Setubandham-81

सेतुबन्धम्-८१

लहुइअपेसणहरिसिअक‍इणिवहणिसुद्धसेलपहरवलन्तो ।

ण‍इसोत्तो व्व समुद्दो सेउसवेलन्तरे मुहुत्तं वूढो ॥ ८-७८ ॥

[लघुकृतप्रेषणहर्षितकपिनिवहनिपातितशैलप्रहारवलमानः ।

 नदीस्रोत इव समुद्रः सेतुसुवेलान्तरे मुहूर्तं व्यूढः ॥]

The ocean which was sinuous caused by the striking mountains thrown by the monkeys who were happy that the bridge was almost complete by the Grace of  God, for a moment, looked compacted like a river stream between  the (almost completed)  bridge and Suvela mountain.

जह जह णिम्माविज्ज‍इ वाणरवसहेहि सेउसंकमसिहरम् ।

तह तह दसमुहहिअ‍अं फाडिज्ज‍इ सा‍अरस्स सलिलेण समम् ॥ ८-७९ ॥

[ यथा यथा निर्मीयते वानरश्रेष्ठैः सेतुसंक्रमशिखरम् ।

  तथा तथा दशमुखहृदयं पाट्यते सागरस्य सलिलेन समम् ॥]

As the tower of the landing part of the bridge gets constructed by the monkeys Ravana’s heart gets broken along with the waters of the ocean.

पा‍आलमिलिअमूलो अव्वोच्छिण्णपसरन्तसरिआसोत्तो ।

ठाणट्ठिओ वि पडिओ मुहम्मि धरणिहरसंकमस्स सुवेलो ॥ ८-८० ॥

[पातालमिलितमूलोऽव्यवच्छिन्नप्रसरत्सरित्स्रोताः ।

स्थानस्थितोऽपि पतितो मुखे धरणीधरसंक्रमस्य सुवेलः ॥]

Suvela mountain which stood where it was with its roots going deep and with river streams continuously flowing from it became the front end of the bridge made of mountains.

मल‍उच्छङ्घएण वि रहुव‍इपासट्ठिएण बाणरव‍इणा ।

क‍इकल‍अलेण नाओ णिप्पच्छिमसेलपूरिओ सेउवहो ॥ ८-८१ ॥

[ मलयोत्सङ्गगतेनापि रघुपतिपार्श्वस्थितेन वानरपतिना ।

  कपिकलकलेन ज्ञातो निश्पश्चिमशैलपूरितः सेतुपथः ॥]

Sugriva, the chief of monkeys who was standing beside Rama on the slopes of Malaya mountain came to know from the uproar of monkeys that the bridge has been completed by filling up with the last mountain.

आरम्भन्ते स‍अलो तिहा‍अविसमो दरुट्ट्ःइअम्मि णलवहे ।

होइ दुहा अ समत्ते सो चिअ अण्णो पुणो पुणो वि समुद्दो ॥ ८-८२ ॥

[ आरभ्यमाणे सकलस्त्रिभागविषमो दरोत्थिते नलपथे ।

  भवति द्विधा च समासे स एवान्यः पुनः पुनरपि समुद्रः ॥]

When the construction of the bridge was just begun the ocean which was one whole became divided into three (one on either side and one in front) when the bridge was partly constructed and became divided into two when the bridge was completed thus becoming different again and again.

मल‍उच्छङ्घप‍उत्तो चलन्तवाणरभरोणओ सेउवहो ।

गरुओ तिऊडगिरिणा पल्हत्थन्तो दुमो दुमेण च धरिओ ॥ ८-८३ ॥

[ मलयोत्सङ्गप्रवृत्तश्चलद्वानरभरावनतः सेतुपथः ।

गुरुकस्त्रिकूटगिरिणा पर्यस्यमानो द्रुमो द्रुमेणेव धृतः ॥]

The bridge starting from the slopes of Malaya got depressed due to the weight of the monkeys and being struck by the waves was supported by the heavy Trikuta mountain (at the southern end) in the manner a tree is supported by another tree.  

