THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 73 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60


 

b#'aÞæObÓD:   -   BOUND   BY   BRAHMASTRA  
 
p¤nrEv   mhatEja   raXsEÓd#aÏmjaE   bl£   .  
ssjI   baNvxI|   c   SÞæOvxI|   c   daâNm¯   =51=  
p¤n:   ev     again
mhatEja:    with great energy
raXsEÓd#aÏmj:     son of the king of ogres, Indrajit
bl£    mighty
ssjI    discharged
baNvxI|   c    a rain of arrows
SÞæOvxI|   c     a shower of missiles
daâNm¯    cruel
 
51.Indrajit   with   great   energy   discharged   a   rain   of   arrows   and   a   cruel   shower   of   missiles   again.    
mmdI   vaNran£k¢mÓd#¢jt¯Ïv¢rtaE   bl£   =52=  
mmdI    crushed
vaNran£k|    the monkey army
iÓd#¢jt¯     Indrajit
Ïv¢rt:    speedily
bl£    mighty
 
52.The   mighty   Indrajit   speedily   crushed   the   monkey   army.    
ÞvsWÓym¤Ïs¦Çy   smEÏy   t¥NI|   mharNE   vanrva¢hn£x¤   .  
AèÜyman:   Srjalm¤g#|   vvxI   n£laØb¤DraE   yTaØb¤   =53=  
ÞvsWÓy|     his own army
uÏs¦Çy     leaving
smEÏy    approaching
t¥NI|    quickly
mharNE    in the great battle
vanrva¢hn£x¤     the monkey forces
AèÜyman:     invisible
Srjal|    hail of arrows
ug#|    formidable
vvxI    showered
n£laØb¤Dr:     a dark rainy cloud
yTa    like
AØb¤     would rain
 
53.Indrajit   in   the   great   battle   leaving   his   own   army   quickly   approached   the   monkey   forces   and   remaining   invisible  
showered   a   formidable   hail   of   arrows   like   a   dark   rainy   cloud   would   rain.    
tE   S@¢jëaN¢vS£NIdEha   mayahta   ¢vÞvrm¤°dÓt:   .  
rNE   ¢npEt¤hIryaE{¢d#kÚpa   yTEÓd#vj#a¢Bhta   ngEÓd#a:   =54=  
tE    those
S@¢jëaN¢vS£NIdEha:     with bodies torn to pieces by the arrows of Indrajit
mayahta:    assailed by conjuring trick
¢vÞvr|    in discordant tones
u°dÓt:    shrieking
rNE    in the battle
¢npEt¤:     fell
hry:    monkeys
A¢d#kÚpa:     resembling mountains
yTa    like
iÓd#vj#a¢Bhta:     hit by the thunderbolt of Indra
ngEÓd#a:    lordly mountains
 
54.Those   monkeys   resembling   mountains   assailed   by   conjuring   trick   with   bodies   torn   to   pieces   by   the   arrows   of  
Indrajit   fell   like   lordly   mountains   fell   hit   by   the   thunderbolt   of   Indra.    
tE   kEvl|   s|dèS¤:   ¢Stag#an¯baNan#NE   vanrva¢hn£x¤   .  
maya¢ng¥F|   t¤   s¤rEÓd#SæO¤|   n   cav¦t|   raXssm×ypÜyn¯   =55=  
tE    they
kEvl|    only
s|dèS¤:     saw
¢Stag#an¯     with sharp points
baNan¯    arrows
rNE    in the battle
vanrva¢hn£x¤     on the monkey troops
maya¢ng¥F|     by magical power
t¤    in this
s¤rEÓd#SæO¤|     the enemy of Indra
n    not
c    also
Aav¦t|    fully concealed
raXs|    ogre
A×ypÜyn¯     see
 
