THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 42 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

y¤¼ar|B:   -   WAR   BEGINS  
 
evm¤³E   t¤   vcnE   ramENa¢²¾kmINa   .  
sHqGxImaNa:   Ôlvga:   ¢s|hnadWrnadynq­   =11=  
ev|    as above
u³E   t¤     when issued
vcnE    orders
ramEN    by Rama
A¢²¾kmINa     of inwearied actions
sHqGxImaNa:    struggling to outdo one another
Ôlvga:    monkeys
¢s|hnadW:    like the roar of a lion
Anadynq­    made the place resound
 
11.The   monkeys   on   orders   issued   as   above   by   Rama,   struggling   to   outdo   one   another   made     the   place   resound   with   roars   like   that   of   a   lion.    
¢SKrW¢vIkaramWna|   lÄða|   m¤¢¾¢BrEv   va   .  
i¢t   Þm   d¢DrE   sv©I   mna|¢s   h¢ry¥Tpa:   =12=  
¢SKrW:    with mountain peaks
¢vkaram    will crush
ena|    this
lÄða|    Lanka
m¤¢¾¢B:   ev    va    or with fists alone
i¢t    thus
Þm   d¢DrE     made the resolve
sv©I    all
mna|¢s    in their mind
h¢ry¥Tpa:     commanders of monkey army
 
12.All   the   commanders   of   the   monkey   army   resolved   in   their   minds   to   crush   Lanka   with     mountain   peaks   or   with   fists   alone.    
uïØy   ¢g¢rS¦Äña¢N   ¢SKra¢N   mha¢Ót   c   .  
tã|àaEÏpaÊY   ¢v¢vDa|¢Þt¿¢Ót   h¢ry¥Tpa:   =13=  
uïØy    lifting in hand
¢g¢rS¦Äña¢N     mountain peaks
¢SKra¢N     rocks
mha¢Ót     huge
c    also
tãn­q   c     trees also
uÏpaÊY     uprooting
¢v¢vDan­q     of various kinds
¢t¿¢Ót     stood prepared
h¢ry¥Tpa:     commanders of monkey army
 
13.The   commanders   of   the   monkey   army   stood   prepared   holding   in   hand   mountain   peaks,     huge   rocks   and   various   kinds   of   uprooted   trees.    
p#EXtaE   raXsEÓd#Þy   taÓyn£ka¢n   BagS:   .  
raGv¢p#ykamaTI|   lÄðamaââh¤Þtda   =14=  
p#EXt:    while looking on
raXsEÓd#Þy     of the king of ogres, Ravana
ta¢n    those
An£ka¢n     armies
BagS:    as arrayed
raGv¢p#ykamaTI|     to accomplish Rama's cherished desire
lÄða|    into Lanka
Aaââh¤:     jumped
tda    then
 
14.The   monkey   army   to   accomplish   the   cherished   desire   of   Rama,   jumped   into   Lanka   as     Ravana   was   looking   on.    
tE   tam#vÀæOa   hEmaBa   ramaT©I   Ïy³j£¢vta:   .  
lÄðamEva×yvtIÓt   saltal¢Slay¤Da:   =15=  
tE    they
tam#vÀæOa:     with coppery faces
hEmaBa:    of golden colour
ramaT©I    for the cause of Rama
Ïy³j£¢vta:     dedicated the lifes
lÄða|    Lanka
ev    towards
A×yvtIÓt     advanced
saltal¢Slay¤Da:     with sal and palmyra trees and rocks as weapons
 
15.The   golden   coloured   and   coppery   faced   monkeys   advanced   towards   Lanka   for   the   cause     of   Rama   for   which   they   had   dedicated   their   lifes.    
tE   d#^mW:   pvItag#Wà   m¤¢¾¢Bà   ÔlvÄñma:   .  
p#akarag#aÎyrÎya¢n   mmÓT¤ÞtaErNa¢n   c   =16=  
tE    those
d#^mW:    with trees
pvItag#W:   c     with mountain peaks also
m¤¢¾¢B:   c     with fists also
ÔlvÄñma:     monkeys
p#akarag#a¢N     tops of defensive walls
ArÎya¢n     forests
mmÓT¤:     demolished
taErNa¢n   c     archways also
 
16.Those   monkeys   demolished   the   tops   of   defensive   walls,   forests   and   archways   with  
mountain   peaks,   trees   and   fists.    
p¢rKa:   p¥ry¢Ót   Þm   p#s°s¢llay¤ta:   .  
pa|s¤¢B:   pvItag#Wà   t¦NW:   ka¿Wà   vanra:   =17=  
p¢rKa:    moats
p¥ry¢Ót   Þm     filled
p#s°s¢llay¤ta:     containing clear waters
pa|s¤¢B:     with sands
pvItag#W:   c     with mountain peaks also
t¦NW:    with grass
ka¿W:   c     with logs of wood also
vanra:    monkeys
 
17.The   monkeys   filled   the   moats,   containing   clear   waters,   with   sand,   mountain   tops,   grass   and   logs   of   wood.    
tt:   shÞa#y¥Taà   kaE¢zy¥Taà   vanra:   .  
kaE¢zSty¤taàaÓyE   lÄðamaââh¤Þtda   =18=  
tt:    thereafter
shÞa#y¥Ta:     thousands of troops
c    also
kaE¢zy¥Ta:   c     crores of troops also
vanra:    monkeys
kaE¢zSty¤ta:   c     hundred crores of troops also
AÓyE    other
lÄða|    into Lanka
Aaââh¤:     entered
tda    then
 
18.Then   the   monkey   army   entered   into   Lanka   in   troops   numbering   in   thousands,   crores  
and   hundred   of   crores.    
ka·na¢n   p#m¦éÓtÞtaErNa¢n   ÔlvÄñma:   .  
kWlas¢SKraBa¢N   gaEp¤ra¢N   p#mÐy   c   =19=  
AaÔlvÓt:   ÔlvÓtà   gjIÓtà   ÔlvÄñma:   .  
lÄða|   tam¢BDav¢Ót   mhavarNs¢°ba:   =20=  
ka·na¢n     golden
p#m¦éÓt:     demolishing
taErNa¢n    archways
ÔlvÄñma:     monkeys
kWlas¢SKraBa¢N     resembling the peaks of Kailasa
gaEp¤ra¢N     towers
p#mÐy   c     demolishing also
AaÔlvÓt:     springing in one go
ÔlvÓt:   c     leaping also
gjIÓt:   c     roaring also
ÔlvÄñma:     monkeys
lÄða|    Lanka
tam­q    that
A¢BDav¢Ót     rushed towards
mhavarNs¢°Ba:     resembling huge elephants
 
19,20.The   monkeys   demolished   the   golden   archways,   towers   resembling   peaks   of   Kailasa,  
the   monkeys   resembling   huge   elephants   springing   and   leaping   rushed   towards   Lanka.              

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