THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

s¤g#£vravNyaE¹IÓdqvy¤¼m­q   -   DUEL   BETWEEN   SUGRIVA   AND   RAVANA  
 
ttaE   ram:   s¤vElag#|   yaEjn¹ymÎflm­q   .  
AaâraEh   ss¤g#£vaE   h¢ry¥Tps|v¦t:   =1=  
tt:    thereafter
ram:    Rama
s¤vElag#|    on top of the suvela mountain
yaEjn¹ymÎflm­q     having a circumference of two yojanas
AaâraEh    ascended
ss¤g#£v:     accompanied by Sugriva
h¢ry¥Tps|v¦t:     surrounded by commanders of monkey army
 
1.Rama   thereafter   accompanied   by   Sugriva   and   surrounded   by   commanders   of   the   monkey   army   ascended   the   top   of   suvela   mountain   having   a   circumference   of   two   yojanas.    
¢ÞTÏva   m¤h¥tEI   tæOªv   ¢dSaE   dS   ¢vlaEkyn­q   .  
¢æOk\z¢SKrE   rØyE   ¢n¢mIta|   ¢vákmINa   =  
ddSI   lÄða|   s¤ÓyÞta|   rØykannSaE¢Btam­q   =2=  
tÞya|   gaEp¤rS¦ÄñÞT|   raXsEÓd#|   Ѥrasdm­q   =3=  
áEtcamrpyIÓt|   ¢vjyÅCæOSaE¢Btm­q   .  
r³cÓdns|¢lçO|   rÏnaBrNB¥¢xtm­q   =4=  
n£lj£m¥tsÄðaS|   hEms|Ca¢dtaØbrm­q   .  
eEravt¢vxNag#WâÏk]¾¢kNvXsm­q   =5=  
SSlaE¢htragEN   s|v£t|   r³vassa   .  
sÓÒyatpEn   s|ÅC°|   mEGra¢S¢mvaØbrE   =6=  
¢ÞTÏva     standing
m¤h¥tEI     for a short while
tæO   ev     there itself
¢dS:    directions
dS    ten
¢vlaEkyn­q     surveying
¢æOk\z¢SKrE     on the peak of trikuta mountain
rØyE    lovely
¢n¢mIta|     constructed
¢vákmINa     by Viswakarma
ddSI    saw
lÄða|    Lanka
s¤ÓyÞta|     well laid out
rØykannSaE¢Btam­q     adorned with lovely groves
tÞya|    in that
gaEp¤rS¦ÄñÞT|     standing on top of the tower
raXsEÓd#|    king of ogres
Ѥrasdm­q     difficult to approach
áEtcamrpyIÓt|     fanned with white whisks
¢vjyÅCæOSaE¢Btm­q     graced with a triumphal parasol
r³cÓdns|¢lçO|     smeared with red sandal paste
rÏnaBrNB¥¢xtm­q     adorned with gem studded jewels
n£lj£m¥tsÄðaS|     resembling a dark cloud
hEms|Ca¢dtaØbrm­q     dressed in garments embroiderd with gold
eEravt¢vxNag#W:     with the tusks of Airavata
uÏk]¾¢kNvXsm­q     bore scars of indentation on his chest
SSlaE¢htragEN     of the colour hare's blood
s|v£t|    dressed
r³vassa    by red dress
sÓÒyatpEn     by the evening sunshine
s|ÅC°|    covered
mEGra¢S|    mass of clouds
iv    like
AØbrE    in the sky
 
2   to   6.Rama   standing   on   top   of   the   suvela   mountain   itself   for   a   while   surveyed   in   ten   directions   and   saw   the   city   of   Lanka   built   on   the   lovely   trikuta   mountain   top   by  
Viswakarma   adorned   with   lovely   groves,   well   laid   out,   saw   Ravana   standing   on   top  
of   the   tower,   who   was   difficult   to   approach,   fanned   by   white   whisks,   grgracedwith   a    
triumphal   parasol,   smeared   with   red   sandal   paste,   adorned   with   gem   studded   jewels,  
resembling   a   dark   cloud,   wearing   garments   with   golden   embroidery,   bearing   scars   of  
indentation   made   by   the   tusks   of   Airavata,   with   red   garments   like   the   hare's   blood,  
like   a   mass   of   clouds   covered   by   the   evening   sunshine.    
pÜyta|   vanrEÓd#aNa|   raGvÞya¢p   pÜyt:   .  
dSInad#aXsEÓd#Þy   s¤g#£v:   shsaE¢ÏTt:   =7=  
pÜyta|    while seeing
vanrEÓd#aNa|     monkey chiefs
raGvÞy   A¢p     Rama also
pÜyt:    seeing
dSInat­q    at the sight
raXsEÓd#Þy     of the king of ogres, Ravana
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
shsa    suddenly
u¢ÏTt:    rose
 
7.Sugriva   rose   suddenly   at   the   sight   of   Ravana   while   the   monkey   chiefs   and   Rama   were   looking.    
@«DvEgEn   sÓtçO:   st­qÏvEn   c   blEn   c   .  
Aclag#adTaEÏTay   p¤Ôl¤vE   gaEp¤rÞTlE   =8=  
@«DvEgEn    seized by wrath
sÓtçO:     tormented
st­qÏvEn   c     with courage also
blEn   c    with strength also
Aclag#at­q    from the top of the mountain
AT    then
uÏTay    rising
p¤Ôl¤vE     leaped
gaEp¤rÞTlE     to the top of the tower
 
8.Sugriva   rising   from   the   top   of   the   mountain   seized   by   wrath   with   courage   and   strength   leapt   to   the   top   of   the   tower.    
¢ÞTÏva   m¤h¥tI|   s|p#Eßy   ¢nbIyEnaÓtraÏmna   .  
t¦N£k]Ïva   c   td#X:   saE{b#v£Ïpâx|   vc:   =9=  
¢ÞTÏva   m¤h¥tI|     pausing for a while
s|p#Eßy    seeing closely
¢nbIyEn    without fear
AÓtraÏmna     with mind
t¦N£k]Ïva     taking to be a straw
c    also
tt­q    that
rX:    ogre
s:    he
Ab#v£t­q     spoke as follows
pâx|    harsh
vc:    words
 
9.Sugriva   pausing   for   a   while   and   seeing   closely   with   mind   at   Ravana,   taking   ogre   to   be   a   straw,   spoke   the   following   harsh   words.    
laEknaTÞy   ramÞy   sKa   dasaE{¢Þm   raXs   =10=  
laEknaTÞy    of the ruler of the world
ramÞy    of Rama
sKa    a friend
das:    servant
A¢Þm    I am
raXs    O! ogre
 
10.Sugriva   told   Ravana   that   he   was   a   friend   and   servant   of   Rama   the   ruler   of   the   world.              
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