THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

ravNaÏmÜlaGa   -   RAVANA'S   BOASTS  
 
p¤¢ÝptW:   SaE¢Bta   lÄða   vnWàWæOrTaEpmW:   .  
nanaptÄñs|G¤¾W:   Plp¤ÝpaEpgW:   S¤BW:   =11=  
p¤¢ÝptW:    in full bloom
SaE¢Bta    looked charming
lÄða    Lanka
vnW:    with groves
cWæOrTaEpmW:    equal to caitraratha
nanaptÄñs|G¤¾W:    full of songs of birds of various species
Plp¤ÝpaEpgW:    full of fruits and flowers
S¤BW:    excellent
 
11.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Lanka   appears   charming   with   groves  
in   full   bloom,   full   of   songs   of   birds   of   various   species,   full   of   fruits  
and   flowers   and   equal   to   caitraratha,   the   grove   of   Kubera.    
pÜy   mäO¢vhÄña¢n   p#l£nB#mra¢N   c   .  
kaE¢klak[lxÎfa¢n   daEDv£¢t   ¢SvaE{¢nl:   =12=  
pÜy    see
mäO¢vhÄña¢n    birds in heat
p#l£nB#mra¢N    bees in hiding
c   kaE¢klak[lxÎfa¢n    crowded with cuckoos flying hither and tither
daEDv£¢t    shakes
¢Sv:    deligtful
A¢nl:    breeze
 
12.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   see   the   delightful   breeze   shaking   the   trees  
with   birds   in   heat,   bees   in   hiding   and   crowded   with   cuckoos   flying  
hither   and   tither.    
i¢t   daSrT£   ramaE   lßmN|   smBaxt   =13=  
i¢t    thus
daSrT£    son of Dasaratha
ram:    Rama
lßmN|    to Lakshmana
smBaxt    spoke
 
13.Rama   spoke   thus   to   Lakshmana.    
bl|   c   t¹W   ¢vBjM¯ÅCaÞæOèxZEn   kmINa   .  
SSas   k¢psEnaya   blmaday   v£yIvan¯   =14=  
AÄñD:   sh   n£lEn   ¢t¿EѤr¢s   ѤjIy:   =15=  
bl|   c    the army also
tt¯    that
vW    may be
¢vBjt¯    dividing
SaÞæOèxZEn    according to scriptures
kmINa    rules
SSas    ordered as follows
k¢psEnaya:    of the monkey army
bl|    troops
Aaday    taking
v£yIvan¯    the valiant
AÄñD:    Angada
sh   n£lEn    with Nila
¢t¿Et¯    should position
ur¢s    at the bottom
ѤjIy:    difficult to conquer
 
14,15.Rama   then   ordered   that   Angada   taking   his   his   troops   with   Nila  
should   position   at   the   bottom.    
¢t¿E¹anrva¢hÓya   vanr¬Gsmav¦t:   .  
Aa¢½Ïy   d¢XN|   paáIm¦xBaE   vanrxIB:   =16=  
¢t¿Et¯    position
vanrva¢hÓya:    of the monkey army
vanr¬Gsmav¦t:    surrounded by hordes of monkeys
Aa¢½Ïy    reaching
d¢XN|   paá©I    the right side
§xB:    Rshabha
vanrxIB:    foremost of monkeys
 
16.Rama   ordered   that   Rshabha   position   himself   on   the   right   side   of  
the   monkey   army   surrounded   by   hordes   of   monkey.    
gÓDhÞt£v   ѤDIxIÞtrÞv£   gÓDmadn:   .  
¢t¿E¹anrva¢hÓya:   sÛy|   paáI|   sma¢½t:   =  
m¥¢D"I   ÞTaÞtaØyh|   y¤³aE   lßmNEn   sm¢Óvt:   =17=  
gÓDh¢Þt    elephant in rut
iv    like
ѤDIxI:    difficult to overpower
trÞv£    very powerful
gÓDmadn:    Gandhamadana
¢t¿Et¯    remain
vanrva¢hÓya:    of the monkey army
sÛy|    left
paáI|    side
sma¢½t:    reaching
m¥¢D"I    at the head
ÞTaÞta¢m    will remain
Ah|    I
y¤³:    alert
lßmNEn    by Lakshmana
sm¢Óvt:    accompanied
 
17.Rama   ordered   that   Gandhamadana   should   remain   on   the   left   side  
of   the   monkey   army   and   he   accompanied   by   Lakshmana   will   remain  
alert   will   at   the   head.    
ja|Øbva|à   s¤xENà   vEgdS£I   c   vanr:   .  
§Xm¤Áya   mhaÏmn:   k[¢X|   rXÓt¤   tE   æOy:   =18=  
ja|Øbvan¯   c    Jambavan also
s¤xEN:   c    Sushena also
vEgdS£I   c    Vehadarsi also
vanr:    monkey
§Xm¤Áya    leaders of bears
mhaÏmn:    intelligent
k[¢X|    the belly
rXÓt¤    protect
tE    those
æOy:    three
 
18.Rama   ordered   that   let   the   three,   Jambavan   and   Sushena   the   leaders  
of   bears   and   the   monkey   Vehadarsi   protect   the   belly.    
jGn|   k¢psEnaya:   k¢prajaE{¢BrXt¤   .  
pàaDI¢mv   laEkÞy   p#cEtaÞtEjsa   v¦t:   =19=  
jGn|    the hips and loins
k¢psEnaya:    of the monkey force
k¢praj:    the monkey king, Sugriva
A¢BrXt¤    protect
pàaDI|    the western part
iv    like
laEkÞy    of the world
p#cEta:    Varuna
tEjsa    with glory
v¦t:    enveloped
 
19.Rama   ordered   that   Sugriva   should   protect   the   hip   and   loins   of   the  
monkey   army   like   Varuna   protects   the   western   part   of   the   world.    
s¤¢vB³mhaÛy¥ha   mhavanrr¢Xta   .  
An£¢kn£   sa   ¢vbB¬   yTa   ï¬:   saB#s|Ôlva   =20=  
s¤¢vB³mhaÛy¥ha    well disposed in a huge formation
mhavanrr¢Xta    protected by eminent monkeys
An£¢kn£    the army
sa    that
¢vbB¬    looked charming
yTa   ï¬:    like the sky
saB#s|Ôlva    with the mass of clouds
 
20.The   army   well   disposed   in   huge   formation   and   protected   by   eminent  
monkeys   looked   charming   like   the   sky   wit   the   mas   of   clouds.              
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