THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 35 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

maÚyvѤpdES:   -   MALYAVAN'S   ADVICE  
 
yÞy   dEvxIy:   sv©I   gÓDvaIà   jyW¢xN:   .  
¢vraED|   ma   gmÞtEn   s|¢DÞtE   tEn   raEctam­q   =11=  
yÞy    for whom
dEvxIy:    celestial sages
sv©I    all
gÓDvaI:   c     gandharvas also
jyW¢xN:    wish victory
¢vraED|    enmity
ma   gm:    do not have
tEn    with him
s|¢D:    alliance
tE    for you
tEn    with him
raEctam­q    should find favour
 
11.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   he   should   not   have   enmity   with   Rama   for   whom   the  
celestial   sages   and   gandharvas   wish   victory   and   may   an   alliance   with   Rama   should   find   favourable   for   him.    
As¦jìgvaÓpX¬   ¹avWv   ¢h   ¢ptamh:   .  
s¤raNams¤raNa|   c   DmaIDmaªI   tda½y¬   =12=  
As¦jt­q     created
Bgvan­q    god
pX¬    orders
¹¬   ev     two only
¢h    surely
¢ptamh:    Brahma
s¤raNam­q     for gods
As¤raNa|   c     for the devils
DmaIDmaªI    virtue and vice
tda½y¬    to take threir stand
 
12.Mayavan   told   Ravana   that   Brahma   created   only   two   orders,   the   gods   and   the   devils   to   take   their   stand   on   virtue   and   vice   respectively.    
Dma©I   ¢h   ½¥ytE   pXaE   /mraNa|   mhaÏmnam­q   .  
ADma©I   rXsa|   pXaE   /s¤raNa|   c   ravN   =13=  
Dm:   ¢h     virtue actually
½¥ytE    is heard
pX:   ¢h     on the side
AmraNa|    of gods
mhaÏmnam­q     the high souled
ADmI:    unrigteousness
rXsa|    of ogres
pX:   ¢h     on the side
As¤raNa|    of devils
c    also
ravN    Ravana
 
13.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   as   heard   virtue   is   on   the   side   of   gods   and   unrighteousness   is   on   the   side   of   devils   and   ogres.    
Dma©I   vW   g#stE{DmI|   tt:   k]tmB¥ï¤gm­q   .  
ADma©I   g#sTE   DmI|   tt¢ÞtÝy:   p#vtItE   =14=  
DmI:   vW    virtue
g#stE    when eclipses
ADmI|    over evil
tt:    then
k]tm­q    Krita
AB¥t­q    prevails
y¤gm­q    yuga
ADmI:    evil
g#stE    when eclipses
DmI|    virtue
tt:    then
¢tÝy:    Kali yuga
p#vtItE    starts
 
14.Malyavan   told   Ravana   when   Krita   yuga   prevails   virtue   eclipses   vice   but   when   vice  
eclipses   virtue   Kali   yuga   starts.    
tt­qÏvya   crta   laEkaÓDma©I   ¢v¢nhtaE   mhan­q   .  
ADmI:   p#g¦h£tà   tEnaÞmaë¢ln:   prE   =15=  
tt­q    that
Ïvya    by you
crta   laEkan­q     while ranging the world
DmI:    virtue
¢v¢nht:    was destroyed
mhan­q    exalted
ADmI:    evil
p#g¦h£t:     was embraced
c    also
tEn    therefore
AÞmat­q    than us
b¢ln:    are stronger
prE    enemies
 
15.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   while   ranging   the   world   virtue   was   destroyed   by   him   and   evil   was   embraced,   thus   the   enemies   are   stronger.    
s   p#mada¢¹v¦¼ÞtE   /Dma©I   g#stE   c   n:   .  
¢vvDIy¢t   pX|   c   s¤raNa|   s¤rBavn:   =16=  
s:    that
p#madat­q    through wrong notion
¢vv¦¼:     nourished
tE    your
¢h   ADmI:     evil actually
g#stE    is sallowing up
c    also
n:    us
¢vvDIy¢t     is promoting
pX|    cause
c    also
s¤raNa|    of gods
s¤rBavn:    fulfilling the gods' needs
 
16.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   the   evil   nourished   through   his   wrong   notion   is   going   to  
swallow   them   while   virtue   is   promoting   the   cause   of   gods   and   fulfills   the   needs   of   gods.    
¢vxyEx¤   p#s³En   y¢Ïk|¢cÏka¢rNa   Ïvya   .  
§x£nam¢g"kÚpanam¤¹EgaE   j¢ntaE   mhan­q   =17=  
¢vxyEx¤     to the pleasures of senses
p#s³En    devoted
y¢Ïk|¢cÏka¢rNa     doing acts which cannot be even thought of
Ïvya    by you
§x£nam­q     to the rsis
A¢g"kÚpana|     resmbling the god of fire
u¹Eg:    grief
j¢nt:    was caused
mhan­q    great
 
17.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   he   who   was   devoted   to   pleasures   of   the   senses   had   done   acts   which   cannot   even   be   thought   of   and   had   caused   great   grief   to   rsis   who   resemble   the   god   of   fire.    
tExa|   p#BavaE   ѤDIxI:   p#d£çO   iv   pavk:   .  
tpsa   Ba¢vtaÏmnaE   DmIÞyan¤g#hE   rta:   =18=  
tExa|   p#Bav:     their power
ѤDIxI:     is difficult to overcome
p#d£çO:     a blazing
iv    like
pavk:    fire
tpsa    by asceticism
Ba¢vtaÏmn:     purified their self
DmIÞy    of virtue
An¤g#hE    in acquisition
rta:    intent
 
18.Malyavana   told   Ravana   that   the   power   of   the   rsis   is   dificult   to   overcome   like   a   blazing   fire.   Having   purified   their   self   by   asceticism   they   are   intent   on   acquisition   of   virtue.    
m¤ÁyWyIåOWyIjÓÏyEtE   ¢nÏy|   tWÞtW¢¹Ijaty:   .  
j¤ºÏyg"£|à   ¢v¢Dv¹Eda|àaEÅcWrD£ytE   =19=  
m¤ÁyW:     excellent
yåOW:    sacrifices
yj¢Ót    worship gods
etE    these
¢nÏy|    always
tW:   tW:    those
¢¹jaty:    brahmins
j¤º¢t     pour oblations
Ag"£n­q   c     into the sacred fires
¢v¢Dvt­q     with due ceremony
vEdan­q   c     vedas also
uÅcW:    in a loud voice
AD£ytE    recites
 
19.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   the   brahmins   worship   the   gods   by   excellent   sacrifices,  
pour   oblations   into   the   sacred   fire   with   due   ceremony   and   chant   vedas   in   a   loud   voice.    
A¢BB¥y   c   rXa|¢s   b#'GaExan¤dWryn­q   .  
¢dSaE{¢p   ¢vd#^ta:   svaI:   Þtn¢yÏn¤¢rvaEÝNgE   =20=  
A¢BB¥y    having insulted
c    also
rXa|¢s    the ogres
b#'GaExan­q    curses of Brahma
udWryn­q    cursed
¢dS:   A¢p     in directions also
¢vd#^ta:    got scattered
svaI:    all
Þtn¢yÏn¤:   iv     like clouds
uÝNgE    in summer
 
20.Malyavan   told   Ravana   that   the   brahmins   insulted   the   ogres   and   cursed   with   curses  
of   Brahma   and   the   ogres   scattered   in   all   directions   like   the   clouds   in   summer.              
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