THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 96 : SLOKAS 21 TO 31


 

ravN¢nyaINm¯   -   RAVANA   SET   OUT   FOR   WAR  
 
kÚÔyta|   mE   rT:   S£G#|   ¢Xp#man£yta|   Dn¤:   .  
An¤p#yaÓt¤   ma|   sv©I   yE{v¢S¾a   ¢nSacra:   =21=  
kÚÔyta|     be made ready
mE    my
rT:    chariot
S£G#|    quickly
¢Xp#|    quickly
Aan£yta|    be brought
Dn¤:    bow
An¤p#yaÓt¤     follow
ma|    me
sv©I    all
yE    who
Av¢S¾a:     remaining
¢nSacra:    ogres, night wanderers
 
21.Ravana   told   them   to   quickly   make   ready   his   chariot   and   bow   be   brought.   All   those   remaining   ogre,   night   wanderers,   may   follow   him.    
tÞy   t¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   mhaparáaE{b#v£¹c:   .  
blaÒyXan¯¢ÞTta|ÞtæO   bl|   s|ÏvyIta¢m¢t   =22=  
tÞy    his
tt¯    that
vcn|    words
½¤Ïva     hearing
mhapará:    Mahaparswa
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
vc:    orders
blaÒyXan¯     to the troop commanders
¢ÞTtan¯     standing
tæO    there
bl|    army
s|ÏvyIta|    be mobilised with spped
i¢t    thus
 
22.Mahaparswa   on   hearing   the   words   of   Ravana   ordered   the   the   troop   commanders   standing   there   to   mobilise   the   army   with   speed.    
blaÒyXaÞt¤   s|rÖDa   raXsaÓtaÓg¦hadqg¦hat¯   .  
caEdyÓt:   p¢ryy¤lIÄða|   lG¤pra@m:   =23=  
blaÒyXa:   t¤     the troop commanders for their part
s|rÖDa:    hurriedly
raXsan¯    ogres
tan¯    those
g¦hat¯   g¦hat¯     from house to house
caEdyÓt:    urging
p¢ryy¤:     went round
lÄða|    Lanka
lG¤pra@m:    with swift pace
 
23.The   troop   commanders   with   swift   pace   for   thier   part   went   round   Lanka   hurriedly   from   house   to   house   urging   the   ogres   to   go   to   battle.    
ttaE   m¤h¥taI¢°ÝpEt¥   raXsa   B£mdSIna:   .  
ndIÓtaE   B£mvdna   nanap#hrNWB¤IjW:   =24=  
A¢s¢B:   p¢ÊóSW:   S¤lWgIda¢Bm¤Is¤lWÜSrW:   .  
S¢³¢BÞt£ßNDara¢BmIh¢ìL   k\zm¤érW:   =25=  
y¢¾¢B¢vImlWàk@W¢nI¢StWà   práGW:   .  
¢B¢ÎfpalW:   St¢G"¢BrÓyWàa¢p   vray¤DW:   =26=  
tt:    then
m¤h¥taIt¯     in a short time
¢nÝpEt¤:     ran out
raXsa:    ogres
B£mdSIna:    of terrible aspect
ndIÓt:    roaring
B£mvdna:    with hideous faces
nanap#hrNW:    with various weapons
B¤jW:    arms
A¢s¢B:    swords
p¢ÊóSW:     sharp edged darts
S¤lW:    with pikes
gda¢B:    with maces
m¤s¤lW:     with clubs
SrW:    arrows
S¢³¢B:     with javelins
t£ßNDara¢B:     sharp pointed
mh¢ì:    huge
k\zm¤érW:     with kutamudgaras
y¢¾¢B:     staff
¢vmlW:    of various kinds
c@W:    discusses
¢n¢StW:    sharp
c   práGW:     axes also
¢B¢ÎfpalW:     bindipalas
St¢G"¢B:     sataghnis
AÓyW:    other
c    also
A¢p    even
vray¤DW:    with excellent weapons
 
