THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 93 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

ravN¢vlap:   -   RAVANA'S   WAILING  
 
Aï   laEkaÞæOy:   k]ÏÞa"a   p¦¢Tv£   c   skanna   .  
ekEnEÓd#¢jta   h£na   S¥ÓyEv   p#¢tBa¢t   mE   =11=  
Aï    now
laEka:    worlds
æOy:    the three
k]ÏÞa"a     everything
p¦¢Tv£     earth
c    appears similarly
skanna    with forests
ekEn    by one
iÓd#¢jta     Indrajit
h£na    without
S¥Óya   iv     as if empty
p#¢tBa¢t     appears
mE    to me
 
11.Ravana   said   that   without   Indrajit   the   earth   with   forests   and   everything   appeared   empty   to   him   and   similarly   the   three   worlds   also.    
Aï   nW}§tkÓyana|   ½aEÝyaØyÓt:p¤rE   rvm¯   .  
krEN¤sHqGÞy   yTa   ¢nnad|   ¢g¢rgºrE   =12=  
Aï    now
nW}§tkÓyana|     of ogre maidens
½aEÝya¢m     will hear
AÓt:p¤rE     in the gynaeceum
rvm¯    cries
krEN¤sHqGÞy     of the herd of female elephants
yTa    like
¢nnad|    roar
¢g¢rgºrE     in a mountain cave
 
12.Ravana   said   that   he   will   hear   now   the   cries   of   ogre   maidens   in   the   harem   like   the   roar   of   a   herd   of   female   elephants   in   a   mountain   cave.    
y¬vraÇy|   c   lÄða|   c   rXa|¢s   c   prÓtp   .  
matr|   ma|   c   BayaI|   c   Àv   gtaE{¢s   ¢vhay   n:   =13=  
y¬vraÇy|   c     office of crown prince also
lÄða|   c     Lanka also
rXa|¢s   c     ogres also
prÓtp    O! scourge of enemies
matr|    mother
ma|   c    me also
BayaI|   c    wife also
Àv   gt:   A¢s     where have you gone
¢vhay    abandoning
n:    us
 
13.Ravana   asked   where   the   scourge   of   enemies,   Indrajit,   has   gone   abandoning   the   office   of   crown   prince,   Lanka,   the   ogres,   mother,   wife,   Ravana   and   all   of   them.    
mm   nam   Ïvya   v£r   gtÞy   ymsadnm¯   .  
p#EtkayaI¢N   kayaI¢N   ¢vpr£tE   ¢h   vtIsE   =14=  
mm    in my
nam    honour
Ïvya    by you
v£r    O! hero
gtÞy    have departed
ymsadnm¯    to the abode of Yama
p#EtkayaI¢N    obsequies
kayaI¢N    ought to have been performed
¢vpr£tE   ¢h     in a contrary way surely
vtIsE    you are
 
14.Ravana   bemoaned   that   obsequies   for   him   ought   to   have   been   performed   by   Indrajit   when   he   went   to   the   abode   of   Yama   but   in   a   contrary   way   Indrajit   has   gone   to   the   abode   of   Yama.    
s   Ïv|   j£v¢t   s¤g#£vE   lßmNE   c   sraGvE   .  
mm   SÚymn¤dqD¦Ïy   Àv   gtaE{¢s   ¢vhay   n:   =15=  
s:    that
Ïv|    you
j£v¢t    is living
s¤g#£vE     Sugriva
lßmNE    Lakshmana
c    also
sraGvE    with Rama, scion of Raghu
mm    my
SÚy|    anxiety
An¤dqD¦Ïy     without removing
Àv    where
gt:   A¢s     have you gone
¢vhay    abandoning
n:    us
 
15.Ravana   bemoaned   that   while   Sugriva,   Lakshmana   and   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu   are   living   and   without   removing   his   anxiety   where   has   Indrajit   gone   abandoning   them.    
evma¢d¢vlapatI|   ravN|   raXsa¢Dpm¯   .  
Aa¢vvES   mhaÓkaEp:   p¤æOÛysns|Bv:   =16=  
evma¢d¢vlapatI|     distressed through lamentation as above
ravN|    of Ravana
raXsa¢Dpm¯     king of ogres
Aa¢vvES    took possession
mhan¯    a violent
kaEp:    anger
p¤æOÛysns|Bv:     born out of son's death
 
16.While   distressed   through   lamentation   as   above,   a   violent   anger   took   possession   of   Ravana,   king   of   ogres,   born   out   of   his     son,   Indrajit's   death.    
p#k]Ïya   kaEpn|   /En|   p¤æOÞy   p¤nraDy:   .  
d£çO|   s|d£pyamas¤GIm©I{kI¢mv   rÜmy:   =17=  
p#k]Ïya    by nature
kaEpn|    furious
¢h    surely
en|    him
p¤æOÞy     of son
p¤n:   AaDy:     pangs of grief again
d£çO|     bright
s|d£pyamas¤:     makes brighter
Gm©I    in summer
AkI|    sun
iv    like
rÜmy:    rays
 
17.Furious   by   nature,   the   pangs   of   grief   due   to   the   death   of   his   son   inflamed   Ravana's   fury   like   the   bright   rays   of   the   sun   makes   it   brighter.    
llazE   B#¤k[z£¢Bà   sÄñta¢BÛyIraEct   .  
y¤gaÓtE   sh   nkWÞt¤   mhaEma©I¢B¢rvaEd¢D:   =18=  
llazE    on the forehead
B#¤k[z£¢B:   c     with eye brows also
sÄñta¢B:     contracted
ÛyraEct    he shone brightly
y¤gaÓtE     at the end of universal cycle
sh    with
nkW:    crocodiles
t¤   mhaEma©I¢B:     and large waves
iv    like
ud¢D:    the sea
 
18.Ravana   with   eye   brows   contracted   on   his   forehead   he   shone   brightly   like   the   sea   at   the   time   of   universal   cycle   with   crocodiles   and   large   waves.    
kaEpa¢¹j¦ØBmanÞy   vÀæOa¹Y³m¢BÇvln¯   .  
uÏppat   s   B¥yaE{¢g"v¦IæOÞy   vdna¢dv   =19=  
kaEpat¯    out of anger
¢vj¦ØBmanÞy     as he yawned
vÀæOat¯     from the mouth
Ûy³|    brightly
A¢BÇvln¯     flame
uÏppat    burst forth
s:    that
B¥y:    very
A¢g":    fire
v¦æOÞy     of the demon Vrtra
vdnat¯    from mouth
iv    like
 
19.Ravana   even   as   he   yawned   out   of   anger   burst   forth   a   very   bright   flame   from   his   mouth   like   the   flame   from   the   mouth   of   the   demon   Vrtra.    
s   p¤æOvDs|tçO:   S¥r:   @«DvS|   gt:   .  
sm£ßy   ravNaE   b¤¼Ya   vWdE/a   raEcy¹Dm¯   =20=  
s:    that
p¤æOvDs|tçO:     afflicted by the death of son
S¥r:    heroic
@«DvS|   gt:     fell a prey to anger
sm£ßy    pondering
ravN:    Ravana
b¤¼Ya     with mind
vWdE/a:    of Princess of Vaideha, Sita
raEcyt¯    resolved
vDm¯    destruction
 
20.The   heroic   Ravana,   afflicted   by   the   death   of   his   son   fell   a   prey   to   anger   and   pondering   with   mind   resolved   on   the   destruction   of   Sita,   the   princess   of   Videha.              
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