THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 66 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

k[ØBkNIy¤¼m¯ - KUMBHAKARNA'S BATTLE
tÞy gaæOEx¤ p¢tta ¢BïÓtE StS: ¢Sla: .
padpa: p¤¢Ýptag#aà Bg"a: pEt¤mIh£tlE =11=

tÞy

his

gaæOEx¤

on limbs

p¢tta:

fallen

¢BïÓtE

shattered

StS:

into hundreds of pieces

¢Sla:

rocks

padpa:

trees

p¤¢Ýptag#a:

with flowers on tip

also

Bg"a:

broken

pEt¤:

fell

mh£tlE

on the earth

11.The rocks which fell on Kumbhakarna's limbs were shattered into hundreds of pieces and the trees with flowers on the tip broke and fell on the earth.
saE{¢p sWÓya¢n s|@[¼aE vanraNa| mh¬jsam¯ .
mmÓD prmayäOaE vnaÓy¢g"¢rvaE¢ÏTt: =12=

s: A¢p

he also

sWÓya¢n

armies

s|@[¼:

highly enraged

vanraNa|

of monkeys

mh¬jsam¯

with extraordinary vigour

mmÓD

began to destroy

prmayäO:

very actively

vna¢n

forests

A¢g":

fire

u¢ÏTt:

burst into flames

12.Kumbhakarna highly enraged very actively began to destroy the monkey armies with extraordinary vigour like a fire bursting into flames destroy forests.
laE¢htad#aIÞt¤ bhv: SErtE vanrxIBa: .
¢nrÞta: p¢tta B¥m¬ tam#p¤Ýpa iv d#^ma: =13=

laE¢htad#aI:

spattered with blood

t¤ bhv:

numerous

SErtE

lay on the ground

vanrxIBa:

bulls among monkeys

¢nrÞta:

when assailed

p¢tta:

fallen

B¥m¬

on the ground

tam#p¤Ýpa:

with coppery flowers

d#^ma:

trees

13.Numerous bulls among monkeys assailed by Kumbhakarna lay on the ground spattered with blood like trees with coppery flowers lying on the ground.
lHqGyÓt: p#DavÓtaE vanra navlaEkyn¯ =14=

lHqGyÓt:

leaping

p#DavÓt:

running

vanra:

monkeys

n AvlaEkyn¯

without looking on any side

14.The monkeys ran leaping without looking on any side.
kE¢cÏsm¤d#E p¢tta: kE¢cégnma¢½ta: .
vÒymanaÞt¤ tE v£ra raXsEn bl£ysa =15=

kE¢ct¯

some

sm¤d#E

in the sea

p¢tta:

got drowned

kE¢ct¯

some

ggn|

the sky

Aa¢½ta:

went into

vÒymana:

being struck

t¤

in this

tE v£ra:

those heroes

raXsEn

by the ogre

bl£ysa

with great might

15.Some of the monkey heroes struck by the mighty Kumbhakarna drowned in the sea while some went into the sky.
sagr| yEn tE t£NaI: pTa tEn p#Ñ¤d#^v¤: =16=

sagr|

the sea

yEn

by which

they

t£NaI:

crossed

pTa

way

tEn

by that

p#Ñ¤d#^v¤:

ran away

16.The monkeys ran away by the same way by which they had crossed the sea.
tE ÞTla¢n tTa ¢nm"| ¢vxÎNvdna: Byat¯ .
§Xa v¦XaÓsmaãFa: kE¢cÏpvItma¢½ta: =17=

those

ÞTla¢n

on mounds

tTa

similarly

¢nm"|

in valleys

¢vxÎNvdna:

with pale faces

Byat¯

due to fear

§Xa:

bears

v¦Xan¯

trees

smaãFa:

climbed up

kE¢ct¯

some

pvIt|

mountain

Aa¢½ta:

sought asylum

17.The Bears with pale faces due to fear sought asylum in mounds, valleys, climbing on trees and on mountain.
mmÇj¤rNIvE kE¢cé^ha: kE¢cÏsma¢½ta: .
¢nxEÑ¤: ÔlvÄña: kE¢cÏkE¢c°Wvavt¢ÞTrE =18=

mmÇj¤:

drowned

ANIvE

in the sea

kE¢ct¯

some

g¤ha:

caves

kE¢ct¯

some

sma¢½ta:

entered

¢nxEÑ¤:

sat down

ÔlvÄña:

monkeys

kE¢ct¯

some

kE¢ct¯

some

n ev Avt¢ÞTrE

did not stay in one place

18.Some monkeys drowned in the sea, some entered the caves and some sat down while some did not stay in one place.
kE¢cìom¬ ¢np¢tta: kE¢cÏs¤çOa m¦ta iv .
taÓsm£ßyaÄñdaE Bg"aÓvanra¢ndmb#v£t¯ =19=

kE¢ct¯

some

B¥m¬

on the grouns

¢np¢tta:

fell

kE¢ct¯

some

s¤çOa:

lay down

m¦ta iv

like dead

tan¯

them

sm£ßy

seeing

AÄñd:

Angada

Bg"an¯

routed

vanran¯

monkeys

id|

as follows

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

Av¢t¿t

have patience

y¤Òyam:

we will fight

¢nvtIÒv|

please return

ÔlvÄñma:

monkeys

Bg"ana|

routed

for you

n pÜya¢m

I do not know

p¢r@Øy

roaming anywhere

mh£| ima|

this earth

ÞTan|

refuge

sv©I

all

¢nvtIÒv|

please return

¢k|

why

p#aNan¯

lives

p¢rrXT

protecting

20,21.Angada told the monkeysto have patience and return so that they will fight. He told them that no where on the earth they will find refuge and why protect their lives and again told them to return.
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