THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 22 : SLOKAS 11 TO 19
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KHARA GOES TO FIGHT
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.11.
11.Khara told
Dushana to get ready quickly
his chariot, bows, arrows,
swords and
lances.
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.12.
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ogres called Paulastyas |
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skilled in warfare |
12.Khara told
Dushana that being skilled
in warfare he desired to
march at the head of
Paulastyas to kill the
haughty Rama.
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.13.
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while he was speaking |
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shining like the sun |
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with excellent horses |
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ready and harnessed with |
13.While Khara
was speaking as above,
Dushana announced the arrivel
of
a huge
chariot harnessed with excellent
horses.
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.15.
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.16.
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resembling a peak of
mount meru |
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decked with refined gold |
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with golden wheels |
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a pole of cat'seye
jewels |
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wih moon and sun |
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with flocks of birds
also |
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decorated with |
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with ensigns and swords |
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decorated with excellent
small bells |
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drawn by noble horses |
14,15,16.Khara then
indignantly ascended the spacious
chariot resembling
a peak
of mount meru, decked with
refined gold, with golden
wheels and a pole of
cat's-eye jewels, encompassed withdecorative
golden figures of fishes,
flowers, trees, moon and
sun, flocks of birds and
stars, with ensigns and
swords, decorated with excellent
small bells and drawn by
noble horses.
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.17.
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standing in the chariot |
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with terrible prowess |
17.The ogres
with terrible prowess, seeing
Khara in the chariot, surrounded
him and Dushana and waited.
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.18.
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with large bows |
GaErvmaIy¤DÒvjan¯
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with terrifying armour, weapons
and flag |
svIraXsan¯
|
to all the ogres |
18.Khara observing
with delight that all the
ogres were wll armed, told
them to
advance.
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jnÞTanaÓmhanad|
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.19.
GaErvmaIy¤DÒvjm¯
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with dreadful shields, weapons
and flag |
jnÞTanat¯
|
from Janasthana |
mhanad|
|
with a loud noise |
19.Then the
army of ogres equipped
with dreadful shields, weapons
and
flag sallied
forth from janasthana with
a loud shout and great
rush.
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