THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 73 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

b#'aÞæObÓD:   -   BOUND   BY   BRAHMASTRA  
 
SÞæOa¢N   SrpæOa¢N   s¢mDaE{T   ¢bB£¢tka:   .  
laE¢hta¢n   c   vasa|¢s   Þa#¤v|   kaÝNaIys|   tTa   =21=  
s   tæOa¢g"|   smaÞt£yI   SrpæOª:   staEmrW:   .  
CagÞy   k]ÝNvNIÞy   gl|   jg#ah   j£vt:   =22=  
SÞæOa¢N     weapons
SrpæOa¢N     as reeds
s¢mD:   AT     twigs also
¢bB£¢tka:     of bibhitika tree
laE¢hta¢n     red
c   vasa|¢s     clothes also
Þa#¤v|     ladle
kaÝNaIys|    made of iron
tTa    similarly
s:    he
tæO    there
A¢g"|    the fire
smaÞt£yI     spread around
SrpæOª:     with reeds
staEmrW:    with lances
CagÞy    of a goat
k]ÝNvNIÞy     of dark colour
gl|    neck
jg#ah    cut and clasped
j£vt:    live
 
21,22.Indrajit   there   spreading   weapons   as   reeds,   twigs   of   bibhitaka   tree,   red   clothes,   ladle   made   of   iron,   with   reeds   and   lances   cut   and   clasped   the   neck   of   a   live   dark   coloured   goat.    
sk]dEv   s¢m¼Þy   ¢vD¥mÞy   mha¢cIx:   .  
bB¥v¤Þta¢n   ¢lÄña¢n   ¢vjy|   yaÓydSIyt¯   =23=  
sk]t¯   ev     only once
s¢m¼Þy     by the oblation
¢vD¥mÞy     without smoke
mha¢cIx:    fire
bB¥v¤:    that appeared
ta¢n    those
¢lÄña¢n     signs
¢vjy|    victory
ya¢n    such
AdSIyt¯    indicated
 
23.The   smokeless   fire   into   which   oblation   was   poured   only   one   the   signs   that   appeared   indicated   victory.    
p#d¢XNavtI¢SKÞtçOka·ns¢°B:   .  
h¢vÞtt¯p#¢tjg#ah   pavk:   Þvym¤¢ÏTt:   =24=  
p#d¢XNavtI¢SK:     with the flames turning right
tçOka·ns¢°B:     shining brightly like refined gold
h¢v:    cooked rice
tt¯    that
p#¢tjg#ah    accepted
pavk:    fire god
Þvy|    himself
u¢ÏTt:    risen
 
24.The   Fie   god   risen   from   the   flames   turning   right   and   shining   brightly   like   refined   gold   himself   accepted   the   offering   of   cooked   rice.    
saE{ÞæOmaharyamas   b#a'mÞæO¢vSard:   .  
Dn¤àaÏmrT|   cWv   svI|   tæOa×ymÓæOyt¯   =25=  
s:    he
AÞæO|    missile
Aaharyamas    invoked
b#a'|    presided by Brahma
AÞæO¢vSard:     adeptin use of missiles
Dn¤:   c     bow also
AaÏmrT|   c     his chariot also
ev   svI|    all also
tæO    there
A×ymÓæOyt¯     with invocatory mantras
 
25.Indrajit,   adept   in   use   of   missiles,   invoked   the   missile   presided   over   by   Brahma,   bow,   chariot   and   all   with   invocatory   mantras.    
t¢Þm°ah¥ymanE{ÞæOE   h¥ymanE   c   pavkE   .  
sakIg#hEÓѤnXæO|   ¢vtæOas   nB:ÞTlm¯   =26=  
t¢Þmn¯     that
Aah¥ymanE    while invoked
AÞæOE    missile
h¥ymanE   c     while pouring oblations also
pavkE    in the fire
sakIg#hEÓѤnXæO|     the sun, planets, moon and stars
¢vtæOas     shook with fear
nB:ÞTlm¯     the sky
 
26.Whle   that   missile   was   being   invoked   oblations   were   poured   into   fire   by   Indrajit   the   sky   with   sun,   planets,   moon   and   stars   shook   with   fear.    
s   pavk|   pavkd£çOtEjsa   h¤Ïva   mhEÓd#p#¢tmp#Bav:   .  
scapbaNa¢srTaás¥t:   KE{ÓtdIDE   raXsrajs¥n¤:   =27=  
s:    that
pavk|    fire
pavkd£çOtEjsa     flaming with lustre like fire
h¤Ïva    pouring oblations
mhEÓd#p#¢tmp#Bav:     with the might of Indra
scapbaNa¢srTaás¥t:     with bow, arrow, sword, chariot, horse and charioteer
KE    in the sky
AÓtdIDE    hid from view
raXsrajs¥n¤:     son of king of ogres
 
27.Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana,   flaming   with   lustre   like   fire   and   might   of   Indra,   after   pouring   oblations   in   the   fire   hid   himself   from   view   in   the   sky   with   bow,   arrows,   sword,   chariot,   horses   and   charioteer.    
ttaE   hyrTak£NI|   ptakaÒvjSaE¢Btm¯   .  
¢nyIy¬   raXsbl|   ndIman|   y¤y¤Ïsya   =28=  
tt:    then
hyrTak£NI|    full of horses and chariots
ptakaÒvjSaE¢Btm¯     graced with pennants and flags
¢nyIy¬    departed
raXsbl|    the ogre army
ndIman|    roaring
y¤y¤Ïsya     longing for a fight
 
28.Then   the   ogre   army   full   of   horses   and   chariots   graced   with   pennants   and   flags   longing   for   a   fight   departed   with   a   roar.    
ASaEBt   bl|   GaEr|   ¢k¢ÄðN£Stna¢dnm¯   =29=  
ASaEBt    appearde
bl|    army
GaEr|    terrible
¢k¢ÄðN£Stna¢dnm¯     with sounds of anklets
 
29.The   ogre   army   with   sounds   of   anklets   appeared   terrible.  
   
tE   SrWbIh¤¢B¢àæOªÞt£ßNvEgWrlHqk]tW:   .  
taEmrWrÄð^SWàa¢p   vanra¸G"¤rahvE   =30=  
tE    they
SrW:    with arrows
bh¤¢B:     many
¢cæOª:     lovely
t£ßNvEgW:     with great velocity
AlHqk]tW:    adorned
taEmrW:    lances
AÄð^SW    goads
c    also
A¢p    even
vanran¯    monkeys
jG"¤:    struck
AahvE    in the battle
 
30.The   ogre   army   with   great   velocity,   adorned   and   lovely   arrows,   lances   and   goads   struck   the   monkeys   in   the   battle.              

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