THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 94 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

m¥lbly¤¼m¯   -   BATTLE   BETWEEN   ARMY   OF   MONKEYS   AND   OGRES  
 
ev|   p#v¦äOE   sHqg#amE   /¤ì^t|   s¤mhd#j:   .  
rXsa|   vanraNa|   c   SaÓt|   SaE¢Nt¢vÞa#vW:   =11=  
ev|    thus
p#v¦äOE     in progress
sHqg#amE    the fight
¢h    surely
uìot|    raised
s¤mht¯   rj:     the enormous dust
rXsa|    ogres
vanraNa|   c    monkeys also
SaÓt|    settled down
SaE¢Nt¢vÞa#vW:     by the streams of blood
 
11.The   fight   between   monkeys   and   ogres   as   described   above   raised   an   enormous   dust   which   was   settled   down   by   the   streams   of   blood.    
matÄñrTk[laà   va¢jmÏÞya   Òvjd#^ma:   .  
Sr£rsHqGazvS:   p#sÞa#¤:   SaENaEtapga:   =12=  
matÄñrTk[la:     with elephants and chariots as ground
c    also
va¢jmÏÞya:     with horses as fishes
Òvjd#^ma:    with flagpoles as trees
Sr£rsHqGazvS:     with bodies as boats
p#sÞa#¤:     flowed
SaENaEtapga:    rivers of blood
 
12.The   elephants   and   chariots   as   ground,   horses   as   fishes,   flagpoles   as   tress   and   bodies   as   boats   rivers   of   blood   flowed.    
ttÞtE   vanra:   sv©I   SaE¢Nt¬Gp¢rÔl¤ta:   .  
ÒvjvmIrTanáa°anap#hra¢N   c   =  
AaÔl¤ÏyaÔl¤Ïy   smrE   raXsana|   bB¢¸rE   =13=  
tt:    then
tE   vanra:    those monkeys
sv©I    all
SaE¢Nt¬Gp¢rÔl¤ta:     bathed in sreams of blood
ÒvjvmIrTan¯     chariots with flags and armour
Aáan¯    horses
nanap#hra¢N   c     various weapons also
AaÔl¤Ïy   AaÔl¤Ïy     leaping and leaping
smrE    in the battle
raXsana|    of ogres
bB¢¸rE    destroyed
 
13.All   those   monkeys   bathed   in   streams   of   blood   in   the   battle   leaping   here   and   there   destroyed   the   chariot   with   flags   and   armour,   horsesand   various   weapons   of   the   ogres.    
kESaÓkNIllaza|à   na¢skaà   ÔlvÄñma:   .  
rXsa|   dSnWÞt£ßNWnIKWàa¢p   ÓyktIyn¯   =14=  
kESan¯    hair
kNIllazan¯   c     ears, brows also
na¢ska:   c     noses also
ÔlvÄñma:     monkeys
rXsa|    of ogres
dSnW:   t£ßNW:     with sharp teeth
nKW:    with nails
c    also
A¢p    even
ÓyktIyn¯     tore off
 
14.The   monkeys   with   their   sharp   teeth   and   nails   tore   off   the   hair,   ears,   brows   and   noses   of   the   monkeys.    
ekWk   raXs|   s|ÁyE   St|   vanrp¤Äñva:   .  
A×yDavÓt   P¢ln|   v¦X|   Sk[nyaE   yTa   =15=  
ekWk    each single
raXs|    ogre
s|ÁyE    in the battle
St|    a hundred
vanrp¤Äñva:     leaders of monkeys
A×yDavÓt     rushed at
P¢ln|    with fruits
v¦X|    tree
Sk[ny:    birds
yTa    like
 
15.A   hundred   leaders   of   monkeys   rushed   at   each   single   ogre   like   birds   fly   to   a   tree   with   fruits.    
tTa   gda¢Bg¤Iv£I¢B:   p#asW:   KÄñW:   práGW:   .  
¢njG"¤vaInran¯   GaEran#aXsa:   pvItaEpma:   =16=  
tTa    similarly
gda¢B:   g¤v£I¢B:     with heavy maces
p#asW:    with darts
KÄñW:    with swords
práGW:    with axes
¢njG"¤:     struck
vanran¯    monkeys
GaEran¯    redoubtable
raXsa:    ogres
pvItaEpma:    resembling mountains
 
16.Similarly   the   ogres   resembling   mountains   struck   the   redoubtable   monkeys   with   heavy   maces,   darts,   swords   and   axes.    
raXsWy¤I¼Ymanana|   vanraNa|   mhacm¥:   .  
SrÎy|   SrN|   yata   ram|   dSrTaÏmjm¯   =17=  
raXsW:    by the ogres
y¤¼Ymanana|     being attacked
vanraNa|    of monkeys
mhacm¥:    huge army
SrÎy|    as protector
SrN|   yata    sought refuge
ram|    Rama
dSrTaÏmjm¯     son of Dasaratha
 
17.The   huge   monkey   army   being   attacked   by   the   ogres   sought   refuge   in   Rama,   son   of   Dasaratha,   as   protector.    
ttaE   ramaE   mhatEja   Dn¤raday   v£yIvan¯   .  
p#¢vÜy   raXs|   sWÓy|   SrvxI|   vvxI   h   =18=  
tt:    then
ram:    Rama
mhatEja:    with great energy
Dn¤:    bow
Aaday    taking in hand
v£yIvan¯     the powerful
p#¢vÜy    entering
raXs|   sWÓy|     the ogre army
SrvxI|    hail of arrows
vvxI   h    showered
 
18.The   the   powerful   Rama   with   great   energy   entering   ogre   army   with   bow   in   hand   showered   them   with   a   hail   of   arrows.    
p#¢v¾|   t¤   tda   ramE   mEGa:   s¥yI¢mvaØbrE   .  
na¢BjÂm¤mIhaGaEr|   ¢ndIhÓt|   Sra¢g"na   =19=  
p#¢v¾|     penetrated
t¤    in this
tda    then
ram|    Rama
mEGa:    clouds
s¥yI|    sun
iv    like
AØbrE    in the sky
n   A¢BjÂm¤:     did not approach
mhaGaEr|    very furiously
¢ndIhÓt|     consuming them
Sra¢g"na    by the fire of arrows
 
19.Then   the   ogres   being   consumed   by   the   fire   of   arrows   of   Rama   who   had   penetrated   the   ogre   army,   did   not   approach   him   like   the   clouds   did   not   approach   the   sun   in   the   sky.    
k]taÓyEv   s¤GaEra¢N   ramEN   rjn£cra:   .  
rNE   ramÞy   dèS¤:   kmaIÎys¤kra¢N   c   =20=  
k]ta¢n    were performed
ev    only
s¤GaEra¢N     most terrible
ramEN    by Rama
rjn£cra:    night wanderers, ogres
rNE    in the battle
ramÞy    of Rama
dèS¤:     perceived
kmaI¢N    deeds
As¤kra¢N     which were difficult to perform
c    also
 
20.Rama   performed   most   terrible   deeds.   The   night   wanderers,   ogres,   also   perceived   hese   deeds   performed   by   Rama   which   were   difficult   to   perform.              

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