THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 124 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

½£ramÞy   ¢vB£xNsÏkar:   -   VIBHISHANA   HONOURS   RAMA  
 
ta|   ra¢æOm¤¢xt|   ram|   s¤KaE¢ÏTtm¢rÓdmm¯   .  
Ab#v£t¯p#a¸¢lvaIÀy|   jy|   p¦¾qva   ¢vB£xN:   =1=  
ta|    that
ra¢æO|    night
u¢xt|    spent
ram|    to Rama
s¤KaE¢ÏTt|     risen happily
A¢rÓdmm¯     tamer of enemies
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
p#a¸¢l:     with joined palms
vaÀy|    the following words
jy|   p¦¾qva     wishing victory
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
 
1.Vibhishana   wishing   victory   to   Rama,   tamer   of   enemies,   who   had   risen   happily   after   spending   the   night   there   with   joined   palms   spoke   the   following   words.    
Þa"a¢n   caÄñraga¢N   vÞæOaÎyaBrNa¢n   c   .  
cÓdna¢n   c   ¢dÛya¢n   maÚya¢n   ¢v¢vDa¢n   c   =2=  
AlÄðar¢vdàEma   nayaI:   pî¢n¢BXN:   .  
up¢ÞTtaÞÏva|   ¢v¢DvÏÞa"ap¢yÝy¢Ót   raGv   =  
p#¢tg¦ÿ£Ýv   tÏsvI|   mdn¤g#hkaØyya   =3=  
Þa"a¢n   c     baths also
AÄñraga¢N     cosmetics
vÞæOa¢N     clothes
AaBrNa¢n   c     ornaments also
cÓdna¢n   c     sandal paste also
¢dÛya¢n     celestail
maÚya¢n     garlands
¢v¢vDa¢n   c     various also
AlÄðar¢vd:     well versed in decoration
c    also
ima:    these
nayaI:    ladies
pî¢n¢BXN:     with lotus like eyes
up¢ÞTta:     have come
Ïva|    you
¢v¢Dvt¯     duly
Þa"ap¢yÝy¢Ót     will assist in bathing
raGv    O! Rama, a scion of Raghu
p#¢tg¦ÿ£Ýv     please accept
tt¯    that
svI|    all
mdn¤g#hkaØyya     with blessings to me
 
2,3.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   these   ladies   with   lotus   like   eyes   well   versed   in   the   art   of   decoration   bave   come   to   duly   assist   you   in   bathing.   Please   accept   all   with   blessings   to   me   like   baths,   cosmetics,   garments,   ornaments,   celestial   sancal   paste   and   various   garlands.    
evm¤³Þt¤   kak[t¯ÞT:   p#Ïy¤vac   ¢vB£xNm¯   .  
hr£Ós¤g#£vm¤Áya|ÞÏv|   Þa"anEna¢B¢nmÓæOy   =4=  
ev|    as above
u³:    spoken to
t¤    then
kak[t¯ÞT:     Rama
p#Ïy¤vac     replied
¢vB£xNm¯     to Vibhishana
hr£n¯    monkeys
s¤g#£vm¤Áyan¯     headed by Sugriva
Ïv|    you
Þa"anEn    for bath
A¢B¢nmÓæOy     invite
 
4.Rama   being   spoken   to   as   above   replied   to   Vibhishana   to   invite   monkeys   headed   by   Sugriva   for   a   bath.    
s   t¤   taØy¢t   DmaIÏma   mm   hEtaE:   s¤KaE¢ct:   .  
s¤k[maraE   mhabah¤:   k[mar:   sÏys|½v:   =5=  
s:    that
t¤    now
taØy¢t     is suffering
DmaIÏma    mind set on virtue
mm   hEtaE:    for my sake
s¤KaE¢ct:     used to comforts
s¤k[mar:    handsome
mhabah¤:    mighty armed
k[mar:    prince, Bharata
sÏys|½v:     considers that truth is above all
 
