THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 41 : SLOKAS 71 TO 80

AÄñdd¬Ïymq - SENDING ANGADA AS MESSENGER
y¤¼YÞv va D¦¢t| k]Ïva S¬yImalØÖy raXs =71=

y¤¼YÞv

come to fight

D¦¢t|

firmness

k]Ïva

taking course to

S¬yI|

gallantry

AalØÖy

embracing

raXs

ogre

71.Rama told Angada to inform Ravana that otherwise he should taking recourse to
firmness and embracing gallantry should come to fight.
mÅCrWÞÏv| rNE SaÓtÞtt: p¥taE B¢vÝy¢s =72=

mÅCrW:

by my arrows

Ïv|

you

rNE

in the battlefield

SaÓt:

getting extinct

tt:

thereby

p¥t:

purified from sins

B¢vÝy¢s

you will become

72.Rama told Angada to inform Ravana that killed by Rama's arrows he will become
purified from the sins.
y¹a ¢nS¢s laEka|ÞæO£Óp¢XB¥taE mnaEjv: .
mm cX¤ÝpT| p#aÔy n j£vÓp#¢tyaÞy¢t =73=

y¹a

even if

¢nS¢s

entering

laEkanq

worlds

æO£nq

three

p¢XB¥t:

in the form of a bird

mnaEjv:

with speed of mind

cX¤ÝpT|

range of sight

p#aÔy

entering

not

j£vnq

alive

p#¢tyaÞy¢t

you will return

73.Rama told Angada to inform Ravana that even if he in the form of a bird enters the three worlds at the speed of thought on entering Rama's range of sight, he will not return alive.
b#v£¢m Ïva| ¢ht| vaÀy| ¢@ytam¬ÒvIdW¢hkmq =74=

b#v£¢m

am saying

Ïva|

to you

¢ht|

beneficial

vaÀy|

words

¢@yta|

be performed

A¬ÒvIdW¢hkmq

obsequies

74.Rama told Angada to inform Ravana that he tendering beneficial words. Let
obsequies be performed.
s¤è¾a ¢@yta| lÄða j£¢vt| tE m¢y ¢ÞTtmq =75=

s¤è¾a

be seen to heart's content

¢@yta|

be done

lÄða

Lanka

j£¢vt|

life

your

m¢y

in me

¢ÞTtmq

is dependent

75.Rama advised Angada to inform Ravana to see Lanka to his heart's content since his life is dependent on Rama.
iÏy¤³: s t¤ tarEyaE ramENa¢²¾kmINa .
jgamakaSma¢vÜy m¥¢tIma¢nv hÛyvazq =76=

i¢t

as above

u³:

being told

that

t¤

in this

tarEy:

Angada, son of Tara

ramEN

by Rama

A¢²¾kmINa

of unwearied actions

jgam

went

AakaS||

in the sky

Aa¢vÜy

ascending

m¥¢tImanq

come in the form of

iv	resembling

hÛyvazq

the fire god

76.Angada, on being told as above by Rama of unwearied actions, ascended into the sky resembling the fire god in form.
saE{¢tpÏy m¤h¥tEIn ½£man#avNm¢Ódrmq .
ddSaIs£nmÛyg#| ravN| s¢cvW: sh =77=

A¢tpÏy

flying over

m¤h¥tEIn

in a short while

½£manq

glorious

ravNm¢Ódrmq

Ravana's palace

ddSI

saw

Aas£nmq

seated

AÛyg#|

very alert

ravN|

Ravana

s¢cvW:

of ministers

sh	in the company

77.Angada flying over to the palace of Ravana in a short while saw the glorious Ravana seated very alert in the company of ministers.
ttÞtÞya¢vÑ¥rE s ¢npÏy h¢rp¤Äñv: .
d£çOa¢g"sèSÞtsavÄñd: knkaÄñd: =78=

tt:

then

tÞy

his

A¢vÑ¥rE

close by

that

¢npÏy

descending

h¢rp¤Äñv:

bull among monkeys

d£çOa¢g"sèS:

resembling a blazing fire

tÞT¬

stood

AÄñd:

Angada

knkaÄñd:

adorned with armlets of gold

78.Then Angada, adorned with armlets of gold and resembling a blazing fire, descended
at a short distance from Ravana and stood.
td#amvcn| svImÓy¥na¢Dkm¤äOmmq .
samaÏy| ½avyamas ¢nvEïaÏmanmaÏmna =79=

ttq

that

ramvcn|

words of Rama

svI|

all

AÓy¥na¢Dk|

without adding or subtracting anything

uäOmmq

excellent

samaÏy|

with his ministers

½avyamas

delivered

¢nvEï

introducing

AaÏman|

himself

AaÏmna

by himself

79.Angada introducing himself by himself delivered the excellent message of Rama to
Ravana with his ministers without adding or subtracting anything.
Ñ¥taE{h| kaEslEÓd#Þy ramÞya¢²¾kmIN: .
va¢lp¤æOaE{ÄñdaE nam y¢d tE ½aEtmagt: =80=

Ñ¥t:

an envoy

Ah|

I am

kaEslEÓd#Þy

king of Kosala

ramÞy

of Rama

A¢²¾kmIN:

of unwearied action

va¢lp¤æO:

son of Vali

AÄñd: nam

Angada by name

y¢d

in case

your

½aEt| Aagt:

my name has reached your ears

80.Angada told Ravana that he was Angada, son of Vali, an envoy of Rama of
unwearied action - in case my name has reached your ears.
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