THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 75 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50


 

raæO¬   lÄðadah:   -   SETTING   LANKA   ON   FIRE   DURING   NIGHT  
 
tExa|   s°/manana|   ¢s|hnad|   c   k[vItam¯   .  
SvI¢r   raXsEÓd#aNa|   r¬d#£v   smpït   =41=  
tExa|    those
s°/manana|    getting ready for battle
¢s|hnad|   c     lionine roar also
k[vItam¯    while emitting
SvI¢r    night
raXsEÓd#aNa|     of ogre chiefs
r¬d#£    terrible
iv    fully
smpït    came upon
 
41.As   those   ogre   chiefs   were   getting   ready   for   battle   and   emitting   lionine   roar,   the   night   came   upon   them   terribly.    
Aa¢d¾a   vanrEÓd#aÞt¤   s¤g#£vEN   mhaÏmna   .  
Aas°¹armasaï   y¤ÒyÒv|   ÔlvgxIBa:   =42=  
yà   vaE   ¢vtT|   k[yaIäOæO   tæO   /¤p¢ÞTt:   .  
s   hÓtÛyaE   ¢h   s|Ôl¤Ïy   rajSasnÑ¥xk:   =43=  
Aa¢d¾a:     were ordered
vanrEÓd#a:    monkey chiefs
t¤    in this
s¤g#£vEN     by Sugriva
mhaÏmna    high souled
Aas°¹ar|    the nearest gate
Aasaï    reaching
y¤ÒyÒv|     begin to fight
ÔlvgxIBa:    bulls among monkeys
y:   c    who ever
v:    among you
¢vtT|    wasteful effort
k[yaIt¯    does
tæO   tæO     here and there
¢h    surely
up¢ÞTt:     present
s:    he
hÓtÛy:     will be killed
¢h    surely
s|Ôl¤Ïy     leaping
rajSasnÑ¥xk:     guilty of flouting the royal command
 
42,43.The   high   souled   Sugriva   then   commanded   the   chiefs   of   monkeys   that   they   should   appoach   the   gate   to   Lanka   and   fight.   In   case   anyone   who   wasteful   effort   by   leaping   here   and   there   wil   be   found   guilty   of   flouting   the   royal   command   and   he   will   be   killed.    
tEx¤   vanrm¤ÁyEx¤   d£çOaEÚkaEÇÇvlpa¢Nx¤   .  
¢ÞTtEx¤   ¹armasaï   ravN|   mÓy¤ra¢vSt¯   =44=  
tEx¤    those
vanrm¤ÁyEx¤     monkey chiefs
d£çOaEÚkaEÇÇvlpa¢Nx¤     having bright burning torches in hand
¢ÞTtEx¤     taking position
¹ar|    gate
Aasaï    approaching
ravN|    in Ravana
mÓy¤:     anger
Aa¢vSt¯    took possession
 
44.When   those   monkey   chiefs   took   position   approaching   the   gate   holding   in   hand   bright   burning   torches,   Ravana   was   possessed   with   anger.    
tÞy   j¦¢ØBt¢vXEpa¹Ya¢m½a   vW   ¢dSaE   dS   .  
ãpva¢nv   âd#Þy   mÓy¤gaIæOEÝvèÜyt   =45=  
tÞy    his
j¦¢ØBt¢vXEpat¯     by yawning
Ûya¢m½a:     thrown into confusion
vW   ¢dS:     directions also
dS    ten
ãpvan¯     endowed in form
iv    like
âd#Þy    of Rudra
mÓy¤:     anger
gaæOEx¤     in limbs
AèÜyt    looked
 
45.The   yawning   of   Ravana   threw   into   confusion   all   the   ten   directions   and   appeared   like   the   anger   of   Rudra   in     limbs   endowed   in   form.    
s   ¢nk[ØB|   c   k[ØB|   c   k[ØBkNaIÏmjav¤B¬   .  
p#Exyamas   s|@[¼aE   raXsWbIh¤¢B:   sh   =46=  
s:    he
¢nk[ØB|     Nikumbha
c    also
k[ØB|   c     Kumbha as well
k[ØBkNaIÏmj¬     sons of Kumbhakarna
uB¬    two
p#Exyamas    sent out
s|@[¼:    seized with fury
raXsW:    ogres
bh¤¢B:     numerous
sh    alongwith
 
46.Ravana,   seized   with   fury   then   sent   out   Nikumbha   and   Kunbha,   the   two   sons   of   Kumbhakarna   alongwith   numerous   ogres.    
y¥paX:   SaE¢NtaXà   p#jHqG:   kØpnÞtTa   .  
¢nyIy¤:   k¬ØBk¢NI×ya|   sh   ravNSasnat¯   =47=  
y¥paX:    Yupaksha
SaE¢NtaX:   c     Sonitaksha also
p#jHqG:    Prasngha
kØpn:    Kampana
tTa    similarly
¢nyIy¤:     set out
k¬ØBk¢NI×ya|    sh    alongwith the sons of Kumbhakarna, Nikumbha and Kumbha
ravNSasnat¯    on orders of Ravana
 
47.Ravana   ordered   Yupaksha,   Sonitaksha,   Prasanghs   and   Kampana   to   set   out   alongwith   Nikumbha   and   Kumbha,   sons   of   Kumbhakarna.    
SSas   cWv   taÓsvaIn#aXsaÓs¤mhablan¯   .  
raXsa   gÅCtaïWv   ¢s|hnad|   c   nadyn¯   =48=  
SSas    ordered
c    also
ev    only
tan¯    those
svaIn¯    all
raXsan¯    the ogres
s¤mhablan¯     with great might
raXsa:    O! ogres
gÅCt    proceed
Aï   ev    now itself
¢s|hnad|   c     a lionine roar also
nadyn¯    emitting
 
48.Ravana,   emitting   a   lionine   roar,   ordered   all   those   ogres   with   great   might   to   proceed   immediately.    
ttÞt¤   caE¢ttaÞtEn   raXsa   Çv¢ltay¤Da:   .  
lÄðaya   ¢nyIy¤v£Ira:   p#NdÓt:   p¤n:   p¤n:   =49=  
tt:    then
t¤    in this
caE¢tta:    as ordered
tEn    by him, Ravana
raXsa:    ogres
Çv¢ltay¤Da:     with shining weapons
lÄðaya:    from Lanka
¢nyIy¤:     set out
v£ra:    gallant
p#NdÓt:    roaring
p¤n:   p¤n:     again and again
 
49.The   gallant   ogres   ordered   by   Ravana   as   above   set   out   from   Lanka   with   shining   weapons   and   raoring   again   and   again.    
rXsa|   B¥xNÞTa¢BBaI¢m:   Þva¢Bà   svIS:   .  
c@[ÞtE   sp#B|   ÛyaEm   hryàa¢g"¢B:   sh   =50=  
rXsa|    of ogres
B¥xNÞTa¢B:     with ornements
Ba¢m:    with splendour
Þva¢B:   c     with their own also
svIS:    alround
c@[:    did
tE    those
sp#B|    illuminated
ÛyaEm    the sky
hry:    monkeys
c    also
A¢g"¢B:    with fire
sh    alongwith
 
50.Those   ogres   with   the   splendour   of   their   ornamnts   and   their   own   alongwith   the   fire   of   monkeys   illuminated   the   sky   alround.              

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