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THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 98 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

mhaEdrvD:   -   MAHODARA   KILLED  
 
tÞma¼thya¹£r:   saE{vÔl¤Ïy   mharTat¯   .  
gda|   jg#ah   s|@[¼aE   raXsaE{T   mhaEDr:   =21=  
tÞmat¯    that
hthyat¯    horses having been killed
v£r:    the valiant
s:    that
AvÔl¤Ïy     leaping down
mharTat¯    from the excellent chriot
gda|    a mace
jg#ah    took hold
s|@[¼:    highly enraged
raXs:    the ogre
AT    then
mhaEDr:    Mahodara
 
21.The   valiant   ogre   Mahodara   leaping   down   from   the   excellent   chariot   whose   horses   have   been   killed   highly   enraged   then   took   hold   of   a   mace.    
gdap¢rGhÞt¬   t¬   y¤¢D   v£r¬   sm£yt¤:   .  
ndIÓt¬   gaEv¦xp#Áy¬   Gna¢vv   s¢vï¤t¬   =22=  
gdap¢rGhÞt¬     with a mace and iron bludgeon in hand
t¬    the two
y¤¢D    in the battle
v£r¬    heores
sm£yt¤:     closed in
ndIÓt¬    roaring
gaEv¦xp#Áy¬     like two bulls
Gn¬    clouds
iv    like
s¢vï¤t¬     with lightning
 
22.The   two   heroes,   Sugriva   and   Mahodara,   carrying   a   bludgeon   and   mace   respectibely   in   their   hands   and   roaring   like   two   bulls   closed   in   the   battle   like   two   clouds   with   lightning.    
tt:   @[¼aE   gda|   tÞmW   ¢cXEp   rjn£cr:   .  
ÇvlÓt£|   BaÞkraBasa|   s¤g#£vay   mhaEdr:   =23=  
tt:    then
@[¼:    enraged
gda|    the mace
tÞmW    on him
¢cXEp    hurled
rjn£cr:    the ogre
ÇvlÓt£|     flaming
BaÞkraBasa|    shining like the sun
s¤g#£vay     at Sugriva
mhaEdr:    Mahodara
 
23.The   ogre   Mahodara   then   getting   enraged   hurled   the   flaming   mace   shining   like   the   sun   at   Sugriva.    
gda|   ta|   s¤mhaGaEramaptÓt£|   mhabl:   .  
s¤g#£vaE   raExtam#aX:   sm¤ïØy   mhahvE   =  
AajGan   gda|   tÞy   p¢rGEN   hr£ár:   =24=  
gda|    mace
ta|    that
s¤mhaGaEra|     exceedingly terrible
AaptÓt£|     falling
mhabl:    minghty
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
raExtam#aX:    eyes red with rage
sm¤ïØy     lifting
mhahvE    in the great battle
AajGan    struck
gda|    the mace
tÞy    his
p¢rGEN    with the bludgeon
hr£ár:     king of monkeys
 
24.The   mighty   king   of   monkeys,   Sugriva,   seeing   the   mace   coming   to   fall   on   him,   with   eyes   red   with   rage   lifting   the   bludgeon   struck   the   mace   of   Mahodara.    
ppat   s   gdaE¢ì°:   p¢rGÞtÞy   B¥tlE   =25=  
ppat    fell
s:    that
gdaE¢ì°:     broken by the mace
p¢rG:    the bludgeon
tÞy    his
B¥tlE    on the ground
 
25.Sugriva's   bludgeon   broken   by   the   mace   fell   down   on   the   ground.    
ttaE   jg#ah   tEjÞv£   s¤g#£vaE   vs¤Datlat¯   .  
Aays|   m¤sl|   GaEr|   svItaE   hEmB¥¢xtm¯   =26=  
tt:    then
jg#ah    took hold
tEjÞv£     with great prowess
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
vs¤Datlat¯     from the ground
Aays|    made of rion
m¤sl|    club
GaEr|    terrible
svIt:    on all sides
hEmB¥¢xtm¯     decorated with gold
 
26.Then   Sugriva   with   great   prowess   took   hold   of   a   club   made   of   iron   decorated   with   gold   on   all   sides   from   the   ground.    
s   tm¤ïØy   ¢cXEp   saE{ÔyÓya|   Ûya¢Xpédam¯   =27=  
s:    he
t|    that
uïØy    lifting
¢cXEp    threw
s:   A¢p     he also
AÓya|    another
Ûya¢Xpt¯     flung
gdam¯    a mace
 
27.Sugriva   lifting   the   club   at   Mahodara   and   Mahodara   also   flung   a   mace   at   Sugriva.    
¢B°avÓyaEÓymasaï   pEtt¤DIrN£tlE   =28=  
¢B°¬    broken
AÓyaEÓy|     each other
Aasaï    colliding against
pEtt¤:    fell
DrN£tlE    on the ground
 
28.The   club   and   the   mace   colliding   against   each   other   broke   and   fell   on   the   ground.    
ttaE   Bg"p#hrN¬   m¤¢¾×ya|   t¬   sm£yt¤:   .  
tEjaEblsma¢v¾¬   d£çOa¢vv   h¤taSn¬   =29=  
tt:    then
Bg"p#hrN¬    with broken weapons
m¤¢¾×ya|     with fists
t¬    the two
sm£yt¤:     contended
tEjaEblsma¢v¾¬     endowed with ardour and strength
d£çO¬     flaming
iv    like
h¤taSn¬     two fires
 
29.Sugriva   and   Mahodara,   endowed   with   ardour   and   strength,   with   broken   weapons   then   contended   with   fists   like   two   flaming   fires.    
jG"¤Þt¬   tda{ÓyaEÓy|   nEdt¤à   p¤n:   p¤n:   =30=  
jG"¤:    struck
t¬    the two
tda    then
AÓyaEÓy|     one another
nEdt¤    roared
c   p¤n:   p¤n:     also repeatedly
 
30.Then   roaring   repeatedly,   Sugriva   and   Mahodara   struck   one   another.              
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