THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 100 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

ramravNy¤¼arØB:   -   BATTLE   BETWEEN   RAMA   AND   RAVANA   BEGINS  
 
A×y¢t@Øy   s¬¢m¢æO|   ravN:   s¢m¢t¸y:   .  
Aassad   ttaE   ram|   ¢ÞTt|   SWl¢mvaclm¯   =21=  
A×y¢t@Øy     passing over
s¬¢m¢æO|     Lakshmana, son of Sumitra
ravN:    Ravana
s¢m¢t¸y:     who was ever victorious
Aassad    approached
tt:    then
ram|    Rama
¢ÞTt|    Standing
SWl|   iv    like a mountain
Aclm¯    unmoving
 
21.Ravana,   who   was   ever   victorious,   passing   over   Lakshmana,   son   of   Sumitra,   then   approached   Rama   who   was  
standing   unmoving   like   a   mountain.    
s   s|ÁyE   rammasaï   @«Ds|r³laEcn:   .  
Ûys¦jÅCrvxaI¢N   ravNaE   raGvaEp¢r   =22=  
s:    that
s|ÁyE    in the battle
ram|    Rama
Aasaï    approaching
@«Ds|r³laEcn:     eyes red through anger
Ûys¦jt¯     discharged
SrvxaI¢N    a hail of arrows
ravN:    Ravana
raGvaEp¢r    on Rama
 
22.Ravana   with   eyes   red   through   anger   approaching   Rama   in   the   battle   discharged   a   hail   of   arrows   on   him.    
SrDaraÞttaE   ramaE   ravNÞy   Dn¤ÜÅy¤ta:   .  
è¾qvWvaptt:   S£G#|   BÚla¸g#ah   sÏvrm¯   =23=  
SrDara:    shower of arrows
tt:    then
ram:    Rama
ravNÞy    of Ravana
Dn¤ÜÅy¤ta:     discharged from the bow
è¾qva   ev     seeing itself
Aaptt:    aproaching
S£G#|    quickly
BÚlan¯     bhallas
jg#ah    took hold
sÏvrm¯    quickly
 
23.Then   Rama   on   seeing   the   shower   of   arrows   discharged   from   the   bow   of   Ravana   quickly   took   hold   of   bhallas.    
taM¯ÅCr¬Ga|ÞttaE   BÚlWÞt£ßNW¢àÅCEd   raGv:   .  
d£ÔymanaÓmhaGaEran¯@[¼anaS£¢vxa¢nv   =24=  
tan¯    those
Sr¬Gan¯    streams of arrows
tt:    then
BÚlW:    with bhallas
t£ßNW:     sharp
¢cÅCEd    tore asunder
raGv:    Rama, a scion of Raghu
d£Ôymanan¯     flaming
mhaGaEran¯    very formidable
@[¼an¯     enraged
AaS£¢vxan¯   iv     like venomous serpents
 
24.Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   tore   asunder   those   streams   of   very   formidable   and   enraged   like   venomous   serpents   arrows   of   Ravana   with   bhallas.    
raGvaE   ravN|   t¥NI|   ravNaE   raGv|   tda   .  
AÓyaEÓy|   ¢v¢vDWÞt£ßNW:   SrWr¢BvvxIt¤:   =25=  
raGv:    Rama, a scion of Raghu
ravN|    Ravana
t¥NI|    quickly
ravN:    Ravana
raGv|    Rama, a scion of Raghu
tda    similarly
AÓyaEÓy|     each other
¢v¢vDW:    various
t£ßNW:     sharp
SrW:    with arrows
A¢BvvxIt¤:     shower
 
25.Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu   showered   Ravan   with   various   sharp   arrows   and   similarly   Ravana   showered   on   Rama.    
cErt¤à   ¢cr|   ¢cæO|   mÎfl|   sÛyd¢XNm¯   .  
baNvEgaÏsm¤¢ÏXçOavÓyaEÓympra¢jt¬   =26=  
cErt¤:    roamed
c    also
¢cr|    for a long time
¢cæO|    of various
mÎfl|    circle
sÛyd¢XNm¯     left to right
baNvEgat¯    by the onrush of arrows
sm¤¢ÏXçO¬     being assailed
AvÓyaEÓy|     each other
Apra¢jt¬    remained undefeated
 
26.The   two,   Rama   and   Ravana,   roamed   for   a   long   timebeing   assailing   each   other   by   onrush   of   various   arrows   and   circling   from   left   to   right   remained   undefeated.    
tyaEB¥Ita¢n   ¢væOEs¤y¤IgpÏs|p#y¤ÒytaE:   .  
r¬d#yaE:   saykm¤caEyImaÓtk¢nkaSyaE:   =27=  
tyaE:    those two
B¥ta¢n    created beings
¢væOEs¤:     were struck with terror
y¤gpt¯     all
s|p#y¤ÒytaE:     while fighting
r¬d#yaE:    with violence
saykm¤caE:    loosing arrows at each other
ymaÓtk¢nkaSyaE:     resembling god of death and Lord Shiva
 
27.Those   two,   Rama   and   Ravana,   resembling   god   of   death   and   Lord   Shiva,   while   fighting   loosing   arrows   at   each   other   all   the   created   beings   were   struck   wit   terror.    
sÓtt|   ¢v¢vDWbaINWbIB¥v   ggn|   tda   .  
GnW¢rvatpapayE   ¢vï¤Ómalasmak[lW:   =28=  
sÓtt|    filled with
¢v¢vDW:    various
baNW:    with arrows
bB¥v    became
ggn|    the sky
tda    then
GnW:    with clouds
iv    like
AatpapayE    in monsoon season
¢vï¤Ómalasmak[lW:     crowded with flashes of lightning
 
28.Then   the   sky   filled   with   various   arrows   appeared   like   the   sky   in   monsoon   season   with   clouds   crowded   with   flashes   of   lightning.    
gva¢Xt¢mvakaS|   bB¥v   Srv¦¢¾¢B:   =29=  
gva¢Xt|    with windows
iv    like
AakaS|    the sky
bB¥v    appeared
Srv¦¢¾¢B:     with the showers of arrows
 
29.The   sky   with   the   showers   of   arrows   appeared   like   having   windows   built   in.    
mhavEgW:   s¤t£ßNag#Wg¦ID#pæOª:   s¤va¢jtW:   .  
SraÓDkar|   t¬   B£m|   c@t¤:   smr|   tda   =  
gtE{Þt|   tpnE   ca¢p   mhamEGa¢vvaE¢ÏTt¬   =30=  
mhavEgW:    with great powers
s¤t£ßNag#W:     with very sharp ends
g¦D#pæOª:     with feathers of vulture
s¤va¢jtW:     with great speed
SraÓDkar|    darkness due to the arrows
t¬    those two
B£m|    terrible
c@t¤:    fought
smr|    a battle
tda    then
gtE   AÞt|   tpnE     when the sun set
c    also
A¢p    even
mhamEG¬    two huge clouds
iv    like
u¢ÏTt¬     arisen
 
30.Then   like   two   huge   clouds   at   the   time   of   sun   set   and   sun   rise   those   two   fought   a   terrible   battle   with   arrows   with   very   sharp   ends,   fitted   with   vulture   feathers   and   with   great   speed   and   darkness   created   by   arrows.              

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