THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 8 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

p#hÞta¢dvcnm¯   -   SPEECH   BY   PRAHASTA   AND   OTHERS  
 
ttaE   n£laØb¤d¢nB:   p#hÞtaE   nam   raXs:   .  
Ab#v£t¯p#a¸¢lvaIÀy|   S¥r:   sEnap¢tÞtda   =1=  
tt:    thereafter
n£laØb¤d¢nB:    resembling a dark cloud
p#hÞt:   nam    named Prahasta
raXs:    ogre
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
p#a¸¢l:    with joined palms
vaÀy|    following words
S¥r:    valiant
sEnap¢t:    commanderin-chief
tda    then
 
1.Thereafter   the   valiant   ogre,   Prahasta   by   name,   the   commander-in-  
chief   resembling   a   dark   cloud   spoke   the   following   words   with   joined  
palms.    
dEvdanvgÓDvaI:   ¢pSacptgaErga:   .  
n   Ïva|   DxI¢yt¤|   S³a:   ¢k|   p¤nvaInra   rNE   =2=  
dEvdanvgÓDvaI:    gods, danavas, gandharvas
¢pSacptgaErga:    fiends, birds and serpents
n    not
Ïva|    you
DxI¢yt¤|    to conquer
S³a:    caoable
¢k|    in which case
p¤n:    much less
vanra:    monkeys
rNE    in a battle
 
2.Prahasta   told   Ravana   that   gods,   danavas,   gandharvas,   fiends,   birds,  
and   serpents   cannot   conquer   him   a   battle,   much   less   monkeys.    
sv©I   p#mäOa   ¢váÞta   v¢·ta:   Þm   hn¥mta   .  
n   ¢h   mE   j£¢vtE   gÅCEÇj£vÓs   vngaEcr:   =3=  
sv©I    all
p#mäOa:    were careless
¢váÞta:    were unwary
v¢·ta:   Þm    were hoodwinked
hn¥mta    by Hanuman
n    not
¢h    surely
mE    me
j£¢vtE    while alive
gÅCEt¯    will go
j£vn¯    alive
s:    that
vngaEcr:    monkey
 
3.Prahasta   told   Ravana   that   all   of   them   were   hoodwinked   by   Hanuman  
since   they   were   careless   and   unwary   and   said   that   Hanuman   will   not   go  
alive   as   long   as   he   is   alive.    
svaI|   sagrpyIÓta|   sSWlvnkannam¯   .  
kraEØyvanra|   B¥¢mmaåOapyt¤   ma   Bvan¯   =4=  
svaI|    all
sagrpyIÓta|    surrounded by sea
sSWlvnkannam¯    with the mountains, forests and woodlands
kraE¢m    will make
Avanra|    without monkeys
B¥¢m|    the earth
AaåOapyt¤    please order
ma    me
Bvan¯    you
 
4.Prahasta   told   Ravana   that   he   will   clear   the   mountains,   forests   and  
woodlands   on   the   earth   surrounded   by   seas   free   of   monkeys   and  
wanted   Ravana's   orders.    
rXa|   cWv   ¢vDaÞya¢m   vanrad#jn£cr   .  
nag¢mÝy¢t   tE   Ѥ:K|   ¢k|¢cdaÏmapraDjm¯   =5=  
rXa|   c    protect from calamity also
ev    even
¢vDaÞya¢m    I shall ensure
vanrat¯    from monkeys
rjn£cr    night wanderer
n   Aag¢mÝy¢t    will not come
tE    to you
Ѥ:K|    mental worry
¢k|¢ct¯    a little
AaÏmapraDjm¯    born out of your crime
 
5.Prahasta   told   Ravana   that   he   will   protect   from   any   calamity   from   the  
monkeys   and   that   mental   worry   for   Ravana   will   not   come   born   out   of  
his   crime.    
Ab#v£äO¤   s¤s|@[¼aE   Ѥm¤IKaE   nam   raXs:   .  
id|   n   XmN£y|   ¢h   sv©Ixa|   n:   p#DxINm¯   =6=  
Ab#v£t¯    spoke the following
t¤    in this
s¤s|@[¼:    getting extremely angry
Ѥm¤IK:    Durmukha
nam    by name
raXs:    ogre
id|    this
n   XmN£y|    cannot be pardoned
¢h   sv©Ixa|    all
n:    of us
p#DxINm¯    outrage committed against
 
6.Then   the   ogre   Durmukha   by   name   getting   extremely   angry   spoke  
the   following   and   said   that   the   outrage   committed   against   all   of   them  
cannot   be   pardoned.    
Ay|   p¢rBvaE   B¥y:   p¤rÞyaÓt:p¤rÞy   c   .  
½£mtaE   raXsEÓd#Þy   vanrEN   p#DxINm¯   =7=  
Ay|    this
p¢rBv:   B¥y:    is a great insult
p¤rÞy    to the city
AÓt:p¤rÞy   c    to the harem also
½£mt:    glorious
raXsEÓd#Þy    ruler of ogres
vanrEN   p#DxINm¯    assault by a monkey
 
7.Durmukha   told   Ravana   that   he   assault   by   a   monkey   is   an   insult   to  
the   city   and   the   harem   and   the   glorious   ruler   of   ogres.    
A¢ÞmÓm¤h¥t©I   hÏvWkaE   ¢nv¢tIÝy¢t   vanran¯   .  
p#¢v¾aÓsagr|   B£mmØbr|   va   rsatlm¯   =8=  
A¢Þmn¯   m¤h¥t©I    at this time
hÏva    killing
ek:    alone
¢nv¢tIÝy¢t    I will return
vanran¯    monkeys
p#¢v¾an¯    entered
sagr|    the sea
B£mm¯    dreadful
AØbr|   va    or in the sky
rsatlm¯    in rasatala (netherlands)
 
8.Durmukha   told   Ravana   that   at   that   moment   he   alone   will   all   the  
monkeys   whether   thay   are   in   the   dreadful   sea   or   in   the   sky   or   in  
rasatala.    
ttaE{b#v£Ïs¤s|@[¼aE   vj#d|¾®aE   mhabl:   .  
prg¥/   p¢rG|   GaEr|   ma|sSaE¢Ntã¢xtm¯   =9=  
tt:    thereupon
Ab#v£t¯    spoke as follows
s¤s|@[¼:    getting extremely angry
vj#d|¾®:    Vajradamstra
mhabl:    with great might
p#g¥/    clasping
p¢rG|    iron bludgeon
GaEr|    terrible
ma|sSaE¢Ntã¢xtm¯    stained with flesh and blood
 
9.Thereafter   Vajradamstra,   with   great   might,   getting   extremely   angry  
spoke   as   follows   clasping   his   terrible   iron   bludgeon   stained   with   flesh  
and   blood.    
¢k|   naE   hn¤mta   kayI|   k]pNEn   tp¢Þvna   .  
ramE   ¢t¿¢t   ѤDIx©I   ss¤g#£vE   slßmNE   =10=  
¢k|    what
n:    for us
hn¤mta    by Hanuman
kayI|    to do
k]pNEn    pitiable
tp¢Þvna    poor
ramE    Rama
¢t¿¢t    coming against
ѤDIx©I    difficult to assail
ss¤g#£vE    with Sugriva
slßmNE    with Lakshmana
 
10.Vajradamstra   told   Ravana   that   when   the   difficult   to   assail   Rama  
is   coming   against   them   with   Sugriva   and   Lakshmana   what   do   they  
have   to   do   with   the   pitiable   and   poor   Hanuman?              
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