THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 61 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

½£ramay   k[ØBkNIvNInm¯   -   DESCRIBING   KUMBHAKARNA   TO   RAMA  
 
AÞy   p#maNaÏsèSaE   raXsaE{ÓyaE   n   ¢vïtE   =11=  
AÞy                          his
p#maNat¯                       in size
sèS:                         equal to
raXs:                         ogre
AÓy:                          other
n   ¢vïtE                     is not there
 
11.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   there   is   no   other   ogre   equal   to   him   in   size.    
etEn   dEva   y¤¢D   danvaà   yXa   B¤jÄña   ¢p¢StaSnaà   .  
gÓDvI¢vïaDr¢k°raà   shÞa#SaE   raGv   s|p#Bg"a:   =12=  
etEn                          by him
dEva:                          gods
y¤¢D                          in a battle
danva:   c                   Demons also
yXa:                          Yakshas
B¤jÄña:                        Nagas
¢p¢StaSna:   c               flesh eaters, ogres
gÓDvI¢vïaDr¢k°ra:    c        Gandharvas, Vidyadharas and Kinnaras
shÞa#S:                      in thousands
raGv                          Rama
s|p#Bg"a:                      were completely routed
 
12.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Kumbhakarna   had   completely   routed   thousands   of   gods,   demons,   yakshas,   nagas,   ogres,   gandharvas,   vidyadharas   and   kinnaras   in   a   battle.    
S¥lpa¢N|   ¢vãpaX|   k[ØBkNI|   mhablm¯   .  
hÓt¤|   n   SEk[¢ÞæOdSa:   kalaE{y¢m¢t   maE¢hta:   =13=  
S¥lpa¢N|                     with pike in hand
¢vãpaX|                     hideous eyes
k[ØBkNI|                    Kumbhakarna
mhablm¯                    with great might
hÓt¤|                         to kill
n   SEk[:                   were unable
¢æOdSa:                      gods
kal:                        death personified
Ay|                         he was
i¢t                          thus
maE¢hta:                     were deluded to think
 
13.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   the   gods   were   deluded   to   think   Kumbhakarna   with   hideous   eyes   and   a   pike   in   hand   was   death   personified   and   were   unable   to   kill   him.    
p#k]Ïya   /Ex   tEjÞv£   k[ØBkNa©I   mhabl:   .  
AÓyExa|   raXsEÓd#aNa|   vrdank]t|   blm¯   =14=  
p#k]Ïya                     by nature
¢h                          surely
ex:                        this
tEjÞv£                     is daring
k[ØBkNI:                   Kumbhakarna
mhabl:                    with great might
AÓyExa|                     of other
raXsEÓd#aNa|                 of ogre chiefs
vrdank]t|                   is attributable to boons
blm¯                       strength
 
14.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Kumbhakarna   by   nature   is   daring   and   with   great   might   whereas   the   strength   of   ogres   is   attributable   to   boons.    
etEn   jatmaæOEN   X¤Dat©In   mhaÏmna   .  
B¢Xta¢n   shÞa#a¢N   st¯Ïvna|   s¤bh¥Óy¢p   =15=  
etEn                        this
jatmaæOEN                   immediately after birth
X¤Dat©In                     oppressed with hunger
mhaÏmna                    by the gigantic
B¢Xta¢n                    were devoured
shÞa#a¢N                    in thousands
st¯Ïvna|                    created beings
s¤bh¥¢n                      very many
A¢p                        even
 
15.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Kumbhakarna   oppressed   with   hunger   immediately   after   birth   devoured   very   many   thousand   created   beings.    
tEx¤   s|BßymaNEx¤   p#ja   By¢np£¢fta:   .  
ya¢Ót   Þm   SrN|   S@|   tmÔyTI|   ÓyvEdyn¯   =16=  
tEx¤                          among them
s|BßymaNEx¤                  being devoured
p#ja:                        created
By¢np£¢fta:                 stricken with fear
ya¢Ót   Þm    SrN|          sougth as refuge
S@|                         Indra
t|                           to him
A¢p   ATI|                  the matter also
ÓyvEdyn¯                     reported
 
16.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   the   the   created   beings   stricken   with   fear   sought   Indra   as   refuge   and   reported   the   matter   to   him.    
s   k[ØBkNI|   k[¢ptaE   mhEÓd#aE   jGan   vj#EN   ¢StEn   vj#£   .  
s   S@vj#a¢BhtaE   mhaÏma   ccal   kaEpaÅc   B¦S|   nnad   =17=  
s:                          that
k[ØBkNI|                    Kumbhakarna
k[¢pt:                      enraged
mhEÓd#:                      Indra
jGan                       struck
vj#EN                       with a thunderbolt
¢StEn                       sharp
vj#£                         armed with a thunderbolt
s:                          he
S@vj#a¢Bht:                struck with Indra's thunderbolt
mhaÏma                     gigantic
ccal                      reeled
kaEpat¯                      from anger
c                          also
B¦S|                         loudly
nnad                        roared
 
17.Indra   armed   with   a   thunderbolt,   enraged   struck   Kumbhakarna   with   the   sharp   thunderbolt.   He   struck   by   Indra's   thunderbolt   angrily   let   out   a   loud   roar.    
tÞy   nanïmanÞy   k[ØBkNIÞy   D£mt:   .  
½¤Ïva{¢tnad|   ¢væOÞta   B¥yaE   B¥¢m¢vItæOsE   =18=  
tÞy                         that
nanïmanÞy                  when roaring
k[ØBkNIÞy                  of Kumbhakarna
D£mt:                       very intelligent
½¤Ïva                        hearing
A¢tnad|                     the loud roar
¢væOÞta                      already greatly afraid
B¥y:                        all the more
B¥¢m:                       the world
¢vtæOsE                     felt frightened
 
18.The   created   beings   already   grately   afraid   hearing   Kumbhakarna's   loud   roar   felt   all   the   more   frightened.    
tt:   kaEpaÓmhEÓd#Þy   k[ØBkNa©I   mhabl:   .  
¢vk]ÝyWravtaêÓt|   jGanaEr¢s   vasvm¯   =19=  
tt:                       then
kaEpat¯                     enraged
mhEÓd#Þy                    of Indra
k[ØBkNI:                  Kumbhakarna
mhabl:                    with great might
¢vk]Ýy                    tearing out
eEravtat¯                   from Aiyaravata
dÓt|                       a tusk
jGan                     struck
ur¢s                       on the chest
vasvm¯                     Indra
 
19.The   enraged   Kumbhakarna   with   great   might   tore   out   a   tusk   of   Airavata   and   struck   Indra   on   the   chest.    
k[ØBkNIp#harata©I   ¢vjÇval   s   vasv:   .  
ttaE   ¢vxEѤ:   shsa   dEvb#'¢xIdanva:   =20=  
k[ØBkNIp#haratI:              agonised by the blow of Kumbhakarna
¢vjÇval                    felt tormented
s:                          that
vasv:                       Indra
tt:                         then
¢vxEѤ:                       became despondent
shsa                       all at once
dEvb#'¢xIdanva:               gods, Brahma, rsis and demons
 
20.Indra   agonised   by   the   blow   of   Kumbhakarna   felt   tormented.   Then   gods,   Brahma,   rsis   and   demons   became   despondent   all   at   once.              
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