THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 37 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

½£ramEN   sEnaÛy¥hnmq­   -   RAMA   DEPLOYING   THE   ARMY  
 
p¥vI|   p#hÞt   sbla   ¹armasaï   ¢t¿¢t   =11=  
d¢XN|   c   mhav£yaªI   mhapaáImhaEdr¬   =12=  
p¥vI|    in the eastern
p#hÞt:    Prahasta
sbl:    with the army
¹ar|    gate
Aasaï    reaching
¢t¿¢t     stands
d¢XN|    in the southern
c    similarly
mhav£yaªI     with great prowess
mhapaáImhaEdr¬     Mahaparswa and Mahodara
 
11,12.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Prahasta   reaching   the   eastern   gate   stands   there   with   the   army   and   similarly   in   the   southern   gate   stand   Mahaparswa   and   Mahodara,   with   great  
prowess.    
iÓd#¢jÏp¢àm¹ar|   raXsWbIh¤¢Bv¦It:   .  
p¢ÊóSa¢sDn¤Ým¢ì:   S¥lm¤érpa¢N¢B:   =  
nanap#hrNW:   S¥rWrav¦taE   ravNaÏmj:   =13=  
iÓd#¢jt­q     Indrajit
p¢àm¹ar|     at the western gate
raXsW:   bh¤¢B:     by numerous ogres
v¦t:    is stationed
p¢ÊóSa¢sDn¤Ým¢ì:     having in hand sharp edged spears, swords and bows
S¥lm¤érpa¢N¢B:     carrying darts and mallets
nanap#hrNW:    weilding various weapons
S¥rW:    by heroes
Aav¦t:    accompanied by
ravNaÏmj:    son of Ravana
 
13.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana,   is   stationed   at   the   western   gate  
accompanied   by   numerous   ogres   carrying   sharp   edged   spears,   swords,   bows,   darts,  
mallets   and   various   weapons.    
raXsana|   shÞa#WÞt¤   bh¤¢B:   SÞæOpa¢N¢B:   .  
y¤³:   prms|¢vg"aE   raXsWbIh¤¢Bv¦It:   =  
uäOr|   ngr¹ar|   ravN:   Þvyma¢ÞTt:   =14=  
raXsana|    of ogres
shÞa#W:    thousands
t¤    in this
bh¤¢B:     many
SÞæOpa¢N¢B:     with weapons in hand
y¤³:    accompanied
prms|¢vg":    extremely agitated
raXsW:    by ogres
bh¤¢B:     numerous
v¦t:    is stationed
uäOr|    the northern
ngr¹ar|    at the city gate
ravN:    Ravana
Þvy|    himself
Aa¢ÞTt:     has taken position
 
14.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   an   extremely   agitated   Ravana   accompanied   by   many  
thousand   ogres   bearing   weapons   has   taken   position   at   the   northern   gate   of   the   city.    
¢vãpaXÞt¤   mhta   S¥lKÄñDn¤Ýmta   .  
blEn   raXsW:   saDI|   mÒym|   g¤Úmma¢ÞTt:   =15=  
¢vãpaX:   t¤     Virupaksha for his part
mhta    huge
S¥lKÄñDn¤Ýmta     armed with pikes, swords and bows
blEn    by army
raXsW:    with ogres
saDI|    alongwith
mÒym|    central
g¤Úm|     garrison
Aa¢ÞTt:     is positioned
 
15.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Virupaksha   is   stationed   at   the   central   garrison   with   a   huge   army   of   ogres   armed   with   pikes,   swords   and   bows.    
etanEv|¢vDaÓg¤lma|ÚlÄðaya|   sm¤d£ßy   tE   .  
mamka:   s¢cva:   sv©I   p¤n:   S£G#¢mhagta:   =16=  
etan­q    these
ev|¢vDan­q     as stated above
g¤lman­q     garrisons
lÄðaya|    at Lanka
sm¤d£ßy     keenly observing
tE    these
mamka:    my
s¢cva:    ministers
sv©I    all
p¤n:    again
S£G#|    quickly
ih    here
Aagta:    returned
 
16.Vibhishana   told   Rama   all   his   ministers,   having   keenly   observed   these   garrisons   as  
stated   above,   have   returned   quickly   here.    
gjana|   c   shÞa#|   c   rTanamy¤t|   p¤rE   .  
hyanamy¤tE   ¹E   c   sag#kaE¢zà   rXsamq­   =17=  
gjana|    of elephants
c   shÞa#|     in thousands
c    also
rTanam­q    of chariots
Ay¤t|    tens of thousands
p¤rE    in the city
hyanam­q    of horses
Ay¤tE   ¹E   c     twenty thousands
sag#kaE¢z:   c     is over one crore
rXsam­q    of ogres
 
17.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   in   the   city   there   were   thousands   of   elephants,   ten   thousnd   chariots,   twenty   thousand   horses   and   over   one   crore   of   ogres.    
¢v@aÓta   blvÓtà   s|y¤gEÝvatta¢yn:   .  
i¾a   raXsrajÞy   ¢nÏymEtE   ¢nSacra:   =18=  
¢v@aÓta:     are valiant
blvÓt:   c     mighty also
s|y¤gEx¤     in wars
Aatta¢yn:    killing enemies
i¾a:    beloved
raXsrajÞy    of the king of ogres
¢nÏy|    ever
etE    these
¢nSacra:    night wanderers
 
18.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   these   ogres   who   were   valiant   and   mighty   were   ever  
beloved   of   Ravana.    
ekWkÞyaæO   y¤¼aTI|   raXsÞy   ¢vSa|   ptE   .  
p¢rvar:   shÞa#aNa|   shÞa#m¤p¢t¿tE   =19=  
ekWkÞy    of each
AæO    in this
y¤¼aTI|     for the war
raXsÞy    of ogre
¢vSa|   ptE     O! emperor
p¢rvar:    body of adherents
shÞa#aNa|   shÞa#|     ten lakhs
up¢t¿tE     is ready
 
19.Vibhishana   told   Rama   for   each   ogre   for   the   war   ten   lakhs   of   adherents   are   ready.    
eta|   p#v¦¢äO|   lÄðaya|   m¢ÓæOp#aE³a|   ¢vB£xN:   .  
evm¤ÀÏva   mhabah¥   raXsa|ÞtandSIyt­q   =20=  
eta|   p#v¦¢äO|     information as above
lÄðaya|    concerning Lanka
m¢ÓæOp#aE³a|     conveyed by ministers
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
ev|    as above
uÀÏva     saying
mhabah¤:    mighty armed
raXsan­q    ogres
tan­q    those
AdSIyt­q    produced in person
 
20.Vibhishana   saying   the   information   furnished   by   his   ministers   as   above   produced   in  
person   those   ogres.              

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