THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 25 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

S¤ksarNvcnm¯   -   SPEECH   OF   SUKA   AND   SARANA  
 
sblE   sagr|   t£N©I   ramE   dSrTaÏmjE   .  
AmaÏy¬   ravN:   ½£manb#v£ÅC¤ksarN¬   =1=  
sblE    with the army
sagr|    the sea
t£N©I    having crossed
ramE    Rama
dSrTaÏmjE    son of Dasaratha
AmaÏy¬    ministers
ravN:    Ravana
½£man¯    the glorious
Ab#v£t¯    spoke as follows
S¤ksarN¬    to Suka and Sarana
 
1.Rama   having   crossed   the   sea,   Ravana   spoke   to   his   ministers,   Suka   and  
Sarana   as   follows.    
smg#|   sagr|   t£NI|   ѤÞtr|   vanr|   blm¯   .  
AB¥tp¥vI|   ramEN   sagr|   sEt¤bÓDnm¯   =2=  
smg#|    entire
sagr|    the sea
t£NI|    crossing
ѤÞtr|    difficult to cross
vanr|    monkey
blm¯    army
AB¥tp¥vI|    not done by anyone so far
ramEN    by Rama
sagr|    across the sea
sEt¤bÓDnm¯    building a bridge
 
2.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   the   entire   monkey   army   has   crossed  
the   sea,   which   is   difficult   to   cross   and   a   bridge   was   built   by   Rama   across  
the   sea   which   has   not   been   by   anyone   so   far.    
sagrE   sEt¤bÓDn|   t¤   n   ½dÒya|   kT·n   .  
AvÜy|   ca¢p   s|ÁyEy|   tÓmya   vanr|   blm¯   =3=  
sagrE    across the sea
sEt¤bÓDn|    building a bridge
t¤    in this
n   ½dÒya|    I had no belief
kT·n    under any circumstance
AvÜy|    must
c    also
A¢p    now
s|ÁyEy|    be ascertained
tt¯    that
mya    by me
vanr|   blm¯    the strength of monkey army
 
3.Ravana   told   them   that   he   could   not   believe   that   under   any    
circumstances   a   bridge   can   be   built   across   the   sea.   But   now   a   bridge  
having   been   consructed   he   must   ascertain   the   strength   of   the   monkey  
army.    
BvÓt¬   vanr|   sWÓy|   p#¢vÜyan¤pl¢Xt¬   .  
p¢rmaN|   c   v£yI|   c   yE   c   m¤Áya:   ÔlvÄñma:   =4=  
m¢ÓæONaE   yE   c   ramÞy   s¤g#£vÞy   c   s|mta:   .  
yE   p¥vIm¢BvtIÓtE   yE   c   S¥ra:   ÔlvÄñma:   =5=  
s   c   sEt¤yITa   b¼:   sagrE   s¢llaNIvE   .  
¢nvES|   c   yTa   tExa|   vanraNa|   mhaÏmnam¯   =6=  
ramÞy   Ûyvsay|   c   v£yI|   p#hrNa¢n   c   .  
lßmNÞy   c   v£rÞy   tt¯ÏvtaE   åOat¤mhIT:   =7=  
BvÓt¬    you two
vanr|   sWÓy|    the monkey army
p#¢vÜy    entering
An¤pl¢Xt¬    unnoticed by them
p¢rmaN|   c    magnitude also
v£yI|   c    strength also
yE   c    who are also
m¤Áya:    leading
ÔlvÄñma:    monkeys
m¢ÓæON:    ministers
yE   c    who are also
ramÞy    of Rama
s¤g#£vÞy   c    of Sugriva also
s|mta:    esteemed
yE    who
p¥vIm¯    in the front
A¢BvtIÓtE    stand
yE   c    who are also
S¥ra:    heroic
ÔlvÄñma:    monkeys
s:    that
c    also
sEt¤:    bridge
yTa   b¼:    how it was built
sagrE    across the sea
s¢llaNIvE    of salt water
¢nvES|    encamped
c   yTa    how also
tExa|    those
vanraNa|    of monkeys
mhaÏmnam¯    with great energy
ramÞy    of Rama
Ûyvsay|    their strategy
c    also
v£yI|    prowess
p#hrNa¢n   c    also the weapons
lßmNÞy   c    of Lakshmana also
v£rÞy    the heroic
tt¯Ïvt:    in reality
åOat¤m¯    to ascertain
AhIT:    should
 
4   to   7.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   the   two   should   enter   the   army  
of   monkeys   unnoticed   by   them   and   ascertain   the   following   information.  
The   magnitude   and   strength   of   the   army;   the   leading   monkeys;   the  
ministers   who   are   esteemed   by   Rama   and   Sugriva;   those   who   stand   at   the  
head   of   the   army;   the   heroic   monkeys   among   them;   how   the   bridge   was  
built   across   the   sea;   where   the   monkeys   are   encamped;   the   strategies  
and   weapons   of   Rama   and   Lakshmana.    
kà   sEnap¢tÞtExa|   vanraNa|   mh¬jsam¯   .  
etj¯åOaÏva   yTatÏv|   S£G#magÓt¤mhIT:   =8=  
k:    who
c    also
sEnap¢t:    the commanderin-chief
tExa|    their
vanraNa|    of monkeys
mh¬jsam¯    with great energy
ett¯    these
åOaÏva    ascertaining
yTatÏv|    as per facts
S£G#|    qyickly
AagÓt¤m¯    to return
AhIT:    should
 
8.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   they   should   return   quickly   after  
ascertaining   as   per   facts   who   is   the   commander-in-chief   of   the   monkey  
army.    
i¢t   p#¢tsma¢d¾¬   raXs¬   S¤ksarN¬   .  
h¢rãpDr¬   v£r¬   p#¢v¾¬   vanr|   blm¯   =9=  
i¢t    thus
p#¢tsma¢d¾¬    when commanded
raXs¬    the two ogres
S¤ksarN¬    Suka and Sarana
h¢rãpDr¬    assuming the form of monkeys
v£r¬    heroic
p#¢v¾¬    entered
vanr|   blm¯    the monkey army
 
9.The   two   ogres,   Suka   and   Sarana,   when   commanded   thus   assumed   the  
form   of   monkeys   and   entered   the   monkey   army.    
ttÞt¹anr|   sWÓym¢cÓÏy|   raEmhxINm¯   .  
s|Áyat¤|   naÒygÅCEta|   tda   t¬   S¤ksarN¬   =10=  
tt:    there
tt¯    that
vanr|   sWÓym¯    the monkey army
A¢cÓÏy|    which cannot be conceived
raEmhxINm¯    hair raising
s|Áyat¤|    to count
n   AÒygÅCEta|    did not know
tda    then
t¬    the two
S¤ksarN¬    Suka and Sarana
 
10.The   two   ogres   Suka   and   Sarana   did   not   know   to   count   there   the  
monkey   army   whose   number   could   not   be   conceived   and   hair   raising.              
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