24,25,26.Then   the   ogres   of   terrible   aspect   and   hideous   faces   in   a   short   time   ran   out   roaring   with   their   arms   equipped   with   various   weapons   such   as   swords,   darts,   pikes,   maces,   clubs,   arrows,   sharp   pointed   javelins,   huge   kutamudgaras,   staff,   discusses,   shap   axes,   bindipalas,   satghnis   and   also   other   excellent   weapons.    
ATanyëlaÒyX:   sÏvraE   ravNaåOya   .  
rTana|   ¢ny¤t|   sag#|   nagana|   ¢ny¤tæOym¯   =27=  
AT    then
Aanyt¯    brought
blaÒyX:    a troop commander
sÏvr:    acting quickly
ravNaåOya    on orders of Ravana
rTana|    of chariots
¢ny¤t|     a lakh
sag#|    excellent
nagana|    of elephants
¢ny¤tæOym¯     three lakhs
 
27.Then   a   troop   commander,   acting   on   orders   of   Ravana   quickly   brought   a   lakh   of   excellent   chariots   and   three   lakhs   of   elephants.    
Aáana|   x¢¾kaEÊYÞt¤   KraE¾®aNa|   tTWv   c   .  
ptadyÞÏvs|Áyata   jÂm¤ÞtE   rajSasnat¯   =  
blaÒyXaà   s|ÞTaÔy   raåO:   sEna|   p¤r:¢ÞTtam¯   =28=  
Aáana|    of horses
x¢¾kaEÊY:   t¤     sixty crores also
KraE¾®aNa|     of mules
tTa   ev    same number
c   ptady:    foot soldiers also
t¤    then
As|Áyata:    innumerable
jÂm¤:     marched
tE    those
rajSasnat¯    onorders of king, Ravana
blaÒyXa:   c     commanders of troops also
s|ÞTaÔy     arraying
raåO:    king's
sEna|    army
p¤r:¢ÞTtam¯     stationed in front
 
28.On   the   orders   of   Ravana,   the   king,   the   troop   commanders   then   marched   to   the   battle   field   leading   a   lakh   of   excellent   chariotsh,   sixty   crores   of   horses   and   mules   and   arraying   innumerable   foot   soldiers   of   the   king's   army     stationed   in   front.    
et¢Þm°ÓtrE   s¥t:   ÞTapyamas   t|   rTm¯   .  
¢dÛyaÞæOvrs|p°|   nanalÄðarB¥¢xtm¯   =29=  
nanay¤Dsmak£NI|   ¢k¢ÄðN£jals|y¤tm¯   .  
nanarÏnp¢r¢XçO|   rÏnÞtØBW¢vIra¢jtm¯   =30=  
jaØb¥ndmyWàWv   shÞa#klSWv¦Itm¯   .  
t|   è¾qva   raXsa:   sv©I   ¢vÞmy|   prm|   gta:   =31=  
et¢Þmn¯     at this time
AÓtrE    in the sky
s¥t:    charioteer
ÞTapyamas    stationed
t|    that
rTm¯    chariot
¢dÛyaÞæOvrs|p°|     equipped with celestial missiles
nanalÄðarB¥¢xtm¯     adorned with various jewels
nanay¤Dsmak£NI|     filled with weapons of many kinds
¢k¢ÄðN£jals|y¤tm¯     with rows of small bells
nanarÏnp¢r¢XçO|     inlaid with various kinds of jewels
rÏnÞtØBW:     with jewelled pillars
¢vra¢jtm¯     looking beautiful
jaØb¥ndmyW:     with golden
c    also
ev    only
shÞa#klSW:    thousand pinnacles
v¦tm¯    covered
t|    that
è¾qva     seeing
raXsa:    ogres
sv©I    all
¢vÞmy|    with wonder
prm|    great
gta:    struck
 
29,30,31.In   the   meantime,   a   charioteer   stationed   a   chariot   equipped   with   celestial   missiles,   adorned   with   various   jewels,   filled   with   weapons   of   many   kinds,   with   rows   of   small   bells,   inlaid   with   various   kinds   of   jewels,   with   jewelled   pillars,   looking   beautiful   covered   with   thousand   golden   pinnacles.   All   the   ogres   on   seeing   that   chariot   were   struck   with   great   wonder.              

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