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Kishkindha Kaanda - Sarga 39
In this Sarga, as Rāma embraces Sugreeva appreciating the value of his friendship, crores of crores of Vānaras descend from everywhere, led by their chiefs. They all report to Sugreeva, who in turn introduces them to Rāma. Sugreeva asks the chiefs of Vānaras to station their forces in the Vanas and mountains so that Rāma can assess the total strength of the forces.
4.39.1 இதி ப்ருவாணம் ஸுக்ரீவம்
ராமோ தர்மப்ருதாம் வர: ।
பாஹுப்யாம் ஸம்பரிஷ்வஜ்ய
ப்ரத்யுவாச க்ருதாஞ்ஜலிம் ॥
iti bruvāṇaṃ sugrīvam
rāmō dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ।
bāhubhyāṃ sampariṣvajya
pratyuvāca kṛtāñjalim ॥
Embracing Sugreeva, who thus spoke
with palms joined in reverence
Rāma, the foremost among the patrons of Dharma,
responded saying:
4.39.2-3 யதிந்த்ரோ வர்ஷதே வர்ஷம்
ந தச்சித்ரம் பவிஷ்யதி ।
ஆதித்யோऽஸௌ ஸஹஸ்ராம்ஸு:
குர்யாத்விதிமிரம் நப: ।
சந்த்ரமா ரஜநீம் குர்யாத்
ப்ரபயா ஸௌம்ய நிர்மலாம் ।
த்வத்விதோ வாऽபி மித்ராணாம்
ப்ரதிகுர்யாத்பரந்தப ॥
yadindrō varṣatē varṣam
na taccitraṃ bhaviṣyati ।
ādityō'sau sahasrāṃṡuḥ
kuryādvitimiraṃ nabhaḥ ।
candramā rajanīm kuryāt
prabhayā saumya nirmalām ।
tvadvidhō vā'pi mitrāṇām
pratikuryātparantapa ॥
O scorcher of Foe! O gentle one!
There is no wonder in people like you
doing whatever is needed to please friends,
just as there is none in Indra raining showers,
the sun of thousand rays dispelling the darkness in sky
and the moon making the nights clear with his shine.
4.39.4 ஏவம் த்வயி ந தச்சித்ரம்
பவேத்யத்ஸௌம்ய ஸோபநம் ।
ஜாநாம்யஹம் த்வாம் ஸுக்ரீவ
ஸததம் ப்ரியவாதிநம் ॥
ēvaṃ tvayi na taccitram
bhavēdyatsaumya ṡōbhanam ।
jānāmyahaṃ tvāṃ sugrīva
satataṃ priyavādinam ॥
O gentle one! O Sugreeva! It is not at all
surprising to see such good attitude in you.
I knew that you always cared for (my) wellbeing.
4.39.5 த்வத்ஸநாத: ஸகே ஸங்க்யே
ஜேதாऽஸ்மி ஸகலாநரீந் ।
த்வமேவ மே ஸுஹ்ருந்மித்ரம்
ஸாஹாய்யம் கர்துமர்ஹஸி ॥
tvatsanāthaḥ sakhē saṅkhyē
jētā'smi sakalānarīn ।
tvamēva mē suhṛnmitraṃ
sāhāyyaṃ kartumarhasi ॥
My friend! With you to take recourse in,
I can win over each and every foe in battle.
Only a good natured friend like you
can provide the help I need.
4.39.6 ஜஹாராத்மவிநாஸாய
வைதேஹீம் ராக்ஷஸாதம: ।
வஞ்சயித்வா து பௌலோமீம்
அநுஹ்லாதோ யதா ஸசீம் ॥
jahārātmavināṡāya
vaidēhīṃ rākṣasādhamaḥ ।
vañcayitvā tu paulōmīm
anuhlādō yathā ṡacīm ॥
It is at his own peril that
the wretched Rakshasa abducted Vaidēhi,
just as Anuhlāda carried off Ṡaci,
the daughter of Pulōma, using trickery.
4.39.7 ந சிராத்தம் ஹநிஷ்யாமி
ராவணம் நிஸிதைஸ்ஸரை: ।
பௌலோம்யா: பிதரம் த்ருப்தம்
ஸதக்ரதுரிவாரிஹா ॥
na cirāttaṃ haniṣyāmi
rāvaṇaṃ niṡitaiṡṡaraiḥ ।
paulōmyāḥ pitaraṃ dṛptam
ṡatakraturivārihā ॥
It would not be too long before I kill
Rāvaṇa with my sharp arrows, just
as Indra, the slayer of the foe did,
the conceited father of Powlōmi.
