THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 43 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

¹Ódqvy¤¼vNInm­   -   DESCRIBING   DUELS  
 
A¢g"kEt¤à   ѤDIxa©I   r¢ÜmkEt¤à   raXs:   .  
s¤çOG"aE   yåOkaEpà   ramEN   sh   s|gta:   =11=  
A¢g"kEt¤:   c     Agniketu also
ѤDIxI:     who was hard to overcome
r¢ÜmkEt¤:     Rasmiketu named
c   raXs:    ogre also
s¤çOG":     Suptaghna
yåOkaEp:   c     Yajnakopa also
ramEN    with Rama
sh    with
s|gta:    closed
 
11.Agniketu   who   was   hard   to   overcome,   the   ogre   named   Rasmiketu,   Suptaghna   and  
Yajnakopa   closed   with   Rama.    
vj#m¤¢¾Þt¤   mWÓdEn   ¢¹¢vdEnaSnp#B:   .  
raXsa×ya|   s¤GaEraÞya|   k¢pm¤Áy¬   smagt¬   =12=  
vj#m¤¢¾:     Vajramushti
t¤    in this
mWÓdEn    with Mainda
¢¹¢vdEn     with Dwivida
ASnp#B:    Asanaprabha
raXsa×ya|    with the two ogres
s¤GaEra×ya|     most formidable
k¢pm¤Áy¬     the two leaders of monkeys
smagt¬    grappled
 
12.The   two   leaders   of   monkeys,   Mainda   and   Dwivida,   grappled   respectively   with    
Vajramushti   and   Asanaprabha,   the   two   most   formidable   ogres.    
v£r:   p#tpnaE   GaEraE   raXsaE   rNѤDIr:   .  
smrE   t£ßNvEgEn   nlEn   smy¤Òyt   =13=  
v£r:    the valiant
p#tpn:    Pratapana
GaEr:    formidable
raXs:    ogre
rNѤDIr:     difficult to restrain on the battle field
smrE    in the battle
t£ßNvEgEn     of vehement impetuosity
nlEn    with Nala
smy¤Òyt     fought
 
13.The   valiant   formidable   ogre,   Pratapana,   who   was   difficult   to   restrain   on   the   battle   field     fought   with   Nala,   of   vehement   impetuosity,   in   the   battle.    
DmIÞy   p¤æOaE   blvaÓs¤xEN   i¢t   ¢v½¤t:   .  
s   ¢vï¤Óma¢lna   saDImy¤Òyt   mhak¢p:   =14=  
DmIÞy    of Dharma
p¤æO:     son
blvan­q    mighty
s¤xEN:    Sushena
i¢t    by name
¢v½¤t:     well known
s:    he
¢vï¤Óma¢lna     with Vidyunmali
saDIm­q    with
Ay¤Òyt     fought
mhak¢p:    the great monkey
 
14.The   mighty   son   of   Dharma   and   the   great   monkey   widely   known   by   the   name   of   Sushena     fought   with   Vidyunmali.    
vanraàaprE   B£ma   raXsWrprW:   sh   .  
¹Ódqv|   sm£y¤bIh¤Da   y¤¼ya   bh¤¢B:   sh   =15=  
vanra:    monkeys
c    also
AprE    other
B£ma:    fierce
raXsW:    with ogres
AprW:    others
sh    with
¹Ódqv|     duel
sm£y¤:     entered
bh¤Da    in many ways
y¤¼ay     for fighting
bh¤¢B:     many
sh    with
 
15.Some   mokeys   fought   with   many   ogres   while   other   fierce   monkeys   with   other   ogres  
entered   into   duels   for   fighting   in   many   ways.    
tæOas£Ïs¤mh祿|   t¤m¤l|   raEmhxINm­q   .  
rXsa|   varNana|   c   v£raNa|   jy¢mÅCtam­q   =16=  
tæO    then
Aas£t­q     raged
s¤mht­q     a very great
y¤¼|     fight
t¤m¤l|     very fierce
raEmhxINm­q    making one's hair stand on end
rXsa|    ogres
varNana|   c     monkeys also
v£raNa|    heroic
jy|   iÅCtam­q     seeking victory
 
16.Then   a   very   great   and   very   fierce   fight   making   one's   hair   stand   on   edge   raged   between     ogres   and   monkeys   who   were   seeking   victory.    
h¢rraXsdEhE×y:   p#B¥ta:   kESSa¹la:   .  
Sr£rsHqGazvha:   p#s¤Þa#¤:   SaE¢Ntapga:   =17=  
h¢rraXsdEhE×y:     from the bodies of monkeys and ogres
p#B¥ta:    issuing
kESSa¹la:    having hairs as grass
Sr£rsHqGazvha:     bearing away dead bodies as wood
p#s¤Þa#¤:     flowed rapidly
SaE¢Ntapga:    streams of blood
 
17.The   streams   of   blood   issuing   from   the   bodies   of   monkeys   and   ogres   flowed   rapidly  
having   hairs   as   grass   and   bearing   away   dead   bodies   as   wood.    
AajGanEÓd#¢jÏ@[¼aE   vj#EN   St@t¤:   .  
AÄñd|   gdya   v£r|   SæO¤sWÓy¢vdarNm­q   =18=  
AajGan    struck
iÓd#¢jt­q     Indrajit
@[¼:    filled with rage
vj#EN    with thunderbolt
St@t¤:    Indra
AÄñd|     Angada
gdya    with mace
v£r|    the valiant
SæO¤sWÓy¢vdarNm­q     who was destroying his enemy forces
 
18.Indrajit,   filled   with   Rage   struck   with   his   mace   the   valiant   Angada   who   was   destroying   his   enemy   forces   like   Indra   strike   with   thunderbolt.    
tÞy   ka·n¢cæOaÄñ|   rT|   saá|   ssar¢Tm­q   .  
jGan   smrE   ½£manÄñdaE   vEgvan­q   k¢p:   =19=  
tÞy    his
ka·n¢cæOaÄñ|     with golden wheels
rT|    chariot
saá|    with horse
ssar¢Tm­q     with charioteer
jGan    struck
smrE    in a battle
½£man­q     the glorious
AÄñd:     Angada
vEgvan­q    full of impetuosity
k¢p:    monkey
 
19.The   glorious   monkey   Angada   full   of   impetuosity   destroyed   the   chariot   of   Indrajit   with   its   horse   and   charioteer.    
s|pa¢tÞt¤   ¢æO¢BbaINW:   p#jHqGEn   smaht:   .  
¢njGanaákN©In   p#jHqG|   rNm¥DI¢n   =20=  
s|pa¢t:   t¤     Sampati also
¢æO¢B:     with three
baNW:    arrows
p#jHqGEn    by Prajangha
smaht:    being injured
¢njGan    killed
AákN©In     with aswakarna tree
p#jHqG|    Prajangha
rNm¥DI¢n     in the battle field
 
20.Sampati   injured   by   Prajangha   with   three   arrows   killed   him   in   the   battle   field   with  
aswakarna   tree.              

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