THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 39 : SLOKAS 1 TO 12


 

lÄðadSInm­q   -   LOOKING   AT   LANKA  
 
ta|   ra¢æOm¤¢xtaÞtæO   s¤vElE   h¢rp¤Äñva:   .  
lÄðaya|   dèS¤v£Ira   vnaÓy¤pvna¢n   c   =1=  
ta|    that
ra¢æO|    night
u¢xta:    having spent
tæO    then
s¤vElE    on suvela mountain
h¢rp¤Äñva:     foremost of monkeys
lÄðaya|    of Lanka
dèS¤:     saw
v£ra:    the valiant
vna¢n    forests
upvna¢n   c     groves
 
1.The   valiant   foremost   of   monkeys   having   spent   the   night   on   the   suvela   mountain   saw  
the   forests   and   groves   of   Lanka.    
sms¬Øya¢n   rØya¢N   ¢vSalaÓyayta¢n   c   .  
袾rØya¢N   tE   è¾qva   bB¥v¤jaIt¢vÞmya:   =2=  
sms¬Øya¢n     all of them appeared shining equally
rØya¢N     lovely
¢vSala¢n     extensive
Aayta¢n   c     long also
袾rØya¢N     pleasing to the sight
tE    they
è¾qva     seeing
bB¥v¤:    became
jat¢vÞmya:     amazed
 
2.They   became   amazed   to   see   that   all   of   them   appeared   shining   equally,   lovely,   extensive,   long   and   pleasing   to   the   sight.    
cØpkaSaEkp¤°agsaltalsmak[la:   .  
tmalvns|C°a   nagmalasmav¦ta   =3=  
¢hÓtalWrj¤InWn£IpW:   sçOpNªIà   p¤¢ÝptW:   .  
¢tlkW:   k¢NIkarWà   pazlWà   smÓtt:   =4=  
S¤S¤BE   p¤¢Ýptag#Wà   ltap¢rgtWd#^ImW:   .  
lÄða   bh¤v¤DW¢dIÛyWyITEÓd#Þyamravt£   =5=  
¢v¢cæOk[s¤maEpEtW   r³kaEmlpÚlvW:   .  
Sa¹lWà   tTa   n£lW¢àæOa¢BvInra¢j¢B:   =6=  
cØpkaSaEkp¤°agsaltalsmak[la:     filled with Campaka, Asoka, Punnaga, sal and
tmalvns|C°a    covered with groves of Tamala trees
nagmalasmav¦ta     surrounded by Nagakesara trees
¢hÓtalW:     with Hindala trees
Aj¤InW:    with Arjuna trees
n£pW:    with Kadamba trees
sçOpNªI:   c     with Saptaparna trees also
p¤¢ÝptW:     in full bloom
¢tlkW:    with Tilaka trees
k¢NIkarW:   c     with Kanikara trees as well
pazlW:   c    with Patala trees also
smÓtt:    all round
S¤S¤BE     appeared charming
p¤¢Ýptag#W:     with tops laden with flowers
c    also
ltap¢rgtW:    intertwined with creepers
d#^mW:    trees
lÄða    Lanka
bh¤¢vDW:     various
¢dÛyW:    celestial
yTa    like
iÓd#Þy     of Indra
Amravt£    city of Amaravati
¢v¢cæOk[s¤maEpEtW:     full of beautiful flowers
r³kaEmlpÚlvW:     clothed in red tender leaves
Sa¹lW:   c     with green grassy plots
tTa    similarly
n£lW:    dark
¢cæOa¢B:     charming
vnra¢j¢B:     lines of groves
 
