THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 68 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

SÚy|

the thorn

An¤dqD¦Ïy

without removing

baÓDvana|

of relatives

mhabl

with great might

SæO¤sWÓy|

the enemy army

p#taÔy

having tormented

ek:

alone

Ïv|

you

ma| s|ÏyÇy

leaving me

gÅC¢s

are you going

11.Ravana wailed that Kumbhakarna with great might having tormented the enemy army without removing the thorn where was he going alone.
idan£| KÚvh| na¢Þm yÞy mE d¢XNaE B¤j: .
p¢ttaE y| sma¢½Ïy n ¢bBE¢m s¤ras¤rat¯ =12=

idan£|

now

Kl¤ Ah|

I also

n A¢Þm

will not be alive

yÞy

which

for me

d¢XN:

right

B¤j:

hand

p¢tt:

has died

whom

sma¢½Ïy

depending

n ¢bBE¢m

had no fear

s¤ras¤rat¯

from gods and demons

12.Ravana wailed that depending on whom he no had fear from gods or demons, who was his right hand that Kumbhakarna has died and he also will not be alive.
kTmEv|¢vDaE v£raE dEvdanvdpIha .
kala¢g"âd#p#¢tmaE rNE ramEN vW ht: =13=

kT|

how

ev|¢vD:

such

v£r:

a warrior

dEvdanvdpIha

who quelled the pride of gods and demons

kala¢g"âd#p#¢tm:

resembled Yama, Agni and Rudra

rNE

in the battle

ramEN

by Rama

surely

ht:

killed

13.Ravana wailed that how such a warrior as Kumbhakarna who quelled the pride of gods and demons and resembled Yama, Agni and Rudra was killed by Rama.
yÞy tE vj#¢nÝpExaE n k[yaI¹Ysn| sda .
s kT| rambaNatI: p#s¤çOaE{¢s mh£tlE =14=

yÞy

which

for you

vj#¢nÝpEx:

a strike by thunderbolt

n k[yaIt¯

will not do

Ûysn|

harm

sda

at any time

s: kT|

how are you

rambaNatI:

tormented by arrows of Rama

p#s¤çO: A¢s

in eternal sleep

mh£tlE

on the ground

14.Ravana wailed that Kumbhakarna who was not harmed by a strike by thunderbolt at any time is sleeping eternally on the ground tormented by the arrows of Rama.
etE dEvgNa: saDIm¦¢x¢BgIgnE ¢ÞTta: .
¢nht| Ïva| rNE è¾qva ¢nnd¢Ót p#h¢xIta: =15=

etE

these

dEvgNa:

hosts of gods

saDI| §¢x¢B:

alongwith rsis

ggnE

in the sky

¢ÞTta:

standing

¢nht|

killed

Ïva|

you

rNE

in the battle

è¾qva

seeing

¢nnd¢Ót

raising a shout

p#h¢xIta:

greatly delighted

15.Ravana wailed that the hosts of gods alongwith rsis standing in the sky are raising a shout highly delighted on seeing Kumbhakarna killed in a battle.
D#¤vmïWv s|¶¾a lÖDlXa: ÔlvÄñma: .
AaraEßy¢Ót ¢h Ñ¤gaI¢N lÄða¹ara¢N svIS: =16=

D#¤v|

without doubt

Aï ev

now itself

s|¶¾a:

highly rejoiced

lÖDlXa:

having reached their goal

ÔlvÄñma:

monkeys

AaraEßy¢Ót

will scale and enter

¢h

surely

Ñ¤gaI¢N

difficult of access

lÄða¹ara¢N

gates of Lanka

svIS:

on all sides

16.Ravana wailed that without doubt then itself the highly rejoiced monkeys having reached their goal will scale and enter the gates of Lanka which is difficult to access.
raÇyEn na¢Þt mE kayI| ¢k| k¢rÝya¢m s£tya .
k[ØBkNI¢vh£nÞy j£¢vtE na¢Þt mE r¢t: =17=

raÇyEn

in the kingdom

n A¢Þt

is not there

for me

kayI|

purpose

¢k| k¢rÝya¢m

what will I do

s£tya

with Sita

k[ØBkNI¢vh£nÞy

deprived of Kumbhakarna

j£¢vtE

to live

n A¢Þt

is not there

for me

r¢t:

interest

17.Ravana wailed being deprived of Kumbhakarna what is the purpose of the kingdom for him, what to do with Sita and he had no interest to live.
yïh| B#at¤hÓtar| n h¢Óm y¤¢D raGvm¯ .
nn¤ mE mrN| ½EyaE n cEd| ÛyTIj£¢vtm¯ =18=

y¢d

in case

Ah|

B#at¤hÓtar|

killer of brother

n h¢Óm

not kill

y¤¢D

in the battle

raGvm¯

Rama

nn¤

then

for me

mrN|

death

½Ey:

is best

not

also

id|

this

ÛyTIj£¢vtm¯

this wasteful life

18.Ravana wailed that in case he does not kill Rama who killed his brother Kumbhakarna, then death is best for him better that this wasteful life.
AïWv t| g¢mÝya¢m dES| yæOan¤jaE mm .
n ¢h B#at¦Ósm¤Ïs¦Çy XN| j£¢vt¤m¤ÏshE =19=

Aï ev

now itself

that

g¢mÝya¢m

I will go

dES|

place

yæO

where

An¤j:

younger brother, Kumbhakarna

not

¢h

surely

B#at¦n¯

brothers

sm¤Ïs¦Çy

separated from

XN|

a moment

j£¢vt¤|

to live

uÏshE

am interested

19.Ravana wailed that he will go to the place where Kumbhakarna has gone since he is not interested to live even for a moment separated from his brothers.
dEva ¢h ma| h¢sÝy¢Ót è¾qva p¥vaIpka¢rNm¯ .
kT¢mÓd#| j¢yÝya¢m k[ØBkN©I htE Ïv¢y =20=

dEva: ¢h

gods surely

ma|

h¢sÝy¢Ót

will laugh

è¾qva

seeing

p¥vaIpka¢rNm¯

wronged them in the past

kT|

how

iÓd#|

Indra

j¢yÝya¢m

will conquer

k[ØBkN©I

Kumbhakarna

htE

having been killed

Ïv¢y

you

20.Ravana wailed that the gods seeing him will laugh at him and how can he conquer Indra with Kumbhakarna having been killed.
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