THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 80 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

iÓd#¢j¢°gIm:   -   INDRAJIT   GOES   TO   WAR  
 
im¬   ta¢v¢t   s¢·ÓÏy   sÇy|   k]Ïva   c   kam¤Ikm¯   .  
sÓttanEx¤Dara¢B:   pjIÓy   iv   v¦¢¾man¯   =21=  
im¬    these
t¬    are they
i¢t    thus
s¢·ÓÏy     concluding
sÇy|   k]Ïva     stringing
c   kam¤Ikm¯     bow also
sÓttan    showered
ix¤Dara¢B:     with a hail of arrows
pjIÓy:    cloud
iv    like
v¦¢¾man¯     rain bearing
 
21.Indrajit   concluding   that   those   were   the   two,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   stringing   his   bow   showered   them   with   a   hail   of   arrows   like   a   rain   bearing   cloud   would   shower   rain.    
s   t¤   vWhays|   p#aÔy   srTaE   ramlßmN¬   .  
AcX¤¢vIxyE   ¢t¿¢ÓvÛyaD   ¢n¢StW:   SrW:   =22=  
s:    he
t¤    then
vWhays|    the sky
p#aÔy    reaching
srT:    with chariot
ramlßmN¬     Rama and Lakshmana
AcX¤¢vIxyE     invisible
¢t¿n¯     remaining
¢vÛyaD    pierced
¢n¢StW:    sharp
SrW:    with arrows
 
22.Indrajit   then   reaching   the   sky   seated   in   the   chariot   and   remaining   invisible   pierced   Rama   and   Lakshmana   with   sharp   arrows.    
t¬   tÞy   SrvEgEn   pr£t¬   ramlßmN¬   .  
Dn¤x£   sSrE   k]Ïva   ¢dÛymÞæO|   p#c@t¤:   =23=  
t¬    those two
tÞy    his
SrvEgEn    by the fury of arrows
pr£t¬    when enveloped
ramlßmN¬     Rama and Lakshmana
Dn¤x£     to the bows
sSrE    with arrows
k]Ïva    fitting
¢dÛy|   AÞæO|     divine missiles
p#c@t¤:    loosed
 
23.Rama   and   Lakshmana   when   enveloped   by   the   fury   of   Indrajit's   arrows   fitted   their   bows   with   arrows   and   loosed   divine   missiles.    
p#ÅCadyÓt¬   ggn|   SrjalWmIhabl¬   .  
tmÞæOª:   s¥yIsÄðaSWnªIv   pÞp¦St¤:   SrW:   =24=  
p#ÅCadyÓt¬     covering
ggn|    the sky
SrjalW:    with streams of arrows
mhabl¬    with great might
t|    him
AÞæOª:     with missiles
s¥yIsÄðaSW:     effulgent as the sun
n    not
ev    only
pÞp¦St¤:     touch
SrW:    with arrows
 
24.Rama   and   Lakshmana   though   covering   the   sky   with   streams   of   arrows   could   not   even   touch   Indrajit   with   missiles   effulgent   as   the   sun.    
s   ¢h   D¥maÓDkar|   c   c@E   p#ÅCady°B:   .  
¢dSàaÓtdIDE   ½£ma°£hartmsa   v¦ta:   =25=  
s:   ¢h    he also
D¥maÓDkar|     darkened with smoke
c    also
c@E    did
p#ÅCadyn¯     covering
nB:    the sky
¢dS:    quarters
c    also
AÓtdIDE    rendered invisible
½£man¯     glorious
n£hartmsa    with darkness of fog
v¦ta:    enveloped
 
25.The   glorious   Indrajit   darkened   the   sky   with   smoke   and   rendered   the   quarters   invisible   enveloped   with   darkness   of   fog.    
nWv   Çyatl¢nGa©IxaE   n   c   nE¢mK¤rÞvn:   .  
S¤½¤vE   crtÞtÞy   n   c   ãp|   p#kaStE   =26=  
n    not
ev    only
Çyatl¢nGa©Ix:     the sound of palm on the bow string
n   c    not aso
nE¢mK¤rÞvn:     the sound of wheels and hoofs
S¤½¤vE     were heard
crt:    kept moving
tÞy    his
n    not
c   ãp|     form also
p#kaStE    was seen
 
26.While   Indrajit   kept   moving   the   sound   of   wheels   and   hoof   or   the   sound   of   palm   on   the   bow   string   were   heard   or   his   form   was   seen.    
GnaÓDkarE   ¢t¢mrE   ¢SlavxI¢mvaì^tm¯   .  
s   vvxI   mhabah¤naIracSrv¦¢¾¢B:   =27=  
GnaÓDkarE    invisible in the thick
¢t¢mrE    in the darkness
¢SlavxI|    shower of rocks
iv    like
Aì^tm¯     marvellous
s:    that
vvxI    showered
mhabah¤:    mighty armed
naracSrv¦¢¾¢B:     with a hail of naraca arrows
 
27.The   mighty   armed   Indrajit   invisible   in   the   thick   darkness   showered   a   marvellous   hail   of   naraca   arrows   like   a   shower   of   rocks.    
s   ram|   s¥yIsÄðaSW:   SrWdIäOvraE   B¦Sm¯   .  
¢vÛyaD   smrE   @[¼:   svIgaæOEx¤   rav¢N:   =28=  
s:    that
ram|    Rama
s¥yIsÄðaSW:     effulgent as the sun
SrW:    with arrows
däOvr:    bestowed as a boon
B¦Sm¯    grievously
¢vÛyaD    pierced
smrE    in the battle
@[¼:    enraged
svIgaæOEx¤     in all limbs
rav¢N:    Indrajit
 
28.Indrajit   enraged   grievously   pierced   Rama   in   all   limbs   in   the   battle   with   arrows   effulgent   as   the   sun   bestowed   as   a   boon.    
t¬   hÓyman¬   naracWDaIra¢B¢rv   pvIt¬   .  
hEmp¤H¯Ka°rÛyaD#¬   ¢tÂmaÓm¤m¤ct¤:   Sran¯   =29=  
t¬    the two
hÓyman¬     while being struck
naracW:    with naraca arrows
Dara¢B:    with torrents
iv    like
pvIt¬    two mountains
hEmp¤H¯Kan¯     with golden tips
nrÛyaD#¬     tiger among men
¢tÂman¯     cruel
m¤m¤ct¤:     loosed
Sran¯    arrows
 
29.The   two   brothers   Rama   and   Lakshmana   while   being   struck   with   naraca   arrows   like   two   mountains   with   torrents,   the   tiger   among   men   loosed   cruel   arrows   with   golden   tips   on   Indrajit.    
AÓt¢rXE   smasaï   rav¢N|   kÄðp¢æON:   .  
¢nk]Ïy   ptga   B¥m¬   pEt¤ÞtE   SaE¢NtaÔl¤ta:   =30=  
AÓt¢rXE     in the sky
smasaï    reaching
rav¢N|    Indrajit, son of Ravana
kÄðp¢æON:     with plumes of a buzzard
¢nk]Ïy    piercing
ptga:    arrows
B¥m¬    on the ground
pEt¤:    fell
tE    those
SaE¢NtaÔl¤ta:     soaked in blood
 
30.Those   arrows   with   plumes   of   a   buzzard   reaching   Indrajit   in   the   sky   piercing   him   fell   on   the   ground   soaked   in   blood.              
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