THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 71 : SLOKAS 71 TO 80


 

A¢tkayvD:   -   KILLING   ATIKAYA  
 
taM¯ÅCran¯   s|p#¢cXEp   lßmNay   ¢nSacr:   =71=  
tan¯    those
Sran¯    arrows
s|p#¢cXEp    discharged
lßmNay    against Lakshmana
¢nSacr:    the ogre, night wanderer
 
71.The   ogre,   Atikaya   discharged   those   five   arrows   against   Lakshmana.    
tanp#açOaM¯ÅCrWÞt£ßNW¢àÅCEd   Brtan¤j:   =72=  
tan¯    those
Ap#açOan¯     not yet reached him
SrW:    with arrows
t£ßNW:     sharp
¢cÅCEd    split
Brtan¤j:    younger brother of Bharata, Lakshmana
 
72.Lakshmana   split   those   arrows   with   arrows   while   they   had   not   reached   him.    
s   ta|¢ÅCÏva   SrWÞt£ßNWlIßmN:   prv£rha   .  
AaddE   ¢n¢St|   baN|   ÇvlÓt¢mv   tEjsa   =73=  
s:    that
tan¯    them
¢CÏva    splitting
SrW:    with arrows
t£ßNW:     sharp
lßmN:    Lakshmana
prv£rha    destroyer of enemies
AaddE    took
¢n¢St|    sharp
baN|    arrow
ÇvlÓt|     flaming
iv    with
tEjsa    splendour
 
73.Lakshmana,   the   destroyer   of   enemies,   after   splitting   the   arrows   of   Atikaya   took   a   sharp   arrow   flaming   with  
splendour.    
tmaday   Dn¤:½E¿E   yaEjyamas   lßmN:   .  
¢vckxI   c   vEgEn   ¢vssjI   c   v£yIvan¯   =74=  
t|    that
Aaday    taking
Dn¤:½E¿E     in the excellent bow
yaEjyamas    fitted
lßmN:    lakshmana
¢vckxI    pulled the string
c    also
vEgEn    with force
¢vssjI    discharged
c    also
v£yIvan¯     valiant
 
74.The   valiant   Lakshmana   taking   the   arrow   fitted   it   to   the   excellent   bow,   pulled   the   string   with   force   and   discharged   it.    
p¥NaIyt¢vs¦¾En   SrEN   ntpvINa   .  
llazE   raXs½E¿majGan   s   v£yIvan¯   =75=  
p¥NaIyt¢vs¦¾En     discharged after stretching string fully the string
SrEN    with arrow
ntpvINa    with curved joints
llazE    on the forehead
raXs½E¿|     the foremost of ogres, Atikaya
AajGan    struck
s:    he
v£yIvan¯     valiant
 
75.The   valiant   Lakshmana   discharged   the   arrow   with   curved   joints   after   stretching   the   string   fully   and   struck   Atikaya   on   the   forehed.    
s   llazE   SraE   mg"ÞtÞy   B£mÞy   rXs:   .  
dèSE   SaE¢NtEna³:   p°gEÓd#   ivaclE   =76=  
s:    that
llazE    on forehead
Sr:    arrow
mg":    sunk
tÞy    that
B£mÞy    terrible
rXs:    ogre
dèSE    appeared
SaE¢NtEn    with blood
Aa³:    stained
p°gEÓd#:     a ruler of serpents
iv    like
AclE    on a mountain
 
76.That   arrow   sunk   into   the   forehead   of   Atikaya,   the   terrible   ogre,   and   stained   with   blood   appeared   like   a   ruler   of   serpents   on   a   mountain.    
raXs:   p#ckØpE   c   lßmNEx¤p#p£¢ft:   .  
âd#baNaht|   GaEr|   yTa   ¢æOp¤rgaEp¤rm¯   =77=  
raXs:    the ogre
p#ckØpE    shook violently
c    also
lßmNEx¤p#p£¢ft:     tormented by the arrow of Lakshmana
âd#baNaht|    struck by the arrow of Rudra
GaEr|    formidable
yTa    like
¢æOp¤rgaEp¤rm¯     gates of the fort of Tripurasura
 
77.The   ogre,   Atikaya   tormented   by   the   arrow   shook   violently   like   the   gates   of   the   fort   of   Tripurasura   struck   by   the   formidable   arrow   of   Rudra.    
¢cÓtyamas   caáaÞy   ¢vm¦Üy   c   mhabl:   .  
saD¤   baN¢npatEn   ÜlaGn£yaE{¢s   mE   ¢rp¤:   =78=  
¢cÓtyamas     thought
c    also
AaáaÞy     recovering
¢vm¦Üy     reflecting
c   mhabl:    with great might also
saD¤    good
baN¢npatEn    by the discharge of the arrow
ÜlaGn£y:     worthy of praise
A¢s    you are
mE    my
¢rp¤:    enemy
 
78.Atikaya   recovering   and   reflecting   thought   that   Lakshmana   was   worthy   of   praise   as   an   enemy   to   him.    
¢vDayWv|   ¢vnØyaÞy|   ¢nyØy   c   B¤jav¤B¬   .  
s   rTaEpÞTmaÞTay   rTE   c   p#ccar   h   =79=  
¢vDay    deciding
ev|    as above
¢vnØy    contorting
AaÞy|    face
¢nyØy    controlling
c   B¤j¬   uB¬     both hands also
s:    he
rTaEpÞT|    in the center of the chariot
AaÞTay    seated
rTE   c    in the chariot itself
p#ccar   h    moved about
 
79.Atikaya   deciding   as   above   contorting   his   face   and   controlling   both   his   hands   moved   about   in   the   chariot   seated   in   the   center   of   the   chariot.    
ek|   æO£Óp·   sçOE¢t   saykan#aXsxIB:   .  
AaddE   s|dDE   ca¢p   ¢vckxa©IÏssjI   c   =80=  
ek|    one
æO£n¯     three
p·    five
sçO    seven
i¢t    respectively
saykan¯    arrows
raXsxIB:    bull among ogres
AaddE    took
s|dDE    fitted
c    also
A¢p    even
¢vckxI    stretched the bow fully
uÏssjI    discharged
c    also
 
80.Atikaya,   the   bull   among   ogres,   taking   one,   three,   five   and   seven   arrows   respectively   fitted   them   to   his   bow   and   stretching   it   fully   dicharged   them   against   Lakshmana.              
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