5.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   the   mighty   armed   prince   Bharata,   mind   set   on   virtue,   who   is   used   to   comforts,   handsome   and   considers   truth   to   be   above   all   is   suffering   for   my   sake.    
t|   ¢vna   kWkEy£p¤æO|   Brt|   DmIca¢rNm¯   .  
n   mE   Þa"an|   bh¤mt|   vÞæOaÎyaBrNa¢n   c   =6=  
t|    that
¢vna    without
kWkEy£p¤æO|     son Kaikeyi
Brt|    Bharata
DmIca¢rNm¯     practicing virtue
n    not
mE    for me
Þa"an|    bath
bh¤mt|    of value
vÞæOa¢N     garments
AaBrNa¢n    ornaments
c    also similarly
 
6.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   without   Bharata,   son   of   Kaikeyi,   who   is   practicing   virtue   bathing,   garments   and   ornaments   are   of   no   value   to   him.    
it   ev   pTa   ¢Xp#|   p#¢tgÅCa¢m   ta|   p¤r£m¯   .  
AyaEÒyamagtaE   /Ex   pÓTa:   prmѤgIm:   =7=  
it:    this
ev   pTa    route itself
¢Xp#|    quickly
p#¢tgÅCa¢m     return
ta|   p¤r£m¯     to the city
AyaEÒya|    of Ayodhya
Aagt:    have come
¢h    surely
ex:    this
pÓTa:    the route
prmѤgIm:     is most difficult to travel
 
7.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   he   would   like   to   return   quickly   to   the   city   of   Ayodhya   but   the   route   by   which   he   had   come,   that   route   is   surely   most   difficult   to   travel.    
evm¤³Þt¤   kak[t¯ÞT|   p#Ïy¤vac   ¢vB£xN:   .  
Aþa   Ïva|   p#ap¢yÝya¢m   ta|   p¤r£|   pa¢TIvaÏmj   =8=  
ev|    as above
u³:    spoken to
t¤    then
kak[t¯ÞT|     to Rama
p#Ïy¤vac     replied
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
Aþa    in one day
Ïva|    you
p#ap¢yÝya¢m     shall enable to reach
ta|    that
p¤r£|     city
pa¢TIvaÏmj     son of emperor Dasaratha, Rama
 
8.Vibhishana   being   spoken   to   as   above   by   Rama,   son   of   emperor   Dasaratha,   replied   'I   shall   enable   you   reach   that   city   in   one   day'.    
p¤Ýpk|   nam   Bd#|   tE   ¢vman|   s¥yIs¢°Bm¯   .  
mm   B#at¤:   k[bErÞy   ravNEna¶t|   blat¯   =9=  
p¤Ýpk|   nam     Pushpaka by name
Bd#|   tE    may you be blessed
¢vman|    aerial car
s¥yIs¢°Bm¯     brilliant as the sun
mm    my
B#at¤:    elder brother
k[bErÞy    belonging to Kubera
ravNEn    by Ravana
Aa¶t|    borne away
blat¯    by force
 
9.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   an   aerial   car   named   Pushpaka   brilliant   as   the   sun   belonging   to   his   elder   brother   Kubera   was   borne   away   by   force   by   Ravana.    
¶t|   ¢n¢jIÏy   s|g#amE   kamg|   ¢dÛym¤äOmm¯   .  
ÏvdT©I   pa¢lt|   cWt¢äO¿Ïyt¤l¢v@m   =10=  
¶t|    brought
¢n¢jIÏy     defeating
s|g#amE    in a battle
kamg|    moving by thought
¢dÛy|    celestial
uäOmm¯    excellent
ÏvdT©I    for your sake
pa¢lt|    protected
c    also
ett¯    this
¢t¿¢t     is waiting
At¤l¢v@m     O! warrior with unequalled prowess
 
10.Vibhishana   told   Rama   with   unequalled   prowess   that   the   excellent   celestial   aerial   car   brought   by   Ravana   after    
defeating   Kubera   which   can   move   by   thought   is   kept   protected   and   is   waiting   for   your   sake.              
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