दीस‍इ सेउमहावहदोहा‍इअपुव्वपच्छिमदिसाभा‍अम् ।

ओव्वत्तोह‍अपासं मज्झुक्कित्तविसमं णमन्तं व णहम् ॥ ८-८४ ॥

[ दृश्यते सेतुमहापथद्विधायितपूर्वपश्चिमदिग्भागम् ।

  अपवृत्तोभयपार्श्वं मध्योत्क्षिप्तविषमं नमदिव नभः ॥]

It looks as if the bridge has divided the sky into two parts with the sides lowered and the central portion raised and the sky is bent.
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Setubandham-80

सेतुबन्धम्-८० 

वित्थरइ सेउबन्धो विहुव्वइ धराहराहओ सलिलणिही ।
दिट्ठसुवेलुच्छङ्गं रसइ दिसाइण्णपडिरवं कइसेण्णम् ॥ ८-७१ ॥
 [ विस्तीर्यते सेतुबन्धो विधूयते धराधरहतः सलिलनिधिः ।
 दृष्टसुवेलोत्सङ्गं रसति दिक्कीर्णप्रतिरवं कपिसैन्यम् ॥]
The bridge is getting extended; the ocean shakes struck by the mountains; having seen the slopes of Suvela mountain, the army of monkeys roars with the sound getting reverberated all round. 

दीसन्ति भिण्णसलिले समुद्दमज्झम्मि सेउबन्धक्कन्ता ।
संभमकड्डणलुग्गा भअचुण्णपलाअसेलपक्खद्वन्ता ॥ ८-७२ ॥
[ दृश्यते भिन्नसलिले समुद्रमध्ये सेतुबन्धाक्रान्ताः ।
 संभ्रमकर्षणावरुग्णा भयचूर्णपलायितपक्षार्धान्ताः ॥]
With the ocean getting bifurcated (due to the bridge) oceanic mountains which have been displaced by the bridge are seen damaged by the sudden pull with their wings half submerged in the act of running away out of fear.

महिहरपहरक्खोहिअसलिलपरिक्खअविराअमूलमहिहरम् । थोअत्थोओसरिअं बन्धेन्ति पवंगमा पुणो वि णलवहम् ॥ ८-७३ ॥
[ महीधरप्रहारक्षोभितसलिलपरिक्षतविशीर्णमूलमहीधरम् ।
 स्तोकस्तोकमपसृतं बध्नन्ति प्लवङ्गमाः पुनरपि नलपथम् ॥]
The mountains (already part) of the bridge which are disturbed by the agitated waters while (new) mountains are thrown into the ocean are being re-aligned by the monkeys little by little. 

 जह जह अच्चासण्णो उअहि जेऊण होई सेउवहवरो ।
 उच्छलइ धराहिहअं दूरं थोअत्तणेण तह तह सलिलम् ॥ ८-७४ ॥
 [ यथा यथात्यासन्न उदधिं जित्वा भवति सेतुपथवरः ।
 उच्छलति धराभिहतं दूरस्तोकत्वेन तथा तथा सलिलम् ॥]
 As the bridge reaches completion winning over the ocean, the water in yet to be built portion struck by the (falling) mountains rises up high in the distance.

 महिहरपहरुच्छित्ता उअरिं सेउस्स जे पडन्ति खलन्ता ।
 ते चिअ सलिलुप्पीडा होन्ति वलन्तविसमा महाणइसोत्ता ॥ ८-७५ ॥
[ महीधरप्रहारोत्क्षिप्ता उपरि सेतोर्ये पतन्ति स्खलन्तः ।
 त एव सलिलोत्पीडा भवन्ति वलद्विषमा महानदीस्रोतांसि ॥]
Water streams which burst out thrown up by the striking mountains fall over the bridge and become meandering great rivers. 

देइ समत्तच्छाअं दरमिलिअसुवेलमहिहरतउद्धन्तो ।
बीओआसपहविअतिमिपूरिअसाअरन्तरो सेउवहो ॥ ८-७६ ॥ 
[ ददाति समाप्तच्छायां दरमिलितसुवेलमहीधरतटार्धान्तः ।
 द्वितीयावकाशप्रभाविततिमिपूरितसागरान्तरः सेतुपथः ॥]
With large fishes occupying the remaining space of water (between the unfinished bridge and Suvela mountain) and the slopes of Suvela mountain having been almost reached, it looked as if the bridge is completed. 

