THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 45 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

nagpaSbÓD:   -   BOUND   BY   NETWORK   OF   SNAKES  
 
y¤Òymanmnalßy|   S@«{¢p   ¢æOdSEár:   .  
d#¾¤masa¢dt¤|   va{¢p   n   S³:   ¢k|   p¤ny¤Ivam­q   =11=  
y¤Òyman|     while I am fighting
Analßy|    invisible
S@:   A¢p     even Indra
¢æOdSEár:     ruler of gods
d#¾¤|     to see
Aasa¢dt¤|     to approach
va   A¢p     much less
n   S³:    will not be able
¢k|   p¤n:     how much less
y¤vam­q     for you two
 
11.Indrajit   told   Rama   and   Lakshmana   that   while   he   was   fighting   invisibly   even   Indra,  
the   ruler   of   gods,   will   not   be   able   to   see;   how   much   less   for   them.    
p#av¦ta¢vx¤jalEn   raGv¬   kÄðp¢æONa   .  
ex   raExp¢rtaÏma   nya¢m   ymsadnm­q   =12=  
p#av¦t¬     enmeshed
ix¤jalEn    in a network of arrows
raGv¬    the two scions of Raghu
kÄðp¢æONa     with feathers of buzzard
ex:    this me
raExp¢rtaÏma     mind seized with anger
nya¢m    will send
ymsadnm­q    to the abode of Yama
 
12.Indrajit   told   Rama   and   Lakshmana   that   his   mind   seized   with   anger   he   will   send   them   who   were   enmeshed   in   a   network   of   arrows   with   feathers   of   a   buzzard   to   the   abode   of   Yama.    
evm¤ÀÏva   t¤   DmIåO¬   B#atr¬   ramlßmN¬   .  
¢n¢vIBEd   ¢StWbaINW:   p#jhxI   nnad   c   =13=  
ev|    as above
uÀÏva   t¤     so saying
DmIåO¬    knew what is right
B#atr¬    the two brothers
ramlßmN¬     Rama and Lakshmana
¢n¢vIBEd     pierced
¢StW:    sharp
baNW:    with arrows
p#jhxI    exulted
nnad    roared
c    also
 
13.Indrajit   saying   as   above   pierced   the   two   brothers   Rama   and   Lakshmana   who   knew  
what   is   right   with   sharp   arrows   and   exulted   and   roared   also.    
¢B°a¸ncyÜyamaE   ¢vÞPayI   ¢vp¤l|   Dn¤:   .  
B¥yaE   B¥y:   Sran­GaEra¢ÓvssjI   mham¦DE   =14=  
¢B°a¸ncyÜyam:     dark like the split anjana mountain
¢vÞPayI     twanging
¢vp¤l|     large
Dn¤:    bow
B¥y:   B¥y:     again and again
Sran­q    arrows
GaEran­q    terrible
¢vssjI    discharged
mham¦DE    in the great war
 
14.Indrajit,   dark   like   the   split   anjana   mountain   twanging   his   large   bow   discharged  
terrible   arrows   again   and   again   in   the   great   war.    
ttaE   mmIs¤   mmIåOaE   m¸y¢°¢StaM­ÅCran­q   .  
ramlßmNyaEv£IraE   nnad   c   m¤h¤m¤Ih¤:   =15=  
tt:    thus
mmIs¤    in vital parts
mmIåO:    aware of vital parts
m¸yn­q    digging
¢n¢Stan­q     sharp
Sran­q    arrows
ramlßmNyaE:    of Rama and Lakshmana
v£r:    hero
nnad    roared
c    also
m¤h¤:   m¤h¤:     again and again
 
15.Indrajit,   the   hero,   aware   of   vital   parts   dug   sharp   arrows   into   the   vital   parts   of   Rama   and   Lakshmana   and   roared   again   and   again.    
b¼¬   t¤   SrbÓDEn   tav¤B¬   rNm¥DI¢n   .  
¢nmExaÓtrmaæOEN   n   SEkt¤âd£¢Xt¤m­q   =16=  
b¼¬    enmeshed
t¤    in this
SrbÓDEn    in a network of arrows
t¬   uB¬     the two
rNm¥DI¢n    in the forefront of the battle
¢nmExaÓtrmaæOEN     in the twinkling of an eye
n   SEkt¤:     became incapable
ud£¢Xt¤m­q     to look up
 
16.The   two   brothers,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   enmeshed   in   a   network   of   arrows   in   the  
forefront   of   the   battle   in   a   twinkling   of   an   eye   became   incapable   to   look   up   even.    
ttaE   ¢b¢B°svaIÄñ¬   SrSÚya¢ctav¤B¬   .  
Òvja¢vv   mhEÓd#Þy   rÇj¤m¤³¬   p#k¢Øpt¬   =17=  
tt:    then
¢b¢B°svaIÄñ¬     pierced in all their limbs
SrSÚya¢ct¬     covered with the sharp ends of arrows
uB¬    the two
Òvj¬   iv     like a flag
mhEÓd#Þy     of Indra
rÇj¤m¤³¬     freed from the cords
p#k¢Øpt¬     shook violently
 
17.The   two   brothers,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   pierced   in   all   their   limbs   and   covered   with   the   sharp   ends   of   arrows   shook   violently   like   the   flag   of   Indra   freed   from   the   cord.    
t¬   s|p#c¢lt¬   v£r¬   mmIBEdEn   k¢SIt¬   .  
¢npEtt¤mIhEÝvas¬   jgÏya|   jgt£pt£   =18=  
t¬    those two
s|p#c¢lt¬     staggering
v£r¬    gallant
mmIBEdEn    being pierced in vital parts
k¢SIt¬    enfeebled
¢npEtt¤:     fell down
mhEÝvas¬     weilded mighty bows
jgÏya|    on the ground
jgt£pt£     sovereigns of the world
 
18.The   gallant   sovereigns   of   the   world,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   staggering   being   pierced  
in   vital   parts   and   enfeebled   fell   down   on   the   ground.    
t¬   v£rSynE   v£r¬   Syan¬   â¢DraE¢Xt¬   .  
SrvE¢¾tsvaIÄñavataªI   prmp£¢ft¬   =19=  
t¬    those two
v£rSynE    on heroes' bed
v£r¬    gallant
Syan¬    lying
â¢DraE¢Xt¬     bathed in blood
SrvE¢¾tsvaIÄñ¬     with all limbs enmeshed by arrows
AataªI    felt distressed
prmp£¢ft¬     exceedingly afflicted
 
19.The   two   gallant   brothers,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   lying   on   heroes'   bed   bathed   in   blood   with   all   limbs   enmeshed   by   arrows   felt   exceedingly   afflicted   and   distressed.    
n   /¢v¼|   tyaEgaIæOE   bB¥vaÄñ^lmÓtrm­q   .  
na¢n¢BI°|   n   caÞtÖDmakrag#ad¢j'gW:   =20=  
n    not
¢h    surely
A¢v¼|    not injured
tyaE:    their
gaæOE    on body
bB¥v    became
AÄñ^lm­q   AÓtrm­q     a finger's breadth of space
n   A¢n¢BI°|     not pierced
n    not
c   AÞtÖD|     unlacerated
Aakrag#at­q    from the nails
A¢j'gW:    by arrows
 
20.In   the   bodies   of   the   two   brothers   from   the   nails   onwards   there   was   not   a   finger's  
breadth   of   space   which   was   not   pierced   nor   unlacerated   nor   injured   by   arrows.              
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