THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

ravNaÏmÜlaGa   -   RAVANA'S   BOASTS  
 
sa   v£rs¢mt£   raåOa   ¢vrraj   Ûyv¢ÞTta   .  
S¢Sna   S¤BnXæOa   p¬NImas£v   Sard£   =1=  
sa    that
v£rs¢mt£    assembly of heroes
raåOa    by the king
¢vrraj    appeared
Ûyv¢ÞTta    drawn up in battle array
S¢Sna    by the moon
S¤BnXæOa    with bright stars
p¬NImas£    full moon night
iv    like
Sard£    autumnal
 
1.The   assembly   of   heroes   drawn   up   in   battle   array   by   the   king   appeared  
like   the   autumnal   full   moon   night   with   the   moon   and   bright   stars.    
p#ccal   c   vEgEn   æOÞta   cWv   vs¤ÓDra   .  
p£ÌYmana   bl¬GEn   tEn   sagrvcIsa   =2=  
p#ccal    violently shook
c    also
vEgEn    swiftly
æOÞta    alarmed
c    also
ev    only
vs¤ÓDra    the earth
p£ÌYmana    being pressed under foot
bl¬GEn    by the army
tEn    that
sagrvcIsa    glorious like the sea
 
2.The   earth   being   pressed   under   foot   by   the   swift   movement   of   the  
army,   glorious   like   the   sea,   felt   alarmed   and   shook   violently.    
tt:   S¤½¤v¤ra@[¾|   lÄðaya|   kann¬ks:   .  
BEr£m¦dÄñs|G¤¾|   t¤m¤l|   raEmhxINm¯   =3=  
tt:    then
S¤½¤v¤:    heard
Aa@[¾|    celebrations
lÄðaya|    in Lanka
kann¬ks:    monkeys
BEr£m¦dÄñs|G¤¾|    sound of kettle drums and tom toms
t¤m¤l|    loud
raEmhxINm¯    hair raising
 
3.The   monkeys   heard   in   Lanka   the   sound   of   kettle   drums   and   tom  
toms   as   well   the   noise   of   celebrations.    
bB¥v¤ÞtEn   GaExEN   s|¶¾a   h¢ry¥Tpa:   .  
Am¦ÝymaNaÞt|   GaEx|   ¢vnEѤGa©IxväOrm¯   =4=  
bB¥v¤:    became
tEn    by that
GaExEN    by that sound
s|¶¾a:    rejoiced
h¢ry¥Tpa:    the commanders of monkeys
Am¦ÝymaNa:    not tolerating
t|   GaEx|    that sound
¢vnEѤ:    roared
GaExväOrm¯    at a higher pitch
 
4.The   commanders   of   monkeys   became   rejoiced   at   that   sound   and  
not   tolerating   that   sound   roared   at   a   higher   pitch.    
raXsaÞt¤   ÔlvÄñana|   S¤½¤v¤àa¢p   g¢jItm¯   .  
ndIta¢mv   èçOana|   mEGanamØbrE   Þvnm¯   =5=  
raXsa:   t¤    ogres as well
ÔlvÄñana|    of the monkeys
S¤½¤v¤:    heard
c   A¢p   g¢jItm¯    that roar also
ndIta|    roaring
iv    like
èçOana|    of overbearing
mEGanam¯    of clouds
AØbrE    in the sky
Þvnm¯    thundering
 
5.The   ogres   also   heard   the   roar   of   the   monkeys   which   was   like   the  
thundering   of   overbearing   clouds   in   the   sky.    
è¾qva   daSr¢TlIÄða|   ¢cæOÒvjpta¢kn£m¯   .  
jgam   mnsa   s£ta|   Ñ¥ymanEn   cEtsa   =6=  
è¾qva    seeing
daSr¢T:    Rama, son of Dasaratha
lÄða|    Lanka
¢cæOÒvjpta¢kn£m¯    dressed with beautiful flags and buntings
jgam   mnsa    mentally thought
s£ta|    about Sita
Ñ¥ymanEn    with afflicted
cEtsa    mind
 
6.Seeing   Lanka   dressed   with   beautiful   flags   and   buntings,   Rama  
mentally   thought   about   Sita   with   an   afflicted   mind.    
AæO   sa   m¦gSavaX£   ravNEnaEpâÒytE   .  
A¢BB¥ta   g#hENEv   laE¢htaÄñEn   raE¢hN£   =7=  
AæO    here
sa    she
m¦gSavaX£    with eyes resembling those of a fawn
ravNEn    by Ravana
upâÒytE    is detained
A¢BB¥ta    overshadowed
g#hEN    by planet
iv    like
laE¢htaÄñEn    Mars, the red bodied
raE¢hN£    moon
 
7.Rama   thought   that   Sita   with   eyes   resembling   those   of   a   fawn   is  
detained   by   Ravana   there   like   the   moon   overshadowed   by   planet   Mars.    
d£GIm¤ÝN|   c   ¢náÞy   sm¤¹£ßy   c   lßmNm¯   .  
uvac   vcn|   v£rÞtÏkala¢htmaÏmn:   =8=  
d£GI|    long
uÝN|   c    hot also
¢náÞy    sighing
sm¤¹£ßy    looking at
c    also
lßmNm¯    Lakshmana
uvac    said as follows
vcn|    words
v£r:    hero
tÏkala¢ht|    conducive for the occasion
AaÏmn:    for himself
 
8.Rama,   heaving   long   and   hot   sighs,   looking   at   Lakshmana   said   the  
foloowing   word   conducive   for   the   occasion   and   himself.    
Aal£KÓt£¢mvakaSm¤¢ÏTta|   pÜy   lßmN   .  
mnsEv   k]ta|   lÄða|   ngag"E   ¢vákmINa   =9=  
Aal£KÓt£|    scraping
iv    as if
AakaS|    the sky
u¢ÏTta|    elevated
pÜy    see
lßmN    Lakshmana
mnsa   iv    as if by mind
k]ta|    built
lÄða|    Lanka
ngag"E    on top of the mountain
¢vákmINa    by Viswakarmana
 
9.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   look   at   Lanka   built   on   mountain   top   as   if  
scraping   the   sky   as   if   by   the   mind   of   Viswakarma.    
¢vmanWbIh¤¢BlIÄða   sÄð£NaI   ¢h   ¢vrajtE   .  
¢vÝNaE:   pd¢mvakaS|   Ca¢dt|   paÎf¤rWGInW:   =10=  
¢vmanW:    with palaces
bh¤¢B:    numerous
lÄða    Lanka
sÄð£NaI    full of
¢h    surely
¢vrajtE    appears
¢vÝNaE:    of Sun god
pd|    the abode
iv    as if
AakaS|    the sky
Ca¢dt|    covered
paÎf¤rW:    by white
GnW:    by clouds
 
10.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Lanka   full   of   palaces   appears   like   the   sky,  
the   abode   of   Sun   god   covered   by   white   clouds.          
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