THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 114 : SLOKAS 101 TO 110


 

mÎfaEdr£¢vlap:   ravNs|Þkarà   -   MANDODARI'S   LAMENT   AND   RAVANA'S   FUNERAL  
 
n   tE   s¤¢v¢dta   dE¢v   laEkana|   ¢ÞT¢trD#¤va   .  
dSa¢vBagpyaIyE   raåOa|   c·lya   ¢½ya   =101=  
n    not
tE    by you
s¤¢v¢dta     not known
dE¢v    O! queen
laEkana|    of the worlds
¢ÞT¢t:     existence
AD#¤va    is uncertain
dSa¢vBagpyaIyE     change in the tide
raåOa|    of kings
c·lya    unsteady
¢½ya    fortune
 
101.The   co-wives   told   Mandodari   that   the   uncertain   existenece   of   the   worlds   is   not   known   to   you   and   also   the   change   in   the   tide   of   fortune   of   the   kings   which   is   unsteady.    
iÏyEvm¤Åymana   sa   sSÖd|   p#âraEh   h   .  
Þa"apy¢Ót   Ïv¢Bm¤K¬   ÞtnavÞa#aØb¤¢vÞa#vW:   =102=  
i¢t   ev|     as above
uÅymana    being told
sa    she, Mandodair
sSÖd|    aloud
p#âraEh   h     wailed
Þa"apy¢Ót   t¤     bathing
A¢Bm¤K¬     standing firm
Þtn¬    breasts
AÞa#aØb¤¢vÞa#vW:     with streams of tears
 
102.Mandodari,   being   told   as   above   by   her   co-wives,   wailed   aloud   bathing   her   firm   breasts   with   streams   of   tears.    
et¢Þm°ÓtrE   ramaE   ¢vB£xNm¤vac   h   .  
s|Þkar:   ¢@yta|   B#at¤:   ¢ÞæOyàWta   ¢nvtIy   =103=  
et¢Þmn¯     in the
AÓtrE    meantime
ram:    Rama
¢vB£xN|     to Vibhishana
uvac   h    told
s|Þkar:    cremation
¢@yta|    be performed
B#at¤:    of brother
¢ÞæOy:     ladies
c    also
eta:    these
¢nvtIy    make them return
 
103.In   the   meantime   Rama   told   Vibhishana   'cremation   of   your   brother   be   performed   and   make   the   ladies   return   to   city.    
t|   p#¢½tÞttaE   ram|   ½¤tvaÀy«   ¢vB£xN:   .  
¢vm¦Üy   b¤¼Ya   DmIåOaE   DmaITIs¢ht|   vc:   =  
ramÞyWvan¤v¦äyTIm¤äOr|   p#ÏyBaxt   =104=  
t|    that
p#¢½t:     with respect
tt:    then
ram|    to Rama
½¤tvaÀy:     hearing those words
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
¢vm¦Üy     reflecting
b¤¼Ya     in mind
DmIåO:    knows righteousness
DmaITIs¢ht|    in conformity with righteousness
vc:    words
ramÞy    to Rama
ev   An¤v¦äyTI|     for taking permission
uäOr|    reply
p#ÏyBaxt    spoke as follows
 
104.Vibhishana   who   knows   righteousness   on   hearing   the   words   of   Rama,   reflecting   in   mind   then   spoke   the   following   words   in   conformity   with   righteousnes   and   for   taking   permission.    
Ïy³DmIv#t|   @\r|   n¦S|smn¦t|   tTa   .  
nahmha©I{¢Þm   s|Þkt¤I|   prdara¢Bm¢SInm¯   =105=  
Ïy³DmIv#t|     abandoned the path of virtue
@\r|    cruel
n¦S|smn¦t|     merciless and untrue
tTa    similarly
n    not
Ah|    I
AhI:   A¢Þm     am deserving
s|Þkt¤I|     to cremate
prdara¢Bm¢SInm¯     laid hands on other's wives
 