जाहे सेउणिबद्धं धुणइ णलो विसमसंठिअमहासेलम् ।
ताहे चिरेण सअलो सअलक्कन्तवसुहो णिअत्तइ उवहो ॥ ८-७७ ॥
[ यदा सेतुनिबद्धं धुनोति नलो विषमसंस्थितमहाशैलम् ।
  तदा चिरेण सकलो सकलाक्रान्तवसुधो निवर्तते उदधिः ॥] 
When Nala shakes the mountain unevenly placed in the construction of the bridge, the ocean having flooded the whole world returns to its normal state after a long time.
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Setubandham-79

सेतुबन्धम्-७९

उत्थद्धिअदुमणिवहा सुइरं परिमलिअसेउवहपासहा ।

धा‍उकलङ्कख‍उरा दूरं गन्तूण उद्वमन्ति तरङ्गा ॥ ८-६४ ॥

[ उत्थापितद्रुमनिवहाः सुचिरं परिमृदितसेतुपथपार्श्वाः ।

धातुकलङ्ककलुषा दूरं गत्वा उद्वमन्ति तरङ्गाः ॥]

Waves which have become muddy due to presence of (mountain) oars lift groups of trees, strike against the sides of the bridge and travelling some distance spend themselves.

दीस‍इ म‍अ‍उलेहि उअही णलो अणेहिम्

सम‍अं सेल‍उपडणभ‍औण्णलोअणेहिम् ।

जं खलिअं अ‍ई‍इ सलिलं ण‍ईण ऊरं

तं उद्धा‍इ पव‍अकलकलवि‍इण्णऊरम् ॥ ८-६५ ॥

[ दृश्यते मृगकुलैरुदधिर्नलो जनैः

  समं शैल(सेतु)पतनभयपूर्णलोचनैः ।

  यत्स्खलितमत्येति सलिलं नदीनां पूरं

  तदुद्धावति प्लवगकलकलवितीर्णतूर्यम् ॥]

People and animals look at Nala and the ocean with fearful eyes afraid that the bridge may fall; the waters of the ocean which flow over the floods of the (joining) rivers swell up due to the bugle-like cacophony of the monkeys. 

इअ स‍अलमहिअलुक्ख‍अमहिहरसंघा‍अणिम्मिअमहारम्भम् ।

णिअ‍अच्छा‍आव‍इअरसामल‍इअसा‍अरोअरजलद्धन्तम् ॥ ८-६६ ॥

[ इति सकलमहीतलोत्खातमहीधरसंघातनिर्मितमहारम्भम् ।

  निजकच्छायाव्यतिकरश्यामलितसागरोदरजलार्धान्तम् ॥]

The bridge is a great work of construction built out of mountains pulled out from all over the land, the shadow of which has darkened the belly of the ocean.

विसमोसरिअसिला‍अलदढघा‍उक्खित्तमच्छपच्छिमभा‍अम् ।

मज्झच्छिण्णभुअंगमवेड्ढप्पीडणविआरिअसिलावेढम् ॥ ८-६७ ॥

[ विषमापसृतशिलातलदृढघातोत्कृत्तमत्स्यपश्चिमभागम् ।

  मज्झच्छिण्णभुअंगमवेष्टोत्पीडनविदारितशिलावेष्टम् ॥]

Rocks which have slipped out of the bridge have cut the tails of fishes; Snakes which have been hit at the centre of their body by rocks have coiled around those rocks. 

सेलुम्मूलणसंभमगहिअप्फिलिअगअमग्गथाइअसीहम् ।

गिरिसिहरणिसण्णाणिअगिरिपेल्लिअणिन्तमुहलजलहरसलिलम् ॥ ८-६८ ॥

[ शैलोन्मूलनसंभ्रमगृहीतभ्रष्टगजमार्गधावितसिंहम् ।

  गिरिशिखरनिषण्णानीतगिरिप्रेरितनिर्यन्मुखरजलधरसलिलम् ॥]

Lions are running after elephants which had been caught but escaped during the commotion of up-rooting the mountains; the clouds which had collected at the tops of mountains and were brought along with mountains are noisily shedding water prompted by (rubbing of other) mountains in the bridge.

