THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 57 : SLOKAS 32 TO 40


 

p#hÞty¤¼m¯   -   PRAHASTA   GOES   TO   WAR  
 
¢nndÓt:   Þvran¯GaEran#aXsa   jÂm¤rg#t:   .  
B£mãpa   mhakaya:   p#hÞtÞy   p¤r:sra:   =32=  
¢nndÓt:                 emitting
Þvran¯                   cries
GaEran¯                   fearful
raXsa:                  ogres
jÂm¤:   Ag#t:           went ahead
B£mãpa:                of terrible aspect
mhakaya:                with huge bodies
p#hÞtÞy                of Prahasta
p¤r:sra:                followers
 
32.The   followers   of   Prahasta,   ogres   with   terrible   aspect   and   huge   bodies,   went   ahead   emitting   fearful   cries.    
nraÓtk:   k[ØBhn¤mIhanad:   sm¤°t:   .  
p#hÞts¢cva   /EtE   ¢nyIy¤:   p¢rvayI   tm¯   =33=  
nraÓtk:                 Narantaka
k[ØBhn¤:                 Kumbhahanu
mhanad:                 Mahanada
sm¤°t:                 Samunnata
p#hÞts¢cva:             advicers of Prahasta
¢h                      surely
etE                     these
¢nyIy¤:                  set out
p¢rvayI                 surrounding
tm¯                    him
 
33.Narantaka,   Kumbhahanu,   Mahanada   and   Samunnata,   the   four   advicers   of   Prahasta,   set   out   surrounding   him.    
Ûy¥FEnEv   s¤GaErEN   p¥vI¹araÏs   ¢nyIy¬   .  
gjy¥T¢nkaSEn   blEn   mhta   v¦t:   =34=  
Ûy¥FEn                 in battle array
ev                   only
s¤GaErEN               exceedingly formidable
p¥vI¹arat¯              from the eastern gate
s:                   he
¢nyIy¬                went out
gjy¥T¢nkaSEn          resembling a herd of elephants
blEn                 wih the army
mhta                 huge
v¦t:                  surrounded
 
34.Prahasta   surrounded   by   the   huge   army   in   battle   array,   exceedingly   formidable   and   resembling   a   herd  
of   elephants   went   out   through   the   eastern   gate.    
sagrp#¢tm¬GEn   v¦tÞtEn   blEn   s:   .  
p#hÞtaE   ¢nyIy¬   t¥NI|   kalaÓtkymaEpm:   =35=  
sagrp#¢tm¬GEn         resembling the sea
v¦t:                 surrounded by
tEn                  that
blEn                 army
s:                  that
p#hÞt:               Prahasta
¢nyIy¬               went out
t¥NI|                 quickly
kalaÓtkymaEpm:       looking like the time spirit
 
35.Prahasta   surrounded   by   the   huge   army   resembling   a   sea   went   out   quickly   looking   like   the   time   spirit.    
tÞy   ¢nyaINGaExEN   raXsana|   c   ndItam¯   .  
lÄðaya|   svIB¥ta¢n   ¢vnEѤ¢vIk]tW:   ÞvrW:   =36=  
tÞy                 his
¢nyaINGaExEN           the sounds made at the time of departure
raXsana|              of ogres
c   ndItam¯           roaring also
lÄðaya|               in Lanka
svIB¥ta¢n            all created beings
¢vnEѤ:               cried
¢vk]tW:               in unnatural
ÞvrW:                tones
 
36.The   sounds   made   at   the   time   of   departure   of   Prahasta   (of   kettle   drums)   and   the   roaring   of   the   ogres   made   all   created   beings   in   Lanka   cry   in   unnatural   tones.    
ÛyB#makaSma¢vÜy   ma|sSaE¢NtBaEjna:   .  
mÎflaÓypsÛya¢n   Kgaà@[:   rT|   p#¢t   =37=  
ÛyB#|                 clear
AakaS|   Aa¢vÜy      rising into the sky
ma|sSaE¢NtBaEjna:      subsisting on flesh and blood
mÎfla¢n             circles
ApsÛya¢n            anticlockwise
Kga:                 birds
c@[:                 made
rT|   p#¢t            round the chariot
 
37.Birds   subsisting   on   flesh   and   blood   rising   into   the   clear   sky   made   anticlockwise   circles   round   the   chariot.    
vmÓÏy:   pavkÇvala:   ¢Sva   GaEr|   vva¢SrE   .  
AÓt¢rXaÏppataEÚka   vay¤à   pâxaE   vv¬   =38=  
vmÓÏy:             vomiting forth
pavkÇvala:          flames of fire
¢Sva:              jackals
GaEr|               fearful
vva¢SrE             howled
AÓt¢rXat¯          from the sky
ppat              fell
uÚka              a meteor
vay¤:   c          wind also
pâx:   vv¬        blew harshly
 
38.Jackals   vomiting   flames   of   fire   howled   fearfully.   A   meteor   fell   from   the   sky   and   the   wind   blew   harshly.    
AÓyaEÓym¢Bs|rÖD:   g#haà   n   cka¢SrE   =39=  
AÓyaEÓy|             one another
A¢Bs|rÖD:           knitted against
g#ha:   c           planets also
n   cka¢SrE         did not shine brightly
 
39.The   Planets   also   knitted   against   one   another   did   not   shine   brightly.    
mEGaà   Kr¢nGa©Ixa   rTÞyaEp¢r   rXs:   .  
vv¦x¥   â¢Dr|   caÞy   ¢s¢xc¤à   p¤r:sran¯   =40=  
mEGa:   c          clouds also
Kr¢nGa©Ixa:          with sounds resembling braying of donkeys
rTÞy   up¢r        on the chariot
rXs:              ogre
vv¦x¤:              showered
â¢Dr|   c          blood also
AÞy              this
¢s¢xc¤:            drenched
c   p¤r:sran¯       those marching ahead of him
 
40.The   clouds   also   with   sounds   resembling   braying   of   donkeys   showered   blood   on   the   chariot   of   Prahasta   and   also   drenched   those   marching   ahead   of   him.              
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