THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 84 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

iÓd#¢j¹DaEpaydSInm¯   -   EXPLORING   MEANS   OF   KILLING   INDRAJIT  
 
yaÅymanÞt¤   bh¤SaE   mya   ¢ht¢ck£x¤INa   .  
vWdEh£m¤Ïs¦ÇyE¢t   n   c   tÏk]tvaÓvc:   =11=  
yaÅyman:   t¤     being solicited
bh¤S:    many times
mya    by me
¢ht¢ck£x¤INa     who wished him well
vWdEh£|    Sita, princess of Videha
uÏs¦Çy     give up
i¢t    thus
n    not
c    also
tt¯    that
k]tvan¯    heed
vc:    advice
 
11.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Ravana   though   solicited   many   times   by   him,   who   wished   Ravana   well,   to   give   up   Sita,   the   pricess   of   Videha,   Ravana   never   heded   his   advice.    
nWv   sam"a   n   danEn   n   BEdEn   k]taE   y¤Da   .  
sa   d#¾¤m¢p   SÀyEt   nWv   caÓynE   kEn¢ct¯   =12=  
n   ev    is not possible
sam"a    by persuation
n    not
danEn    by gift
n    not
BEdEn    by dissension
k]t:    recourse
y¤Da    by war
sa    she
d#¾¤|   A¢p     even to be seen
SÀyEt   n     is impossible
ev    only
c    also
AÓynE    by another
kEn¢ct¯    by anyone
 
12.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Sita   cannot   even   be   seen   by   recourse   to   persuasion,   gift,   dissension   or   war   and   it   is   impossible   for   another   person   to   even   see   her.    
vanraÓmaEh¢yÏva   t¤   p#¢tyat:   s   raXs:   .  
cWÏy|   ¢nk[¢ØBla|   nam   yæO   haEm|   k¢rÝy¢t   =13=  
vanran¯    monkeys
maEh¢yÏva   t¤     hoodwinking
p#¢tyat:    has reached
s:    that
raXs:    ogre
cWÏy|    the sanctuary
¢nk[¢ØBla|     Nikumbhila
nam    known as
yæO    where
haEm|    oblations into the sacred fire
k¢rÝy¢t     will pour
 
13.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   after   hoodwinking   monkeys   (by   killing   an   illusory   living   image   of   Sita),   Indrajit   has  
reached   the   sanctuary   named   Nikumbhila   and   will   pour   oblations   into   the   sacred   fire.    
h¤tvan¤pyataE   ¢h   dEvWr¢p   svasW:   .  
ѤraDxa©I   BvÏyEv   sHqg#amE   ravNaÏmj:   =14=  
h¤tvan¯     after pouring oblations into the fire
Apyat:   ¢h     if he comes
dEvW:   A¢p     even by gods
svasW:    including Indra
ѤraDxI:     difficult to overcome
Bv¢t   ev     will surely become
sHqg#amE    in battle
ravNaÏmj:    son of Ravana, Indrajit
 
14.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   if   Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana,   comes   after   pouring   oblations   into   the   sacred   fire   he   will   be   difficult   to   overcome   in   battle   even   by   gods   including   Indra.    
tEn   maEh¢yta   n¥nmExa   maya   p#yaE¢jta   .  
¢vG"m¢ÓvÅCta   tæO   vanraNa|   pra@mE   =15=  
tEn    by him
maEh¢yta    to put off scent
n¥n|    is certain
exa    this
maya    conjuring trick (of killing an illusory living image of Sita)
p#yaE¢jta    was employed
¢vG"|    interruption
A¢ÓvÅCta     desiring
tæO    here
vanraNa|    of moneys
pra@mE    prowess
 
15.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   Indrajit   employed   the   conjuring   trick   of   killing   an   illusory   living   image   of   Sita   desiring   interruption   of   the   powers   of   monkeys   here.    
ssWÓyaÞtæO   gÅCamaE   yaväO°   smaÔytE   .  
ÏyjEm|   nrSaÑ¥Il   ¢mÐya   sÓtapmagtm¯   =16=  
ssWÓya:    with army
tæO    there
gÅCam:    we will go
yavt¯    while
tt¯    that sacrificial performance
n   smaÔytE     is not ended
Ïyj    shake off
im|    this
nrSaÑ¥Il     tiger among men
¢mÐya    by trickery
sÓtap|    agony
Aagtm¯    come upon
 
16.Vibhishana   told   Rama   to   shake   off   the   agony   come   upon   by   trickery   and   they   will   go   with   the   army   to   Nikumbhila   while   the   sacrificial   performance   is   not   ended.    
s£dtE   ¢h   blm¯   svI|   è¾qva   Ïva|   SaEkk¢SItm¯   =17=  
s£dtE    is distressed
¢h    surely
blm¯    the army
svI|    all
è¾qva     seeing
Ïva|    you
SaEkk¢SItm¯     stricken with grief
 
17.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   all   the   army   is   distressed   seeing   him   stricken   with   grief.    
ih   Ïv|   ÞvÞT¶dy¢Þt¿   st¯Ïvsm¤¢ÅC®t:   .  
lßmN|   p#ExyaÞma¢B:   sh   sWÓyan¤k¢xI¢B:   =18=  
ih    here
Ïv|    you
ÞvÞT¶dy:     with peaceful mind
¢t¿    stay
st¯Ïvsm¤¢ÅC®t:     elevated in courage
lßmN|    Lakshmana
p#Exy    send
AÞma¢B:     us
sh    alongwith
sWÓyan¤k¢xI¢B:     who are taking the army
 
18.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   he   stay   there   with   peaceful   mind   and   elevated   in   courage,   send   Lakshmana   with   them   who   were   taking   the   army.    
ex   t|   nrSaÑ¥IlaE   rav¢N|   ¢n¢StW:   SrW:   .  
Ïyaj¢yÝy¢t   tÏkmI   ttaE   vÒyaE   B¢vÝy¢t   =19=  
ex:    this
t|    that
nrSaÑ¥Il:     O! tiger among men
rav¢N|    Indrajit, son of Ravana
¢n¢StW:    with sharp
SrW:    arrows
Ïyaj¢yÝy¢t     will compel to discotinue
tt¯    that
kmI    ritual
tt:    therfore
vÒy:    capable to be killed
B¢vÝy¢t     will become
 
19.Vibhishana   told   Rama,   the   tiger   among   men,   that   Lakshmana   with   sharp   arrows   will   compel   Indrajit   to   discontinue   the   ritual   and   therefore   will   becoma   capable   of   being   killed.    
tÞyWtE   ¢n¢StaÞt£ßNa:   p¢æOpæOaÄñva¢jn:   .  
pt¢æONa   ivas¬Øya:   Sra:   paÞy¢Ót   SaE¢Ntm¯   =20=  
tÞy    his
etE    these
¢n¢Sta:    sharp
t£ßNa:     piercing
p¢æOpæOaÄñva¢jn:     which fly swiftly with limbs of bird's feather
pt¢æONa     birds
iv    like
As¬Øya:     cruel
Sra:    arrows
paÞy¢Ót     will drink
SaE¢Ntm¯     blood
 
20.Vibhishana   told   Rama   that   the   sharp   piercing   cruel   arrows   of   Lakshmana   which   fly   swiftly   like   a   bird   with   the   limbs   of   bird's   feathers   will   drink   the   blood   of   Indrajit.              
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