THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 71 : SLOKAS 101 TO 110


 

A¢tkayvD:   -   KILLING   ATIKAYA  
 
n   SSak   âj|   kt¤I|   y¤¢D   tÞy   SraEäOm:   =101=  
n   SSak    could not
âj|    injury
kt¤I|    to inflict
y¤¢D    in the battle
tÞy    to him
SraEäOm:    excellent arrows
 
101.The   excellent   arrows   could   not   inflict   injury   to   Atikaya   in   the   battle.    
ATWnm×y¤pagØy   vay¤vaIÀym¤vac   h   .  
b#'däOvraE   /Ex   AvÒykvcav¦t:   =102=  
AT    then
en|    to him, Lakshmana
A×y¤pagØy     coming near
vay¤:    Wind god
vaÀy|    word
uvac   h    spoke
b#'däOvr:    with a boon bestowed by Lord Brahma
¢h   ex:     he is
AvÒykvcav¦t:     wearing an impenetrable armour
 
102.Wind   god   coming   near   Lakshmana   told   him   that   Atikaya   with   a   boon   bestowed   by   Lord   Brahma   is   wearing   an   impenetrable   armour.    
b#'ENaÞæOEN   ¢BÓÒyEnmEx   vÒyaE   ¢h   naÓyTa   .  
AvÒy   ex   /ÓyExamÞæOaNa|   kvc£   bl£   =103=  
b#'EN   AÞæOEN     with a missile presided over by Lord Brahma
¢B¢ÓD     pierce
en|    him
ex:    he
vÒy:    killed
¢h    surely
n    cannot be killed
AÓyTa    otherwise
AvÒy:    incapable of being killed
ex:    he
¢h    surely
AÓyExa|    with other
AÞæOaNa|     by missiles
kvc£    protected by armour
bl£    the mighty
 
103.Wind   god   told   Lakshmana   to   pierce   Atikaya     by   a   missile   presided   over   by   Lord   Brahma   since   he   cannot   be   killed   by   any   otherwise,   since   the   mighty   Atikaya   protected   by   the   armour   is   incapable   of   being   killed   with   other   missiles.    
ttÞt¤   vayaEvIcn|   ¢nSØy   s¬¢m¢æO¢rÓd#p#¢tmanv£yI:   .  
smaddE   baNmmaEGvEg|   të$a'ÞæO|   shsa   ¢nyaEÇy   =104=  
tt:    thereupon
t¤    in this
vayaE:    of Wind god
vcn|    words
¢nSØy     hearing
s¬¢m¢æO:     Lakshmana, son of Sumitra
iÓd#p#¢tmanv£yI:     equal to Indra in prowess
smaddE    took in hand
baN|    an arrow
AmaEGvEg|    with terrible velocity
tt¯    that
b#a'ÞæO|     missile presided over by Lord Brahma
shsa    quickly
¢nyaEÇy     fitted to his bow
 
104.Lakshman,   son   of   Sumitra,   hearing   the   words   of   Wind   god   took   in   hand   an   arrow   presided   over   by   Lord   Brahma   and   quickly   fitted   the   arrow   with   terrible   velocity   to   his   bow.    
t¢ÞmÓmhaÞæOE   t¤   ¢vy¤ÇymanE   s¬¢m¢æONa   baNvrE   ¢Stag#E   .  
¢dSà   cÓd#akImhag#haà   nBà   tæOas   ccal   caEv£I   =105=  
t¢Þmn¯     that
mhaÞæOE     the excellent missile
t¤    in this
¢vy¤ÇymanE     being infused
s¬¢m¢æONa     by Lakshmana
baNvrE    foremost of arrows
¢Stag#E    with a sharp point
¢dS:    directions
c    also
cÓd#akImhag#ha:   c     moon, sun and the major planets
nB:   c    sky also
tæOas    creaked
ccal    shook
c   uv£I     earth also
 
105.The   excellent   missile   was   being   infused   into   the   foremost   of   arrows   with   a   sharp   point,   all   directions,   moon,   sun   and   major   planets   alongwith   sky   creaked   and   the   earth   also   shook.    
t|   b#'NaE{ÞæOEN   ¢nyaEÇy   capE   Sr|   s¤p¤H¯K|   ymÑ¥tkÚpm¯   .  
s¬¢m¢æO¢rÓd#a¢rs¤tÞy   tÞy   ssjI   baN|   y¤¢D   vj#kÚpm¯   =106=  
t|    that
b#'N:    of Lord Brahma
AÞæOEN     with missile
¢nyaEÇy     charging
capE    in the bow
Sr|    arrow
s¤p¤H¯K|     with feathers
ymÑ¥tkÚpm¯     like a messenger of death
s¬¢m¢æO:     Lakshmana
iÓd#a¢rs¤tÞy     son of Indra's enemy
tÞy    his
ssjI    discharged
baN|    arrow
y¤¢D    in the battle
vj#kÚpm¯     like the thunderbolt
 
