THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 51 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

D¥m#aXs¢ngIm: - ARRIVAL OF DHUMRAKSHA

evm¤³Þt¤ D¥m#aXaE raXsEÓd#EN D£mta .
k]Ïva p#Nam| s|¶¾aE ¢njIgam n¦palyat¯ =21=

ev|

as above

u³:

being ordered

t¤	immeditely

D¥m#aX:

Dhumraksha

raXsEÓd#EN

by Ravana, king of ogres

D£mta

wise

k]Ïva

doing

p#Nam|

obeisance

s|¶¾:

delighted

¢njIgam

went out

n¦palyat¯

from the palace

21.Dhumraksha being ordered as above by Ravana, did obeisance and delighted went out of the palace immediately.
A¢B¢nx¯@Øy tdq¹ar| blaÒyXm¤vac h .
ÏvryÞv bl| t¥NI| ¢k| ¢crEN y¤y¤Ïst: =22=

A¢B¢nx¯@Øy

coming out

tt¯ ¹ar|

of that gate

blaÒyX|

to the commanderinchief

uvac h

spoke as follows

ÏvryÞv

get ready

bl|

army

t¥NI|

quickly

¢k| ¢crEN

why delay

y¤y¤Ïst:

for me ready for the battle

22.Dhumraksha coming out of the gate spoke to the commander-in-chief to get ready the army quickly and not to delay him who is ready for the battle.
D¥m#aXvcn| ½¤Ïva blaÒyXaE blan¤g: .
blm¤ïaEjyamas ravNÞyaåOya d#^tm¯ =23=

D¥m#aXvcn|

Dhumraksha's words

½¤Ïva

hearing

blaÒyX:

commanderin-chief

blan¤g:

staying with the forces

bl|

army

uïaEjyamas

readily assembled

ravNÞy

of Ravana

AaåOya

on orders

d#^tm¯

speedily

23.The commander-in-chief, who was staying with the forces, on hearing the words of Dhumraksha, speedily assembled the army on orders of Ravana.
tE b¼GN¯za b¢lnaE GaErãpa ¢nSacra: .
¢vgjImana: s|¶¾a D¥m#aX| pyIvaryn¯ =24=
¢v¢vDay¤DhÞtaà S¥lm¤érpaNy: =25=

those

b¼GN¯za:

with armours

b¢ln:

mighty

GaErãpa:

with terrifying form

¢nSacra:

ogres, night wanderers

¢vgjImana:

roaring like lions

s|¶¾a:

delighted

D¥m#aX|

Dhumraksha

pyIvaryn¯

surrounded

¢v¢vDay¤DhÞta:

with various weapons in hand

c S¥lm¤érpaNy:

with lance and mudgaras in hand

24,25.Those mighty ogres with terrible looking form wearing armours, with various weapons in hand and carrying lance and mudgaras also surrounded Dhumraksha delighted and roaring like lions.
gda¢B: p¢ÊóSWdIÎfWraysWm¤IslWB¦ISm¯ .
p¢rGW¢BI¢ÓdpalWà BÚlW: p#asW: práTW: =26=
¢nyIy¥ raXsa ¢dg¯×yaE ndIÓtaE jlda yTa =27=

gda¢B:

with maces

p¢ÊóSW:

with pattisas

dÎfW:

with rods

AaysW:

of iron

m¤slW:

pestles

B¦Sm¯

loudly

p¢rGW:

with parighas

¢B¢ÓdpalW:

with bhindapalas

also

BÚlW:

with ballas

p#asW:

with spears

práTW:

with axes

¢nyIy¤:

came out

raXsa:

ogres

¢dg¯×y:

from all directions

ndIÓt:

roaring

jlda:

clouds

yTa

26,27.The ogres came out from many directions thundering loudly like clouds carrying various arms like maces, pattisas, rods, iron pestles, parighas, bhindipalas, bhallas, spears and axes.
rTW: kv¢cnÞÏvÓyE ÒvjWà smlHqk]tW: .
s¤vNIjal¢v¢htW: KrWà ¢v¢vDannW: =28=
hyW: prmS£G#Wà gjEÓd#Wà mdaEÏkzW: .
¢nyIy¥ raXsÛyaG#a ÛyaG#a iv Ñ¤rasda: =29=

rTW:

seated on chariots

kv¢cn:

wearing armour

t¤

in this

AÓyE

some

ÒvjW:

with flags

c smlHqk]tW:

well decorated also

s¤vNIjal¢v¢htW:

with golden trellis

KrW: c

riding on mules also

¢v¢vDannW:

with various faces

hyW:

riding on horses

prmS£G#W:

capable of very high spees

also

gjEÓd#W: c

riding on elephants also

mdaEÏkzW:

in rut

¢nyIy¤:

cameout

raXsÛyaG#a:

tigers among ogres

ÛyaG#a:

tigers

Ñ¤rasda:

unapproachable

28,29.Some tigers among ogres who were unapproachable like tigers came out seated on chariots well decorated with flags and golden trellis, some riding on mules with various faces, some on horses capable of very high speed and others on elephants in rut.
v¦k¢s|hm¤KWy¤I³| KrW: knkB¥xNW: .
AaâraEh rT| ¢dÛy| D¥m#aX: Kr¢nán: =30=

v¦k¢s|hm¤KW:

with faces of wolves and lions

y¤³|

yoked with

KrW:

mules

knkB¥xNW:

with golden ornaments

AaâraEh

climbed

rT|

chariot

¢dÛy|

grand

D¥m#aX:

Dhumraksha

Kr¢nán:

with the voice like a mule

30.Dhumraksha with a voice like a mule climbed on a grand chariot yoked with mules having faces like
wolves and lions.
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