THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 42 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

y¤¼ar|B:   -   WAR   BEGINS  
 
ttÞtE   raXsaÞtæO   gÏva   ravNm¢rÓdrm­q   .  
ÓyvEdyÓp¤r£|   â¼a|   ramEN   sh   vanrW:   =1=  
tt:    there
tE    those
raXsa:    ogres
tæO    then
gÏva    going
ravNm¢rÓdrm­q     to Ravana's palace
ÓyvEdyt­q     informed
p¤r£|     the city being
â¼a|    laid seige to
ramEN    by Rama
sh   vanrW:    alongwith monkeys
 
1.Then   the   ogres   going   to   Ravana's   palace   informed   him   of   the   city   having   been   laid   under     siege   to   by   Rama   alongwith   the   monkeys.    
â¼a|   t¤   ngr£|   ½¤Ïva   jat@«DaE   ¢nSacr:   .  
¢vDan|   ¢¹g¤Na   k]Ïva   p#asad|   saE{ÒyraEht   =2=  
â¼a|    being under seige
t¤    in this
ngr£|    the city
½¤Ïva     hearing
jat@«D:    getting enraged
¢nSacr:    ranger of the night, Ravana
¢vDan|    the defensive arrangements
¢¹g¤Na     doubled
k]Ïva    having made
p#asad|    the palace
s:    that
AÒyraEht    ascended
 
2.Ravana   on   hearing   the   city   being   under   seige,   doubled   the   defenive   arrangements   and  
ascended   the   palace.    
s   ddSaIv¦ta|   lÄða|   sSWlvnkannam­q   .  
As|ÁyEyWhI¢rgNW:   svItaE   y¤¼ka¢Äü¢B:   =3=  
s:    he
ddSI    saw
Aav¦ta|    beseiged
lÄða|    Lanka
sSWlvnkannam­q     with mountains, woods and forests
As|ÁyEyW:    by innumerable
h¢rgNW:    hordes of monkeys
svIt:    on all sides
y¤¼ka¢Äü¢B:     who were eager to fight
 
3.Ravana   saw   Lanka   with   its   mountains,   woods   and   forests   beseiged   on   all   sides   by  
innumerable   monkeys   who   were   eager   to   fight.    
s   è¾qva   vanrW:   svaI|   vs¤Da|   kbl£k]tam­q   .  
kT|   Xp¢ytÛya:   Þy¤¢r¢t   ¢cÓtapraE{Bvt­q   =4=  
s:    he
è¾qva     seeing
vanrW:    by monkeys
svaI|    all
vs¤Da|    the earth
kbl£k]tam­q     covered without space in between
kT|    how
Xp¢ytÛya:   Þy¤:     they are to be exterminated
i¢t    thus
¢cÓtapr:     thoughtful
ABvt­q    became
 
4.Ravana   seeing   the   earth   covered   without   space   in   between   by   the   monkeys   became  
thoughtful   as   to   how   they   are   to   be   exterminated.    
s   ¢cÓt¢yÏva   s¤¢cr|   DWyImalØÖy   ravN:   .  
raGv|   h¢ry¥Ta|à   ddSaIytlaEcn:   =5=  
s:    that
¢cÓt¢yÏva     having pondered
s¤¢cr|     for a long time
DWyI|   AalØÖy     getting courage
ravN:    Ravana
raGv|    on Rama, a scion of Raghu
h¢ry¥Tan­q   c     monkey army also
ddSI    saw
AaytlaEcn:    with dilated eyes
 
5.Ravana,   having   pondered   for   a   long   time   and   getting   courage   saw   with   dilated   eyes   Rama     and   the   monkey   army.    
raGv:   sh   sWÓyEn   m¤¢dtaE   nam   p¤Ôl¤vE   =6=  
raGv:    Rama, a scion of Raghu
sh    alongwith
sWÓyEn    with the army
m¤¢dt:     delight
nam    filled with
p¤Ôl¤vE     leaped
 
6.Rama   alongwith   the   army   leaped   filled   with   delight.    
lÄða|   ddSI   g¤çOa|   vW   svItaE   raXsWv¦Ita|   =7=  
lÄða|    Lanka
ddSI    saw
g¤çOa|     protected
vW   svIt:    on all sides
raXsW:    by ogres
v¦ta|    surrounded
 
7.Rama   saw   Lanka   surrounded   by   ogres   on   all   sides   and   protected   by   them.    
è¾qva   daSr¢TlIÄða|   ¢cæOÒvjpta¢kn£m­q   .  
jgam   shsa   s£ta|   Ñ¥ymanEn   cEtsa   =8=  
è¾qva     seeing
daSr¢T:    Rama, son of Dasaratha
lÄða|    Lanka
¢cæOÒvjpta¢kn£m­q     dressed with picturesque flags and buntings
jgam    thought
shsa    suddenly
s£ta|    of Sita
Ñ¥ymanEn     consumed by affliction
cEtsa    with mind
 
8.Rama,   seeing   Lanka   dressed   with   picturesque   flags   and   bunting   suddenly   thought   of   Sita   with   mind   consumed   by   affliction.    
AæO   sa   m¦gSabaX£   mÏk]tE   jnkaÏmja   .  
p£ÌYtE   SaEksÓtçOa   k]Sa   ÞT¢ÎflSa¢yn£   =9=  
AæO    there
sa    that
m¦gSabaX£     eyes resembling those of a deer
mÏk]tE    on my account
jnkaÏmja    Janaka's daughter, Sita
p£ÌYtE     is suffering
SaEksÓtçOa     tormented with grief
k]Sa    emaciated
ÞT¢ÎflSa¢yn£     lying down on the ground
 
9.Rama   thought   that   Sita   with   eyes   resembling   those   of   a   deer   is   suffering   on   account   of   him     tormented   with   grief,   emaciated   and   lying   down   on   the   ground.    
p£ÌYmana|   s   DmaIÏma   vWdEh£mn¤¢cÓtyn­q   .  
¢Xp#maåOapyamas   vanraÓdq¢vxta|   vDE   =10=  
p£ÌYmana|     being oppressed
s:    he
DmaIÏma    mind set on virtue
vWdEh£m­q     about Sita, princess of Videha
An¤¢cÓtyn­q     thinking
¢Xp#|    speedily
AaåOapyamas    commanded
vanran­q    the monkeys
¢¹xta|    of the enemies
vDE    in respect of destroying
 
10.Rama,   thinking   again   and   again   about   Sita   being   oppressed,   speedily   commanded   the  
monkeys   to   destroy   the   enemies.              
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