THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 59 : SLOKAS 101 TO 110


 

ravNmk[zBÄñ:   -   BREAKING   RAVANA's   CROWN  
 
¢d¾Ya{¢s   mE   raGv   袾magEI   p#açOaE{Ótgam£   ¢vpr£tb¤¢¼:   .  
A¢Þmn¯XNE   yaÞy¢s   m¦Ïy¤dES|   s|saïmanaE   mm   baNjalW:   =101=  
¢d¾Ya                         luckily
A¢s                        you are
mE                          my
raGv                        Lakshmana
袾magEI                      in sight
p#açO:                        fallen
AÓtgam£                     going to your death
¢vpr£tb¤¢¼:                    with a perverted mind
A¢Þmn¯                       this
XNE                          moment
yaÞy¢s                       will reach
m¦Ïy¤dES|                      the region of death
s|saïman:                   being hard pressed
mm                          my
baNjalW:                     by stream of arrows
 
101.Ravana   told   Lakshmana   that   he   with   a   perverted   mind   who   is   going   to   his   death   had   luckily   come   within   Ravana's   sight   and   will   reach   the   region   of   death   being   hard   pressed   by   Ravana's   stream   of   arrows.    
tmah   s¬¢m¢æOr¢vÞymanaE   gjIÓtm¤dqv¦äO¢Stag#d|¾®m¯   .  
raj°   gjI¢Ót   mhap#Bava   ¢vkÏTsE   papk]ta|   v¢r¿   =102=  
t|                           to him
Aah                          said
s¬¢m¢æO:                       Lakshmana
A¢vÞyman:                    not surprised
gjIÓt|                       blustering
udqv¦äO¢Stag#d|¾®m¯              with long sharp fierce teeth
rajn¯                         king
n   gjI¢Ót                    do not bluster
mhap#Bava:                    with great valour
¢vkÏTsE                      talking boastfully
papk]ta|                       of sinners
v¢r¿                          prince
 
102.Lakshmana   not   surprised,   told   the   blustering   Ravana   with   long   sharp   fierce   teeth   that   those   with   great   valour   do   not   bluster   and   he   the   prince   of   sinners   is   talking   boastfully.    
jana¢m   v£yI|   tv   raXsEÓd#   bl|   p#tap|   c   pra@m|   c   .  
Av¢ÞTtaE{h|   Srcappa¢NragÅC   ¢k|   maEG¢vkÏTEn   =103=  
jana¢m                       I know
v£yI|                          valour
tv                           your
raXsEÓd#                     king of ogres
bl|                          strength
p#tap|   c                    greatness also
pra@m|   c                   prowess also
Av¢ÞTt:                     am sranding
Ah|                          I
Srcappa¢N:                   with bow and arrow in hand
AagÅC                       come to fight
¢k|                           what will you gain
maEG¢vkÏTEn                   by boasting
 
103.Lakshmana   told   Ravana   that   he   knew   Ravana's   valour,   strength,   greatness   and   prowess   and   asked   Ravana   to   come   and   fight   him   who   is   standing   with   bow   and   arrow   and   what   will   Ravana   gain   by   boasting.    
s   evm¤³:   k[¢pt:   ssjI   rXaE¢Dp:   sçO   SraÓs¤p¤H¯Kvan¯   .  
ta|ÚlßmN:   ka·n¢cæOp¤H¯KW¢àÅCEd   baNW¢nI¢StaG#DarW:   =104=  
s:                          that
ev|                          as above
u³:                         being told
k[¢pt:                       enraged
ssjI                        discharged
rXaE¢Dp:                     king of ogres, Ravana
sçO                          seven
Sran¯                        arrows
s¤p¤H¯Kvan¯                   with beautiful feathers
tan¯                          those
lßmN:                       Lakshmana
ka·n¢cæOp¤H¯KW:                with excellent golden shaft
¢cÅCEd                       broke into pieces
baNW:                         with arrows
¢n¢StaG#DarW:                  with sharp pointed heads
 
104.Ravana   hearing   the   words   of   Lakshmana   discharged   seven   arrows   with   beautiful   feathers   and   those   were   broken   into   pieces   by   Lakshmana   with   arrows   having   sharp   pointed   heads.    
taÓp#EXmaN:   shsa   ¢nk]äOa¢°k]äOBaEga¢nv   p°gEÓd#an¯   .  
lÄðEár:   @«DvS|   jgam   ssjI   caÓya¢°¢StaÓp¥pÏkan¯   =105=  
tan¯                          them
p#EXmaN:                      seeing
shsa                         all at once
¢nk]äOan¯                       being cut to pieces
¢nk]äOBaEgan¯                   with coils cut
iv                            like
p°gEÓd#an¯                      excellent serpents
lÄðEár:                        lord of Lanka, Ravana
@«DvS|                        in the grip of anger
jgam                         went
ssjI                          discharged
c                             also
AÓyan¯                         other
¢n¢Stan¯                       sharp
p¥pÏkan¯                        arrows
 
