THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 39 : SLOKAS 13 TO 21


 

lÄðadSInm­q   -   LOOKING   AT   LANKA  
 
tExa|   p#¢vSta|   tæO   vanraNa|   mh¬jsam­q   .  
p¤Ýps|sgIs¤r¢BvIv¬   G#aNs¤KaE{¢nl:   =13=  
tExa|    those
p#¢vSta|    as they entered
tæO    there
vanraNa|    monkeys
mh¬jsam­q    with great energy
p¤Ýps|sgIs¤r¢B:     fragrant through contact with flowers
vv¬    blew
G#aNs¤K:    pleasing to the nose
A¢nl:    breeze
 
13.As   the   monkeys   entered   the   grove   a   breeze   fragrant   through   contact   with   flowers  
pleasing   to   the   nose   blew.    
AÓyE   t¤   h¢rv£raNa|   y¥Ta¢°Ý@Øy   y¥Tpa:   .  
s¤g#£vENa×yn¤åOata   lÄða|   jÂm¤:   pta¢kn£m­q   =14=  
¢væOasyÓtaE   ¢vhga|ÞæOsyÓtaE   m¦g¢¹pan­q   .  
kØpyÓtà   ta|   lÄða|   nadWÞtE   ndta|   vra:   =15=  
k[vIÓtÞtE   mhavEga   mh£|   crNp£¢ftam­q   =16=  
AÓyE   t¤     a few only
h¢rv£raNa|     of the monkey heroes
y¥Tan­q    from the force
¢nÝ@Øy     breaking away
y¥Tpa:    commanders
s¤g#£vEN     by Sugriva
A×yn¤åOata:     given permission
lÄða|    in Lanka
jÂm¤:     roamed
pta¢kn£m­q     with flags
¢væOasyÓt:     terrifying
¢vhgan­q    birds
æOasyÓt:     frightening
m¦g¢¹pan­q     deer and elephants
kØpyÓt:     shaking
c    also
ta|    that
lÄða|    Lanka
nadW:    with roars
tE    they
ndta|    among those capable of roaring
vra:    foremost
k[vIÓt:    doing
tE    they
mhavEga:    fleet footed
mh£|    the earth
crNp£¢ftam­q     trampling with feet
 
14,15,16.A   few   commanders   of   the   monkey   army   given   permission   by   Sugriva   who   were   foremost   among   those   capable   of   roaring   and   fleet   footed   broke   away   from   the   army   roamed   Lanka   with   flags   fluttering,   terrifying   Lanka,   trampling   the   earth   with   their   feet,   terrifying   birds,   shaking   deers   and   elephants.    
rjà   shsWvaEÒvI|   jgam   crNaE¢ÏTtm­q   =17=  
rj:   c    dust also
shsa   ev    all at once
UÒvI|    upwards
jgam    rose
crNaE¢ÏTtm­q     raised by their footfalls
 
17.The   dust   raised   by   the   footfalls   of   the   monkeys   all   at   once   rose   upwards.    
§Xa:   ¢s|ha:   vrahaà   m¢hxa   varNa   m¦ga:   .  
tEn   SÖdEn   ¢vvÞta   jÂm¤B£Ita   ¢dSaE   ds   =18=  
§Xa:    bears
¢s|ha:    lions
vraha:    pigs
c    also
m¢hxa:    buffaloes
varNa:    elephants
m¦ga:    deers
tEn   SÖdEn     by that sound
¢væOÞta:     alarmed
jÂm¤:     ran
B£ta:    in panic
¢dS:    directions
ds    ten
 
18.Alarmed   by   that   sound   bears,   lions,   pigs,   buffaloes,   deers   and   elephants   ran   in   panic   in   ten   directions.    
¢SKr|   t¢ÏæOk\zÞy   p#a|S¤   cWk|   ¢d¢vÞp¦Sm­q   .  
smÓtaÏp¤Ýps|C°a|   mharjts¢°Bm­q   =19=  
StyaEjn¢vÞt£NI|   ¢vml|   caâdSInm­q   .  
ÜlßN|   ½£mÓmhÅcWv   ѤÝp#ap|   Sk[nWr¢p   =20=  
mnsa{¢p   ѤraraEh|   ¢k|   p¤n:   kmINa   jnW:   =21=  
¢SKr|    peak
tt­q    that
¢æOk\zÞy     of trikuta mountain
p#a|S¤    was lofty
c    also
ek|    one
¢d¢vÞp¦Sm­q     seemed as if almost touching the skies
smÓtat­q     on all sides
p¤Ýps|C°|     was thickly covered with flowers
mharjts¢°Bm­q     sparkling like gold
StyaEjn¢vÞt£NI|     extended over hundred yojanas
¢vml|    stainless
caâdSInm­q     lovely to behold
ÜlßN|    smooth
½£mn­q     having all things
mht­q    well known
c    also
ev    only
ѤÝp#ap|     cannot be entered
Sk[nW:   A¢p     by birds even
mnsa   A¢p     even in thought
ѤraraEh|     difficult to climb
¢k|   p¤n:   kmINa     much less in action
jnW:    for men
 
19,20,21.There   was   one   lofty   peak   of   trikuta   mountain   which   seemed   as   if   touching  
the   skies,   thickly   covered   by   flowers   on   all   sides,   sparkled   like   gold,   extended   over  
hundred   yojanas,   stainless,   lovely   to   behold,   smooth,   having   all   things,   well   known,  
cannot   be   entered   even   by   birds,   for   men   difficult   to   climb   in   thought   much   less   in  
action.              

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