THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 42 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

y¤¼ar|B: - WAR BEGINS
jyÏy¢tblaE ramaE lßmNà mhabl: .
raja jy¢t s¤g#£vaE raGvENa¢Bpa¢lt: =21=
iÏyEv| GaExyÓtà gjIÓtà ÔlvÄñma: .
A×yDavÓt lÄðaya: p#akar| kamã¢pN: =22=

jy¢t

is victorious

A¢tbl:

with surpassing strength

ram:

Rama

lßmN:

Lakshmana

similarly

mhabl:

with great might

raja

king

jy¢t

is victorious

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

raGvEN

by Rama, scion of Raghu

A¢Bpa¢lt:

protected

i¢t ev|

as above

GaExyÓt: c

shouting also

gjIÓt: c

roaring also

ÔlvÄñma:

monkeys

A×yDavÓt

rushed towards

lÄðaya:

of Lanka

p#akar|

defensive walls

kamã¢pN:

capable of assuming any form at will

21,22.The monkeys, capable of assuming any form at will, shouted Rama with surpassing strength is victorious, Lakshmana with great strength is victorious, King Sugriva protected by Rama is victorious' and roaring rusher towards the defensive wall of Lanka.
v£rbah¤: s¤bah¤à nlà vngaEcr: .
¢np£ÌYaEp¢n¢v¾aÞtE p#akar| h¢ry¥Tpa: =
et¢Þm°trE c@[: ÞkÓDavar¢nvESnmq =23=

v£rbah¤:

Virabahu

s¤bah¤: c

Subahu also

nl: c

Nala also

vngaEcr:

roaming the forest, monkey

¢np£ÌY

storming

up¢n¢v¾a:

entering

that

p#akar|

defensive wall

h¢ry¥Tpa:

monkey commanders

et¢Þmnq AÓtrE

in the meanwhile

c@[:

settled

ÞkÓDavar¢nvESnmq

the seiging army in camps

23.The monkey commanders Virabahu, Subahu and the monkey Nala storming the
defensive wall and entered and in the meantime settled the seiging army.
p¥vI¹ar| t¤ k[m¤d: kaE¢z¢BdIS¢Bv¦It: .
Aav¦Ïy blva|ÞtÞT¬ h¢r¢B¢jItka¢S¢B: =24=

p¥vI¹ar|

the eastern gate

t¤ k[m¤d:

Kumuda for his part

kaE¢z¢B: dS¢B:

ten crores

v¦t:

surrounded by

Aav¦Ïy

beseiging

blvanq

the mighty

tÞT¬

stood

h¢r¢B:

by monkeys

¢jtka¢S¢B:

ever victorious

24.Kumuda for his part stood be beseiged the eastern gate surrounded by ten crores
monkeys who were ever victorious.
shaÙyaTI| t¤ tÞyWv ¢n¢v¾: p#GsaE h¢r: .
pnsà mhabah¤vaInrWbIh¤¢Bv¦It: =25=

shaÙyaTI|

for rendering help

t¤

in this

tÞy ev

for him

¢n¢v¾:

took up position by the side

p#Gs:

Praghasa

h¢r:

monkey

pns:

Panasa

similarly

mhabah¤:

mighty armed

vanrW:

with monkeys

bh¤¢B:

numerous

v¦t:

surrounded by

25.The monkey Praghasa took psition by the side of Kumuda for rendering help to him. The mighty armed Panasa surrounded by numerous monkeys stood similarly.
d¢XN| ¹armagØy v£r: Stb¢l: k¢p: .
Aav¦Ïy blva|ÞtÞT¬ ¢v|SÏya kaE¢z¢Bv¦It: =26=

d¢XN|

southern

¹ar|

gate

AagØy

reaching

v£r:

valiant

Stb¢l:

Satabali

k¢p:

monkey

Aav¦Ïy

beseiging

blvanq

mighty

tÞT¬

stood

¢v|SÏya kaE¢z¢B:

with twenty crores

v¦t:

surrounded by

26.The valiant and mighty Satabali reaching the southern gate, surrounded by twenty crores of monkeys stood beseiging that gate.
s¤xEN: p¢àm¹ar| gtÞtara¢pta h¢r: .
Aav¦Ïy blva|ÞtÞT¬ x¢¾kaE¢z¢Brav¦t: =27=

s¤xEN:

Sushena

p¢àm¹ar|

western gate

gt:

going to

tara¢pta

father of Tara

h¢r:

monkey

Aav¦Ïy

beseiging

blvanq

mighty

tÞT¬

stood

x¢¾kaE¢z¢B:

sixty crores

Aav¦t:

surrounded by

27.Going to the western gate the mighty Sushena, father of Tara, beseiged that gate
surrounded by sixty crores of monkeys.
uäOr| ¹armasaï ram: s¬¢m¢æONa sh .
Aav¦Ïy blva|ÞtÞT¬ s¤g#£và hr£ár: =28=

uäOr|

northern

¹ar|

gate

Aasaï

reaching

ram:

Rama

s¬¢m¢æONa sh

alongwith Lakshmana, son of Sumitra

Aav¦Ïy

beseiging

blvanq

mighty

tÞT¬

stood

s¤g#£v: c

Sugriva also

hr£ár:

king of mokeys

28.Reaching the northern gate, the mighty Rama alongwith Lakshmana and Sugrive stood beseiging that gate.
gaElaÄñolaE mhakayaE gvXaE B£mdSIn: .
v¦t: kaEÊYa mhav£yIÞtÞT¬ ramÞy paáIt: =29=

gaElaÄñol:

the golangula species

mhakay:

with a gigantic body

gvaX:

Gavaksha

B£mdSIn:

with terrifying features

v¦t:

surrounded by

kaEÊYa

one crore

mhav£yI:

with great prowess

tÞT¬

stood

ramÞy

of Rama

paáIt:

by the side

29.Gavaksha, of the golangula species with great prowess, a gigantic body, terrifying
features and surrounded by a crore monkeys stood by the side of Rama.
§XaNa| B£mvEgana| D¥m#: SæO¤¢nbhIN: .
v¦t: kaEÊYa mhav£yIÞtÞT¬ ramÞy paáIt: =30=

§XaNa|

of bears

B£mvEgana|

of redoubtable fury

D¥m#:

Dhumra

SæO¤¢nbhIN:

destroyer of foes

v¦t:

surrounded by

kaEÊYa

a crore

mhav£yI:

with great prowess

tÞT¬

stood

ramÞy

of Rama

paáIt:

by the side

30.Dhruma, destroyer of foes, with great prowess surrounded by a crore of bears of
redoubtable fury stood by the side of Rama.
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