105.Ravana   seeing   his   arrows   cut   down   like   the   excellent   serpents   with   coils   cutwent   into   grip   of   anger  and   discharged   other   sharp   arrows.    
s   baNvxI|   t¤   vvxI   t£v#|   raman¤j:   kam¤Iks|p#y¤³m¯   .  
X¤raDIcÓd#aEäOmk¢NIBÚlW:   Sra|à   ¢cÅCEd   n   c¤X¤BE   c   =106=  
s:                            he
baNvxI|                         a hail of arrows
t¤                             in this
vvxI                           showered
t£v#|                           piercing
raman¤j:                        younger brother of Rama, Lakshmana
kam¤Iks|p#y¤³m¯                  attached to the bow
X¤raDIcÓd#aEäOmk¢NIBÚlW:          with arrows known as Kshura, Ardhachandra, excellent Karni and Bhalla
Sran¯   c                      arrows also
¢cÅCEd                         tore asunder
n   c¤X¤BE   c                  was not perturbed also
 
106.Lakshmana   showered   a   hail   of   arrows   known   as   Kshura,   Ardhachandra,   excellent   Karni   and   Bhalla   from   his   bow   and   tore   asunder   the   Ravana's   arrows   without   feeling   perturbed.    
s   baNjalaÓyT   ta¢n   ta¢n   maEGa¢n   pÜy|¢ÞæOdSa¢rraj:   .  
¢v¢s¢ÝmyE   lßmNlaGvEn   p¤nà   baNa¢°¢StaÓm¤maEc   =107=  
s:                           that
baNjala¢n                    stream of arrows
AT                           then
ta¢n   ta¢n                    those
maEGa¢n                        ineffectual
pÜyn¯                          seeing
¢æOdSa¢rraj:                     king who is the enemy of gods, Ravana
¢v¢s¢ÝmyE                       was astonished
lßmNlaGvEn                   by Lakshmana's skill
p¤n:   c                       again
baNan¯                         arrows
¢n¢Stan¯                        sharp
m¤maEc                          discharged
 
107.Ravana   seeing   his   arrows   being   ineffectual   and   astonished   at   the   skill   of   Lakshmana   discharged   again   sharp   arrows.    
s   lßmNàaS¤   SraM¯¢ÅCtag#aÓmhEÓd#vj#aS¢nt¤ÚyvEgan¯   .  
s|Day   capE   Çvlnp#kaSaÓssjI   rXaE¢DptEvIDay   =108=  
s:                             that
lßmN:   c                     Lakshmana also
AaS¤                           quickly
Sran¯                           arrows
¢Stag#an¯                        with sharp points
mhEÓd#vj#aS¢nt¤ÚyvEgan¯            with the speed thunder of thunderbolt of Indra
s|Day                           fixing
capE                            in the bow
Çvlnp#kaSan¯                     shining like fire
ssjI                           discharged
rXaE¢DptE:                       of Ravana, king of ogres
vDay                            for destruction
 
108.Lakshmana   also   fitting   arrows   with   sharp   points   having   the   speed   and   thunder   of   Indra's   thunder   bolt   and   shining   like   fire   ischarged   them   for   destruction   of   Ravana.    
s   taÓp#¢cÅCEd   ¢h   raXsEÓd#¢ÜCÏva   c   ta|ÚlßmNmajGan   .  
SrEN   kala¢g"smp#BEn   ÞvyØB¤däOEn   llazdESE   =109=  
s:                             that
tan¯                            those
p#¢cÅCEd                         tore to pieces
¢h                              surely
raXsEÓd#:                         Ravana
¢SÏva                           after tearing
c   tan¯                        those also
lßmN|                          Lakshmana
AajGan                         struck
SrEN                            with arrow
kala¢g"smp#BEn                   resplendant as the fire of universal destruction
ÞvyØB¤däOEn                      given by Brahma
llazdESE                         on the fore head
 
109.Ravana,   tore   to   pieces   those   arrows   and   then   struck   Lakshmana   on   the   forehead   with   an   arrow   given   by   Brahma   and   resplendant   as   the   fire   of   universal   destruction.    
s   lßmNaE   ravNsaykatIàcal   cap|   ¢S¢Tl|   p#g¦/   .  
p¤nà   s|åOa|   p#¢tl×y   k]ÅC®a¢ÅcÅCEd   cap|   ¢æOdSEÓd#SæOaE:   =110=  
s:                              that
lßmN:                           Lakshmana
ravNsaykatI:                     hurt by the arrow
ccal                            reeled
cap|                             bow
¢S¢Tl|                           feebly
p#g¦/                            grasping
p¤n:   c                         again
s|åOa|                            consciousness
p#¢tl×y                          regaining
k]ÅC®at¯                          with great difficulty
¢cÅCEd                           broke
cap|                             bow
¢æOdSEÓd#SæOaE:                      of Ravana, enemy of the Indra
 
110.Lakshmana   hurt   by   Ravana's   arrow   feebly   holding   the   bow   regaining   consciousness   with   grear   difficulty   broke   the   bow   of   Ravana.              

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