THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 26 : SLOKAS 1 TO 11


Ñ¥xNvD:    -   DUSHANA   KILLED

Ñ¥cNÞt¤    Þvk|    sWÓy|    hÓyman|    ¢nr£ßy    s:    ,
s¢ÓddES    mhabah^B£I|mvEgaÓѤrasdan¯    .
raXsan¯       sah*an¯    smrEÝv¢nv¢tIn:    .1.

Ñ¥cN:    Dushana
    now
Þvk|    his own
sWÓy|    army
hÓyman|    being destroyed
¢nr£ßy    seeing
s:    that
s¢ÓddES    despatched
mhabah^:    mighty armed
B£mvEgan¯    with terrible spped
Ѥrasdan¯    hard to approach
raXsan¯    ogres
    five
sah*an¯    thousand
smrEx¤    in the battle field
A¢nv¢tIn:    who do not turn back

1.Dushana,   seeing   his   army   being   destroyed,   despatched   five   thousand
ogres   with   terrible   speed,   hard   to   approach   and   who   do   not   turn   back   on   the   battle   field.

tE    S¥lW:    p¢ÊóSW:    KHqgW:    ¢Slavx©Irqd#[mWr¢p    ,
Srvx©Ir¢v¢ÅC°|    vv¦x¤Þt|    smÓtt:    .2.

tE    they
S¥lW:    with lances
p¢ÊóSW:    with scimitars
KHqgW:    with swords
¢Slavx©I:    with a shower of stones
d#[mW:    with trees
A¢p    and
Srvx©I:    with a shower of arrows
A¢v¢ÅC°|    incessantly
vv¦x¤:    assailed
t|    him
smÓtt:    on all sides

2.They   incessantly   assailed   him   on   all   sides   with   lances,   scimitars,   swords,  trees,   stone   showers   and   shower   of   arrows.

tdqd#[maNa|    ¢Slana|    c    vxI|    p#aNhr|    mht¯    ,
p#¢tjg#ah    DmaIÏma    raGvÞt£ßNsaykW:    .3.

tt¯    that
d#[maNa|    trees
¢Slana|   c    stones also
vxI|    shiwers
p#aNhr|    deadly
mht¯    great
p#¢tjg#ah    intercepted
DmaIÏma    pious minded
raGv:    Rama
t£ßNsaykW:    with sharp arrows

3.Rama   intercepted   the   great   and   deadly   volley   of   stones   and   arrows   by
sharp   arrows.

p#¢tg¦/    c    t¹xI|    ¢nm£¢lt    ivxIB:    ,
ram:    @aED|    pr|    BEjE    vDaTI|    svIrXsam¯    .4.

p#¢tg¦/   c    having intercepted
tt¯   vxI|    that shower
¢nm£¢lt:    unmoved by blows
iv   §xB:    like a bull
ram:    Rama
@aED|   pr|    extreme wrath
BEjE    summoned
vDaTI|    to kill
svIrXsam¯    all the ogres

4.Having   intercepted   the   volley,   standing   unmoved   like   a   bull,   Rama
suumoned   extreme   wrath   for   killing   all   the   ogres.

tt:    @aEDsma¢v¾:    p#d£çO    iv    tEjsa    ,
SrWrva¢krt¯    sWÓy|    svIt:    shÑ¥xNm¯    .5.

tt:    then
@aEDsma¢v¾:    possessed by anger
p#d£çO:   iv    like burning
tEjsa    with glory
SrW:    with arrows
Ava¢krt¯    covered
sWÓy|    the army
svIt:    on all sides
shÑ¥xNm¯    including Dushana

5.Rama   then   becoming   angry,   covered   on   all   sides   the   army   including
Dushana   with   arrows.

tt:    sEnap¢t:    @[¼aE    Ñ¥xN:    SæO¤Ñ¥xN:    ,
SrWrS¢nkÚpWÞt|    raGv|    smva¢krt¯    .6.

