THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 112 : SLOKAS 21 TO 26


 

¢vB£xN¢vlap:   -   VIBHISHANA'S   LAMENT  
 
tm¤³vaÀy|   ¢v@aÓt|   rajp¤æO|   ¢vB£xN:   .  
ucav   SaEksÓtçOaE   B#at¤¢hItmnÓtrm¯   =21=  
t|    to him, Rama
u³vaÀy|     who had said those words
¢v@aÓt|     valiant
rajp¤æO|     prince
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
ucav    spoke
SaEksÓtçO:     torn with grief
B#at¤:    of his brother
¢ht|    in the interest
AnÓtrm¯     the following words
 
21.Vibhishana,   torn   with   grief,   spoke   the   following   words   in   the   interest   of   his   brother   after   the   valiant   prince   Rama   had   spoken   those   words.    
yaE{y|   ¢vnd©Ix¤   n   Bg"p¥vI:   s¤rW:   smEtW:   sh   vasvEn   .  
BvÓtmasaï   rNE   ¢vBg"aE   vEla¢mvasaï   yTa   sm¤d#:   =22=  
y:    who
Ay|    this
¢vnd©Ix¤     in battles
n   Bg"p¥vI:     has never been vanquished
s¤rW:    gods
smEtW:    all
sh    combined
vasvEn    by Indra
BvÓt|    you
Aasaï    confronting
rNE    in the battle field
¢vBg":    has been routed
vEla|    shore
iv    like
Aasaï    reaching
yTa    as
sm¤d#:    the sea
 
22.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   his   brother   Ravana   who   was   never   vanquished   in   battles   with   Indra   combined   with   all   gods   has   now   been   routed   by   him   when   confronting   him   in   the   battle   fieldd   like   the   sea   breaks   up   on   reaching   the   shore.    
AnEn   däOa¢n   s¤p¥¢jta¢n   B¤³aà   BaEga   ¢nB¦taà   B¦Ïya:   .  
Dna¢n   ¢mæOEx¤   sm¢pIta¢n   vWraÎy¢mæOEx¤   c   ya¢pta¢n   =23=  
AnEn    by him
däOa¢n    were given
s¤p¥¢jta¢n     excellent items
B¤³a:    enjoyed
c   BaEga:    pleasures also
¢nB¦ta:     were supported
c   B¦Ïya:     servants also
Dna¢n    riches
¢mæOEx¤     on friends
sm¢pIta¢n     were bestowed
vWra¢N    grudges
A¢mæOEx¤   c     against enemies
ya¢pta¢n     were revenged
 
23.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Ravana   enjoyed   all   pleasures,   excellent   items   were   gifted   on   dependants,   servants   were   supported,   riches   were   bestowed   on   friends   and   grudges   were   revenged   against   enemies.    
exaE{¢hta¢g"à   mhatpaà   vEdaÓtk:   kmIs¤   cag#Yv£yI:   .  
etÞy   yt¯p#EtgtÞy   k]Ïy|   tÏkt¤I¢mÅCa¢m   tv   p#sadat¯   =24=  
ex:    he
A¢hta¢g":   c     maintained perpetual fire also
mhatpa:   c    practiced great austerities also
vEdaÓtk:    well versed in vedas
kmIs¤   c     in ritual acts also
Ag#Yv£yI:    highly proficient
etÞy    to him
yt¯    which
p#EtgtÞy    who had died
k]Ïy|    last rites
tt¯    that
kt¤I|    to perform
iÅCa¢m    I desire
tv    with your
p#sadat¯    goodwill
 
24.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Ravana   maintained   a   perpetual   fire,   practiced   great   austerities,   was   well   versed   in   vedas,   and   highly   proficient   in   rituals.   He   desired   to   perform   last   rites   to   his   brother   who   has   died   with   the   good   will   of   Rama.    
s   tÞy   vaÀyW:   kâNWmIhaÏma   s|baE¢Dt:   saD¤   ¢vB£xNEn   .  
AaåOapyamas   nrEÓd#s¥n¤:   Þvg£IymaDanmd£nst¯Ïv:   =25=  
s:    that
tÞy    to him
vaÀyW:    words
kâNW:    by pathetic
mhaÏma    high souled
s|baE¢Dt:    being informed
saD¤    as per practice
¢vB£xNEn     by Vibhishana
AaåOapyamas    commanded
nrEÓd#s¥n¤:     prince
Þvg£Iy|     to the departed soul
AaDan|    perform the funeral rites
Ad£nst¯Ïv:     who was undepressed in spirits
 
25.The   high   souled   prince,   Rama,   who   was   undepressed   in   spirits,   hearing   the   pathetic   words   of   Vibhishana,  
commanded   him   to   perform   the   funeral   rites   to   the   departed   soul.    
mrNaÓta¢n   vWra¢N   ¢nv¦IäO|   n:   p#yaEjnm¯   .  
¢@ytamÞy   s|ÞkaraE   mmaÔyEx   yTa   tv   =26=  
mrNaÓta¢n     with death
vWra¢N    enmity
¢nv¦IäO|     ends
n:    our
p#yaEjnm¯    purpose
¢@yta|    please perform
AÞy    his
s|Þkar:    obsequies
mm   A¢p     for me also
ex:    he
yTa    like
tv    to you
 
26.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   their   enmity   ends   with   death   and   his   purpose   has   been   achieved.   Vibhishana   should   perform   the   obsequies   for   Ravana   who   was   as   good   as   his   as   Vibhishana's.  

 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   ¹adSaEäOrSttm:   sgI:   =112=  

           
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