THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 4 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

¢vraDm¤¢³:    -   VIRADHA'S   DEATH

evm¤?va       kak[t¯ÞT|    ¢vraD:    Srp£¢ft:    ,
bB¥v    ÞvgIs|p#açOaE    ÓyÞtdEhaE    mhabl:    .21.

ev|    as above
u?va    saying
    in this
kak[t¯ÞT|    to Rama
¢vraD:    Viradha
Srp£¢ft:    tormented by arrows
bB¥v    became
ÞvgIs|p#açO:    reached heaven
ÓyÞtdEh:    leaving the body
mhabl:    the mighty

21.Thus   saying   to   Rama,   the   mighty   Viradha,   tormented   by   arrows,
leaving   his   body   reached   heaven.

tÅC®¤Ïva    raGv:    vaÀy|    lXmN|    Ûya¢ddES    h    .22.

tt¯    that
½¤Ïva    hearing
raGv:    Rama
vaÀy|    the words
lßmN|    to Lakshmana
Ûya¢ddES   h    ordered as follows

22.Rama   hearing   the   words   ordered   Lakshmana   as   follows.

k[¸rÞyEv    raWd#Þy    raXsÞyaÞy    lXmN    ,
vnE{¢Þmn¯    s¤mhÅCqvB#|    KÓyta|    raWd#kmIN:    .23.

k[¸rÞy    an elephant
iv    like
raWd#Þy    dreadful
raXsÞy    for the demon
AÞy    this
lXmN    Lakshmana
vnE    in the forest
A¢Þmn¯    in this
s¤mht¯    very big
áB#|    pit
KÓyta|    dig
raWd#kmIN:    of terrible deeds

23.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   dig   a   very   big   pit   in   this   forest   for   this   fearful
demon   of   terrible   deeds.

iÏy¤?va    lXmN|    ram:    p#dr:    KÓyta¢m¢t    ,
tÞTaW    ¢vraDma@Øy    kÎZE    padEn    v£yIvan¯    .24.

i¢t    thus
u?va    saying
lXmN    to Lakshmana
ram:    Rama
p#dr:    pit
KÓytam¯    be dug
i¢t    thus
tÞTaW    stood
¢vraD|    Viradha
Aa@Øy    laying
kÎZE    on the neck
padEn    with the foot
v£yIvan¯    brave

24.Thus   Rama,   having   said   to   Lakshmana   to   dig   a   pit   then   stood   placing
his   feet   on   the   neck   of     Viradha.

tt:    K¢næOmaday    lßmN:    áB#¤m¤äOmm¯    ,
AKnÏpaáItÞts    ¢vraDÞy    mhaÏmn:    .25.

tt:    then
K¢næOm¯    the pick
Aaday    taking
lßmN:    Lakshmana
áB#¤|    pit
uäOmm¯    an excellent
AKnt¯    dug
paáIt:    near
tÞy    that
¢vraDÞy    of Viradha
mhaÏmn:    highsouled

25.Then   Lakshmana   taking   the   pick   dug   an   excellent   pit   near   Viradha.

t|    m¤³kÎZ|    ¢n¢ÝpÝy    SÄð[kNI|    mhaÞvnm¯    ,
¢vraD|    p#a¢XpÅCqvB#E    ndÓt|    BWrvÞvnm¯    .26.

tm¯    that
m¤³kÎZ|    weeping loudly
¢n¢ÝpÝy    rolling
SÄð[kNI|    with ears like a spike
mhaÞvnm¯    with a sonorous voiced
¢vraD|    Viradha
p#a¢Xpt¯    threw
áB#E    into the pit
ndÓt|    roaring
BWrvsnm¯    a fearful voice

26.Rama   rolled     the   roaring,   with   a   sonorous   and   fearful   voiced   Viradha,
with   ears   like   spike,   weeping   loudly,   threw   Viradha   into   the   pit.

