THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 91 : SLOKAS 71 TO 80


 

iÓd#¢j¹D:   -   INDRAJIT   KILLED  
 
s¤pæOmn¤v¦äOaÄñ|   s¤pvaIN|   s¤s|¢ÞTtm¯   .  
s¤vNI¢vk]t|   v£r:   Sr£raÓtkr|   Srm¯   =70=  
Ѥravar|   Ѥ¢vIp/|   raXsana|   Byavhm¯   .  
AaS£¢vx¢vxp#Áy|   dEvsH¯KW:   sm¢cItm¯   =71=  
yEn   S@«   mhatEja   danvanjyt¯p#B¤:   .  
p¤ra   dWvas¤rE   y¤¼E   v£yIvaÓh¢rvahn:   =72=  
tdWÓd#mÞæO|   s¬¢m¢æO:   s|y¤gEÝvpra¢jtm¯   .  
Sr½E¿|   Dn¤:½E¿E   nr½E¿aE{¢BsÓdDE   =73=  
s¤pæO|     with lovely teathers
An¤v¦äOaÄñ|     well joined
s¤pvaIN|    with rounded parts
s¤s|¢ÞTtm¯     very sturdy
s¤vNI¢vk]t|     decked with gold
v£r:    gallant
Sr£raÓtkr|     capable of destroying the body
Srm¯    arrow
Ѥravar|     difficult to keep off
Ѥ¢vIp/|     difficult even to bear
raXsana|    of ogres
Byavhm¯    source of terror
AaS£¢vx¢vxp#Áy|     deadly as the poison of venomous snake
dEvsH¯KW:    by the hordes of gods
sm¢cItm¯     honoured
yEn    by which
S@:    Indra
mhatEja:    with great power
danvan¯    the demons
Ajyt¯    conquered
p#B¤:    Lord
p¤ra    in the past
dWvas¤rE    between gods and demons
y¤¼E     in the battle
v£yIvan¯     valiant
h¢rvahn:    with a horse named Hari as his vehicle
tt¯    that
eEÓd#|    presided over by Indra
AÞæO|    arrow
s¬¢m¢æO:     Lakshmana, son of Sukitra
s|y¤gEx¤     in battles
Apra¢jtm¯     never been got better of
Sr½E¿|     excellent arrow
Dn¤:½E¿E     in the excellent bow
nr½E¿:     best among men
A¢BsÓdDE     fitted
 
70   to   73.The   gallant   Lakshmana,   son   of   Sumitra,   best   among   men,   fitted   an   excellent   arrow   with   lovely   feathers,   well   joined,   with   rounded   parts,   very   sturdy,   decked   in   gold,   capable   of   destroying   the   body,   difficult   to   keep   off,   difficult   to     bear,   as   poisonous   as   the   venom   of   a   serpent,   source   of   terror   for   the   ogres,   honoured   by   the   hordes   of   gods,   never   been   got,   better   of   in   battles   and   presided   over   by   Indra,   with   which   the   valiant   Indra   conquered   the   demons   in   the   battle     between   the   gods   and   demons   in   the   past   with   a   horse   named   Hari   as   his   vehicle.    
sÓDaya¢mæOdln|   ¢vckxI   Srasnm¯   .  
sÇymayØy   ѤDIxI|   kalaE   laEkXyE   yTa   =74=  
sÓDay    fitting
A¢mæOdln|     capable of destroying enemies
¢vckxI    pulled
Srasnm¯    the bow
sÇy|    stringed
AayØy    bending
ѤDIxI|     difficult to overcome
kal:    Time spirit
laEkXyE    at the destruction of the universe
yTa    like
 
74.Lakshmana   fitting   the   arrow   capable   of   destroying   enemies   to   the   bow   string   and   bending   the   bow   looked   like   the   Time   Spirit   at   the   destruction   of   the   universe.    
sÓDay   Dn¤¢x   ½E¿E   ¢vkxI¢°dmb#v£t¯   .  
lßm£va|ÚlßmNaE   vaÀymTIsaDkmaÏmn:   =75=  
sÓDay    fitting
Dn¤¢x    in the bow
½E¿E     excellent
¢vkxIn¯    pulling
id|    as follows
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
lßm£van¯     glorious
lßmN:    Lakshmana
vaÀy|    words
ATIsaDk|    calculated to achieve the purpose
AaÏmn:    his
 
