THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 93 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

ravN¢vlap:   -   RAVANA'S   WAILING  
 
tÞy   p#k]Ïya   r³E   c   r³E   @«Da¢g"na{¢p   c   .  
ravNÞy   mhaGaErE   d£çO   nEæOE   bB¥vt¤:   =21=  
tÞy    that
p#k]Ïya    by nature
r³E    red
c    also
r³E    red
@«Da¢g"na     through the fire of anger
A¢p   c    more
ravNÞy    of Ravana
mhaGaErE    very dreadful
d£çO    glowing
nEæOE    eyes
bB¥vt¤:     looked
 
21.The   eyes   of   Ravana   which   were   naturally   red   were   glowing   redder   through   the   fire   of   anger   looked   very   dreadful.    
GaEr|   p#k]Ïya   ãp|   täOÞy   @«Da¢g"m¥rq¢ÅCtm¯   .  
bB¥v   ãp|   @[¼Þy   âd#ÞyEv   Ѥrasdm¯   =22=  
GaEr|    terrible
p#k]Ïya    by nature
ãp|    aspect
tt¯    that
tÞy    his
@«Da¢g"m¥rq¢ÅCtm¯     overcome with the fire of anger
bB¥v    became
ãp|    aspect
@[¼Þy     of angry
âd#Þy    of Rudra
iv    like
Ѥrasdm¯     unapproachable
 
22.The   aspect   of   Ravana   which   by   nature   was   terrible   when   overcome   with   the   fire   of   anger   it   became   unapproachable   like   the   aspect   of   angry   Rudra.    
tÞy   @[¼Þy   nEæOa×ya|   p#apt°Þa#¢bÓdv:   .  
d£çOa×ya¢mv   d£çOa×ya|   sa¢cIx:   Þa"Eh¢bÓdv:   =23=  
tÞy    his
@[¼Þy     of the angry
nEæOa×ya|     from eyes
p#aptn¯    fell
AÞa#¢bÓdv:     tear drops
d£çOa×ya|     flaming
iv    like
d£çOa×ya|     from two lamps
sa¢cIx:    burning
Þa"Eh¢bÓdv:     drops of oil
 
23.Tear   drops   fell   from   the   flaming   eyes   of   the   angry   Ravana   like   flaming   drops   of   oil   from   two   burning   lamps.    
dÓta|¢ÞvdStÞtÞy   ½¥ytE   dSnÞvn:   .  
yÓæOÞyavE¾YmanÞy   mhtaE   danvW¢rv   =24=  
dÓtan¯     teeth
¢vdSt:    gnashing
tÞy    his
½¥ytE    were heard
dSnÞvn:    by the friction of teeth
yÓæOÞy     of a machine
Aa¾YmanÞy     churning
mht:    great
danvW:    by demons
iv    like
 
24.The   sound   created   by   friction   when   Ravana   gnashed   of   his   teeth   sounded   like   the   sound   of   the   churning   of   machine   by   demons.    
kala¢g"¢rv   s|@[¼aE   ya|   ya|   ¢dSmvWXt   .  
tÞya|   tÞya|   ByÞæOÞta   raXsa:   s|¢v¢l¢ÚyrE   =25=  
kala¢g":   iv     like the fire of universal destruction
s|@[¼:    highly enraged
ya|   ya|    whichever
¢dS|    in the direction
AvWXt    sees
tÞya|   tÞya|     in those
ByÞæOÞta:     stricken with fear
raXsa:    the ogres
s|¢v¢l¢ÚyrE     hid themselves
 
25.The   highly   Ravana   sees   in   whichever   direction,   the   ogres   in   those   directions   stricken   with   fear   hid   themselves.    
tmÓtk¢mv   @[¼|   cracr¢cKa¢dx¤m¯   .  
v£XmaN|   ¢dS:   svaI   raXsa   naEpc@m¤:   =26=  
t|    him
AÓk|   iv     like Yama
@[¼|    angry
cracr¢cKa¢dx¤m¯     to devour the mobile and immobile beings
v£XmaN|    surveying
¢dS:    directions
svaI:    in all
raXsa:    the ogres
n   upc@m¤:     dare not approach
 
