sundarakanda

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Jai Srimannarayana!

 

13.the:na pa:dapamukthe:na pushpoughe:na sugandhina:|

sarvathah samvruthah saila:h babhou pushpamayo: yatha||

 

With that shower of fragrant flowers fallen from the trees the mountain shone on

all sides covered with flowers.

 

the:na pushpa oghe:na- with that multitudes of flowers. Ogha means a flood or

stream, here multitudes.

sugandhina: fragrant

sarvathah –on all sides

samvrutha:h- covered

sailah – the mountain

babhou-shone

pushpamayah- as being made of flowers

 

14. the:na cha utthamavi:rye:na pi:dyama:nah sa parvathah|

salilam samprasusra:va madam mattha iva dvipah||

 

Being pressed by Hanuman the super valiant, that mountain emitted water like an

elephant in rut emitting rut juice.

 

the:na pi:dyama:nah- being pressed by

utthama vi:ryena- Hanuman who was utthama virya supremly valiant

sa parvatahh- that mountain

samprasusra:va- emitted. The word is from he root sr-srav to flow

salilam- waters in the form of waterfalls. salathi gacchathi ithi sallam, that

which goes or runs.

iva- like

mattha dhvipah - mad elephant or an elephant in rut. Elephant is called dhvipa

as it drinks with both trunk and mouth. Dhvaahyaam pibathi ithi dhvipah. A tree

is also called as such because it takes water both by its roota and leaves.

madam- rut juice

 

15. pi:dyama:nasthu balina: mahendrah the:na parvathah|

ri:thi:h rnirvarthaya:ma:sa kanchana:njana ra:jathi:h||

 

Being pressed by the mighty Hanuman the Mahendra mountain displayed

streaks of gold, iron and silver from the ores.

 

mahendrah parvathah –the Mahendhra mountain

pi:dyama:nh- being pressed

balena – by the mighty Hanuman

nirvarthaya:ma:sa- brought out

rethe- lines or streaks of

kanchana anjana ra:jathish gold, iron and silver.

 

The ores of gold , iron and silver were visible since the mineral rocks were

pressed and split.

 

 

16. mumo:cha sa sila:h saila:h visa:la:h samanassila:h|

 

madhyamena archisha: jushtah dhu:maraji:h iva: analah||

 

The mountain also gave forth huge rocks of red colour which when being burst

appeared like the smoke from a medium flame of the fire.

 

Sa Sailah- that mountain

mumocha- gave out

vis:al:ah- huge

sumanassillah- rocks of red (called manassila:)

dhu:mara:ji:h iva – like the columns of smoke (emitted by)

analah- fire

jushtah- associated with

madhyamena -medium sized

archisha: – flame.

 

The huge rocks of red colour split by the pressure from the feet of Hanuman,

created a column of dust which looked like the smoke from a medium sized fire.

 

Medium sized because if it were small there will be black smoke and if it were

large there will not be any smoke.

 

17.girina:pi:dyama:nena pi:dyama:na:ni sarvathah|

guha:vishta:ni bhu:tha:ni vinedhuh vikruthaih svaraih||

 

By the mountain being pressed , the creatures living in the caves were

pressed all around and let out screams of fear.

 

bhu:tha:ni- the living beings

guha:vishta:ni- residing in the caves

peedyamaanaani- being pressed

sarvathah-on all sides

pi:dyama:nena girina - by the mountain under pressure

vineduh – shouted.

 

From nadh to sound, with vi

vikruthaih svaraih—with distorted sound. Svara means voice or sound

 

18. sa maha:satthva sanna:dhah sailapi:da:nimitthajah|

prithivi:m pu:raya:ma:sa disascha upavanani cha||

 

The great noise of the creatures due to the pressure on the mountain filled the

earth in all directions and also the forests nearby.

 

mahaa sathva sannadah- the great noise of the creatures. maha: governs

sanna:dah. Meaning great noise.

Saila peeda nimitthajah- created due to, nimitthajah, the pressure of the

mountain, sailapi:da.

pu:raya:ma:sa- filled

prthiveem- the earth,

 

disah cha- the directions and

upavana:ni cha – the forests nearby. The prefix upa added to a word gives the

meaning of ‘near.’

 

Jai Srimannarayana!

 

Dr. Saroja Ramanujam