THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 114 : SLOKAS 111 TO 120


 

mÎfaEdr£¢vlap:   ravNs|Þkarà   -   MANDODARI'S   LAMENT   AND   RAVANA'S   FUNERAL  
 
St@t¤m¤KWd©IvW:   ½¥ytE   n   pra¢jt:   .  
mhaÏma   blsØp°aE   ravNaE   laEkravN:   =111=  
St@t¤m¤KW:     with Indra at the head
dEvW:    by gods
½¥ytE   n     was never heard
pra¢jt:    as vanquished
mhaÏma    high souled
blsØp°:     with great might
ravN:    Ravana
laEkravN:    made people cry
 
111.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   the   high   souled   Ravana   with   great   might   who   made   people   cry   was   never   vanquished   by   gods   with   Indra   as   head.    
mrNaÓta¢n   vWra¢N   ¢nv¦IäO|   n:   p#yaEjnm¯   .  
¢@ytamÞy   s|ÞkaraE   mmaÔyEx   yTa   tv   =112=  
mrNaÓta¢n     is only till death
vWra¢N    enmity
¢nv¦IäO|     is accomplished
n:    our
p#yaEjnm¯    purpose
¢@yta|    be performed
AÞy    his
s|Þkar:    obsequies
mm   A¢p     for me also
ex:    he
yTa    like
tv    to you
 
112.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   all   enmity   is   only   till   death,   our   purpose   has   been   accomplished.   Also   Ravana   is   his   as   well   as   Vibhishana's.   Continuing   Rama   told   Vibhishana   'Let   Ravana's   obsequies   be   performed'.    
ÏvÏskaSaêSg#£v:   s|Þkar|   ¢v¢Dp¥vIkm¯   .  
p#açO¤mhI¢t   DmIåO   Ïv|   ySaEBaÂB¢vÝy¢s   =113=  
ÏvÏskaSat¯     by you
dSg#£v:    ten headed Ravana
s|Þkar|    cremated
¢v¢Dp¥vIkm¯     as prescribed
p#açO¤|     to be
AhI¢t    deserved
DmIåO    knower of virtue
Ïv|    you
ySaEBakq    good repute
B¢vÝy¢s     will earn
 
113.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   the   ten   headed   Ravana   deserves   to   be   cremated   by   him,   a   knower   of   virtue,   as   prescribed   and   he   will   earn   good   repute.    
raGvÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   ÏvrmaNaE   ¢vB£xN:   .  
s|ÞkarENan¤ãpEN   yaEjyamas   ravNm¯   =114=  
raGvÞy    of Rama, a scion of Raghu
vc:    words
½¤Ïva     hearing
ÏvrmaN:    making haste
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
s|ÞkarEN    cremation
An¤ãpEN     fitting
yaEjyamas    performed
ravNm¯    to Ravana
 
114.Vibhishana   on   hearing   the   words   of   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   making   haste   performed   Ravana's   cremation   in   a   fitting   manner.    
¢cta|   cÓdnka¿ana|   pîkaES£rs|v¦tam¯   .  
b#a'¯ya   s|vExya|c@[:   raÄðvaÞtrNav¦tam¯   =115=  
¢cta|    sacred fire
cÓdnka¿ana|     to the sandal wood pieces
pîkaES£rs|v¦tam¯     perfume named Padma and pieces of fragrant aloe wood
b#a'¯ya    as prescribed by scriptures
s|vExya|c@[:    started
raÄðvaÞtrNav¦tam¯     spread with deer skin
 
115.Vibhishana   then   started   the   sacred   fire   to   the   sandal   wood   pieces   made   fragrant   with   perfume   called   Padma   and   pieces   of   aloe   wood   spread   with   deer   skin   as   prescribed   by   scriptures.    
vtItE   vEd¢v¢htaE   raåOaE   vW   p¢àm:   @t¤:   .  
p#c@\   raXsEÓd#Þy   ¢pt¦mEDmn¤@mm¯   =116=  
vtItE    began
vEd¢v¢ht:     as vedic rites
raåO:   vW     of king
p¢àm:   @t¤:     funereal rites
p#c@[:    performed
raXsEÓd#Þy     of the king of ogres
¢pt¦mED|     obsequies called Pitrumedha
An¤@mm¯     as per practice
 
116.Thus   Vibhishana   began   the   funereal   rites   of   the   king,   Ravana   and   performed   the   obsequies   called   Pitrumedha   as   per   practice.    
vE¢d|   c   d¢XNp#aÅya|   yTaÞTan|   c   pavkm¯   .  
p¦xdaÇyEn   s|p¥NI|   Þa#¤v|   sv©I   p#¢c¢Xp¤:   =117=  
vE¢d|    an altar
c    also
d¢XNp#aÅya|     to the south east
yTaÞTan|    placing in proper place
c   pavkm¯     the sacrde fire also
p¦xdaÇyEn     curd mixed with ghee
s|p¥NI|    filled
Þa#¤v|     ladle
sv©I    all
p#¢c¢Xp¤:     poured
 
117.All   constructing   an   altar   to   the   south   east   of   the   funeral   pyre   and   placing   the   sacred   fire   in   proper   place,   poured   a   ladle   filled   with   curd   mixed   with   ghee.    
padyaE:   Skz|   p#aѤrÓtãva©Iâl¥Klm¯   .  
daâpaæOa¢N   svaI¢N   Aâ¢N|   caEäOrar¢Nm¯   =118=  
padyaE:    on his feet
Skz|    a cart
p#aѤ:     placed
AÓt:    in the middle
Uva©I:    of thighs
ul¥Klm¯    a mortar
daâpaæOa¢N     the wooden vessels
svaI¢N    all
Aâ¢N|    piece of wood to make fire
c   uäOrar¢Nm¯     also a spoon
 
118.All   placed   a   cart   on   the   feet   of   Ravana,   a   mortar   in   the   middle   of   his   thighs,   wooden   vessels,   piece   of   wood   to   make   fire   and   a   wooden   pestle.    
dt¯Ïva   t¤   m¤sl|   caÓyïTaÞTan|   ¢vcXNa:   .  
SaÞæOè¾En   ¢v¢Dna   mh¢xI¢v¢htEn   c   =119=  
tæO   mEÒy|   pS¤|   hÏva   raXsEÓd#Þy   raXsa:   .  
p¢rÞtr¢Nka|   raåOaE   G¦ta³a|   smvESyn¯   =120=  
dt¯Ïva    placing
t¤   m¤sl|     a wooden pestle
c   AÓyt¯     other also
yTaÞTan|    in proper place
¢vcXNa:    learned
SaÞæOè¾En     according to vedas
¢v¢Dna    as per practice
mh¢xI¢v¢htEn   c     laid down by eminent rsis also
tæO    then
mEÒy|    pure
pS¤|    a cow
hÏva    killing
raXsEÓd#Þy     of the king of ogres, Ravana
raXsa:    ogres
p¢rÞtr¢Nka|     a sheet
raåO:    on the king
G¦ta³a|     soaked in ghee
smvESyn¯    spread
 
119,120.Learned   ogrespestle   and   other   implements   placed   in   proper   place,   then   for   the   ogre   king,   Ravana,   according   to   vedas   and   as   perpractice   laid   down   by   eminent   rsis,   killing   a   pure   cow   and   spread   a   sheet   soaked   in   ghee   on   the   king.              
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