THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
äüaôe[   hnumÓNxnm!   -   HANUMAN   BEING   TIED   WITH   BRAHMASTRA
 
s   tSy   rwin"aˆR;<   JyaSvn<   kamuRkSy   c,
inzMy   hirvIrae=saE   s<àùòtrae=-vt!   .21.
s:  that
tÞy  his
rT¢nGa©Ix|   sound of the chariot
ÇyaÞvn|   the twang
kam¤IkÞy   of the bow
c  also
¢nSØy   hearing
h¢rv£r:   the brave monkey
AsaW   he
s|p#¶¾tr:   very happy
ABvt¯   became

 
21.Hanuman,   on   hearing   the   sound   of   the   chariot   and   the   twang   of   the   bow   became   very happy.
 
#NÔij½apmaday   iztzLya<í   saykan!   ,
hnumNtmi-àeTy   jgam   r[pi{ft>   .22.
iÓd#¢jt¯   Indrajit
cap|   bow
Aaday   taking
¢StSÚyan¯   with sharp points
c   saykan¯   along with arrows
hn¤mÓtm¯   Hanuman
A¢Bp#EÏy   towards
jgam   went
rNp¢Îft:   master in warfare

 
22.Indrajit   went   towards   Hanuman   with   bow   and   sharp   arrows.
 
tiSm<Stt>   s<yit   jath;ˆR   r[ay   ingRCDit   ba[pa[aE   ,
idzí   svaR>   klu;a   b-&vurœm&gaí   raEÔa   b÷xa   ivneÊ>   .23.
t¢Þmn¯   he
tt:  then
s|y¢t   in a war
jathx©I   very happily
rNay   to a war
¢ngIÅC¢t   when started
baNpaNaW   with arrows in hand
¢dS:   c   svaI:   all the directions
kl¤xa   bB¥v¤:   became agitated
m¦ga:   c   animals also
raWd#a:   fierce
bh^Da   in many ways
¢vnEѤ:   shrieked

 
23.As   Indrajit   started   for   the   fight   with   Hanuman,   all   became   agitated   and   the   animals   shrieked.
 
smagtaStÇ   tu   nagy]a   mh;Ryí³caraí   isÏa>   ,
n->   smav&Ty   c   pi]s'œ"a   ivneÊé½E>   prmàÿòa>   .24.
smagta:   assembled
tæO   there
 at this time
nagyXa:   Nagas and Yakshas
mhxIy:   great rishis
c@cara:   those who fly in the sky
c   ¢sÑGa:   Siddhas also
nB:  the sky
smav¦Ïy   blanketing
c   p¢XsHqGa:   also flocka of birds
¢vnEѤ:   uÅcW:   shrieked loudly
prmp#»¾a:   very happily

 
24.At   that   time,   Yakshas,   Nagas,   rishis   and   Sidhas   assembled     and   the   birds   circled   above blanketing   the   sky   and   making   loud   noises.
 
AayaNt<   srw<   †òœva   tU[R<imNÔijt<   kip>   ,
ivnnad   mhanad<   VyvxRt   c   vegvan!   .25.
AayaÓt|   coming
srT|   seated in a chariot
è¾qva   seeing
t¥NI|||   quickly
iÓd#¢jt|   Indrajit
k¢p:   the monkey
¢vnnad   let out
mhanad|   a big shout
ÛyvDIt   grew bigger in size
c  also
vEgvan¯   with speed

 
25.Hanuman   seeing   Indrajit   arriving   in   a   chariot,   grew   in   size   and   let   out   a   loud   cry.
 
#NÔijÄu   rw<   idVymaiSwtiíÇkamuRk>   ,
xnuivRS)aryamas   tifËijRtinSSvnm!   .26.
iÓd#¢jt¯   Indrajit
 in this
rT|   chariot
¢dÛy|   divine
Aa¢ÞTt:   sitting
¢cæOkam¤Ik:   with bow that will complete its task
Dn¤:   bow
¢vÞParyamas   twanged loudly
t¢fÑ¥¢jIt¢nÞÞvnm¯   which makes a noise like thunder clap

 
26.Indrajit,   in   the   chariot,   twanged   the   bow   and   made   a   noise   like   thunder   clap.
 
tt>   smetavittIú[vegaE   mhablaE   taE   r[inivRz»aE   ,
kipí   r]aeixpteí   puÇ>   surasureNÔaivv   bÏvEraE   .27.
tt:  then
smEtaW   both fought
A¢tt£ßNvEgaW   with great ferocity
mhablaW   great powers
taW  the two
rN¢n¢vISÄðaW   without fear in war
k¢p:   c   monkey also
rXaE¢DptE:   c   p¤æO:   rakshasa king's son also
s¤ras¤rEÓd#aW   iv   like Indra and rakshasa king
bÑGvWraW   with great enemity

 
27.The   two   viz   Hanuman   and   Indrajit   fought   ferociously.
 
s   tSy   vIrSy   mharwSy   xnu:mt>   s<yit   s<mtSy   ,
zràveg<   Vyhnt!   àv&Ïícar   magˆR   ipturàmey>   .28.
s:  he
tÞy  his
v£rÞy   brave's
mharTÞy   great warrior
Dn¤Ýmt:   an archer
s|y¢t   in a war
s|mtÞy   having won laurels
Srp#vEg|   the speed of arrows
Ûyhnt¯   destroyed
p#v¦ÑG:   growing bigger
ccar   roamed
mag©I   in the sky
¢pt¤:   father's
Ap#mEy:   unequalled

 
28.Hanuman   made   Indrajit's   arrows   useless   and   roamed   in   the   sky   freely.
 
tt>   zranayttIú[zLyan!   supiÇ[>   kaÂnicÇpuŒan!   ,
mumaec   vIr>   prvIrhNta   susÚtan!   v¿inpatvegan!   .29.
tt:  then
Sran¯   arrows
Aaytt£ßNSÚyan¯   with long sharp points
s¤p¢æON:   with feathers
ka·n¢cæOp¤ÄKan¯   made of gold with special poits
m¤maEc   released
v£r:   brave
prv£rhÓta   capable of killing enemies
s¤s°tan¯   with good points
vj#¢npatvEgan¯   with the speed of thunder

 
29.Indrajit   released   arrows   with   sharp   points   and   with   feathers   in   the   tail   with   the   speed   of thunder.
 
s   tSy   tTSyNdnin>Svn   m&d¼-erIpqhSvn<   c   ,
ivk«:yma[Sy   c   kamuRkSy   inzMy   "ae;<   punéTppat   .30.
s:  he
tÞy  his
tÏÞyÓdn¢n:Þvn|   c   the roar of the chariot also
m¦dÄñBEr£pzhÞvn|   c   the sound mridangam, beri and pataha instruments
¢vk]ÝymaNÞy   by pulling the string of the bow
c  also
kam¤IkÞy   bows
¢nSØy   hearing
GaEx|   roar
p¤n:   again
uÏppat   rose in the air

 
30.Hanuman   again   rose   in   the   sky   on   hearing   the   twang   of   the   bow.            
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