THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 60 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

k[ØBkNIp#baEDnm¯   -   WAKING   UP   KUMBHAKARNA  
 
SçOaE{h|   vEdvÏya   c   yda   sa   D¢xIta   p¤ra   .  
sEy|   s£ta   mhaBaga   jata   jnkn¢Ódn£   =11=  
SçO:                        was cursed
Ah|                         I
vEdvÏya                     by Vedavati
c                         also
yda                         when
sa                         she
D¢xIta                       was violated
p¤ra                         long ago
sa                         she
iy|                          this
s£ta                        Sita
mhaBaga                    blessed lady
jata                        been born
jnkn¢Ódn£                   as Janaka's daughter
 
11.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   he   was   cursed   long   ago   by   Vedavathi   who   was   violated   by   him   and  thought   that   the   blessed   lady   has   born   as   Sita,   daughter   of   Janaka.    
uma   nÓd£áràa¢p   rØBa   vâNkÓyka   .  
yTaE³aÞtpsa   p#açO|   n   ¢mÐya   §¢xBa¢xtm¯   =12=  
uma                        Parvati
nÓd£ár:                     Nandiswara
c                         also
A¢p                        also
rØBa                       Rambha
vâNkÓyka                  daughter of Varuna
yTaE³a:                     as predicted
tpsa                      out of agony
p#açO|                        has been attained
n   ¢mÐya                  does not become untrue
§¢xBa¢xtm¯                 prediction made by those are well versed in vedas
 
12.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   he   has   now   obtained   what   was   predicted   by   Parvati,   Nandiswara,   Rambha  and   the   daughter   of   Varuna   and   the   prediction   made   by   those   well   versed   in   vedas   does   not   become   an   untruth.    
etdEva×y¤pagØy   yÏn|   kt¤I¢mhahIT   .  
raXsaàa¢p   ¢t¿Ót¤   cyaIgaEp¤rm¥DIs¤   =13=  
ett¯   ev                 this only
A×y¤pagØy                 knowing
yÏn|                       efforts
kt¤I|                        to make
ih                        now
AhIT                      you should
raXsa:                     ogres
c   A¢p                   even then
¢t¿Ót¤                      take position
cyaIgaEp¤rm¥DIs¤               on main roads and on top of gates
 
13.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   knowing   all   this   ogres   should   make   efforts   and   should   take   position   on   the  main   roads   and   on   top   of   the   gates.    
s   cap#¢tmgØB£raE   dEvdanvvdpIha   .  
b#'Sapa¢BB¥tÞt¤   k[ØBkNa©I   ¢vbaEÒytam¯   =14=  
s:                         that
c                         also
Ap#¢tmgØB£r:                unparalleled in profundity
dEvdanvvdpIha                capable of crushing the pride of gods and demons
b#'Sapa¢BB¥t:   t¤           in deep sluumber due to the curse of Brahma
k[ØBkNI:                    Kumbhakarna
¢vbaEÒytam¯                   be awakened
 
14.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   Kumbhakarna,   unparalleled   in   profundity   and   capable   of   crushing   the  pride   of   gods   and   demons   and   who   is   in   deep   slumber   due   to   the   curse   of   Brahma   be   awakened.    
s   pra¢jtmaÏman|   p#hÞt|   ¢nx¥¢dtm¯   .  
åOaÏva   rXaEbl|   B£mma¢ddES   mhabl:   =15=  
s:                         he
pra¢jt|                     have been defeated
AaÏman|                     himself
p#hÞt|                       Prahasta
¢nx¥¢dtm¯                     to have been killed
åOaÏva                       knowing
rXaEbl|                      the ogre army
B£m|                         formidable
Aa¢ddES                     ordered as follows
mhabl:                     with great might
 
15.Ravana   with   great   might   knowing   he   himself   has   been   defeated   and   Prahasta   has   been   killed   ordered  the   formidable   ogre   army   as   foolows.    
¹arEx¤   yÏn:   ¢@yta|   p#akaràa¢Dâ/tam¯   .  
¢nd#avSsma¢v¾:   k[ØBkNa©I   ¢vbaEÒytam¯   =16=  
¹arEx¤                     at the gates
yÏn:                     effort
¢@yta|                    be made
p#akar:   c               defensive walls also
A¢Dâ/tam¯                be scaled
¢nd#avSsma¢v¾:            being in the grip of deep sleep
k[ØBkNI:                 Kumbhakarna
¢vbaEÒytam¯                be awakened
 
16.Ravana   ordered   the   ogres   to   make   effort   at   the   gates   and   scale   the   defensive   walls.   Kumbhakarna   who  was   in   the   grip   of   deep   sleep   be   awakened.    
s¤K|   Þv¢p¢t   ¢n¢àÓt:   kalaEphtcEtn:   .  
nv   xzq   sçO   ca¾¬   c   masan¯Þv¢p¢t   raXs:   =17=  
s¤K|                     at ease
Þv¢p¢t                    sleeps
¢n¢àÓt:                  free from cares
kalaEphtcEtn:            being under the sway of destiny
nv                     nine
xzq                      six
sçO                     seven
c   A¾¬                eight also
c   masan¯               months also
Þv¢p¢t                    sleeps
raXs:                    ogre
 
17.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   Kumbhakarna   sleeps   for   six,   seven,   eight   and   nine   months   at   ease   and  free   from   cares   being   under   the   sway   of   destiny.    
mÓæO|   k]Ïva   p#s¤çOaE{y¢mtÞt¤   nvmE{h¢n   .  
t|   t¤   baEDyt   ¢Xp#|   k[ØBkNI|   mhablm¯   =18=  
mÓæO|                     adviced
k]Ïva                     having given
p#s¤çO:                    is sleeping
Ay|                      he
it:                      before today
t¤                        even then
nvmE                     ninth
Ah¢n                    day
t|                       him
t¤                        in this
baEDyt                   awaken
¢Xp#|                     quickly
k[ØBkNI|                  Kumbhkarna
mhablm¯                  with great might
 
18.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   having   given   advice   nineth   day   before   that   day,   Kumbhakarna   is   sleeping;  even   then   he   should   be   awakened   quickly.    
s   t¤   s|ÁyE   mhabah¤:   kk[d:   svIrXsam¯   .  
vanran#ajp¤æO¬   c   ¢Xp#mEv   v¢DÝy¢t   =19=  
s:   t¤                 he alone
s|ÁyE                   in a battle
mhabah¤:                 mighty armed
kk[d:                  foremost
svIrXsam¯               of all ogres
vanran¯                 monkeys
rajp¤æO¬                 the two princes, Rama and Lakshmana
c                     also
¢Xp#|   ev              at once
v¢DÝy¢t                will strike down
 
19.Rama   told   the   ogres   that   Kumbhakarna,   foremost   of   all   ogres   and   mighty   armed   will   strike   down   in   a  battle   the   monkeys,   Rama   and   Lakshmana.    
ex   kEt¤:   pr:   s|ÁyE   m¤ÁyaE   svIrXsam¯   .  
k[ØBkNI:   sda   SEtE   m¥FaE   g#aØys¤KErt:   =20=  
ex:                     this
kEt¤:                    distinguished
pr:                     more than everyone
s|ÁyE                   in a battle
m¤Áy:                   foremost
svIrXsam¯                of all ogres
k[ØBkNI:                Kumbhakarna
sda                     always
SEtE                     sleeps
m¥F:                    insensate
g#aØys¤KErt:              addicted to the delight
 
20.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   Kumbhakarna   is   the   most   distinguished   in   a   battle,   foremost   of   all   ogres  is   insensate   sleeps   always   being   addicted   to   that   delight.              
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