THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 77 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

¢nk[ØBvD:   -   NIKUMBHA   KILLED  
 
raXsa   vanraàa¢p   n   SEk[:   Þp¢Ódt¤|   Byat¯   .  
hn¤ma|Þt¤   ¢vv¦ÏyaErÞtÞT¬   p#m¤KtaE   bl£   =11=  
raXsa:    ogres
vanra:   c    monkeys also
A¢p    even
n   SEk[:    could not
Þp¢Ódt¤|     to move
Byat¯    out of fear
hn¤man¯   t¤     Hanuman for his part
¢vv¦Ïy     baring
ur:    chest
tÞT¬    stood
p#m¤Kt:    in front of im
bl£    mighty
 
11.The   ogres   and   monkeys   could   not   move   out   of   their   fear.   The   mighty   Hanuman   stood   facing   Nikumbha   baring   his   chest.    
p¢rGaEpmhabah¤Þt¤   p¢rG|   BaÞkrp#Bm¯   .  
bl£   blvtÞtÞy   patyamas   vX¢s   =12=  
p¢rGaEpmhabah¤:     with arms resembling iron bars
t¤    in this
p¢rG|    club
BaÞkrp#Bm¯     shining like the sun
bl£    mighty
blvt:    of the mighty
tÞy    his
patyamas    brought down
vX¢s    on the chest
 
12.The   mighty   Nikumbha   with   arms   resembling   iron   bar   brought   down   the   club   shining   like   the   sun   on   the   chest   of   Hanuman.    
¢ÞTrE   tÞyaEr¢s   Ûy¥FaE   p¢rG:   StDa   k]t:   .  
¢vS£yImaN:   shsa   uÚkaSt¢mvaØbrE   =13=  
¢ÞTrE    solid
tÞy    his
ur¢s    on chest
Ûy¥F:    broad
p¢rG:    club
StDa   k]t:    into hundred splinters
¢vS£yImaN:     was split
shsa    immediately
uÚkaSt|    hundred meteors
iv    like
AØbrE    in the sky
 
13.The   club   hitting   on   the   solid   and   broad   chest   of   Hanuman   immediately   was   split   into   hundred   splinters   which   looked   like   hundred   meteors   in   the   sky.    
s   t¤   tEn   p#harEN   ¢vccal   mhak¢p:   .  
p¢rGEN   smaD¥taE   yTa   B¥¢mclE{cl:   =14=  
s:    that
t¤    in this
tEn    that
p#harEN    by the blow
¢vccal    shook
mhak¢p:    the great monkey
p¢rGEN    by the club
smaD¥t:    struck
yTa     ke     li
B¥¢mclE    in an earthquake
Acl:    mountain
 
14.The   great   monkey,   Hanuman,   struck   by   the   blow   of   the   club   on   the   chest   shook   like   a   mountain   in   an   earthquake.    
s   tda{¢BhtÞtEn   hn¤man¯   ÔlvgaEäOm:   .  
m¤¢¾|   s|vtIyamas   blEna¢tmhabl:   =15=  
s:    that
tda    then
A¢Bht:    struck
tEn    that
hn¤man¯     Hanuman
ÔlvgaEäOm:     foremost of monkeys
m¤¢¾|     fist
s|vtIyamas    clenched
blEn    with force
A¢tmhabl:    with exceeding might
 
15.Hanuman,   the   foremost   of   monkeys   with   exceeding   might   when   struck   by   the   club   clenched   his   fist   with   force.    
tm¤ïØy   mhatEja   ¢nk[ØBaEr¢s   v£yIvan¯   .  
A¢B¢cXEp   vEgEn   vEgvan¯   vay¤¢v@m:   =16=  
t|    that fist
uïØy    raising
mhatEja:    with great energy
¢nk[ØBaEr¢s     on the chest of Nikumbha
v£yIvan¯     powerful
A¢B¢cXEp     brought down
vEgEn    violently
vEgvan¯    agile
vay¤¢v@m:     with prowess of Wind god
 
16.Then   Hanuman   with   grest   energy,   agile,   powerful   and   with   the   prowess   of   Wind   god   brought   down   his   fist   on   the   chest   of   Nikumbha   with   violence.    
tt:   p¤ÞPaEz   cmaIÞy   p#s¤Þa#av   c   SaE¢Ntm¯   .  
m¤¢¾na   tEn   s¸åOE   Çvala   ¢v濫dvaE¢ÏTta   =17=  
tt:    then
p¤ÞPaEz     split
cmI    armour
AÞy    his
p#s¤Þa#av     shed
c   SaE¢Ntm¯     blood also
m¤¢¾na     by fist
tEn    that
s¸åOE    appeared
Çvala    flame
¢vï¤t¯   iv     like lightning
u¢ÏTta    arisen
 
17.The   armour   of   Nikumbha   split   by   the   blow   of   the   fist   of   Hanuman   and   shed   blood   which   appeared   like   a   flame   arisen   by   lightning.    
s   t¤   tEn   p#harEN   ¢nk[ØBaE   ¢vccal   h   .  
ÞvÞTàa¢p   ¢njg#ah   hn¤mÓt|   mhablm¯   =18=  
s:    that
t¤    in this
tEn    that
p#harEN    blow
¢nk[ØB:     Nikumbha
¢vccal   h     shook
ÞvÞT:    becoming normal
c   A¢p    afterwards
¢njg#ah    caught hold of
hn¤mÓt|     Hanuman
mhablm¯    with great might
 
18.Nikumbha   shook   by   the   blow   of   Hanuman's   fist   and   recovering   afterwards   caught   hold   of   Hanuman   with   great   might.    
¢vc¤k[S¤Þtda   s|ÁyE   B£m|   lÄða¢nva¢sn:   .  
¢nk[ØBEnaEït|   è¾qva   hn¤mÓt|   mhablm¯   =19=  
¢vc¤k[S¤:     roared
tda    then
s|ÁyE       in the battle
B£m|    terribly
lÄða¢nva¢sn:     the inhabitants of Lanka
¢nk[ØBEn     by Nikumbha
uït|    captured
è¾qva     seeing
hn¤mÓt|     Hanuman
mhablm¯    with great strength
 
19.The   inhabitants   of   Lanka   roared   terribly   on   seeing   Hanuman   with   great   strength   caught   by   Nikumbha   in   the   battle.    
s   tda   ¢»ymaNaE{¢p   k[ØBkNaIÏmjEn   h   .  
AajGana¢nls¤taE   vj#kÚpEn   m¤¢¾na   =20=  
s:    that
tda    then
¢»ymaN:   A¢p     while being carried away
k[ØBkNaIÏmjEn     by the son of Kumbhakarna, Nikumbha
h   AajGan    struck
A¢nls¤t:     son of Wind god, Hanuman
vj#kÚpEn    as hard as adamant
m¤¢¾na     by fist
 
20.Hanuman   son   of   Wind   god   while   being   carried   away   by   Nikumbha,   son   of   Kumbhakarna,   struck   him   with   the   fist   as   hard   as   adamant.              

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