THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 72 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

ravNaE¹Eg:   -   RAVANA'S   ANXIETY  
 
A¢tkay|   ht|   ½¤Ïva   lßmNEn   mh¬jsa   .  
u¹Egmgmd#aja   vcn|   cEdmb#v£t¯   =1=  
A¢tkay|     Atikaya
ht|    having been killed
½¤Ïva     hearing
lßmNEn    by Lakshmana
mh¬jsa    with great fame
u¹Eg|    anxious
Agmt¯    became
raja    king Ravana
vcn|   c    the words also
id|    following
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
 
1.Ravana   on   hearing   Atikaya   killed     by   Lakshmana   of   great   fame   became   anxious   and   spoke   the   following   words.    
D¥m#aX:   prmamx£I   DÓv£   SÞæOB¦ta|   vr:   .  
AkØpn:   p#hÞtà   k[ØBkNIÞtTWv   c   =2=  
etE   mhabla   v£ra   raXsa   y¤¼ka¢ÄüN:   .  
jEtar:   prsWÓyana|   prW¢nIÏyapra¢jta:   =3=  
D¥m#aX:    Dhumraksha
prmamx£I    extremely intolerant
DÓv£    archer
SÞæOB¦ta|   vr:     foremost of those skilled in use of weapons
AkØpn:    Akamp[ana
p#hÞt:    Prahasta
c    also
k[ØBkNI:   tTa     similalrly Kumbhkarna
ev    only
c    also
etE   mhabla:     these with great might
v£ra:    heroes
raXsa:    ogres
y¤¼ka¢ÄüN:     longing for combat
jEtar:    victorious
prsWÓyana|    over enemy armies
prW:    by enemies
¢nIÏyapra¢jta:     ever unconquerable
 
2,3.Ravana   said   that   the   extremely   intolerant   and   archer   Dhumraksha,   Akampana   the   foremost   among   those   skilled   in   use   of   weapons,   Prahasta,   Kumbhakarna   who   were   with   great   might,   longing   for   combat,   victorious   over   enemies     and   who   were   unconquerable   by   enemies.    
¢nhtaÞtE   mhav£yaI   ramENa¢²¾kmINa   .  
raXsa:   s¤mhakaya   nanaSÞæO¢vSarda:   =  
AÓyE   c   bhv:   S¥ra   mhaÏmanaE   ¢npa¢tta:   =4=  
¢nhta:    were killed
tE    those
mhav£yaI:    valiant
ramEN    by Rama
A¢²¾kmINa     of of unwearied action
raXsa:    ogres
s¤mhakaya:    of tremendous bodies
nanaSÞæO¢vSarda:     expert in use of various weapons
AÓyE    others
c    also
bhv:    many
S¥ra:    heroes
mhaÏman:    of gigantic proportions
¢npa¢tta:     were struck down
 
4.Ravana   said   that   those   valiant   ogres   with   tremendous   bodies,   expert   in   use   of   various   weapons   and   many   others   of   gigantic   proprotions   were   struck   down   by   Rama   of   unwearied   actions.    
p#Áyatblv£y©IN   p¤æOENEÓd#¢jta   mm   .  
y¬   ¢h   t¬   B#atr¬   v£r¬   b¼¬   däOvrW:   SrW:   =5=  
y°   SÀy|   s¤rW:   svªIrs¤rWvaI   mhablW:   .  
maE³[|   tëÓDn|   GaEr|   yXgÓDvI¢k°rW:   =6=  
t°   janE   p#BavWvaI   mayya   maEhnEn   va   .  
SrbÓDa¢¹m¤³¬   t¬   B#atr¬   ramlßmN¬   =7=  
p#Áyatblv£y©IN     whose might and prowess were well known
p¤æOEN     by son
iÓd#¢jta     Indrajit
mm    my
y¬    which
¢h    surely
t¬    those
B#atr¬    brothers
v£r¬    heroes
b¼¬    were bound
däOvrW:    by the boon bestowed
SrW:    by arrows
yt¯    which
n   SÀy|     is not possible
s¤rW:   svªI:     by all gods
As¤rW:    by demons
va    or
mhablW:    very mighty
maE³[|    to be undone
tt¯    that
bÓDn|    binding
GaEr|    terrible
yXgÓDvI¢k°rW:     by Yakshas, Gandharvas or Kinnaras
tt¯    that
n   janE    I do not know
p#BavW:    by superhuman powers
va   mayya    or by conjuring tricks
maEhnEn   va    or by magical charm
SrbÓDat¯     from being bound by the arrows
¢vm¤³¬     got unloosened
t¬    the two
B#atr¬    brothers
ramlßmN¬     Rama and Lakshmana
 
5,6,7.Ravana   said   that   the   two   brothers   Rama   and   Lakshmana   were   bound   by   terrible   arrows   with   boons   bestowed   by   Brahma   by   his   son   Indrajit   whose   prowess   and   strength   were   well   known   and   which   cannot   be   loosened   by   all   gods,   demons,   yakshas,   gandharvas   and   kinnaras,   got   loosened   by   superhuman   powers   or   by   conjuring   tricks   or   by   magical   charm   which   he   does   not   know.    
yE   yaEDa   ¢ngIta:   S¥ra   raXsa   mm   Sasnat¯   .  
tE   sv©I   ¢nhta   y¤¼E   vanrW:   s¤mhablW:   =8=  
yE    which
yaEDa:    warriors
¢ngIta:    went
S¥ra:    gallant
raXsa:    ogres
mm    my
Sasnat¯    at command
tE    they
sv©I    all
¢nhta:    have been killed
y¤¼E     in the battle
vanrW:    by monkeys
s¤mhablW:    with exceptional might
 
8.Ravana   said   that   those   gallant   ogre   warriors   who   went   to   the   battle   at   his   command   they   have   all   been   killed   by   the   exceptionally   mighty   monkeys.    
t|   n   pÜyaØyh|   y¤¼E   yaE{ï   ram|   slßmNm¯   .  
SasyEÏsbl|   v£r|   ss¤g#£v¢vB£xNm¯   =9=  
t|    him
n   pÜya¢m     do not see
Ah|    I
y¤¼E     in the battle
y:    who
Aï    now
ram|    Rama
slßmNm¯     with Lakshmana
SasyEt¯    to subdue
sbl|    with army
v£r|    heroic
ss¤g#£v¢vB£xNm¯     with Sugriva and Vibhishana
 
9.Ravana   said   he   does   not   see   the   warrior   who   will   subdue   the   heroic   Rama   with   Lakshmana   with   his   army   and   Sugriva   with   Vibhshana   in   the   battle.    
AhaE   n¤   blvan¯   ramaE   mhdÞæObl|   c   vW   =10=  
AhaE   n¤     is exceptionally
blvan¯    mighty
ram:    Rama
mht¯    great
AÞæObl|   c     power of missile also
vW    similarly
 
10.Ravana   said   that   the   power   of   Rama   is   exceptionally   mighty   and   the   power   of   his   missiles   is   great.              
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