THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 51 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

D¥m#aXs¢ngIm:   -   ARRIVAL   OF   DHUMRAKSHA  

 
 
s|æOÞt¶dya:   sv©I   p#akaradvâ/   tE   .  
¢vxÎNvdna   GaEra   raXsEÓd#m¤p¢ÞTta:   =11=  
s|æOÞt¶dya:             with frightened hearts
sv©I                    all
p#akarat¯                 from the terrace
Avâ/                  climbing down
tE                      they
¢vxÎNvdna:              with colour drained faces
GaEra:                   cruel
raXsEÓd#|                 near king of ogres, Ravana
up¢ÞTta:                arrived
 
11.All   the   cruel   ogre   ministers   with   frightened   hearts     and   colour   drained   from   their   faces   climbed   down   from   the   terrace   and   arrived   near   Ravana.    
td¢p#y|   d£nm¤Ka   ravNÞy   ¢nSacra:   .  
k]t¯Þa"|   ¢nvEdyamas¤yITav¹aÀykaE¢vda:   =12=  
tt¯                    that
A¢p#y|                  unfavourable news
d£nm¤Ka:                with pitiable faces
ravNÞy                 to Ravana
¢nSacra:                nightwanderers, ogres
k]t¯Þa"|                  in detail
¢nvEdyamas¤:             informed
yTavt¯                  truthfully
vaÀykaE¢vda:             adept in speaking
 
12.The   ogre   ministers   who   were   adept   in   speaking,   with   pitiable   faces   informed   Ravana   truthfully   the   unfavourable   news.    
y¬   ta¢vÓd#¢jta   y¤¼E   B#atr¬   ramlßmN¬   .  
¢nb¼¬   SrbÓDEn   ¢nx¯p#kØpB¤j¬   k]t¬   =13=  
¢vm¤³¬   SrbÓDEn   t¬   èÜyEtE   rNa¢jrE   .  
paSa¢nv   gj¬   ¢CÏva   gjEÓd#sm¢v@m¬   =14=  
y¬                      which
t¬                      the two
iÓd#¢jta                 by Indrajit
y¤¼E                     in the battle
B#atr¬   ramlßmN¬         brothers Rama and Lakshmana
¢nb¼¬                    were bound
SrbÓDEn                 by a network of arrows
¢nx¯p#kØpB¤j¬             unable to move hands
k]t¬                     were done
¢vm¤³¬                   as released
SrbÓDEn                 from the binding of arrows
t¬                      the two
èÜyEtE                   are seen
rNa¢jrE                  in the battle field
paSan¯                   ropes
iv   gj¬                like two elephants
¢CÏva                    breaking
gjEÓd#sm¢v@m¬            with the prowess equal to elephants
 
13,14.The   ministers   told   Ravana   that   the   two   brothers   Rama   and   Lakshmana   who   were   bound   by   Indrajit   by   a   network   of   arrows   in   the   battle   and   unable   to   move   their   hands   are   seen   released   from   the   binding   of   arrows   in   the   battle   field   like   the   elephants   which   had   broken   the   rope   and   appear   with   prowess   equal   to   elephants.    
tÅC®^Ïva   vcn|   tExa|   raXsEÓd#aE   mhabl:   .  
¢cÓtaSaEksma@aÓtaE   ¢vxÎNvdnaE{b#v£t¯   =15=  
tt¯                     that
½¤Ïva                     on hearing
vcn|                    words
tExa|                     their
raXsEÓd#:                 Ravana, king of ogres
mhabl:                  with great strength
¢cÓtaSaEksma@aÓt:         mind confused with mental agony
¢vxÎNvdn:               losing colour in his face
Ab#v£t¯                  spoke
 
15.Ravana,   hearing   the   news,   with   his   mind   confused   with   mental   agony   and   colourless   face   spoke   as   follows.    
GaErWdIäOvrWbI¼¬   SrWraS£¢vxaEpmW:   .  
AmaEGW:   s¥yIsÄðaSW:   p#mÐyEÓd#¢jta   y¤¢D   =16=  
GaErW:                     terrible
däOvrW:                   got as boons
b¼¬                     the two were bound
SrW:                     by arrows
AaS£¢vxaEpmW:              resembling serpents
AmaEGW:                   that which is not wasted
s¥yIsÄðaSW:                equal to sun
p#mÐy                    overcoming
iÓd#¢jta                  by Indrajit
y¤¢D                     in the battle
 
16.Ravana   told   them   that   the   two,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   were   bound   by   Indrajit   with   arrows   which   were   terrible,   got   as   boons,   resembling   serpents   which   do   not   go   waste   and   were   equal   to   the   sun.    
tdÞæObÓDmasaï   y¢d   m¤³¬   ¢rp¥   mm   .  
s|SyÞT¢md|   svImn¤pÜyaØyh|   blm¯   =17=  
tt¯                     that
AÞæObÓD|                 binding by arrows
Aasaï                  reaching
y¢d                     if so
m¤³¬                    were released
¢rp¥                     the two enemies
mm                     my
s|SyÞT|                 lost trust
id|                     this
svI|                     all
An¤pÜya¢m               think
Ah|                     I
blm¯                    strength
 
17.Ravana   told   them   that   his   two   enemies,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   being   released   from   that   binding   by   arrows   makes   him   lose   trust   in   all   the   strengths.    
¢nx¯Pla:   Kl¤   s|v¦äOa:   Sra   vas¤¢ktEjs:   .  
AadäO|   yWÞs¤sHqg#amE   ¢rp¥Na|   mm   j£¢vtm¯   =18=  
¢nx¯Pla:                  useless
Kl¤   s|v¦äOa:             have become
Sra:                     arrows
vas¤¢ktEjs:               with the prowess of Vasuki
AadäO|                    were taken
yW:                       by which
s¤sHqg#amE                 in a huge battle
¢rp¥Na|                    of the enemies
mm                      my
j£¢vtm¯                   life
 
18.Ravana   told   them   that   the   arrows   with   which   the   lifes   of   his   enemies   were   taken,   those   arrows   with   the   prowess   of   Vasuki   have   become   useless.    
evm¤ÀÏva   t¤   s|@[¼aE   ¢nás°¤rgaE   yTa   .  
Ab#v£d#Xsa|   mÒyE   D¥m#aX|   nam   raXsm¯q   =19=  
ev|                      as above
uÀÏva                    having said
t¤                       in this
s|@[¼:                    highly enraged
¢násn¯                   hissing
urg:   yTa               like a snake
Ab#v£t¯                   ordered as follows
rXsa|                     of ogres
mÒyE                      in the midst
D¥m#aX|   nam              to Dhumraksha by name
raXsm¯                    to ogre
 
19.Having   said   as   above   in   the   midst   of   ogres,   Ravana,   highly   enraged,   ordered   as   follows   the   ogre   Dhuraksha   by   name.    
blEn   mhta   y¤³aE   rXsa|   B£m¢v@m   .  
Ïv|   vDaya¢B¢nyaI¢h   ramÞy   sh   vanrW:   =20=  
blEn   mhta                 with a huge army
y¤³:                         together
rXsa|                       among ogres
B£m¢v@m                    endowed with extraordinary prowess
Ïv|                          you
vDay                         to kill
A¢B¢nyaI¢h                   start now itself
ramÞy                       Rama
sh   vanrW:                  with monkeys
 
20.Ravana   told   Dhumra,   being   endowed   with   extraordinary   prowess   among   the   ogres,   he   together   with  
a   huge   army   should   start   immediately   to   kill   Rama   alongwith   monkeys.              
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