THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 54 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

vj#d|¾®vD:   -   KILLING   VAJRADAMSHTRA  
 
B¤jpa¢N¢Sr¢ÜC°a¢ÜC°kayaà   B¥tlE   .  
vanra   raXsaàa¢p   ¢npEt¤ÞtæO   vW   rNE   =11=  
B¤jpa¢N¢Sr¢ÜC°a:         with shoulders, hands and heads cut off
¢C°kaya:   c            with bodies also cut
B¥tlE   vW               on the ground
vanra:                   monkeys
raXsa:                  ogres
c                      also
A¢p                    even
¢npEt¤:                  fell
tæO   rNE               in that battle
 
11.In   that   battle   monkeys   and   ogres   fell   dead   on   the   ground   with   their   shoulders,   hands,   heads   and   bodies   cut   off.    
ttaE   vanrsWÓyEn   hÓyman|   ¢nSacrm¯   .  
p#aBÇyt   bl|   svI|   vj#d|¾®Þy   pÜyt:   =12=  
tt:                     then
vanrsWÓyEn                by the army of monkeys
hÓyman|                  being tortured
¢nSacrm¯                 ogres
p#aBÇyt                  scattered
bl|                     forces
svI|                     entire
vj#d|¾®Þy                 of Vajradamshtra
pÜyt:                   before his eyes
 
12.Then   the   entire   ogre   army   being   tortured   by   the   monkeys   scattered   before   the   eyes   of   Vajradamshtra.    
raXsaÓBy¢væOÞtaÓhÓymanan¯ÔlvÄñmW:   .  
è¾qva   s   raExtam#aXaE   vj#d|¾®:   p#tapvan¯   =13=  
p#¢vvES   Dn¤Ýpa¢NÞæOasyÓh¢rva¢hn£m¯   .  
SrW¢vIdaryamas   kÄðpæOªr¢j'gW:   =14=  
raXsan¯                 ogres
By¢væOÞtan¯              running due to fear
hÓymanan¯               being tortured
ÔlvÄñmW:                by the monkeys
è¾qva                   seeing
s:                    that
raExtam#aX:              with eyes due to anger
vj#d|¾®:                 Vajradamshtra
p#tapvan¯                with great prowess
p#¢vvES                 penetrated
Dn¤Ýpa¢N:               with bow in hand
æOasyn¯                 threatening
h¢rva¢hn£m¯              the army of monkeys
SrW:                    with arrows
¢vdaryamas              broke up
kÄðpæOª:                 fitted with eagle feathers
A¢j'gW:                unfailing
 
13,14.Vajradamshtra,   endowed   with   great   prowess,   seeing   the   ogres   being   tortured   by   the   monkeys   and   thus   running   due   to   fear   penetrated   the   monkey   army   eyes   red   with   anger   and   bow   in   hand   and   broke   up   the   monkey   army   with   unfailing   arrows   fitted   with   eagle   feathers.    
¢bBEd   vanra|ÞtæO   sçOa¾¬   nv   p·   c   .  
¢vÛyaD   prm@[¼aE   vj#d|¾®:   p#tapvan¯   =15=  
¢bBEd                   chased away
vanran¯                  monkeys
tæO                     then
sçO                     in sevens
A¾¬                     in eights
nv                      in nines
p·                      in fives
c                       also
¢vÛyaD                   killed
prm@[¼:                 highly enraged
vj#d|¾®:                  Vajradamshtra
p#tapvan¯                 a great warrior
 
15.Vajradamshtra,   the   great   warrior,   then   highly   enraged   killed   monkeys   in   sevens,   eights,   nines   and   fives   and   also   chased   them   away.    
æOÞta:   sv©I   h¢rgNa:   SrW:   s|k]äOdE¢hn:   .  
AÄñd|   s|p#Dav¢Ót   p#jap¢t¢mv   p#ja:   =16=  
æOÞta:                 frightened
sv©I                   all
h¢rgNa:                hordes of monkeys
SrW:                   by arrows
s|k]äOdE¢hn:             with bodies having cut injuries
AÄñd|                  to Angada
s|p#Dav¢Ót              ran
p#jap¢t|                Brahma
iv                    like
p#ja:                  people
 
16.All   the   hordes   of   monkeys   with   bodies   injured   with   cuts   by   arrows   and   very   frightened   ran   towards   Angada   like   people   run   to   Brahma.    
ttaE   h¢rgNaÓBg"an¯è¾qva   va¢ls¤tÞtda   .  
@«DEn   vj#d|¾®|   tm¤d£XÓtm¤dWXt   =17=  
tt:                     thus
h¢rgNan¯                 hordes of monkeys
Bg"an¯                   scattered
è¾qva                    seeing
va¢ls¤t:                 son of Vali, Angada
tda                     then
@«DEn                   in anger
vj#d|¾®|                  Vajradamshtra
t|                      that
ud£XÓt|                 looking with batting an eyelid
udWXt                   stared at without blinking
 
17.Then   Angada   seeing   the   hordes   of   monkeys   scattered   stared   without   blinking   at   Vajradamshtra   who   was   looking   without   batting   an   eyelid.    
vj#d|¾®aE{ÄñdàaEB¬   sÄñt¬   h¢rraXs¬   .  
cErt¤:   prm@[¼¬   h¢rmäOgja¢vv   =18=  
vj#d|¾®:                 Vajradamshtra
AÄñd:                  Angada
c                     also
uB¬                   the two
sÄñt¬                  both of them
h¢rraXs¬               monkey and ogre
cErt¤:                  fought a duel
prm@[¼¬                both highly enraged
h¢rmäOgj¬              lion and an elephant in rut
iv                    like
 
18.The   monkey,   Angada   and   the   ogre   Vajradamshtra,   both   highly   enraged   fought   a   duel   like   a   lion   and   elephant   in   rut.    
tt:   SrshÞa#EN   va¢lp¤æO|   mhabl:   .  
jGan   mmIdESEx¤   matÄñ¢mv   taEmrW:   =19=  
tt:                   then
SrshÞa#EN              with numerous arows
va¢lp¤æO|                Angada, son of Vali
mhabl:                with great strength
jGan                  hit
mmIdESEx¤                in vital parts
matÄñ|                  an elephant
iv                     prodded like
taEmrW:                  with an ankusa
 
19.Then   Vajradamshtra,   with   great   strength,   hit   Angada   in   vital   parts   with   numerous   arrows   like   an   elephant   in   rut   is   prodded   by   an   ankusa.    
â¢DraE¢StsvaIÄñaE   va¢ls¥n¤mIhabl:   .  
¢cXEp   vj#d|¾®ay   v¦X|   B£mpra@m:   =20=  
â¢DraE¢StsvaIÄñ:         all limbs covered with blood
va¢ls¥n¤:              son of Vali, Angada
mhabl:               with great strength
¢cXEp                threw
vj#d|¾®ay              aiming Vajradamshtra
v¦X|                  a tree
B£mpra@m:            with grea virility
 
20.Angada,   with   great   strength   and   virility   and   all   limbs   covered   with   blood,   threw   a   tree   aiming   at   Vajradamshtra.              
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