THE RAMAYANA
THE RAMAYANA
YUDDHA KANDA
SARGA 8 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20
p#hÞta¢dvcnm¯
- SPEECH BY PRAHASTA
AND OTHERS
Aï
ram| ss¤g#£v| p¢rGEN
slßmNm¯ .
Aag¢mÝya¢m
hÏvWkaE ¢vXaE×y h¢rva¢hn£m¯
=11=
p¢rGEN |
with the iron bludgeon |
h¢rva¢hn£m¯
| in the army of
monkeys |
11.Vajradamstra told
Ravana that he kill Rama
alongwith Sugriva
and Lakshmana
single handedly with the
iron bludgeon and return
causing panic
in the army of monkeys.
id|
mmapr| vaÀy| S¦N¤
rajÓyd£ÅC¢s .
upayk[SlaE
/Ev jyEÅCæO¥nt¢Ód#t:
=12=
upayk[Sl: |
one who is resourceful |
12.Vajradamstra told
Ravana to listen to his
another word if he desires;
one who
is resourceful will conquer
his enemies if vigilant.
kamãpDra:
S¥ra: s¤B£ma B£mdSIna:
.
raXsana|
shÞa#a¢N raXsa¢Dp ¢n¢àta:
=13=
kamãpDra: |
capable of assuming any
form |
B£mdSIna: |
terrible to look at |
13.Vajradamstra told
Ravana that thousands of
heroes among the ogres
who formidable,
terrible to look at and
capable of taking any form
at
will have
been chosen.
kak[t¯ÞTm¤ps|gØy
¢bB#taE man¤x| vp¤:
.
sv©I
/s|B#ma B¥Ïva b#¤vÓt¤
rG¤säOmm¯ =14=
¢h As|B#ma: |
with confidence |
rG¤säOmm¯ |
the foremost of Raghus |
14.Vajradamstra told
Ravana all ogres assuming
human form and
approaching Rama
speak as follows remaining
confident.
p#E¢xta
BrtEn Þm B#aæOa tv
yv£ysa .
s
¢h sEna| sm¤ÏTaÔy
¢Xp#mEvaEpyaÞy¢t =15=
p#E¢xta |
sent with a message |
yv£ysa |
with younger brother |
sm¤ÏTaÔy |
ordering to march |
upyaÞy¢t |
will leave for that place |
15.Vajradamstra told
Ravana that om being told
that they have been
sent by
Bharata with a message,
Rama, ordering the army
to march
will leave
for that place.
ttaE
vy| itÞt¥NI| S¥lS¢³gdaDra:
.
capbaNa¢shÞtaà
Ïv¢rtaÞtæO yam h
=16=
S¥lS¢³gdaDra: |
carrying pikes, javelins and
maces |
capbaNa¢shÞta: c
| with arrows and
swords in hand |
16.Vajradamstra told
Ravana that they will go
hastening there carrying
pikes, maces
and javelins as well as
arrows and swords in hand.
AakaSE
gNS: ¢ÞTÏva hÏva
ta| h¢rva¢hn£m¯ .
AÞæOSÞæOmhav¦¾Ya
p#apyam ymXym¯ =17=
h¢rva¢hn£m¯
| the army of monkeys |
AÞæOSÞæOmhav¦¾Ya
| with a hail of
arrows and weapons |
ymXym¯ |
to the abode of death |
17.Vajradamstra told
Ravana that standing in
hordes in the sky they
will send
the army of monkeys to
the abode of death with
a hail of
arrows and
weapons.
ev|
cEѤpsp©Itamny| ramlßmN¬
.
AvÜympn£tEn
ghtamEv j£¢vtm¯ =18=
upsp©Itam¯ |
will fall in trap |
ramlßmN¬ |
Rama and Lakshmana |
18.Vajradamstra told
Ravana that Rama and Lakshmana
will be trapped
by this
scheme and give up their
life.
k¬Øbk¢NIÞttaE
v£raE ¢nk[ØBaE nam
v£yIvan¯ .
Ab#v£Ïprm@[¼aE
ravN| laEkravNm¯ =19=
k¬Øbk¢NI: |
son of Kumbakarna |
prm@[¼: |
extremely angered |
laEkravNm¯ |
who makes people cry |
19.Then Nikumbha,
son of Kumbakarna, heroic
and powerful, got
extremely enraged
and spoke as follows to
Ravana who made people
cry.
sv©I
BvÓt¢Þt¿Ót¤ mharajEn
sÄñta: .
AhmEkaE
h¢nÝya¢m raGv| shlßmNm¯
=
s¤g#£v|
c hn¥mÓt| svaInEv c
vanran¯ =20=
mharajEn sÄñta:
| in the company
of the king |
raGv| | Rama,
scion of Raghu |
shlßmNm¯ |
along with Lakshmana |
20.Nikumbha told
Ravana that let all ogres
remain in the company of
the king
while he single handedly
will kill Rama, Lakshmana,
Sugriva,
Hanuman and
all of the monkeys.
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