THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 43 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


 

¹Ódqvy¤¼vNInm­   -   DESCRIBING   DUELS  
 
¢nkØBÞt¤   rNE   n£l|   n£la¸ncyp#Bm­q   .  
¢n¢bIBEd   SrWÞt£ßNW:   krWm©IG¢mva|S¤man­q   =31=  
¢nkØB:     Nikambha
t¤    in this
rNE    in the battle field
n£l|    Nila
n£la¸ncyp#Bm­q     looking like a mass of collyrium
¢n¢bIBEd     pierced
SrW:    with arrows
t£ßNW:     sharp
krW:    with rays
mEG|    cloud
iv    pierces like
A|S¤man­q     Sun
 
31.Nikumbha   pierced   Nila   looking   like   a   mass   of   collyrium   in   the   battle   field   with   sharp   arrows   like   the   sun   pierces   the   cloud   with   its   rays.    
p¤n:   SrStEnaT   ¢Xp#hÞtaE   ¢nSacr:   .  
¢bBEd   smrE   n£l|   ¢nk[ØB:   p#jhas   c   =32=  
p¤n:    once again
SrStEn    with hundred arrows
AT    then
¢Xp#hÞt:     nimble handed
¢nSacr:    night wanderer
¢bBEd    pierced
smrE    in the combat
n£l|    Nila
¢nk[ØB:     Nikumbha
p#jhas   c    laughed also
 
32.Nikumbha   who   was   nimble   handed   then   pierced   Nila   in   the   combat   with   hundred   arrows     and   also   laughed.    
tÞyWv   rTc@EN   n£laE   ¢vÝN¤¢rvahvE   .  
¢Sr¢àÅCEd   smrE   ¢nk[ØBÞy   c   sarTE:   =33=  
tÞy    his
ev   rTc@EN    with the wheel of the chariot only
n£l:    Nila
¢vÝN¤:     Lord Vishnu
iv    like
AahvE    in the fight
¢Sr:    head
¢cÅCEd     lopped off
smrE    in the battle
¢nk[ØBÞy     of Nikumbha
c   sarTE:    with charioteer also
 
33.Nila   lopped   off   the   head   of   Nikumbha   with   his   own   chariot   wheel   in   the   battle   like   Lord     Vishnu   severed   the   head   of   His   opponents.    
vj#aS¢nsmÞpSa©I   ¢¹¢vdaE{ÔyS¢np#Bm­q   .  
jGan   ¢g¢r½ÄñEN   ¢mxta|   svIrXsam­q   =34=  
vj#aS¢nsmÞpSI:     whose impact was like a thunderbolt and lightning
¢¹¢vd:     Dwivida
A¢p    even
AS¢np#Bm­q     Asaniprabha
jGan    hit
¢g¢r½ÄñEN     with the peak of a mountain
¢mxta|    stood looking on
svIrXsam­q    all the ogres
 
34.Dwivida,   whose   impact   was   like   a   thunderbolt   and   lightning,   hit   Asaniprabha   with   the   peak   of   a   mountain   while   all   the   ogres   stood   looking.    
¢¹¢vd|   vanrEÓd#|   t¤   ngyaE¢DnmahvE   .  
SrWrS¢nsÄðaSW:   s   ¢bÖyaDaS¢np#B:   =35=  
¢¹¢vd|     Dwivida
vanrEÓd#|    monkey chief
t¤    in this
ngyaE¢Dn|    fighting with mountains
AahvE    in the battle
SrW:    with arrows
AS¢nsÄðaSW:     like lightning
s:    that
¢bÖyaD    pierced
AS¢np#B:    Asaniprabha
 
35.Asaniprabha   in   the   figth   with   Dwivida,   who   was   fighting   with   mountains,   pierced   him   with   arrows   flashing   like   lightning.    
s   SrWr¢t¢b¼aÄñaE   ¹¢vd:   @«Dm¥rq¢ÅCt:   .  
salEn   srT|   saá|   ¢njGanaS¢np#Bm­q   =36=  
s:    that
SrW:    by arrows
A¢t¢b¼aÄñ:     with limbs lacerated
¹¢vd:    Dwivida
@«Dm¥rq¢ÅCt:     infuriated with anger
salEn    with a sal tree
srT|    with chariot
saá|    with horses
¢njGan    killed
AS¢np#Bm­q     Asaniprabha
 
36.Dwivida,   with   limbs   lacerated   and   infuriated   with   anger,   killed   Asaniprabha   with   a   sal   tree   along   with   the   chariot   and   horses.    
¢vï¤Ómal£   rTÞTÞt¤   SrW:   ka·nB¥xNW:   .  
s¤xEN|   tafyamas   nnad   c   m¤h¤m¤Ih¤:   =37=  
¢vï¤Ómal£     Vidyunmali
rTÞT:   t¤     while staying in the chariot
SrW:    with arrows
ka·nB¥xNW:     encrusted with gold
s¤xEN|    Sushena
tafyamas    hit
nnad   c    roared also
m¤h¤:   m¤h¤:     again and again
 
37.Vidyunmali   staying   in   his   chariot   hit   Sushena   with   arrows   encrusted   with   gold   and  
roared   again   and   again.    
t|   rTÞTmTaE   è¾qva   s¤xENaE   vanraEäOm:   .  
¢g¢rS¦ÄñEN   mhta   rTmaS¤   Óypatyt­q   =38=  
t|    him
rTÞTm­q     seated on the chariot
ATaE    then
è¾qva     seeing
s¤xEN:    Sushena
vanraEäOm:    the foremost of monkeys
¢g¢rS¦ÄñEN     with a mountain peak
mhta    huge
rT|    chariot
AaS¤    quickly
Óypatyt­q     knocked down
 
38.Sushena   seeing   Vidyunmali   seated   on   a   chariot,   quickly   knocked   down   the   chariot   with   a   huge   mountain   peak.    
laGvEn   t¤   s|y¤³aE   ¢vï¤Ómal£   ¢nSacr:   .  
Ap@Øy   rTaäO¥NI|   gtapa¢N:   ¢Xt¬   ¢ÞTt:   =39=  
laGvEn    with agility
t¤    in this
s|y¤³:     endowed
¢vï¤Ómal£     Vidyunmali
¢nSacr:    ogre
Ap@Øy    jumping down
rTat­q    from the chariot
t¥NI|    hastily
gtapa¢N:    with a mace in hand
¢Xt¬    on the ground
¢ÞTt:    stood
 
39.Vidyunmali.   the   ogre,   endowed   with   agility   hastily   jumped   down   from   the   chariot   and   stood   on   the   ground   with   mace   in   hand.    
tt:   @«Dsma¢v¾:   s¤xENaE   h¢rp¤Äñv:   .  
¢Sla|   s¤mht£|   g¦/   ¢nSacrm¢Bd#vt­q   =40=  
tt:    thus
@«Dsma¢v¾:     becoming enraged
s¤xEN:    Sushena
h¢rp¤Äñv:     a bull among monkeys
¢Sla|    a rock
s¤mht£|     very huge
g¦/    seizing
¢nSacr|    nightwanderer, the ogre
A¢Bd#vt­q     chased
 
40.Sushena,   a   bull   among   monkeys   thus   becoming   enraged,   chased   Vidyunmali   seizing   a  
very   huge   rock.              
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