THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 19 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


dBISynm¯   -   SLEEPING   ON   KUSA   GRASS

kT|   sagrmXaE×y|   tram   vâNalym¯   .
sWÓyW:   p¢rv¦ta:   sv©I   vanraNa|   mh¬jsam¯   =31=

kT|    how
sagrm¯     the ocean
AXaE×y|     imperturbable
tram    will cross
vâNalym¯     the abode of Varuna
sWÓyW:     with the army
p¢rv¦ta:     surrounded
sv©I     all of us
vanraNa|     monkeys
mh¬jsam¯     with great energy

31.They   asked   Vibhishana   how   can   they   cross   the   imperturbable
ocean,   the   abode   of   Varuna,   surrounded   by   monkeys   of   great   energy?

upay|   na¢DgÅCamaE   yTa   ndnd£p¢tm¯   .
tram   trsa   sv©I   ssWÓya   vâNalym¯   =
evm¤³Þt¤   DmIåO:   p#Ïy¤vac   ¢vB£xN:   =32=

upay|    the means
n   A¢DgÅCam:     have not seen
yTa    how
ndnd£p¢tm¯     the lord of strema and rivers
tram    cross
trsa    quickly
sv©I     all of us
ssWÓya:     alongwith the army
vâNalym¯     the abode of Varuna
ev|    as above
u³:     being told
t¤     in this
DmIåO:     knows what is right
p#Ïy¤vac     replied as follows
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana

32.They   told   Vibhishsana   that   could   not   see   the   means   of   crossing   the
ocean   quickly   alongwith   the   army.   Being   told   as   above   Vibhishana
replied   as   follows.

sm¤d#|   raGvaE   raja   SrN|   gÓt¤mhI¢t   =33=

sm¤d#|     the ocean
raGv:    Rama
raja    king
SrN|    as refuge
gÓt¤m¯     to seek
AhI¢t     should

33.Vibhishana   told   them   that   Rama   should   seek   the   ocean   as   a   refuge.

Ka¢nt:   sgrENaymp#mEyaE   mhaEd¢D:   .
kt¤ImhI¢t   ramÞy   åOaÏva   kayI|   mham¢t:   =34=

Ka¢nt:     was excavated
sgrEN    by King Sagara
Aym¯     this
Ap#mEy:    immeasurable
mhaEd¢D:     ocean
kt¤Im¯     to do
AhI¢t     ought
ramÞy     of Rama
åOaÏva     knowing
kayI|    the work
mham¢t:     of high intellect

34.Vibhishana   told   them   that   the   immeasurable   ocean   was   excavated
by   King   Sagara   and   the   ocean   with   high   intellect   ought   to   do   the   work   of
Rama.

ev|   ¢vB£xNEnaE³aE   raXsEn   ¢vp¢àta   .
AajgamaT   s¤g#£vaE   yæO   ram:   shlßmN:   =35=

ev|    as above
¢vB£xNEn     by Vibhishana
u³:     being told
raXsEn    by the ogre
¢vp¢àta     the sagacious
Aajgam    arrived
AT    then
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
yæO     where he was
ram:    Rama
shlßmN:     with Lakshman

35.Sugriva   on   being   told   as   above   by   the   sagacious   ogre,   Vibhishana,
arrived   where   Rama   was   with   Lakshmana.

ttàaÁyat¤marBE   ¢vB£xNvc:   S¤Bm¯   .
s¤g#£vaE   ¢vp¤lg#£v:   sagrÞyaEpvESnm¯   =
p#k]Ïya   DmIS£lÞy   raGvÞyaÔyraEct   =36=

tt:    there
c    also
AaÁyat¤|     to convey
AarBE    proceede
¢vB£xNvc:     the words of Vibhishana
S¤Bm¯     the salutary
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
¢vp¤lg#£v:     with thick neck
sagrÞy     of the ocean
upvESnm¯     to seek the refuge
p#k]Ïya     being a human
DmIS£lÞy     being given to piety
raGvÞy   A¢p     for Rama also
AraEct    appealed

36.The   advice   of   Vibhishana   conveyed   by   Sugriva   to   seek   the   refuge
of   the   ocean   appealed   to   Rama   who   by   nature   was   given   to   piety.

s   lßmN|   mhatEja:   s¤g#£v|   c   hr£árm¯   .
s¢Ï@yaTI|   ¢@yadX:   ¢Þmtp¥vIm¤vac   h   =37=

s:    he
lßmN|     to Lakshmana
mhatEja:     with great energy
s¤g#£v|   c     to Sugriva also
hr£árm¯     the king of monkeys
s¢Ï@yaTI|     for the sake of good work
¢@yadX:     expert in getting things done
¢Þmtp¥vI|     with a smile
uvac    spoke as follows
h    see

37.Rama,   expert   in   getting   things   done,   spoke   to   Lakshaman   and
Sugriva   for   the   good   work   done   with   a   smile.

¢vB£xNÞy   mÓæOaE{y|   mm   lßmN   raEctE   .
b#¥¢h   Ïv|   shs¤g#£vÞtvap¤   y¢d   raEctE   =38=

¢vB£xNÞy     of Vibhishana
mÓæO:   Ay|     this counsel
mm    for me
lßmN     Lakshmana
raEctE    is agreeable
b#¥¢h     tell
Ïv|     you
shs¤g#£v:     with Sugriva
tva¢p     for you also
y¢d   raEctE     if agreeable

38.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   counsel   of   Vibhishana   is   agreeable
to   him   and   wanted   Lakshmana   to   tell   whether   it   is   agreeable   to   him
and   Sugriva.

s¤g#£v:   p¢ÎftaE   ¢nÏy|   BvaÓmÓæO¢vcXN:   .
uBa×ya|   s|p#DayaITI|   raEctE   yäOѤÅytam¯   =39=

s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
p¢Îft:     is learned
¢nÏy|     always
Bvan¯     you
mÓæO¢vcXN:     are adept in giving advice
uBa×ya|     for you two
s|p#DayI     considering
ATI|    the matter
raEctE    is agreeable
yt¯     which
tt¯     that
uÅytam¯     please convey

39.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sugriva   is   learned   and   he   was   always
adept   in   giving   advice   and   therefore   they   considering   the   matter   should
convey   that   which   is   agreeable   to   them.

evm¤³¬   t¤   t¬   v£rav¤B¬   s¤g#£vlßmN¬   .
sm¤d#acars|y¤³¢md|   vcnm¥ct¤:   =40=

ev|    as above
u³¬     being told
t¤     in this
t¬    those
v£r¬     heroes
uB¬    two
s¤g#£vlßmN¬     Sugriva and Lakshmana
sm¤d#acars|y¤³|     with respect shown when submitting to elders
id|    the following
vcn|    reply
Uct¤:     said

40.Sugriva   and   Lakshmana   the   two   heroes   being   told   as   above,   said
the   following   reply   with   respect   shown   when   submitting   to   elders.    

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