3   to   6.Lanka   full   of   Campaka,   Asoka,   Punnaga,   Sal   and   Palmyra   trees,   covered   with  
groves   of   Tamala   trees,   surrounded   by   rows   of   Nagakesara   trees,   Hindala,   Arjuna,  
Kadamba   and   Sataparna   trees   in   full   bloom,   Tilaka,   Karnikara   and   Patala   trees   with  
tops   laden   with   flowers   alround   and   which   were   intertwined   with   creepers   which  
were   full   of   beautiful   flowers   and   clothed   in   red   tender   leaves,   with   various   kinds  
of   trees,   similarly   with   grassy   plots   and   charming   lines   of   groves   appeared   like  
city   of   Amaravati   of   Indra.    
gÓDaÍYaÓy¢BrØya¢N   p¤Ýpa¢N   c   Pla¢n   c   .  
DaryÓÏygmaÞtæO   B¥xNan£v   manva:   =7=  
gÓDaÍYa¢n     fragrant
A¢BrØya¢N     most lovely
p¤Ýpa¢N     flowers
c    also
Pla¢n   c     fruits also
Dary¢Ót     bore
Agma:    trees
tæO    there
B¥xNa¢n    (wear) ornaments
iv    like
manva:    human beings
 
7.The   trees   there   bore   fragrant   and   most   lovely   flowers   and   fruits   like   the   human   beings   wear   ornaments.    
tÅcWæOrTsÄðaS|   mnaEåO|   nÓdnaEpmm­   .  
vn|   svIt¤Ik|   rØy|   S¤S¤BE   xzqpday¤tm­   =8=  
tt­q    that
cWæOrTsÄðaS|     vying with Kubera's Caitraratha grove
mnaEåO|    delightful to the mind
nÓdnaEpmm­q     resembling Indra's Nadana grove
vn|    grove
svIt¤Ik|    green in all seasons
rØy|    lovely
S¤S¤BE     appeared
xzqpday¤tm­q     full of bees
 
8.That   grove   appeared   lovely   and   vied   with   Kubera's   Caitraratha   grove   and   resembled  
Indra's   nandana   grove,   green   in   all   seasons   and   delightful   to   the   mind.    
nÏy¥hkaEy¢¾BkWn¦IäOmanWà   b¢hIN:   .  
ât|   prB¦tana|   c   S¤½¤y¤vIn¢nJIrE   =9=  
nÏy¥hkaEy¢¾BkW:     with cranes and herons
n¦äOmanW:     dancing
c   b¢hIN:     peacocks also
ât|    warbling
prB¦tana|   c     of cuckoos as well
S¤½¤y¤:     heard
vn¢nJIrE    in the cascades
 
9.In   the   cascades   with   cranes   and   herons,   dancing   peacocks,   the   warbling   of   cuckoos  
were   also   heard.    
¢nÏymäO¢vhÄña¢n   B#mrac¢rtan£   c   .  
kaE¢klak[lxÎfa¢n   ¢vhga¢Bâta¢n   c   =10=  
B¦Äñraja¢Bg£ta¢n   B#mrW:   sE¢vta¢n   c   .  
kaENalk¢v¢F¾a¢n   sarsa¢Bâta¢n   c   =11=  
¢v¢vS¤ÞtE   ttÞta¢n   vnaÓy¤pvna¢n   c   .  
¶¾a:   p#m¤Ñ¤ta   v£ra   hry:   kamã¢pN:   =12=  
¢nÏymäO¢vhÄña¢n     inhabited with birds constantly in rut
B#mrac¢rtan£   c     frequented by bees
kaE¢klak[lxÎfa¢n     groves full of cuckoos
¢vhga¢Bâta¢n   c     rendered noisy by birds
B¦Äñraja¢Bg£ta¢n     resounding with buzzing of bees
B#mrW:    by bees
sE¢vta¢n   c     frequented also
kaENalk¢v¢F¾a¢n     with sounds of wagtails
sarsa¢Bâta¢n   c     the cries of cranes
¢v¢vS¤:     entered
tE    they
tt:    then
ta¢n    those
vna¢n    forests
upvna¢n   c     groves also
¶¾a:    highly rejoiced
p#m¤Ñ¤ta:     thrilled with joy
v£ra:    the valiant
hry:    monkeys
kamã¢pN:     capable of assuming any form at will
 
10,11,12.The   valiant   monkeys   capable   of   assuming   any   form   at   will   moving   from   the  
mountain   top,   feeling   highly   rejoiced   and   thrilled   with   joy   entered   the   forests   and  
groves   inhabited   by   birds   always   in   rut,   frequented   by   bees,   groves   full   of   cuckoos,  
rendered   noisy   by   birds,   filled   with   the   buzz   of   bees,   frequented   by   bees,   with   sounds   of   wagtails   and   cries   of   cranes.              

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