THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 26 : SLOKAS 12 TO 20
Ñ¥xNvD:
- DUSHANA KILLED
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mhaErTsHqkaS|
çOg¦/
p¢rG|
rNE
,
Ñ¥xNaE{×yd#vd#am|
@\rkmaI
¢nSacr:
.12.
mhaErTsHqkaS|
|
appearing like a large
serpent |
12.Dushana, an
ogre of cruel deeds, grasping
the club which appeared
like a large serpent, rushe
at Rama in the battle
field.
tÞya¢BptmanÞy
Ñ¥xNÞy
s
raGv:
,
¹a×ya|
Sra×ya|
¢cÅCEd
shÞtaBrNaW
B¤jaW
.13.
A¢BptmanÞy
|
rushing at him |
shÞtaBrNaW
|
with the ornaments on hand |
13.Rama, while
Dushana was rushing at
him, severed both hands
with
the ornaments
on hand with two arrows.
B#¾ÞtÞy
mhakay:
ppat
rNm¥DI¢n
,
p¢rg¢ÅC°hÞtÞy
S@Òvj
ivag#t:
.14.
rNm¥DI¢n
|
on the battle field |
¢C°hÞtÞy
|
with arms severed |
S@Òvj:
iv
|
like the banner of
Indra |
14.The colossal
club, loosened from Dushana's
grip whose hands had
been severd,
fell in front of him
like the banner of Indra.
s
kra×ya|
¢vk£NaI×ya|
ppat
B¤¢v
Ñ¥xN:
,
¢vxNa×ya|
¢vS£NaI×ya|
mnÞv£v
mhagj:
.15.
15.Dushana, along
with his severed hands,
fell down on the ground
like a
proud big elephant whose
tusks have been up rooted.
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è¾qva
p¢tt|
B¥maW
Ñ¥xN|
¢nht|
rNE
,
saD¤
sa¢Òv¢t
kak[t¯ÞT|
svIB¥taÓyp¥jyn¯
.16.
svIB¥ta¢n
|
all living beings |
16.Seeing Dushana
killed in the battle, all
the beings acclaimed Rama
saying 'well
done, well done'.
et¢Þm°ÓtrE
@[¼aÞæOy:
sEnag#ya¢yn:
,
s|hÏya×yd#vd#am|
m¦Ïy¤paSavpa¢Sta:
.17.
mhakpal:
ÞT¥laX:
p#maT£
c
mhabl:
,
mhakpalaE
¢vp¤l|
S¥lm¤ïØy
raXs:
.18.
ÞT¥laX:
p¢ÊóS|
g¦/
p#maT£
c
práDm¯
.19.
et¢Þmn¯
AÓtrE
|
in the meanwhile |
m¦Ïy¤paSavpa¢Sta:
|
bound with the noose
of death |
17,18,19.In the
meanwhile three generals, Mahakapala,
Sthulaksha and
Pramathi rushed
towards Rama together, bound
as they were by the
noose of
death, with Mahakapala lifting
a lance, Sthulaksha holding
a
scimitar and
Pramathi an axe.
è¾qvWvapttÞta|Þt¤
raGv:
saykW:
¢StW:
,
t£ßNag#W:
p#¢tjg#ah
s|p#açOan¢tT£¢nv
.20.
t£ßNag#W:
|
with sharp tips |
20.Rama, seeing
them approaching, greeted them
with whetted and sharp
tipped arrows
like receiving a guest.
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