106.Lakshmana   charging   the   missile   presided   over   by   Lord   Brahma   fitted   the   arrow   with   feather   like   a   messenger   of   death   fitting   on   his   bow     he   discharged   the   arrow   like   a   thunderbolt   on   Atikaya,   son   of   Ravana,   in   the   battle.    
t|   lßmNaEÏs¦¾mmaEGvEg|   smaptÓt|   Çvlnp#kaSm¯   .  
s¤vNIvj#aEäOm¢cæOp¤H¯K|   tda{¢tkay:   smrE   ddSI   =107=  
t|    that
lßmNaEÏs¦¾|     dischargd by Lakshmana
AmaEGvEg|    with great velocity
smaptÓt|    coming towards
Çvlnp#kaSm¯     with the brilliance of fire
s¤vNIvj#aEäOm¢cæOp¤H¯K|     with lovely golden feathers and studded with diamonds
tda    then
A¢tkay:    Atikaya
smrE    in the battle
ddSI    saw
 
107.Then   Atikaya   saw   the   arrow   with   great   velocity,   brilliance   of   fire   and   with   lovely   golden   feathers   and   studded   with   diamonds   discharged   by   Lakshmana   coming   towards   him.    
t|   p#EXmaN:   shsa{¢tkayaE   jGan   baNW¢nI¢StWrnEkW:   .  
s   saykÞtÞy   s¤pNIvEgÞtda{¢tkayÞy   jgam   paáIm¯   =108=  
t|    that
p#EXmaN:    observing
shsa    forcefully
A¢tkay:    Atikaya
jGan    struck
baNW:    with arrows
¢n¢StW:     sharp
AnEkW:    many
s:   sayk:    that arrow
tÞy    his
s¤pNIvEg:    with the speed of Garuda
tda    then
A¢tkayÞy     of Atikaya
jgam    reached
paáIm¯     near
 
108.Atikaya   seeing   the   arrow   struck   it   forcefully   with   many   sharp   arrows.   Then   the   arrow   with   the   speed   of   Garuda   reached   near   Atikaya.    
tmagt|   p#Eßy   tda{t¤kayaE   baN|   p#d£çOaÓtkkalkÚpm¯   .  
jGan   S³Y¦¢¾gdak[ZarW:   S¥lWh^IlWàaÏy¢vp°cEta:   =109=  
t|    that
Aagt|    having arrived
p#Eßy    seeing
tda    then
At¤kay:    Atikaya
baN|    arrow
p#d£çOaÓtkkalkÚpm¯     flaming as the death and the Time Spirit
jGan    struck
S³Y¦¢¾gdak[ZarW:     with lance, spears, maces and axes
S¥lW:    with pikes
h¤lW:   c     with hula weapons also
A¢t    greatly
A¢vp°cEta:     with a steady mind
 
109.Atikaya   seeing   the   arrow   flaming   as   the   death   and   Time   Spirit   having   arrived,   with   a   steady   mind   struck   it   with     lances,   spears,   maces,   axes,   pikes   and   hula   weapons.    
taÓyay¤DaÓyì^t¢vg#ha¢N   maEGa¢n   k]Ïva   s   SraE{¢g"d£çO:   .  
p#g¦/   tÞyWv   ¢kr£zj¤¿|   ttaE{¢tkayÞy   ¢SraE   jhar   =110=  
ta¢n    those
Aay¤Da¢n     weapons
Aì^t¢vg#ha¢N     of wonderful shapes
maEGa¢n    ineffective
k]Ïva    rendering
s:    that
Sr:    arrow
A¢g"d£çO:     blazing like fire
p#g¦/    transfixing
tÞy    his
ev    only
¢kr£zj¤¿|     with a diadem
tt:    then
A¢tkayÞy     of Atikaya
¢Sr:    head
jhar    severed
 
110.The   arrow   blazing   like   fire   rendering   all   the   weapons   of   wonderful   shapes   ineffective   and   transfixing   the   head   of   Atikaya   with   a   diadem   severed   it.              

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