THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 41 : SLOKAS 81 TO 90

AÄñdd¬Ïymq - SENDING ANGADA AS MESSENGER
Aah Ïva| raGvaE ram: k¬sÚyanÓdvDIn: .
¢nÝpÏy p#¢tb¤¼YÞv n¦S|s p¤âxaDm =81=

Aah

to tell as follows

Ïva|

to you

raGv:

a scion of Raghu

ram:

Rama

k¬sÚyanÓdvDIn:

increasing the joy of Kausalya

¢nÝpÏy

coming out

p#¢tb¤¼YÞv

fight against

n¦S|s

ruthless

p¤âxaDm

ignoble human being

81.Angada told Ravana that Rama has asked him to convey the following message.
Rama has asked Ravana to come out and fight against him.
hÓta¢Þm Ïv| shamaÏy| sp¤æOåOa¢tbaÓDvmq =82=

hÓta¢Þm

I will kill

Ïv|

you

shamaÏy|

with ministers

sp¤æOåOa¢tbaÓDvmq

alongwith sons, relations and kinsfolk

82.Angada told Ravana that Rama will kill him with his ministers, sons, relations and
kinsfolk.
¢nâ¢¹g"aÞæOyaE laEka B¢vÝy¢Ót htE Ïv¢y =83=

¢nâ¢¹g"a:

without fear

æOy:

the three

laEka:

worlds

B¢vÝy¢Ót

will become

htE

when killed

Ïv¢y

you

83.Angada told Ravana that when he was killed the three worlds will become free of fear.
dEvdanvyXaNa| gÓDva©IrgrXsamq .
SæO¤mïaE¼¢rÝya¢m Ïvam¦x£Na| c kÎzkmq =84=

dEvdanvyXaNa|

of devas, demons and yakshas

gÓDva©IrgrXsamq

of gandharvas, nagas and ogres

SæO¤mq

enemy

Aï

presently

u¼¢rÝya¢m

will uproot

Ïva|

you

§x£Na|

of rsis

c kÎzkmq

thorn also

84.Angada told Ravana that according to Rama he will uproot Ravana, the enemy of
gods, demons, yakshas, gandharvas, nagas and ogres and a thorn for rsis.
¢vB£xNÞy cWáyI| B¢vÝy¢t htE Ïv¢y .
n cEÏsÏk]Ïy vWdEh£| p#¢NpÏy p#daÞy¢s =85=

¢vB£xNÞy c

to Vibhishana also

eEáyI|

royal fortune

B¢vÝy¢t

will descend

htE

on being killed

Ïv¢y

you

n cEtq

unless

sÏk]Ïy

paying homage

vWdEh£|

to Sita, princess of Videha

p#¢NpÏy

bowing down respectfully

p#daÞy¢s

you return

85.Angada told Ravana that Rama said that unless he returned Sita after paying homage to her, the royal fortune will descend on Vibhishana after him being killed.
iÏyEv| pâx| vaÀy| b#¤vaNE h¢rp¤ÄñvE .
AmxIvSmap°aE ¢nSacrgNEár: =86=

i¢t ev|

as above

pâx| vaÀy|

harsh words

b#¤vaNE

while speaking

h¢rp¤ÄñvE

bull among monkeys, Angada

AmxIvS|

under control of fury

Aap°:

came

¢nSacrgNEár:

king of hordes of monkeys

86.While Angada was speaking harsh words as above, Ravana went under the control
of fury.
tt: s raExtam#aX: SSas s¢cva|Þtda .
g¦/tamEx Ñ¤m©IDa vÒyta¢m¢t cask]tq =87=

tt:

thus

raExtam#aX:

eyes red with fury

SSas

ordered

s¢cvanq

ministers

tda

then

g¦/ta|

seize

ex:

him

Ñ¤m©IDa:

evil minded

vÒyta|

put to death

i¢t

as follows

c Ask]tq

by repeated torture

87.Ravana, eyes red with fury, ordered his ministers to seize the evil minded Angada
and put to death by repeated torture.
ravNÞy vc: ½¤Ïva d£çOa¢g"smtEjs: .
jg¦h¤Þt| ttaE GaEraàÏvaraE rjn£cra: =88=

ravNÞy

of Ravana

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

d£çOa¢g"smtEjs:

resmbling a blazing fire in brilliance

jg¦h¤:

seized

him

tt:

then

GaEra:

terrible

cÏvar:

four

rjn£cra:

night rangers, ogres

88.Hearing Ravana's orders, four terrible ogres, resembling the blazing fire in
brilliance seized Angada.
g#ahyamas tarEy: ÞvymaÏmanmaÏmvanq .
bl| dSI¢yt¤| v£raE yat¤DangNE tda =89=

g#ahyamas

allowed to seize

tarEy:

son of Tara, Angada

Þvy|

own desire

AaÏman|

himself

AaÏmvanq

courageous

bl|

strength

dSI¢yt¤|

to exhibit

v£r:

valiant

yat¤DangNE

in the hordes of ogres

tda

then

89.The valiant and courageous Angada allowed himself to be seized by the ogres in his desire to exhibit his strength to the hordes of ogres.
s tanqbah¤¹yE s³anaday ptga¢nv .
p#asad| SWlsÄðaSm¤ÏppataÄñdÞtda =90=

that

tanq

them

bah¤¹yE

in the two hands

s³anq

clinging

Aaday

taking

ptganq

birds

p#asad|

on the terrace

SWlsÄðaS|

resembling a mountain

uÏppat

leapt

AÄñd:

Angada

tda

then

90.Angada, resembling a mountain, taking them clinging on both arms like birds leapt
on the terrace.
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