THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 27 : SLOKAS 11 TO 21


vanrpra@ma¢dkTnm¯   -   NARRATING   THE   PROWESS   ETC   OF
MONKEYS

s   ex   jaØbva°am   mhay¥Tpy¥Tp:   .
p#SaÓtaE   g¤âvt£I   c   s|g#harEÝvmxIN:   =11=

s:   ex:     that he
jaØbvan¯   nam     Jambavan by name
mhay¥Tpy¥Tp:     commander of mighty commanders
p#SaÓt:     has a clear heart
g¤âvt£I     devoted to elders
c    also
s|g#harEx¤     in wars
AmxIN:    unconquerable

11.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   he   is   named   Jambavan,   who   is   the   commander
of   mighty   commanders,   with   a   clear   heart,   devoted   to   elders   and   in   wars
is   unconquerable.

etEn   sa/|   s¤mhÏk]t|   S@Þy   D£mta   .
dWvas¤rE   jaØbvta   lÖDaà   bhvaE   vra:   =12=

etEn    by this
sa/|   s¤mht¯     a great help
k]t|    was done
S@Þy     for Indra
D£mta     wise
dWvas¤rE     during the war between gods and demons
jaØbvta     by Jambavan
lÖDa:     have been obtained
c    because of this reason
bhv:   vra:     many boons

12.This   Jambavan   had   rendered   great   help   to   Indra   during   the   war   between
gods   and   demons   and   because   of   that   he   obtained   many   boons.

Aaâ/   pvItag#E×yaE   mhaB#¢vp¤la:   ¢Sla:   .
m¤·¢Ót   ¢vp¤lakara   n   m¦ÏyaE⢹j¢Ót   c   =13=
raXsana|   c   sèSa:   ¢pSasana|   c   laEmSa:   .
etÞy   sWÓya   bhvaE   ¢vcrÓÏy¢g"tEjs:   =14=

Aaâ/     climbing
pvItag#E×y:     on the mountain tops
mhaB#¢vp¤la:     as big as huge clouds
¢Sla:     rocks
m¤·¢Ót     hurls
¢vp¤lakara:     with big bodies
n    not
m¦ÏyaE:     for god of death
u¢¹j¢Ót     tremble
c    also
raXsana|   c     to ogres also
sèSa:     equal
¢pSasana|   c     to fiends also
laEmSa:    with thick hair
etÞy     his
sWÓya:     armies
bhv:    many
¢vcr¢Ót     roam about
A¢g"tEjs:     with the brilliance of fire

13,14.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   Jambavan's   many   armies   with   huge   bodies,
brilliance   of   fire   are   roaming   about.   With   thick   hairs   they   are   equal   to   ogres
and   fiends   and   do   not   tremble   even   for   the   god   of   death   and   climbing   on
mountain   tops   hurl   rocks   as   big   as   huge   clouds.

yE   ÏvEnm¢Bs|rÖD|   Ôlvman¢mv   ¢ÞTtm¯   .
p#EXÓtE   vanra:   sv©I   ¢ÞTta   y¥Tpy¥Tpm¯   =15=
ex   rajÓshÞa#aX|   py¤IpaÞtE   hr£ár:   .
blEn   bls|p°aE   dØBaE   namWx   y¥Tp:   =16=

yE    who
t¤     in this
enm¯     him
A¢Bs|rÖD|     extremely enraged
Ôlvman|   iv     as if jumping
¢ÞTtm¯     stationed
p#EXÓtE     are looking at
vanra:    monkeys
sv©I     all
¢ÞTta:     standing there
y¥Tpy¥Tpm¯     commander of commanders
ex:    this
rajn¯     O! king
shÞa#aX|     Indra
py¤IpaÞtE     ministers
hr£ár:     lord of monkeys
blEn    with his army
bls|p°:     with great prowess
dØB:   nam     named Dambha
ex:    this
y¥Tp:     commander

15,16.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   whom   all   the   monkeys   are   looking   at   and
who   is   jumping   in   extreme   rage   or     standing,   who   is   the   commander   of
commanders   that   commander   is   Dambha   by   name   who   has   great   prowess
and   ministers   Indra   with   his   army.

y:   ¢ÞTt|   yaEjnE   SWl|   gÅCÓpaá©In   sEvtE   .
UÒvI|   tTWv   kayEn   gt:   p#ap"aE¢t   yaEjnm¯   =17=
yÞma°   prm|   ãp|   ct¤ÝpadEx¤   ¢vïtE   .
½¤t:   s°adnaE   nam   vanraNa|   ¢ptamh:   =18=

y:    who
¢ÞTt|   yaEjnE     situated at a distance of one yojana
SWl|    a mountain
gÅCn¯     taking a step
paá©In     closer
sEvtE    stands
UÒvI|     high
tTa   ev     similarly
kayEn    with body
gt:    standing
p#ap"aE¢t     reaches
yaEjnm¯     a yojana
yÞmat¯     than whom
n    not
prm|   ãp|     bigger form
ct¤ÝpadEx¤     among quadrupeds
¢vïtE     known
½¤t:     famed
s°adn:     Sannadana
nam    named
vanraNa|     of monkeys
¢ptamh:     is grandfather

17,18.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   he   who   takes   a   step   and   stands   closer
to   a   mountain   at   a   distance   of   one   yojana,   similarly   reaches   one
yojana   high   with   his   body   and   a   bigger   form   among   quadrupeds   than
whom   is   not   known   is   the   grandfather   of   monkeys,   named   Sannada.

yEn   y¤¼|   p¤ra   däO|   rNE   S@Þy   D£mta   .
prajyà   n   p#açO:   saE{y|   y¥Tpy¥Tp:   =19=

yEn    by whom
y¤¼|     battle
p¤ra     long ago
däO|     was given
rNE    in the battle field
S@Þy     of Indra
D£mta     wise
prajy:   c     no defeat also
n   p#açO:     not resulted
s:    that
Ay|    he
y¥Tpy¥Tp:     commander of commanders

19.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   he   is   the   commander   of   commanders   who
long   ago   gave   a   battle   to   Indra   in   no   defeat   resulted   for   him.

yÞy   ¢v@mmaNÞy   S@ÞyEv   pra@m:   .
ex   gÓDvIkÓyayam¤Ïp°:   k]ÝNvÏmIn:   =20=
tda   dEvas¤rE   y¤¼E   sa/aTI|   ¢æOd¬ksam¯   =21=

yÞy     whose
¢v@mmaNÞy     showing his prowess
S@Þy   iv     equal to Indra
pra@m:    in prowess
ex:    he
gÓDvIkÓyaya|     through a gandharva maiden
uÏp°:     was begotten
k]ÝNvÏmIn:     to Krishnavartma
tda    then
dEvas¤rE   y¤¼E     in the battle between gods and demons
sa/aTI|    for the purpose of heping
¢æOd¬ksam¯     for the gods

20,21.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   he   who   was   showing   his   prowess   equal
to   that   of   Indra   was   begotten   to   Krishnavartma   through   a   gandharva
maiden   for   the   purpose   of   helping   the   gods   in   the   battle   between   gods
and   demons.    

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