पासल्लपडिअवणग‍अरुद्धमहोज्झरदुहापहाविअसलिलम् ।

धरणिहरन्तरिअट्ठिअचन्दणवणमुणीअमल‍असिहरक्खण्डम् ॥ ८-६९ ॥

[ पार्श्वपतितवनगजरुद्धमहानिर्झरद्विधाप्रधावितसलिलम् ।

  धरणिधरान्तरितस्थितचन्दनवनज्ञातमलयशिखरखण्डम् ॥]

An elephant which has fallen down on a side obstructs the flow of a river and the river splits into two; the sandal wood trees on the mountains (forming the bridge) indicate that the mountain was a  part of Malaya range of mountains.

वी‍ईपडिऊलाह‍अथोउव्वेल्लिअदुमावलम्बन्तल‍अम् ।

विसमसिहरन्तराग‍असंवेल्लिअसा‍अरं घडेन्ति णलवहम् ॥ ८-७० ॥

[ वीचिप्रतिकूलाहतस्तोकोद्वेल्लितद्रुमावलम्बमानलतम् ।

  विषमशिखरान्तरागतसंवेल्लितसागरं घटयन्ति नलपथम् ॥]

Creepers hang down from trees which have been slightly shaken by the waves dashing against them; sea water surrounds and occupies the spaces between peaks of mountains which form the bridge. Monkeys have built such a bridge under the guidance of Nala. [ Verses 66-70 form one long sentence.]

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Setubandham-78

सेतुबन्धम्-७८

पड‍इ णु णह‍अलघडिओ कड्डिज्ज‍इ णु मल‍आहि चिरणिम्माओ ।

घड‍इ णु समुद्दसलिले घडिओ णीह रसा‍अलाहि णलवहो ॥ ८-५७ ॥

[ पतति तु नभस्तलघटितः कृष्यते नु मलयाच्चिरनिर्मितः ।

  घटते नु समुद्रसलिले घटितो निरेति नु रसातलान्नलपथः ॥]

 Does the bridge (path built by Nala) fall from heavens? Is it being pulled away from Malaya where it is constructed earlier? Does it form (on its own) in the ocean? Does it rise from the netherworld after it is built there? ( It is difficult to say how the bridge is getting formed.)

ग‍अणम्मि उअहिसलिलं सलिलविमुक्के रसाअलम्मि णह‍अलम् ।

दीस‍इ तीसु वि सम‍अं  णहसलिलरसा‍अलेसु पव्व‍अजालम् ॥ ८-५८ ॥

[ गगने उदधिसलिलं सलिलविमुक्ते रसातले नभस्तलम् ।

  दृश्यते त्रिष्वपि समं नभः सलिलरसातलेषु पर्वतजालम् ॥]

Waters of the ocean are seen in the sky; The sky is seen in the netherworld bereft of water; mountain ranges are seen in all the three, sky, ocean and the netherworld.

वेलालाणणीअलिओ रसिऊण रसाअलट्ठिअं पि समुद्दो ।

चालेइ सेउबन्धं खम्भं आरण्णकुञ्जरो व्व वलन्तो ॥ ८-५९ ॥

[ वेलालाननिगलि(डि)तो रसित्वा रसातलस्थितमपि समुद्रः ।

  चालयति सेतुबन्धं स्तम्भमारण्यकुञ्जर इव वलन् ॥]

The ocean bound by the binding of the shore moves the bridge firmly placed on the bottom of the ocean like an elephant which turns and screams and moves the post to which it is tied.

