THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 28 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20
Kry¤¼m¯
- FIGHTS WITH KHARA
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rTÞT|
Dn¤Ýpa¢N|
raXs|
pyIv¢ÞTtm¯
,
dèS¤:
svIB¥ta¢n
paShÞt¢mvaÓtkm¯
.11.
Dn¤Ýpa¢N|
|
with bow in hand |
paShÞt|
|
with noose in hand |
iv
AÓtkm¯
|
like the god of
death |
11.All beings
saw the ogre steady in
his chariot with bow in
hand looking like god of
death with noose in hand.
hÓtar|
svIsWÓyÞy
paWâxE
pyIv¢ÞTtm¯
,
p¢r½aÓt|
mhast¯Ïv|
mEnE
ram|
KrÞtda
.12.
svIsWÓyÞy
|
of the entire army |
12.Khara confident
of his valour, thought
Rama the destroyer of the
entire army was tired.
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¢s|h¢mv
¢v@aÓt|
¢s|h¢v@aÓtga¢mnm¯
,
è¾qva
naE¢¹jtE
ram:
¢s|h:
X¤g#m¦g|
yTa
.13.
¢s|h¢v@aÓtga¢mnm¯
|
striding like a lion |
n
u¢¹jtE
|
was not perturbed |
13.Rama seeing
Khara with prowess and
stride of a lion was
not
perturbed any
more than a lion seeing
a small deer.
tt:
s¥yI¢nkaSEn
rTEn
mhta
Kr:
,
Aassad
rNE
ram|
ptHqg
iv
pavkm¯
.14.
s¥yI¢nkaSEn
|
shining like the sun |
14.Khara on
his chariot shining like
the sun approached Rama
on the field the same
way a moth approaches the
flame.
ttaE{Þy
sSr|
cap|
m¤¢¾dESE
mhaÏmn:
,
Kr¢àÅCEd
ramÞy
dSIyn¯
pa¢NlaGvm¯
.15.
pa¢NlaGvm¯
|
dexterity of hand |
15.Then Khara
showing the dexterity of
his hand split Rama's bow
along
with arrow
near the fist.
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p¤nÞÏvpran¯
sçO
Sranaday
vmI¢N
,
¢njGan
Kr:
@[¼aE
S@aS¢nsmp#Ban¯
.16.
vmI¢N
|
on the coat of mail |
S@aS¢nsmp#Ban¯
|
equal to the thunderbolt
of Indra |
16.Khara, enraged,
took seven arrows equal
to the thunderbolt of Indra
and struck
at Rama's coat of mail.
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baNW:
Krm¤³W:
s¤pvI¢B:
,
ppat
kvc|
B¥maW
ramÞya¢dÏyvcIs:
.17.
Krm¤³W:
|
discharged by Khara |
s¤pvI¢B:
|
with smooth knobs |
Aa¢dÏyvcIs:
|
shining like the sun |
17.Rama's armour
shining like the sun hit
hard by Khara's smooth
knobbed arrows fell on
the ground.
tt:
Srsh*EN
rammp#¢tmaWjsm¯
,
ApI¢yÏva
mhanad|
nnad
smrE
Kr:
.18.
Srsh*EN
|
with thousand arrows |
Ap#¢tmaWjsm¯
|
with unparalleled prowess |
18.Khara, then
hurting Rama with a volley
of thousand arrows let
out a
loud roar.
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SrWr¢pIt:
@[¼:
svIgaæOEx¤
raGv:
,
rraj
smrE
ramaE
¢vD¥maE{¢g"¢rv
Çvln¯
.19.
19.Rama, hurt
on all limbs and enraged,
shone like a burning fire
without smoke.
ttaE
gØB£r¢nrqþad|
ram:
SæO¤¢nbrqhN:
,
ckaraÓtay
s
¢rpaE:
sÇymÓyÓmh¼n¤:
.20.
gØB£r¢nrqþad|
|
with a deep sound |
SæO¤¢nbrqhN:
|
exterminator of enemies |
20.Then Rama,
exterminator of enemies, then
strung another large bow,
making a
deep sound, for bringing
about the end of the
enemy.
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