THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 88 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

iÓd#¢jÚlßmNy¤¼m¯   -   FIERCE   FIGHT   BETWEEN   INDRAJIT   AND   LAKSHMANA  
 
¢vB£xnvc:   ½¤Ïva   rav¢N:   @«Dm¥rq¢ÅCt:   .  
Ab#v£Ïpâx|   vaÀy|   vEgEna×y¤Ïppat   h   =1=  
¢vB£xnvc:     words of Vibhishana
½¤Ïva     on hearing
rav¢N:    son of Ravana, Indrajit
@«Dm¥rq¢ÅCt:     filled with anger
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
pâx|    harsh
vaÀy|    words
vEgEn    in fury
A×y¤Ïppat   h     advanced
 
1.Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana,   on   hearing   the   words   of   Vibhishana   filled   with   anger,   spoke   harsh   words   and   advanced   in   fury.    
uïtay¤D¢n¢ÞæO|SaE   rTE   s¤smlHqk]tE   .  
kalaáy¤³E   mh¢t   ¢ÞTt:   kalaÓtkaEpm:   =2=  
mhap#maNm¤ïØy   ¢vp¤l|   vEgvdqèFm¯   .  
Dn¤B£Im|   pram¦Üy   Sra|àa¢mæOSatnan¯   =3=  
uïtay¤D¢n¢ÞæO|S:     lifting his weapons and swords and ready
rTE    in the chariot
s¤smlHqk]tE     well decorated
kalaáy¤³E     drawn by black horse
mh¢t    huge
¢ÞTt:    was seated
kalaÓtkaEpm:     resembling death
mhap#maN|    enormous
uïØy    lifting
¢vp¤l|     long
vEgvt¯    endowed with momentum
èFm¯    strong
Dn¤:    bow
B£m|    terrible
pram¦Üy     taking in hand
Sran¯   c     arrows also
A¢mæOSatnan¯     capable of destroying the enemy
 
2,3.Indrajit   lifting   his   weapons   and   swords,   taking   in   hand   an   enormous,   long,   strong,   endowed   with   momentum   and   terrible   bow   and   with   arrows   capable   of   destroying   enemy   was   seated   in   a   huge   well   decorated   chariot   drawn   by   black   horses   and   esembling   death.    
t|   ddSI   mhEÝvasaE   rTE   s¤smlHqk]t:   .  
AlHqk]tm¢mæOG"|   raGvÞyan¤j|   bl£   =  
hn¤mÏp¦¿mas£nm¤dyÞTr¢vp#Bm¯   =4=  
t|    that
ddSI    saw
mhEÝvas:    armed with a large bow
rTE    in the chariot
s¤smlHqk]t:     well decorated
AlHqk]t|    fully adorned
A¢mæOG"|     destroyed of his enemies
raGvÞy    of Rama, scion of Raghu
An¤j|    younger brother
bl£    mighty
hn¤mÏp¦¿|     on the back of Hanuman
Aas£n|    mounted
udyÞTr¢vp#Bm¯     shining like the sun appearing on the eastern hill
 
4.Indrajit,   the   destroyer   of   his   enemies,   fully   adorned,   seated   in   a   well   decorated   chariot   and   armed   with   a   large   bow,   saw   the   younger   brother   of   Rama,   scion   of   Raghu,   Lakshmana,   mounted   on   the   back   of   Hanuman   and   shining   like   the   sun   appearing   on   the   eastern   hill.    
uvacWn|   smarÖD:   s¬¢m¢æO|   s¢vB£xNm¯   .  
ta|à   vanrSaÑ¥IlaÓpÜyÒv|   mE   pra@mm¯   =5=  
uvac    spoke as follows
en|    this
smarÖD:    highly enraged
s¬¢m¢æO|     to son of Sumitra, Lakshmana
s¢vB£xNm¯     accompanied by Vibhishana
tan¯    those
c   vanrSaÑ¥Ilan¯     tigers amonkeys also
pÜyÒv|     behold
mE    my
pra@mm¯    prowess
 
