THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 80 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

iÓd#¢j¢°gIm: - INDRAJIT GOES TO WAR
mkraX| ht| ½¤Ïva ravN: s¢m¢t¸y: .
@«DEn mhta{{¢v¾aE dÓtaÓkzkzapyt¯ =1=

mkraX|

Makaraksha

ht|

killed

½¤Ïva

on hearing

ravN:

Ravana

s¢m¢t¸y:

had always been victorious

@«DEn

by anger

mhta

violent

Aa¢v¾:

possessed

dÓtan¯

teeth

kzkzapyt¯

grinding

1.Ravana, who had always been victorious in battle, on hearing that Makaraksha was killed grinding his teeth, was possessed by violent anger.
k[¢ptà tda tæO ¢k| kayI¢m¢t ¢cÓtyn¯ .
Aa¢ddESaT s|@[¼aE rNayEÓd#¢jt| s¤tm¯ =2=

k[¢pt: c

in anger also

tda

then

tæO

in that situation

¢k| kayI|

what is to be done

i¢t

thus

¢cÓtyn¯

reflecting

Aa¢ddES

ordered

AT	as follows

s|@[¼:

filled with fury

rNay

to go to battle

iÓd#¢jt|

Indrajit

s¤tm¯

son

2.Ravana reflecting on what is to be done in that situation in anger and filled with fury ordered his son Indrajit to go to the battle field.
j¢h v£r mhav£yaªI B#atr¬ ramlßmN¬ .
AèÜyaE èÜymanaE va svITa Ïv| bla¢Dk: =3=

j¢h

be victorious

v£r

hero

mhav£yaªI

with great prowess

B#atr¬

the two brothers

ramlßmN¬

Rama and Lakshmana

AèÜy:

remaining invisible

èÜyman: va

or visible

svITa

in every way

Ïv|

you

bla¢Dk:

superior in might

3.Ravana told the hero Indrajit that being invisible or visible to be victorious over the two brothers Rama and
Lakshmana, with great prowess, since he is superior in might in every way.
Ïvmp#¢tmkmaIN¢mÓd#| jy¢s s|y¤gE .
¢k| p¤nmaIn¤x¬ è¾qva n v¢DÝy¢s s|y¤gE =4=

Ïv|

Ap#¢tmkmaIN|

of incomparable deeds

iÓd#|

Indra

jy¢s

have conquered

s|y¤gE

in a battle

¢k|

why

p¤n:

again

man¤x¬

the two mortals

è¾qva

seeing

n v¢DÝy¢s

you are not killing

s|y¤gE

in the battle

4.Ravana asked Indrajit that while he had conquered Indra of incompaable deeds why he was not killing the two mortals in the battle?
tTaE³aE raXsEÓd#EN p#¢tg¦/ ¢pt¤vIc: .
yåOB¥m¬ s ¢v¢DvÏpavk| j¤hvEÓd#¢jt¯ =5=

tTa

as above

u³:

ordered

raXsEÓd#EN

by the king of ogres

p#¢tg¦/

accepting

¢pt¤:

of father

vc:

orders

yåOB¥m¬

on the sagrificial ground

that

¢v¢Dvt¯

with due ceremony

pavk|

fire

j¤hvE

poured oblation

iÓd#¢jt¯

Indrajit

5.Indrait being ordered as above by Ravana, the king of ogres, accepting the orders of father poured oblation into the fire with due ceremony on the sacrificial ground.
j¤ºtàa¢p tæOa¢g"| r³aEÝN£xDra: ¢ÞæOy: .
AajÂm¤ÞtæO s|B#aÓta raXÞyaE yæO rav¢N: =6=

j¤ºt: c

while pouring oblation also

A¢p

even

tæO

then

A¢g"|

into the fire

r³aEÝN£xDra:

wearing red turbans

¢ÞæOy:

ladies

AajÂm¤:

arrived

tæO

there

s|B#aÓta:

with a flurry

raXÞy:

ogresses

yæO

where

rav¢N:

son of Ravana, Indrajit, was

6.While Indrajit was pouring oblations into the fire, ogresses with red turbans arrived with a flurry where Indrajit was.
SÞæOa¢N SrpæOa¢N s¢mDaE{T ¢vB£tka: .
laE¢hta¢n c vasa|¢s Þa#¤v| kaÝNaIys| tTa =7=
svItaE{¢g"| smaÞt£yI SrpæOª: staEmrW: .
CagÞy k]ÝNvNIÞy gl| jg#ah j£vt: =8=

SÞæOa¢N

weapons

SrpæOa¢N

blades of sara grass

s¢mD: AT

twigs also

¢vB£tka:

of bibhitaka tree

laE¢hta¢n

red

c vasa|¢s

clothes also

Þa#¤v|

ladle

kaÝNaIys|

made of black iron

tTa

similarly

svIt:

on all sides

A¢g"|

of fie

smaÞt£yI

spreading

SrpæOª:

with reeds

staEmrW:

with lances

CagÞy

of a goat

k]ÝNvNIÞy

of black colour

gl|

neck

jg#ah

seized after cutting

j£vt:

living

7,8.The ogresses having spread on all sides of the fire weapons, blades of Sara grass, twigs of Bibhitaka trees, red clothes, ladle made of black iron, reeds and lances seized the nack of a black coloued living goat and cut it off.
SrhaEms¢m¼Þy ¢vD¥mÞy mha¢cIx: .
bB¥v¤Þta¢n ¢lÄña¢n ¢vjy| dSIy¢Ót c =9=

SrhaEms¢m¼Þy

when the sacred fire of sara grass was fully aroused

¢vD¥mÞy

smokeless

mha¢cIx:

mighty flames

bB¥v¤:

appeared

ta¢n

those

¢lÄña¢n

omens

¢vjy|

victory

dSIy¢Ót

betokened

also

9.When the sacred fire of sara grass was fully aroused, mighty smokeless flames appeared and such omens betokened victory.
p#d¢XNavtI¢SKÞtçOhazks¢°B: .
h¢vÞtt¯p#¢tjg#ah pavk: Þvym¤¢ÏTt: =10=

p#d¢XNavtI¢SK:

with flames going around clockwise

tçOhazks¢°B:

resemling refined gold

h¢v:

offering of cooked rice

tt¯

that

p#¢tjg#ah

received

pavk:

Fire god

Þvy|

himself

u¢ÏTt:

coming out

10.Fire god coming out of the flames going round clockwise, shining like refined gold himself received the offering of cooked rice.
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