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THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 54 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

vj#d|¾®vD:   -   KILLING   VAJRADAMSHTRA  
 
blÞy   c   ¢nGatEn   AÄñdÞy   jyEn   c   .  
raXs:   @«Dma¢v¾aE   vj#d|¾®aE   mhabl:   =1=  
blÞy                 of the army
c   ¢nGatEn            destruction also
AÄñdÞy                of Angada
jyEn   c              victory also
raXs:                  ogre
@«D|   Aa¢v¾:           became highly enraged
vj#d|¾®:                 Vajradamshtra
mhabl:                 with great prowess
 
1.The   ogre,   Vajradamshtra,   with   great   prowess,   became   highly   enraged   at   the   destruction   of   his   army   and   victory   for   Angada.    
s   ¢vÞPayI   Dn¤Ga©Ir|   S@aS¢nsmÞvnm¯   .  
vanraNamn£ka¢n   p#a¢krÅCrv¦¢¾¢B:   =2=  
s:                     he
¢vÞPayI                 stringing
Dn¤:   GaEr|              the terrible bow
S@aS¢nsmÞvnm¯          with noise of thunderbolt of Indra
vanraNa|                 of monkeys
An£ka¢n                armies
p#a¢krt¯                 discharged
Srv¦¢¾¢B:                a shower of arrows
 
2.Vajradamshtra   stringing   his   terrible   bow   with   the   noise   of   thunderbolt   of   Indra,   discharged   showers   of   arrows   on   the   monkey   armies.    
raXsaàa¢p   m¤ÁyaÞtE   rTEx¤   smv¢ÞTta:   .  
nanap#hrNa:   S¥ra:   p#ay¤ÒyÓt   tda   rNE   =3=  
raXsa:                    ogres
c                        also
A¢p                      even
m¤Áya:                    great
tE                       those
rTEx¤                     on chariots
smv¢ÞTta:                stationed
nanap#hrNa:                with numerous weapons
S¥ra:                     heroes
p#ay¤ÒyÓt                  joined
tda                      then
rNE                      in the battle
 
3.The   ogres   who   were   great   heroes   holding   numerous   weapons   joined   in   the   battle   stationed   on   chariots.    
vanraNa|   t¤   S¥ra   yE   sv©I   tE   ÔlvgxIBa:   .  
Aay¤ÒyÓt   ¢SlahÞta:   smvEta:   smÓtt:   =4=  
vanraNa|                   among monkeys
t¤                         then
S¥ra:                      heroes
yE                        whoever
sv©I                       all
tE                        they
ÔlvgxIBa:                 bull among monkeys
Aay¤ÒyÓt                  engaged in battle
¢SlahÞta:                 with rocks in hand
smvEta:                   assembling
smÓtt:                   on all sides
 
4.Whoever   were   heroes   among   the   monkeys,   those   bull   among   monkeys   engaged   in   battle   assembling   on   all   sides   with   rocks   in   hand.    
tæOay¤DshÞa#a¢N   t¢Þm°ayaEDnE   B¦Sm¯   .  
raXsa:   k¢pm¤ÁyEx¤   patya|c¢krE   tda   =5=  
tæO                       there
Aay¤DshÞa#a¢N              many weapons
t¢Þmn¯                     in that
AayaEDnE                   battle
B¦Sm¯                     with great force
raXsa:                    ogres
k¢pm¤ÁyEx¤                 on the foremost of monkeys
patya|c¢krE                 discharged
tda                       then
 
5.Then   there   in   the   battlefield   the   ogres   discharged   with   great   force   many   weapons   on   the   foremost   of   weapons.    
vanraàa¢p   rX¤:s¤   ¢gr£Óv¦XaÓmha¢Sla:   .  
p#v£ra:   patyamas¤mIäOvarNs¢°Ba:   =6=  
vanra:   c                 monkeys also
A¢p                       even
rX¤:s¤                      on the ogres
¢gr£n¯                       mountains
v¦Xan¯                      trees
mha¢Sla:                   large rocks
p#v£ra:                     best warriors
patyamas¤:                 threw
mäOvarNs¢°Ba:              resembling elephants in rut
 
6.The   best   warriors   of   the   monkeys,   resembling   elephants   in   rut,   threw   mountains,   trees   and   large   rocks   on   the   ogres.    
S¥raNa|   y¤Òymanana|   smrEÝv¢nv¢tInam¯   .  
td#aXsgNana|   c   s¤y¤¼|   smvtIt   =7=  
S¥raNa|                     who were heroes
y¤Òymanana|                 fighting
smrEx¤                     in the battle
A¢nv¢tInam¯                who do not retreat
td#aXsgNana|   c           between them and hordes of ogres
s¤y¤¼|                      a big battle
smvtIt                   took place
 
7.Between   the   monkeys   and   hordes   of   ogres   who   were   heroes   and   who   do   not   retreat   in   a   battle,   a   big   battle   took   place.    
p#¢B°¢Srs:   kE¢c¢ì°W:   padWà   bah¤¢B:   .  
SÞæOªr¢pItdEhaÞt¤   â¢DrEN   sm¤¢Xta:   =8=  
p#¢B°¢Srs:                 with broken heads
kE¢ct¯                     some
¢B°W:                      broken
padW:   c                  with legs also
bah¤¢B:                     with hands
SÞæOª:                      by arrows
A¢pItdEha:                  with fallen bodies
t¤                         in this
â¢DrEN   sm¤¢Xta:           lay soaked in blood
 
8.Some   ogres   and   monkeys   with   heads   broken,   legs   and   hands   broken   by   arrows   lay   with   their   fallen   bodies   soaked   in   blood.    
hryaE   raXsaàWv   SErtE   ga|   sma¢½ta:   .  
kÄðg¦D#blWraÍYa   gaEmay¤gNs|k[la:   =9=  
hry:                     monkeys
raXsa:                   ogres
c                       also
ev                      only
SErtE                    were lying
ga|                      on the ground
sma¢½ta:                 fallen
kÄðg¦D#blW:                with eagles, vultures and crows
AaÍYa:                   being together
gaEmay¤gNs|k[la:           surrounded by hordes of foxes
 
9.The   monkeys   and   ogres   being   together   with   eagles,   vultures   and   crows   and   surrounded   by   hordes   of   foxes   were   lying   fallen   on   the   ground.    
kbÓDa¢n   sm¤ÏpEt¤B£IãNa|   B£xNa¢n   vW   =10=  
kbÓDa¢n                 headless torsos
sm¤ÏpEt¤:                 rose
B£ãNa|                  those who were afraid
B£xNa¢n   vW             frightening more
 
10.Headless   torsos   rose   frightening   even   more   those   who   were   afraid.              

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