THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 96 : SLOKAS 32 TO 40

that

è¾qva

seeing

shsa

suddenly

uÏTay

rising

ravN:

Ravana

raXsEár:

king of ogres

kaE¢zs¥yIp#t£kaS|

like crores of suns

ÇvlÓt|

shining

iv pavkm¯

like a fire

d#^t|

swift going

s¥tsmay¤³|

controlled by a charioteer

y¤³a¾t¤rg|

yoked with eight horses

rTm¯

chariot

AaâraEh

climbed

that

B£m:

terrible

d£çOman|

effulgent

ÞvtEjsa

with own splendour

32,33.The terrible king of ogres, Ravana, sseing that chariot yoked with eight horses, controlled by a charioteer, swift going, shining like a crore suns, like a blazing fire and effulgent with own splendour suudenly climbed on it.
tt: p#yat: shsa raXsWbIh¤¢Bv¦It: .
ravN: st¯ÏvgaØB£yaIêary¢°v mE¢dn£m¯ =34=

tt:

then

p#yat:

set out

shsa

suddenly

raXsW:

with ogres

bh¤¢B:

numerous

v¦t:

surrounded by

ravN:

Ravana

st¯ÏvgaØB£yaIt¯

with abundance of might

daryn¯ iv

as if rending

mE¢dn£m¯

the earth

34.Then Ravana with abundance of might suddenly set out surrounded by numerous ogres as if rending the earth.
ravNEna×yn¤åOat¬ mhapaáImhaEdr¬ .
¢vãpaXà Ñ¤DIxa©I rTanaââh¤Þtda =35=

ravNEn

by Ravana

A×yn¤åOat¬

commanded

mhapaáImhaEdr¬

Mahaparswa and Mahodara

¢vãpaX: c

Virupaksha also

Ñ¤DIxI:

difficult to overcome

rTan¯

chariots

Aaââh¤:

climbed

tda

then

35.Then commanded by Ravana the ogres Mahaparswa, Mahodara and Virupaksha, difficult to overcome climbed the chariots.
tE t¤ ¶¾a ¢vndIÓtaE ¢BÓdÓt iv mE¢dn£m¯ .
nad| GaEr| ¢vm¤·ÓtaE ¢nyIy¤jIykaHq¢XN: =36=

tE t¤

they also

¶¾a:

delighted

¢vndIÓt:

roaring

¢BÓdÓt: iv

as if rending

mE¢dn£m¯

the earth

nad|

uproar

GaEr|

formidable

¢vm¤·Ót:

raising

¢nyIy¤:

departed

jykaHq¢XN:

eager for victory

36.They, Mahaparswa, Mahodra and the ogre Virupaksha delighted roaring as if rending the earth, eager for victory departed raising a formidable uproar.
ttaE y¤¼ay tEjÞv£ rXaEgNblWv¦It: .
¢nyIyab¤ïtDn¤: kalaÓtkymaEpm: =37=

tt:

from there

y¤¼ay

for the battle

tEjÞv£

energetic

rXaEgNblW:

by the ogre army

v¦t:

surrounded

¢nyIy¬

set out

uïtDn¤:

with raised bow

kalaÓtkymaEpm:

equal to Yama at the time of universal dissolution

37.The energetic Ravana equal to Yama at the time of universal dissolutionset out from there for the battle surrounded by the ogre army.

tt: p#j¢vtaáEn rTEn s mharT: .
¹arEN ¢nyIy¬ tEn yæO t¬ ramlßmN¬ =38=

tt:

then

p#j¢vtaáEn

drawn by very swift horses

rTEn

in the chariot

mharT:

great car warrior

¹arEN

through the gate

¢nyIy¬

came out

tEn

in that

yæO

the place where

t¬

the two

ramlßmN¬

Rama and Lakshmana

38.Then Ravana the great car warrior came out through the gate in the chariot drawn by very swift horses to the place where Rama and Lakshmana were.
ttaE n¾p#B: s¥ya©I ¢dSà ¢t¢mrav¦ta: .
¢¹jaà nEÑ¤Ga©Iraà s|ccal mE¢dn£m¯ =39=

tt:

then

n¾p#B:

lost its brilliance

s¥yI:

the sun

¢dS: c

quarters also

¢t¢mrav¦ta:

were covered by darkness

¢¹ja: c

birds also

nEÑ¤:

emitted notes

GaEra:

fearful

also

s|ccal

shook

mE¢dn£m¯

the earth

39.Then the sun lost its brilliance, the quarters were covered by darkness, the birds also emitted fearful notes and the earth shook.
vvxI â¢Dr| dEvàÞKl¤Þt¤rga: p¢T =40=

vvxI

showered

â¢Dr|

blood

dEv:

Indra

cÞKl¤:

stumbled

t¤rga:

horses

p¢T

on the way

40.Indra showered blood. The horses stumbled on the way.
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