sundarakanda-word to word translation of slokas-chapter1

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39. Yathaa ra:manirmukthah sarah svasanavikramah

 

gaccheth thadhavath gamishya:mi lanka:m ra:vana pa:alitha:m|

 

I will go to Lanka governed by Ravana like the arrow released by Rama

will go with the power of wind.

 

gamishya:mi- I will go

lanka:m- to Lanka

ravanapa:litha:m- ruled by Ravana. Pa:lanam is protection.

yatha: –as

sara:h -the arrow

ra:manirmukthah- released by Rama (from the bow)

gaccheth- will go

svasana vikramah - with the power of the wind.

 

 

40. na hi dhrakshy:ami yadhi tham lanka:yaam janakaathmaja:m

anenaiva hi vegena gamishya:mi sura:layam

 

 

" If I do not see the daughter of Janaka in Lanka I will go to

devaloka with the same speed.

 

yadhi- if

na dhrakshyami- I do not see

tha:m (seetha:m)- her (Seetha)

janaka:thmaja:m- who is the daughter of Janaka

lanka:ya:m- in Lanka ,

gamishya:mi- I will go

anena eva vegena - with this same speed

suralayam- to devaloka

dhrakshya:mi- second future tense of dhrs –pas to see

gamishya:mi- second future of gam-gacch- to go

 

 

41. yadhi vaa thridhive seetha:m na dhrakshya:mi akrthasramah

badhva: ra:kshasara:ja:nam a:nayishya:mi ra:vanam||

 

 

Or, if I do not see Seetha in devaloka, , I will bring Ravana, the king of

rakshasas bound without effort

 

yaa-Or

yadhi – if

na dhrakshyamhii-I do not see

seethaam-Seetha

 

thridhive- in the devaloka. Thrayo dheva:h, brahmavishnusiva:h

dhe:vyanthi athra ithi thridhivah. The devaloka or heaven is so called

because the trinity, Brahma, Vishnu and Siva shine there.(amarakosa)

 

anayishyaami- I will bring. Second future of nee-nay with aa

ra:vaNam- Ravana

ra:kshasaraaja:nam- the king of rakshasas

baddhva:- bound. From the verb baddh to bind or tie.

akrthasramah without much effort. sramah is great effort akrtha sraamah is

without effort.

 

 

Jai Srimannarayana!

 

Saroj Ramanujam