THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 100 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


 

ramravNy¤¼arØB:   -   BATTLE   BETWEEN   RAMA   AND   RAVANA   BEGINS  
 
bB¥v   t¤m¤l|   y¤¼mÓyaEÓyvDka¢ÄüN:   .  
Anasaïm¢cÓÏy|   c   v¦æOvasyaE¢rv   =31=  
bB¥v    became
t¤m¤l|     tumultous
y¤¼|     the battle
AÓyaEÓyvDka¢ÄüN:     eager to kill each other
Anasaï|    unapproachable
A¢cÓÏy|   c     unimaginable also
v¦æOvasyaE:     between Vrtra and Indra
iv    like
 
31.The   battle   between   Rama   and   Ravana   became   an   unapproachable,   tumultus   and   unimaginable   one   with   both   eager   kill   each   other   and   was   like   the   battle   between   Vrtra   and   Indra.    
uB¬   ¢h   prmEÝvasav¤B¬   SÞæO¢vSard¬   .  
uBavÞæO¢vda|   m¤Áyav¤B¬   y¤¼E   ¢vcErt¤:   =32=  
uB¬   ¢h     verily both of them
prmEÝvas¬     were excellent archers
uB¬    both
SÞæO¢vSard¬     adept in use of weapons
uB¬    both
AÞæO¢vda|     in use of missiles
m¤Áy¬     foremost of those adept
uB¬    both
y¤¼E   ¢vcErt¤:     engaged in battle
 
32.Rama   and   ravana   were   both   excellent   archers,   adept   in   use   of   weapons,   foremost   of   those   adept   in   use   of   misiles   and   both   engaged   in   battle.    
uB¬   ¢h   yEn   v#jtÞtEn   tEn   SraEmIy:   .  
UØya©I   vay¤na   ¢b¼a   jÂm¤:   sagryaE¢rv   =33=  
uB¬   ¢h     both of them verily
yEn    whichever way
v#jt:    they moved
tEn   tEn    there
SraEmIy:    waves of arrows
UØyI:    waves
vay¤na    by wind
¢b¼a:    whipped up
jÂm¤:     went
sagryaE:    in two oceans
iv    like
 
33.Both   of   them,   Rama   and   Ravana   whichever   way   they   moved   there   were   waves   of   arrows   like   the   waves   in   two   pceans   whipped   up   by   the   wind.    
tt:   s|s³hÞtÞt¤   ravNaE   laEkravN:   .  
naracmala|   ramÞy   llazE   p#Ïym¤·t   =34=  
tt:    then
s|s³hÞt:     whose hands were constantly used
t¤    then
ravN:    Ravana
laEkravN:    making people cry
naracmala|    a succession of naracas like a garland
ramÞy    of Rama
llazE    on the forehead
p#Ïym¤·t     discharged
 
34.Then   Ravana   who   made   people   cry   and   whose   hands   were   constantly   used   discharged   a   succession   of   naracas   like   a   garland   on   the   forehead   of   Rama.    
r¬d#capp#y¤³a|   ta|   n£laEÏpldlp#Bam¯   .  
¢Srsa   Daryn#amaE   n   ÛyTa|   p#Ïypït   =35=  
r¬d#capp#y¤³a|     discharged from the terrible bow
ta|    that garland of naracas
n£laEÏpldlp#Bam¯     shining like the petals of a blue lotus
¢Srsa    with head
Daryn¯    bore
ram:    Rama
n    did not
ÛyTa|    any pain
p#Ïypït    experience
 
35.Rama   bore   the   garland   of   naracas   shining   like   the   petals   of   blue   lotus   discharged   from   the   terrible   bow   of   Ravana   with   his   head   and   did   not   experience   any   pain.    
AT   mÓæOan¢Bjpn¯   r¬d#mÞæOm¤d£ryn¯   .  
Sran¯B¥y:   smaday   ram:   @«Dsm¢Óvt:   =  
m¤maEc   c   mhatEjaàapmayØy   v£yIvan¯   =36=  
AT    then
mÓæOan¯     sacred formulas
A¢Bjpn¯    chanting
r¬d#|    presided over by Rudra
AÞæO|    arrow
ud£ryn¯     reciting
Sran¯    arrows
B¥y:    many
smaday    taking hold
ram:    Rama
@«Dsm¢Óvt:     overcome with anger
m¤maEc    discharged
c    also
mhatEja:    with great energy
cap|    bow
AayØy    stretching
v£yIvan¯     the valiant
 
36.The   valiant   Rama   with   great   energy   and   overcome   with   anger   stretching   the   bow   chanting   sacred   formulas   took   hold   of   many   arrows   recited   the   Rudra   formula   discharged   the   arrows.    
tE   mhamEGsÄðaSE   kvcE   p¢tta:   Sra:   .  
AvÒyE   raXsEÓd#Þy   ÛyTa|   najyn|Þtda   =37=  
tE    those
mhamEGsÄðaSE     resembling a huge cloud
kvcE    on the armour
p¢tta:    fallen
Sra:    arrows
AvÒyE    impenetrable
raXsEÓd#Þy     of the king of ogres, Ravana
ÛyTa|    any pain
n   Ajynn¯     did not cause
tda    then
 
37.Those   arrows   resembling   a   huge   cloud   fallen   on   the   impenetrable   armour   of   the   king   of   ogres,   Ravana,   did   not   cause   any   pain.    
p¤nrEvaT   t|   ramaE   rTÞT|   raXsa¢Dpm¯   .  
llazE   prmaÞæOEN   svaIÞæOk[SlaE   rNE   =38=  
p¤n:   ev     once more pierced
AT    then
t|    that
ram:    Rama
rTÞT|    seated in the chariot
raXsa¢Dpm¯     king of ogres, Ravana
llazE    in the forehead
prmaÞæOEN     with an excellent missile
svaIÞæOk[Sl:     adept in the use of all missiles
rNE    in the battle
 
38.Rama,   adept   in   the   use   of   all   missiles,   once   more   pierced   the   king   of   ogres,   Ravana,   in   the   forehead   with   an   excellent   missile.    
tE   ¢BÏva   baNãpa¢N   p·S£xaI   ivaErga:   .  
ásÓtaE   ¢v¢vS¤B¥I¢m|   ravNp#¢tk\¢lta:   =39=  
tE    those arrows
¢BÏva    having pierced
baNãpa¢N     in the form of arrows
p·S£xaI:     with five heads
iv   urga:    serpents like
ásÓt:     hissing
¢v¢vS¤:     entered
B¥¢m|    into the earth
ravNp#¢tk\¢lta:     repelled by Ravana
 
39.Those   arrows   of   Rama   having   pierced   the   arrows   of   Ravana   in   the   form   of   five   headed   serpents   repelled   by   Ravana   hissing   entered   into   the   earth.    
¢nhÏy   raGvÞyaÞæO|   ravN:   @«Dm¥rq¢ÅCt:   .  
Aas¤r|   s¤mhaDaErmÞæO|   p#aѤàkar   h   =40=  
¢nhÏy    having struck
raGvÞy    of Rama, a scion of Raghu
AÞæO|    missile
ravN:    Ravana
@«Dm¥rq¢ÅCt:     filled with rage
Aas¤r|    presided over by demons
s¤mhaDaEr|    exceedingly dreadful
AÞæO|    missile
p#aѤàkar   h     started using it
 
40.Ravana   filled   with   rage   having   struck   the   missile   of   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   started   to   use   an   exceedingly   dreadful   missile   presided   over   by   demons.              
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