THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 13 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

ravNmhapaáIs|vad:   -   DISCUSSION   BETWEEN   RAVANA   AND  

MAHAPARSWA  
 
¢ptamhÞy   Bvn|   gÅCÓt£|   p¤¢¸kÞTlam¯   .  
c·¥yImaNamd#aXmakaSE{¢g"¢SKa¢mv   =11=  
¢ptamhÞy    of great grand father, Brahma
Bvn|    to the abode
gÅCÓt£|    going
p¤¢¸kÞTlam¯    an apsara named Punjikasthala
c·¥yImaNam¯    stealthily due to fear
Ad#aX|    I saw
AakaSE    in the sky
A¢g"¢SKa|   iv    like a flame
 
11.Ravana   told   Mahaparswa   that   an   apsara,   Punjikasthala,   was   going  
stealthily   flashing   like   a   flame   due   to   fear   to   the   abode   of   Brahma.    
sa   p#s/   mya   B¤³a   k]ta   ¢vvsna   tt:   .  
Þvy|B¥Bvn|   p#açOa   laE¢lta   n¢ln£   yTa   =12=  
sa    she
p#s/    was raped
mya    by me
B¤³a    was ravished
k]ta   ¢vvsna    stripped of her clothes
tt:    from there
Þvy|B¥Bvn|    the abode of Brahma
p#açOa    reached
laE¢lta    crushed
n¢ln£   yTa    like a lotus
 
12.Ravana   told   Mahaparswa   that   he   stripped   her   clothing   and   ravished  
her   and   thereafter   she   reached   Brahma's   abode   like   a   crushed   lotus.    
tÞy   tÅc   tda   mÓyE   åOatmas£ÓmhaÏmn:   .  
AT   s|k[¢ptaE   dEvaE   ma¢md|   vaÀymb#v£t¯   =13=  
tÞy    that
tt¯   c    that also
tda    then
mÓyE    I think
åOat|    known
Aas£t¯    came to be
mhaÏmn:    to the exalted soul
AT    then
s|k[¢pt:    highly enraged
dEv:    Brahma
ma|    to me
id|    the following
vaÀym¯    words
Ab#v£t¯    said
 
13.Ravana   told   Mahaparswa   that   he   thought   Brahma   came   to   know  
about   the   incident   and   highly   enraged   spoke   to   him   the   following  
words.    
Aïp#B¦¢t   yamÓya|   bla°ar£|   g¢mÝy¢s   .  
tda   tE   StGa   m¥DaI   P¢lÝy¢t   n   s|Sy:   =14=  
Aïp#B¦¢t    hence forth
yam¯    which
AÓya|    other
blat¯    forcibly
nar£|    woman
g¢mÝy¢s    you approach
tda    forthwith
tE    your
StGa    into hundred pieces
m¥DaI    head
P¢lÝy¢t    will spit
n   s|Sy:    no doubt about it
 
14.Ravana   told   Mahaparswa   that   Brahma   told   him   that   if   he   forcibly  
approach   another   woman,   his   head   will   spilt   into   hundred   pieces  
forthwith.    
iÏyh|   tÞy   SapÞy   B£t:   p#sBmEv   tam¯   .  
naraEpyE   blaÏs£ta|   vWdEh£|   SynE   S¤BE   =15=  
i¢t    thus
Ah|    I
tÞy    his
SapÞy    of curse
B£t:    afraid
p#sB|    certainly
ev    only
tam¯    that
n   AaraEpyE    not make her climb
blat¯    forcibly
s£ta|    Sita
vWdEh£|    princess of Videha
SynE    in bed
S¤BE    charming
 
15.Ravana   told   Mahaparswa   that   being   certainly   afraid   of   Brahma's  
curse   he   is   not   forcibly   making   Sita   climb   into   his   bed.    
sagrÞyEv   mE   vEgaE   maâtÞyEv   mE   g¢t:   .  
nWtêaSr¢Tv©Id   /asady¢t   tEn   mam¯   =16=  
sagrÞy    of the ocean
iv    like
mE   vEg:    my fury
maâtÞy    of the Wind god
iv    like
mE    my
g¢t:    speed
n    not
ett¯    this
daSr¢T:    Rama
vEd    knows
¢h    thus
Aasady¢t    is attacking
tEn    with that
mam¯    me
 
