THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

p#hÞtvD:   -   KILLING   PRAHASTA  
 
tt:   p#hÞt|   ¢nyaIÓt|   è¾qva   B£mpra@mm¯   .  
uvac   s¢Þmt|   ramaE   v£B£xNm¢rn¯dm:   =1=  
tt:                     then
p#hÞt|                   Prahasta
¢nyaIÓt|                  sallying forth
è¾qva                    seeing
B£mpra@mm¯               with terrible prowess
uvac                    asked as follows
s¢Þmt|                  with a smile
ram:                    Rama
v£B£xN|                 to Vibhishana
A¢rn¯dm:                tamer of foes
 
1.Rama,   the   tamer   of   foes,   seeing   Prahasta   with   terrible   prowess   sallying   forth,   spoke   as   follows   with   a   smile   to   Vibhishana.    
k   ex   s¤mhakayaE   blEn   mhta   v¦t:   .  
Aacßv   mE   mhabahaE   v£yIvÓt|   ¢nSacrm¯   =2=  
k:                     who
ex:                    is he
s¤mhakay:               with a huge body
blEn                   with army
mhta                   huge
v¦t:                    surrounded by
Aacßv                  tell in detail
mE                     to me
mhabahaE                 mighty armed
v£yIvÓt|                 powerful
¢nSacrm¯                ogre
 
2.Rama   told   Vibhishana   the   mighty   armed   to   tell   in   detail   about   the   powerful   ogre   who   is   having   a   huge   body   and   surrounded   by   a   huge   army.    
raGvÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   p#Ïy¤vac   ¢vB£xN:   =3=  
raGvÞy                 of Rama
vc:                    words
½¤Ïva                   hearing
p#Ïy¤vac                 replied as follows
¢vB£xN:                 Vibhishana
 
3.Hearing   Rama's   words   Vibhishana   replied   as   follows.    
ex   sEnap¢tÞtÞy   p#hÞtaE   nam   raXs:   .  
lÄðaya|   raXsEÓd#Þy   ¢æOBagbls|v¦t:   =4=  
ex:                     he
sEnap¢t:                 is the commanderinchief
tÞy                     that
p#hÞt:                   Prahasta
nam                     well known
raXs:                    ogre
lÄðaya|                   in Lanka
raXsEÓd#Þy                of the king of ogre
¢æOBagbls|v¦t:            surrounded by a third of the army
 
4.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   he   is   the   well   known   Prahasta,   the   commander-in-chief   of   Ravana   in   Lanka   and   is   surrounded   by   a   third   of   the   army.    
v£yIvanÞæO¢vÅC®or:   p#Áyatà   pra@mE   =5=  
v£yIvan¯                   powerful
AÞæO¢vt¯                  conversant with use of weapons
S¥r:                      valiant
p#Áyat:                   well known
c                        also
pra@mE                    for prowess
 
5.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Prahasta   was   powerful,   conversant   with   use   of   weapons,   is   valiant   and   well   known   for   his   prowess.    
tt:   p#hÞt|   ¢nyaIÓt|   B£m|   B£mpra@mm¯   .  
gjIÓt|   s¤mhakay|   raXsWr¢Bs|v¦tm¯   =6=  
ddSI   mht£   sEna   vanraNa|   bl£ysam¯   .  
A¢ts|jatraExaNa|   p#hÞtm¢BgjItam¯   =7=  
tt:                     then
p#hÞt|                   Prahasta
¢nyaIÓt|                  coming out
B£m|                     the terrible
B£mpra@mm¯               with terrible prowess
gjIÓt|                   roaring
s¤mhakay|                 with a huge body
raXsW:                   by ogres
A¢Bs|v¦tm¯               surrounded
ddSI                    saw
mht£   sEna             the huge army
vanraNa|                 of monkeys
bl£ysam¯                with great might
A¢ts|jatraExaNa|           highly enraged
p#hÞt|                   at Prahasta
A¢BgjItam¯              began to roar
 
6,7.Then   the   huge   monkey   army   with   great   might   seeing   the   terrible   Prahasta   with   terrible   prowess,   a   huge   body   surrounded   by   a   huge   army,   was   highly   enraged   and   began   to   roar.    
KÄñS³Y¤¢¾baNaà   S¥la¢n   m¤sla¢n   c   .  
gdaà   p¢rGa:   p#asa   ¢v¢vDaà   práDa:   =8=  
Dn¥|¢x   c   ¢v¢cæOa¢N   raXsana|   jyW¢xNam¯   .  
p#g¦h£taÓySaEBÓt   vanran¢BDavtam¯   =9=  
KÄñS³Y¤¢¾baNa:    c      swords, javelins doubleedged swords and arrows also
S¥la¢n                   pikes
m¤sla¢n   c             mallets also
gda:   c                maces also
p¢rGa:                   iron bars
p#asa:                   spears
¢v¢vDa:                  various
c   práDa:              axes also
Dn¥|¢x   c               bows also
¢v¢cæOa¢N                 variety of
raXsana|                 of ogres
jyW¢xNam¯                seeking victory
p#g¦h£ta¢n                holding in hand
ASaEBÓt                 shone brightly
vanran¯                  monkeys
A¢BDavtam¯              rushing towards
 
8,9.Swords,   javelins,   double-edged   swords,   arrows,   pikes,   mallets,   maces,   iron   bars,   spears,   various   kinds   of   axes   and   varieties   of   bows   held   in   the   hands   by   ogrees   shined   brightly   as   they   rushed   towards   the   monkeys   seeking   victory.    
jg¦h¤:   padpa|àa¢p   p¤¢ÝptaÓvanrxIBa:   .  
¢Slaà   ¢vp¤la   d£GaI   yaE¼^kama:   ÔlvÄñma:   =10=  
jg¦h¤:                   seized
padpan¯   c              trees also
A¢p                     even
p¤¢Ýptan¯                 in flower
vanrxIBa:                 bulls among monkeys
¢Sla:                    rocks
c                       also
¢vp¤la:                   huge
d£GaI:                    lofty
yaE¼^kama:                who were burning to fight
ÔlvÄñma:                 monkeys
 
10.The   bulls   among   monkeys   who   were   burning   to   fight   seized   trees   with   flowers,   huge   and   lofty   rocks.              
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