THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 69 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60

nraÓtkvD: - NARANTAKA'S DEATH
tï¤¼mBv¼aEr| rXaEvanrs|k[lm¯ =51=

tt¯

that

y¤¼|

fight

ABvt¯

was

GaEr|

terrible

rXaEvanrs|k[lm¯

between ogres and monkeys

51.The fight between ogres and monkeys that ensued was terrible.
tE padp¢SlaSWlWà@[v¦I¢¾mn¥pmam¯ .
baN¬GWvaIyImaNaà hryaE B£m¢v@ma: =52=

those

padp¢SlaSWlW:

of trees, rocks and moutains

c@[:

let loose

v¦¢¾|

a shower

An¥pmam¯

unparalelled

baN¬GW:

with volley of arrows

vayImaNa:

being intercepted

also

hry:

monkeys

B£m¢v@ma:

with formidable prowess

52.Those monkeys with formidable prowess being intercepted by a volley of arrows let loose an unparalelled shower of trees, rocks and mountains.
¢s|hnada¢ÓvnEÑ¤à rNE vanrraXsa: .
¢Sla¢Bà¥NIyamas¤yaIt¤Danan¯ÔlvÄñma: =53=

¢s|hnadan¯

leonine roars

¢vnEÑ¤:

emitted

also

rNE

in the fight

vanrraXsa:

monkeys and ogres

¢Sla¢B:

with rocks

c¥NIyamas¤:

crushed

yat¤Danan¯

ogres

ÔlvÄñma:

monkeys

53.In the fight monkeys and ogres emitted leonine roars. The monkeys crushed the ogres with rocks.
¢njG"¤: s|y¤gE @[¼a: kvcaBrNav¦tan¯ .
kE¢cd#TgtaÓv£raÓgjva¢jgtan¢p =54=

¢njG"¤:

pounded

s|y¤gE

in the fight

@[¼a:

furious

kvcaBrNav¦tan¯

clad in armour and decked with ornaments

kE¢ct¯

some

rTgtan¯

seated in chariot

v£ran¯

heroic ogres

gjva¢jgtan¯ A¢p

mounted on elephants and horses

54.Some furious monkeys in the fight pounded the heroic ogres seated in chariot clad in armour and decked in ornaments and also those mounted on elephants and horses.
¢njG"¤: shsa{{Ôl¤Ïy yat¤Danan¯ÔlvÄñma: .
SWlS¦Äña¢ctaÄñaà m¤¢¾¢BvaIÓtlaEcna: =55=

¢njG"¤:

struck violently

shsa

suddenly

AaÔl¤Ïy

leaping

yat¤Danan¯

ogres

ÔlvÄñma:

monkeys

SWlS¦Äña¢ctaÄña:

with limbs struck by mountain peaks

also

m¤¢¾¢B:

struck with fists

vaÓtlaEcna:

eyes stuck out

55.Some monkeys leaping suddenly struck violently the ogres whose limbs were struck by mountain peaks and eyes stuck out with fists.
cEâ: pEt¤à nEÑ¤à tæO raXsp¤Äñva: .
raXsaà SrWt£IßNW¢bI¢BÑ¤: k¢pk[¸ran¯ =56=

cEâ:

staggered

pEt¤: c

fell also

nEÑ¤: c

shrieked also

tæO

then

raXsp¤Äñva:

foremost of ogres

raXsa: c

ogres also

SrW:

with arrows

t£ßNW:

sharp

¢b¢BÑ¤:

pierced

k¢pk[¸ran¯

foremost of monkeys

56.The foremost of ogres struck by the monkeys staggered, fell and shrieked. The ogres pierced foremost of monkeys with sharp arrows.
S¥lm¤érKÄñWà jG"¤: p#asWà S¢³¢B: .
AØyaEÓy| patyamas¤: prÞprjyW¢xN: =57=
¢rp¤SaE¢Nt¢dÂDaÄñaÞtæO vanrraXsa: .
tt: SWlWà KÄñWà ¢vs¦¾WhI¢rraXsW: =58=
m¤h¥t©Inav¦ta B¥¢mrBvÅCaE¢NtaÔl¤ta .
¢vk£NIpvItakarW rXaE¢Br¢rmdInW: =59=
Aas£¹s¤mt£ p¥NaI tda y¤¼mda¢ÓvtW: =60=

S¥lm¤érKÄñW: c

with pikes, mallets and swords

jG"¤:

attacked

p#asW:

lances

c S¢³¢B:

spears also

AÓyaEÓy|

one another

patyamas¤:

struck down

prÞprjyW¢xN:

eager to conquer one another

¢rp¤SaE¢Nt¢dÂDaÄña:

limbs stained with blood of enemies

tæO

then

vanrraXsa:

monkeys and ogres

tt:

then

SWlW: c

with mountains also

KÄñW c

with swords also

¢vs¦¾W:

thrown

h¢rraXsW:

by monkeys and ogres

m¤h¥t©In

in a short time

Aav¦ta

covered

B¥¢m:

the ground

ABvt¯

became

SaE¢NtaÔl¤ta

drenched with blood

¢vk£NIpvItakarW:

resembling foremost of mountains

rXaE¢B:

with ogres

A¢rmdInW:

destroyers of enemies

Aas£t¯

became

vs¤mt£

the earth

p¥NaI

filled with

tda

then

y¤¼mda¢ÓvtW:

drunk with martial ardour

57 to 60.Then monkeys and ogres attacked one another with mountains and swords, pikes, mallets, swords, lances and javelins. They struck down one another eager to conquer one another limbs stained with blood of enemies.Then in a short time the ground was covered with mountains and swords thrown by monkeys and ogres. The earth became filled with ogres resembling foremost of mountains, destroyers
of enemies and drunk with martial ardour.
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