THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 71 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

A¢tkatvD:   -   KILLING   ATIKAYA  
 
¹¬   c   KÄñ¬   rTgt¬   paáIÞT¬   paáISaE¢Bt¬   .  
ct¤hIÞtÏsây¤t¬   Ûy³hÞtdSayt¬   =21=  
¹¬    two
c   KÄñ¬     swords also
rTgt¬    are hanging in the chariot
paáIÞT¬     on the sides
paáISaE¢Bt¬     casting splendour on the sides
ct¤hIÞtÏsây¤t¬     with hilts measuring four cubits
Ûy³hÞtdSayt¬     ten cubits long
 
21.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   two   swords   ten   cubits   long   and   with   hilts   measuring   four   cubits   are   hanging   casting   splendour   on   the   sides   of   the   chariot.    
r³kÎZg¤NaE   D£raE   mhapvIts¢°B:   .  
kal:   kalmhavÀæO«   mEGÞy   iv   BaÞkr:   =22=  
ka·naÄñdn¼a×ya|   B¤ja×yamEx   SaEBtE   .  
S¦Äña×ya¢mv   t¤Äña×ya|   ¢hmvan¯   pvItaEäOm:   =23=  
r³kÎZg¤N:     with a red garland around his neck
D£r:    the resolute
mhapvIts¢°B:     resembling a huge mountain
kal:    dark
kalmhavÀæO:     with an enormous mouth like death
mEGÞy    hidden by a cloud
iv    like
BaÞkr:    the sun
ka·naÄñdn¼a×ya|     adorned by gold armlets
B¤ja×ya|     with arms
ex:    he
SaEBtE    shines
S¦Äña×ya|     with two peaks
iv    like
t¤Äña×ya|     lofty
¢hmvan¯    himalayas
pvItaEäOm:    foremost of mountains
 
22,23.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   he   with   a   red   garland   around   the   neck,   resolute   ogre,   resembling   a   huge   mountain,   dark,   with   an   enormous   mouth   like   death,   like   the   sun   hidden   by   clouds   and   arms   adorned   with   armlets   he   shines   like   the   himalayas   with   two   lofty   peaks.    
k[Îfla×ya|   t¤   yÞyWtìa¢t   vÀæO|   S¤BEXNm¯   .  
p¤nvIÞvÓtgIt|   p¥NI|   ¢bØb¢mvWÓdvm¯   =24=  
k[Îfla×ya|     with both earrings
t¤    in this
yÞy    whose
ett¯    this
Ba¢t    shines
vÀæO|     face
S¤BEXNm¯     with beautiful eyes
p¤nvIÞvÓtgIt|     in the midst of punarvasu stars
p¥NI|    full
¢bØb|   iv     like face
eEÓdvm¯     of moon
 
24.Rama   told   Vibhishana   that   the   ogre   with   both   earrings   with   beautiful   eyes   his   face   shines   like   the   face   of   the   full   moon   in   the   midst   of   punarvasu   stars.    
Aacßv   mE   mhabahaE   ÏvmEn|   raXsaEäOmm¯q   .  
y|   è¾qva   vanra:   sv©I   ByataI   ¢vd#^ta   ¢dS:   =25=  
Aacßv    narrate in detail
mE    to me
mhabahaE    mighty armed
Ïv|    you
en|    this
raXsaEäOmm¯q     foremost of ogres
y|    whom
è¾qva     seeing
vanra:    monkeys
sv©I    all
ByataI:    panic stricken
¢vd#^ta:    fled
¢dS:    in all directions
 
25.Rama   told   the   mighty   armed   Vibhishana   to   narrate   in   detail   about   the   foremost   of   ogres   on   seeing   whom   the   panic   stricken   monkeys   fled   in   all   directions.    
s   p¦¾aE   rajp¤æOEN   ramENa¢mttEjsa   .  
AaccXE   mhatEja   raGvay   ¢vB£xN:   =26=  
s:    that
p¦¾:     being asked
rajp¤æOEN     by the prince
ramEN    by Rama
A¢mttEjsa    with immense energy
AaccXE    narrated in detail
mhatEja:    with great energy
raGvay    to scion of Raghu, Rama
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
 
26.Vibhishana   possessed   of   great   energy   being   asked   as   above   by   the   prince   Rama   with   immense   energy   narrated   in   detail   about   the   ogre.    
dSg#£vaE   mhatEja   raja   vW½vNan¤j:   .  
B£mkmaI   mhaEÏsahaE   ravNaE   raXsa¢Dp:   =27=  
dSg#£v:    ten headed
mhatEja:    with great energy
raja    king of ogres
vW½vNan¤j:     younger brother of Kubera, son of Visrava
B£mkmaI    of terrible deed
mhaEÏsah:    with great enthusiasm
ravN:    Ravana
raXsa¢Dp:    king of ogres
 
27.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   the   ten   headed   Ravana   with   great   energy   and   enthusiasm   is   the   king   of   ogres,   brother   of   Kubera.    
tÞyas£¹£yIvan¯   p¤æOaE   ravNp#¢tmaE   rNE   .  
v¦¼sEv£   ½¤¢tDr:   svaIÞæO¢vѤxa|   vr:   =28=  
tÞy    to him
Aas£t¯    was born
v£yIvan¯     a valiant
p¤æO:     son
ravNp#¢tm:    compeer to Ravana
rNE    in battle
v¦¼sEv£     waited on his elders
½¤¢tDr:     mastered vedas
svaIÞæO¢vѤxa|     of those well versed in use of all missiles
vr:    foremost
 
28.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   a   valiant   son   was   born   to   Ravana   who   was   a   compeer   to   Ravana   in   battle,   waited   on   his   elders,   mastered   the   vedas   and   foremost   of   those   well   versed   in   the   use   of   all   missiles.    
Aáp¦¿E   rTE   nagE   KÄñE   Dn¤¢x   kxINE   .  
BEdE   saÓÏvE   c   danE   c   nyE   mÓæOE   c   sØmt:   =29=  
Aáp¦¿E     in riding a horse
rTE    in climbing a chariot
nagE    riding a elephant
KÄñE    use of sword
Dn¤¢x    in archery
kxINE    in pulling a string of a bow
BEdE    in sowing dissension
saÓÏvE     in making peace
c    also
danE    in making gifts
c    also
nyE    in political wisdom
mÓæOE   c     in counsel also
sØmt:    highly esteemed
 
29.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Ravana's   son   was   highly   esteemed   in   riding   a   horse   and   elephant,   climbing   a   chariot.   use   of   sword,   in   archery   pulling   the   string   of   a   bow,   in   sowing   dissension   in   the   enemy   ranks,   in   making   peace,   gifts,   in   political   wisdom   and   also   in   counsel.    
yÞy   bah¥   sma¢½Ïy   lÄða   vs¢t   ¢nBIya   .  
tny|   DaÓyma¢lÓya   A¢tkay¢mm|   ¢vѤ:   =30=  
yÞy    whose
bah¥    arms
sma¢½Ïy     depending
lÄða    Lanka
vs¢t    stays
¢nBIya    secure
tny|    son
DaÓyma¢lÓya     of Dhanyamalini
A¢tkay|    Atikaya
im|    him
¢vѤ:     people know
 
30.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   people   know   him   as   Atikaya   son   of   Dhanyamalini   depending   on   whose   arms   Lanka   feels   secure.              
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