THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 88 : SLOKAS 31 TO 41


 

iÓd#¢jÚlßmNy¤¼m¯   -   FIERCE   FIGHT   BETWEEN   INDRAJIT   AND   LAKSHMANA  
 
iÏy¤ÀÏva   p·   naracanakNaIp¥¢rtaM¯¢ÅCtan¯   .  
¢njGan   mhavEga|ÚlßmNaE   raXsaEp¢r   =31=  
i¢t    as above
uÀÏva    having said
p·    five
naracan¯    naraca arrows
AakNaIp¥¢rtan¯     bow string pulled up to ear
¢Stan¯    sharp
¢njGan    struck
mhavEgat¯    with great speed
lßmN:    Lakshmana
raXsaEp¢r    on the ogre
 
31.Lakshmana,   having   said   as   above,   struck   Indrajit   with   five   sharp   naraca   arrows   with   great   speed   puuling   the   bow   string   up   to   his   ear.    
s¤pæOva¢jta   baNa   Çv¢lta   iv   p°ga:   .  
nW}§taErÞyBasÓt   s¢vt¥   rÜmyaE   yTa   =32=  
s¤pæOva¢jta:     which were rendered swift by beautiful feathers
baNa:    arrows
Çv¢lta:     flaming
iv   p°ga:     like serpents
nW}§taEr¢s     on the chest of the ogre
ABasÓt    shone
s¢vt¤:     sun's
rÜmy:    rays
yTa    like
 
32.The   arrows   discharged   by   Lakshmana   which   were   rendered   swift   by   beautiful   feathers   and   looked   like   flaming  
serpents   shone   in   the   chest   of   Indrajit   like   the   rays   of   the   sun.    
s   SrWrahtÞtEn   sraExaE   ravNaÏmj:   .  
s¤p#y¤³W¢ÞæO¢BbaINW:   p#¢t¢vÛyad   lßmNm¯   =33=  
s:    that
SrW:    with arrows
Aaht:    struck
tEn    by him, Lakshmana
sraEx:    with anger
ravNaÏmj:    son of Ravana, Indrajit
s¤p#y¤³W:     well aimed
¢æO¢B:     three
baNW:    with arrows
p#¢t¢vÛyad     pierced in return
lßmNm¯    Lakshmana
 
33.Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana,   struck   with   arrows   by   Lakshmana,   with   anger   pierced   Lakshmana   in   return   with   three   well   aimed   arrows.    
s   bB¥v   tda   B£maE   nrraXs¢s|hyaE:   .  
¢vmdIÞt¤m¤laE   y¤¼E   prÞprjyW¢xNaE:   =34=  
s:    that
bB¥v    became
tda    then
B£m:    most dreadful
nrraXs¢s|hyaE:     between the lion among men, Lakshmana, and lion among ogres, Indrajit
¢vmdI:    battle
t¤m¤l:     tumultous
y¤¼E     in the war
prÞprjyW¢xNaE:     who sought victory over one another
 
34.The   battle   between   Lakshmana   and   Indrajit,   lions   among   men   and   ogre   respectively   became   most   dreadful   and  
tumutous   as   they   sought   victory   over   one   another   in   the   war.    
uB¬   ¢h   bls|p°av¤B¬   ¢v@mSa¢ln¬   .  
uBav¢p   s¤¢v@aÓt¬   svISÞæOaÞtrkaE¢vd¬   =35=  
uB¬   ¢h     the two surely
bls|p°¬    endowed with strength
uB¬    the two
¢v@mSa¢ln¬     valiant
uB¬   A¢p     the two also
s¤¢v@aÓt¬     with great prowess
svISÞæOaÞtrkaE¢vd¬     adept in use of all weapons and arrows
 
35.The   two,   Indrajit   and   Lakshmana,   were   endowed   with   strenght,   valiant,   with   great   prowess   and   adept   in   use   of   all   weapons   and   arrows.    
uB¬   prmѤj©Iyavt¤ÚybltEjs¬   =36=  
uB¬    the two
prmѤj©Iy¬     were exceedingly difficult to conquer
At¤ÚybltEjs¬     peerless in might and courage
 
