THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 96 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

ravN¢nyaINm¯   -   RAVANA   SET   OUT   FOR   WAR  
 
KrÞy   k[ØBkNIÞy   p#hÞtEÓd#¢jtaEÞtTa   .  
k¢rÝya¢m   p#t£karmï   SæO¤vDadhm¯   =11=  
KrÞy    of Khara
k[ØBkNIÞy     of Kumbhkarna
p#hÞtEÓd#¢jtaE:   tTa     similarly of Prahasta and Indrajit
k¢rÝya¢m     will take
p#t£kar|    revenge
Aï    today
SæO¤vDat¯     death of enemies
Ahm¯    I
 
11.Ravana   told   them   that   that   day   he   will   take   revenge   for   the   killing   of   Khara,   Kumbhakarna,   Prahasta   and   Indrajit   with   the   death   of   his   enemies.    
nWvaÓt¢rX|   n   ¢dSaE   n   nïaE   na¢p   sagra:   .  
p#kaSÏv|   g¢mÝy¢Ót   mëaNjldav¦ta:   =12=  
n    not
ev   AÓt¢rX|     sky also
n    not
¢dS:    quarters
n    not
nï:    rivers
n    not
A¢p   sagra:     oceans also
p#kaSÏv|   g¢mÝy¢Ót     will be visible
mëaNjldav¦ta:     with clouds in the shape of my arrows
 
12.Ravana   told   them   that   with   clouds   in   the   shape   of   his   arrows   neither   sky   nor   quarters   nor   rivers   nor   oceans   will   be   visible.  
   
Aï   vanrm¤Áyana|   ta¢n   y¥Ta¢n   BagS:   .  
Dn¤xa   SrjalEn   ¢vD¢mÝya¢m   p¢æONa   =13=  
Aï    today
vanrm¤Áyana|     of foremost of monkeys
ta¢n    those
y¥Ta¢n    troops
BagS:    in large numbers
Dn¤xa    with my bow
SrjalEn    with a hail of arrows
¢vD¢mÝya¢m     will wipe out
p¢æON:    with feathers
 
13.Ravana   told   them   that   on   that   day   he   will   wipe   out   those   troops   of   the   foremost   of   monkeys   in   large   numbers   with   a   hail   of   feathered   arrows   from   his   bow.    
Aï   vanrsWÓya¢n   rTEn   pvn¬jsa   .  
Dn¤:sm¤d#aѤìotWmI¢TÝya¢m   SraE¢mI¢B:   =14=  
Aï    today
vanrsWÓya¢n     monkey armies
rTEn    on chariot
pvn¬jsa    swift as the wind
Dn¤:sm¤d#at¯     from the ocean of bow
uìotW:    arisen
m¢TÝya¢m     will knock down
SraE¢mI¢B:     with waves in the shape of arrows
 
14.Ravana   told   them   that   on   that   day   he   will   knock   down   the   monkey   armies   with   waves   in   the   shape   of   arrows   arisen   from   ocean   of   his   bow   seated   on   a   chariot   swift   as   the   wind.    
ÛyakaESpîpæOa¢N   pîkEsrvcIsam¯   .  
Aï   y¥Ttzaka¢n   gjvt¯p#mTaØyh|   =15=  
ÛyakaESpîpæOa¢N     with faces resembling lotus flowers
pîkEsrvcIsam¯     shining like the filaments of lotus
Aï    today
y¥Ttzaka¢n     the ponds in the form of troops
gjvt¯    like an elephant
p#mTa¢m    will agitate
Ah|    I
 
15.Ravana   told   them   that   on   that   day   he   will   agitate   the   ponds   in   the   form   of   troops   with   faces   ressembling   lotus   flowers   and   shining   like   the   filaments   of   lotus.    
sSrWrï   vdnW:   s|ÁyE   vanry¥Tpa:   .  
mÎf¢vÝy¢Ót   vs¤Da|   snalW¢rv   pÄðjW:   =16=  
sSrW:    with arrows
Aï    today
vdnW:    with faces
s|ÁyE    in the battle
vanry¥Tpa:    commanders of monkey army
mÎf¢vÝy¢Ót     will adorn
vs¤Da|    the earth
snalW:    with stalks
iv    like
pÄðjW:    with lotuses
 
16.Ravana   told   them   that   on   that   day   the   commanders   of   monkeys   with   faces   fixed   with   arrows   will   adorn   the   earth   like   lotuses   with   stalks.    
Aï   y¥TpcÎfana|   hr£Na|   d#^myaE¢Dnam¯   .  
m¤³EnWkEx¤Na   y¤¼E   BEÏÞya¢m   c   St|   Stm¯   =17=  
Aï    today
y¥TpcÎfana|     the most violent warriors
hr£Na|    of monkeys
d#^myaE¢Dnam¯     fighting with trees
m¤³En    loosed
ekEx¤Na    with one arrow
y¤¼E     in the battle
BEÏÞya¢m     will pierce
c   St|   Stm¯     full hundred
 
17.Ravana   told   them   that   on   that   day   he   will   pierce   the   faces   of   humdred   most   violent   monkey   warriors   with   one   arrow   loosed   from   his   bow.    
htaE   BtaI   htaE   B#ata   yasa|   c   tnya   hta:   .  
vDEnaï   ¢rpaEÞtasa|   kraEØyÞæOp#majInm¯   =18=  
ht:    killed
BtaI    husband
ht:    killed
B#ata    brother
yasa|    whose
tnya:   c    sons also
hta:    were killed
vDEn    by destruction
Aï    today
¢rpaE:    of enemy
tasa|    their
kraE¢m   AÞæOp#majInm¯     wipe out their tears
 
18.Ravana   told   them   that   he   will   wipe   the   tears   of   those   whose   husband   has   been   killed,   whose   brother   has   been   killed   and   whose   sons   have   been   killed   by   destruction   of   the   enemy.    
Aï   mëaN¢n¢BI°W:   p#k£NªIgItcEtnW:   .  
kraE¢m   vanrWy¤I¼E   yÏnavEßytla|   mh£m¯   =19=  
Aï    today
mëaN¢n¢BI°W:     pierced with my arrows
p#k£NªI:     lying scattered
gtcEtnW:    deprived of life
kraE¢m    will do
vanrW:    by monkeys
y¤¼E     in the battle
yÏnavEßytla|     to make it possible to discern the surface with effort
mh£m¯    the earth
 
19.Ravana   told   them   that   on   that   day   in   the   battle   monkeys   pierced   with   his   arrows   and   deprived   of   life   lying   scattered   on   the   eartht   to   make   it   possible   to   discern   the   surface   with   effort.    
Aï   gaEmayyaE   g¦D#a   yE   c   ma|sa¢SnaE{prE   .  
svaI|Þta|ÞtpI¢yÝya¢m   SæO¤ma|sW:   Sra¢dItW:   =20=  
Aï    today
gaEmayy:    foxes
g¦D#a:    vultures
yE    whichever
c    also
ma|sa¢Sn:    carnivorous
AprE    other
svaIn¯    all
tan¯    they
tpI¢yÝya¢m     will satisfy
SæO¤ma|sW:     with the flesh of enemies
Sra¢dItW:    pierced by arrows
 
20.Ravana   told   them   that   on   that   day   he   will   satisfy   foxes,   vutures   and   whichever   other   carnivorous   animals   with   the   flesh   of   enemies   pierced   by   his   arrows.              
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