THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 8 : SLOKAS 21 TO 24


p#hÞta¢dvcnm¯   -   SPEECH   BY   PRAHASTA   AND   OTHERS

ttaE   vj#hn¤naIm   raXs:   pvItaEpm:   .
@[¼:   p¢r¢lhnÓvÀæO|   ¢jºya   vaÀymb#v£t¯   =21=

tt:    then
vj#hn¤:     Vajrahanu
nam    by name
raXs:    ogre
pvItaEpm:     looking like a mountain
@[¼:     in anger
p¢r¢lhnn¯     licking
vÀæO|     his lips
¢jºya     with tongue
vaÀym¯     the following words
Ab#v£t¯     spoke

21.Then   an   ogre   Vajrahanu   by   name,   looking   like   a   mountain,   licking
his   lips   with   his   tongue,   spoke   the   following   words   in   anger.

ÞvWr|   k[vIÓt¤   kayaI¢N   BvÓtaE   ¢vgtÇvra:   .
ekaE{h|   BX¢yÝya¢m   taÓsvaIÓh¢ry¥Tpan¯   =22=

ÞvWr|     as you wish
k[vIÓt¤     please do
kayaI¢N     your duties
BvÓt:     you
¢vgtÇvra:     completely rid of anxiety
ek:    single handedly
Ah|    I
BX¢yÝya¢m     will devour
tan¯     those
svaIn¯     all the rest
h¢ry¥Tpan¯     the leaders of monkeys

22.Vajrahanu   told   Ravana   that   they   can   do   their   duties   as   they   wish
completely   rid   of   anxiety   and   he   single   handedly   devour   all   the   leaders
of   the   monkeys   and   all   the   rest.

ÞvÞTa:   @£fÓt¤   ¢n¢àÓta:   ¢pbÓtaE   mD¤vaâN£m¯   =23=

ÞvÞTa:     confidently
@£fÓt¤     divert
¢n¢àÓta:     free from anxiety
¢pbÓt:     drinking
mD¤vaâN£m¯     wine

23.Vajrahanu   told   Ravana   that   they   can   drink   wine   confidently   and
divert   themselves   free   from   anxiety.

AhmEkaE   v¢DÝya¢m   s¤g#£v|   shlßmNm¯   .
AÄñd|   c   hn¥mÓt|   ram|   c   rNk[¸rm¯   =24=

Ah|    I
ek:    single handedly
v¢DÝya¢m     will kill
s¤g#£v|     Sugriva
shlßmNm¯     with Lakshmana
AÄñd|   c     Angada also
hn¥mÓt|     Hanuman
ram|   c     Rana also
rNk[¸rm¯     the heroic warrior

24.Vajrahanu   told   Ravana   that   he   single   handedly   will   kill   Sugriva,
Lakshmana,   the   heroic   warrior   Rama,   Hanuman   and   Angada.

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   A¾m:   sgI:   =8=


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