THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 97 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

¢vãpaXvD:   -   VIRUPAKSHA   KILLED  
 
tTa   tW:   k]äOgaæOªÞt¤   dSg#£vEN   magINW:   .  
bB¥v   vs¤Da   tæO   p#k£NaI   h¢r¢BÞtda   =1=  
tTa    thus
tW:    those
k]äOgaæOª:     with limbs torn asunder
t¤    in this
dSg#£vEN    by ten headed Ravana
magINW:    with arrows
bB¥v    became
vs¤Da    earth
tæO    there
p#k£NaI    strewn
h¢r¢B:    with monkeys
tda    then
 
1.Then   the   earth   became   thus   strewn   with   monkeys   with   limbs   torn   asunder   by   the   arrows   of   the   ten   headed   Ravana.    
ravNÞyap#s/|   t|   Srs|patmEkt:   .  
n   SEk[:   s¢ht¤|   d£çO|   ptÄña   Çvln|   yTa   =2=  
ravNÞy    of Ravana
Ap#s/|    capable of destroying
t|    that
Srs|pat|    hail of arrows
ekt:    even for a moment
n   SEk[:    could not
s¢ht¤|     stand
d£çO|     flaming
ptÄña:     moths
Çvln|    fire
yTa    like
 
2.The   monkeys   could   not   even   stand   for   a   moment   the   hail   of   arrows   of   Ravana   like   moths   would   not   stand   flaming   fire   for   a   moment.    
tE{¢dIta   ¢n¢StWbaINW:   @«SÓtaE   ¢vp#Ѥd#^v¤:   .  
pavka¢cIsma¢v¾a   d/mana   yTa   gja:   =3=  
tE    they
A¢dIta:    tormented
¢n¢StW:    sharp
baNW:    by arrows
@«SÓt:     screaming
¢vp#Ѥd#^v¤:     fled
pavka¢cIsma¢v¾a:     enveloped in flames
d/mana:    being scorched
yTa    like
gja:    elephants
 
3.The   monkeys   tormented   by   the   sharp   arrows   of   Ravana   fled   screaming   like   elephants   being   scorched   enveloped   in   flames.    
ÔlvÄñanamn£ka¢n   mhaB#aN£v   maât:   .  
s   yy¬   smrE   t¢Þm¢ÓvDmn#avN:   SrW:   =4=  
ÔlvÄñana|     of monkeys
An£ka¢n     troops
mhaB#a¢N    large clouds
iv    like
maât:    wind
s:    that
yy¬    roamed
smrE    in the battle
t¢Þmn¯     that
¢vDmn¯    destroying
ravN:    Ravana
SrW:    with arrows
 
4.Ravana   roamed   in   the   battle   destroying   the   monkey   troops   with   arrows,   like   the   wind   dissipates   a   large   cloud.    
kdn|   trsa   k]Ïva   raXsEÓd#aE   vn¬ksam¯   .  
Aassad   ttaE   y¤¼E   raGv|   Ïv¢rtÞtda   =5=  
kdn|    the destruction
trsa    with speed
k]Ïva    having brought about
raXsEÓd#:    the king of ogres, Ravana
vn¬ksam¯    monkeys
Aassad    approached
tt:    thereafter
y¤¼E     in the battle
raGv|    Rama, a scion of Raghu
Ïv¢rt:    hurriedly
tda    then
 
5.Ravana,   the   king   of   ogres,   having   brought   about   the   destruction   of   the   monkeys   with   speed,   thereafter   approached   Rama   scion   of   Raghu,   hurriedly   in   the   battle.    
s¤g#£vÞtaÓkp£Óè¾qva   Bg"a¢Óvd#vtaE   rNE   .  
g¤ÚmE   s¤xEN|   ¢n¢XçO|   c@E   y¤¼E   d#^t|   mn:   =6=  
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
tan¯    those
kp£n¯    monkeys
è¾qva     seeing
Bg"an¯    routed
¢vd#vt:    running away
rNE    in the battle
g¤ÚmE     in the array of the army
s¤xEN|    Sushena
¢n¢XÔy     placing
c@E    threw
y¤¼E     into the battle
d#^t|    quickly
mn:    mind
 
6.Sugriva   seeing   the   monkeys   routed   and   running   away   quickly   placed   Sushena   in   the   aray   of   the   army   and   threw   his   mind   into   the   battle.    
AaÏmn:   sèS|   v£r:   s   t|   ¢n¢XÔy   vanrm¯   .  
s¤g#£vaE{¢Bm¤K:   SæO¤|   p#tÞTE   padpay¤D:   =7=  
AaÏmn:    himself
sèS|    equal
v£r:    a hero
s:    that
t|    him
¢n¢XÔy     appointing
vanrm¯    monkey
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
A¢Bm¤K:     towards
SæO¤|     the enemy
p#tÞTE    marched
padpay¤D:    armed with a tree
 
7.Sugriva,   appointing   Sushena,   a   hero   equal   to   himself,   marched   towards   the   enemy   armed   with   a   tree.    
paáIt:   p¦¿tàaÞy   sv©I   y¥Ta¢Dpa:   Þvym¯   .  
An¤j»¤mIhaSWla¢Óv¢vDa|à   mhad#^man¯   =8=  
paáIt:    by the side
p¦¿t:   c     behind also
AÞy    his
sv©I    all
y¥Ta¢Dpa:     commanders of troops
Þvym¯    by themselves
An¤j»¤:     brought
mhaSWlan¯    enormous mountains
¢v¢vDan¯     various
c   mhad#^man¯     huge trees also
 
8.All   the   commanders   of   monkey   troops,   except   Sushena,   bringing   by   themselves   enormous   mountains   and   various   huge   trees   followed   Sugriva   by   his   side   and   behind   him   as   well.    
s   ndIÓy¤¢D   s¤g#£v:   ÞvrEN   mhta   mhan¯   .  
paty¢Óv¢vDa|àaÓya¸gamaEäOmraXsan¯   =9=  
s:    that
ndIn¯    roaring
y¤¢D    in the battle
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
ÞvrEN    with voice
mhta    loud
mhan¯    the mighty
patyn¯    annihilating
¢v¢vDan¯     various
c   AÓyan¯     others also
jgam    went
uäOmraXsan¯     the foremost ogres
 
9.The   mighty   Sugriva   roaring   went   round   in   the   battle   roaring   in   a   loud   voice   anihilating   the   foremost   ogres   and   various   others   also.    
mmÓT   c   mhakayaE   raXsaÓvanrEár:   .  
y¤gaÓtsmyE   vay¤:   p#v¦¼angma¢nv   =10=  
mmÓT    crushed
c    also
mhakay:    gigantic
raXsan¯    ogres
vanrEár:    king of monkeys, Sugrive
y¤gaÓtsmyE     at the end of the world cycle
vay¤:    wind
p#v¦¼an¯     grown immensely
Agman¯    trees
iv    like
 
10.Sugriva,   the   king   of   monkeys,   crushed   the   gigantic   ogres   like   the   wind   topples   trees   which   have   grown   imensly   at   the   end   of   the   world   cycle.              
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