THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 60 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60

k[ØBkNIp#baEDnm¯q - WAKING UP KUMBHAKARNA
tt: shÞa#| BEr£Na| y¤gpÏsmhÓyt .
m¦¾ka·nkaENanamas³ana| smÓtt: =51=

tt:

then

shÞa#|

thousand

BEr£Na|

of kettle drums

y¤gpt¯

at the same time

smhÓyt

were beaten

m¦¾ka·nkaENana|

with sticks with golden tips

Aas³ana|

ceaselessly

smÓtt:

on all sides

51.Then thousand kettle drums were beaten ceaselessly at the same time with sticks with golden tips on all sides.
evmÔy¢t¢nd#Þt¤ yda nWv p#b¤ÒytE .
SapÞy vSmap°Þtt: @[¼a ¢nSacra: =52=

ev|

as above

A¢p A¢t¢nd#:

in excessive slumber

t¤

then

yda

when

n ev p#b¤ÒytE

did not wake up

SapÞy

of the curse

vS| Aap°:

being in the grip

tt:

therefore

@[¼a:

became enraged

¢nSacra:

ogres

52.When Kumbhakarna in excessive sleep being in the grip of the curse did not wake up the ogres became enraged.
mha@«Dsma¢v¾a: sv©I B£mpra@ma: .
td#XaE baED¢yÝyÓtà@[rÓyE pra@mm¯ =53=

mha@«Dsma¢v¾a:

being overcome with great rage

sv©I

all

B£mpra@ma:

of terrible prowess

tt¯

that

rX:

ogre, Kumbhakarna

baED¢yÝyÓt:

to arouse

c@[:

tried

AÓyE

some

pra@mm¯

their strength

53.Some ogres of terrible prowess being overcome with great rage tried to arouse Kumbhakarna with their strength.
AÓyE BEr£: smajG"¤rÓyE c@[mIhaÞvnm¯ .
kESanÓyE p#l¤l¤p¤: kNaIvÓyE dS¢Ót c =54=

AÓyE

others

BEr£:

kettle drums

smajG"¤:

beat with force

AÓyE

others

c@[:

raised

mhaÞvnm¯

a very loud noise

kESan¯

hairs

AÓyE

others

p#l¤l¤p¤:

pulled

kNaªI

both the ears

AÓyE

others

dS¢Ót c

bit also

54.Some ogres beat kettle drums with force, others raised a very loud noise, some pulled Kumbhakarna's hairs and some bit his ears also.
udk[ØBStanÓyE sm¢s·Ót kNIyaE: =55=

udk[ØBStan¯

hundreds of pots filled with water

AÓyE

others

sm¢s·Ót

poured

kNIyaE:

in both ears

55.Other ogres poured water from hundreds of pots in both ears of Kumbhakarna.
AÓyE c b¢lnÞtÞy k\zm¤érpaNy: .
m¥¢D"I vX¢s gaæOEx¤ patyÓk\zm¤éran¯ =56=

AÓyE c

other also

b¢ln:

mighty

tÞy

his

k\zm¤érpaNy:

with mallets and mudgaras in hand

m¥¢D"I

on the head

vX¢s

on the chest

gaæOEx¤

on the limbs

patyn¯

let fall

k\zm¤éran¯

mallets and mudgaras

56.Other ogres with mallets and mudgaras in hand let the mallets and mudgaras fall on the head, chest and limbs of Kumbhakarna.
rÇj¤bÓDnb¼a¢B: StG"£¢Bà svIt: .
vÒymanaE mhakayaE n p#ab¤Òyt raXs: =57=

rÇj¤bÓDnb¼a¢B:

tied firmly with ropes

StG"£¢B: c

with sataghnis

svIt:

on all sides

vÒyman:

being struck

mhakay:

with huge body

n p#ab¤Òyt

did not wake up

raXs:

ogre

57.Kumbhkarna being struck on all sides by the ogres with sataghnis tied firmly with ropes did not wake up.
varNana| shÞa#| t¤ Sr£rE{Þy p#Da¢vtm¯ .
¢vnEÑ¤à shÞa#a¢N raXsana| æOyaEdS =58=

varNana|

of elephants

shÞa#|

thousands

t¤

in this

Sr£rE

on the body

AÞy

his

p#Da¢vtm¯

to run up and down

¢vnEÑ¤: c

shouted also

shÞa#a¢N

thousand

raXsana|

ogres

æOyaEdS

thirteen

58.One thousand elephants were made to run up and down Kumbhakarna's body and thirteen thousand ogres shouted also.
AT ¢K°Ex¤ rX:s¤ yÏnEn mhta SnW: .
k[ØBkNIÞttaE b¤¼: ÞpSI| prmb¤Òyt =59=

AT ¢K°Ex¤

when became tired

rX:s¤

ogres

yÏnEn

with effort

mhta

great

SnW:

one after another

k[ØBkNI:

Kumbhakarna

tt:

then

b¤¼:

waking up

ÞpSI| pr| Ab¤Òyt

felt a mere touch

59.When the ogres became tired through their great efforts made one after another, Kumbhakarna woke up as if something has merely touched him.
s paÏymanW¢gI¢rS¦Äñv¦XWr¢cÓty|Þta¢Óvp¤laÓp#haran¯ .
¢nd#aXyaÏX¤dqByp£¢ftà ¢vj¦ØBmaN: shsaEÏppat =60=

paÏymanW:

descended

¢g¢rS¦Äñv¦XW:

mountain tops and trees

A¢cÓtyn¯

not minding

tan¯

those

¢vp¤lan¯

heavy

p#haran¯

blows

¢nd#aXyat¯

due to interruption of sleep

X¤dqByp£¢ft:

tormented by the bugbear of hunger

c ¢vj¦ØBmaN:

yawning also

shsa

at once

uÏppat

sprang to his feet

60.Kumbhakarna not minding the heavy struck by the descending mountain tops and trees, tormented by the bugbear of hunger at once sprang to his feet yawning.
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