THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 78 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

mkraX¢ngIm:   -   MAKARAKSHA   GOES   OUT  
 
¢nk[ØB|   c   ht|   ½¤Ïva   k[ØB|   c   ¢v¢npa¢ttm¯   .  
ravN:   prmax£I   p#jÇvalanlaE   yTa   =1=  
¢nk[ØB|   c     Nikumbha also
ht|    killed
½¤Ïva     on hearing
k[ØB|   c     Kumbha also
¢v¢npa¢ttm¯     laid low
ravN:    Ravana
prmax£I    filled with extreme indignation
p#jÇval    flared up
Anl:    fire
yTa    like
 
1.Ravana   on   hearing   that   Nikumbha   has   been   killed   and   Kumbha   laid   low   was   filled   with   extreme   indignation   and   flared  up   like   fire.    
nWrq§t:   @«DSaEka×ya|   ¹a×ya|   t¤   p¢rm¥rq¢ÅCt:   .  
Krp¤æO|   ¢vSalaX|   mkraXmcaEdyt¯   =2=  
nWrq§t:    ogre, Ravana
@«DSaEka×ya|     with anger and sorrow
¹a×ya|    with both
t¤    then
p¢rm¥rq¢ÅCt:     overcome
Krp¤æO|     son of Khara
¢vSalaX|    large eyed
mkraX|    Makaraksha
AcaEdyt¯    commanded as follows
 
2.Ravana   overcome   with   both   anger   and   sorrow   then   commanded   the   large   eyed   Makaraksha,   son   of   Khara,   as   follows.    
gÅC   p¤æO   mya{{åOaçOaE   blEna¢Bsm¢Óvt:   .  
raGv|   lßmN|   cWv   j¢h   ta|à   vn¬ks:   =3=  
gÅC    go
p¤æO    my son
mya    by me
AaåOaçO:     given leave
blEn    with army
A¢Bsm¢Óvt:     accompanied
raGv|    Rama
lßmN|    Lakshmana
c    also
ev    only
j¢h    make short work of
tan¯   c   vn¬ks:     those monkeys also
 
3.Ravana   told   Makaraksha   that   given   leave   by   Ravana   and   accompanied   by   the   army   he   should   make   short   work   of   Rama,   Lakshmana   and   the   monkeys   also.    
ravNÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   S¥rman£   KraÏmj:   .  
baF¢mÏyb#v£dqD¦¾aE   mhraXaE   ¢nSacr:   =4=  
ravNÞy    of Ravana
vc:    words
½¤Ïva     hearing
S¥rman£    thinking himself with pride as a hero
KraÏmj:    son of Khara
baF|    be it so
i¢t    thus
Ab#v£t¯     said
¶z:    rejpiced
mhraX:    Makaraksha
¢nSacr:    ogre
 
4.The   son   of   Khara,   Makaraksha,   thinking   himself   with   pride   as   a   hero,   rejoiced   at   the   words   of   Ravana   said   'be   it   so'.    
saE{¢Bvaï   dSg#£v|   k]Ïva   ca¢p   p#d¢XNm¯   .  
¢njIgam   g¦haÅC¤B#ad#avNÞyaåOya   bl£   =5=  
s:    he
A¢Bvaï    paying respects
dSg#£v|    to the ten headed
k]Ïva   c     doing also
A¢p    even
p#d¢XNm¯     going clockwise
¢njIgam    departed
g¦hat¯     from the palace
S¤B#at¯     the beautiful
ravNÞy    of Ravana
AaåOya    by command
bl£    minghty
 
5.The   mighty   Makaraksha,   paying   respects   and   going   clockwise   around   the   ten   headed   Ravana   departed   from   the  
beautiful   palace.    
sm£pÞT|   blaÒyX|   Krp¤æOaE{b#v£¢ddm¯   .  
rTàan£yta|   S£G#|   sWÓy|   cah¥yta|   Ïvrat¯   =6=  
sm£pÞT|     standing near
blaÒyX|    CommanderinChief
Krp¤æO:     son of Khaar
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
idm¯    as follows
rT:   c    chariot also
Aan£yta|    be brought
S£G#|    quickly
sWÓy|   c     army also
Aah¥yta|    be mobilised
Ïvrat¯    expeditiously
 
6.Makaraksha,   son   of   Khara   told   the   Commander-in-Chief   who   was   standing   near   that   his   chariot   be   brought   quickly   and   the   army   be   mobilised   expeditiously.    
tÞy   t¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   blaÒyXaE   ¢nSacr:   .  
ÞyÓdn|   c   bl|   cWv   sm£p|   p#Ïypadyt¯   =7=  
tÞy    his
tt¯    that
vcn|    orders
½¤Ïva     hearing
blaÒyX:    CommanderinChief
¢nSacr:    ogre
ÞyÓdn|     chariot
c    also
bl|    army
c    also
ev    only
sm£p|    near him
p#Ïypadyt¯     placed
 
7.The   mighty   ogre,   Commander-in-Chief,   hearing   the   orders   of   Makaraksha   placed   the   chariot   and   the   army   near   him.    
p#d¢XN|   rT|   k]Ïva   AaâraEh   ¢nSacr:   .  
s¥t|   s·aEdyamas   S£G#|   mE   rTmahv   =8=  
p#d¢XN|    clockwise
rT|    chariot
k]Ïva    going round
AaâraEh    climbed
¢nSacr:    ogre
s¥t|    charioteer
s·aEdyamas    ordered
S£G#|    quickly
mE    my
rT|    chariot
Aahv    drive
 
8.The   ogre   Makaraksha   going   round   the   chariot   clockwise   climbed   on   it   and   ordered   the   charioteer   to   drive   it   quickly.    
AT   tan#aXsaÓsvaIÓmkraXaE{b#v£¢ddm¯   .  
y¥y|   sv©I   p#y¤ÒyÒv|   p¤rÞtaÓmm   raXsa:   =9=  
AT    then
tan¯    those
raXsan¯    ogres
svaIn¯    to all
mkraX:    Makaraksha
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
idm¯    as follows
y¥y|    you
sv©I    all
p#y¤ÒyÒv|     fight with violence
p¤rÞtat¯     remaining ahead
mm    me
raXsa:    O! ogres
 
9.Makaraksha   then   told   all   those   ogres   that   they   remaining   ahead   of   him   should   fight   violently.    
Ah|   raXsrajEn   ravNEn   mhaÏmna   .  
AaåOaçO:   smrE   hÓt¤|   tav¤B¬   ramlßmN¬   =10=  
Ah|    I
raXsrajEn    by the king of ogres
ravNEn    by Ravana
mhaÏmna    high souled
AaåOaçO:     have been commanded
smrE    in the battle
hÓt¤|     to kill
t¬    those
uB¬    two
ramlßmN¬     Rama and Lakshmana
 
10.Makaraksha   told   the   ogres   that   he   had   been   commanded   by   the   high   souled   king   of   ogres,   Ravana   to   kill   Rama   and   Lakshmana   in   the   battle.              
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