26.The   ogres   dare   not   approach   Ravan   surveying   all   the   directions   like   angry   Yama   surveyed   to   devour   all   the   mobile   and   immobile   beings.    
tt:   prms|@[¼aE   ravNaE   raXsa¢Dp:   .  
Ab#v£d#Xsa|   mÒyE   s|ÞtØB¢yx¤rahvE   =27=  
tt:    then
prms|@[¼:    extremely enraged
ravN:    Ravana
raXsa¢Dp:    king of ogres
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
rXsa|    of ogres
mÒyE    in the midst
s|ÞtØB¢yx¤:     eager to defeat
AahvE    in the battle
 
27.Ravana   extremely   enraged   and   eager   to   defeat   the   enemies   in   the   battle   spoke   in   the   midst   of   ogres   as   follows.    
mya   vxIshÞa#a¢N   c¢rÏva   Ѥàr|   tp:   .  
tEx¤   tEÝvvkaSEx¤   Þvy|B¥:   p¢rtaE¢xt:   =28=  
mya    by me
vxIshÞa#a¢N     for thousands of years
c¢rÏva    practicing
Ѥàr|     rigourous
tp:    austerities
tEx¤   tEx¤     of those
AvkaSEx¤    conclusion
Þvy|B¥:    Brahma
p¢rtaE¢xt:     was propitiated
 
28.Ravana   told   the   ogres   having   practiced   rigorous   austerities   for   thousands   of   years,   he   propitiated   Brahma,   the   self   born,   at   the   conclusion   of   those   austerities.    
tÞyWv   tpsaE   Ûy¤¾Ya   p#sadaÅc   Þvy|B¤v:   .  
nas¤rE×yaE   n   dEvE×yaE   By|   mm   kdacn   =29=  
tÞy    that
ev    only
tps:    austerities
Ûy¤¾Ya     on the strength of
p#sadat¯   c     blessings also
Þvy|B¤v:     of Brahman
n    not
As¤rE×y:     from demons
n    nor
dEvE×y:    from gods
By|    fear
mm    for me
kdacn    anytime
 
29.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   on   the   strength   of   the   austerities   and   the   blessings   of   Brahma   he   has   no   fear   either   from   gods   or   demons.    
kvc|   b#'däO|   mE   yda¢dÏysmp#Bm¯   .  
dEvas¤r¢vmd©Ix¤   n¢B°|   vj#S¢³¢B:   =30=  
tEn   mamï   s|y¤³|   rTÞT¢mh   s|y¤gE   .  
p#t£yaÏkaE{ï   mamaj¬   saXad¢p   p¤rÓdr:   =31=  
kvc|    armour
b#'däO|    given by Brahma
mE    to me
yt¯    which
Aa¢dÏysmp#Bm¯     is effulbent like the sun
dEvas¤r¢vmd©Ix¤     in the conflict with gods and demonsons
n¢B°|    not pierced
vj#S¢³¢B:     by the power of thunderbolt
tEn    with that
ma|    me
Aï    now
s|y¤³|     duly equipped
rTÞT|    seated in the chariot
ih    this
s|y¤gE    in the battle
p#t£yat¯     will withsatnd
k:    who
Aï    now
ma|    me
Aaj¬    in the battle
saXat¯    himself
A¢p   p¤rÓdr:     even Indra
 
30,31.Ravana   asked   the   ogres   that   now   duly   equipped   with   the   armour   with   the   effulgence   of   the   sun   given   by   Brahma,   not   pierced   in   the   battle   with   gods   and   demons   even   with   the   power   of   thuderbolt   and   seated   in   the   chariot   who   will   withstand   him   in   the   battle   even   if   he   is   Indra.              
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