36.Both   of   them,   Lakshmana   and   Indrajit   were   exceedingly   difficutl   to   conquer   and   peerless   in   might   and   courage.    
y¤y¤DatE   tda   v£r¬   g#ha¢vv   nBaEgt¬   =37=  
y¤y¤DatE     they fought
tda    then
v£r¬    the two heroes
g#h¬    planets
iv    like
nBaEgt¬    figuring in the sky
 
37.The   two   heroes   fought   like   planets   figuring   in   the   sky.    
blv¦æOa¢vvaB£t¬   y¤¢D   t¬   ѤÝp#vxIN¬   .  
y¤y¤DatE   mhaÏman¬   tda   kEs¢rNa¢vv   =38=  
blv¦æO¬     demons Balasura and Vrtra
iv    like
AB£t¬    without any fear
y¤¢D    in the battle
t¬    the two
ѤÝp#vxIN¬     difficult to overcome
y¤y¤DatE     fought
mhaÏman¬    with great courage
tda    then
kEs¢rN¬    two lions
iv    like
 
38.The   two,   Lakshmana   and   Indrajit   fought   with   great   courage   difficult   to   overcome   like   the   demons   Balasura   and   Vrtra   and   like   two   lions.    
bh¥nvs¦jÓt¬   ¢h   magIN¬Ganv¢ÞTt¬   .  
nrraXs¢s|h¬   t¬   p#¶¾av×yy¤Òytam¯   =39=  
bh¥n¯    numerous
Avs¦jÓt¬     showering
¢h    surely
magIN¬Gan¯     streams of arrows
Av¢ÞTt¬     standing firmly
nrraXs¢s|h¬     jewels among man and ogres
t¬    the two
p#¶¾¬     with great ardour
A×yy¤Òytam¯     fought
 
39.Lakshmana   and   Indrajit,   jewels   among   men   and   ogres,   standing   firmly   fought   with   great   ardour   showering   numerous   streams   of   arrows.    
s¤s|p#¶¾¬   nrraXsaEäOm¬   jyW¢xN¬   magINcapDa¢rN¬   .  
prÞpr|   t¬   p#vvxIt¤B¦IS|   Sr¬Gvx©IN   blahka¢vv   =40=  
s¤s|p#¶¾¬     with extreme ardour
nrraXsaEäOm¬     the foremost of men and ogres
jyW¢xN¬    eager to conquer
magINcapDa¢rN¬     having arrows and bow in hand
prÞpr|    one another
t¬    the two
p#vvxIt¤:    showered
B¦S|    greatly
Sr¬Gvx©IN     with numerous volleys of arrows
blahk¬    two clouds
iv    like
 
40.The   two,   Lakshmana   and   Indrajit,   foremost   among   men   and   ogres,   having   arrows   and   bow   in   hand   showered   one   another   with     numerous   volleys   of   arrows   with   extreme   ardour   like   two   clouds.    
A¢Bp#v¦¼¬   y¤¢D   y¤¼kaE¢vd¬   Sra¢scÎf¬   ¢StSÞæODa¢rN¬   .  
AB£ßNma¢vÛyaDt¤mIhabl¬   mhahvE   SØbrvasva¢vv   =41=  
A¢Bp#v¦¼¬     with great ferocity
y¤¢D    in the battle
y¤¼kaE¢vd¬     experts in warfare
Sra¢scÎf¬     with terrible arrows and swords
¢StSÞæODa¢rN¬     having sharp weapons
AB£ßN|     again and again
Aa¢vÛyaDt¤:     attacked
mhabl¬    with great might
mhahvE    in the great battle
SØbrvasv¬     Sambarasura and Indra
iv    like
 
41.Lakshmana   and   Indrajit,   both   with   great   might,   experts   in   warfare   having   terrible   arrows,   swords   and   sharp   weapons   attacked   one   another   again   and   againin   the   great   battle   like   Sambarasura   and   Indra.  
 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   A¾aS£¢ttm:   sgI:   =88=  

           
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