4.39.8 ஏதஸ்மிந்நந்தரே சைவ
ரஜஸ்ஸமபிவர்தத ।
உஷ்ணாம் தீவ்ராம் ஸஹஸ்ராம்ஸோ:
சாதயத்ககநே ப்ரபாம் ॥
ētasminnantarē caiva
rajassamabhivartata ।
uṣṇāṃ tīvrāṃ sahasrāṃṡōḥ
chādayadgaganē prabhām ॥
Meanwhile, dust arose everywhere,
subduing the intensity of the heat
from the thousand rayed sun in the sky.
4.39.9 திஸ: பர்யாகுலாஸ்சாஸந்
ரஜஸா தேந தூஷிதா: ।
சசால ச மஹீ ஸர்வா
ஸஸைலவநகாநநா ॥
diṡaḥ paryākulāṡcāsan
rajasā tēna dūṣitāḥ ।
cacāla ca mahī sarvā
saṡailavanakānanā ॥
The quarters, enveloped by that dust,
lost their whereabouts.
The entire earth shook along with
its mountains, Vanas and forests.
4.39.10-13 ததோ நகேந்த்ரஸங்காஸை:
தீக்ஷ்ணதம்ஷ்ட்ரைர்மஹாபலை: ।
க்ருத்ஸ்நா ஸஞ்சாதிதா பூமி:
அஸங்க்யேயை: ப்லவங்கமை: ।
நிமேஷாந்தரமாத்ரேண
ததஸ்தைர்ஹரியூதபை: ।
கோடீஸதபரீவாரை:
காமரூபிபிராவ்ருதா ।
நாதேயை: பார்வதேயைஸ்ச
ஸாமுத்ரைஸ்ச மஹாபலை: ।
ஹரிபிர்மேகநிர்ஹ்ராதை:
அந்யைஸ்ச வந வாஸிபி: ।
தருணாதித்யவர்ணைஸ்ச
ஸஸிகௌரைஸ்ச வாநரை: ।
பத்மகேஸரவர்ணைஸ்ச
ஸ்வேதைர்மேருக்ருதாலயை: ॥
tatō nagēndrasaṅkāṡaiḥ
tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrairmahābalaiḥ ।
kṛtsnā sañchāditā bhūmiḥ
asaṅkhyēyaiḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ ।
nimēṣāntaramātrēṇa
tatastairhariyūthapaiḥ ।
kōṭīṡataparīvāraiḥ
kāmarūpibhirāvṛtā ।
nādēyaiḥ pārvatēyaiṡca
sāmudraiṡca mahābalaiḥ ।
haribhirmēghanirhrādaiḥ
anyaiṡca vana vāsibhiḥ ।
taruṇādityavarṇaiṡca
ṡaṡigauraiṡca vānaraiḥ ।
padmakēsaravarṇaiṡca
ṡvētairmērukṛtālayaiḥ ॥
The entire earth was covered by innumerable
and immensely strong Vānaras of sharp fangs
who were huge like elephants and
roared like thunderous clouds.
In a matter of minutes the earth was enveloped
by the Vānara chiefs, surrounded
by hundreds of crores of Vānaras
coming from various rivers, mountains and oceans
and those that had Vanas and
the Mount Mēru for their dwellings,
that could take any form at will,
some glowing with the shine of the morning sun,
some with that of the moon and some
with that of lotus filaments.
4.39.14 கோடீஸஹஸ்ரைர்தஸபி:
ஸ்ரீமாந்பரிவ்ருதஸ்ததா ।
வீரஸ்ஸதபலிர்நாம
வாநர: ப்ரத்யத்ருஸ்யத ॥
kōṭīsahasrairdaṡabhiḥ
ṡrīmānparivṛtastadā ।
vīraṡṡatabalirnāma
vānaraḥ pratyadṛṡyata ॥
Among them was then seen a magnificent
Vānara by name Ṡatabali, a Veera,
surrounded by a hundred thousand crore (Vānaras).
