THE RAMAYANA
YUDDHA KANDA
SARGA 12 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40
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- KUMBHAKARNA'S VOW
svImEtÓmharaj
k]tmp#¢tm| tv .
¢vD£ytE
shaÞma¢BradavWvaÞy kmIN: =31=
¢vD£ytE |
should have been deliberated |
Aad¬ ev |
in the beginning itself |
31.Kumbhakarna told
Ravana that he should
have deliberated with
before doing
the unworthy act.
ÓyayEn
rajkayaI¢N y: kraE¢t dSann
.
n
s s|tÔytE pàa¢°¢àtaTIm¢tn¦Ip:
=32=
rajkayaI¢N |
the kingly duties |
¢n¢àtaTIm¢t:
| having determined the
purpose |
32.Kumbhakarna told
Ravana that a king who
discharges royal duties
with justice
having determined the purpose
will not repent later.
An¤payEn
kmaI¢N ¢vpr£ta¢n ya¢n
c .
¢@ymaNa¢n
ѤÝy¢Ót hv£|Ýyp#ytE¢Ývv
=33=
An¤payEn |
with unfair means |
¢vpr£ta¢n |
lead to wromg results |
Ap#ytEx¤ |
impure oblations |
33.Kumbhakarna told
Ravana that actions undertaken
with unfair
means lead
to disaster like using
impure oblations in sacrifices.
y:
pàaÏp¥vIkmaI¢N kmaIÎy¢B¢ck£xI¢t
.
p¥vI|
caprkayaI¢N n s vEd
nyany¬ =34=
p¥vIkmaI¢N |
to be done earlier |
A¢B¢ck£xI¢t
| decides to do |
AprkayaI¢N |
actions to be taken later |
nyany¬ |
the right and wrong |
34.Kumbhakarana told
Ravana that he who decides
to take earlier action
on actions
to be taken later and
those which are to be
done later
at an earlier
time does not know right
and wrong.
cplÞy
t¤ k]ÏyEx¤ p#sm£ßya¢Dk|
blm¯ .
¢Xp#mÓyE
p#pïÓtE @¬·Þy K¢mv
¢¹ja: =35=
@¬·Þy |
of krauncha mountain |
35.Kumbhakarna told
Ravana that observing the
actions of one with
superior strength
whose actions are without
thinking others reach
for the
weak point like the birds
seek the fissure in krauncha
mountain.
ÏvyEd|
mhdarÖD| kayImp#¢t¢c¢Óttm¯
.
¢d¾Ya
Ïva| navD£d#amaE ¢vx¢B½¢mva¢mxm¯
=36=
Ap#¢t¢c¢Óttm¯
| without forethought |
¢vx¢B½| |
mixed with poison |
36.Kumbhakarna told
Ravana that the great action
was set on foot
by him
without forethought and it
was by god's grace that
Rama did
not kill
him like the food mixed
with poison.
tÞmat¯Ïvya
smarÖD| kmI /p#¢tm| prW:
.
Ah|
sm£k¢rÝya¢m hÏva SæO¥|ÞtvanG
=37=
sm£k¢rÝya¢m
| will neutralise |
37.Kumbhakarna told
Ravana that the unworthy
action was started
by him.
Therefore Kumbhakarana will neutralise
that action by
killing the
enemies.
Ahm¤Ïsad¢yÝya¢m
SæO¥|Þtv ¢vSa| ptE
.
y¢d
S@¢vvÞvÓt¬ y¢d pavmaât¬
=
tavh|
yaED¢yÝya¢m k[bErvâNav¢p
=38=
uÏsad¢yÝya¢m
| will destroy |
y¢d S@¢vvÞvÓt¬
| even if they were
Indra and Sun |
y¢d pavmaât¬
| whether they were
Fire and Wind gods |
yaED¢yÝya¢m |
will engage in a fight |
k[bErvâN¬ A¢p
| whether Kubera or
Rain god |
38.Kumbhakarna told
Ravana that he will engage
his enemies in a
fight whether
they are Indra or Sun
god or Fire and Wind
gods or
even Kubera
and Rain god and destroy
them.
¢g¢rmaæOSr£rÞy
mhap¢rGyaE¢Dn: .
ndItÞt£ßNd|¾®Þy
¢v¢Bya¹W p¤rÓdr: =39=
¢g¢rmaæOSr£rÞy
| with body the
size of a mountain |
mhap¢rGyaE¢Dn: |
fighting with hugeiron bludgeon |
t£ßNd|¾®Þy
| withsharp teeth |
39.Kumbhakarna told
Ravana that even Indra
would be afraid of him
with body
the size of a mountain,
sharp teeth and roar like
a lion.
p¤nmaI|
s ¢¹t£yEn SrEN ¢nh¢nÝy¢t
.
ttaE{h|
tÞy paÞya¢m â¢Dr|
kammaás =40=
40.Kumbhakarna told
Ravana that before Rama
could hit him once
more with
the second arrow, he will
drink Rama's blood and
thus
Ravana should
be happy as he wishes.
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KANDA
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