THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 35 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

maÚyvÑ¤pdES: - MALYAVAN'S ADVICE
§x£Nam¢g"kÚpanam¢g"haEæOsm¤¢ÏTt: .
AadäOE rXsa| tEjaE D¥maE ÛyaÔy ¢dSaE dS =21=

§x£Namq

of the rsis

A¢g"kÚpanamq

resembling the fire

A¢g"haEæOsm¤¢ÏTt:

from the pouring of oblations into the sacred fires

AadäOE

takes away

rXsa|

of the ogres

tEj:

energy

D¥m:

smoke

ÛyaÔy

spreading

¢dS:

in directions

ten

21.Malyavan told Ravana that the smoke from the oblations poured into the sacred fire by the rsis spreading in ten directions takes away the energy of the ogres.
tEx¤ tEx¤ c dESEx¤ p¤ÎyEÝvEv èFv#tW: .
cyImaN| tpÞt£v#| sÓtapy¢t raXsanq =22=

tEx¤ tEx¤

in those various

c dESEx¤

regions also

p¤ÎyEx¤

sacred

ev èFv#tW:

of firm resolve

cyImaN|

practiced

tp:

austerities

t£v#|

severe

sÓtapy¢t

torments

raXsanq

the ogres

22.Malyavan told Ravana that the severe austerities practiced in various regions by rsis
of firm resolves tormented the ogres.
dEvdanvyXE×yaE g¦h£tà vrÞÏvya =23=

dEvdanvyXE×y:

safe from death at the hands of gods, demons and yakshas

g¦h£t:

was obtained

also

vr:

a boon

Ïvya

by you

23.Malyavan told Ravana that he had obtained a boon by which he was safe from death from the hands of gods, demons and yakshas.
man¤xa vanra §Xa gaElaÄñ^la mhabla: .
blvÓt ihagØy gjI¢Ót èF¢v@ma: =24=

man¤xa:

human beings

vanra:

monkeys

§Xa:

bears

gaElaÄñ^la:

golangulas

mhabla:

with great might

blvÓt:

a large army

here

AagØy

coming

gjI¢Ót

thundering

èF¢v@ma:

with unyeilding prowess

24.Malyavan told Ravana that a large army of human beings, monkeys, bears and
golangulas with great might and unyeilding prowess have come there and are
thundering.
uÏpata¢Óv¢vDaÓè¾qva GaEranbh¤¢vda|ÞtTa .
¢vnaSmn¤pÜya¢m sv©Ixa| rXsamhmq =25=

uÏpatanq

portents

¢v¢vDanq

various

è¾qva

seeing

GaEranq

curses that bring disaster

bh¤¢vdanq

numerous

tTa

similarly

¢vnaSmq

extermination

An¤pÜya¢m

foresee

sv©Ixa|

all

rXsamq

of ogres

Ahmq

25.Malyavan told Ravana that seeing the various dreadful portents and numerous curses
that bring disaster, he can foresee the extermination of all ogres.
Kra¢BÞt¢nta GaEra mEGa: p#¢tByÄðra: .
SaE¢NtEna¢BvxI¢Ót lÄðam¤ÝNEn svIta =26=

Kra¢BÞt¢nta:

emitting a harsh peal of thunder

GaEra:

formidable

mEGa:

clouds

p#¢tByÄðra:

striking terror

SaE¢NtEn

with blood

A¢BvxI¢Ót

showers

lÄða|

in Lanka

uÝNEn

hot

svIta

everywhere

26.Malyavan told Ravana that formidable clouds striking terror and emitting a harsh peal of thunder are showering hot blood everywhere in Lanka.
âdta| vahnana| c p#pÓÏyÞa#¢bÓdv: .
Òvja ÒvÞta ¢vvNaIà n p#Ba¢Ót yTa p¤ra =27=

âdta|

weeping

vahnana|

of animals used for transport

also

p#p¢Ót

falls

AÞa#¢bÓdv:

drops of tears

Òvja:

flags

ÒvÞta:

soiled with dust

¢vvNaI: c

discoloured also

n p#Ba¢Ót

do not shine

yTa

p¤ra

earlier

27.Malyavan told Ravana that from the weeping animals used for transport shed tears
and the flags soiled with dust are discoloured and do not shine as earlier.
Ûyala gaEmayvaE g¦D#a vaÜy¢Ót c s¤BWrvmq =28=

Ûyala:

dreadful animals

gaEmayv:

jackals

g¦D#a:

vultures

vaÜy¢Ót

are emitting

also

s¤BWrvmq

dreadful cries

28.Malyavan told Ravana that dreadful animals jackals and vultures are emitting
dreadful cries.
p#¢vÜy lÄðam¢nS| smvaya|à k[vItE =29=

p#¢vÜy

entering

lÄðamq

in Lanka

A¢nS|

always

smvayanq c k[vItE

they also assemble together

29.Malyavan told Ravana that those animals entering Lanka always assemble together.
ka¢lka: paÎf¤rWdIÓtW: p#hsÓÏyg#t: ¢ÞTta .
¢ÞæOy: Þvp"Ex¤ m¤ÝyÓÏyaE g¦ha¢N p#¢tBaÝy c =30=

ka¢lka:

coal black

paÎf¤rW:

with white

dÓtW:

teeth

p#hs¢Ót

laughing

Ag#t:

in front

¢ÞTta:

standing

¢ÞæOy:

women

Þvp"Ex¤

in dreams

m¤ÝyÓÏy:

pillaging

g¦ha¢N

residences

p#¢tBaÝy c

saying unpleasant words

30.Malyavan told Ravana that coal black women with white teeth stand in front
laughing and pillaging residences saying unpleasant words.
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