75.The   glorious   Lakshmana   fitting   the   arrow   in   the   excellent   bow   and   pulling   it,   said   the   following   prayer   calculated   to     achieve   his   purpose.    
DmaIÏma   sÏysÓDà   ramaE   daSr¢TyI¢d   .  
p¬âxE   cap#¢t¹Ódqv:   SrWn|   j¢h   rav¢Nm¯   =76=  
DmaIÏma    mind set on virtue
sÏysÓD:   c     is true to his word also
ram:    Rama
daSr¢T:    son of Dasaratha
y¢d    if
p¬âxE    in prowess
c    also
Ap#¢t¹Ódqv:     unrivalled
Sr    O! arrow
en|    this
j¢h    kill
rav¢Nm¯    Indrajit, son of Ravana
 
76.Lakshmana   prayed   to   the   arrow   that   if   Rama,   son   of   Dasaratha,   with   mind   set   on   virtue,   is   true   to   hi   word   and   unrivalled   in   prowess   kill   Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana.    
iÏy¤ÀÏva   baNmakNI|   ¢vk]Ýy   tm¢j'gm¯   .  
s¬¢m¢æO:   smrE   v£r:   ssj©IÓd#¢jt|   p#¢t   =  
eEÓd#aÞæOEN   smayaEÇy   lßmN:   prv£rhra   =77=  
i¢t    as above
uÀÏva    praying
baN|    arrow
AakNI|    upto the ear
¢vk]Ýy     pulling
t|    that
A¢j'gm¯    capable of reaching target
s¬¢m¢æO:     son of Sumitra, Lakshmana
smrE    in the battle
v£r:    heroic
ssjI    let it fly
iÓd#¢jt|   p#¢t     towards Indrajit
eEÓd#aÞæOEN     with the missile presided over by Indra
smayaEÇy    chanting
lßmN:    Lakshmna
prv£rhra    killer of enemies
 
77.The   heroic   Lakshmana,   son   of   Sumitra   and   killer   of   his   enemies,   praying   as   above   charging   the   arrow   with   the   missile   presided   over   by   Indra,   pulling   the   bow   string     upto   the   ear   let   the   arrow   fly   towards   Indrajit.    
s   ¢Sr:   s¢SrÞæOaN|   ½£mÇÇv¢ltk[Îflm¯   .  
p#mÐyEÓd#¢jt:   kayaÏpatyamas   B¥tlE   =78=  
s:    that
¢Sr:    head
s¢SrÞæOaN|     with head gear
½£mÇÇv¢ltk[Îflm¯     adorned with flaming earrings
p#mÐy    severing
iÓd#¢jt:     of Indrajit
kayat¯    from body
patyamas    felled
B¥tlE    on the ground
 
78.That   arrow   severed   the   head   of   Indrajit   adorned   with   head   gear   and   flaming   earrings   from   the   body   felled   it   on   the   ground.    
td#aXstn¥jÞy   ¢C°ÞkÓD|   ¢SraE   mht¯   .  
tpn£y¢nB|   B¥m¬   dèSE   â¢DraE¢Xtm¯   =79=  
tt¯    that
raXstn¥jÞy     of the son of ogre king
¢C°ÞkÓD|     severed from the neck
¢Sr:    head
mht¯    huge
tpn£y¢nB|     shining like gold
B¥m¬    on the ground
dèSE    was seen
â¢DraE¢Xtm¯     bathed in blood
 
79.The   huge   head   of   Indrajit,   son   of   the   ogre   king,   severed   from   the   neck   was   seen   on   the   ground   shining   like   gold   and   bathed   in   blood.    
htÞt¤   ¢nppataS¤   DrÎya|   ravNaÏmj:   .  
kvc£   s¢SraÞæOaNaE   ¢vÒvÞt:   sSrasn:   =80=  
ht:    killed
t¤    in this
¢nppat    fell
AaS¤    quickly
DrÎya|    on the earth
ravNaÏmj:    Indrajit, son of Ravana
kvc£    with armour
s¢SraÞæOaN:     with head gear
¢vÒvÞt:     destroyed
sSrasn:    with the bow
 
80.Indrajit,   son   of   Ravana,   having   been   killed   fell   quickly   on   the   ground   with   armour   and   head   gear   and   with   the   bow   destroyed.              

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