THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 19 : SLOKAS 21 TO 28
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NARRATING MUTILATION TO KHARA
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.21.
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on the battle field |
21.Surpanakha told
Khara that her first desire
may be accomplished by
him viz
she wanted to drink the
blood of that lady and
the two brothers in a
battle field.
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raXsanÓtkaEpman¯
.22.
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|
of extraordinary might |
| AÓtkaEpman¯
|
resembling death |
22.The infurated
Khara, while Surpanakha was
speaking as above,
ordered as
foolows fourteen ogres of
extraordinary might and resembling
death.
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.23.
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equipped with arms |
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|
wearing bark and black
antelope skin |
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sh
|
with a young lady |
23.Khara told
the ogres that two human
beings equipped with arms,
wearing bark
and black antelope skin
along with a young lady
have
entered the
frightful dandaka forest.
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.24.
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should return |
24.Khara told
them that they should return
after killing them and
his elder sister will drink
their blood.
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.25.
25.Khara told
the ogres to proceed quickly
and killing them with their
own might they should accomplish
the cherished desire of
his sister.
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p#¶¾a
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y¤¢D
paÞy¢t
.26.
| p#¶¾a
|
with gladdened heart |
26.Khara told
them that seeing the two
brothers killed in the
fight,
Surpanakha will
drink their blood in the
battle field with a happy
heart.
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,
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.27.
| p#¢tsma¢d¾a:
|
command in this matter |
27.The fourteen
ogres, ordered thus, went
there with her like the
clouds
driven by
wind.
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.28.
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with great lustre |
| s¤t£ßNp#dra:
|
with sharp weapons |
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|
to give a call for
a fight |
28.The ogres
even with sharp weapons
were not able to call
the brothers to a fight
just like wild elephants
cannot approach a forest
fire.
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.19.
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