THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 10 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

¢vB£xN¢htaEpdES:   -   VIBHISHANA'S   BENEFICIAL   ADVICE  
 
@Ûydana|   m¦gaNa|   c   p¤r¹arEx¤   sHqGS:   .  
½¥yÓtE   ¢vp¤la   GaExa:   s¢vÞP\jIT¤¢n:Þvna:   =21=  
@Ûydana|    carnivorous
m¦gaNa|    animals
c    also
p¤r¹arEx¤    at the gates of the city
sHqGS:    gathered in herds
½¥yÓtE    are heard
¢vp¤la:    loud
GaExa:    cries
s¢vÞP\jIT¤¢n:Þvna:    with low roars due to agony
 
21.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   loud   cries   are   heard   from   carnivorous  
animals   gathered   in   herds   at   the   gates   of   the   city   with   low   roars   due   to  
agony.    
tdEv|   p#Þt¤tE   kay©I   p#ay¢àäO¢md|   Xmm¯   .  
raEctE   y¢d   vWdEh£   raGvay   p#d£ytam¯   =22=  
tt¯    therefore
ev|    in this way
p#Þt¤tE    started
kay©I    action
p#ay¢àäO|    as atonement
id|    this
Xmm¯    is appropriate
raEctE   y¢d    if desired
vWdEh£    princess of Videha
raGvay    to Rama
p#d£ytam¯    be restored
 
22.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   when   action   of   evil   forces   has   started  
in   this   way,   it   is   appropriate   to   restore   Sita   to   Rama   as   atonement.    
id|   c   y¢d   va   maEhaÚlaEBa¹a   Ûya¶t|   mya   .  
tæOa¢p   c   mharaj   n   daEx|   kt¤ImhI¢s   =23=  
id|   c    this also
y¢d   va    or else
maEhat¯    infatuation
laEBat¯    greed
va    or
Ûya¶t|    as spoken
mya    by me
tæO   A¢p   c    in that also
mharaj    O! Monarch
n    not
daEx|    fault
kt¤Im¯    to find
AhI¢s    should
 
23.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   even   if   this   speech   is   made   out   of  
infatuation   or   greed   he   should   not   find   fault   with   him.    
Ay|   c   daEx:   svIÞy   jnÞyaÞyaEplßytE   .  
rXsa|   raXs£na|   c   p¤rÞyaÓt:p¤rÞy   c   =24=  
Ay|    this
c   daEx:    offence also
svIÞy    by all
jnÞy    people
AÞy    this
uplßytE    is recognised
rXsa|    of ogres
raXs£na|    ogresses
c    also
p¤rÞy    of the city
AÓt:p¤rÞy    of harem
c    also
 
24.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   this   offence   is   recognised   by   all   ogres,  
ogresses,   all   the   people   of   the   city   and   harem.    
p#apNE   caÞy   mÓæOÞy   ¢nv¦äOa:   svIm¢ÓæON:   .  
AvÜy|   c   mya   vaÅy|   ydqè¾m¢p   va   ½¤tm¯   =25=  
p#apNE   c    from tendering
AÞy    this
mÓæOÞy    advice
¢nv¦äOa:    have refrained
svIm¢ÓæON:    all ministers
AvÜy|    without hiding
c    also
mya    by me
vaÅy|    must be spoken
yt¯    which
è¾m¯   A¢p    even seen
va   ½¤tm¯    or heard
 
25.Vibhishana   told   Rabana   that   all   the   ministers   have   refrained   from  
tendering   that   advice   and   he   must   speak   which   has   been   seen   or   heard  
without   hiding.    
s|p#DayI   yTaÓyay|   tìvaÓkt¤ImhI¢t   =26=  
s|p#DayI    deciding
yTaÓyay|    as per propriety
tt¯    that
Bvan¯    you
kt¤Im¯    to act
AhI¢t    should
 
26.Vibhishana   told   Ravana   that   deciding   as   perpropriety,   he   should   act.    
i¢t   Þm   m¢ÓæONa|   mÒyE   B#ata   B#atrm¥¢ctvan¯   .  
ravN|   raXs½E¿|   pÐymEt¢¹B£xN:   =27=  
i¢t    as above
Þm    surely
m¢ÓæONa|    of the ministers
mÒyE    in the midst of
B#ata    younger brother
B#atr|    to elder brother
U¢ctvan¯    spoke
ravN|    to Ravana
raXs½E¿|    the foremost of ogres
pÐy|    salutary advice
ett¯    these
¢vB£xN:    Vibhishana
 
27.Vibhishana   spoke   as   above   the   salutary   advice   to   Ravana   in   the   midst  
of   the   ministers.    
¢ht|   mhaTI|   m¦Ñ¤   hEt¤s|¢ht|   Ûyt£tkalay¢ts|p#¢tXmm¯   .  
¢nSØy   t¹aÀym¤p¢ÞTtÇvr:   p#sÄñvan¤äOrmEtdb#v£t¯   =28=  
¢ht|    beneficial
mhaTI|    full of significance
m¦Ñ¤    gentle
hEt¤s|¢ht|    full of logic
Ûyt£tkalay¢ts|p#¢tXmm¯    capable of doing good in the past, present
¢nSØy    hearing
tt¯    that
vaÀy|    words
up¢ÞTtÇvr:    with rising anger
p#sÄñvan¯    full of passion
uäOr|    reply
ett¯    as follows
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
 
28.Hearing   the   above   beneficial   words,   full   of   significance,   gentle,   full  
of   logic   and   capable   of   doing   good   in   past,   present   and   future,   Ravana  
full   of   passion   spoke   as   follows   with   rising   anger.    
By|   n   pÜya¢m   k[t¢àdÔyh|   n   raGv:   p#ap¯Þy¢t   jat¤   mW¢Tl£m¯   .  
s¤rW:   shEÓd#Wr¢p   sÄñt:   kT|   mmag#t:   ÞTaÞy¢t   lßmNag#j:   =29=  
By|    danger
n   pÜya¢m    do not see
k[t¢àt¯    a little
A¢p    even
Ah|    I
n    not
raGv:    Rama
p#ap¯Þy¢t    will get back
jat¤    in no case
mW¢Tl£m¯    princess of Mithila, Sita
s¤rW:    with gods
shEÓd#W:    with Indra
A¢p    even
sÄñt:    together
kT|    how
mm   Ag#t:    before me
ÞTaÞy¢t    stand
lßmNag#j:    Lakshmana's elder brother, Rama
 
29.Ravana   told   Vibhishana   that   he   does   not   see   any   danger   and   Rama  
will   no   case   get   back   Sita   and   also   said   how   can   Rama   stand   before  
him   even   when   together   with   Indra   and   gods?    
it£dm¤ÀÏva   s¤rsWÓynaSnaE   mhabl:   s|y¢t   cÎf¢v@m:   .  
gSannaE   B#atrmaçOva¢dn|   ¢vsjIyamas   tda   ¢vB£xNm¯   =30=  
i¢t   id|    thus as above
uÀÏva    having said
s¤rsWÓynaSn:    destroyer of celestial forces
mhabl:    with great might
s|y¢t    in combat
cÎf¢v@m:    with terrible prowess
dSann:    the ten headed Ravana
B#atr|    younger brother
AaçOva¢dn|    who spoke the truth
¢vsjIyamas    dismissed
tda    then
¢vB£xNm¯    Vibhishana
 
30.Then   Ravana,   with   terrible   prowess   in   combat,   destroyer   of   celestial  
forces   and   with   great   might,   dismissed   Vibhishana   who   spoke   the  
truth.  
 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   dSm:   srg:   =10=  
           
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