16.Ravana   told   Mahapaeswa   that   his   fury   is   like   that   of   the   ocean   and  
speed   like   that   of   the   wind   god   which   Rama   does   not   know   and   hence  
Rama   is   attacking   him.    
yÞt¤   ¢s|h¢mvas£n|   s¤çO|   ¢g¢rg¤haSyE   .  
@[¼|   m¦Ïy¤¢mvas£n|   p#baED¢yt¤¢mÅC¢t   =17=  
y:   t¤    who can
¢s|h|   iv    like a lion
Aas£n|    sitting
s¤çO|    sleeping
¢g¢rg¤haSyE    in a mountain cave
@[¼|    in rage
m¦Ïy¤|   iv    like death
Aas£n|    sitting
p#baED¢yt¤|    to arouse
iÅC¢t    will desire
 
17.Ravana   asked   Mahaparswa   who   will   have   the   desire   to   arouse   a  
one   like   a   lion   sleeping,   sitting   in   a   mountain   cave   or   like   sitting   like  
death   in   a   rage?    
n   mäOaE   ¢n¢StanaNan¯¢¹¢jºa¢nv   p°gan¯   .  
ram:   pÜy¢t   s|g#amE   tEn   mam¢BgÅC¢t   =18=  
n    not
mäO:    from me
¢n¢Stan¯    sharp
baNan¯    arrows
¢¹¢jºan¯    with two tongues
iv   p°gan¯    like serpents
ram:    Rama
pÜy¢t    seen
s|g#amE    in a fight
tEn    therefore
mam¯    me
A¢BgÅC¢t    marching against
 
18.Ravana   told   Mahaparswa   that   Rama   has   not   seen   his   sharp   arrows  
like   a   serpent   with   two   tongues   in   a   fight   and   thus   is   marching   against  
him.    
¢Xp#|   vj#aEpmWbaINW:   StGa   kam¤IkÅy¤tW:   .  
rammad£p¢yÝya¢m   uÚka¢B¢rv   k[¸rm¯   =19=  
¢Xp#|    quickly
vj#aEpmW:    like a thunderbolt
baNW:    with arrows
StGa    in hundreds
kam¤IkÅy¤tW:    discharged from the bow
ram|    Rama
Aad£p¢yÝya¢m    will set on fire
uÚka¢B:    with burning wood
iv    like
k[¸rm¯    an elephant
 
19.Ravana   told   Mahaparswa   that   he   will   quickly   set   Rama   on   fire   with  
hundreds   of   thunderbolt   like   arrows   discharged   from   his   bow   like   an  
elephant   with   burning   firewood.    
tÅcaÞy   blmadaÞyE   blEn   mhta   v¦t:   .  
udyÓs¢vta   kalE   nXæOaNa¢mv   p#Bam¯   =20=  
tt¯    that
c    also
AÞy    his
bl|    army
AadaÞyE    I will disperse
blEn    with army
mhta    great
v¦t:    surrounded
udyn¯    risen
s¢vta    sun
kalE    in early morning
nXæOaNa|    of stars
iv    like
p#Bam¯    the light
 
20.Ravana   told   Mahaparswa   that   he   will   disperse   Rama's   army   with  
his   great   army   surrounding   him   like   the   sun   risen   in   the   early   morning  
disperses   the   light   of   the   stars.    
n   vasvEna¢p   shÞa#cX¤sa   y¤Da{¢Þm   SÀy«   vâNEn   ya   p¤n:   .  
mya   ¢Ïvy|   bah¤blEn   ¢n¢jIta   p¤r£   p¤ra   vW½vNE   pa¢lta   =21=  
n    not
vasvEn   A¢p    even by Indra
shÞa#cX¤sa    with thousand eyes
y¤Da    to fight
A¢Þm    I am
SÀy:    capable
vâNEn   ya   p¤n:    even by Varuna again
mya   t¤    by me only
iy|    this
bah¤blEn    with the stregth of arms
¢n¢jIta    was won
p¤r£    city
p¤ra    earlier
vW½vNE    by Kubera
pa¢lta    ruled
 
21.Ravana   told   Mahaparswa   that   even   Indra   or   Varuna   also   cannot  
fight   against   him   and   also   he   won   the   city,   Lanka,   earlier   ruled   by  
Kubera   with   the   strength   of   his   arms.  
 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   æOyaEdS:   sgI:   =13=  
           
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