THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 43 : SLOKAS 41 TO 48


 

¹Ódqvy¤¼vNInm­   -   DESCRIBING   DUELS  
 
tmaptÓt|   gdya   ¢vï¤Ómal£   ¢nSacr:   .  
vXÞy¢BjGanaS¤   s¤xEN|   h¢rsäOmm­q   =41=  
t|    that
AaptÓt|    rushing towards
gdya    with mace
¢vï¤Ómal£     Vidyunmali
¢nSacr:    night wanderer, ogre
vX¢s    on the chest
A¢BjGan    struck
AaS¤    wuickly
s¤xEN|    Sushena
h¢rsäOmm­q     the foremost of monkeys
 
41.The   ogre,   Vidyunmali,   struck   Sushena,   the   foremost   of   monkeys,   on   the   chest   with   the     mace   as   Sushena   was   rushing   towards   him.    
gdap#har|   t|   GaErm¢cÓÏy   ÔlgaEäOm:   .  
ta|   ¢Sla|   patyamas   tÞyaEr¢s   mham¦DE   =42=  
gdap#har|    blow with the mace
t|    that
GaEr|    terrible
A¢cÓÏy     unmindful of
ÔlgaEäOm:     the foremost of monkeys
ta|   ¢Sla|     that rock
patyamas    hurled
tÞy    on his
ur¢s    chest
mham¦DE    in the mighty fight
 
42.Sushena,   the   foremost   of   monkeys,   unmindful   of   the   terrible   blow   on   the   chest   with   the   mace,   hurled   the   rock   on   the   chest   of   Vidyunmali.    
¢Slap#hara¢BhtaE   ¢vï¤Ómal£   ¢nSacr:   .  
¢n¢Ýp¾¶dyaE   B¥m¬   gtas¤¢nIppat   h   =43=  
¢Slap#hara¢Bht:     crushed by the falling rock
¢vï¤Ómal£     Vidyunmali
¢nSacr:    night wanderer, ogre
¢n¢Ýp¾¶dy:     with pulverised heart
B¥m¬    on the ground
gtas¤:    lifeless
¢nppat   h     fell down as is said
 
43.Vidyunmali,   the   ogre,   crushed   by   the   falling   rock   fell   down   on   the   ground   lifeless   with     his   heart   pulverised.    
ev|   tWvaInrW:   S¥rW:   S¥raÞtE   rjn£cra:   .  
¹ÓdqvE   ¢vm¦¢dtaÞtæO   dWÏya   iv   ¢dv¬ksW:   =44=  
ev|    as above
tW:    those
vanrW:    by the monkeys
S¥rW:    valiant
S¥ra:    valiant
tE    those
rjn£cra:    night wanderers, ogres
¹ÓdqvE     in the duel
¢vm¦¢dta:     were crushed
tæO    then
dWÏya:    demons
iv    like crushed
¢dv¬ksW:     by gods
 
44.Then   the   valiant   ogres   were   crushed   by   the   valiant   monkeys   as   the   demons   were  
crushed   by   the   gods.    
Bg"W:   KÄñWgIda¢Bà   S¢³taEmrp¢ÊóSW:   .  
Ap¢v¼Wà   ¢B°Wà   rTW:   sa|g#a¢mkWhIyW:   =45=  
¢nhtW:   k[¸rWmIä¬ÞtTa   vanrraXsW:   .  
c@aXy¤gdÎfWà   Bg"WDIr¢Ns|¢½tW:   =  
bB¥vayaEDn|   GaEr|   gaEmay¤gNsÄð^lm­q   =46=  
Bg"W:    broken
KÄñW:     with swords
gda¢B:   c     with maces also
S¢³taEmrp¢ÊóSW:     with javelins, lances and pattisas
Ap¢v¼W:   c     shattered also
¢B°W:   c     crushed also
rTW:    with chariots
sa|g#a¢mkW:    used for war
hyW:    with horses
¢nhtW:    killed
k[¸rW:    with elephants
mä¬:    in rut
tTa    similarly
vanrraXsW:    with monkeys and ogres
c@aXy¤gdÎfW:   c     with wheels, axles and yokes
Bg"W:    broken
Dr¢Ns|¢½tW:     scattered on the earth
bB¥v    presented
AayaEDn|    the battle field
GaEr|    terrible
gaEmay¤gNsÄð^lm­q     frequented by herds of jackals
 
45,46.The   battle   field   presented   a   terrible   sight   with   broken   swords,   maces,   javelins,  
lances,   pattisas,   crushed   and   shattered   chariots,   with   hoses   and   elephants   in   rut   killed,  
dead   monkeys   and   ogres,   broken   wheels,   axles   and   yokes   scattered   on   the   earth   and  
frequented   by   herds   of   jackals.    
kbÓDa¢n   sm¤ÏpEt¤¢dIX¤   vanrrXsam­q   .  
¢vmdEI   t¤m¤lE   t¢ÞmÓdEvas¤rrNaEpmE   =47=  
kbÓDa¢n     headless trunks
sm¤ÏpEt¤:     was scatterd
¢dX¤    in all directions
vanrrXsam­q    of monkeys and ogres
¢vmdEI   t¤m¤lE     in the great battle
t¢Þmn­q     that
dEvas¤rrNaEpmE     resembled the war between gods and demons
 
47.In   the   great   battle   headless   trunks   of   monkeys   and   ogres   were   scattered   in   all   directions     and   resembled   the   war   between   the   gods   and   demons.    
¢vdayImaNa   h¢rp¤ÄñvWÞtda   ¢nSacra:   SaE¢Nt¢dÂDgaæOa:   .  
p¤n:   s¤y¤¼|   trsa   sma¢ÞTta   ¢dvakrÞyaÞtmya¢Bka¢ÄüN:   =48=  
¢vdayImaNa:    being killed
h¢rp¤ÄñvW:     by the foremost of monkeys
tda    then
¢nSacra:    the night wanderers, ogres
SaE¢Nt¢dÂDgaæOa:     with limbs smeared with blood
p¤n:    once more
s¤y¤¼|     a great fight
trsa    with force
sma¢ÞTta:     embarked on
¢dvakrÞy     of the sun
AÞtmya¢Bka¢ÄüN:     looking forward to the setting of
 
48.Then   the   ogres   being   killed   by   the   foremost   of   monkeys   with   limbs   sleared   with   blood     once   more   embarked   on   a   great   fight   looking   forward   to   the   setting   of   the   sun.  

 

iÏyax©I ½£md#amayNE vaÚm£k£yE Aa¢dkaÛyE y¤¼kaÎfE ¢æOcÏva¢r|S: sgI: =43=

           
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