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=
jaØbvan¯ nam
| Jambavan by name |
mhay¥Tpy¥Tp: |
commander of mighty commanders |
p#SaÓt: |
has a clear heart |
g¤âvt£I |
devoted to elders |
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=
dWvas¤rE |
during the war between
gods and demons |
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=
pvItag#E×y: |
on the mountain tops |
mhaB#¢vp¤la: |
as big as huge clouds |
¢vp¤lakara: |
with big bodies |
¢pSasana| c |
to fiends also |
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=
A¢Bs|rÖD| |
extremely enraged |
y¥Tpy¥Tpm¯ |
commander of commanders |
bls|p°: |
with great prowess |
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=
¢ÞTt| yaEjnE
| situated at a
distance of one yojana |
ct¤ÝpadEx¤
| among quadrupeds |
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=
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=
¢v@mmaNÞy |
showing his prowess |
gÓDvIkÓyaya| |
through a gandharva maiden |
k]ÝNvÏmIn: |
to Krishnavartma |
dEvas¤rE y¤¼E
| in the battle
between gods and demons |
sa/aTI| | for
the purpose of heping |
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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