THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 10 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

¢vB£xN¢htaEpdES:   -   VIBHISHANA'S   BENEFICIAL   ADVICE  
 
s   raj袾s|p°masn|   hEmB¥¢xtm¯   .  
jgam   sm¤dacar|   p#y¤ÇyacarkaE¢vd:   =11=  
s:    he
raj袾s|p°|    blessed by the glance from the king
Aasn|    seat
hEmB¥¢xtm¯    decked with gold
jgam    went for
sm¤dacar|    the formality of reverence
p#y¤Çy    having made
AacarkaE¢vd:    well versed in code of conduct
 
11.Vibhishana,   well   versed   in   code   of   conduct,   went   for   the   seat   decked  
with   gold   having   made   the   formality   of   reverence   and   blessed   by   a  
glance   from   the   king.    
s   ravN|   mhaÏman|   ¢vjnE   m¢ÓæOs¢°D¬   .  
uvac   ¢htmÏyTI|   vcn|   hEt¤¢n¢àtm¯   =12=  
p#saï   B#atr|   ÇyE¿|   saÓÏvEnaEp¢ÞTt@m:   .  
dESkalaTIs|bad£   è¾laEkpravr:   =13=  
s:    he
ravN|    to Ravana
mhaÏman|    eminent
¢vjnE    without the presence of people
m¢ÓæOs¢°D¬    in the presence of ministers
uvac    spoke as follows
¢htm¯    beneficial
AÏyTI|    immensely
vcn|    words
hEt¤¢n¢àtm¯    full of logic
p#saï    soothing
ÇyE¿|   B#atr|    elder brother
saÓÏvEn    with pleasant words
up¢ÞTt@m:    in the form of salutations
dESkalaTIs|bad£    in consonance with place, time and purpose
è¾laEkpravr:    knew the practices of the world
 
12,13.Vibhshana,   having   performed   the   customary   form   of   salutations  
and   soothing   Ravana   with   pleasant   words,   then   spoke   the   following  
beneficial   words   in   consonance   with   place,   time   and   purpose.    
ydap#B¦¢t   vWdEh£   s|p#açOEh   prÓtp   .  
tdap#B¦¢t   èÜyÓtE   ¢n¢mäOaÓyS¤Ba¢n   n:   =14=  
ydap#B¦¢t    ever since
vWdEh£    princess of Videha, Sita
s|p#açOa    arrived
ih    here
prÓtp    scorcher of foes
tdap#B¦¢t    from then on
èÜyÓtE    are seen
¢n¢mäOa¢n    omens
AS¤Ba¢n    bad
n:    for us
 
14.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   ever   since   Sita   arrived   there,   from   then  
on   bad   omens   for   them   are   seen.    
sÞP[¢lÄñ:   sD¥ma¢cI:   sD¥mkl¤xaEdy:   .  
mÓæOs|D¤¢XtaE{Ôy¢g"nI   sØyg¢BvtItE   =15=  
sÞP[¢lÄñ:    emits sparks
sD¥ma¢cI:    flames enveloped in smoke
sD¥mkl¤xaEdy:    is obscure with smoke
mÓæOs|D¤¢Xt:    started with sacred mantras
A¢p    even though
A¢g":    the sacrificial fire
n    not
sØykq    properly
A¢BvtItE    flareup
 
15.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   the   sacrificial   fire   even   though   started  
with   mantras   does   not   flare   up   properly   with   its   flame   enveloped   in  
smoke,   emits   sparks   and   is   obscured   with   smoke.    
A¢g"¿EÝv¢g"Salas¤   tTa   b#'ÞTl£x¤   c   .  
sr£s¦pa¢N   èÜyÓtE   hÛyEx¤   c   ¢pp£¢lka:   =16=  
A¢g"¿Ex¤    where fire is revered
A¢g"Salas¤    in altars
tTa    similarly
b#'ÞTl£x¤   c    where vedas are taught
sr£s¦pa¢N    serpents
èÜyÓtE    are seen
hÛyEx¤    in materials for oblations
c   ¢pp£¢lka:    ants as well
 
16.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   sepents   are   seen   in   altars   where   fire  
is   revered   and   similarly   ants   are   seen   where   vedas   are   taught.    
gva|   pya|¢s   Þk°a¢n   ¢vmda   v£rk[¸ra:   .  
d£nmáa:   p#hExÓtE   n   c   g#asa¢Bn¢Ódn:   =17=  
gva|    of cows
pya|¢s    milk
Þk°a¢n    has dried up
¢vmda:    without ichor flowing
v£rk[¸ra:    the heroic elephants
d£nm¯    dolefully
Aáa:    horses
p#hExÓtE    neighs
n    do not
c    also
g#asa¢Bn¢Ódn:    touching the fodder
 
17.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   the   milk   of   the   cows   had   dried   up,  
the   heroic   elephants'   flow   of   ichor   has   stopped   and   the   horses   do   not  
touch   the   fodder   and   neigh   dolefully.    
KraE¾®aátra   raj¢ÓB°raEma:   Þa#v¢Ót   n:   .  
n   ÞvBavE{v¢t¿ÓtE   ¢vDanWr¢p   ¢c¢Ótta:   =18=  
KraE¾®aátra:    mules, camels and donkeys
rajn¯    O! King
¢B°raEma:    with their furs shed
Þa#v¢Ót    shed tears
n:    our
n    not
ÞvBavE    as normal
Av¢t¿ÓtE    return
¢vDanW:    with medication
A¢p   ¢c¢Ótta:    even after taken care
 
18.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   their   mules,   camels   and   donkeys   with  
their   furs   shed   do   not   return   to   normal   state   even   after   taken   care   with  
medication.    
vaysa:   sHqGS:   @\ra   Ûyahr¢Ót   smÓtt:   .  
smvEtaà   èÜyÓtE   ¢vmanag#Ex¤   s|GS:   =19=  
vaysa:    crows
sHqGS:    in hordes
@\ra:    vultures
Ûyahr¢Ót    shout
smÓtt:    on all sides
smvEta:    gathered
c    also
èÜyÓtE    are seen
¢vmanag#Ex¤    on the top of terraces
s|GS:    in swarms
 
19.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   crows   in   hordes   shout   on   all   sides   and  
eagles   are   seen   gathered   in   swarms   on   top   of   the   terraces.    
g¦D#aà   p¢rl£yÓtE   p¤r£m¤p¢r   ¢p¢Îfta:   .  
upp°aà   sÓÒyE   ¹E   ÛyahrÓÏy¢Sv|   ¢Sva:   =20=  
g¦D#a:   c    vultures also
p¢rl£yÓtE    hover
p¤r£|   up¢r    over the city
¢p¢Îfta:    gathered in swarms
upp°a:    coming near
c    also
sÓÒyE   ¹E    both in the morning and evening
Ûyahr¢Ót    howl
A¢Sv|    ominously
¢Sva:    jackals
 
20.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   the   vultures   gathered   in   swarms   hover  
above   the   city   and   the   jackals   coming   near   the   city   howl   ominously   both  
in   the   morning   and   evening.              
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