THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 51 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


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

ttaE{Þy    sSr|    cap|    m¤³am¢N¢vB¥¢xtm¯    ,
crNa×ya|    mhatEja    bB¸    ptgEár:    .11.

tt:    then
AÞy    his
sSr|    with arrow
cap|    bow
m¤³am¢N¢vB¥¢xtm¯    inlaid with pearls and gem stones
crNa×ya|    with both feet
mhatEja:    with great energy
bB¸    broke
ptgEár:    the king of birds

11.Jatayu   then   broke   Ravana's   bow,   inlaid   with   pearls   and   gem   stones
and   fitted   with   an   arrow,   with   his   feet.

ttaE{Óy¼n¤raday    ravN:    @aEDm¥r¢ÅCt:    ,
vvxI    SrvxaI¢N    StSaE{T    sh*S:    .12.

tt:    therefore
AÓyt¯    another
Dn¤:    bow
Aaday    taking
ravN:    Ravana
@aEDm¥r¢ÅCt:    besides himself with anger
vvxI    rained
SrvxaI¢N    showers of arrows
StS:    in hundreds
AT    then
sh*S:    in thousands

12.Ravana,   who   was   besides   himself   with   anger,   then   taking   another   bow
and   rained   showers   of   arrows   in   hundreds   and   thousands.

SrWrava¢rtÞtÞy    s|y¤gE    ptgEár:    ,
k[laym¤ps|p#açO:    pX£v    s    bBaW    tda    .13.

SrW:    with arrows
Aava¢rt:    enclosed
tÞy    his
s|y¤gE    in the conflict
ptgEár:    king of bords
k[lay|    in a nest
ups|p#açO:    having found shelter
pX£   iv    like a bird
s:    that
bBaW    appeared
tda    then

13.Jatayu,   enclosed   by   Ravana's   arrows,   appeared   like   a   bird   having
taken   shelter   in   a   nest.

s    ta¢n    Srjala¢n    pXa×ya|       ¢vD¥y    c    ,
crNa×ya|    mhatEja    bB¸aÞy    mh¼n¤:    .14.

s:    he
ta¢n    that
Srjala¢n    network of arrows
pXa×ya|    with wings
    in this
¢vD¥y    having shaken off
c    also
crNa×ya|    with both feet
mhatEja:    with great energy
bB¸    broke
AÞy    his
mht¯   Dn¤:    great bow

14.Jatayu   then   shaking   off   the   network   of   arrows   with   his   wings,   broke
Ravana's   great   bow   with   his   feet.

tÅca¢g"sèS|    d£çO|    ravNÞy    Sravrm¯    ,
pXa×ya|    s    mhav£ya©I    ÛyD¤naEÏptgEár:    .15.

tt¯    that
c    also
A¢g"sèS|    like fire
d£çO|    blazing
ravNÞy    Ravana's
Sravrm¯    coat of mail
pXa×ya|    with two wings
s:    that
mhav£yI:    the mighty strength
ÛyD¤naEt¯    broke
ptgEár:    the king of birds

15.Jatayu   broke   the   coat   of   mail   of   Ravana   with   his   two   wings.

ka·naErÜCda¢ÓdÛya¢ÓpSacvdnan¯    Kran¯    ,
ta|àaÞy    jvsØp°a¸Gan    smrE    bl£    .16.

ka·naErÜCdan¯    protected by breast plates of gold
¢dÛyan¯    celestial
¢pSacvdnan¯    with the face of fiends
Kran¯    mules
tan¯    those
c    also
AÞy    his
jvsØp°an¯    swift going
jGan    killed
smrE    in the encounter
bl£    the mighty

16.The   mighty   Jatayu   also   killed   the   celestial   swift   going   mules   protected
by   breast   plates   of   gold   and   with   the   face   of   a   fiend.

vr|    ¢æOvEN¤sØp°|    kamg|    pavka¢cIxm¯    ,
m¢NhEm¢v¢cæOaHqg|    bB¸    c    mharTm¯    .17.

vr|    the best
¢æOvEN¤sØp°|    with a pole and a yoke
kamg|    can go where one wished
pavka¢cIxm¯    flaming like a fire
m¢NhEm¢v¢cæOaHqg|    with wheels made of gold and inlaid with diamonds
bB¸    smashed
c   mharTm¯    the huge chariot also

17.Jatayu   then   broke   Ravana's   huge   chariot   with   a   pole   and   yoke,   flaming
like   a   fire,   can   go   where   one   wished   and   with   wheels   made   of   gold   and
inlaid   with   diamonds.

p¥NIcÓd#p#t£kaS|    CæO|    c    ÛyjnWÞsh    ,
patyamas    vEgEn    g#a¢hB£    raXsWÞsh    .18.

p¥NIcÓd#p#t£kaS|    shining like a full moon
CæO|   c    umbrella also
ÛyjnW:   sh    along with the whisks
patyamas    knocked down
vEgEn    with force
g#a¢h¢B:    holding them
raXsW:   sh    with the ogres

18.Jatayu   then   knocked   down   with   force   the   umbrella   shining   like   a   full
moon   along   with   the   whisks   and   the   ogres   holding   them.

sarTEàaÞy    vEgEn    t¤ÎfEnWv    mh¢ÅCr:    ,
p¤nrqÛyaphrÅC®£man¯    p¢XrajaE    mhabl:    .19.

sarTE:    of the charioteer
c    also
AÞy    his
vEgEn    with force
t¤ÎfEn   ev    by the beak only
mht¯   ¢Sr:    the big head
p¤n:    repeatedly
Ûyaphrt¯    struck at
½£man¯    the glorious
p¢Xraj:    king of birds
mhabl:    of great might

19.Jatayu   then   repeatedly   struck   with   force   on   the   big   head   of   the
charioteer   also   with   his   beak.

s    Bg"DÓva    ¢vrTaE    htaáaE    htsar¢T:    ,
AHqkEnaday    vWdEh£|    ppat    B¤¢v    ravN:    .20.

s:    that
Bg"DÓva    with broken bow
¢vrT:    without a chariot
htaá:    with horses killed
htsar¢T:    with charioteer killed
AHqkEn    on the lap
Aaday    keeping
vWdEh£|    Sita
ppat    fell down
B¤¢v    on the ground
ravN:    Ravana

20.Ravana,   with   bow   broken,   without   a   chariot,   with   horses   and   charioteer
killed   fell   down   on   the   ground   keeping   Sita   on   his   lap.    

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