पेल्लिज्जन्ति दढ‍अरं जह जह पवएहि खुहिअजलतण्णाआ ।

ओहट्टन्ताआमा तह तह एक्कक्कमं अ‍इन्ति महिहरा ॥ ८-६० ॥

[ प्रेर्यन्ते दृढतरं यत्र यत्र प्लवगैः क्षुभितजलार्द्राः ।

  अपसरदायामास्तत्र तत्रैकैकमायान्ति महीधराः ॥]

In places where the mountains are being directed by the monkeys, the mountains wet by the agitated waters of the ocean firmly come one by one with their lengths aligned.   

पव‍अभुअगलत्थल्लिआ विप्प‍इण्णर‍अणा

धरणिहरा पडन्ति भ‍अचुण्ण‍इंणर‍अणा ।

खुहिओ सा‍अरो रस‍ई उण्ण‍अं ण ईणं

मोअन्तो व्व तिव्वभ‍अ‍उण्ण‍अं णईणम् ॥ ८-६१ ॥

[ प्लवगभुजगलहसिता विप्रकीर्णरत्ना

 धरणिधराः पतन्ति भयचूर्णकिन्नरगणाः ।

 क्षुभितः सागरो रसति उन्नतं न दीनं

 मोचयन्निव तीव्रभयपूर्णतां नदीनाम् ॥]

As the mountains slip into the ocean prodded by the monkeys, gems (of the ocean) get scattered; the Kinnara people (on the mountains) are perplexed due to fear. The agitated ocean roars loudly and not weakly as if providing an outlet to the acute fear of the rivers (flowing into it.)

भर‍इ व दूरा‍इद्धो धुव्व‍इ व पडन्तधरणिहरकहमिओ ।

रुम्भ‍इ व पडिणीअत्तो भिण्णो घड‍इ व मणिप्पहाहि समुद्दो ॥ ८-६२ ॥

[ भ्रियत इव दूराविद्धो धाव्यत इव पतद्धरणीकर्दमितः ।

  रुध्यत इव प्रतिनिवृत्तो भिन्नो घटत  इव मणिप्रभाभिः समुद्रः ॥]

It looks as if the luster of gems (in the ocean) is holding up the ocean thrown away to a distance, washing the ocean gone turbid due to the falling mountains, preventing waters returning after being thrown away and joining the waters that are divided.

करिम‍अराण खुहिअसाअरविआसिआणं

सेउवहम्मि पडिअगिरिणिवहविसासिआणम् ।

सम‍अं वणग‍आण णिवहा धरोसिआणं

समुहं आवडन्ति म‍अगन्धरोसिआणम् ॥ ८-६३ ॥

[ करिमकराणां क्षुभितसागरविषाश्रितानां

  सेतुपथे पतितगिरिनिवहविशासितानाम् ।

  समकं वनगजानां निवहा धरोषितानां

  सम्मुखमापतन्ति मदगन्धरोषितानाम् ॥]

Sea-crocodiles which reside in the disturbed oceanic waters and which are being struck by the mountains which have fallen into the ocean are directly coming face to face with forest elephants which live on land and which are excited by the smell of their ichor.

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Setubandham-77

सेतुबन्धम्-७७

घडमाणेहि अ सम‍अं झिज्ज‍इ सेलेहि जेत्तिअं चिअ उअही ।

उच्छल‍इ तेत्तिअं चिअ उत्थङ्घिअमूलसलिलपरिपूरन्ती ॥ ८-५० ॥

[ घट्मानैश्च समं क्षीयते शैलैर्यावन्मात्रमेवोदधिः ।

  उच्छलति तावन्मात्रमेवोत्तम्भितमूलसलिलपरिपूर्यमाणः ॥]

As soon as ocean’s level gets reduced while the mountains are being arranged (for the formation of the bridge), water from the sub-oceanic source rises up to fill.

उद्धप्फुडिअण‍इमुहा णीअ‍अट्ठाणसिढिलोसरन्तमहिहरा ।

अन्दोलन्तसमुद्दा अन्दोलन्ति व णहं धरणिसंखोहा ॥ ८-५१ ॥

[ ऊर्ध्वस्फुटितनदीमुखा निजकस्थानशिथिलापसरन्महीधराः ।

  आन्दोलत्समुद्रा आन्दोलयन्तीव नभो धरणिसङ्क्षोभाः ॥]

It looks as if the agitations of the earth are causing the sky to get agitated. River estuaries are blown upwards; mountains having lost their original placements are moving helter- skelter; the ocean is disturbed. 

