THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 71 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70


 

A¢tkayvD:   -   KILLING   ATIKAYA  
 
svaIy¤Dsmay¤³aE   DÓv£   Ïv|   rTma¢ÞTt:   .  
SrWvaI   y¢d   va{ÔyÞæOªdISIyÞv   pra@mm¯   =61=  
svaIy¤Dsmay¤³:     equipped with all weapons
DÓv£    bow in hand
Ïv|    you
rT|    in a chariot
Aa¢ÞTt:     is seated
SrW:   va    with arrows
y¢d   va     or else
A¢p   AÞæOª:     with missiles
dSIyÞv    exhibit
pra@mm¯    your prowess
 
61.Lakshmana   told   Atikaya   that   seated   in   a   chariot   and   bow   in   hand   he   should   exhibit   his   prowess   with   arrows   or   missiles.    
tt:   ¢SrÞtE   ¢n¢StW:   pat¢yÝyaØyh|   SrW:   .  
maât:   kals|pk|   v¦ÓtaäOalPl|   yTa   =62=  
tt:    then
¢Sr:   tE     your head
¢n¢StW:    with sharp
pat¢yÝya¢m     will strike down
Ah|    I
SrW:    with arrows
maât:    wind
kals|pk|    ripened at the proper time
v¦Ótat¯     from stem
talPl|    palm fruit
yTa    like
 
62.Lakshmana   told   Atikaya   that   he   will   strike   down   his   head   with   sharp   arrows   like   a   palm   fruit   ripened   in   proper   time   is   detatched   from   its   stem.    
Aï   tE   mamka   baNaÞtçOka·nB¥xNa:   .  
paÞy¢Ót   â¢Dr|   gaæOaëaNSÚyaÓtraE¢ÏTtm¯   =63=  
Aï    now
tE    your
mamka:    my
baNa:    arrows
tçOka·nB¥xNa:     adorned with refined gold
paÞy¢Ót     will drink
â¢Dr|    blood
gaæOat¯     from limbs
baNSÚyaÓtraE¢ÏTtm¯     through the holes made by the arrows
 
63.Lakshmana   told   Atikaya   that   his   arrows   adorned   with   refined   gold   will   drink   blood   from   the   holes   made   in   Atikaya's   limbs.    
balaE{y¢m¢t   ¢våOay   n   ma{våOat¤mhI¢s   =64=  
bal:    youth
Ay|    he
i¢t    as
¢våOay    deciding
n    do not
ma    me
AvåOat¤|     uder estimate
AhI¢s    should
 
64.Lakshmana   told   Atikaya   that   he   should   not   be   under   estimated   thinking   he   is   young.    
balaE   va   y¢d   va   v¦¼aE   m¦Ïy¤|   jan£¢h   s|y¤gE   .  
balEn   ¢vÝN¤na   laEkaÞæOy:   @aÓta¢ÞæO¢B:   @mW:   =65=  
bal:   va    whether young
y¢d   va   v¦¼:     or whether old
m¦Ïy¤|     as death
jan£¢h    you will know
s|y¤gE    in the battle
balEn    by young
¢vÝN¤na     by Lord Vishnu
laEka:   æOy:     the three worlds
@aÓta:    were covered
¢æO¢B:     with three
@mW:    steps
 
65.Lakshmana   told   Atikaya   wheher   young   or   old   he   will   know   in   the   battle   like   the   young   Lord   Vishnu   covered   the   three   worlds   with   three   steps.    
lßmNÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   hEt¤mÏprmaTIvt¯   .  
A¢tkay:   p#c¤@«D   baN|   caEäOmmaddE   =66=  
lßmNÞy     of Lakshmana
vc:    words
½¤Ïva     hearing
hEt¤mt¯     full of reason
prmaTIvt¯    with truth
A¢tkay:    Atikaya
p#c¤@«D     flew into a rage
baN|   c    arrow also
uäOm|    excellent
AaddE    took
 
66.Atikaya   hearing   the   words   of   Lakshmana   full   of   reason   and   truth   flew   into   a   rage   and   took   an   excellent   arrow.    
ttaE   ¢vïaDra   B¥ta   dEva   dWÏya   mhxIy:   .  
g¤/kaà   mhaÏmanÞt祿|   d#¾¤magmn¯   =67=  
tt:    then
¢vïaDra:     Vidyadharas
B¥ta:    ghosts
dEva:    gods
dWÏya:    demons
mhxIy:    eminent rsis
g¤/ka:   c     Guhyakas also
mhaÏman:    high souled
tt¯    that
y¤¼|     battle
d#¾¤|     to witness
Aagmn¯    arrived
 
67.Then   Vidyadharas,   ghosts,   gods,   demons,   eminent   rsis   and   high   souled   Guhyakas   arrived   to   witness   the   battle.    
ttaE{¢tkay:   k[¢ptàapmaraEÔy   saykm¯   .  
lßmNay   p#¢cXEp   s|¢Xp¢°v   caØbrm¯   =68=  
tt:    then
A¢tkay:    Atukaya
k[¢pt:    enraged
cap|    bow
AaraEÔy    fitting
saykm¯    an arrow
lßmNay    towards Lakshmana
p#¢cXEp    discharged
s|¢Xpn¯    covering
iv    like
c   AØbrm¯     the sky also
 
68.Atikaya   then   enraged   fitted   an   arrow   to   his   bow   and   discharged   it   at   Lakshmana   covering   the   sky   also.    
tmaptÓt|   ¢n¢St|   SrmaS£¢vxaEpmm¯   .  
ADIcÓd#EN   ¢cÅCEd   lßmN:   prv£rha   =69=  
t|    that
AaptÓt|    flying
¢n¢St|    sharp
Sr|    arrow
AaS£¢vxaEpmm¯     like a venamous serpent
ADIcÓd#EN    with a crescent shaped head
¢cÅCEd       split
lßmN:    Lakshmana
prv£rha    destroyer of enemies
 
69.Lakshmana,   the   destroyer   of   enemies,   split   that   sharp   arrow   flying   towards   him   like   a   venomous   serpent   with   an   arrow   with   a   crescent   shaped   head.    
t|   ¢nk]äO|   Sr|   è¾qva   k]äOBaEg¢mvaErgm¯   .  
A¢tkayaE   B¦S|   @[¼:   p·   baNan¯   smaddE   =70=  
t|    that
¢nk]äO|    broken
Sr|    arrow
è¾qva     seeing
k]äOBaEg|    with head separated
iv   urgm¯     like a serpent
A¢tkay:    Atikaya
B¦S|    highly
@[¼:    enraged
p·    five
baNan¯    arrows
smaddE    fitted
 
70.Atikaya   seeing   that   arrow   broken   like   a   serpent   with   head   separated   became   highly   enraged   and   fitted   five   arrows   to   his   bow.              
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