THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 71 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

A¢tkatvD:   -   KILLING   ATIKAYA  
 
s   t|   è¾qva   mhaÏman|   raGvÞt¤   ¢v¢sÝmyE   .  
vanran¯   saÓÏv¢yÏva{T   ¢vB£xNm¤vac   h   =11=  
s:    that
t|    him
è¾qva     seeing
mhaÏman|    with huge body
raGv:   t¤     Rama for his part
¢v¢sÝmyE     felt greatly amazed
vanran¯    monkeys
saÓÏv¢yÏva     reassuring
AT    then
¢vB£xN|     to Vibhishana
uvac   h    spoke as follows
 
11.Rama   for   his   partseeing   Atikaya   with   huge   body   felt   greatly   amazed.   Then   reassuring   the   monkeys,   Rama   spoke   as   follows   to   Vibhishana.    
kaE{s¬   pvItsÄðaSaE   Dn¤Ýman¯   h¢rlaEcn:   .  
y¤³E   hyshÞa#EN   ¢vSalE   ÞyÓdnE   ¢ÞTt:   =12=  
k:    who
As¬    is he
pvItsÄðaS:     resembling a mountain
Dn¤Ýman¯     archer
h¢rlaEcn:    with leonine eyes
y¤³E    yoked with
hyshÞa#EN    with a thousand horses
¢vSalE    vast
ÞyÓdnE     in a chariot
¢ÞTt:    seated
 
12.Rama   asked   Vibhishana   who   was   he   resembling   a   mountain   with   leonine   eyes   and   seated   in   a   chariot   yoke   with   a   thousand   horses?    
y   ex   ¢n¢StW:   S¥lW:   s¤t£ßNW:   p#astaEmrW:   .  
A¢cIÝm¢ìv¦ItaE   Ba¢t   B¥tW¢rv   mhEár:   =13=  
y:    who
ex:    he
¢n¢StW:    sharp
S¥lW:    lances
s¤t£ßNW:     very sharp
p#astaEmrW:    spears and pikes
A¢cIÝm¢ì:     flaming
v¦t:    surrounded
Ba¢t    appears
B¥tW:    by genii
iv    live
mhEár:    Lord Siva
 
13.Rama   asked   Vibhishana   who   was   he   with   sharp   lances   and   very   sharp   flaming   spears   and   pikes,   appears   like   Lord   Siva   surrounded   by   genii?    
kal¢jºap#kaSa¢ByI   exaE{¢t¢vrajtE   .  
Aav¦taE   rTS³£¢B¢vI濫ì¢rv   taEyt:   =14=  
kal¢jºap#kaSa¢B:     gleaming like the tongues of Kala, the Time Spirit
y:    who
ex:    is he
A¢t¢vrajtE     is shining brightly
Aav¦t:    surrounded
rTS³£¢B:     javelins in the chariot
¢v濫ì:     with lightnings
iv    like
taEyt:    cloud
 
14.Rama   asked   Vibhishana   who   is   he   shining   brightly   surrounded   by   javelins   in   the   chariot   and   gleaming   like   the   tongues   of   Kala,   the   Time   Spirit   looking   like   a   cloud   with   lightnings?    
Dn¥|¢x   caÞy   sÇya¢n   hEmp¦¿a¢n   svIS:   .  
SaEBy¢Ót   rT½E¿|   S@cap   ivaØbrm¯   =15=  
Dn¥|¢x    bows
c    a lso
AÞy    his
sÇya¢n     strung
hEmp¦¿a¢n     with golden backs
svIS:    all round
SaEBy¢Ót     adorn
rT½E¿|     the foremost of chariots
S@cap    rainbow
iv    like
AØbrm¯     the sky
 
15.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   his   strung   bows   with   goldenbacks   all   round   adorn   the   foremost   of   chariots   like   a   rainbow   adorns   the   sky.    
k   ex   rX:SaÑ¥IlaE   rNB¥¢m|   ¢vrajyn¯q   .  
A×yE¢t   r¢Tna|   ½E¿aE   rTEna¢dÏytEjsa   =16=  
k:    who
ex:    is this
rX:SaÑ¥Il:     tiger among ogres
rNB¥¢m|    the battle field
¢vrajyn¯q     illuminating
A×yE¢t    advances
r¢Tna|    among car warriors
½E¿:     foremost
rTEn    with the chariot
Aa¢dÏytEjsa     resplendant like the sun
 
16.Rama   asked   Vibhishana   who   is   this   tiger   among   ogres   illuminating   the   battle   field,   foremost   among   car   warriors   and   resplendant   like   the   sun   advances   with   his   chariot?    
ÒvjS¦Äñp#¢t¿En   rah¤Na{¢B¢vra¢jtE   .  
S¥yIr¢Üm¢nBWbaINW¢dISaE   dS   ¢vrajyn¯   =17=  
ÒvjS¦Äñp#¢txEn     installed at the top of his flag
rah¤Na    by Rahu
A¢B¢vra¢jtE     shines
S¥yIr¢Üm¢nBW:     with the beams of sun
baNW:    with arrows
¢dS:    directions
dS    ten
¢vrajyn¯     lighting up
 
17.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   he   shines   with   Rahu   installed   on   the   top   of   his   flag,   with   arrows   like   the   beams   of   the   sun   lighting   up   the   ten   directions.    
¢æONt|   mEG¢nrq»ad|   hEmp¦¿ml|k]tm¯   .  
St@t¤Dn¤:p#Áy|   Dn¤àaÞy   ¢vrajtE   =18=  
¢æONt|    curved in three places
mEG¢nrq»ad|     resembling the thunder of a cloud
hEmp¦¿ml|k]tm¯     adorned with golden back
St@t¤Dn¤:p#Áy|     like the rainbow
Dn¤:   c     bow also
AÞy    his
¢vrajtE    shines
 
18.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   his   bow   curved   in   three   places   adorned   with   a   golden   back   with   a   twang   like   the   thunder   of   a   cloud   shines   like   a   rainbow.    
sÒvj:   sptakà   san¤kxa©I   mharT:   .  
ct¤:sa¢dsmay¤³aE   mEGÞt¢nt¢nÞvn:   =19=  
sÒvj:    with a flag
sptak:    with festoons
c    also
san¤kxI:    with axle tree
mharT:    the huge chariot
ct¤:sa¢dsmay¤³:     with four charioteers
mEGÞt¢nt¢nÞvn:     emitting a sound resembling the thunder of a cloud
 
19.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   his   huge   chariot   with   flags,   festoons   and   axle   tree,   driven   by   four   charioteers   emits   a     sound   resembling   the   thunder   of   a   cloud.    
¢v|S¢tdIS   ca¾¬   c   t¥ÎyaE{Þy   rTma¢ÞTt:   .  
kam¤Ika¢n   c   B£ma¢n   Çyaà   ka·n¢pÄñla:   =20=  
¢v|S¢t:    twenty
dS    ten
c    also
A¾¬    eight
c   t¥Îy:     quivers also
AÞy    his
rT|    in chariot
Aa¢ÞTt:     lie arranged
kam¤Ika¢n   c     bows also
B£ma¢n    dreadful
Çya:   c     bow strings also
ka·n¢pÄñla:     golden yellow
 
20.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   in   his   chariot   lie   arranged   twenty   quivers,   ten   dreadful   bows   and   eight   bow   strings   golden   yellow   in   colour.              

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