tmahvE    ¢n¢jItmaS¤¢v@maW    ¢ÞTrav¤BaW    s|y¢t    ramlßmNaW    ,
m¤da{¢ÓvtaW    ¢c¢Xpt¤BIyavh|    ndÓt¤m¤¢ÏXÔy    blEn    raXsm¯    .27.

tm¯    that
AahvE   ¢n¢jIt|    defeated in battle
AaS¤¢v@maW    of quick valour
¢ÞTraW    firm
uBaW    the two
s|y¢t    in battle
ramlßmNaW    Rama and Lakshmana
m¤da{¢ÓvtaW    happily
¢c¢Xpt¤:    threw
Byavh|    frightening
ndÓt¤m¯    roaring
u¢ÏXÔy    lifting
blEn    with force
raXsm¯    the demon

27.Rama   and   Lakshmana   who   were   firm   and   victorious   in   battle   lifted   the
frightening   and   roaring   demon,   who   was   defeated   in   battle,   with   force   and
happily   threw   him.

AvÒyta|    p#Eßy    mhas¤rÞy    taW    ¢StEn    SÞæOEN    tda    nrxIBaW    ,
smÐyI    caÏyTI¢vSardavBaW    ¢blE    ¢vraDÞy    vD|    p#c@t¤:    .28.

AvÒyta|    cannot be killed
p#Eßy    observing
mhas¤rÞy    the great demon's
taW    they both
¢StEn    with sharp
SÞæOEN    by a weapon
tda    then
nrxIBaW    greatest among men
smÐyI    deciding
c    also
AÏyTI¢vSardaW    extremely courageous
uBaW    the two
¢blE    in the pit
¢vraDÞy    of Viradha
vD|    killed
p#c@t¤:    buried

28.Rama   and   Lakshmana   who   were   extremely   courageous   and     best
among   men   then   seeing   that   the   great   demon,   Viradha   cannot   be   killed   by
a   sharp   wearon,   decided   to   kill   him   by   burying   him   in   a   pit.

Þvy|    ¢vraDEn    ¢h    m¦Ïy¤raÏmn:    p#hÞy    ramEN    vDaTIm£¢Ôst:    ,
¢nvE¢dt:    kannca¢rNa    Þvy|    n    mE    vDÜSÞæOk]taE    BvE¢d¢t    .28.

Þvy|    by himself
¢vraDEn    by Virada
¢h    because of
m¦Ïy¤:    death
AaÏmn:    his own
p#s/    forcible
ramEN    by Rama
vDaTI|    for death
iI¢Ôst:    desired
¢nvE¢dt:    was told
kannca¢rNa    by forest wanderer
Þvy|    by himself
n    cannot
mE    my
vD:    death
SÞæOk]t:    by weapons
BvEt¯    happen
i¢t    thus

29.The   forest   wanderer,   Viradha,   having   desired   his   own   forcible   death
from   Rama,   intimated   Rama   that   his   death   cannot   be   by   weapons.

tdEv    ramEN    ¢nSØy    Ba¢xt|    k]ta    m¢tÞtÞy    ¢blp#vESnE    ,
¢bl|    c    ramEN    blEn    rXsa    p#vEÜymanEn    vn|    ¢vna¢dtm¯    .30.

tt¯    those
ev    only
ramEN    by Rama
¢nSØy    having heard
Ba¢xt|    spoken words
k]ta    was made
m¢t:    decision
tÞy    his
¢blp#vESnE    to throw into a ditch
¢bl|    the pit
c    also
ramEN    by Rama
blEn    with force
rXsa    by the demon
p#vEÜymanEn    being thrown
vn|    the forest
¢vna¢dtm¯    resounded

30.Having   heard   the   speech   of   Viradha,   Rama   decided   to   throw   the
demon   into   the   pit.   The   demon   thrown   with   force   by   Rama   into   the   pit,
made   the   forest   resound.    

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