THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


va¢lvD:    -   VALI   KILLED

evm¤³Þt¤    s¤g#£v:    @¤¼aE    va¢lnmb#v£t¯    ,
tvWv    cahrn¯p#aNaÓm¤¢¾:    ptt¤    m¥DI¢n    .21.

ev|   as above
u³:   being told
  s¤g#£v:   Sugriva also
@¤¼:   enraged
va¢ln|   to Vali
Ab#v£t¯   spoke
tv   your
ev   only
c   Aahrn¯   for taking only
p#aNan¯   life
m¤¢¾:   fist
ptt¤   may descend
m¥DI¢n   on head

21.Being   spoken   thus,   Sugriva   enraged   told   to   Vali   that   may   his   fist
descend   on   Vali's   head   and   take   away   Vali's   life.

ta¢ftÞtEn    s|@¤¼:    sm¢B@Øy    vE¢gt:    ,
ABvÅCaE¢NtaEéar£    saEÏp£f    iv    pvIt:    .22.
s¤g#£vEN       ¢n:sHqg|    salm¤ÏpazY    tEjsa    ,
gaæOEÝv¢BhtaE    val£    vj#ENEv    mha¢g¢r:    .23.

ta¢ft:   being assailed
tEn   by that
s|@¤¼:   greatly enraged
sm¢B@Øy   rushing near
vE¢gt:   with impetuosity
ABvt¯   became
SaE¢NtaEéar£   vomiting blood
saEÏp£f:   along with streams
iv   like
pvIt:   a mountain
s¤g#£vEN   by Sugriva
  due to that
¢n:sHqg|   along with its roots
sal|   a sala tree
uÏpazY   pulling out
tEjsa   with great force
gaæOEx¤   on the limbs
A¢Bht:   was assaulted
val£   Vali
vj#EN   with thunderbolt
iv   like
mha¢g¢r:   a great mountain

22,23.Vali,   on   being   assaulted   on   his   limbs   by   Sugriva   by   a   sala   tree   pulled
out   with   roots,   vomited   blood   looked   like   a   mountain   with   streams   struck
by   thunderbolt.

s       val£    p#c¢lt:    saltafn¢vºl:    ,
g¤âBarsma@aÓtaE    naWsaTI    iv    sagrE    .24.

s:     val£   that Vali also
p#c¢lt:   floundered
saltafn¢vºl:   perpelexed due to being hit by a Sala tree
g¤âBarsma@aÓt:   shaking due to excessive load
naWsaTI:   a huge ship
iv   like
sagrE   in the ocean

24.Vali   hit   by   the   sala   tree   became   perplexed   and   floundered   like   a   huge
ship   shaking   in   the   ocean   due   to   excessive   load.

taW    B£mbl¢v@aÓtaW    s¤pNaI¢nlvE¢gtaW    ,
p#v¦¼aW    GaErvp¤xaW    cÓd#s¥yaI¢vvaØbrE    .25.
prÞprm¢mæOG"aW    ¢Cd#aÓvExNtÏpraW    .26.

taW   the two
B£mbl¢v@aÓtaW   of tremendous might and courage
s¤pNaI¢nlvE¢gtaW   with the speed of Garuda and Vayu
p#v¦¼aW   engaged in a terrible fight
GaErvp¤xaW   with terrifying body
cÓd#s¥yI   the moon and the sun
iv   like
AØbrE   in the sky
prÞpr|   each other
A¢mæOG"aW   destroyers of enemy
¢Cd#aÓvExNtÏpraW   waiting for the right time

25,26.The   two   of   tremendous   might   and   courage,   with   the   speed   of
Garuda   and   Vayu,   terrifying   body,   destroyers   of   enemy,   looking   like   the
sun   and   the   moon   in   the   sky,   each   waited   for   the   opportune   time   to   attack
each   other.

ttaE{vDIt    val£       blv£yIsm¢Óvt:    .27.

tt:   then
AvDIt   gained upper hand
val£     Vali
blv£yIsm¢Óvt:   endowed with strength and courage

27.Then   Vali   endowed   with   strength   and   courage   gained   the   upper   hand.

s¥yIp¤æOaE    mhav£yI:    s¤g#£v:    p¢rh£yt    .28.

s¥yIp¤æO:   son of Sun god
mhav£yI:   with extraordinary might
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
p¢rh£yt   lost ground

28.Sugriva,   son   of   Sun   god   endowed   with   extraordinary   might   lost   ground.

va¢lna    Bg"dpIÞt¤    s¤g#£vaE    mÓd¢v@m:    ,
va¢ln|    p#¢t    samxaI    dSIyamas    laGvm¯    .29.

va¢lna   by Vali
Bg"dpI:   with vanity shattered
  in this
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
mÓd¢v@m:   strength growing feeble
va¢ln|   p#¢t   towards Vali
samxI:   full of indignation
dSIyamas   exhibited
laGvm¯   his failing strength

29.Sugriva   whose   vanity   was   shattered,   strength   growing   feeble   and   full   of
indignation   towards   Vali   exhibited   his   failing   strength.

v¦XW:    sSaKW:    s¢SKWvIj#kaE¢z¢nBWnIKW:    ,
m¤¢¾¢BjaIn¤¢B:    p¢ìbaIh^¢Bà    p¤n:    p¤n:    .
tyaEy¤I¼mB¥¼aEr|    v¦æOvasvyaE¢rv    .30.

v¦XW:   with trees
sSaKW:   with branches
s¢SKW:   with tips
vj#kaE¢z¢nBW:   as cutting as millions of diamonds
nKW:   with claws
m¤¢¾¢B:   with fists
jan¤¢B:   with knees
p¢ì:   with feet
bah^¢B:   c   with hands also
p¤n:   p¤n:   again and again
tyaE:   their
y¤¼|   fight
AB¥t¯   ensued
GaEr|   terrible
v¦æOvasvyaE:   iv   like that the fight between Vritra and Indra

30.A   terrible   fight   between   those   two   like   that   of   the   one   between   Vrtra
and   Indra   ensued   who   fought   with   trees   including   branches   and   tips,   nails
which   can   cut   millions   of   diamonds,   fists,   knees,   legs   and   hands   again   and
again.    

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