105.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   he   cannot   perform   the   cremation   of   a   brothe   who   was   cruel,   merciless,   untrue,   abadoned   the   path   of   virtue   and   laid   his   hands   on   other's   wives.    
B#at¦ãpaE   ¢h   mE   SæO¤rEx   svaI¢htE   rt:   .  
ravNaE   nahItE   p¥ja|   p¥ÇyaE{¢p   gâg¬rvat¯   =106=  
B#at¦ãp:     in the form of brother
¢h    surely
mE    my
SæO¤:     enemy
ex:    this
svaI¢htE    on doing harm to all
rt:    intent
ravN:    Ravana
n   AhItE    do not deserve
p¥ja|    respect
p¥Çy:   A¢p     though worthy of honour
gâg¬rvat¯     by virtue of his seniority
 
106.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Ravana   though   in   the   form   of   a   brother   is   his   enemy,   intent   on   doing   harm   to   all,   worthy   of   honour   by   virtue   of   his   seniority   do   not   deserve   espect.    
n¦S|s   i¢t   ma|   ram   vßy¢Ót   mn¤ja   B¤¢v   .  
½¤Ïva   tÞyag¤NaÓsv©I   vßy¢Ót   s¤k]t|   p¤n:   =107=  
n¦S|s:   i¢t     as cruel
ma|    me
ram    O! Rama
vßy¢Ót     will speak
mn¤ja:    people
B¤¢v    in the world
½¤Ïva     hearing
tÞy    his
Ag¤Nan¯     blemishes
sv©I    all
vßy¢Ót     will speak
s¤k]t|    as a good man
p¤n:    moreover
 
107.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   all   people   will   tell   him   that   he   is   cruel   but   on   hearing   the   blemishes   of   Ravana   they   will   call     him   as   a   good   man.    
tÅC®^Ïva   prmp#£taE   ramaE   DmIB¦ta|   vr:   .  
¢vB£xNm¤vacEd|   vaÀyåOaE   vaÀykaE¢vdm¯   =108=  
tt¯    those words
½¤Ïva     hearing
prmp#£t:    highly pleased
ram:    Rama
DmIB¦ta|    of those upholding virtue
vr:    the foremost
¢vB£xN|     to Vibhishana
uvac    spoke
id|    as folows
vaÀyåO:     adept in expression
vaÀykaE¢vdm¯     who knew how to speak
 
108.Rama,   the   foremost   of   those   upholding   virtue   and   adept   in   expression,   was   highly   pleased   to   hear   those   words   of   Vibhishana   who   knew   how   to   speak,   spoke   as   follows.    
tva¢p   mE   ¢p#y|   kayI|   Ïvt¯p#BavaÅc   mE   ¢jtm¯   .  
AvÜy|   t¤   Xm|   vaÅyaE   mya   Ïv|   raXsEár:   =109=  
tv   A¢p     for you also
mE    my
¢p#y|    desire
kayI|    should be done
Ïvt¯p#Bavat¯   c     through your might
mE    for me
¢jtm¯    victory was attained
AvÜy|    surely
t¤    now
Xm|    which is proper
vaÅy:    be told
mya    by me
Ïv|    you
raXsEár:    O! king of ogres
 
109.Rama   told   Vibhishana,   the   king   of   ogres,   that   he   must   do   a   kind   act   to   him   since   the   victory   was   attained   through   his   might.   Vibhishana   needs   to   be   told   by   Rama   that   which   is   proper.    
ADmaIn¦ts|y¤³:   kam|   ÏvEx   ¢nSacr:   .  
tEjÞv£   blvanM¯ÅC¥raE   s|y¤gEx¤   c   ¢nÏyS:   =110=  
ADmaIn¦ts|y¤³:     full of unrighteousness and falsity
kam|   t¤     though granted
ex:    this
¢nSacr:    night wanderer, ogre
tEjÞv£     energetic
blvan¯    mighty
S¥r:    heroic
s|y¤gEx¤     in battles
c   ¢nÏyS:     always
 
110.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   Ravana,   the   night   wanderer,   though   granted   that   he   is   full   of   unrighteousness   and   falsity,   he   is   energetic,   mighty   and   heroic   in   battles   always.              
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