ungrateful   person   does   with   friendship.    
s|tapÞy   c   tE   ÞTan|   n   ¢h   pÜya¢m   raGv   .  
p#v¦äOav¤lÖDaya|   åOatE   c   ¢nlyE   ¢rpaE:   =4=  
s|tapÞy    of sorrow
c    also
tE    your
ÞTan|    any reason
n    not
¢h    surely
pÜya¢m    I see
raGv    Rama
p#v¦äO¬    the present status
ulÖDaya|    having been known
åOatE   c    known also
¢nlyE    the residence
¢rpaE:    of the enemy
 
4.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   does   not   see   any   reason   for   his   sorrow   since  
they   have   knowledge   of   the   present   status   and   the   residence   of   the   enemy.    
m¢tmaÉCaÞæO¢vt¯p#aåO:   p¢Îftàa¢s   raGv   .  
ÏyjEma|   pa¢pka|   b¤¢¼|   k]taÏmEvaTIÑ¥xN£m¯   =5=  
m¢tman¯    endowed with prudence
SaÞæO¢vt¯    well versed in sacred texts
p#aåO:    very wise
p¢Îft:   c   A¢s    and is also learned
raGv    Rama
Ïyj    shake off
ima|    these
pa¢pka|    unbeneficial
b¤¢¼|    mentality
k]taÏma    with disciplined mind
iv    like
ATIÑ¥xN£m¯    which will mar the purpose
 
5.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   being   endowed   with   prudence,   well   versed   in  
sacred   texts,   very   wise,   learned   and   with   disciplined   mind   he   should   cast  
off   the   unbeneficial   mentality   which   will   mar   his   purpose.    
sm¤d#|   lHqG¢yÏva   t¤   mhan@smak[lm¯   .  
lÄðamaraEh¢yÝyamaE   h¢nÝyamà   ravNm¯   =6=  
sm¤d#|    the ocean
lHqG¢yÏva    crossing
t¤    now
mhan@smak[lm¯    full of mighty crocodiles
lÄða|    Lanka
AaraEh¢yÝyam:    will climb
h¢nÝyam:    will kill
c   ravNm¯    Ravana also
 
6.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   crossing   the   ocean   full   of   mighty   crocodiles  
they   will   then   climb   Lanka   and   kill   Ravana.    
¢nâÏsahÞy   d£nÞy   SaEkpyaIk[laÏmn:   .  
svaITaI   Ûyvs£d¢Ót   Ûysn|   ca¢DgÅC¢t   =7=  
¢nâÏsahÞy    who is lacking enthusiasm
d£nÞy    who is miserable
SaEkpyaIk[laÏmn:    whose mind is filled with grief
svaITaI:    all affairs
Ûyvs£d¢Ót    end in failure
Ûysn|   c    disaster also
A¢DgÅC¢t    meets with
 
7.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   all   affairs   of   one   who   is   lacking   enthusiasm,  
miserable   and   mind   filled   with   grief   will   end   in   failure   and   meet   with  
disaster.    
imE   S¥ra:   smTaIà   sv©I   naE   h¢ry¥Tpa:   .  
Ïvt¯¢p#yaTI|   k]taEÏsaha:   p#vE¾¤m¢p   pavkm¯   =8=  
imE    these
S¥ra:    gallant
smTaI:    powerful
c    also
sv©I    all
n:    our
h¢ry¥Tpa:    leaders of monkeys
Ïvt¯¢p#yaTI|    for your benefit
k]taEÏsaha:    with enthusiasm
p#vE¾¤m¯    to enter
A¢p    even
pavkm¯    hire
 
8.Suriva   told   Rama   that   all   the   leaders   of   monkeys   are   gallant   and   powerful  
and   will   enter   even   fire   with   enthusiasm   for   his   benefit.    
exa|   hx©IN   jana¢m   tkIàa¢ÞmÓèFaE   mm   =9=  
exa|    their
hx©IN    from joy
jana¢m    I know
tkI:    reason
c    also
A¢Þmn¯    in this
èF:    is steadfast
mm    my
 
9.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   knew   this   from   their   joy   and   his   reasoning  
is   steadfast.    
¢v@mEN   smanEÝyE   s£ta|   hÏva   yTa   ¢rpym¯   .  
ravN|   papkmaIN|   tTa   Ïv|   kt¤ImhI¢s   =10=  
¢v@mEN    with prowess
smanEÝyE    be able to bring back
s£ta|    Sita
hÏva    killing
yTa    such that
¢rp¤m¯    the enemy
ravN|    Ravana
papkmaIN|    of sinful deeds
tTa    that way
Ïv|   kt¤I|    you do
AhI¢s    should
 
10.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   should   do   in   such   a   way   that   after   killing  
Ravana,   Sita   can   be   brought   back.              
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