THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 41 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

AÄñdd¬Ïym­q   -   SENDING   ANGADA   AS   MESSENGER  
 
SWlW:   S¥lWà   KÄñWà   ¢vm¤³W:   k¢praXsW:   .  
B¢vÝyÏyav¦ta   B¥¢mmaI|sSaE¢NtkdIma   =21=  
SWlW:    with mountains
S¥lW:   c     with darts also
KÄñW:   c     with swords also
¢vm¤³W:     thrown
k¢praXsW:    by monkeys and ogres
B¢vÝy¢t     will become
Aav¦ta    covered
B¥¢m:    the earth
ma|sSaE¢NtkdIma     with a morass of flesh and blood
 
21.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   earth   will   become   covered   by   mountains,   darts   and  
swords   thrown   by   monkeys   and   ogres   and   with   a   morass   of   flesh   and   blood.    
¢Xp#mï   ѤraDxaI   lÄða|   ravNpa¢ltam­q   .  
A¢Byam   jvEnWv   svItaE   h¢r¢Bv¦Ita   =22=  
¢Xp#m­q    without delay
Aï    now
ѤraDxaI     difficult to storm
lÄða|    towards Lanka
ravNpa¢ltam­q     ruled over by Ravana
A¢Byam    we should march
jvEn    with all speed
ev    only
svIt:    alround
h¢r¢B:    by monkeys
v¦ta    surrounded
 
22.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   they   should   march   without   delay   and   with   all   speed  
towards   Lanka   ruled   by   Ravana   and   difficult   to   storm.    
iÏyEv|   s|vdÓv£raE   lßmN|   lßmNag#j:   .  
tÞmadvatrÅC£G#|   pvItag#aÓmhabl:   =23=  
i¢t   ev|     as above
s|vdn­q    while speaking
v£r:    the heroic
lßmN|    to Lakshmana
lßmNag#j:    Lakshmana's elder brother, Rama
tÞmat­q    that
Avatrt­q    descended
S£G#|    rapidly
pvItag#at­q    from the top of the mountain
mhabl:    with great might
 
23.Rama   while   speaking   to   Lakshmana   as   above   rapidly   descended   from   the   top   of   the   mountain.    
Avt£yI   c   DmaIÏma   tÞmaÅCWlaÏs   raGv:   .  
prW:   prmѤDIxI|   ddSI   blmaÏmn:   =24=  
Avt£yI   c     after descending
DmaIÏma    mind set on virtue
tÞmat­q    that
SWlat­q    from the mountain
s:   raGv:    that Rama, scion of Raghu
prW:    for the enemy
prmѤDIxI|     extremely difficult to assail
ddSI    reviewed
bl|    army
AaÏmn:    his own
 
24.Rama,   after   descending   from   the   top   of   the   mountain,   reviewed   his   own   army   which   was   extremely   difficult   to   assail   for   the   enemy.    
s°/   t¤   ss¤g#£v:   k¢prajbl|   mht­q   .  
kalåOaE   raGv:   kalE   s|y¤gaya×ycaEdyt­q   =25=  
s°/    to be ready
t¤   ss¤g#£v:     with Sugriva
k¢prajbl|    the army of the king of monkeys
mht­q    the huge
kalåO:    who knew the right time
raGv:    Rama, scion of Raghu
kalE    in opportune time
s|y¤gay    for war
A×ycaEdyt­q     enthused
 
25.Rama   with   Sugriva   asked   the   huge   army   of   the   monkey   to   be   ready   and   knowing   the   right   time   enthused   the   army   in   opportune   time.    
tt:   kalE   mhabah¤bIlEn   mhta   v¦t:   .  
p#¢ÞTt:   p¤rtaE   DÓv£   lÄðam¢Bm¤K:   p¤r£m­q   =26=  
tt:    thereafter
kalE    at an auspicious time
mhabah¤:    mighty armed
blEn    by the army
mhta    huge
v¦t:    surrounded
p#¢ÞTt:     marched
p¤rt:    in front
DÓv£    with a bow in hand
lÄðam­q     Lanka
A¢Bm¤K:     towards
p¤r£m­q     the city
 
26.Rama,   mighty   armed   and   with   bow   in   hand,   thereafter   surrounded   by   the   huge   army   marched   towards   the   city   of   Lanka   at   an   auspicious   time.    
t|   ¢vB£xNs¤g#£v¬   hn¤ma¸Øbva°l:   .  
§XrajÞtTa   n£laE   lßmNàaÓvy¤Þtda   =27=  
t|    him
¢vB£xNs¤g#£v¬     Vibhishana and Sugriva
hn¤man­q     Hanuman
jaØbvan­q     Jambavan
nl:    Nala
§Xraj:    the king of bears
tTa    similarly
n£l:    Nila
lßmN:   c     Lakshmana also
AÓvy¤:     followed
tda    then
 
27.Then   Vibhishana,   Sugriva,   Hanuman,   the   king   of   bears   Jambavan,   Nala,   Nila   and  
Lakshmana   followed   Rama.    
tt:   pàaÏs¤mht£   p¦tnaXIvn¬ksam­q   .  
p#ÅCaï   mht£|   B¥¢mmn¤ya¢t   Þm   raGvm­q   =28=  
tt:   pàat­q     thereafter
s¤mht£     the huge
p¦tna    army
§Xvn¬ksam­     of bears and monkeys
p#ÅCaï    covering
mht£|    large
B¥¢mm­q     area of land
An¤ya¢t   Þm     followed
raGvm­q    Rama, scion of Raghu
 
28.Thereafter   the   huge   army   of   bears   and   monkeys   followed   Rama   covering   a   large  
area   of   land.    
SWlS¦Äña¢N   StS:   p#v¦¼a|à   mh£âhan­q   .  
jg¦h¤:   k[¸rp#Áya   vanra:   prvarN:   =29=  
SWlS¦Äña¢N     peaks of mountains
StS:    in hundreds
p#v¦¼an­q     fully grown
c   mh£âhan­q     trees also
jg¦h¤:     carried in hand
k[¸rp#Áya:     resembling elephants
vanra:    monkeys
prvarN:    capable of warding off the enemy
 
29.The   monkeys,   resembling   elephants   and   capable   of   warding   off   the   enemy,   carried  
in   hand   hundreds   of   mountain   peaks   and   fully   grown   trees.    
t¬   Ïvd£G©IN   kalEn   B#atr¬   ramlßmN¬   .  
ravNÞy   p¤r£|   lÄðamasEdt¤r¢r|dm¬   =30=  
t¬    the two
t¤    in this
Ad£G©IN     in a short
kalEn    time
B#atr¬    brothers
ramlßmN¬     Rama and Lakshmana
ravNÞy    of Ravana
p¤r£|     city
lÄða|    Lanka
AasEdt¤:    reached
A¢r|dm¬    the tamer of foes
 
30.The   tamer   of   foes,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   reached   Ravana's   city   of   Lanka   in   a   short   time.              

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