THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 87 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

iÓdr¢j¢¹B£xNs|vad:   -   EXCHANGE   OF   HOT   WORDS   BETWEEN   INDRAJIT   AND   VIBHISHANA  
 
evm¤ÀÏva   t¤   s¬¢m¢æO|   jathxa©I   ¢vB£xN:   .  
Dn¤Ýpa¢Nmaday   ÏvrmaNaE   jgam   h   =1=  
ev|    as above
uÀÏva    having said
t¤    then
s¬¢m¢æO|     to Lakshmana, son of Sumitra
jathxI:    who felt rejoiced
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
Dn¤Ýpa¢N|     with bow in hand
Aaday    taking
ÏvrmaN:    hastening
jgam   h    went
 
1.Vibhishana   who   felt   rejoiced   after   having   said   as   above   to   Lakshmana,   son   of   Sumitra,   with   bow   in   hand,   taking   him   hastening   went.    
A¢vÑ¥r|   ttaE   gÏva   p#¢vÜy   c   mh¹nm¯   .  
dSIyamas   tÏkmI   lßmNay   ¢vB£xN:   =2=  
A¢vÑ¥r|     not very far
tt:    from there
gÏva    moving
p#¢vÜy    entering
c    also
mht¯   vnm¯     big forest
dSIyamas    showed fully
tÏkmI    that ritual
lßmNay    to Lakshmana
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
 
2.Vibhishana   moving   not   far   from   that   place   entering   a   big   forest   showed   Lakshmana   fully   the   ritual   performed   by   Indrajit.    
n£lj£m¥tsHqkaS|   Óyg#aED|   B£mdSInm¯   .  
tEjÞv£   ravNB#ata   lßmNay   ÓyvEdyt¯   =3=  
n£lj£m¥tsHqkaS|     resembling a dark cloud
Óyg#aED|    a banyan tree
B£mdSInm¯     with terrible appearance
tEjÞv£     glorious
ravNB#ata    brother of Ravana
lßmNay    to Lakshmana
ÓyvEdyt¯     showed and spoke as follows
 
3.The   glorious   Vibhishana,   brother   of   Ravana   showed   Lakshmana   a   banyan   tree   resembling   a   dark   cloud   with   terrible   appearance   and   spoke   as   follows.    
ihaEphar|   B¥tana|   blvan#avNaÏmj:   .  
up¶Ïy   tt:   pàaÏsHqg#amm¢BvtItE   =4=  
ih    here
uphar|    sacrifice
B¥tana|    to the spirits
blvan¯    mighty
ravNaÏmj:    son of Ravana, Indrajit
up¶Ïy    performing
tt:   pàat¯     thereafter
sHqg#am|    battle
A¢BvtItE    starts for
 
4.Vibhishana   told   Lakshmana   that   there   the   mighty   Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana   performs   sacrifices   to   the   spirits   and   there   after   starts   for   battle.    
AèÜy:   svIB¥tana|   ttaE   Bv¢t   raXs:   .  
¢nh¢Ót   smrE   SæO¥ÓvD"a¢t   c   SraEäOmW:   =5=  
AèÜy:    invisible
svIB¥tana|    for all created beings
tt:    then
Bv¢t    becomes
raXs:    the ogre
¢nh¢Ót     kills
smrE    in the battle
SæO¥n¯     enemies
vD"a¢t    ensnares
c    also
SraEäOmW:    with excellent arrows
 
6.Vibhishana   told   Lakshmana   that   Indrajit   becomes   invisible   to   all   created   beings   and   in   the   battle   ensnares   his   enemies   and   kills   them   also   with   excellent   arrows.    
tmp#¢v¾Óyg#aED|   b¢ln|   ravNaÏmjm¯   .  
¢vÒv|sy   SrWÞt£ßNW:   srT|   saásar¢Tm¯   =6=  
t|    that
Ap#¢v¾Óyg#aED|     while not reached the banyan tree
b¢ln|    the mighty
ravNaÏmjm¯     son of Ravana. Indrajit
¢vÒv|sy     destroy
SrW:    with arrows
t£ßNW:     sharp
srT|    with chariot
saásar¢Tm¯     with horses and charioteer
 
6.Vibhishana   told   Lakshmana   that   while   the   mightyIndrajit,   son   of   Ravana,   has   not   yet   rached   the   banyan   tree   destroy   him   with   sharp   arrows   with   chariot,   horses   and   charioteer.    
tTEÏy¤ÀÏva   mhatEja:   s¬¢m¢æO¢mIæOnÓdn:   .  
bB¥vav¢ÞTtÞtæO   ¢cæO|   ¢vÞParyÓDn¤:   =7=  
tTa    be it so
i¢t    thus
uÀÏva    saying
mhatEja:    with great energy
s¬¢m¢æO:     son of Sumitra, Lakshmana
¢mæOnÓdn:     delight of his friends
bB¥v    became
Av¢ÞTt:     stood ready
tæO    there
¢cæO|    excellent
¢vÞParyn¯     twanging
Dn¤:    bow
 
7.Lakshmana,   son   of   Sumitra   with   great   energy   and   delight   of   his   friends,   saying   'be   it   so'   stood   ready   there   twanging   his   excellent   bow.    
s   rTEna¢g"vN©In   blvan#avNaÏmj:   .  
iÓd#¢jÏkvc£   DÓv£   sÒvj:   p#ÏyèÜyt   =8=  
s:    that
rTEn    with chariot
A¢g"vN©In     which shone like fire
blvan¯    mighty
ravNaÏmj:    son of Ravana
iÓd#¢jt¯     Indrajit
kvc£    with armour
DÓv£    with bow in hand
sÒvj:    with his ensign
p#ÏyèÜyt     appeared there
 
8.The   mighty   Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana   with   chariot   which   shone   like   fire,   with   armour,   ensign   and   bow   in   hand   appeared   there.    
tm¤vac   mhatEja:   p¬lÞÏympra¢jtm¯   .  
smaºyE   Ïva|   smrE   sØyÂy¤¼|   p#yÅC   mE   =9=  
t|    to him (Indrajit)
uvac    spoke
mhatEja:    with great energy
p¬lÞÏy|     scion of Pulastya, Indrajit
Apra¢jtm¯     undefeated till now
smaºyE    I challenge
Ïva|    you
smrE    to a battle
sØykq    good
y¤¼|     fight
p#yÅC    give
mE    me
 
9.Lakshmana   with   great   energy,   told   Indrajit,   a   scion   of   Pulastya,   'I   challenge   you   to   a   battle   and   give   me   a   good   fight'.    
evm¤³aE   mhatEja   mnÞv£   ravNaÏmj:   .  
Ab#v£Ïpâx|   vaÀy|   tæO   è¾qva   ¢vB£xNm¯   =10=  
ev|    as above
u³:    told
mhatEja:    with great energy
mnÞv£    strong minded
ravNaÏmj:    son of Ravana, Indrajit
Ab#v£t¯     spoke as follows
pâx|    harsh
vaÀy|    words
tæO    there
è¾qva     seeing
¢vB£xNm¯     Vibhishana
 
10.Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana,   with   great   energy   and   strong   mind,   told   as   above   spoke   the   following   harsh   words   on   seeing   Vibhishana   there.              

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