THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 3 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

lÄðaya   ѤgaI¢dkTnm¯   -   DESCRIBING   FORTIFICATION   OF   LANKA  
 
èFb¼kvaza¢n   mhap¢rGv¢Ót   c   .  
¹ara¢N   ¢vp¤laÓyÞyaàÏva¢r   s¤mha¢Ót   c   =11=  
èFb¼kvaza¢n    provided with strong doors
mhap¢rGv¢Ót   c    with huge bars also
¹ara¢N    entrances
¢vp¤la¢n    extensive
AÞya:    in it
cÏva¢r    four
s¤mha¢Ót   c    and huge
 
11.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   Lanka   had   four   extensive   and   huge   entrances  
provided   with   strong   doors   and   huge   bars.    
tæOEx¥plyÓæOa¢N   blv¢Ót   mha¢Ót   c   .  
Aagt|   prsWÓy|   t¤   tæO   tW:   p#¢thÓytE   =12=  
tæO    in them
ix¥plyÓæOa¢N    catapults discharging stones and darts
blv¢Ót    powerful
mha¢Ót   c    enormous also
Aagt|    arrived
prsWÓy|    hostile army
t¤   tæO    there itself
tW:    with them
p#¢thÓytE    are killed
 
12.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   at   the   gates   have   powerful   and   enormous  
catapults   discharging   stones   and   darts   with   which   the   enemy   army  
arrived   at   the   gate   is   killed   at   the   there   itself.    
¹arEx¤   s|Þk]ta   B£ma:   kalaysmya:   ¢Sta:   .  
StSaE   r¢cta   v£rW:   StÃÓyaE   rXsa|   gNW:   =13=  
¹arEx¤    at the gates
s|Þk]ta:    kept in readiness
B£ma:    dreadful
kalaysmya:    clubs made of steel
¢Sta:    sharp edged
StS:    in hundreds
r¢cta:    are placed
v£rW:    by the heroic
StÃÓy:    known as sataghni
rXsa|    by ogres
gNW:    hordes of
 
13.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   dreadful   sharp   edges   steel   clubs   known   as  
sataghni   are   placed   in   readiness   in   hundreds   at   the   gates   by   the   hordes  
of   ogres.    
s¬vNªIà   mha|ÞtÞya:   p#akaraE   ѤÝp#DxIN:   .  
m¢N¢vd#^mvWf¥yIm¤³a¢vr¢ctaÓtr:   =14=  
s¬vNªI:    of gold
c   mhan¯    large also
tÞya:    for it
p#akar:    a protective wall
ѤÝp#DxIN:    difficult to assail with violence
m¢N¢vd#^mvWf¥yIm¤³a¢vr¢ctaÓtr:    inlaid at intervals with gems, corals
 
14.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   a   large   protective   wall   made   of   gold   and  
inlaid   at   intervals   with   gems,   corals,   cat's   eyes   and   pearls   which   is  
difficult   to   assail   with   violence   surrounds   the   city.    
svItà   mhaB£ma:   S£ttaEyvha:   S¤Ba:   .  
AgaDa   g#ahvÏyà   p¢rKa   m£ns|k[la:   =15=  
svIt:    on all four sides
c   mhaB£ma:    most dreadful also
S£ttaEyvha:    filled with cool waters
S¤Ba:    beautiful
AgaDa:    fathomless
g#ahvÏy:   c    infested with crocodiles also
p¢rKa:    moats exist
m£ns|k[la:    inhabited by fishes
 
15.Hanuman   told   Rama   a   fathomless   and   most   dreadful   moat   exist  
on   all   four   sides   filled   with   cool   waters   infested   with   crocodiles   and  
inhabited   by   fishes.    
¹arEx¤   tasa|   cÏvar:   s|@ma:   prmayta:   .  
yÓæOªâpEta   bh¤¢BmIh¢ìg¦Ihp¢äO¢B:   =16=  
¹arEx¤    at the gates
tasa|    these
cÏvar:    four
s|@ma:    draw bridges
prmayta:    very extnsive
yÓæOª:    by machines
upEta:    equipped with
bh¤¢B:    many
mh¢ì:    stately
g¦hp¢äO¢B:    rows of buildings
 
16.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   in   front   of   the   gates   are   four   extensive  
draw   bridges   across   the   moat   equipped   with   many   machines   and   with  
rows   of   stately   buildings.    
æOayÓtE   s|@maÞtæO   prsWÓymagmE   s¢t   .  
yÓæOªÞtWrvk£yIÓtE   p¢rKas¤   smÓtt:   =17=  
æOayÓtE    are well protected
s|@ma:    the draw bridges
tæO    there
prsWÓymagmE   s¢t    when enemy forces arrive
yÓæOª:    with machines
tW:    those
Avk£yIÓtE    are flung
p¢rKas¤    into the moat
smÓtt:    on all sides
 
17.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   the   draw   bridges   are   well   defended   by  
the   machines   on   arrival   of   enemy   forces   which   is   flung   into   the   moat  
on   all   sides.    
ekÞÏvkØp¯yaE   blvaÓs|@m:   s¤mhaèF:   .  
ka·nWbIh¤¢B:   ÞtØBWv©I¢dka¢Bà   SaE¢Bt:   =18=  
ek:    one
t¤    in this
AkØp¯y:    is unshakeable
blvan¯    strongly garrisoned
s|@m:    a draw bridge
s¤mhaèF:    extremely strong
ka·nW:    golden
bh¤¢B:    many
ÞtØBW:    with pillars
vE¢dka¢B:   c    with pedastals also
SaE¢Bt:    is adorned
 
18.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   one   of   those   draw   bridges   is   unshakeable,  
strongly   garrisoned   and   exteremely   strong   is   adorned   with   many   golden  
pillars   and   pedastals.    
Þvy|   p#k]¢ts|p°aE   y¤y¤Ïs¥   ram   ravN:   .  
u¢ÏTtàap#mäOà   blanamn¤dSInE   =19=  
Þvy|    himself
p#k]¢ts|p°:    with innate qualities
y¤y¤Ïs¤:    desiring a combat
ram    Rama
ravN:    Ravana
u¢ÏTt:    remains active
c    also
Ap#mäO:   c    is alert also
blanam¯    of the forces
An¤dSInE    in reviewing
 
19.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   Ravana   with   innate   qualities   desirous   of  
a   combat   remains   active   and   is   alert   in   reviewing   his   forces.    
lÄða   p¤n¢nIralØba   dEvѤgaI   Byavha   .  
nadEy|   pavIt|   vaÓy   k¢æOm|   c   ct¤¢vIDm¯   =20=  
lÄða    Lanka
p¤n:    moreover
¢nralØba    offers no base for invasion
dEvѤgaI    difficult of access by gods
Byavha    inspires terror
nadEy|    a river
pavIt|    a mountain
vaÓy|    a forest
k¢æOm|   c    fortifications also
ct¤¢vIDm¯    four kinds of defence
 
20.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   Lanka   offers   no   base   for   invasion,   is  
difficult   of   access   by   gods   and   inspires   terror.   Moreover   it   has   four  
kinds   of   defence   viz   a   river,   a   mountain,   a   forest   and   fortifications.    
 
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