THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 106 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

ravNrTp#Ïyanynm¯   -   BRINGING   BACK   RAVANA'S   CHARIOT  
 
n   B£taE{¢Þm   n   m¥FaE{¢Þm   naEpjçOaE{¢Þm   SæO¤¢B:   .  
n   p#mäOaE   n   ¢n:¢Þa"haE   ¢vÞm¦ta   n   c   s¢Ï@ya   =11=  
n    not
B£t:    afraid
A¢Þm    I am
n    not
m¥F:    idiot
A¢Þm    I am
n    not
upjçO:    won over
A¢Þm    I am
SæO¤¢B:     by enemies
n    not
p#mäO:    proud
n    not
¢n:¢Þa"h:     disloyal
¢vÞm¦ta   n     not forgotten
c   s¢Ï@ya     benefits conferred
 
11.The   charioteer   told   Ravana   that   he   was   neither   afraid   nor   an   idiot   nor   won   over   by   enemies   nor   proud   nor   disloyal   nor   has   forgotten   the   benefits   conferred.    
mya   t¤   ¢htkamEn   ySà   p¢rrXta   .  
Þa"Ehp#Þk°mnsa   ¢p#y¢mÏy¢p#y|   k]tm¯   =12=  
mya    by me
t¤    now
¢htkamEn    conducive to interest
yS:    fame
c    also
p¢rrXta    safe gaurding
Þa"Ehp#Þk°mnsa     with mind affectionately disposed
¢p#y|    attachment
i¢t    thus
A¢p#y|    not liked
k]tm¯    was done
 
12.The   charioteer   told   Ravana   that   an   act   was   done   which   was   not   liked   by   him   but   done   as   conducive   to   his   interest   with   a   mind   affectionately   disposed   towards   him,   safe   gaurding   his   fame   with   attachment   to   him.    
na¢Þm°T©I   mharaj   Ïv|   ma|   ¢p#y¢htE   rtm¯   .  
k¢àÚlG¤¢rvanaya©I   daExtaE   gÓy¤mhI¢s   =13=  
n    not
A¢Þmn¯   AT©I     in this matter
mharaj    O monarch
Ïv|    you
ma|    me
¢p#y¢htE     your welfare
rtm¯    devoted to
k¢àt¯     one
lG¤:   iv     like common man
AnayI:    unworthy
daExt:   gÓt¤|     hold guilty
AhI¢s    should
 
13.The   charioteer   told   Ravana   that   he   being   devoted   to   welfare   of   the   king,   Ravana   like   a   common   and   unworthy   man   should   not   hold   him   guilty.    
½¥yta|   Ïv¢BDaÞya¢m   y¢°¢mäO|   mya   rT:   .  
nd£vEg   ivaBaEgE   s|y¤gE   ¢v¢nv¢tIt:   =14=  
½¥yta|    please listen
t¤    now
A¢BDaÞya¢m     I will submit
y¢°¢mäO|     for what reason
mya    by me
rT:    chariot
nd£vEg:    on rush of a river
iv    like
AaBaEgE    is pushed back
s|y¤gE    from the battle
¢v¢nv¢tIt:     was taken back
 
14.The   charioteer   told   Ravana   to   please   listen   to   the   reason   why   the   chariot   was   taken   back   from   the   battle   like   the   on   rush   of   a   river   is   pushed   back.    
½m|   tvavgÅCa¢m   mhta   rNkmINa   .  
n   ¢h   tE   v£r   s¬m¤Áy|   p#hxI|   vaEpDaryE   =15=  
½m|    exhaustion
tv    by your
AvgÅCa¢m     I understod
mhta    strenuous
rNkmINa    fighting
n    not
¢h   tE    surely your
v£r    O hero
s¬m¤Áy|     brightness in the face
p#hxI|   va    or joy
upDaryE    did notice
 
15.The   charioteer   told   Ravana   that   while   he   understood   Ravana's   exhaustion   due   to   strenuous   fighting,   he   did   not   notice   any   brightness   in   the   face   or   joy   in   Ravana.    
rTaE¹hn¢Þv°aà   t   imE   rTva¢jn:   .  
d£na   GmIp¢r½aÓta   gavaE   vxIhta:   iv   =16=  
rTaE¹hn¢Þv°a:     had been broken down by drawing the chariot
c    also
tE    that
imE    these
rTva¢jn:    horses of the chariot
d£na:    felt exhausted
GmIp¢r½aÓta:     worn out with sun shine
gav:    cows
vxIhta:    lashed by rain
iv    like
 
16.The   charioteer   told   Ravana   that   these   horses   of   the   chariot,   like   the   cows   lashed   by   rain,   worn   out   with   sun   shine   felt   exhausted   and   had   been   broken   down   by   drawing   the   chariot.    
¢n¢mäOa¢n   c   B¥¢y¿|   ya¢n   p#aѤBIv¢Ót   n:   .  
tEx¤   tEÝv¢Bp°Ex¤   lXyaØyp#d¢XNm¯   =17=  
¢n¢mäOa¢n     portents
c    also
B¥¢y¿|     in large numbers
ya¢n    those
p#aѤBIv¢Ót     which appeared
n:    for us
tEx¤   tEx¤     among them
A¢Bp°Ex¤     before our eyes
lXya¢m    I foresee
Ap#d¢XNm¯     being unpropitious
 
17.The   charioteer   told   Ravana   that   those   portents   which   appeared   in   large   numbers   before   our   eyes   among   them   I   foresee   them   to   be   unpropitious   for   us.    
dESkal¬   c   ¢våOEy¬   lXNan£¢Äñta¢n   c   .  
dWÓy|   KEdà   hxIà   r¢Tnà   blablm¯   =18=  
ÞTl¢nm"a¢n   B¥yEà   sma¢n   ¢vxma¢N   c   .  
y¤¼kalà   ¢våOEy:   prÞyaÓtrdSInm¯   =19=  
upyanapyanE   c   ÞTan|   p#ÏypspINm¯   .  
svImEtd#TÞTEn   åOEy|   rTk[z¤¢Øbna   =20=  
dESkal¬   c     place and time also
¢våOEy¬     must be ascertained
lXNa¢n    good and bad omens
i¢Äñta¢n   c     facial expressions also
dWÓy|    depression
KEd:   c    fatigue also
hxI:   c    liveliness also
r¢Tn:    the warrior in the chariot
c   blablm¯     strength and weakness
ÞTl¢nm"a¢n     depressions
B¥mE:    of the earth's surface
c    as well
sma¢n    level
¢vxma¢N   c     parts which are rugged
y¤¼kal:   c     time for battle also
¢våOEy:     must be known
prÞy    of enemies
AÓtrdSInm¯     visible weak points
upyanapyanE   c     to advance and to recede
ÞTan|    position
p#ÏypspINm¯     how to make a good retreat
svI|    all
ett¯    these
rTÞTEn    seated in the chariot
åOEy|    must be known
rTk[z¤¢Øbna     by a charioteer
 
18,19,20.The   charioteer   told   Ravana   that   by   a   charioteer   seated   in   a   chariot   must   know   the   time   and   place,   good   and   bad   omens,   facial   expressions   of   the   warrior   seated   in   the   chariot,   depressions,   fatigue,   liveliness,   strength   and   weaknesses;   of   the   earth's   surface   depressions   and   level   places   and   parts   which   are   rugged;   time   for   battle   and   the   visible   weak   points   of   enemies,   when   to   advance   and   when   to   recede,   maintaining   the   position   and   how   to   make   a   good   retreat,   all   these   must   know.              
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