THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 36 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

lÄðag¤¢çO:   -   PROTECTING   LANKA  
 
¢¹Da   BÇyEymÔyEv|   n   nmEy|   t¤   kÞy¢ct­q   =11=  
¢¹Da    in to two
BÇyEym­q   A¢p     even if I break
ev|    like this
n   nmEy|    will not bow my head
t¤    in this
kÞy¢ct­q     to anyone
 
11.   Ravana   told   Malyavan   that   he   may   break   into   two   but   will   not   bow   his   head   to   anyone.    
ex   mE   shjaE   daEx:   ÞvBavaE   Ѥr¢t@m:   =12=  
ex:    this
mE    my
shj:    inherent
daEx:    weakness
ÞvBav:    inherent nature
Ѥr¢t@m:     cannot be overcome
 
12.Ravana   told   Malyavan   that   that   was   his   inherent   weakness   and   the   inherent   nature  
cannot   be   overcome.    
y¢d   tavÏsm¤d#E   t¤   sEt¤bI¼aE   yèÅCya   .  
ramEN   ¢vÞmy:   kaE{æO   yEn   tE   Bymagtm­q   =13=  
y¢d   tavt­q     if at all
sm¤d#E    over the sea
t¤    in this
sEt¤:    a bridge
b¼:    was built
yèÅCya     by chance
ramEN    by Rama
¢vÞmy:    wonder
k:    what
AæO    is there
yEn    due to which
tE    for you
By|    fear
Aagtm­q    has arisen
 
13.Ravana   told   Malyavan   that   the   fear   from   Rama   has   arisen   in   him   due   to   the   bridge   built   over   the   sea   by   chance   which   is   no   wonder.    
s   t¤   t£t­Iqva{NIv|   ram:   sh   vanrsEnya   .  
p#¢tjana¢m   tE   sÏy|   n   j£vÓp#¢tyaÞy¢t   =14=  
s:    that
t¤    later
t£t­Iqva     crossing
ANIv|    the sea
ram:    Rama
sh    alongwith
vanrsEnya    the army of monkeys
p#¢tjana¢m     I say
tE    to you
sÏy|    truthfully
n    not
j£vn­q    alive
p#¢tyaÞy¢t     will return
 
14.Ravana   told   Malyavan   that   Rama   having   crossed   the   sea   alongwith   the   army   of   monkeys   will   not   return   alive   which   he   can   say   truthfully.    
ev|   b#¤vaN|   s|rÖD|   â¾|   ¢våOay   ravNm­q   .  
v#£¢ftaE   maÚyvan­q   vaÀy|   naEäOr|   p#Ïypït   =15=  
ev|    as above
b#¤vaN|    while speaking
s|rÖD|    without reason
â¾|    in anger
¢våOay    finding
ravNm­q    Ravana
v#£¢ft:     abashed
maÚyvan­q     Malyavan
vaÀy|    words
n    not
uäOr|    reply
p#Ïypït    said
 
15.Malyavan   was   abashed   while   Ravana   was   speaking   as   above   without   reason   and   did   not   say   a   word   in   reply.    
jya¢xya   c   rajan|   vDI¢yÏva   yTaE¢ctm­q   .  
maÚyvan×yn¤åOataE   jgam   Þv|   ¢nvESnm­q   =16=  
jya¢xya    may you be victorious
c    also
rajan|    the king
vDI¢yÏva     blessing
yTaE¢ctm­q     as per propriety
maÚyvan­q     Malyavan
A×yn¤åOat:     taking leave
jgam    went
Þv|    his own
¢nvESnm­q     to house
 
16.Malyavan   blessing   Ravana   saying   'may   you   be   victorious'   as   per   propriety   took   leave   and   went   to   his   own   house.    
ravNÞt¤   shamaÏyaE   mÓæO¢yÏva   ¢vm¦Üy   c   .  
lÄðayamt¤la|   g¤¢çO|   karyamas   raXs:   =17=  
ravN:    Ravana
t¤    in this
shamaÏy:    with his ministers
mÓæO¢yÏva     having deliberated
¢vm¦Üy     deciding
c    also
lÄðayam­q     in Lanka
At¤la|    unprecedented
g¤¢çO|     arrangements for defence
karyamas    made
raXs:    ogre
 
17.Ravana   for   his   part,   having   deliberated   with   his   ministers,   made   unprecented  
arrangements   for   the   defence   of   Lanka.    
s   Ûya¢ddES   p¥vIÞya|   p#hÞt|   ¹a¢r   raXsm­q   .  
d¢XNÞya|   mhav£yaªI   mhapaáImhaEdr¬   =18=  
s:    he
Ûya¢ddES     posted
p¥vIÞya|     at the eastern
p#hÞt|    Prahasta
¹a¢r    gate
raXsm­q    ogre
d¢XNÞya|     at the southern
mhav£yaªI     with great prowess
mhapaáImhaEdr¬     the two, Mahaparswa and Mahodara
 
18.Ravana   posted   Prahasta   at   the   eastern   gate   and   Mahaparswa   and   Mahodara   with   great   prowess   at   the   southern   gate.    
p¢àmayamTaE   ¹a¢r   p¤æO¢mÓd#¢jt|   tTa   .  
Ûya¢ddES   mhamay|   bh¤B£   raXsWv¦Itm­q   =19=  
p¢àmayam­q     at the western
ATaE    then
¹a¢r    gate
p¤æO|     son
iÓd#¢jt|     Indrajit
tTa    similarly
Ûya¢ddES     posted
mhamay|    a great conjurer
bh¤¢B:     with numerous
raXsW:    ogres
v¦tm­q    surrounded by
 
19.Similarly   Ravana   posted   his   son   Indrajit,   a   great   conjurer   at   the   western   gate  
surrounded   by   numerus   ogres.    
uäOrÞya|   p¤r¹a¢r   Ûya¢dÜy   S¤ksarN¬   .  
Þvy|   caæO   B¢vÝya¢m   m¢ÓæONÞtan¤vac   h   =20=  
uäOrÞya|     at the northern
p¤r¹a¢r     gate of fort
Ûya¢dÜy     posted
S¤ksarN¬     Suka and Sarana
Þvy|     myself
c   AæO     here itself
B¢vÝya¢m     will remain
m¢ÓæON:     to ministers
tan­q    those
uvac    spoke
h    may be
 
20.Ravana   posted   Suka   and   Sarana   at   the   northern   gate   of   the   fort   and   said   to   his   ministers   that   he   will   also   remain   there.              
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