s¤mh¹WÝNv|    yäOd¢ts¦¾|    mh¢xINa    ,
vr|    t¼n¤âïØy    Kr|    sm¢BDavt    .21.

s¤mht¯

very mighty

vWÝNv|

Lord Vishnu's

yt¯

which

tt¯

that

A¢ts¦¾|

gifted

mh¢xINa

by the foremost of sages

vr|	the excellent

tt¯

that

Dn¤:

bow

uïØy

raising

Kr|

Khara

sm¢BDavt

rushed towards

21.Rama   raising   the   very   mighty   bow   belonging   to   Lord   Vishna   that   had
been   gifted   by   Agastya   rushed   towards   Khara.

tt:    knkp¤HqKWÞt¤    SrW:    s°tpvI¢B:    ,
¢bBEd    ram:    sHq@[¼|    KrÞy    smrEÒvjm¯    .22.

tt:

then

knkp¤HqKW:

with gold feathers

t¤	immediately

SrW:

arrows

s°tpvI¢B:

with level nodes

¢bBEd

cut down

ram:

Rama

sHq@[¼|

highly enraged

KrÞy

Khara's

smrE	on the batle field

Òvjm¯

ensign

22.Rama   then   cut   down   Khara's   ensign   on   the   battle   field   with   gold
feathered   arrows   with   level   nodes.

s    dSIn£yaE    bh^Da    ¢vk£NI:    ka·nÒvj:    ,
jgam    Dr¢N|    s¥ya©I    dEvtana¢mvaåOya    .23.

s:

that

dSIn£y:

attractive

bh^Da

many parts

¢vk£NI:

split into

ka·nÒvj:

the golden ensign

jgam

landed

Dr¢N|

on the earth

s¥yI:

sun

dEvtana|

of gods

iv

like

AaåOya

by orders

23.That   attractive   golden   ensign   split   into   many   parts   landed   on   the
earth   like   the   sun   on   the   orders   of   gods.

t|    ct¤¢BI:    Kr:    @[¼aE    ram|    gaæOEx¤    magINW:    ,
¢vÛyaD    y¤¢D    mmIåOaE    matHqg¢mv    taEmrW:    .24.

t|

that

ct¤¢BI:

four

Kr:

Khara

@[¼:

enraged

ram|

Rama

gaæOEx¤

on the limbs

magINW:

with arrows

¢vÛyaD

hit

y¤¢D	in the fight

mmIåO:

knowing the vulneravble areas

matHqg|   iv

like an elephant

taEmrW:

with spears

24.Khara   then   hit   Rama   with   four   arrows   in   the   vulnerable   areas   like   an elephant   is   hit   by   spears.

s    ramaE    bh^¢BbaINW:    Krkam¤Ik¢n:s¦tW:    ,
¢v¼aE    â¢Dr¢s³aHqgaE    bB¥v    â¢xtaE    B¦Sm¯    .25.

s:

that

ram:

Rama

bh^¢B:

with many

baNW:

arrows

Krkam¤Ik¢n:s¦tW:

discharged from Khara's bow

¢v¼:

injured

â¢Dr¢s³aHqg:

with blood soaked limds

bB¥v

became

â¢xt:

enraged

B¦Sm¯

extremely

25.Rama   injured   by   arrows   discharged   by   Khara   and   with   blood
soaked   limbs   became   extremely   enraged.

s    Dn¤DI¢Óvna|    ½E¿:    p#g¦/    prmahvE    ,
m¤maEc    prmEÝvas:    xZqCran¢Bl¢Xtan¯    .26.

s:

he

Dn¤:

bow

D¢Óvna|

among archers

½E¿:

the best

p#g¦/

lifting

prmahvE

in the great battle

m¤maEc

discharged

prmEÝvas:

having an excellent bow

xZq   Sran¯

six arrows

A¢Bl¢Xtan¯

well aimed

26.Rama,   the   best   among   archers,   lifted   his   bow   in   the   great   batle   and
discharged   well   aimed   six   arrows.

¢SrÞyEkEn    baNEn    ¹a×ya|    bahqvaErTapIyt¯    ,
¢æO¢BàÓd#aDIv?WÞt|    vXÞy¢BjGan    h    .27.

¢Sr¢s

on the head

ekEn

with one

baNEn

arrow

¹a×ya|

with two arrows

bahqvaE:

on both hands

AT

then

ApIyt¯

attacked

¢æO¢B:

with three arrows

cÓd#aDIv?W:

with crescent headed

t|

him

vX¢s	on the chest

A¢BjGan

hit hard

h	what to say

27.Rama   then   attacked   him   on   the   head   with   one   arrow,   on   both   hands with   two   arrows   and   hit   hard   on   the   chest   with   three   crescent   headed   arrows.

tt:    p·aÓmhatEja    naracan¯    BaÞkraEpman¯    ,
¢jGa|s¥    raXs|    @[¼ÞæOyaEdS    smaddE    .28.

tt:   pàat¯

after that

mhatEja

of exceptionla glory

naracan¯

naracas

BaÞkraEpman¯

blazing like the sun

¢jGa|s¤:

deciding to kill

raXs|

the ogre

@[¼:

enraged

æOyaEdS:

thirteen

smaddE

took

28.After   that   Rama   took   out   thirteen   arrows   called   naraca,   blazing   like   the   sun   intent   on   killing   the   ogre.

ttaE{Þy    y¤gmEkEn    ct¤¢BIàt¤raE    hyan¯    ,
x¿En    t¤    ¢Sr:    sHqÁyE    KrÞy    rTsarTE:    .29.
¢æO¢B¢ÞæOvEN¤|    blvan¯¹a×yamX|    mhabl:    ,
¹adSEn    t¤    baNEn    KrÞy    sSr|    Dn¤:    .30.
¢Ct¯Ïva    vj#¢nkaSEn    raGv:    p#hs¢°v    ,
æOyaEdSEnEÓd#smaE    ¢bBEd    smrE    Krm¯    .31.

tt:

then

AÞy

that

y¤g|

yoke

ekEn

with one

ct¤¢BI:

with four arrows

ct¤r:

four

hyan¯

horses

x¿En   t¤

with the sixth arrow

¢Sr:

head

sHqÁyE

in the fight

KrÞy

of Khara

rTsarTE:

charioteer's

¢æO¢B:

with three arrows

¢æOvEN¤|

the three shafts supporting the yoke

blvan¯

with great might

¹a×yam¯

with two arrows

AX|	the two axles

mhabl:

exceptionally capable

¹adSEn

with the twelvth

t¤   baNEn

arrow

KrÞy

Khara's

sSr|	with arrow

Dn¤:

bow

¢Ct¯Ïva

cutting down

vj#¢nkaSEn

shining like the thunder bolt

raGv:

Rama

p#hsn¯   iv

as if laughing

æOyaEdSEn

with the thriteenth arrow

iÓd#sm:

equal to Indra

¢bBEd

pierced

smrE	on the battle front

Krm¯

Khara

29,30,31.Then   Rama   cut   down   the   yoke   with   one   arrow,   four   horses   with
four   arrows,   charioteer's   head   with   the   sixth   arrow,   the   three   shafts
supporting   the   yoke   withe   three   arrows,   the   axles   with   two   arrows,
Khara's   bow   with   arrows   with   the   twelvth   arrow   and   with   the   thirteeth
arrow   which   shone   like   the   thunder   bolt   pierced   Khara   as   though   laughing   on   the   battle   field.