55.The   monkeys   in   the   battle   saw   only   arrows   with   sharp   points   on   the   monkey   troops   but   could   not   see   Indrajit   the   enemy   of   Indra   who   was   fully   concealed   by   magical   powers.    
tt:   s   rXaE¢Dp¢tmIhaÏma   svaI   ¢dSaE   baNgNW:   ¢Stag#W:   .  
p#ÅCadyamas   r¢vp#kaSW¢vIxadyamas   c   vanrEÓd#an¯   =56=  
tt:    then
s:    that
rXaE¢Dp¢t:     ruler of ogres
mhaÏma    gigantic
svaI:    all
¢dS:    directions
baNgNW:    with volleys of arows
¢Stag#W:    with sharp points
p#ÅCadyamas    covered
r¢vp#kaSW:    shining like the sun
¢vxadyamas    tormented
c   vanrEÓd#an¯     the monkey chiefs
 
56.The   gigantic   Indrajit   then   covered   all   the   directions   with   volley   of   arrows   having   sharp   points   and   shining   like   the   sun   and   also   tormented   the   monkey   chiefs.    
s   S¥l¢n¢ÞæO|SpráDa¢n   Ûya¢vÒy   d£çOanls¢°Ba¢n   .  
s¢vÞP[¢lÄñaEÇÇvlpavka¢n   vvxI   t£v#|   ÔlvgEÓd#sWÓyE   =57=  
s:    he
S¥l¢n¢ÞæO|SpráDa¢n     of spikes, swords and axes
Ûya¢vÒy     swirling
d£çOanls¢°Ba¢n     shining like a flaming fire
s¢vÞP[¢lÄñaEÇÇvlpavka¢n     shooting sparks and incandescent flames
vvxI    showered
t£v#|    a violent
ÔlvgEÓd#sWÓyE     on the army of monkey chiefs
 
57.Indrajit   showered   on   the   army   of   monkey   chiefs   a   volley   of   spikes,   swords   and   axes   after   swirling   them,   shining   like   a   flaming   fire   and   shooting   sparks   and   incandescent   flames.    
gdaà   S³£:   p¢rG|   StG"£vIvxI   t£v#|   ÔlvgEÓd#sWÓyE   =58=  
gda:    maces
c    also
S³£:    javelins
p¢rG|    rods
StG"£:    sataghni weapons
vvxI    showered
t£v#|    violently
ÔlvgEÓd#sWÓyE     on the army of the monkey chiefs
 
58.Indrajit   also   showered   violently   maces,   javelins,   rods   and   sataghni   weapons   on   the   army   of   monkey   chiefs.    
ttaE   ÇvlsÄðaSW:   SrWvaInry¥Tpa:   .  
ta¢fta:   S@¢jëaNW:   p#P[Úla   iv   ¢k|S¤ka:   =59=  
tt:    then
ÇvlsÄðaSW:     which shone brightly like fire
SrW:    with arrows
vanry¥Tpa:    commanders of monkeys
ta¢fta:    were struck
S@¢jëaNW:     by the arrows of Indrajit
p#P[Úla:    flowered
iv    like
¢k|S¤ka:     kimsuka trees
 
59.Then   the   commanders   of   monkeys   struck   by   the   arrows   of   Indrajit,   arrows   which   shone   brightly   like   fire,   appeared   like   the   flowered   kimsuka   trees.    
tE{ÓyaEÓym¢BspIÓtaE   ¢nndÓtà   ¢vÞvrm¯   .  
raXsEÓd#aÞæO¢n¢BI°a   ¢npEt¤vaInrxIBa:   =60=  
tE    those
AÓyaEÓy|     one another
A¢BspIÓt:     embracing
¢nndÓt:   c     screaming also
¢vÞvrm¯     in discordant tones
raXsEÓd#aÞæO¢n¢BI°a:     pierced by the arrows of the ruler of ogres, Indrajit
¢npEt¤:     fell down
vanrxIBa:    bulls among monkeys
 
60.The   bulls   among   monkeys   pierced   by   the   arrows   of   Indrajit   embracing   one   another   and   screaming   in   discordant   tones   fell   down.              

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