THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 94 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

m¥lbly¤¼m¯   -   BATTLE   BETWEEN   ARMY   OF   MONKEYS   AND   OGRES  
 
s   p#¢vÝy   sBa|   raja   d£n:   prmѤ:¢Kt:   .  
¢nxsadasnE   m¤ÁyE   ¢s|h:   @[¼   iv   ásn¯   =1=  
s:    that
p#¢vÝy     entering
sBa|    the assembly hall
raja    king
d£n:    pitiably
prmѤ:¢Kt:     greatly distressed
¢nxsad    sank down
AasnE    seat
m¤ÁyE     preeminent
¢s|h:    lion
@[¼    angry
iv    like
ásn¯    snorting
 
1.Ravana,   the   king,   who   was   in   a   pitiable   state   and   greatly   distressed,   entering   the   assembly   hall   sank   down   in   a   preeminent   seat   snorting   like   a   lion.    
Ab#v£Åc   s   taÓsvaIn¯blm¤ÁyaÓmhabl:   .  
ravN:   p#a¸¢lvaIÀy|   p¤æOÛysnk¢xIt:   =2=  
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
c    also
s:    that
tan¯    those
svaIn¯    all
blm¤Áyan¯     leaders of the army
mhabl:    with great might
ravN:    Ravana
p#a¸¢l:     with joined palms
vaÀy|    word
p¤æOÛysnk¢xIt:     afflicted with grief by the death of Indrajit, his son
 
2.Ravana,   with   great   might   and   afflicted   with   grief   by   the   death   of   his   son   Indrajit,   spoke   to   all   the   leaders   of   the   army   with   joined   palms.    
sv©I   BvÓt:   sv©IN   hÞÏyáEn   smav¦ta:   .  
¢nyaIÓt¤   rTsHqGWà   pdatWàaEpSaE¢Bta:   =3=  
sv©I    all
BvÓt:    you
sv©IN    entire
hÞÏyáEn     elephants and horses
smav¦ta:    surrounded by
¢nyaIÓt¤     depart
rTsHqGW:   c    with columns of chariots also
pdatW:   c    foot soldiers also
upSaE¢Bta:    graced
 
3.Ravana   told   all   the   leaders   of   his   army   to   depart   immediately   surrounded   by   the   entire   elephants   and   horses,   with   colums   of   chariots   and   foot   soldiers   as   well.    
ek|   ram|   p¢r¢XÔy   smrE   hÓt¤mhIT   .  
vxIÓt:   Srvx©IN   p#av¦zqkal   ivaØb¤da:   =4=  
ek|    alone
ram|    Rama
p¢r¢XÔy     encompassing
smrE    in the battle
hÓt¤|   AhIT     should kill
vxIÓt:    showering
Srvx©IN    hail of arrows
p#av¦zqkal    in monsoon time
iv    like
AØb¤da:     showers
 
4.Ravana   told   all   the   leaders   of   his   army   that   encopassing   Rama   alone   they   should   kill   him   showering   a   hail   of   arrows   like   showers   in   monsoon   time.    
AT   va{h|   SrWÞt£ßNW¢BI°gaæO|   mharNE   .  
Bv¢ì:   áaE   ¢nhÓta¢Þm   ram|   laEkÞy   pÜyt:   =5=  
AT   va    otherwise
Ah|    I
SrW:    with arrows
t£ßNW:     sharp
¢B°gaæO|     with torn limbs
mharNE    in the great battle
Bv¢ì:    by you
á:    tomorrow
¢nhÓta¢Þm     will kill
ram|    Rama
laEkÞy    of the world
pÜyt:    in the presence
 
5.Ravana   told   all   the   leaders   of   his   army   that   he   will   kill   Rama   the   next   day   once   they   had   torn   the   limbs   of   Rama   in   the   great   battle,   in   the   presence   of   the   world.    
iÏyEtd#aXsEÓd#Þy   vaÀymaday   raXsa:   .  
¢nyIy¤ÞtE   rTW:   S£G#WnaInan£kW:   s¤s|v¦t:   =6=  
i¢t    as baove
ett¯    this
raXsEÓd#Þy     of the king of ogres, Ravana
vaÀy|    command
Aaday    taking
raXsa:    ogres
¢nyIy¤:     left
tE    those
rTW:    with chariots
S£G#W:    swift moving
nanan£kW:    by various forces
s¤s|v¦t:     accompanied
 
6.All   the   leaders   of   Ravana's   army,   hearing   the   king's   command   left   accompanied   by   swift   moving   chariots   and   various   forces.    
p¢rGaÓp¢ÊóSa|àWv   SrKÄñpráan¯   .  
Sr£raÓtkraÓsv©I   ¢c¢Xp¤vaInraÓp#¢t   =7=  
p¢rGan¯    iron clubs
p¢ÊóSan¯     sharp edged pikes
c    also
ev only
SrKÄñpráan¯     arrows, swords and axes
Sr£raÓtkran¯     capable of destroying the body
sv©I    all
¢c¢Xp¤:     threw
vanran¯   p#¢t     towards the monkeys
 
7.All   of   the   ogres   threw   iron   clubs,   sharp   edged   pikes,   arrows,   swords   and   axes   which   are   capable   of   destroying   the   body   towards   the   monkeys.    
vanraà   d#^maM¯ÅCWlan#aXsaÓp#¢t   ¢c¢Xp¤:   =8=  
vanra:   c    monkeys also
d#^man¯    trees
SWlan¯    mountains
raXsan¯   p#¢t     towards ogres
¢c¢Xp¤:     threw
 
8.The   monkeys   threw   trees   and   mountains   towards   the   ogres.    
s   sHqg#amaE   mhaÓB£m:   s¥yIÞyaEdyn|   p#¢t   .  
rXsa|   vanraNa|   c   t¤m¤l:   smpït   =9=  
s:    that
sHqg#am:    fight
mhan¯    very
B£m:    fierce
s¥yIÞy    of sun
udyn|   p#¢t     towards rise
rXsa|    the ogres
vanraNa|   c    and between the monkeys
t¤m¤l:     tumultous
smpït    became
 
9.The   very   fierce   fight   between   the   ogres   and   monkeys   became   tumultous   towards   sunrise.    
t|   gda¢B¢vI¢cæOa¢B:   p#asW:   KÄñW:   práGW:   .  
AÓyaEÓy|   smrE   jG"¤Þtda   vanrraXsa:   =10=  
t|    that
gda¢B:    with maces
¢v¢cæOa¢B:     wonderful
p#asW:    with darts
KÄñW:    with swords
práGW:    with axes
AÓyaEÓy|     each othes
smrE    in the battle
jG"¤:    struck
tda    then
vanrraXsa:    monkeys and ogres
 
10.The   monkeys   and   ogres   struck   each   other   with   wonderful   maces,   darts,   swords   and   axes   in   the   battle.              
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