THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 7 : SLOKAS 20 TO 26


raXsaE¢³:   -   OGRE'S   WORDS

S¢³taEmrm£n|   c   ¢v¢nk£NaIÓæOSWblm¯   .
gjkÅCps|baDmámÎf¥ks|k[lm¯   =20=
âd#a¢dÏymhag#ah|   mâ¹s¤mhaErgm¯   .
rTaágjtaEy¬G|   pda¢tp¤¢ln|   mht¯   =21=
AnEn   ¢h   smasaï   dEvana|   blsagrm¯   .
g¦h£taE   dWvtp¢tlIÄða|   ca¢p   p#vE¢St:   =22=

S¢³taEmrm£n|     with javelins and spears for fish
c    also
¢v¢nk£NaIÓæOSWblm¯     entrails scattered for weeds
gjkÅCps|baDm¯     full of turtles in the form of elephants
AámÎf¥ks|k[lm¯     full of frogs in the form of horses
âd#a¢dÏymhag#ah|     with rudras and aditya as alligators
mâ¹s¤mhaErgm¯     with maruts and vasus as huge serpents
rTaágjtaEy¬G|     having chariots, horses and elephants for water
pda¢tp¤¢ln|     foot soldiers for sand dunes
mht¯     huge
AnEn   ¢h     by him alone
smasaï     entering
dEvana|    of gods
blsagrm¯     sea in the form of army
g¦h£t:     was captured
dWvtp¢t:     Indra
lÄða|   c     to Lanka
A¢p     also
p#vE¢St:     was brought

20,21,22.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   Indrajit   entering   the   sea   in   the
form   of   the   army   of   the   gods,   with   javelins   and   spear   for   fish,   entrails
scattered   for   weeds,   full   turtles   in   the   form   of   elephants,   full   of   frogs
in   the   form   of   horses,   rudras   and   adityas   as   alligators,   maruts   and
vasus   as   huge   serpents,   chariots,   horses   and   elephants   as   water,   foot
soldiers   as   sand   dunes   himself   captured   Indra   and   brought   to   Lanka.

¢ptamh¢nyaEgaÅc   m¤³:   SØbrv¦æOha   .
gt¢ÞæO¢v¾p|   rajÓsvIdEvnmÞk]t:   =23=

¢ptamh¢nyaEgat¯    c    by the order of Brahma only
m¤³:     being released
SØbrv¦æOha     the killer of Sambara and Vrtra
gt:    went
¢æO¢v¾p|     heaven
rajn¯     O! king
svIdEvnmÞk]t:     respected by all gods

23.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   being   released   by   the   orders   of   Brahma
Indra   who   was   respected   by   all   gods   the   killer   of   Sambara   and   Vrtra
went   to   the   heaven.

tmEv   Ïv|   mharaj   ¢vs¦jEÓd#¢jt|   s¤tm¯   =24=

t|    that
ev    only
Ïv|     you
mharaj    king
s¤tm¯     son

24.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   only   his   son   Indrajit   should   be   sent
by   him.

yav¹anrsEna|   ta|   srama|   ny¢t   Xym¯   =25=

yavt¯     immediately
vanrsEna|     the monkey army
ta|    that
srama|    with Rama
ny¢t   Xym¯     bring to an end

25.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   Indrajit   will   bring   an   immediate   end
to   the   monkey   army   with   Rama.

raj°apdy¤³Eymagta   p#ak]ta¸nat¯   .
¶¢d   nWv   Ïvya   kayaI   Ïv|   v¢DÝy¢s   raGvm¯   =26=

rajn¯     king
Aapt¯   Ay¤³a     undeserving calamity
iy|    this
Aagta    which has come
p#ak]tat¯     from ordinary
jnat¯     people
¶¢d     to heart
n    not
ev    only
Ïvya     by you
kayaI    to take
Ïv|     you
v¢DÝy¢s     will kill
raGvm¯     Rama, the scion of Raghu

26.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   he   should   not   take   to   heart   the
undeserved   calamity   which   has   come   from   ordinary   people   and   he
will   kill   Rama.

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   sçOm:   sgI:   =7=

 

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