THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 51 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

jzay¥ravNy¤¼m¯   -   FIGHT   BETWEEN   JATAYU   AND   RAVANA  

 
iÏy¤³Þy   yTaÓyay|   ravNÞy   jzay¤xa   ,  
@[¼Þya¢g"¢nBa:   svaI   rEj¤¢vI|S¢tè¾y:   .1.  
i¢t    as above
u³Þy    being told
yTaÓyay|    with reasons
ravNÞy    of Ravana
jzay¤xa    by Jatayu
@[¼Þy    enraged
A¢g"¢nBa:    like a burning fire
svaI:    all
rEj¤:    shone
¢v||S¢tè¾y:    twenty eyes
 
1.Ravana   being   told   as   above   by   Jatayu   with   reasons,   got   enraged   and   his  
twenty   eyes   shone   like   a   burning   fire.  
 
s|r³nyn:   @aEDaäOçOka·nk[Îfl:   ,  
raXsEÓd#aE{B£Ñ¤d#av   ptgEÓd#mmxIN:   .2.  
s|r³nyn:    with blood red eyes
@aEDat¯    due to anger
tçOka·nk[Îfl:    adorned with ear rings of refined gold
raXsEÓd#:    king of ogres
AB£Ñ¤d#av    rushed towards
ptgEÓd#|    the king of birds
AmxIN:    indignantly
 
2.Ravana,   who   was   adorned   with   ear   rings   of   refined   gold   indignantly  
rushed   towards   Jatayu,   eyes   blood   red   due   to   anger.  
 
s   s|p#harÞt¤m¤lÞtyaEÞt¢Þmn¯   mhavnE   ,  
bB¥v   vataE¼tyaEm©IGyaEgIgnE   yTa   .3.  
s:   s|p#har:    that great fight
t¤m¤l:    was tumultous
tyaE:    between the two
t¢Þmn¯    that
mhavnE    in the great forest
bB¥v    became
vataE¼tyaE:    impelled by a blast
mEGyaE:    between two clouds
ggnE    in the sky
yTa    like
 
3.The   great   conflict   between   Ravana   and   Jatayu   was   tumultous   like   the  
clash   between   two   clouds   in   the   sky   impelled   by   a   blast.  
 
tëB¥vaì[t|   y¤¼|   g¦D#raXsyaEÞtda   ,  
spXyaEmaIÚyvtaEmIhapvItyaE¢rv   .4.  
tt¯    that
bB¥v    became
Aì[t|    was astounding
y¤¼|    conflict
g¦D#raXsyaE:    between a vulture and an ogre
tda    then
spXyaE:    with wings
maÚyvtaE:    malyavan
mhapvItyaE:    two great mountains
iv    like
 
 
4.The   conflict   between   Jatayu   and   Ravana   was   astounding   like   a   clash  
between   two   great   mountains   by   the   name   of   malyavan   endowed   with   wings.  
 
ttaE   nal£knarcWÞt£ßNag#Wà   ¢vk¢NI¢B:   ,  
A×yvxIÓmhaGaErWrqg¦D#raj|   mhabl:   .5.  
tt:    then
nal£knarcW:    with nalika and naraca
t£ßNag#W:    with sharp tips
c   A×yvxIt¯    vikarnis also
mhaGaErW:    showered
mhagaErW:    with most terrible
mhabl:    the vulture king
mhabl:    of great might
 
5.Then   Ravana   showered   the   most   terrible   arrows   nalika,   naraca   and  
vikarnis   on   Jatayu.  
 
s   ta¢n   Srjala¢n   g¦D#:   pæOrTEár:   ,  
jzay¤:   p#¢tjg#ah   ravNaÞæOa¢N   s|y¤gE   .6.  
s:    that
ta¢n    those
Srjala¢n    volleys of arrows
pæOrTEár:    king of birds, Jatayu
p#¢tjg#ah    put up with
ravNaÞæOa¢N    discharged by Ravana
s|y¤gE    in the conflict
 
6.In   the   conflict   Jatayu   the   celebrated   king   of   birds   put   up   with   the   volley  
of   arrows   discharged   by   Ravana.  
 
tÞy   t£ßNnKa×ya|     crNa×ya|   mhabl:   ,  
ckar   bh^Da   gaæOE   v#Nan¯   ptgsäOm:   .7.  
tÞy    his
t£ßNnKa×ya|    with sharp talons
   crNa×ya|    with both legs
mhabl:    of great might
ckar    inflicted
bh^Da    in many places
gaæOE    on the body
v#Nan¯    wounds
ptgsäOm:    the foremost of birds
 
7.Jatayu   with   the   sharp   talons   on   his   feet   inflicted   wounds   on   the   body   of  
Ravana  
 
AT   @aEDaêSg#£vaE   jg#ah   dS   magINan¯   ,  
m¦Ïy¤dÎf¢nBan¯   GaEraÉCæO¤mdInka|Xya   .8.  
AT    then
@aEDat¯    in anger
dSg#£v:    the ten headed
jg#ah    took up
dS    ten
magINan¯    arrows
m¦Ïy¤dÎf¢nBan¯    resembling the rod of death
GaEran¯    dreaded
SæO¤mdInka|Xya    with the intention of killing the enemy
 
8.Ravana   in   anger   took   ten   dreaded   arrows   resembling   the   rod   of   death  
with   the   itntention   to   kill   the   enemy.  
 
s   tWbaINWmIhav£yI:   p¥NIm¤³Wr¢j'gW:   ,  
¢bBEd   ¢n¢StWÞt£ßNWrqg¦D#|     GaErW¢ÜSl£m¤KW:   .9.  
s:    he
tW:   baINW:    with those arrows
mhav£yI:    of great prowess
p¥NIm¤³W:    discharged with force
A¢j'gW:    going straight
¢bBEd    pierced
¢n¢StW:    with sharp
t£ßNW:    whetted on stone
g¦D#|    vulture
GaErW:    terrible
¢Sl£m¤KW:    barbed at the tip
 
9.Ravana   discharged   those   arrows   which   are   going   straight,   sharp   whetted  
on   stone   and   terrible   points   on   the   tip   at   the   vulture   with   force   and   pierced  
him.  
 
s   ravNrTE   pÜy¸ank£|   baÝplaEcnam¯   ,  
A¢cÓt¢yÏva   tan¯   baNaÓraXs|   sm¢bd#vt¯   .10.  
s:    he
ravNrTE    in the Ravana's chariot
pÜyn¯    seeing
jank£|    Sita
baÝplaEcnam¯    with tears in eyes
A¢cÓt¢yÏva    not minding
tan¯    those
baNan¯    arrows
raXs|    the ogre
sm¢bd#vt¯    rushed towards
 
10.Jatayu,   seeing   Sita   with   tears   in   her   eys   in   Ravana's   chariot,   rushed  
towards   the   ogre   not   minding   the   arrows.              
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