THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 23 : SLOKAS 11 TO 16


lÄðap#ÞTanm¯   -   STARTING   FOR   LANKA

kaka:   ÜyEnaÞtTa   g¦D#a   n£cW:   p¢rpt¢Ót   c   .
¢SvaàaÔy¢Sva°ada°d¢Ót   s¤mhaByan¯   =11=

kaka:    crows
ÜyEna:     hawks
tTa    similarly
g¦D#a:     vultures
n£cW:     downwards
p¢rpt¢Ót     are falling
c    also
¢Sva:   c     jackals also
A¢p     moreover
A¢Svan¯     inauspicious
nadan¯     noises
nd¢Ót     howls
s¤mhaByan¯     inspiring great fear

11.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   crows,   hawks   and   vultures   are   falling
downwards.   Moreover   jackals   are   howling   with   inauspicious   noises
inspiring   great   fear.

SWlW:   S¥lWà   KÄñWà   ¢vs¦¾W:   k¢praXsW:   .
B¢vÝyÏyav¦ta   B¥¢mmaI|sSaE¢NtkdIma   =12=

SWlW:    with mountains
S¥lW:   c     with lances also
KÄñW:   c     with swords also
¢vs¦¾W:     hurled
k¢praXsW:     by monkeys and ogres
B¢vÝy¢t     will become
Aav¦ta     covered with
B¥¢mmaI|sSaE¢NtkdIma     with a thick morass of blood and flesh

12.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   earth   will   become   covered   with
mountains,   lances   and   swords   hurled   by   monkeys   and   ogres   and   with
a   thick   morass   of   blood   and   flesh.

¢Xp#mïWv   ѤDIxaI|   p¤r£|   ravNpa¢ltam¯   .
A¢Byam   jvEnWv   svItaE   h¢r¢Bv¦Ita:   =13=

¢Xp#m¯     without delay
Aï   ev     now itself
ѤDIxaI|     difficult to assail
p¤r£|     city
ravNpa¢ltam¯     ruled by Ravana
A¢Byam     we should march
jvEn   ev     with great speed
svIt:    on all sides
h¢r¢Bv¦Ita:     surrounded by monkeys

13.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   they   should   without   delay   march   with
great   speed   then   itself   towards   the   city   ruled   by   Ravana,   which   is
difficult   to   assail.

iÏyEvm¤ÀÏva   DmaIÏma   DÓv£   s|g#amhxIN:   .
p#tÞTE   p¤rtaE   ramaE   lÄðam¢Bm¤KaE   ¢vB¤:   =14=

i¢t   ev|     as above
uÀÏva     having said
DmaIÏma     given to piety
DÓv£     archer
s|g#amhxIN:     interested in a battle
p#tÞTE     started
p¤rt:     ahead of all
ram:    Rama
lÄðam¯     Lanka
A¢Bm¤K:     towards
¢vB¤:     celebrated

14.Rama,   having   spoken   as   above   started   ahead   of   all   towards   Lanka.

s¢vB£xNs¤g#£vaÞttÞtE   vanrxIBa:   .
p#t¢ÞTrE   ¢vndIÓtaE   ¢n¢àta   ¢¹xta|   vDE   =15=

s¢vB£xNs¤g#£va:     accompanied by Vibhishana and Sugriva
tt:    then
tE    those
vanrxIBa:     foremost of monkeys
p#t¢ÞTrE     went
¢vndIÓt:     roaring
¢n¢àta:     determined to fight
¢¹xta|     of the foes
vDE    for the destruction

15.Then   accompanied   by   Vibhishana   and   Sugriva   the   foremost   of
monkeys   went   roaring   determined   to   destroy   the   foes   in   a   fight.

raGvÞy   ¢p#yaTI|   t¤   D¦tana|   v£yISa¢lnam¯   .
hr£Na|   kmIcE¾a¢BÞt¤taEx   rG¤nÓdn:   =16=

raGvÞy     for Rama
¢p#yaTI|   t¤     intending to please
D¦tana|     enthusiastically
v£yISa¢lnam¯     exceedingly powerful
hr£Na|     of the monkeys
kmIcE¾a¢B:     by the actions
t¤taEx     felt gratified
rG¤nÓdn:     the delight of Raghus

16.Rama   felt   gratified   by   the   actions   of   the   exceedingly   powerful
monkeys   who   intended   to   please   Rama.

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   æOyaE¢v|S:   sgI:   =23=  

       

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