THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 59 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

ravNmk[zBÄñ:   -   DESTROYING   RAVANA'S   CROWN  
 
yàWx   jaØb¥ndvj#j¤¾|   d£çO|   sD¥m|   p¢rG|   p#g¦/   .  
Aaya¢t   rXaEblkEt¤B¥tÞÏvs¬   ¢nk[ØBaE{dqB¤tGaErkmaI   =21=  
y:                              who
c                              also
ex:                             he
jaØb¥ndvj#j¤¾|                    studded with gold and diamonds
d£çO|                             blazing
sD¥m|                           with smoke
p¢rG|                            an iron club
p#g¦/                            holding
Aaya¢t                          comes
rXaEblkEt¤B¥t:                    principal figure in the ogre army
t¤                              in this
As¬                            he
¢nk[ØB:                          Nikumbha by name
AdqB¤tGaErkmaI                   of wonderful and terrible deeds
 
21.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   who   comes   holding   an   iron   club   studded   with   gold   and   diamonds   blazing   with   smoke,   is   Nikumbha   by   name   a   principal   figure   in   ogre   army   and   of   wonderful   and   terrible   deeds.    
yàWx   capa¢sSr¬Gj¤¾|   pta¢kn|   pavkd£çOãpm¯   .  
rT|   smaÞTay   ¢vBaÏy¤dg#aE   nraÓtkaE{s¬   ngS¦ÄñyaED£   =22=  
y:                              who
c   ex:                        he also
capa¢sSr¬Gj¤¾|                   filled with bows, swords and arrows
pta¢kn|                         with a flag
pavkd£çOãpm¯                     blazing like fire
rT|                             chariot
smaÞTay                        occupting
¢vBa¢t                          shines
udg#:                           with fame
nraÓtk:                         Narantaka by name
As¬                            he
ngS¦ÄñyaED£                       fights with trees and mountain tops
 
22.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   he   who   rides   on   chariot   like   a   blazing   fire   and   filled   with   bows,   swords   and   arrows,   who   shines   with   fame   and   fights   with   trees   and   mountain   is   Narantaka   by   name.    
yàWx   nana¢vDGaErãpWÛyaIG#aE¾®nagEÓd#m¦gaávÀæOª:   .  
B¥tWv¦ItaE   Ba¢t   ¢vv¦äOnEæOª:   saE{s¬   s¤raNam¢p   dpIhÓta   =23=  
y:                              who
c                              also
ex:                             he
nana¢vDGaErãpW:                   with various hideous forms
ÛyaG#aE¾®nagEÓd#m¦gaávÀæOª:           with heads of tigers, camels, lordly elephants, deers and horses
B¥tW:                            by ghosts
v¦t:                             surrounded
Ba¢t                            appears
¢vv¦äOnEæOª:                        with rolling eyes
s:                             that
As¬                            he
s¤raNa|   A¢p                    even of the gods
dpIhÓta                          humbled the pride
 
23.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   he   who   is   surrounded   by   ghosts   with   various   hideous   forms   and   heads   of   tigers,   camels,   lordly   elephants,   deers   and   horses   with   rolling   eyes   had   humbled   the   pride   of   even   gods.    
yæOªt¢dÓѤp#¢tm|   ¢vBa¢t   CæO|   ¢st|   s¥ßmSlakmg#Ym¯   .  
AæOªx   rXaE¢Dp¢tmIhaÏma   B¥tWv¦ItaE   âd#   ivavBa¢t   =24=  
yæO                         where
ett¯                        this
iÓѤp#¢tm|                     resembling the moon
¢vBa¢t                      shines
CæO|                         umbrella
¢st|                        white
s¥ßmSlak|                  made with this wires
Ag#Ym¯                     excellent
AæO                         there
ex:                         this
rXaE¢Dp¢t:                   king of ogres
mhaÏma                     with great courage
B¥tW:                        by genii
v¦t:                        surrounded
âd#                         Rudra
iv                         like
AvBa¢t                     shines brightly
 
