THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 122 TO 130

 
l»av&ÄaNtkwnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   EVENTS   IN   LANKA
 
miÙpuÇan!   htaÂ!DœéTva   smre   l"uiv³man!   ,
p   sena¢gaÁDUran!   àe;yamas   rav[>   .122.
tanh<   shsENyan!   vE   svaRneva_ysUdym!   .123.
m¢ÓæOp¤æOan¯   minister's sons
htan¯   having been killed
½¤Ïva   hearing
smrE   in a war
lG¤¢v@man¯   energetic warriors
p·   five
sEnag#gan¯   commanders of the army
S¥ran¯   brave men
p#Exyamas   were sent
ravN:   Ravana
tan¯   those
Ah|   I
shsWÓyan¯   along with the army
vW  they
svaIn¯   all
ev  alone
A×ys¥dym¯   killed

 
122,123.Ravana   sent   five   commanders   with   a   big   army,   after   the   death   of   ministers'   sons, and   I   killed   all   of   them   in   a   fight.
 
tt>   pundRz¢Iv>   puÇm]<   mhablm!   ,
b÷i->   ra]sE>   saxR<   àe;yamas   rav[>   .124.
tt:  then
p¤n:   again
dSg#£v:   the ten headed
p¤æOm¯   son
AX|   Akshan
mhablm¯   great warrior
bh^¢B:   many
raXsW:   rakshasas
saDI|   along wuth
p#Exyamas   sent
ravN:   Ravana

 
124.After   the   death   of   the   five   commanders   with   the   army,   Ravana   sent   his   own   son,   Akshan.
 
t<   tu   mNdaedrIpuÇ<   k…mar<   r[pi{ft<   ,
shsa   o<   smuT³aNt<   padyaeí   g&hItvan!   .
cmaRisn<   ztgu[<   æamiyTva   Vype;ym!   .125.
t|   that
t¤  in this
mÓdaEdr£p¤æO|   son of Mandodari
k[mar|   prince
rNp¢Îft|   expert in war
shsa   suddenly
K|   in the sky
sm¤Ï@aÓt|   rising
padyaE:   c   between the two legs
g¦h£tvan¯   catching
cmaI¢sn|   with sword and armour
Stg¤N|   a number of times
B#am¢yÏva   revolving
ÛypExym¯   sent himm to death

 
125.Hanuman   caught   Akshan   between   his   two   legs   and   spinning   Akshan   a   number   of   times, sent   him   to   death.
 
tm]magt<   -¶<   inzMy   s   dzann>   ,
tt   #NÔijt<   nam   iÖtIy<   rav[>   sutm!   .
Vyaiddez   sus'œ³…Ïae   biln<   yuÏÊmRdm!   .126.
t|   that
AX|   Akshan
Aagt|   Bg"|   having been killed
¢nÜmy   hearing
s:  that
dSann:   ten headed
tt:  then
iÓd#¢jt|   nam   Indrajith by name
¢¹t£y|   second
ravN:   Ravana
s¤t|   son
Ûy¢ddES   ordered
s¤sHq@[ÑG:   very angrily
b¢ln|   strong
y¤ÑGѤmIdm¯   eager for a fight

 
126.Ravana   hearing   the   destruction   of   Akshan,   got   angry   and   sent   his   second   son   Indrajit who   was   strong   and   eager   to   fight.
 
t½aPyh<   bl<   svR<   t<   c   ra]spu¼vm!   ,
nòaEjs<   r[e   k«Tva   pr<   h;Rmupagmm!   .127.
tt¯  that
c  also
A¢p  and
Ah|   I
bl|   army
svI|   all
t|   c   him also
raXsp¤Äñvm¯   best of the Rakshasa warriors
n¾aWjs|   lose his army
rNE  in war
k]Ïva   doing
pr|   hxIm¯   great satisfaction
upagmm¯   attained

 
127.Hanuman   then   slaughtered   the   strength   of   the   mighty   army   and   the   great   warrior
Indrajith   and   felt   mighty   happy.
 
mhta=ip   mhaba÷>   àTyyen   mhabl>   ,
àei;tae   rav[enEv   sh   vIrEmRdaeTkqE>   .128.
sae=iv;ý<   ih   ma<   buÏva   SvblÂavmidRtm!   ,
äaüe[aôe[   s   tu   ma<   àab×a½aitveigt>   .129.
mhta   special
A¢p  and
mhabah^:   broad shoulders
p#ÏyyEn   with hopes
mhabl:   strong
p#E¢xt:   sent
ravNEn   by Ravana
ev  only
sh   v£rW:   with soldiers
mdaEÏkzW:   who were waiting to fight
s:  that
A¢vx/|   not able to judge
¢h  surely
ma|   me
b¤ÑGqva   understanding
Þvbl|   his army
Avm¢dItm¯   having been destroyed
b#a'ENaÞæOEN   with Brahmastra
s:  he
t¤  in this
ma|   me
p#abD"at¯   tied down
c  also
A¢tvE¢gt:   quickly

 
128,129.Ravana   had   sent   his   beat   warriors   on   whom   he   had   great   faith   along   with   Indajith. He   was   well   versed   in   warfare   but   was   upset   by   the   destruction   of   his   army
and   not   able   to   gauge   me,   quickly   applied   the   Bhramastram   on   me   and   put   me
under   its   spell.
 
r¾ui-í   bbNxuSte   ttae   ma<   tÇ   ra]sa>   ,
rav[Sy   smIp   g&hITva   mamupanyn!   .130.
rÇj¤¢B:   c   with ropes also
bbÓD¤:   tied
tE  those
tt:  then
ma|   me
tæO   present there
raXsa:   rakshasas
ravNÞy   Ravana's
sm£p|   c   presence itself
g¦h£Ïva   dragging
ma|   me
upanyn¯   reached

 
130.Then   those   Rakshasas   tied   Hanuman   with   ordinary   ropes,   and   dragged   him   to   Ravana's court.            
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