THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 36 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

lÄðag¤¢çO:   -   PROTECTING   LANKA  
 
täO¤   maÚyvtaE   vaÀy|   ¢htm¤³|   dSann:   .  
n   mxIy¢t   Ѥ¾aÏma   kalÞy   vSmagt:   =1=  
tt­q    then
t¤    in this
maÚyvt:    by Malyavan
vaÀy|    advice
¢ht|    the salutary
u³|    tendered
dSann:    ten headed Ravana
n   mxIy¢t     could not tolerate
Ѥ¾aÏma     evil minded
kalÞy    of death
vSmagt:    come under the sway
 
1.The   evil   minded   Ravana   could   not   tolerate   the   salutary   advice   tendered   by   Malyavan   as   he   was   under   the   sway   of   death.    
s   b¼qva   B#k[¢z|   vÀæO©   @«DÞy   vSmagt:   .  
AmxaIÏp¢rv¦äOaXaE   maÚyvaÓtmTab#v£t­q   =2=  
s:    he
b¼qva    knitting
B#k[¢z|    brows
vÀæO©     in the forehead
@«DÞy    of anger
vSmagt:    coming into grip
AmxaIt­q    due to anger
p¢rv¦äOaX:     eyes rolling
maÚyvaÓt|     to Malyavan
AT    as follows
Ab#v£t­q     spoke
 
2.Ravana,   knitting   his   eye   brows   in   the   forehead   and   getting   into   the   clutches   of   anger,   spoke   as   follows   to   Malyavan   rolling   his   eyes   due   to   anger.    
¢htb¤¼Ya   yd¢ht|   vc:   pâxm¤ÅytE   .  
prpX|   p#¢vÜyWv   nWtÅC®aEæO|   gt|   mm   =3=  
¢htb¤¼Ya     taking to be salutary
yt­q    which
A¢ht|    not salutary
vc:    words
pâx|    harsh
uÅytE    were uttered
prpX|    on the enemy's side
p#¢vÜy   ev     joining
n    not
ett­q    this
½aEæO|     in ears
gt|    entered
mm    my
 
3.Ravana   told   Malyavan   that   the   harsh   words   spoken   by   him   taking   it   to   be   salutary   to   Ravana   has   not   entered   Ravana's   ears   since   this   was   spoken   taking   the   enemy's   side.    
man¤x|   k]pN|   rammEk|   SaKam¦ga½ym­q   .  
smTI|   mÓysE   kEn   Ïy³|   ¢pæOa   vnalym­q   =4=  
man¤x|    human being
k]pN|    forlorn
ram|    Rama
ek|    alone
SaKam¦ga½ym­q     taking help from monkeys
smTI|    as powerful
mÓysE    you think
kEn    on what grounds
Ïy³|    foresaken
¢pæOa    by father
vnalym­q    roaming in the forest
 
4.Ravana   asked   Malyavan   on   what   grounds   he   thought   Rama,   who   was   a   forlorn   human   being,   taking   help   of   monkeys,   forsaken   by   his   father   and   roaming   in   the   forest   alone?    
rXsam£ár|   ma|   c   dEvana|   ByÄðrm­q   .  
h£n|   ma|   mÓysE   kEn   /h£n|   svI¢v@mW:   =5=  
rXsa|    of ogres
iIár|   ma|     me their king
c   dEvana|    for gods also
ByÄðrm­q     terror
h£n|    as defecient
ma|    me
mÓysE    you think
kEn    why
¢h    surely
Ah£n|    without any defect
svI¢v@mW:    with all kinds of prowess
 
5.Ravana   asked   Malyavan   how   did   he   consider   Ravana,   the   king   of   ogres,   the   terror   of   gods   and   with   all   kinds   of   prowess,   as   defecient?    
v£yI¹ExEN   va   SÄðE   pXpatEn   va   ¢rpaE:   .  
Ïvya{h|   pâxaÎy¤³:   prp#aEÏsahnEn   va   =6=  
v£yI¹ExEN   va     envious of my prowess or
SÄðE    I fear
pXpatEn   va    or out of your support
¢rpaE:    to the enemies
Ïvya    by you
Ah|    I
pâxa¢N    harsh words
u³:    was told
prp#aEÏsahnEn   va     or incited by the enemy
 
6.Ravana   told   Malyavan   that   he   feared   that   the   harsh   words   spoken   by   him   either   out   of   envy   of   Ravana's   prowess,   or   out   of   his   support   to   the   enemies   or   on   being   incited   by   the   enemy.    
p#BvÓt|   pdÞT|   ¢h   pâx|   kaE{¢BDaÞy¢t   .  
p¢Îft:   SaÞæOtt­qÏvåOaE   ¢vna   p#aEÏsahna¢d#paE:   =7=  
p#BvÓt|    mighty person
pdÞT|    still in power
¢h    surely
pâx|    harsh
k:    who
A¢BDaÞy¢t     will address
p¢Îft:    learned person
SaÞæOtt­qÏvåO:     well versed of the scriptures
¢vna   p#aEÏsahnat­q     without instigation
¢rpaE:    of the enemy
 
7.Ravana   asked   Malyavan   whether   a   learned   person   well   versed   in   scriptures   would   address   harsh   words   to   a   mighty   person   still   in   power   without   the   instigation   of   the   enemy?    
Aan£y   c   vnaÏs£ta|   pîh£na¢mv   ¢½ym­q   .  
¢kmTI|   p#¢tdaÞya¢m   raGvÞy   Byadhm­q   =8=  
Aan£y   c     having brought
vnat­q    from the forest
s£ta|    Sita
pîh£na|     without lotus
iv   ¢½ym­q     like goddess Lakshmi
¢kmTI|    wherefore
p#¢tdaÞya¢m     will give back
raGvÞy    to Rama
Byat­q    through fear
Ahm­q    I
 
8.Ravana   told   Malyavan   that   having   brought   Sita   from   the   forest   who   is   like   Lakshmi  
withour   the   lotus,   wherefore   he   should   give   her   back   through   fear   of   Rama.    
v¦t|   vanrkaE¢z¢B:   ss¤g#£v|   slßmNm­q   .  
pÜy   kW¢àdhaE¢BÞÏv|   raGv|   ¢nht|   mya   =9=  
v¦t|    surrounded by
vanrkaE¢z¢B:     by crores of monkeys
ss¤g#£v|     with Sugriva
slßmNm­q     alongwith Lakshmana
pÜy    see
kW¢àt­q     in a few
AhaE¢B:    days
Ïv|    you
raGv|    scion of Raghu, Rama
¢nht|    killed
mya    by me
 
9.Ravana   told   Malyavan   that   he   will   see   Rama   killed   by   Ravana   in   a   few   days   alongwith   Sugriva   and   Lakshmana   surrounded   by   crores   of   monkeys.    
¹ÓdqvE   yÞy   n   ¢t¿¢Ót   dWvtaÓy¢p   s|y¤gE   .  
s   kÞmad#avNaE   y¤¼E   Bymaha¢rÝy¢t   =10=  
¹ÓdqvE     in a duel
yÞy    whose
n   ¢t¿¢Ót     dare not stand
dWvta¢n   A¢p     even gods
s|y¤gE    in a war
s:    that
kÞmat­q    for what reason
ravN:    Ravana
y¤¼E     in a combat
By|   Aaha¢rÝy¢t     will entertain fear
 
10.Ravana   asked   Malyavan   that   he   whom   even   the   gods   dare   not   stand   in   a   duel,   for   what   reason   will   he   entertain   fear   in   a   combat?              
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