THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 55 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

Ak|pny¤¼|   -   AKAMPANA   WAGES   WAR  
 
n   Òvja   n   ptaka   va   cmI   va   t¤rgaE{¢p   va   .  
Aay¤D|   ÞyÓdn|   va{¢p   dèSE   tEn   rEN¤na   =21=  
n                     no
Òvja:                  flags
n                     no
ptaka:   va            pennant
cmI                   armour
va   t¤rg:   A¢p        or even horses
va   Aay¤D|             or weapons
ÞyÓdn|   va   A¢p      or even chariot
dèSE                  could be seen
tEn   rEN¤na            due that dust
 
21.Due   to   that   dust   neither   chariot   nor   flags   nor   pennant   norarmour   nor   horses   nor   weapons   could   be   seen.    
Sb¯dà   s¤mha|ÞtExa|   ndItam¢BDavtam¯   .  
½¥ytE   t¤m¤lE   y¤¼E   n   ãpa¢N   cka¢SrE   =22=  
Sb¯d:   c              noise only
s¤mhan¯                 terrible
tExa|                   their
ndItam¯                 roaring
A¢BDavtam¯             rushing against
½¥ytE                  was heard
t¤m¤lE                  tumultous
y¤¼E                    in the fight
n                      not
ãpa¢N                  forms
cka¢SrE                 were visible
 
22.Due   the   dust,   though   the   terrific   and   tumultous   noise   of   warriors   roaring   and   rushing   were   heard   in   the   fight   no   forms   could   be   seen.    
hr£nEv   s¤s|@[¼a   hryaE   jG"¤rahvE   .  
raXsaàa¢p   rXa|¢s   ¢njG"¤¢Þt¢mrE   tda   =23=  
hr£n¯   ev               monkeys only
s¤s|@[¼a:                 highly enraged
hry:                    monkeys
jG"¤:                    struck
AahvE                   in the fight
raXsa:   c              ogres also
A¢p   rXa|¢s             ogres only
¢njG"¤:                  killed
¢t¢mrE                   in the darkness
tda                     then
 
23.Then   in   the   fight   in   the   darkness   monkeys   highly   enraged   struck   monkeys   only   while   ogres   killed   the   ogres.    
pra|àWv   ¢v¢nG"Ót:   Þva|à   vanrraXsa:   .  
â¢Drarqd#a|   tda   c@[mIh£|   pÄðan¤lEpnam¯   =24=  
pran¯                    enemies
c                       alo
ev                      only
¢v¢nG"Ót:                 after killing
Þvan¯   c                their own also
vanrraXsa:                monkeys and ogres
â¢Drarqd#a|                 soaked in blood
tda                      then
c@[:                     made
mh£|                     the earth
pÄðan¤lEpnam¯              covered with mud
 
24.Then   monkeys   and   ogres   killing   enemies   and   their   own   friends   made   the   earth   soaked   in   blood   and   covered   with   mud.    
ttÞt¤   â¢Dr¬xEN   ¢s³|   Ûypgt|   rj:   .  
Sr£rSvsÄð£NaI   bB¥v   c   vs¤ÓDra   =25=  
tt:                     then
t¤                      in this
â¢Dr¬xEN                 by the flow of blood
¢s³|                    moistened
Ûypgt|                  settled down
rj:                     dust
Sr£rSvsÄð£NaI             covered with dead bodies
bB¥v                    became
c   vs¤ÓDra             the earth also
 
25.Then   the   dust   moistened   by   the   flow   of   blood   settled   and   the   earth   bcame   covered   with   dead   bodies.    
d#^mS¢³¢Slap#asWgIdap¢rGtaEmrW:   .  
hryaE   raXsaàWv   jG"¤rÓyaEÓymaEjsa   =26=  
d#^mS¢³¢Slap#asW:          with trees, javelins, rocks and darts
gdap¢rGtaEmrW:             with maces, iron bars and iron clubs
hry:                    monkeys
raXsa:                  ogres
c                      also
ev                     only
jG"¤:                    struck
AÓyaEÓy|                 each other
AaEjsa                  with vigour
 
26.The   monkeys   and   ogres   struck   each   other   vigourously   with   trees,   javelins,   rocks   and   darts   and   maces,   iron   bars   and   iron   clubs.    
bah¤¢B:   p¢rGakarWy¤IÒyÓt:   pvItaEpma:   .  
hryaE   B£mkmINaE   raXsa¸G"¤rahvE   =27=  
bah¤¢B:                 with hands
p¢rGakarW:               resembling iron bars
y¤ÒyÓt:                fighting
pvItaEpma:              looked like mountains
hry:                  monkeys
B£mkmIN:              of terrible deeds
raXsan¯                ogres
jG"¤:                  struck
AahvE                  in the battle
 
27.In   the   battle   monkeys   of   terrible   deeds   looking   like   mountains   while   fighting   struck   the   ogres   with   hands   resembling   iron   bars.    
raXsaÞÏv¢p   s|@[¼a   p#astaEmrpaNy:   .  
kp£¢°j¢G"rE   tæO   SÞæOª:   prmdaâNW:   =28=  
raXsa:                 ogres
t¤                     in this
A¢p                   even
s|@[¼a:                 highly enraged
p#astaEmrpaNy:           with darts and iron clubs in hand
kp£n¯                  monkeys
¢nj¢G"rE                 killed
tæO                    then
SÞæOª:                  with weapons
prmdaâNW:               most formidable
 
28.The   ogres   highly   enraged   bearing   darts   and   iron   clubs   in   hand,   killed   monkeys   with   most   fprmidable   weapons.    
AkØpn:   s¤s|@[¼a   raXsana|   cm¥p¢t:   .  
s|hxIy¢t   taÓsvaIn#aXsaÓB£m¢v@man¯   =29=  
AkØpn:                 Akampana
s¤s|@[¼:                 highly enraged
raXsana|                 of ogres
cm¥p¢t:                 commander of forces
s|hxIy¢t                encouraged
tan¯                   -   those
svaIn¯                  all
raXsan¯                 ogres
B£m¢v@man¯             of terrible prowess
 
29.Akampana,   commander   of   ogre   forces,   highly   enraged,   encouraged   all   those   ogres   of   terrible   prowess.    
hryÞÏv¢p   rXa|¢s   mhad#^mmhaÜm¢B:   .  
¢vdaryÓÏy¢B@Øy   SÞæOaÎya¢ÅCï   v£yIt:   =30=  
hry:   t¤             monkeys also
A¢p                  even
rXa|¢s                the ogres
mhad#^mmhaÜm¢B:        with huge trees and huge rocks
¢vdary¢Ót             mangled
A¢B@Øy              assailing
SÞæOa¢N              weapons
Aa¢ÅCï              snatching
v£yIt:                by dint of valour
 
30.The   monkeys   also   assailing   the   ogres   with   huge   trees   and   huge   rocks,   snatched   their   weapons   by   dint   of   valour   and   mangled   them.              

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