4.39.15 தத: காஞ்சநஸைலாப:
தாராயா வீர்யவாந்பிதா ।
அநேகைர்தஸஸாஹஸ்ரை:
கோடிபி: ப்ரத்யத்ருஸ்யத ॥
tataḥ kāñcanaṡailābhaḥ
tārāyā vīryavānpitā ।
anēkairdaṡasāhasraiḥ
kōṭibhiḥ pratyadṛṡyata ॥
Also was seen the valorous father of Tārā
who was shining like a mountain of gold,
along with many tens of thousands
of crores (of Vānaras).
4.39.16 ததாऽபரேண கோடீநாம்
ஸஹஸ்ரேண ஸமந்வித: ।
பிதா ருமாயா ஸம்ப்ராப்த:
ஸுக்ரீவஸ்வஸுரோ விபு: ॥
tathā'parēṇa kōṭīnām
sahasrēṇa samanvitaḥ ।
pitā rumāyā samprāptaḥ
sugrīvaṡvaṡurō vibhuḥ ॥
And there came, with another thousand crores,
the powerful father of Ruma, father-in-law of Sugreeva.
4.39.17-18 பத்ம கேஸர ஸங்காஸ:
தருணார்கநிபாநந: ।
புத்திமாந்வாநரஸ்ரேஷ்ட:
ஸர்வவாநரஸத்தம: ।
அநேகைர்பஹுஸாஹஸ்ரை:
வாநராணாம் ஸமந்வித: ।
பிதா ஹநுமதஸ்ரஸீமாந்
கேஸரீ ப்ரத்யத்ருஸ்யத ॥
padma kēsara saṅkāṡaḥ
taruṇārkanibhānanaḥ ।
buddhimānvānaraṡrēṣṭhaḥ
sarvavānarasattamaḥ ।
anēkairbahusāhasraiḥ
vānarāṇāṃ samanvitaḥ ।
pitā hanumataṡraṡīmān
kēsarī pratyadṛṡyata ॥
And then was seen the sagacious Kēsari,
the father of Hanuman, the best
and foremost among all Vānaras,
shining with the gleam of lotus filaments,
his face resembling the young morning sun,
along with many thousands of Vānaras.
4.39.19 கோலாங்கூலமஹாராஜோ
கவாக்ஷோ பீமவிக்ரம: ।
வ்ருத: கோடிஸஹஸ்ரேண
வாநராணாமத்ருஸ்யத ॥
gōlāṅgūlamahārājō
gavākṣō bhīmavikramaḥ ।
vṛtaḥ kōṭisahasrēṇa
vānarāṇāmadṛṡyata ॥
Then was seen the great King of the Gōlāṅgūlas,
by name Gavāksha, of terrible prowess,
surrounded by a thousand crores of Vānaras.
4.39.20 ருக்ஷாணாம் பீமவேகாநாம்
தூம்ரஸ்ஸத்ருநிபர்ஹண: ।
வ்ருத: கோடிஸஹஸ்ராப்யாம்
த்வாப்யாம் ஸமபிவர்தத ॥
ṛkṣāṇāṃ bhīmavēgānām
dhūmraṡṡatrunibarhaṇaḥ ।
vṛtaḥ kōṭisahasrābhyām
dvābhyāṃ samabhivartata ॥
Dhūmra, slayer of the foe, came along with
two thousand crores of bears of formidable speed.
4.39.21 மஹாசலநிபைர்கோரை:
பநஸோ நாம யூதப: ।
ஆஜகாம மஹாவீர்ய:
திஸ்ருபி: கோடிபிர்வ்ருத: ॥
mahācalanibhairghōraiḥ
panasō nāma yūthapaḥ ।
ājagāma mahāvīryaḥ
tisṛbhiḥ kōṭibhirvṛtaḥ ॥
A chief by name Panasa, of immense valor,
came along with three crores of dreadful Vānaras
that resembled great mountains.
4.39.22 நீலாஞ்ஜநசயாகாரோ
நீலோ நாமாऽத யூதப: ।
அத்ருஸ்யத மஹாகாய:
கோடிபிர்தஸபிர்வ்ருத: ॥
nīlāñjanacayākārō
nīlō nāmā'tha yūthapaḥ ।
adṛṡyata mahākāyaḥ
kōṭibhirdaṡabhirvṛtaḥ ॥
And was also seen Neela, a chief of immense size,
who looked like a mound of black collyrium,
surrounded by ten crore Vānaras.
To be continued