अद्धुट्ठिअसेउवहं होइ खणं अद्धदिण्णहरिहिअ‍असुहम् ।

अद्धोव‍इआहिहरं अद्धोसारिअरसा‍अलं उवहिजलम् ॥ ८-५२ ॥

[ अर्धोत्थितसेतुपथं भवति क्षणमर्धदत्तहरिहृदयसुखम् ।

  अर्धावपातितमहीधरमर्धापसारितरसातलमुदधिजलम् ॥]

With half of the bridge coming up there is partial joy among the monkeys; the ocean has half of the mountains thrown in hap-hazardly and half of the mountains reaching the bottom.

णिम्माओ त्ति मुणिज्ज‍इ दूरा‍इद्धम्मि सा‍अरे सेतुवहो ।

सो चिअ सलिलभरन्तो थोआरद्धो व्व दीस‍इ णिअत्तन्ते ॥ ८-५३ ॥

[ निर्मित इति ज्ञायते दूराविद्धे सागरे सेतुपथः ।

  स एव सलिलभ्रियमाणः स्तोकारब्ध इव दृश्यते निवर्तमाने ॥]

When the water of the ocean recedes it looks as if the bridge is constructed; when it returns it looks as if the bridge being supported by the water is just coming up.

अवि पूर‍इ पा‍आलं ण अ कुविअदिसाग‍इन्दगमणविहा‍आ ।

उअहिवि‍इण्णोआसा पूरेन्ति महावराहप‍अणिक्खेवा ॥ ८-५४ ॥

[ अपि पूर्यते पातालं न च कुपितदिग्गजेन्द्रगमनविघाताः ।

  उदधिवितीर्णावकाशाः पूर्यन्ते महावराहपदनिक्षेपाः ॥]

The mountains are filling up the nether world; but the footprints of the Great Boar which have been accommodated by the ocean and which are causing obstruction to the angry elephants of cardinal directions (diggaja) are not being filled.

जा‍अं महिहरमहिअं धातुअडक्खलणसरसपल्लवरा‍अम् ।

दुमभङ्घतुवरसुरहिं उप्पज्जन्तम‍इरं व सा‍अरसलिलम् ॥ ८-५५ ॥

[ जातं महीधरमथितं धातुतटस्खलनसरसपल्लवरागम् ।

  द्रुमभङ्गतुवरसुरभि उत्पद्य[मान]मदिरमिव सागरसलिलम् ॥]

It looks as if the ocean churned up by the mountains is producing liquor with the sprout-like redness of ores in the shore slipping into the ocean and with broken trees forming an astringent concoction. 

संचालेइ समुद्दो जह जह विरलट्ठिअं धराहरणिवहम् ।

तह तह विराहसिहरो पूरिअविवरत्थिरो घड‍इ सेउवहो ॥ ८-५६ ॥

[ संचालयति समुद्रो यथा यथा विरलस्थितं धराधरनिवहम् ।

  तथा तथा विशीर्णशिखरः पूरितविवरस्थिरो घटते सेतुपथः ॥]

As the ocean moves the loosely placed series of mountains, the bridge gets constructed with the peaks of the mountains falling and filling up the vacant

spots.

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Setubandham-76

सेतुबन्धम्-७६

जं जं आणेइ गिरिं रहिरहचक्कपरिमट्टसिहरं हणुमा ।

तं तं लीला‍इ णलो वामकरुत्थम्बिअं रएइ समुद्दे ॥ ८-४३ ॥

[ यं यमानयति गिरिं रविरथचक्रपरिमृष्टं हनुमान् ।

  तं तं लीलया नलो वामकरोत्थम्भितं रचयति समुद्रे ॥]

Whichever mountain whose peak was rubbed by the wheels of the sun was brought by Hanuman, Nala placed it with ease in the ocean after balancing it on his left hand. 

