THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 35 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

maÚyvѤpdES:   -   MALYAVAN'S   ADVICE  
 
tEn   SH­K¢v¢m½EN   BEr£SÖdEn   raGv:   .  
upya¢t   mhabah¥   ram:   prp¤r¸y:   =1=  
tEn    that
SH­K¢v¢m½EN     alongwith the sound of conches
BEr£SÖdEn     with the sound of drums
raGv:    scion of Raghu dynasty
upya¢t    neared
mhabah¤:    mighty armed
ram:    Rama
prp¤r¸y:     conqueror of hostile cities
 
1.Rama,   the   conqueror   of   hostile   cities,   neared   Lanka   with   the   sounds   of   drums   and  
conches.    
t|   ¢nnad|   ¢nSØyaT   ravNaE   raXsEár:   .  
mh¥tI|   ÒyanmaÞTay   s¢cvan×y¤dWXt   =2=  
t|    that
¢nnad|    tumult
¢nSØy    on hearing
AT    then
ravN:    Ravana
raXsEár:    ruler of ogres
mh¥tI|    for a while
Òyan|   AaÞTay     having thought
s¢cvan­q    ministers
A×y¤dWXt     looked at
 
2.Ravana,   hearing   the   tumult,   having   thought   for   a   while   looked   at   his   ministers.    
AT   taÓs¢cva|ÞtæO   svaInaBaÝy   ravN:   .  
sBa|   s°adyÓsvaI¢mÏy¤vac   mhabl:   =  
jgÏs|tapn:   @\raE   ghIyn#aXsEár:   =3=  
AT    then
tan­q    those
s¢cvan­q    ministers
tæO    there
svaIn­q    all
AaBaÝy    in a loud voice
ravN:    Ravana
sBa|    chamber
s°adyn­q    resounding
svaI|    everywhere
i¢t    as follows
uvac    spoke
mhabl:    with great might
jgÏs|tapn:    the scourge of the world
@\r:    the cruel
ghIyn­q    reproaching
raXsEár:    the ruler of ogres
 
3.Ravana   then   reproaching   all   the   ministers   there   loudly   spoke   as   follows   causing   the  
chamber   to   resound.    
trN|   sagrÞya¢p   ¢v@m|   bls·ym­q   .  
yѤ³vÓtaE   ramÞy   BvÓtÞtÓmya   ½¤tm­   =4=  
trN|    crossing
sagrÞy    of the ocean
A¢p    even
¢v@m|    about virility
bls·ym­q     the size of the army
yt­q    which
u³vÓt:     had said
ramÞy    of Rama
BvÓt:    you
tt­q    that
mya    by me
½¤tm­q     was heard
 
4.Ravana   told   his   ministers   that   he   had   heard   what   they   had   said   about   Rama's   virility   and   the   size   of   the   army.    
BvtàaÔyh|   vE¢î   y¤¼E   sÏypra@man­q   .  
t¥ÝN£kan£XtaE{ÓyaEÓy|   ¢v¢dÏva   ram¢v@mm­q   =5=  
Bvt:    you
c    also
A¢p    even
Ah|    I
vE¢î    know
y¤¼E     in a battle
sÏypra@man­q     of unfailing prowess
t¥ÝN£kan­q     standing mute
iIXt:    looking at
AÓyaEÓy|     one another
¢v¢dÏva     coming to know
ram¢v@mm­q     of Rama's prowess
 
5.Ravana   told   his   ministers   that   he   knew   that   they   were   of   unfailing   prowess   in   a   battle   even   though   they   satnd   mute   looking   at   one   another   coming   to   know   of   Rama's   prowess.    
ttÞt¤   s¤mhap#aåOaE   maÚyva°am   raXs:   .  
ravNÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   mat¤:   pWtamhaE{b#v£t­q   =6=  
tt:    thereafter
t¤    even
s¤mhap#aåO:     exceptionally wise
maÚyvan­q   nam     Malyavan by name
raXs:    ogre
ravNÞy    of Ravana
vc:    words
½¤Ïva     hearing
mat¤:    of mother
pWtamh:    uncle
Ab#v£t­q     said as follows
 
6.Hearing   the   words   of   Ravana,   an   ogre   Malyavan   by   name,   who   was   Ravana's   mother's   uncle,   spoke   as   follows.    
¢vÒyaÞv¢B¢vn£taE   yaE   raja   raj°yan¤g:   .  
s   Sa¢Þt   ¢crmWáyImr£|à   k[âtE   vSE   =7=  
¢vÒyas¤     in sciences
A¢B¢vn£t:     well versed
y:   raja    which king
rajn­q    O! king
nyan¤g:    follows the path of law
s:    he
Sa¢Þt    rules
¢cr|    for long
eEáyIm­q     kingdom
Ar£n­q   c     enemies also
k[âtE   vSE     brings under subjugation
 
7.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   that   king   rules   the   kingdom   for   long   and   bring   his   enemies   under   subjugation   who   is   well   versed   in   the   sciences   and   follows   the   path   of   law.    
s|dDanaE   ¢h   kalEn   ¢vg¦ÿ|àa¢r¢B:   sh   .  
ÞvpXvDIn|   k[vIÓmhdWáyImƤtE   =8=  
s|dDan:    concluding peace
¢h    surely
kalEn    according to the period
¢vg¦ÿn­q   c     fighting also
A¢r¢B:   sh     alongwith enemis
ÞvpXvDIn|    increasing his own prosperity
k[vIn­q    looking after
mht­q    great
eEáyIm­q     power
AƤtE     enjoys
 
8.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   the   king   who   concludes   peace   or   fights   his   enemies  
according   to   the   periods   and   looks   to   increase   his   own   prosperity   enjoys   great   power.    
h£ymanEn   ktIÛyaE   raåOa   s|¢D:   smEn   c   .  
n   SæO¤mvmÓyEt   upayaÓk[v£It   ¢vg#hm­q   =9=  
h£ymanEn    of lower strength
ktIÛy:    should conclude
raåOa    by the king
s|¢D:    peace
smEn   c    with equal also
n    not
SæO¤m­q     the enmy
AvmÓyEt    under rate
upayan­q    superior
k[v£It    should wage
¢vg#hm­q    war
 
9.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   a   king   should   not   under   rate   his   enemy.   He   should   conclude   peace   when   he   is   of   lower   strength   and   with   equals   also.   When   he   is   superior   he   should   wage   war.    
tÓm/|   raEctE   s|¢D:   sh   ramEN   ravN   .  
ydTIm¢By¤³a:   Þm   s£ta   tÞmW   p#d£ytam­   =10=  
tt­q    that
m/|    to me
raEctE    appeals
s|¢D:    alliance
sh   ramEN    with Rama
ravN    Ravana
yt­q   ATI|     for whose sake
A¢By¤³a:   Þm     has created enmity
s£ta    Sita
tÞmW    to him
p#d£ytam­q     be restored
 
10.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   it   appeals   to   him   to   have   an   alliance   with   Rama   and   that   Ravana   should   restore   Sita,   for   whose   sake   has   created   enmity,   to   Rama.              
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