THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 3 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


¢vraDp#har:    -   STRIKING   VIRADHA

Dn¤xa    Çyag¤Nvta    sçO    baNan¯    m¤maEc    h    ,
âvmp¤HqKan¯    mhavEgan¯    s¤pNaI¢nlt¤Úygan¯    .11.

Dn¤xa    with bow
Çyag¤Nvta    fitted with a string
sçO    seven
baNan¯    arrows
m¤maEc    released
h    observe
âvmp¤HqKan¯    gold tipped arrows
mhavEgan¯    very swift
s¤pNaI¢nlt¤Úyjan¯    equal to that of Garuda and Vayu

11.Rama   released   seven   arrows   with   gold   feathers,   of   great   speed   equal
to   that   of   Garuda   and   Vayu.

tE    Sr£r|    ¢vraDÞy    ¢Bt¯Ïva    brq¢hNvass:    ,
¢npEt¤ÜSaE¢Nta¢dÂDa    DrÎya|    pavkaEpma:    .12.

tE    those arrows
Sr£r|    body
¢vraDÞy    Viradha's
¢Bt¯Ïva    piercing
brq¢hNvass:    decorated with peacock feathers
¢npEt¤:    fell
SaE¢Nta¢dÂDa:    drenched with blood
DrÎya|    on the earth
pavkaEpma:    looking like fire

12.Decorated   with   peacock   feathers,   those   arrows   pierced   Viradha's
body   and   fell   on   the   earth   drenched   with   blood   and   looking   like   fire.

s    ¢v¼aE    ÓyÞy    vWdEh£|    S¥lm¤ïØy    raXs:    ,
A×yd#vÏs¤sHq@[¼Þtda    ram|    slßmNm¯    .13.

s:    That
¢v¼:    hurt
ÓyÞy    leaving
vWdEh£|    Vaidehi
S¥lm¯    lance
uïØy    lifting
raXs:    the demon
A×yd#vt¯    ran towards
s¤sHq@[¼:    in great fury
tda    then
ram|    Rama
slßmNm¯    along with Lakshmana

13.Viradha,   when   hurt,   put   down   Sita,   then   lifting   the   lance   ran   in   great
fury   towards   Rama   and   Lakshmana.

s    ¢vnï    mhanad|    S¥l|    S?ÒvjaEpmm¯    ,
p#g¦/aSaEBt    tda    ÛyaäOann    ivaÓtk:    .14.

s:    he
¢vnï    roaring
mhanad|    loudly
S¥l|    lance
S?ÒvjaEpmm¯    equal to Indra's flag
p#g#/a    taking
ASaEBt    appeared
tda    then
ÛyaäOann    open mouthed
iv   AÓtk:    like the god of death Yama

14.Then   Viradha,   taking   the   spear   equal   to   Indra's   flag,   roaring,   appeared
like   Yama   with   open   mouth.

AT    taW    B#atraW    d£çO|    SrvxI|    vvxIt¤:    ,
¢vraDE    raXsE    t¢Þmn¯    kalaÓtkymaEpmE    .15.

AT    then
taW    the two
B#atraW    brothers
d£çO|    shining
SrvxI|   — shower of arrows
vvxIt¤:    rained
¢vraDE    on Virada
raXsE    demon
t¢Þmn¯    that
kalaÓtkymaEpmE    looking like timespirit, death and Yama

15.The   two   brothers   then   rained   a   shining   shower   of   arrows   on   the   demon,
Viradha,   looking   like   the   time-spirit,   death   and   Yama.

s    p#hÞy    mharaWd#:    ¢ÞTÏva{j¦ØBt    raXs:    .16.

s:    that
p#hÞy    smiling
mharaWd#:    most terrible
¢ÞTÏva    stood firmly
Aj¦ØBt    yawned
raXs:    demon

16.Viradha,   the   terrible   demon   stood   firmly,   smiled   and   yawned.

¢vraDÜS¥lm¥ïØy    raGvav×yDavt    .17.

¢vraD:    Virada
S¥lm¯    lance
uïØy    lifting
raGvaW    Rama and Lakshmana
A×yDavt    ran towards

17.Lifting   the   lance   Virada   ran   towards   Rama   and   Lakshmana.

tÅC¥l|    vj#s|kaS|    ggnE    ÇvlnaEpmm¯    ,
¹a×ya|    Sra×ya|    ¢cÅCEd    ramÜSÞæOB¦ta|    vr:    .18.

tt¯    that
S¥l|    lance
vj#s|kaS|    like the thunderbolt
ggnE    in the sky
ÇvlnaEpmm¯    like a fire
¹a×ya|    with two
Sra×ya|    arrows
¢cÅCEd    broke into pieces
ram:    Rama
SÞæOB¦ta|    in archery
vr:    skilled

18.Rama,   foremost   among   archers,   broke   into   pieces   with   two   arrows   that
lance   looking   like   the   thunderbolt   and   like   the   fire   in   the   sky.

td#am¢v¢SK¢C°|    S¥l|    tÞy    kradqB¤¢v    ,
ppatS¢nna    ¢C°|    mEraE¢rv    ¢Slatlm¯    .19.

tt¯    that
ram¢v¢SK¢C°|    broken by Rama's arrow
S¥l|    lance
tÞy    his
krat¯    from hand
B¤¢v    on the earth
ppat    fell down
AS¢nna    by thunderbolt
¢C°|    split
mEraE:    mount meru's
iv    like
¢Slatlm¯    a rock

19.The   lance   of   Viradha,   broken   by   Rama's   arrows   fell   on   the   earth   like
the   rock   of   mount   meru   split   by   the   thunderbolt.

taW    KfqgaW    ¢Xp#m¤ïØy    k]ÝNspa©IpmaW    S¤BaW    ,
t¥NImapttÞtÞy    tda    p#hrta|    blat¯    .20.

taW    those two
KfqgaW    swords
¢Xp#m¯    quickly
uïØy    lifting
k]ÝNspa©IpmaW    like two black serpents
S¤BaW    excellent
t¥NI|    quickly
Aaptt:    falling down
tÞy    his
tda    then
p#hrta|    attacked
blat¯    with force

20.They   both   lifting   two   excellent   swords,   like   two   black   serpents,   struck
Viradha,   who   was   falling   down,   with   force.    

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