THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

s¤g#£vravNyaE¹IÓdqvy¤¼m­q   -   DUEL   BETWEEN   SUGRIVA   AND   RAVANA  
 
n   mya   maEßysE{ï   Ïv|   pa¢TIvEÓd#Þy   tEjsa   =11=  
n    not
mya    by me
maEßysE    will be spared
Aï    now
Ïv|    you
pa¢TIvEÓd#Þy     of the king of kings
tEjsa    with the strengh
 
11.Sugriva   told   Ravana   that   he   will   not   be   spared   by   Sugriva   as   he   was   having   the  
strength   of   the   king   of   kings.    
iÏy¤ÀÏva   shsaEÏpÏy   p¤Ôl¤vE   tÞy   caEp¢r   =12=  
i¢t    as above
uÀÏva    having said
shsa    suddenly
uÏpÏy    springing
p¤Ôl¤vE     leapt
tÞy   c   up¢r     upon him also
 
12.Sugriva   having   said   as   above   suddenly   springing   up   leapt   on   Ravana.    
Aak]Ýy   m¤k[z|   ¢cæO|   patyamas   tì^¢v   =13=  
Aak]Ýy    snatching
m¤k[z|    crown
¢cæO|    lovely
patyamas    threw
tt­q    that
B¤¢v    on the ground
 
13.Sugriva   snatching   the   lovely   crown   of   Ravana   threw   it   on   the   ground.    
sm£ßy   t¥NImayaÓtmabBaxE   ¢nSacr:   =14=  
sm£ßy    perceiving
t¥NI|    with speed
AayaÓt|    coming
AabBaxE    spoke as follows
¢nSacr:    night wanderer, Ravana
 
14.Ravana   perceiving   Sugriva   coming   with   speed   spoke   as   follows.    
s¤g#£vÞÏv|   praEX|   mE   h£ng#£vaE   B¢vÝy¢s   =15=  
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
Ïv|    you
praEX|    out of sight
mE    my
h£ng#£v:     without neck
B¢vÝy¢s     you will become
 
15.Ravana   told   Sugriva   that   he   had   his   beautiful   neck   while   out   of   sight   of   Ravana   and   that   he   will   become   without   neck.    
iÏy¤ÀÏv«ÏTay   t|   ¢Xp#|   bah¤×yama¢XpäOlE   =16=  
i¢t    thus
uÀÏva    saying
uÏTay    rising
t|    him
¢Xp#|    quickly
bah¤×ya|     with two hands
Aa¢Xpt­q    threw
tlE    on the ground
 
16.Ravana   saying   thus   quickly   rising   caught   Sugriva   with   two   hands   and   threw   him   on  
the   ground.    
kÓѤväO|   sm¤ÏTay   bah¤×yama¢Xp¼¢r:   =17=  
kÓѤvt­q     like a ball
t|    him
sm¤ÏTay     bouncing up
bah¤×ya|     with hands
Aa¢Xpt­q    threw
h¢r:    monkey
 
17.Sugriva   bouncing   up   threw   Ravana   like   a   ball.    
prÞpr|   ÞvEd¢v¢dÂDgaæO¬   prÞpr|   SaE¢Nt¢dÂDdEh¬   .  
prÞpr|   ¢Ül¾¢nâ¼cE¾¬   prÞpr|   SaÚm¢l¢k|S¤k¬   yTa   =18=  
m¤¢¾p#harWà   tlp#harWrr¢ÏnGatWà   krag#GatW:   .  
t¬   c@t¤y¤I¼ms/ãp|   mhabl¬   vanrraXsEÓd#¬   =19=  
prÞpr|    each other
ÞvEd¢v¢dÂDgaæO¬     with limbs covered all over with sweat
prÞpr|    each other
SaE¢Nt¢dÂDdEh¬     with bodies dyed red with blood
prÞpr|    each other
¢Ül¾¢nâ¼cE¾¬     stood motionless with bodies interlocked
prÞpr|    each other
SaÚm¢l¢k|S¤k¬     silk cotton and kimsuka trees
yTa    like
m¤¢¾p#harW:   c     with blows of fists aso
tlp#harW:    with slaps
Ar¢ÏnGatW:     with blows by forearm
c   krag#GatW:     with blows of fingers also
t¬    the two
c@t¤:    carried on
y¤¼m­q     a duel
As/ãp|    a sight never seen before
mhabl¬    both with great might
vanrraXsEÓd#¬     king of monkeys and king of ogres
 
18,19.Sugriva   and   Ravana,   both   with   great   might,   carried   on   a   duel   the   like   of   which  
was   never   seen   before,   duelled   each   with   their   limbs   covered   with   sweat,   bodies   dyed  
red   with   blood,   stood   motionless   with   bodies   interlocked   like   a   silk   cotton   tree   and  
kimsuka   tree,   trading   blows   with   fists,   blows   of   the   forearm   and   of   fingers.    
k]Ïva   ¢ny¤¼|   B¦Sm¤g#vEg¬   kal|   ¢cr|   gaEp¤rvE¢dmÒyE   .  
u¢ÏXÔy   ca¢XÔy   ¢vnØy   dEh¬   pad@maéaEp¤rvE¢dlg"¬   =  
AÓyaEÓyma¢vÝy   ¢vlg#dEh¬   t¬   pEtt¤:   sal¢nKatmÒyE   =20=  
k]Ïva   ¢ny¤¼|     having duelled
B¦S|    hard
ug#vEg¬    with terrible impetuasity
kal|   ¢cr|     for a long time
gaEp¤rvE¢dmÒyE     at the center of platform in the tower
u¢ÏXÔy     throwing up
c   Aa¢XÔy     pressing down also
¢vnØy    bending
dEh¬    their bodies
pad@mat­q    caught by the legs
gaEp¤rvE¢dlg"¬     hanging by the edge of the tower
AÓyaEÓy|     one another
Aa¢vÝy     attacking
¢vlg#dEh¬     with bodies clung together
t¬    the two
pEtt¤:    dropped down
sal¢nKatmÒyE     between the defensive wall and the moat
 
20.The   two,   Sugriva   and   Ravana,   having   duelled   for   a   long   time   on   the   platform   of   the   tower,   throwing   up   and   pressing   down   with   terrible   impetuosity   caught   hold   of   each   other   by   bending   their   feet   and   clinging   together   dropped   down   between   the   defensive  
wall   and   the   moat.              
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