THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 53 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

vj#d|¾®y¤¼m¯   -   BATTLE   WITH   VAJRADAMSHTRA  
 
gja   mdaEÏkza:   S¥raàlÓt   iv   pvIta:   .  
tE   y¤¼k[SlW   ãFaÞtaEmraÄð^Spa¢N¢B:   =11=  
gja:                     elephants
mdaEÏkza:                 in deep rut
S¥ra:                     proud
clÓt:                    walking
iv                       appearded like
pvIta:                    mountains
tE                       those
y¤¼k[SlW:                 by those adept in warfare
ãFa:                     were mounted by ogres
taEmraÄð^Spa¢N¢B:            with tomaras and ankusas in hand
 
11.Those   elephants   in   deep   rut   and   proud   walking   appeared   like   walking   mountains   were   mounted   by   ogres   adept   in   warfare   and   holding   tomarass   and   ankusas   in   hand.    
AÓyE   lXNs|y¤³a:   S¥raãFa   mhabla:   =12=  
AÓyE                     some others
lXNs|y¤³a:               with auspicious marks
S¥raãFa:                  mounted by heroes
mhabla:                  with great prowess
 
12.Some   other   elephants   with   auspicious   marks   were   mounted   by   heroes   with   great   prowess.    
td#aXsbl|   GaEr|   ¢vp#¢ÞTtmSaEBt   .  
p#av¦zqkalE   yTa   mEGa   ndImana:   s¢vï¤t:   =13=  
tt¯                      that
raXsbl|                  the ogre army
GaEr|                     terribly
¢vp#¢ÞTt|                  coming out
ASaEBt                   appeared
p#av¦zqkalE                 in rainy season
yTa                      like
mEGa:                     clouds
ndImana:                  thundering
s¢vï¤t:                   with lightning
 
13.That   terrible   ogre   army   which   was   coming   out   appeared   like   the   clouds   in   rainy   season   with   thunder   and   lightning.    
¢n:s¦ta   d¢XN¹aradÄñdaE   yæO   y¥Tp:   .  
tExa|   ¢nÝ@mmaNanamS¤B|   smjayt   =14=  
¢n:s¦ta:                 came out
d¢XN¹arat¯               from the southern gate
AÄñd:                   Angada
yæO                     where was stationed
y¥Tp:                   commander
tExa|                    they
¢nÝ@mmaNana|             while starting
AS¤B|                   bad signs
smjayt                 appeared
 
14.The   ogre   army   came   out   of   the   southern   gate   where   Angada   was   stationed   as   commander   and   as   they   came   out   bad   signs   appeared.    
AakaSa¢¹GnaäO£v#a   uÚkaàa×ypt|Þtda   .  
vmÓÏy:   pavkÇvala:   ¢Sva   GaEr|   vva¢SrE   =15=  
AakaSat¯                 from the sky
¢vGnat¯                   cloudless
t£v#a:                    ferociously
uÚka:                    burning sticks
c                       also
A×yptn¯                 fell
tda                     then
vmÓÏy:                  spitting out
pavkÇvala:               flames of fire
¢Sva:                    foxes
GaEr|                     terribly
vva¢SrE                   howled
 
15.Then   from   a   cloudless   sky   ferociously   burning   sticks   fell   and   the   foxes   howled   terribly   spitting   flames   of   fire.    
Ûyahr¢Ót   m¦ga   GaEra   rXsa|   ¢nDn|   tda   .  
smaptÓtaE   yaEDaÞt¤   p#aÞKlÓBymaE¢hta:   =16=  
Ûyahr¢Ót                 made noises signalling
m¦ga:                    beasts
GaEra:                    cruel
rXsa|                    of ogres
¢nDn|                    destruction
tda                     then
smaptÓt:                while walking
yaEDa:   t¤               warriors also
p#aÞKln¯                 faltering steps
BymaE¢hta:               overcome with fear
 
16.Then   cruel   beasts   made   noises   signalling   the   destruction   of   ogres   and   the   warriors   walked   with   faltering   steps   overcome   with   fear.    
etan¬Ïpa¢tkan¯è¾qva   vj#d|¾®aE   mhabl:   .  
DWyImalØÖy   tEjÞv£   ¢njIgam   rNaEÏs¤k:   =17=  
etan¯                   these
A¬Ïpa¢tkan¯              bad omens
è¾qva                    seeing
vj#d|¾®:                  Vajradamshtra
mhabl:                  with great strength
DWyI|                     courage
AalØÖy                  taking
tEjÞv£                   with great energy
¢njIgam                  started to go out
rNaEÏs¤k:                 eager for a fight
 
17.Vajradamshtra   endowed   with   great   strength   and   energy,   seeing   the   bad   omens,   taking   courage   started   to   go   out   eager   for   a   fight.    
ta|Þt¤   ¢nÝ@mtaE   è¾qva   vanra   ¢jtka¢Sn:   .  
p#NEѤ:   s¤mhanadaÓp¥ry|à   ¢dSaE   dS   =18=  
tan¯                     them
t¤                       in this
¢nÝ@mt:                 coming out
è¾qva                    seeing
vanra:                   monkeys
¢jtka¢Sn:               appearing victorious
p#NEѤ:                   sounding
s¤mhanadan¯               very loud noises
p¥ryn¯                   filling
c   ¢dS:   dS           all the ten directions
 
18.The   monkeys   appearing   victorious   seeing   the   ogres   coming   out   raised   very   loud   noises   filling   all   the   ten   directions.    
tt:   p#v¦äO|   t¤m¤l|   hr£Na|   raXsW:   sh   .  
GaEraNa|   B£mãpaNamÓyaEÓyvDka|¢XNm¯   =19=  
tt:                      then
p#v¦äO|                    started
t¤m¤l|                    tumultous battle
hr£Na|                    for monkeys
raXsW:   sh              with ogres
GaEraNa|                   cruel
B£mãpaNa|                with terrible form
AÓyaEÓyvDka|¢XNm¯         raring to kill one another
 
19.Then   the   tumultous   battle   started   between   the   cruel   ogres   and   monkeys   with   terrible   form   raring   to   kill   one   another.    
¢nÝptÓtaE   mhaEÏsaha   ¢B°dEh¢SraEDra:   .  
â¢DraE¢XtsvaIÄña   Óypt·gt£tlE   =20=  
¢nÝptÓt:                  those who came out
mhaEÏsaha:                 with great enthusiasm
¢B°dEh¢SraEDra:             with head separated from bodies
â¢DraE¢XtsvaIÄña:            all limbs soaked with blood
Óyptn¯                    fell down
jgt£tlE                  on the ground
 
20.The   ogres   who   came   out   with   great   enthusiasm   for   the   battle   fell   down   on   the   ground   with   head   separated   from   body   and   all   limbs   soaked   in   blood.              

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