THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 51 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

tExa|

that

s¤t¤m¤la|

very loud

SÖd|

noise

vanraNa|

of monkeys

mh¬jsam¯

with great energy

ndta|

roaring

raXsW: saDI|

alongwith ogres

tda

then

S¤½av

heard

ravN:

Ravana

1.Then the loud noise made by the roaring monkeys with great energy, was heard by Ravana alongwith ogres.
¢Þa"ÂDgØB£r¢nGa©Ix| ½¤Ïva s ¢nnd| B¦Sm¯ .
s¢cvana| ttÞtExa| mÒyE vcnmb#v£t¯ =2=

¢Þa"ÂDgØB£r¢nGa©Ix|

with enthusiasm and roaring loudly

½¤Ïva

hearing

¢nnd|

noise

B¦Sm¯

loud

s¢cvana|

of ministers

tt:

then

tExa|

that

mÒyE

in the midst

vcn|

words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

2.Ravana hearing the loud and enthusiastic noise in the midst of his ministers spoke the following words.
yTa{s¬ s|p#¶¾ana| vanraNa| sm¤¢ÏTt: .
bh¥na| s¤mhanadaE mEGana¢mv gjItam¯ =3=

yTa

As¬

this

s|p#¶¾ana|

highly delighted

vanraNa|

of monkeys

sm¤¢ÏTt:

has risen

bh¥na|

many

s¤mhanad:

the very loud noise

mEGana|

of clouds

gjItam¯

thundering

3.Ravana told the ministers that very loud noise seems to have risen from the many highly delighted monkeys and sounds like the thunder of clouds.
Ûy³| s¤mht£ p#£¢trEtExa| naæO s|Sy: =4=

Ûy³|

has happened

s¤mht£

something very great

p#£¢t:

for happiness

etExa|

for them

AæO

in this

s|Sy:

doubt

4.Ravana told his ministers that something great has happened for their happiness and no doubt in this.
tTa ¢h ¢vp¤lWnaIdWà¤X¤BE vâNaly: =5=

tTa

similar

¢h

surely

¢vp¤lW:

by the loud

nadW:

by noises

c¤X¤BE

has become turbid

vâNaly:

the sea, abode of waters

5.Ravana told his ministers that the sea has become turbid due to the loud noises.
t¬ t¤ b¼¬ SrWÞt£ßNWrqB#atr¬ ramlßmN¬ .
Ay| c s¤mh°ad: SÄða| jnyt£v mE =6=

t¬

the two

t¤

in this

b¼¬

bound

SrW:

with arrows

t£ßNW:

sharp

B#atr¬

brothers

ramlßmN¬

Rama and Lakshmana

Ay|

this

also

s¤mhn¯

very loud

nad:

noise

SÄða|

distress

jny¢t iv

generates

for me

6.Ravana told the ministers that the brothers Rama and Lakshmana are bound by sharp arrows but this very loud noise generates distress in him.
etäO¤ vcn| caEÀÏva m¢ÓæONaE raXsEár: .
uvac nWrq§ta|ÞtæO sm£pp¢rv¢tIn: =7=

ett¯

these

t¤

in this

vcn|

words

c uÀÏva

having spoken

m¢ÓæON:

to ministers

raXsEár:

the king of ogres, Ravana

uvac

said

nWrq§tan¯

of the ogre

tæO

then

sm£pp¢rv¢tIn:

stationed nearby

7.Ravana having spoken those words then said the following to the ogre ministers who were stationed nearby.
åOayta| t¥NImEtExa| sv©Ixa| vnca¢rNam¯ .
SaEkkalE sm¤Ïp°E hxIkarNm¤¢ÏTtam¯ =8=

åOayta|

be found out

t¥NI|

quickly

etExa|

of these

sv©Ixa|

all

vnca¢rNam¯

those roaming the forests, monkeys

SaEkkalE

in time of grief

sm¤Ïp°E

arisen

hxIkarN|

reason for delight

u¢ÏTtm¯

happened

8.Ravana told the ministers to find out the reason for the delight of all the monkeys who ought to be grieving.
tTaE³aÞtEn s|B#aÓta: p#akarm¢Dâ/ tE .
dèS¤: pa¢lta| sEna| s¤g#£vEN mhaÏmna =9=

tTa

as above

u³a:

being ordered

tEn

by him

s|B#aÓta:

hastening

p#akar|

on the terraces

A¢Dâ/

climbing

they

dèS¤:

saw

pa¢lta|

protected

sEna|

army

s¤g#£vEN

by Sugriva

mhaÏmna

with great valour

9.Havind been ordered as above by Ravana, the ministers climbed on the terrace and saw the protected by Sugriva.
t¬ c m¤³¬ s¤GaErEN SrbÓDEn raGv¬ .
sm¤¢ÏTt¬ mhaBag¬ ¢vxEÑ¤: p#Eßy raXsa: =10=

t¬ c

the two also

m¤³¬

released

s¤GaErEN

very cruel

SrbÓDEn

bound by the arrows

raGv¬

Rama and Lakshmana, scions of Raghu

sm¤¢ÏTt¬

as standing

mhaBag¬

very blessed

¢vxEÑ¤:

became overcome with grief

p#Eßy

seeing

raXsa:

ogres

10.The ogres seeing the blessed Rama and Lakshmana standing having been released from the cruel
binding of the arrows were overcome with grief.
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