THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 94 : SLOKAS 31 TO 39

An£k|

army

dSsahÞa#|

of ten thousans

rTana|

of chariots

vatr|hsam¯

with speed of wind

A¾adS shÞa#a¢N

eighteen thousand

k[¸raNa|

of elephants

tr¢Þvnam¯

with great prowess

ct¤dIS shÞa#a¢N

fourteen thousand

saraEhaNa|

with the warriors

also

va¢jnam¯

horses

p¥N©I

filled with

StshÞa#E ¹E

two lakh

raXsana|

of ogres

pda¢tnam¯

foot soldiers

¢dvsÞy A¾mE BagE

in one eighth part of a day

SrW:

with arrows

A¢g"¢SKaEpmW:

resembling flames of fire

hta¢n

were exterminated

ekEn

bu one

ramEN

by Rama

rXsa|

of ogres

kamã¢pNam¯

capable of assuming form as desired

31,32,33.Rama, in one eighth part of the day, exterminated ten thousand chariots with the speed of wind, eighteen thousand powerful elephants, fourteen thousand horses with their warriors and two lakhs of foot soldiers of the ogre army who were capable of form as desired, by himself alone with arrows resembling flames of fire.
tE htaáa htrTa: SaÓta ¢vm¢TtÒvja: .
A¢BpEt¤: p¤r£| lÄða| htSExa ¢nSacra: =34=

those

htaáa:

with killed horses

htrTa:

destroyed chariot

SaÓta:

dejected

¢vm¢TtÒvja:

with broken flags

A¢BpEt¤:

ran away

p¤r£|

city

lÄða|

of Lanka

htSExa:

those remaining still alive

¢nSacra:

ogres, night wanderers

34.Those ogres, night wanderers, who were still remaining alive after chariots destroyed, horses killed and flags broken feeling dejected ran away to the city of Lanka.
htWgIjpdaÏyáWÞtëB¥v rNa¢jrm¯ .
Aa@£f¢mv âd#Þy @[¼Þy s¤mhaÏmna =35=

htW:

having been killed

gjpdaÏyáW:

with the elephants, foot soldiers and horses

tt¯

that

bB¥v

became

rNa¢jrm¯

battle field

Aa@£f| iv

resembled like the play ground

âd#Þy

of Rudra, god of destruction

@[¼Þy

in fury

s¤mhaÏmna

the mighty

35.The battle field with the elephants, foot soldiers and horses having been killed resembled the play ground of the mighty Rudra, god of destruction, in fury.
ttaE dEva: sgÓDvaI: ¢s¼aà prmxIy: .
saD¤ sa¢Òv¢t ramÞy tÏkmI smp¥jyn¯ =36=

tt:

thereupon

dEva:

gods

sgÓDvaI:

wth gandharvas

¢s¼a:

siddhas

c prmxIy:

and eminent rsis

saD¤ saD¤

well done, well done

i¢t

thus

ramÞy

of Rama

tt¯

that

kmI

deed

smp¥jyn¯

applauded

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

also

tda

then

ram:

Rama

s¤g#£v|

to Sugriva

p#ÏynÓtrm¯

standing close by

¢vB£xN| c

to Vibhishana also

DmaIÏma

mind set on virtue

hn¥mÓt| c

to Hanuman also

vanrm¯

monkey

jaØbvÓt|

to Jambavan, king of bears

h¢r½E¿|

foremost of monkeys

mWÓd|

to Mainda

¢¹¢vd|

to Dwivida

only

also

ett¯

this

AÞæObl|

power of missiles

¢dÛy|

excellent

mm va

either in me

æyØbkÞy va

or in three eyed divinity, Lord Siva

37,38.Then Rama, with mind set on virtue, told Sugriva, Vibhishana, Hanuman the monkey, Jambavan, king of bears and the foremost of monkeys Mainda and Dwivida that this power of excellent missiles exist either in him or in Lord Siva, the three eyed divinity.
¢nhÏy ta| raXsva¢hn£| t¤ ramÞtda S@smaE mhaÏma .
AÞæOEx¤ SÞæOEx¤ ¢jt²Bà s|Þt¥ytE dEvgNW: p#¶¾W: =39=

¢nhÏy

having destroyed

ta|

that

raXsva¢hn£|

army of ogres

t¤

then

ram:

Rama

tda

then

S@sm:

equal to Indra, ruler of gods

mhaÏma

high souled

AÞæOEx¤

with missiles

SÞæOEx¤

with weapons

¢jt²B: c

having conquered fatigue also

s|Þt¥ytE

was praised

dEvgNW:

by celestial hosts

p#¶¾W:

being delighted

39.Then the high souled Rama, who was eaqual to Indra ruler of gods, having destroyed the ogre army with missiles and weapons and having conquered fatgue also, was praised by celestial hosts, who felt delighted.

iÏyax©I ½£md#amayNE vaÚm£k£yE Aa¢dkaÛyE y¤¼kaÎfE ct¤nIv¢ttm: sgI: =94=

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