THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10
ramÞy
y¤¼aEïaEg:
-
RAMA PREPARES TO FIGHT
Aa½m|
p#¢tyatE
t¤
KrE
Krpra@mE
,
tanEvaEÏpa¢tkan¯
ram:
sh
B#aæOa
ddSI
h
.1.
Krpra@mE
|
with terrible power |
1.When Khara
was coming to the hermitage,
Rama with his brother saw
the same
evil omens.
tan¤Ïpatan¯
mhaGaEran¤¢ÏTtan¯
raEmhxINan¯
,
p#janam¢htan¯
è¾qva
lßmN|
vaÀymb#v£t¯
.2.
vaÀym¯
|
the following words |
2.Rama, seeing
the ominous evil omens
harmful to the people,
spoke to
Lakshmana the
following words.
iman¯
pÜy
mhabahaE
svIB¥tapha¢rN:
,
sm¤¢ÏTtan¯
mhaEÏpatan¯
s|ht¤I|
svIraXsan¯
.3.
svIB¥tapha¢rN:
|
bringing destruction to all
beings |
mhaEÏpatan¯
|
major evil omens |
3.Rama told
Lkashmana that the major
evil omens portending destruction
of all
beings, will result in
the destruction of all
the ogres.
Am£
â¢DraDaraÞt¤
¢vs¦jÓt:
KrÞvnan¯
,
ÛyaE¢Øn
mEGa
¢vvtIÓtE
pâxa
gdIBaâNa:
.4.
â¢DraDara:
t¤
|
with torrents of blood |
KrÞvnan¯
|
with a violent thunder
clap |
gdIBaâNa:
|
greyish like a donkey |
4.Rama told
Lakshmana that the clouds
greyish like a donkey floating
in
the sky
terrifyingly were raining blood
with a thunder clap.
sD¥maà
SraÞsv©I
mm
y¤¼a¢Bn¢Ódn:
,
âÀmp¦¿a¢n
capa¢n
¢vvE¾ÓtE
c
lßmN
.5.
y¤¼a¢Bn¢Ódn:
|
with joy at the prospect
of a war |
5.Rama told
Lakshmana that his arrows
enveloped in smoke feel
joy at the prospect of
a war and the bows
are also throbbing.
yaèSa
ih
k\j¢Ót
p¢XNaE
vnca¢rN:
,
Ag#taE
naE
By|
p#açO|
s|SyaE
j£¢vtÞy
c
.6.
vnca¢rN:
|
flying in the forest |
6.Rama told
Lakshmana that the chirping
of wild birds indicates
danger
ahead of
us and life is at
risk.
sØp#harÞt¤
s¤mhan¯
B¢vÝy¢t
n
s|Sy:
.7.
n
s|Sy:
|
there is no doubt |
7.Rama told
Lakshmana that there is
no doubt that a very
great conflict will happen now.
AymaÁya¢t
mE
bah^:
ÞP[rmaNaE
m¤h^m¤Ih^:
,
s¢°kx©I
t¤
n:
S¥r
jy|
SæOaE:
prajym¯
.8.
m¤h^:
m¤h^:
|
again and again |
s¢°kx©I
|
in the immediate future |
8.Rama told
Lakshmana that even then
the frequent throbbing of
his hand indicates that
they will be victorious
and the enemy will be
defeated.
s¤p#B|
c
p#s°|
c
tv
v?|
¢h
lßytE
,
uïatana|
¢h
y¤¼aTI|
yExa|
Bv¢t
lßmN
.
¢nÝp#B|
vdn|
tExa|
BvÏyay¤:
p¢rXy:
.9.
Aay¤:
p¢rXy:
|
loss of life |
9.Rama told
Lakshmana that his face
appears radiant and cheerful.
Those
who are
getting ready for a war
with face without lustre
will lose their lives.
rXsa|
ndIta|
GaEr:
½¥ytE
¢h
mhaÒv¢n:
,
Aahtana|
c
BEr£Na|
raXsW:
@\rkmI¢B:
.10.
c
BEr£Na|
|
of kettle drums also |
10.Rama told
Lakshmana that the terrible
roar of the ogres and
the beating of kettle drums
by the ogres of cruel
deeds is being heard.
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