5.The   highly   enraged   Indrajit   spoke   as   follows   to   Lakshmana,   son   of   Sumitra,   accompanied   by   Vibhishana   and   those   tigers   among   monkeys   'Behold   my   prowess'.    
Aï   mÏkam¤IkaEÏs¦¾|   SrvxI|   Ѥrasdm¯   .  
m¤³|   vxI¢mvakaSE   var¢yÝyT   s|y¤gE   =6=  
Aï    now
mÏkam¤IkaEÏs¦¾|     discharged from my bow
SrvxI|    a shower of arrows
Ѥrasdm¯     difficult to approach
m¤³|    poured
vxI|   iv    like a shower
AakaSE    from the sky
var¢yÝyT     destroy
s|y¤gE    in the battle
 
6.Indrajit   told   them   to   see    the   shower   of   arrows   discharged   from   his   bow   and   difficult   to   approach   in   the   battle   poured   like   a   shower   from   the   sky.    
Aï   vaE   mamka   baNa   mhakam¤Ik¢n:s¦ta:   .  
¢vD¢mÝy¢Ót   gaæOa¢N   t¥lra¢S¢mvanl:   =7=  
Aï    now
v:    your
mamka:    my
baNa:    arrows
mhakam¤Ik¢n:s¦ta:     discharged from the mighty bow
¢vD¢mÝy¢Ót     will consume
gaæOa¢N     bodies
t¥lra¢S|    a pile of cotton
iv    like
Anl:    fire
 
7.Indrajit   told   them   that   his   arrows   discharged   from   his   mighty   bow   will   consume   their   bodies   like   fire   consumes   a   pile   of   cotton.    
t£ßNsayk¢n¢BI°aM¯ÅC¥lS³Y¦¢¾taEmrW:   .  
Aï   vaE   gm¢yÝya¢m   svaInEv   ymXym¯   =8=  
t£ßNsayk¢n¢BI°an¯     pierced by sharp arrows
S¥lS³Y¦¢¾taEmrW:     with pikes, javelins, weapon known as rshti and lances
Aï    now
v:    you
gm¢yÝya¢m     will dispatch
svaIn¯   ev     all of
ymXym¯    abode of Yama
 
8.Indrajit   told   them   that   with   pikes,   javelins,   rshtis,   lances   and   pierced   by   sharp   arrows   he   will   dispatch   all   of   them   to   the   abode   of   Yama.    
¢Xpt:   SrvxaI¢N   ¢Xp#hÞtÞy   mE   y¤¢D   .  
j£m¥tÞyEv   ndt:   k:   ÞTaÞy¢t   mmag#t:   =9=  
¢Xpt:    while discharging
SrvxaI¢N    shower of arrows
¢Xp#hÞtÞy     with a swift hand
mE    me
y¤¢D    in the battle
j£m¥tÞy   iv     like a cloud
ndt:    roaring
k:    who
ÞTaÞy¢t     will stand
mm    me
Ag#t:    before
 
9.Indrajit   told   them   that   while   he   is   discharging   a   shower   of   arrows   with   a   swift   hand   in   the   battle   thundering   like   a     cloud,   who   will   stand   before   him?    
ra¢æOy¤¼E   mya   p¥vI|   vj#aS¢nsmW:   SrW:   .  
Sa¢ytaE   ÞTaE   mya   B¥m¬   ¢vs|åO¬   sp¤r:sr¬   =10=  
ra¢æOy¤¼E     in a night battle
mya    by me
p¥vI|    earlier
vj#aS¢nsmW:    equal to thunderbolt and thunder
SrW:    with arrows
Sa¢yt:   ÞT:     laid low
mya    by me
B¥m¬    on the ground
¢vs|åO¬     unconscious
sp¤r:sr¬     with leading warriors
 
10.Indrajit   reminded   them   that   earlier   in   a   night   battle   he   laid   low   unconscious   the   two   princes,   Rama   and   Lakshmana   alongwith   leading   warriors   on   the   ground.              
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