वित्थ‍असरकमलसिरे सेले दरघडिअसेउसंकमलसिरे ।

जलणिहिसेआलग्गा पा‍आलधरा धरेन्ति सेआलग्गा॥ ८-४४ ॥

[ विस्तृतसरःकमलशिरसः शैला दरघटितसेतुसंक्रमलसनशीलान् ।

  जलनिधिसेवालग्नाः पातालधरा धारयन्ति शैवालाग्राः ॥]

The under-sea mountains, immersed in the service of the ocean and which have their peaks covered with green moss support the mountains which are joined as part of the bridge under construction and whose peaks have lakes with large lotuses.

वेला‍अडसंबद्धा गओणिअत्तन्तजलर‍अविहुव्वन्ती ।

हलन्तकिरणविडवा अन्दोल‍इ मरग‍अप्पहावणराई ॥ ८-४५ ॥

[ वेलातटसम्बद्धा गतापनिवर्तमानजलरयविधूयमाना ।

  लसत्किरणविटपा आन्दोल्यते मरकतप्रभावनराजी ॥]

Rows of trees shining like emerald and  whose branches are shining due to sun rays and attached to the shores are being swung due to the disturbance caused by the advancing and receding water waves.

दन्तेसु वलिअलग्गा खोहुप्पित्थग‍असंपहारुक्खित्ता ।

करिम‍अराण भुअंगा पडन्ति कालासमण्डलपडिच्छ्न्दा ॥ ८-४६ ॥

[ दन्तेषु वलितलग्ना क्षोभोद्विग्नगजसंप्रहारोत्क्षिप्ताः ।

  करिमकराणां भुजङ्गा पतन्ति कालायसमण्डलप्रतिच्छन्दाः ॥]

Serpents thrown up by the onslaught of angry elephants are bent and stuck in the teeth of sea elephants and fall (into the ocean) like circular pieces of black iron.

पव्व‍अवडना‍इद्धो जो चिअ उअहिस्स पडिणित्त‍इ पडमम् ।

सो चिअ सलिलद्धन्तो अणोहुतविसमं वलेइ णलवहम् ॥ ८-४७ ॥

[ पर्वतपतनाविद्धो य एवोदधेः प्रतिनिवर्तते प्रथमम् ।

  स एव सलिलार्धान्ततोऽन्यतोऽभिमुखविषमं वलयति नलपथम् ॥]

The ocean-wave caused by the striking of the falling mountain itself flattens the uneven contour of Nala’s bridge at first (even before Nala does it) on its return.

खुहिअसमुद्दस्थमिआ खुडेन्ति अक्खुडिअम‍अजलॊज्झरपसरा ।

चलणालग्गभुअंगे पासे व्व णिरा‍अकड्ढिए मा‍अङ्गा ॥ ८-४८ ॥

[ क्षुभितसमुद्रास्तमिताः खण्डयन्त्यखण्डितमदजलनिर्झरप्रसराः ।

  चरणालग्नभुजङ्गान् पाशानिव निरायतकृष्टान् मातङ्गाः ॥]

Elephants which are partially submerged in water due to the agitation of the ocean and with ichor continuously flowing cut into pieces serpents which get entangled on their legs like lengthened ropes.

र‍अणच्छविविमल‍अरा फलरसभरिअदरभिण्णमरग‍अणिवहा ।

ओधुव्वन्ति तरङ्गा चुणीअसङ्ख‍उलपण्डुर‍अरफेणा ॥ ८-४९ ॥

[ रत्नच्छविविमलतराः फलरसहरितदरभिन्नमरकतनिवहाः ।

  अवधूयन्ते तरङ्गाश्चूर्णितशङ्खकुलपाण्डुरतरफेनाः ॥]

 Waves having the hue of gems and containing slightly broken emeralds which were green like the juice of fruits and which contain foam whitened by the presence of broken sea-shells get scattered. 

