THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 77 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

¢nk[ØBvD:   -   NIKUMBHA   KILLED  
 
¢nk[ØBaE   B#atr|   è¾qva   s¤g#£vEN   ¢npa¢ttm¯   .  
p#dh¢°v   kaEpEn   vanrÓd#mvWXt   =1=  
¢nk[ØB:     Nikumbha
B#atr|    elder brother
è¾qva     seeing
s¤g#£vEN     by Sugriva
¢npa¢ttm¯     struck down
p#dhn¯   iv     as if burning
kaEpEn    with anger
vanrÓd#|    king of monkeys
AvWXt    gazed on
 
1.Nikumbha   seeing   his   elder   brother,   Kumbha,   struck   down   by   Sugriva,   the   king   of   monkeys,   gazed   on   him   as   if   burning   him   with   anger.    
tt:   Þa#Âdams°¼|   däOp·ak[l|   S¤Bm¯   .  
AaddE   p¢rG|   v£raE   ngEÓd#¢SKraEpmm¯   =2=  
hEmpÊóp¢r¢XçO|   vj#¢vd#^mB¥¢xtm¯   .  
ymdÎfaEpmm¯   B£m|   rXsa|   BynaSnm¯   =3=  
tt:    then
Þa#Âdams°¼|     festooned with garlands
däOp·ak[l|     with the breadth of five fimgers
S¤Bm¯    brilliant
AaddE    took in and
p¢rG|    club
v£r:    brave
ngEÓd#¢SKraEpmm¯     resembling a peak of the great mountain
hEmpÊóp¢r¢XçO|     plated with gold
vj#¢vd#^mB¥¢xtm¯     adorned with diamonds and corals
ymdÎfaEpmm¯     like the rod of Yama, the god of retribution
B£m|    terrible
rXsa|    of ogres
BynaSnm¯    dispelling the fear
 
2,3.The   brave   Nikumbha   took   in   hand   a   club   festooned   with   garlands,   with   breadth   of   five   fingers,   resembling   the   peak   of   a   great   mountain,   plated   with   gold,   adorned   with   diamonds   and   corals   and   terrible   like   the   rod   of   Yama   dispelling   the   fear   of   ogres.    
tma¢vÒy   mhatEja:   S@Òvjsm|   tda   .  
¢vnnad   ¢vv¦äOaÞyaE   ¢nk[ØBaE   B£m¢v@m:   =4=  
t|    that
Aa¢vÒy     brandishing
mhatEja:    of great energy
S@Òvjsm|    equal to the banner of Indra
tda    then
¢vnnad    roared
¢vv¦äOaÞy:     with open mouth
¢nk[ØB:     Nikumbha
B£m¢v@m:     with terrible prowess
 
4.Nikumbha   with   great   energy   and   terrible   prowess,   brandishing   the   club   equal   to   the   banner   of   Indra   roared   with   mouth   open.    
uraEgtEn   ¢nÝkEN   B¤jÞTWrÄñdWr¢p   .  
k[Îfla×ya|   c   ¢cæOa×ya|   malya   c   ¢v¢cæOya   =5=  
¢nk[ØBaE   B¥xNWBaI¢t   tEn   Þm   p¢rGEN   c   .  
yTEÓd#Dn¤xa   mEG:   s¢vï¤t¯Þtn¢yÏn¤man¯   =6=  
uraEgtEn    on his chest
¢nÝkEN     with a pendant
B¤jÞTW:     on his arms
AÄñdW:   A¢p     with armlets also
k[Îfla×ya|   c   ¢cæOa×ya|     with excellent ear rings also
malya   c    garland also
¢v¢cæOya     lovely
¢nk[ØB:     Nikumbha
B¥xNW:    with ornaments
Ba¢t    shone
tEn    that
Þm    even
p¢rGEN   c     club also
yTa    like
iÓd#Dn¤xa     with a rainbow
mEG:    cloud
s¢vï¤t¯Þtn¢yÏn¤man¯     with lightning and accompanying thunder
 
5,6.Nikumbha   shone   with   a   pendant   on   his   chest,   armlets   on   his   arms,   excellent   ear   rings,   lovely   garland,   ornaments   and   the   club   like   a   cloud   shines   with   lightning   acompanied   by   thunder   and   rainbow.    
p¢rGag#EN   p¤ÞPaEz   vatg#¢ÓTmIhaÏmn:   .  
p#jÇval   sGaExà   ¢vD¥m   iv   pavk:   =7=  
p¢rGag#EN    with the tip of the club
p¤ÞPaEz     burst
vatg#¢ÓT:     the bands of air
mhaÏmn:    gigantic
p#jÇval    glowed
sGaEx:    with a loud sound
c    also
¢vD¥m:    smokeless
iv    like
pavk:    fire
 
7.The   tip   of   the   club   of   the   gigantic   ogre   bursting   the   bands   of   air   with   loud   sound   glowed   like   a   smokeless   fire   with   a   crash.    
ngyaI   ¢vzpavÏya   gÓDvIBvnaEäOmW:   .  
sh   cWvamravÏya   svªIà   BvnW:   sh   =8=  
starag#hnXæO|   scÓd#|   smhag#hm¯   .  
¢nk[mBp¢rGaG¥NI|   B#nt£v   nB:ÞTlm¯   =9=  
ngyaI    with city
¢vzpavÏya     Vitapavati (Alaka)
gÓDvIBvnaEäOmW:     with excellent mansions of Gandharvas
sh    with
c    also
ev    only
AmravÏya    with Amaravati
svªI:    with all
c    also
BvnW:    mansions
sh    with
starag#hnXæO|     along with hosts of big stars, planets and lesser stars
scÓd#|    with moon
smhag#hm¯    with major planets
¢nk[mBp¢rGaG¥NI|     with the brandishing of the club of Nikumbha
B#n¢t   iv     as if spinning
nB:ÞTlm¯     the vault of heaven
 
8,9.The   vault   of   heaven   with   the   city   if   Vitapavati,   the   excellent   mansions   of   Gandharvas,   along   with   all   mansions   in   Amaravati,   along   with   hosts   of   big   stars,   planets,   lesser   stars,   moon   and   major   planets   appeared   as   if   spinning   with   the   brandishing   of   the   club   of   Nikumbha.    
Ѥrasdà   s¸åOE   p¢rGaBrNp#B:   .  
kp£na|   s   ¢nk[ØBa¢g"y¤IgaÓta¢g"¢rvaE¢ÏTt:   =10=  
Ѥrasd:     difficult to approach
c    also
s¸åOE    became
p¢rGaBrNp#B:    with club shining with ornaments
kp£na|    by monkeys
s:    that
¢nk[ØBa¢g":     fire of Nikumbha
y¤gaÓta¢g":     fire at the end of world cycle
iv    like
u¢ÏTt:    arisen
 
10.With   the   club   shining   with   ornaments   the   fire   of   Nikumbha   arisen   like   the   fire   at   the   end   of   the   world   cycle   was   difficult   to   be   approached   by   the   monkeys.              

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