THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 96 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50


 

ravN¢nyaINm¯   -   RAVANA   SET   OUT   FOR   WAR  
 
Òvjag#E   Óyptdqg¦D#aE   ¢vnEѤàa¢Sv|   ¢Sva:   =41=  
Òvjag#E    on top of the flag
Óyptt¯     sat
g¦D#:    a vulture
¢vnEѤ:     emitted howls
c    also
A¢Sv|    sinister
¢Sva:    jackals
 
41.A   vulture   sat   on   the   top   of   the   flag   of   Ravana's   chariot   and   the   jackals   emitted   sinister   howls.    
nyn|   caÞP[r¹am|   sÛyaE   bah¤rkØpt   =42=  
nyn|    eye
c    also
AÞP[ry¯     twitched
vam|    left
sÛy:    left
bah¤:    hand
AkØpt    quivered
 
42.The   left   eye   of   Ravana   twitched   and   his   left   hand   quivered.    
¢vvNI|   vdn|   cas£¢Ïk|¢cdB#Üyt   Þvr:   =43=  
¢vvNI|    pale
vdn|    face
c    also
Aas£t¯    became
¢k|¢ct¯     a bit
AB#Üyt    turned hoarse
Þvr:    voice
 
43.Ravana's   face   became   pale   and   his   voice   turned   a   bit   hoarse.    
ttaE   ¢nÝpttaE   y¤¼E   dSg#£vÞy   rXs:   .  
rNE   ¢ndnS|s£¢n   ãpaÎyEta¢n   j¢åOrE   =44=  
tt:    from there
¢nÝptt:     when set out
y¤¼E     for war
dSg#£vÞy     of the tenheaded Ravana
rXs:    ogre
rNE    on the battle field
¢ndnS|s£¢n     presaging death
ãpa¢N    evil portents
eta¢n    these
j¢åOrE    appeared
 
44.When   the   ten   headed   Ravana   set   out   for   war   from   there,   these   evil   portents   appeared   on   the   battle   field   presaging   his   death.    
AÓt¢rXaÏppataEÚka   ¢nGaItsm¢nÞvna   .  
¢vnEѤr¢Sva   g¦D#a   vaysWrn¤na¢dta:   =45=  
AÓt¢rXat¯     from the sky
ppat    fell
uÚka    a burning wood
¢nGaItsm¢nÞvna     resembling the sound of thunder
¢vnEѤ:     emitted
A¢Sva:    sinister
g¦D#a:    vultures
vaysW:    with crows
An¤na¢dta:     cries together
 
45.A   burning   wood   fell   from   the   sky   with   the   sound   resembling   the   sound   of   thunder.   The   vultures   and   crows   together   emitted   sinister   cries.    
etan¢cÓtyn¯GaEran¤ÏpataÓsm¤p¢ÞTtan¯   .  
¢nyIy¬   ravNaE   maEha¹DaT£I   kalcaE¢dt:   =46=  
etan¯    these
A¢cÓÏyn¯     not minding
GaEran¯    fearful
uÏpatan¯     portents
sm¤p¢ÞTtan¯     seen in front
¢nyIy¬    set out
ravN:    Ravana
maEhat¯    madly
vDaT£I    seeking his death
kalcaE¢dt:    impelled by death
 
46.Ravna   not   minding   these   fearful   portents   seen   in   front   of   him   set   out   madly   seeking   his   death   being   impelled   by   Death.    
tExa|   t¤   rTDaExEN   raXsana|   mhaÏmnam¯   .  
vanraNam¢p   cm¥y¤I¼ayWva×yvtIt   =47=  
tExa|    those
t¤    then
rTDaExEN    at the sound of the chariots
raXsana|    of ogres
mhaÏmnam¯     with great prowess
vanraNa|    monkeys
A¢p   cm¥:     army also
y¤¼ay   ev     for battle only
A×yvtIt    went towards them
 
47.Then   at   the   sound   of   the   chariots   of   those   ogres   with   great   prowess,   the   army   of   monkeys   also   ready   for   battle   went   towards   them.    
tExa|   t¤   t¤m¤l|   y¤¼|   bB¥v   k¢prXsam¯   .  
AÓyaEÓymaºyanana|   @[¼ana|   jy¢mÅCtam¯   =48=  
tExa|    those
t¤    then
t¤m¤l|     tumultous
bB¥v    ensued
y¤¼|     battle
k¢prXsam¯     between monkeys and ogres
AÓyaEÓy|     one another
Aaºymanana|    challemging
@[¼ana|    enraged
jy|    victory
iÅCtam¯     desiring
 
48.Then   a   tumultous   battle   ensued   between   those   monkeys   and   ogres   enraged   challenging   one   another   desiring   victory.    
tt:   @[¼aE   dSg#£v:   SrW:   ka·nB¥xNW:   .  
vanraNamn£kEx¤   ckar   kdn|   mht¯   =49=  
tt:    then
@[¼:    enraged
dSg#£v:    ten headed Ravana
SErW:    with arrows
ka·nB¥xNW:     decorated with gold
vanraNa|    of monkeys
An£kEx¤     among the troops
ckar    played
kdn|    havoc
mht¯    great
 
49.Then   the   ten   headed   Ravana   enraged   played   great   havoc   among   the   monkey   troops   with   arrows   decorated   with   gold.    
¢nk]äO¢Srs:   kE¢cd#avNEn   vl£m¤Ka:   .  
kE¢c¢¹¢ÅC°¶dya:   kE¢cÅC®aEæO¢vv¢jIta:   =50=  
¢nk]äO¢Srs:     had heads cut off
kE¢ct¯    some
ravNEn    by Ravana
vl£m¤Ka:     monkeys
kE¢ct¯    some
¢v¢ÅC°¶dya:     had hearts pierced
kE¢ct¯    some
½aEæO¢vv¢jIta:     were deprived of ears
 
50.Some   monkeys   had   their   heads   cut   off   by   Ravana   while   some   had   their   hearts   pierced   and   some   were   deprived   of   their   ears.              
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