tt:    then
sEnap¢t:    general
@[¼:    getting angry
Ñ¥xN:    Dushana
SæO¤Ñ¥xN:    belittler of enemies
SrW:    with arrows
AS¢nkÚpW:    like thunder bolts
t|    that
raGv|    Rama
smva¢krt¯    intercepted

6.Dushana,   getting   angry,   intercepted   Rama's   arrows   with   his   thunder
bolt   like   arrows.

ttaE    ram:    s¤sHq@[¼:    X¤rENaÞy    mh¼n¤:    ,
¢cÅCEd    smrE    v£ràt¤¢BIàt¤raE    hyan¯    .7.

tt:    then
ram:    Rama
s¤sHq@[¼:    getting extremely angry
X¤rEN    with an arrow
AÞy    his
mh¼n¤:    great bow
¢cÅCEd    broke
smrE    on the battle field
v£r:    heroic
ct¤¢BI:    with four arrows
ct¤r:   hyan¯    four horses

7.Rama   getting   extremely   enraged,   broke   Dushana's   bow   with   an   arrow
and   four   horses   with   four   arrows.

hÏva    caáaM¯ÅCrWÞt£ßNWrDIcÓd#EN    sarTE:    ,
¢SraE    jhar    td#X¢ÞæO¢B¢vIÛyaD    vX¢s    .8.

hÏva   c    having killed
Aáan¯    the horses
SrW:    with arrows
t£ßNW:    sharp
ADIcÓd#EN    named ardhacandra
sarTE:    charioteer's
¢Sr:    head
jhar    severed
tt¯   rX:    that ogre
¢æO¢B:    with three arrows
¢vÛyaD    pierced
vX¢s    in the chest

8.Rama,   having   killed   the   horses   with   sharp   arrows,   severed   the   head   of
the   charioteer   with   an   arrow   called   ardhcandra   and   with   three   more   arrows   perced   Dushana   in   the   chest.

s    ¢C°DÓva    ¢vrTaE    htaáaE    htsar¢T:    ,
jg#ah    ¢g¢r½HqgaB|    p¢rG|    raEmhxINm¯    .9.
vE¢¾t|    ka·nW:    pÊóWrqdEvsWÓya¢BmdInm¯    ,
AaysW:    SHqk[¢BÞt£ßNW:    k£NI|    prvsaE¢Xtm¯    .10.
vj#aS¢nsmÞpSI|    p¤rGaEp¤rdarNm¯    ,
æOasn|    svIB¥tana|    ka·naHqgdB¥¢xtm¯    .11.

s:    he
¢C°DÓva    with broken bow
¢vrT:    without chariot
htaá:    with horses killed
htsar¢T:    with charioteer killed
jg#ah    lifted
¢g¢r½HqgaB|    looking like a mountain peak
p¢rG|    a club
raEmhxINm¯    hair raising
vE¢¾t|    plated
ka·nW:    with golden
pÊóW:    belts
dEvsWÓya¢BmdInm¯    capable of killing the celestial army
AaysW:    with iron
SHqk[¢B:    pikes
t£ßNW:    sharp
k£NI|    studded
prvsaE¢Xtm¯    soaked with fat of enemies
vj#aS¢nsmÞpSI|    hard to touch like a thunder bolt
p¤rGaEp¤rdarNm¯    smashing the gates of enemies' citadel
æOasn|    raising fear
svIB¥tana|    in all living beings
ka·naHqgdB¥¢xtm¯    adorned with golden ornaments

9,10,11.Dushana,   with   his   bow   broken,   horses   and   chrioteer   killed,   and
without   a   chariot,   lifted   a   club   looking   like   a   mountain   peak,plated   with
belts   of   gold,   studded   with   sharp   iron   pikes,   soaked   with   fat   of   enemies, capable   of   killing   the   celestial   army,   hair   raising,   hard   to   touch   like   a
thunder   bolt,   capable   of   smashing   the   enemies'   citadels,   adorned   with
golden   ornaments   and   raising   fears   in   all   living   beings.    

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