THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 42 : SLOKAS 42 TO 48


 

y¤¼ar|B:   -   WAR   BEGINS  
 
et¢Þm°ÓtrE   GaEr:   s|g#am:   smpït   .  
rXsa|   vanraNa|   c   yTa   dEvas¤rE   p¤ra   =42=  
et¢Þmn­q   AÓtrE     in the meantime
GaEr:    a terrible
s|g#am:    conflict
smpït    ensued
rXsa|    the ogres
vanraNa|   c    the monkeys also
yTa    like that
dEvas¤rE    between gods and demons
p¤ra    in olden days
 
42.In   the   meantie   a   terrible   conflict   ensued   between   the   ogres   and   monkeys   like   that  
between   gods   and   demons   in   olden   days.    
tE   gda¢B:   p#d£çOa¢B:   S¢³S¥lpráGW:   .  
¢njG"¤vaInran­GaEra:   kTyÓt:   Þv¢v@man­q   =43=  
tE    they
gda¢B:    with maces
p#d£çOa¢B:     flaming
S¢³S¥lpráGW:     with javelins, pikes and axes
¢njG"¤:     struck
vanran­q    the monkeys
AGaEra:    cruel
kTyÓt:    boasting
Þv¢v@man­q     about their own prowess
 
43.The   cruel   ogres,   boasting   about   their   own   prowess,   struck   the   monkeys   with   flaming  
maces,   javelins,   pikes   and   axes.    
raja   jy¢t   s¤g#£v   i¢t   SÖdaE   mhanB¥t­q   =44=  
raja    the king
jy¢t    is victorious
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
i¢t    thus
SÖd:   mhan­q     a great noise
AB¥t­q    arose
 
44.A   loud   cry   saying   that   'King   Sugriva   is   victorious'   arose.    
raj¸y   jyEÏy¤ÀÏva   ÞvÞvnamkTaÓtt:   .  
tTa   v¦X{mIhakaya:   pvItag#Wà   vanra:   =  
n¤jG"¤Þta¢n   rXa|¢s   nK{dIÓtWà   vE¢gta:   =45=  
rajn­q    O! king
jy    be triumphant
jy    be victorious
i¢t    thus
uÀÏva    saying
ÞvÞvnamkTaÓtt:     proclaiming their own names
tTa    similarly
v¦XW:    with trees
mhakaya:    gigantic
pvItag#W:   c     with mountain peaks also
vanra:    monkeys
¢njG"¤:     struck
ta¢n    those
rXa|¢s    ogres
nKW:    with nails
dÓtW:   c     with teeth also
vE¢gta:    full of impetuosity
 
45.The   gigantic   monkeys   full   of   impetuosity   saying   'O!   king   be   victorious,   be   triumphant'   and   proclaiming   their   own   names   struck   those   ogres   with   trees,   mountain   tops,   nails   and     teeth.    
raXsaÞÏvprE   B£ma:   p#karÞTa   mh£gtan­q   .  
¢B¢ÎfpalWà   KÄñWà   S¥lWàWv   Ûydaryn­q   =46=  
raXsa:   t¤     ogres also
AprE    other
B£ma:    terrible
p#karÞTa:    standing on the walls
mh£gtan­q     standing on the ground
¢B¢ÎfpalW:   c     with bhindipalas, a type of mace
KÄñW:   c     with swords also
S¥lW:   c   ev     with pike as well
Ûydaryn­q     pierced
 
46.Other   terrible   ogres   standing   on   the   walls   pierced   the   monkeys   standing   on   the   ground   with   bhidipalas,   swords   and   pikes.    
vanraàa¢p   s|@[¼a:   p#akarÞTaÓmh£gta:   .  
raXsaÓpatyamas¤:   smaÔl¤Ôy   ÔlvÄñma:   =47=  
vanra:   c    the monkeys also
A¢p    even
s|@[¼a:    highly enraged
p#akarÞTan­q     standing on the walls
mh£gta:    standing on the ground
raXsan­q    ogres
patyamas¤:    dragged down
smaÔl¤Ôy     bounding up
ÔlvÄñma:     monkeys
 
47.The   highly   enraged   monkeys   standing   on   the   ground   bounding   up   dragged   down   the  
ogres   standing   on   the   walls.    
s   s|p#harÞt¤m¤laE   ma|sSaE¢NtkdIm:   .  
rXsa|   vanraNa|   c   s|bB¥vaì^taEpm:   =48=  
s:    that
s|p#har:    fight
t¤m¤l:     very fierce
ma|sSaE¢NtkdIm:     with a mire of flesh and blood
rXsa|    the ogres
vanraNa|   c    the monkeys also
s|bB¥v    was
Aì^taEpm:    cannot be easily compared with any other war
 
48.The   very   fierce   fight   between   the   ogres   and   monkeys   cannot   be   compared   with   any  
other   war   and   left   a   mire   of   flesh   and   blood.  

 

iÏyax©I ½£md#amayNE vaÚm£k£yE Aa¢dkaÛyE y¤¼kaÎfE ¢¹cÏva¢r|S: sgI: =42=

           
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