THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 41 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

AÄñdd¬Ïym­q   -   SENDING   ANGADA   AS   MESSENGER  
 
AT   t¢Þm¢°¢mäOa¢n   è¾qva   lßmNp¥vIj:   .  
s¤g#£v|   s|p¢rÝvÇy   tda   vcnmb#v£t­q   =1=  
AT    as follows
t¢Þmn­q     on him
¢n¢mäOa¢n     marks of fight
è¾qva     seeing
lßmNp¥vIj:     Lakshmana's elder brother, Rama
s¤g#£v|     Sugriva
s|p¢rÝvÇy     embracing
tda    then
vcn|    words
Ab#v£t­q     spoke
 
1.Rama   seeing   the   marks   of   the   fight   on   Sugriva,   embraced   him   and   spoke   the   following   words.    
As|mÓæOqy   mya   saDI|   t¢dd|   sahs|   k]tm­q   .  
ev|   sahsy¤³a¢n   n   k[vI¢Ót   jnEára:   =2=  
As|mÓæOqy     without consulting
mya   saDI|    with me
tt­q    that
id|    this
sahs|    precipitate action
k]tm­q    was done
ev|    like this
sahsy¤³a¢n     daring deeds
n   k[vI¢Ót     will not undertake
jnEára:    kings
 
2.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   the   precipitate   action   was   done   without   consulting   with   him  
and   kings   will   not   undertake   daring   deeds   like   this.    
s|SyE   ÞTaÔy   ma|   cEd|   bl|   c   s¢vB£xNm­q   .  
k¾|   k]t¢md|   v£r   sahs|   sahs¢p#y   =3=  
s|SyE    in agony
ÞTaÔy    putting
ma|   c    me also
id|    this
bl|   c    army also
s¢vB£xNm­q     with Vibhishana
k¾|    risky
k]t|    was done by you
id|    this
v£r    hero
sahs|    daring act
sahs¢p#y­q     fond of daring acts
 
3.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   agonising   Vibhishana,   him   and   the   army   Sugriva   had   undertaken   that   daring   act.    
idan£|   ma   k]Ta   v£r   ev|¢vDm¢c¢Óttm­q   .  
Ïv¢y   ¢k|¢cÏsmap°aE   ¢k|   kayI|   s£tya   mm   =4=  
BrtEn   mhabahaE   lßmNEn   yv£ysa   .  
SæO¤G"En   c   SæO¤G"   ÞvSr£rEN   va   p¤n:   =5=  
idan£|    now
ma   k]Ta:    please do not undertake
v£r    hero
ev|¢vDm­q     like this
A¢c¢Óttm­q     action without thinking
Ïv¢y    you
¢k|¢ct­q     even a little
smap°E    if died
¢k|   kayI|     what can be done
s£tya    with Sita
mm    for me
BrtEn    by Bharata
mhabahaE    mighty armed
lßmNEn    by Lakshmana
yv£ysa    younger brother
SæO¤G"En   c     by Satrughna
SæO¤G"     destroyer of foes
ÞvSr£rEN   va   p¤n:     or with my own body
 
4,5.Rama   asked   Sugriva   that   now   he   should   not   undertake   such   action   without   thinking  
since   if   he   had   died   what   can   Rama   do   with   Sita,   Lakshamana,   Bharata,   Satrugna   or  
his   own   body?    
Ïv¢y   canagtE   p¥vI¢m¢t   mE   ¢n¢àta   m¢t:   .  
jantàa¢p   tE   v£yI|   mhEÓd#vâNaEpm­q   =6=  
Ïv¢y    you
c   AnagtE    while not returned
p¥vI|    earlier
i¢t    thus
mE    my
¢n¢àta     based on consultation
m¢t:    decision
jant:   c   A¢p     even though known
tE    your
v£yI|    valour
mhEÓd#vâNaEpm­q     equal to Indra and Varuna
 
6.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   even   though   he   knew   Sugriva's   valour   earlier   while   Sugriva  
had   not   returned   based   on   consultation   he   had   made   his   decision.    
hÏva{h|   ravN|   y¤¼E   sp¤æOblvahnm­q   .  
A¢B¢xÅy   c   lÄðaya|   ¢vB£xNmTa¢p   c   =  
BrtE   raÇymavEÜy   ÏyßyE   dEh|   mhabl   =7=  
hÏva    killing
Ah|    I
ravN|    Ravana
y¤¼E     in combat
sp¤æOblvahnm­q     alongwith sons, army and chariots
A¢B¢xÅy     consecrating
c    also
lÄðaya|    in Lanka
¢vB£xNm­q     Vibhishana
AT   A¢p     thereafter
c    also
BrtE    to Bharata
raÇy|    kingdom
AavEÜy    handing over
ÏyßyE    will give up
dEh|    body
mhabl    with great might
 
7.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   he   decided   that   killing   Ravana   with   his   sons,   army   and   charots   and   thereafter   consecrating   Vibhishana   in   Lanka,   handing   over   the   kingdom   to   Bharata   he   will   give   up   his   body.    
tmEv|va¢dn|   ram|   s¤g#£v:   p#ÏyBaxt   =8=  
t|    that
ev|va¢dn|    speaking as above
ram|    to Rama
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
p#ÏyBaxt    replied as follows
 
8.Sugriva   replied   as   follows   to   Rama   who   speaking   as   above.    
tv   BayaIphtaIr|   è¾qva   raGv   ravNm­q   .  
mxIya¢m   kT|   v£r   janÓp¬âxmaÏmn:   =9=  
tv    your
BayaIphtaIr|    abductor of wife
è¾qva     seeing
raGv    Rama, scion of Raghu
ravNm­q    Ravana
mxIya¢m    can ignore
kT|    how
v£r    gallant
jann­    knowing
p¬âx|    prowess
AaÏmn:    my own
 
9.Sugriva   asked   Rama   that   on   seeing   Ravana,   the   abductor   of   Sita,   knowing   his   own  
prowess   how   can   he   ignore   Ravana?    
iÏyEv|va¢dn|   v£rm¢BnÓdqy   s   raGv:   .  
lßmN|   l¢ßms|p°¢md|   vcnmb#v£t­q   =10=  
i¢t    as follows
ev|va¢dn|    speaking as above
v£rm­q    the hero
A¢BnÓdqy     applauding
s:   raGv:    that Rama,scion of Raghu
lßmN|    to Lakshmana
l¢ßms|p°|     endowed with loveliness
id|    now
vcnm­q    words
Ab#v£t­q     spoke
 
10.Rama   applauding   Sugriva   who   was   speaking   as   above   spoke   the   following   words   to  
Lakshmana,   endowed   with   loveliness.              
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