24.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   where   the   excellent   white   umbrella   resembling   the   moon   shines,   there   this   king   of   ogres   with   great   courage   shines   brightly   like   Rudra   surrounded   by   genii.    
As¬   ¢kr£z£   clk[ÎflaÞyaE   ngEÓd#¢vÓÒyaEpmB£mkay:   .  
mhEÓd#vWvÞvtdpIhÓta   rXaE¢Dp:   s¥yI   ivavBa¢t   =25=  
As¬                            this
¢kr£z£                          with a diadem
clk[ÎflaÞy:                    face with swinging earrings
ngEÓd#¢vÓÒyaEpmB£mkay:           with terrible form resembling Himalayas and Vindhyas
mhEÓd#vWvÞvtdpIhÓta              humbled the pride of Indra and Yama
rXaE¢Dp:                         king of ogres
s¥yI:                           sun
iv                             like
ABa¢t                          shines
 
25.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   he   who   shines   like   the   sun   with   a   diadem,   face   with   swinging   earrings,   with   terrible   form   resembling   Himalayas   and   Vindhya   is   the   king   of   ogres   who   humbled   the   pride   of   Indra   and   Yama.    
p#Ïy¤vac   ttaE   ramaE   ¢vB£xNm¢rÓdmm¯   .  
AhaE   d£çOaE   mhatEja   ravNaE   raXsEár:   =26=  
p#Ïy¤vac                      replied
tt:                          then
ram:                          Rama
¢vB£xN|                       to Vibhishana
A¢rÓdmm¯                      destroyer of enemies
AhaE   d£çO:                   shines with an extraordinary luminous
mhatEja:                     with great glory
ravN:                         Ravana
raXsEár:                     king of ogres
 
26.Rama   the   destroyer   of   enemies   replied   to   Vibhishana   that   Ravana   shines   with   extraordinary   glory.    
Aa¢dÏy   iv   ѤÝp#EXaE   r¢Üm¢BBaI¢t   ravN:   .  
s¤Ûy³|   lXyE   /Þy   ãp|   tEj:smav¦tm¯   =27=  
Aa¢dÏy:                     sun
iv                         like
ѤÝp#EX:                       difficult to gaze
r¢Üm¢B:                      with rays of light
Ba¢t                         shines
ravN:                       Ravana
s¤Ûy³|                       without doubt
lXyE                        I think
¢h                          surely
AÞy                        his
ãp|                         form
tEj:smav¦tm¯                 fully invested with effulgence
 
27.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   Ravana   is   difficult   to   gaze   on   like   the   sun   with   rays   of   light   he   thought   Ravana's   form   is   fully   invested   with   effulgence.    
AhaE   v£yImhaE   DWyImhaE   sÏvmhaE   濫t:   .  
AhaE   raXsrajÞy   svIlXNs|y¤ta   =28=  
AhaE   v£yI|                   what prowess
AhaE   DWyI|                   what courage
AhaE   sÏv|                  what strength
AhaE   濫t:                  what lustre
AhaE                          is wonderous
raXsrajÞy                   of the king of ogres
svIlXNs|y¤ta                 with all good attributes
 
28.Rama   wondered   at   Ravana's   prowess,   courage,   strength,   lustre   and   all   the   good   attributes.    
dEvdanvv£raNa|   vp¤nªIv|¢vD|   BvEt¯   .  
yaèS|   raXsEÓd#Þy   vp¤rEtt¯p#kaStE   =29=  
dEvdanvv£raNa|                the heroes of gods and demons
vp¤:                         body
n                          not
ev|¢vD|                      like this
BvEt¯                        will be
yaèS|                        in what manner
raXsEÓd#Þy                   of the king of ogres
vp¤:                         body
ett¯                        this
p#kaStE                     shines
 
29.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   even   the   bodies   of   gods   and   demons   will   not   be   as   shining   as   the   body   of   the   king   of   ogres   is   shining.    
sv©I   pvItsÄðaSa:   sv©I   pvItyaE¢Dn:   .  
sv©I   d£çOay¤DDra   yaEDaàaÞy   mh¬js:   =30=  
sv©I                         all
pvItsÄðaSa:                  mountain like
sv©I                         all
pvItyaE¢Dn:                  fight with mountains
sv©I                         all
d£çOay¤DDra:                  having fiery weapons
yaEDa:                       warriors
c                         also
AÞy                        his
mh¬js:                     with great courage
 
30.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   all   warriors   of   Ravana   are   mountain   like,   fight   with   mountains,   have   fiery   weapons   and   have   great   courage.              

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