THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 39 : SLOKAS 22 TO 31


 

lÄðadSInm­q   -   LOOKING   AT   LANKA  
 
¢n¢v¾a   tæO   ¢SKrE   lÄða   ravNpa¢lta   .  
StyaEjn¢vÞt£NI|   ¢æO|StyaEjnmayta   =22=  
¢n¢v¾a     was built
tæO    that
¢SKrE    on peak
lÄða    Lanka city
ravNpa¢lta    ruled by Ravana
StyaEjn¢vÞt£NI|     hundred yojanas wide
¢æO|StyaEjnmayta     thirty yojanas in length
 
22.On   that   peak   the   city   of   Lanka   ruled   by   Ravana,   hundred   yojanas   wide   and   thirty  
yojanas   in   length.    
sa   p¤r£   gaEp¤rWâÅcW:   paÎf¤raØb¤ds¢°BW:   .  
ka·nEn   c   salEn   rajtEn   c   SaE¢Bta   =23=  
sa    that
p¤r£    city
gaEp¤rW:    with towers
uÅcW:    tall
paÎf¤raØb¤ds¢°BW:     resembling white clouds
ka·nEn   c     with gold also
salEn    with defence walls
rajtEn   c    with silver also
SaE¢Bta    looked charming
 
23.The   city   of   Lanka   with   high   towers   resembling   white   clouds   and   with   defensive   walls   made   with   gold   and   silver.    
p#asadWà   ¢vmanWà   lÄða   prmB¥¢xta   .  
GnW¢rvatpapyE   mÒym|   vWÝNv|   pdm­q   =24=  
p#asadW:   c    with palaces with balconies also
¢vmanW:   c     seven storyed mansions also
lÄða    city of Lanka
prmB¥¢xta     appeared very lovely
GnW:    with clouds
iv    like
AatpapayE    at the beginning of monsoon
mÒym|    second
vWÝNv|    of Lord Vishnu
pdm­q    stride
 
24.The   city   of   Lanka   with   palaces   with   many   balconies   and   seven   storyed   mansions   the   sky   covered   with   clouds   at   the   beginning   of   monsoon   looked   like   the   sky   covered   by   the   second   stride   of   Lord   Vishnu.    
yÞya|   ÞtØBshÞa#EN   p#asad:   smlHqk]t:   .  
kWlas¢SKrakaraE   èÜytE   K¢mvaE¢ÚlKn­q   =25=  
yÞya|    in which
ÞtØBshÞa#EN     with thousand pillars
p#asad:    a palace
smlHqk]t:    adorned with
kWlas¢SKrakar:     looking like Mount Kailasa
èÜytE    appeared
K|    the sky
iv    as if
u¢ÚlKn­q     scraping
 
25.In   Lanka   there   was   a   palace   adorned   with   thousand   pillars   looking   like   the   Kailash  
mountain   and   appeared   as   if   scraping   the   sky.    
cWÏy:   s   raXsEÓd#Þy   bB¥v   p¤rB¥xNm­q   .  
blEn   rXsa|   ¢nÏy|   y:   smg#EN   rßytE   =26=  
cWÏy:    palace
s:    that
raXsEÓd#Þy     of the king of ogres, Ravana
bB¥v    appeared
p¤rB¥xNm­q     as an ornament of the city
blEn    by force
rXsa|    of ogres
¢nÏy|    always
y:    which
smg#EN    fully armed
rßytE    was guarded
 
26.The   above   palace   of   Ravana   which   was   guarded   always   by   fully   armed   force   of   ogres   appeared   as   an   ornament   of   the   city.    
mnaEåOa|   ka·nvt£|   pvItWâpSaE¢Btam­q   .  
nanaDat¤¢v¢cæOªà   uïanWâpSaE¢Btam­q   =27=  
nana¢vhds|G¤¾a|   nanam¦g¢nxE¢vtam­q   .  
nanakannsÓtana|   nanaraXssE¢vtam­q   =28=  
ta|   sm¦¼a|   sm¦¼aTaI|   lßm£va|ÚlßmNag#j:   .  
ravNÞy   p¤r£|   ramaE   ddSI   sh   vanrW:   =29=  
mnaEåOa|    pleasing to the mind
ka·nvt£|     golden
pvItW:    with mountains
upSaE¢Btam­     looking lovely
nanaDat¤¢v¢cæOª:     picturous with various minerals
c    also
uïanW:    with gardens
upSaE¢Btam­q     looking lovely
nana¢vhgs|G¤¾a|     made noisy by all species of birds
nanam¦g¢nxE¢vtam­q     frequented by many animals
nanakannsÓtana|     with groves interspersed
nanaraXssE¢vtam­q     inhabited bu ogres of every class
ta|    that
sm¦¼a|     prosperous
sm¦¼aTaI|     with huge wealth
lßm£van­q     the glorious
lßmNag#j:    elder brother
ravNÞy    of Ravana
p¤r£|     city
ram:    Rama
ddSI    saw
sh   vanrW:    alongwith monkeys
 
27,28,29.Rama   alongwith   monkeys   saw   the   properous   golden   city,   appearing   lovely  
with   mountains,   gardens,   made   noisy   by   all   species   of   birds,   frequented   by   many  
animals,   interspersed   with   groves,   guarded   by   many   ogres   and   very   wealthy   city   of  
Ravana.    
ta|   mhag¦hs|baDa|   è¾qva   lßmNp¥vIj:   .  
ngr£mmrp#ÁyaE   ¢vÞmy|   p#ap   v£yIvan­q   =30=  
ta|    that
mhag¦hs|baDa|     full of huge mansions
è¾qva     seeing
lßmNp¥vIj:     eldest brother
ngr£m­q    city
Amrp#Áy:    equal to gods
¢vÞmy|    amazed
p#ap    became
v£yIvan­q     the valiant
 
30.The   valiant   Rama,   equal   to   gods,   became   amazed   to   see   the   city   full   of   huge   palaces.    
ta|   rÏnp¥NaI|   bh¤s|¢vDana|   p#asadmala¢BrlHqk]ta|   c   .  
p¤r£|   mhayÓæOkvazm¤Áya|   ddSI   ramaE   mhta   blEn   =31=  
ta|    that
rÏnp¥NaI|     full of precious stones
bh¤s|¢vDana|     built in various designs
p#asadmala¢B:     with rows of mansions
AlHqk]ta|    adorned
c    also
p¤r£|     city
mhayÓæOkvazm¤Áya|     with gates with huge engines of war
ddSI    saw
ram:    Rama
mhta   blEn    with the huge army
 
31.Rama   with   the   huge   army   saw   the   city   full   of   precious   stones,   adorned   with   rows   of   mansions   built   in   various   designs   and   gates   with   huge   engines   of   war.  

 

iÏyaS©I ½£md#amayNE vaÚm£k£yE Aa¢dkaÛyE y¤¼kaÎfE ekaEncÏva¢r|S: sgI: =39=  

           
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