THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20
ramÞy
y¤¼aEïaEg:
-
RAMA PREPARES FOR FIGHT
Anagt¢vDanÓt¤
krÛy|
jy¢mÅCta
,
Aapd|
SHqkmanEn
p¤âxEN
¢vp¢½ta
.11.
| Anagt¢vDan|
t¤
|
against all unforeseen
events |
| ktIÛy|
|
action should be taken |
11.Rama told
Lakshmana that a wise man,
apprehending danger or
seeking victory
should take steps against
any foreseen events.
tÞmaé¦h£Ïva
vWdEh£|
Srpa¢NDIn¤DIr:
,
g¤hama½y
SWlÞy
ѤgaI|
padpsHqk[lam¯
.12.
| Srpa¢N:
|
with arrow in hand |
| ѤgaI|
|
difficult to access |
| padpsHqk[lam¯
|
surrounded by trees |
12.Ram told
Lakshmana that with arrows
in hand and carrying a
bow to take Sita and take
cover in a mountain cave
difficult to access and
surrounded by
trees.
p#¢tk\¢lt¤¢mÅCa¢m
n
¢h
vaÀy¢md|
Ïvya
,
Sa¢ptaE
mm
pada×ya|
gØyta|
vÏs
ma
¢crm¯
.13.
| p#¢tk\¢lt¤|
|
to be opposed |
| Sa¢pt:
|
as promised by you |
13.Rama told
Lakshmana that he does
not wish his command to
be
opposed and
reminded Lakshmana of the
promise made and to leave
without delay.
Ïv|
¢h
S¥rà
blvan¯
hÓya
/Eta°
s|Sy:
,
Þvy|
t¤
hÓt¤¢mÅCa¢m
svaInEv
¢nSasran¯
.14.
| ¢nSasran¯
|
night wanderers |
14.Rama told
Lakshmana that Lakshmana is
valiant and mighty and
can
kill these
but he wanted to kill
all the ogres himself.
evm¤³Þt¤
ramEN
lßmN:
sh
s£tya
,
Sranaday
cap|
c
g¤ha|
ѤgaI|
sma½yt¯
.15.
| ѤgaI|
|
difficult to access |
15.Lakshmana, on
being commanded thus by
Ramataking arrows and
bow, accompanied
by Sita sought a cave
difficult to access.
t¢Þmn¯
p#¢v¾E
t¤
g¤ha|
lßmNE
sh
s£tya
,
hÓt
¢ny¤I³¢mÏy¤?va
ram:
kvcma¢vSt¯
.16.
16.When Lakshmana
along with Sita entered
the cave, Rama said
'excellent' and
donned his coat of mail.
s
tEna¢g"¢nkaSEn
kvcEn
¢vB¥¢xt:
,
bB¥v
ram¢Þt¢mrE
¢vD¥maE{¢g"¢rvaE¢ÏTt:
.17.
| A¢g"¢nkaSEn
|
resplendent as fire |
17.Adorned with
the armour resplendent like
a fire, Rama appeared like
a flame suddenly appeared in
the darkness.
s
capm¤ïØy
mhÅCranaday
v£yIvan¯
,
bB¥vav¢ÞTtÞtæO
ÇyaÞvnW:
p¥ry¢ÓdS:
.18.
| ÇyaÞvnW:
|
the twangs of the bow
string |
18.Rama, lifting
his great bow and taking
arrows, stood rooted there
filling the quarters with the
twangs of his bow string.
ttaE
dEva:
sgÓDvaI:
¢s¼aà
sh
carNW:
,
smEy¤à
mhaÏmanaE
y¤¼dSInkaHqXya
.19.
| sgÓDvaI:
|
accompanied by gandharvas |
| y¤¼dSInkaHqXya
|
eager to witness the
combat |
19.Then the
high souled gods accompanied
by gandharvas and caranas
gathered together
eager to witness the combat.
§xyà
mhaÏmanaE
laEkE
b#'¢xIsäOma:
,
smEÏy
caEc¤:
s¢htaÞtE{ÓyaEÓy|
p¤ÎykmIN:
.20.
| b#'¢xIsäOma:
|
foremost of brahman sages |
| p¤ÎykmIN:
|
who had performed meritorious
deeds |
20.High souled
rishis and those recognised
as foremost of brahman
sages
of meritorious
deeds coming together said
to one another.
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