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Setubandham-75

सेतुबन्धम्-७५

पडिग‍अगन्धपसारिअकरिम‍अरच्छिण्णगलिअकरपब्भारे ।

जाणन्ति णवर कुविआ लवणजलालिद्धवणमुहे अणहत्थी ॥ ८-३६ ॥

[ प्रतिगजगन्धप्रसारितकरिमकरच्छिन्नगलितकरप्राग्भारान् ।

  जानन्ति केवलं कुपिता लवणजलाश्लिष्टव्रणमुखान् वनहस्तिनः ॥]

Forest elephants which are angry become aware that their trunks, which were stretched attracted by the scent of the sea-elephants,  have been wounded by sea elephants  only after the salty water of the ocean hurt the wounds.

दरघडिअसेउबन्धा उप्प‍इऊण पव‍आ समुद्दुप्प‍इए ।

कड्डन्ति जमलकर‍अलसंदाणिअवक्खसंपुडे धरणिहरे ॥ ८-३७ ॥

[ दरघटितसेतुबन्धा उत्पत्य प्लवगाः समुद्रोत्पतितान् ।

  कर्षन्ति यमलकरतलसंदानितपक्षसंपुटान्धरणीधरान् ॥]

When the bridge work had progressed a little monkeys jumped up and tried to pull back the mountains which had risen from the ocean by holding the wings of the mountains in their hands.

बन्धर णलो वि तक्खणविसमुच्छलिअचलकेसरसडुग्घाओ ।

तिअवलिकरपसारिअहरिहत्थुक्खित्तमहिहरो सेउवहम् ॥ ८-३८ ॥

[ बन्ध्नाति नलोऽपि तत्क्षणविषमोच्छलितचलकेसरसटोद्घातः ।

  त्रिकवलितकरप्रसारितहरिहस्तोत्क्षिप्तमहीधरः सेतुपथम् ॥]

Nala also takes part in the construction of the  bridge with his hips bent, hands extended catching and tying the mountain lifted by the monkeys while his manes fly for a moment haphazardly.

जं बहुपव्व‍अजणिअं विच्छूढसमुद्दपा‍अडं महिविवरम् ।

तं एक्को पडिरुभ‍इ वित्थारब्भहिअसंठिओ धरणिहरो ॥ ८-३९ ॥

[ यद्बहुपर्वतजनितं विक्षिप्तसमुद्रप्रकटं महीविवरम् ।

  तदेकः प्रतिरुणद्धि विस्तराभ्यधिकसंवृतो धरणीधरः ॥]

One mountain very large in area fills up the abyss created by several mountains which were  thrown into the ocean.

सा‍अरलद्धत्थाहं णिमेन्ति जं जं धराहरं क‍इणिवहा ।

वज्ज‍इ पुर‍ओ हुत्तो का‍ऊण प‍अं तहिं तहिं सेतुवहो ॥ ८-४० ॥

[ सागरलब्धस्थाघं नियोजयन्ति यं यं धराधरं कपिनिवहाः ।

  बध्यते पुरतोऽभिमुखः कृत्वा पदं तत्र तत्र सेतुपथः ॥]

Nala binds the bridge  forward stepping on the mountains dropped into the ocean by the monkeys and which have hit the ground below the ocean.

सम‍अं पव‍अविमुक्के सेउवहम्मि सम‍अं अभा‍अपडन्ते ।

परिपेल्लेइ र‍एइ अ सम‍अं च णलो पडिच्छिऊण महिहरे ॥ ८-४१ ॥

[ समकं प्लवगविमुक्तान् सेतुपथे समकमभागपततः ।

  प्रतिप्रेरयति रचयति च समकं च नलो प्रतीक्ष्य महीधरान् ॥]

Whenever mountains thrown by monkeys reach the wrong place, Nala manages to put them at the right place (for the construction).

अवलम्ब‍इ णलघडिए अभा‍अवलिआणिए घडेइ महिहरे ।

सेउवहस्स समुद्दो उव्वेलन्तसलिलो पवड्ढ‍इ पुरओ ॥ ८-४२ ॥

[ अवलम्बते नलघटितानभागवलितान् घटयति महीधरान् ।

  सेतुपथस्य समुद्र उद्वेलसलिलः प्रवर्धते पुरतः ॥]

As the ocean holds the mis-placed mountains joined by Nala it swells along with the growth of the bridge.

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