THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 67 : SLOKAS 111 TO 120

k[ØBkNIvDm¯ - KILLING KUMBHAKARNA
s k[ØBkNIÞy SraM¯ÅCr£rE sçO v£yIvan¯ .
¢ncKanaddE baNa¢ÓvssjI c lßmN: =111=

that

k[ØBkNIÞy

of Kumbhakarna

Sran¯

arrows

Sr£rE

on the body

sçO

seven

v£yIvan¯

valiant

¢ncKan

dug

AaddE

took up more

baNan¯

arrows

¢vssjI

discharged

also

lßmN:

Lakshmana

111.The valiant Lakshmana dug seven arrows in the body of Kumbhakarna. He took more arrows and discharged on Kumbhakarna.
p£ÌYmanÞtdÞæO| t¤ ¢vSEx| tÏs raXs: .
ttà¤kaEp blvaÓs¤¢mæOanÓdvDIn: =112=

p£ÌYman:

being tormented

tdÞæO|

that missile

t¤

in this

¢vSEx|

had special powers

tt¯

but

that

raXs:

ogre

tt:

thereupon

c¤kaEp

got angry

blvan¯

the mighty

s¤¢mæOanÓdvDIn:

enhancer of joy of Sumitra

112.Lakshmana's arrows had special powers. Kumbhakarna was tormented by the missiles and put an end to them. The mighty Lakshmana enhancer of the joy of Sumitra got angry.
ATaÞy kvc| S¤B#| jaØb¥ndmy| S¤Bm¯ .
p#ÅCadyamas SrW: sÓÒyaB#¢mv maât: =113

then

AÞy

his

kvc|

armour

S¤B#|

glittering

jaØb¥ndmy|

made of gold

S¤Bm¯

charming

p#ÅCadyamas

completely covered

SrW:

with arrows

sÓÒyaB#|

an evening cloud

maât:

wind

113.Lakshmana then completely covered Kumbhakarna's glittering and charming armour made of gold with his arrows like a wind will make an evening cloud disappear.
n£la¸ncyp#Áy: SrW: ka·nB¥xNW: .
Aap£ÌYman: S¤S¤BE mEGW: s¥yI iva|S¤man¯ =114=

n£la¸ncyp#Áy:

resembling a mass of collyrium

SrW:

with arrows

ka·nB¥xNW:

decked with gold

Aap£ÌYman:

being adorned

S¤S¤BE

shone

mEGW:

by clouds

s¥yI:

sun

A|S¤man¯

with rays

114.Kumbhakarna resembling a mass of collyrium being adorned with arrows decked in gold shone like the sun with its rays covered by clouds.
tt: s raXsaE B£m: s¤¢mæOanÓdvDInm¯ .
sanåOmEv p#aEvac vaÀy| mEG¬G¢nÞvn: =115=

tt:

then

that

raXs:

ogre

B£m:

terrible

s¤¢mæOanÓdvDInm¯

enhancer of joy of Sumitra

sanåO| ev

disdainfully

p#aEvac

spoke as follows

vaÀy|

words

mEG¬G¢nÞvn:

voice resembling the rumbling of a multitude of clouds

115.Then Kumbhakarna the terrible ogre spoke the following words with a voice resembling the rumbling of a multitude of clouds to Lakshmana enhancer of the joy of Sumitra.
AÓtkÞyaÔyk¾En y¤¢D jEtarmahvE .
y¤Òyta mamB£tEn Áya¢pta v£rta Ïvya =116=

AÓtkÞy A¢p

even death

Ak¾En

without difficulty

y¤¢D

in the battle

jEtar|

conquered

AahvE

in the battle

y¤Òyta

while giving battle

ma|

AB£tEn

without fear

Áya¢pta

has been exhibited

v£rta

valour

Ïvya

by you

116.Kumbhakarna told Lakshmana that he had exhibited valour while giving battle with Kumbhakarana who had conqured even Death in a battle without diffiulty.
p#g¦h£tay¤DÞyEh m¦ÏyaE¢rv mham¦DE .
¢t¿°Ôyg#t: p¥Çy: ¢km¤ y¤¼p#dayk: =117=

p#g¦h£tay¤DÞy

with weapon in hand

this

m¦ÏyaE: iv

like Death

mham¦DE

in the great battle

¢t¿n¯ A¢p

even standing

Ag#t:

in front

p¥Çy:

worthy of honour

¢km¤

to say anything

y¤¼p#dayk:

giving battle to him

117.Kumbhakarna told Lakshmana that in this great battle standing in front of him who is like Death with weapon in hand is worthy of honour and what to say about one who is giving battle to him.
eEravt| smaãFaE v¦t: svaImrW: p#B¤: .
nWv S@«¢p smrE ¢ÞTtp¥vI: kdacn =118=

eEravt|

on Airavata

smaãF:

mounted

v¦t:

surrounded by

svaImrW:

by all gods

p#B¤:

the mighty

n ev

not even

S@: A¢p

Indra even

smrE

in a battle

¢ÞTtp¥vI:

stood in front of me

kdacn

never

118.Kumbhakarna told Lakshmana that even Indra mounted on Airavata and surrounded by all gods never even stood before me in a battle.
Aï Ïvya{h| s¬¢mæOE balEna¢p pra@mW: .
taE¢xtaE gÓt¤¢mÅCa¢m Ïvamn¤åOaÔy raGvm¯ =119=

Aï

now

Ïvya

by you

Ah|

s¬¢mæOE

Lakshmana

balEn A¢p

though an youngster

pra@mW:

of valour

taE¢xt:

was pleased

gÓt¤|

to go

iÅCa¢m

I desire

Ïva|

to you

An¤åOaÔy

giving leave

raGvm¯

to Rama

119.Kumbhakarna told Lakshmana that though he was an youngster, his valour pleased Kumbhakarna. Kumbhakarna said that giving leave to Lakshmana he desired to go to Rama.
yäO¤ v£yIblaEÏsahWÞtaE¢xtaE{h| rNE Ïvya .
rammEvWk¢mÅCa¢m hÓt¤| y¢ÞmÓhtE htm¯ =120=

yt¯ t¤

even then

v£yIblaEÏsahW:

in youthful valour and enthusiasm

taE¢xt:

pleased

Ah|

rNE

in the battle

Ïvya

by you

ram|

to Rama

ek ev

him only

iÅCa¢m

I desire

hÓt¤|

to kill

y¢Þmn¯

who

htE

when killed

htm¯

will become destruction of the army

120.Kumbhakarna told Lakshmana that though pleased with Lakshmana's youthful valour and enthusiasm he desired to kill Rama only for when Rama is killed it will become the destruction of the entire army.
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