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8.

sithaabhra sadhrsaiH chithraiH

Padhma svasthika

samsThithaiH

varDhmaana grhaiH

chaapi sarvathaH suvibhooshithaa

 

Lanka which was decorated

in all respects with ornamental houses

like white clouds which were constructed in the form of padhma, lotus.

Svasthika, like svasthik and in a form called varDhamana, (which are all

different forms of construction according to silpa sastra.)

 

Suvibhooshithaa- well decorated

 

SarvathaH – in all respects,

 

chithraiH- with designs

 

sithaabhra sadhrsaiH- and like white clouds

 

varDhmaana grhaiH- houses in the form of varDhamana

 

padhmasvasthika

samsThithaiHcha api- and also

constructed in Padma and svasthika form,

 

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9. thaam

chithramaalyaabharaNaam kapiraajahithamkaraH

raaghavaarTham charan Sreemaan dhadharSa

cha

 

nanandhacha

 

Hanuman, who was the

benefactor of the king of monkeys, Sugriva, saw that City of Lanka which was decoratre4d with wonderful

garlands roaming there for the purpose of Rama and was pleased.

 

Sreemaan- the glorious Hanuman

 

kapiraajahithamkaraH- who intended to do good , hithamkara, to

Sugreeva,

 

dhadharSa- saw

 

thaam –that city of Lanka,

 

chithramaalyaabharaNaam- decoratd with wonderful garlands,( chithra here means

wonderful)

 

charan- moving around

 

raamakaaryaarTham- for the purpose of Rama

 

nanandha cha – and was pleased.

 

 

 

10.bhavanaath

bhavanam gacChan dhadharSa

pavanaathmajaH

 

vividhaakrthiroopaaNi bhavanaani

thathasthathaH

 

Hanuman going from one

house to another saw the houses there which were constructed in various

designs.

 

pavanaathmajaH –Hanuman, the son of Vayu.

 

gacChan –going

 

pavanaath pavanam- from house to house

 

thathaThathaH= situated therein

 

bhavanaani –the houses

 

vividhakrthiroopaaNi- constructed in various designs.

 

11.

suSraava maDhuram geetham

thrisThaanasvarabhooshitham

 

sthreenaam madha samrddhaanaam dhivi cha

apsarasaam iva

He heard sweet music with

notes coming from chest and throat and

head) by the women well endowed with pride like the music of the celestial

damsels in the sky.

 

suSraava- Hanuman heard

 

madhuram geetham- sweet music

 

thrisThaanasvarabhooshitham –with notes arising from the three places, chest,

throat and head.

 

A good music is that which

is sung with the sound arising from the chest , reaches the head and comes out

of the throat.

 

sthreeNaam – of the women

 

madha samrdDhaanaam- who werequite proud of their skill,

 

iva cha– also like

 

apasarasaam – that of the celestial damsels

 

dhivi- in the heaven.

 

 

12. suSraava kaanchee ninadham noopuraaNaam cha

Sopaana

ninadhaamschaiva bhavaneshu

mahaathmanaam

 

aasphotitha ninaadhaamscha

kshvelithaamscha

thathasthathaH

 

Hanuman heard the sound of

the anklets, girdles and the foot steps on the stairs of the great rakshasas

and the sound of their beating their shoulders and fierce cries.

 

suSraava- he heard

 

kaancheeninadham- the sound

of the girdles (with bells)

 

noopuraaNaam cha

nisvanam- the sound of the anklets

(with bells inside)

 

soppananinadhaan chaiva- also the sound on the stairs made by the foot

steps

 

bhavaneshu – in the houses of

 

mahaathmanaam – great rakshasas (where many people will go up

and down and the sound could be heard)

 

aasphotitha ninaadhaan

cha – the sound of the rakshasa

beating their shoulders in a show of strength

 

thathasthathaH- and here and there

 

kshvelithaan cha- being fierce like the roar of lions (ksvelitha

means the roar of lion or war cry)

 

13. suSraava

japathaam thathra manthraan

rakshogrheshu vai

 

svaaDhyaayanirathaamschaiva yaathuDhaanaan

dhadharSa sah

 

raavaNasthavasamyukthaan garjatho

raakshasaan api

 

He heard the chanting of

manthras in the house of the rakshasas

and saw the raakshasas who were reading the Vedas, those who were praising Ravana

and some who were roaring.

saH suSraava- he heard

 

thathra raksho grheshu- there in the houses of the rakshasas

 

japathaam – who were chanting

 

manthraan- manthras

 

yaathudhaanaan- and rakshasas

 

svaaDhyaaya nirathaan- studying the Vedas and sastras

 

raavaNa sthava

samyukthaan- those who were

singing the praise of Ravana

 

raakshasaan api- also the rakshasas

 

garjithaan- roaring

 

In Lanka there were

rakshasa who studied and chanted the Vedas as Ravana was well versed in the Vedas

but all in the night only, which is prohibited by the sastras, as it was the custom of the rakshasas. There were also

some who were singing the praise of Ravana and some who simply roared to show their

strength.

 

14.

raajamaargam samaavrthya sThitham rakshobalam

mahath

 

dhadharSa maDhyame gulme raakshasasya

charaan

bahoon

 

 

He saw the big army which

stood all around the royal pathway and also the spies of Ravana in the midst of

the crowd

 

dhadharSa- He saw

 

rakshobalam mahath- the great army of rakshasas

 

sThitham– which stood

 

samaavrthya – around

 

raajamaargam- the royal pathway

 

madhyame gulme- in the midst of the crowd of the army (gulma

means crowd)

 

chaarraan – the spies

 

raakshasasya- of the rakshasa Ravana.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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