THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60


 

p#hÞtvD:   -   KILLING   PRAHASTA  
 
¢vDn¤Þt¤   k]tÞtEn   p#hÞtaE   va¢hn£p¢t:   .  
p#g¦/   m¤sl|   GaEr|   ÞyÓdnadvp¤Ôl¤vE   =51=  
¢vDn¤:                     bowless
t¤   k]t:                  rendered
tEn                       by him
p#hÞt:                    Prahasta
va¢hn£p¢t:                 commanderinchief
p#g¦/                     seizing
m¤sl|                     mallet
GaEr|                      formidable
ÞyÓdnat¯                  from the chariot
Avp¤Ôl¤vE                  jumped down
 
51.Prahasta,   the   Commander-in-Chief,   rendered   bowless   by   Nila   jumped   down   from   the   chariot   seizing   a   formidable   mallet.    
tav¤B¬   va¢hn£m¤Áy¬   jatvWr¬   tr¢Þvn¬   .  
¢ÞTt¬   Xtj¢dÂDaÄñ¬   p#¢B°a¢vv   k[¸r¬   =52=  
u¢ÚlKÓt¬   s¤t£ßNa¢BdI|¾®a¢B¢rtrEtrm¯   .  
¢s|hSaÑ¥IlsèS¬   ¢s|hSaÑ¥IlcE¢¾t¬   =53=  
¢v@aÓt¢vjy¬   v£r¬   smrEÝv¢nv¢tIn¬   .  
kaÄümaN¬   yS:   p#açO¤|   v¦æOvasvyaE:   sm¬   =54=  
t¬                         those
uB¬                       two
va¢hn£m¤Áy¬                 commandersinchief
jatvWr¬                     with enmity that had sprung
tr¢Þvn¬                     full of impetuosity
¢ÞTt¬                      stood
Xtj¢dÂDaÄñ¬                 limbs drenched in blood
p#¢B°¬                     in rut
iv   k[¸r¬                 like elephants
u¢ÚlKÓt¬                  tearing each other
s¤t£ßNa¢B:                 with very sharp
d|¾®a¢B:                     with teeth
itrEtrm¯                   one another
¢s|hSaÑ¥IlsèS¬              equal to lion and tiger
¢s|hSaÑ¥IlcE¢¾t¬             behaving like lion and tiger
¢v@aÓt¢vjy¬                victorious over enemies
v£r¬                       heroes
smrEx¤                     in battles
A¢nv¢tIn¬                  never turned their backs
kaÄümaN¬                   seeking
yS:                        glory
p#açO¤|                      to attain
v¦æOvasvyaE:                 of demon Vrtra and Indra
sm¬                       equal
 
52,53,54.The   two   Commanders-in-Chief,   Nila   and   Prahasta,   full   of   impetuosity   and   in   whom   enmity   had   sprung   up   like   elphants   in   rut,   resembling   lion   and   tiger   and   behaving   as   such,   victorious   over   enemies,   never   turned   their   back   in   battles,   heroes   equal   to   demon   Vrtra   and   Indra   seeking   glory   tearing   each   other   with   very   sharp   teeth   stood   bathed   in   blood   in   all   limbs.    
AajGan   tda   n£l|   llazE   m¤slEn   s:   .  
p#hÞt:   prmayäOÞtÞy   s¤Þa#av   SaE¢Ntm¯   =55=  
AajGan                 struck
tda                     then
n£l|                    Nila
llazE                   on forehead
m¤slEn                  with a mallet
s:                      that
p#hÞt:                   Prahasta
prmayäO:                 with great effort
tÞy                     from which
s¤Þa#av                   flowed
SaE¢Ntm¯                 blood
 
55.Prahasta   with   great   effort   struck   Nila   with   a   mallet   on   the   forehead   from   which   blood   began   to   flow.    
tt:   SaE¢Nt¢dÂDaÄñ:   p#g¦/   s¤mhatâm¯   .  
p#hÞtÞyaEr¢s   @[¼aE   ¢vssjI   mhak¢p:   =56=  
tt:                     then
SaE¢Nt¢dÂDaÄñ:             with limbs bathed in blood
p#g¦/                    grasping
s¤mhatâm¯                a huge tree
p#hÞtÞyaEr¢s              on Prahasta's chest
@[¼:                     enraged
¢vssjI                  flung
mhak¢p:                 the great monkey
 
56.The   great   monkey,   Nila,   then   with   limbs   bathed   in   blood   getting   enraged   grasped   a   huge   tree   and   flung   on   Prahasta's   chest.    
tm¢cÓÏy   p#har|   s:   p#g¦/   m¤sl|   mht¯   .  
A¢BѤd#av   b¢ln|   bla°£l|   ÔlvÄñmm¯   =57=  
t|                      that
A¢cÓÏy                  not minding
p#har|                    blow
s:                      he
p#g¦/                    grasping
m¤sl|                   a mallet
mht¯                    an enormous
A¢BѤd#av                rushed towards
b¢ln|                   mighty
blat¯                   violently
n£l|                    Nila
ÔlvÄñmm¯                the monkey
 
57.Prahasta   not   minding   the   blow   on   the   chest,   rushed   violently   towards   the   monkey,   Nila,   grasping   an   enormous   mallet.    
tm¤g#vEg|   s|rÖDmaptÓt|   mhak¢p:   .  
tt:   s|p#Eßy   jg#ah   mhavEgaE   mha¢Slam¯   =58=  
t|                     him
ug#vEg|                 the furious
s|rÖD|                  with terrible rapidity
AaptÓt|                advancing
mhak¢p:                the great monkey
tt:                   then
s|p#Eßy                 perceiving
jg#ah                  snatched up
mhavEg:                with great impetuosity
mha¢Slam¯              a huge rock
 
58.Nila,   the   great   monkey   with   great   impetuosity,   perceiving   the   furious   Prahasta   advancing   with   terrible     rapidity,   snatched   up   a   huge   rock.    
tÞy   y¤¼a¢BkamÞy   m¦DE   m¤slyaE¢Dn:   .  
p#hÞtÞy   ¢Sla|   n£l|   m¥¢D"I   t¥NImpatyt¯   =59=  
tÞy                   that
y¤¼a¢BkamÞy            enthusiastic about battle
m¦DE                   in the fight
m¤slyaE¢Dn:             fighting with mallet
p#hÞtÞy                of Prahasta
¢Sla|                  rock
n£l|                   Nila
m¥¢D"I                   on the head
t¥NI|                   quickly
Apatyt¯                flung
 
59.Nila   enthusiastic   about   battle   flung   quickly   the   rock   on   the   head   of   Prahasta   who   was   fighting   with   a   mallet.    
sa   tEn   k¢pm¤ÁyEn   ¢vm¤³a   mht£   ¢Sla   .  
¢bBEd   bh¤Da   GaEra   p#hÞtÞy   ¢SrÞtda   =60=  
sa                     that
tEn                     by him
k¢pm¤ÁyEn               the foremost of monkeys
¢vm¤³a                  hurled
mht£                   huge
¢Sla                   rock
¢bBEd                   broke
bh¤Da                   into many pieces
GaEra                    formidable
p#hÞtÞy                 of Prahasta
¢Sr:                    head
tda                    then
 
60.The   huge   and   formidable   rock   hurled   by   the   foremost   of   monkeys,   Nila,   broke   the   head   of   Prahasta   into   many   pieces.              
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