THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 101 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

S³Ya   lXmNÞy   ptnm¯   -   LAKSHMANA   SWOONS   HIT   BY   JAVELIN  
 
ATaEd¢t¿Ïs|nadaE   vanraNa|   tda   rNE   =21=  
AT    loud
ud¢t¿t¯     arose
s|nad:    a roar
vanraNa|    from monkeys
tda    then
rNE    in the battle field.
 
21.Then   a   loud   roar   arose   from   the   monkeys   in   the   battle   field.    
sa   ppat   ¢æODa   ¢C°a   S¢³:   ka·nma¢ln£   .  
s¢vÞp¤¢lÄña   Çv¢lta   mhaEÚkEv   ¢dvÜÅy¤ta   =22=  
sa    that
ppat    fell down
¢æODa    three
¢C°a    split into
S¢³:    javelin
ka·nma¢ln£     wreathed in gold
s¢vÞp¤¢lÄña     with sparks
Çv¢lta     flaming
mhaEÚka   iv     like a comet
¢dv:    from the sky
Åy¤ta     falling
 
22.That   javelin   wreathed   in   gold   fell   down   split   into   three   parts   flaming   with   sparks   like   a   comet   falling   from   the   sky.    
tt:   s|Ba¢vttra|   kalEna¢p   Ѥrasdam¯   .  
jg#ah   ¢vp¤l|   S¢³|   d£Ôymana|   ÞvtEjsa   =23=  
tt:    then
s|Ba¢vttra|    which was highly worshipped
kalEn   A¢p     even by Yama
Ѥrasdam¯     difficult to approach
jg#ah    took hold
¢vp¤l|     big
S¢³|    javelin
d£Ôymana|     shining
ÞvtEjsa    with its own splendour
 
23.Then   Ravana   took   hold   of   a   big   jabelin   which   was   highly   worshipped   even   by   Yama,   difficult   to   approach   and   shining   with   its   own   splendour.    
sa   vE¢gta   blvta   ravNEn   Ѥrasda   .  
jÇval   s¤mhaGaEra   S@aS¢nsmp#Ba   =24=  
sa    that
vE¢gta    brandished
blvta    with violence
ravNEn    by Ravana
Ѥrasda     difficult to be overcome
jÇval    shone
s¤mhaGaEra    highly dreadful
S@aS¢nsmp#Ba    equal to the thunderbolt of Indra
 
24.That   javelin   brandished   with   violence   by   Ravana   was   difficult   to   overcome,   excedingly   dreadful   and   shining   equal   to   the   thunderbolt   of   Indra.    
et¢Þm°ÓtrE   v£raE   lßmNÞt|   ¢vB£xNm¯   .  
p#aNs|Symap°|   t¥NIm×yvpït   =25=  
et¢Þmn¯     during this
AÓtrE    time
v£r:    heroic
lßmN:    Lakshmana
t|    that
¢vB£xNm¯     Vibhishana
p#aNs|Sy|    with life in danger
Aap°|    reached a stage
t¥NI|    quickly
A×yvpït     came to rescue
 
25.During   this   time   the   heroic   Lakshmana   quickly   came   to   the   rescue   of   Vibhishana   who   had   reached   a   stage   where   his   life   was   in   danger.    
t|   ¢vmaEX¢yt¤|   v£ràapmayØy   lßmN:   .  
ravN|   S¢³hÞt|   vW   SrvxªIrva¢krt¯   =26=  
t|    him, Vibhishana
¢vmaEX¢yt¤|     in order to save
v£r:    gallant
cap|    bow
AayØy    stretching
lßmN:    Lakshmana
ravN|    Ravana
S¢³hÞt|     javelin in hand
vW    may be
SrvxªI:    a volley of arrows
Ava¢krt¯     covered
 
26.The   gallant   Lakshmana   in   order   to   save   Vibhishana   stretching   his   bow   covered   Ravana   with   a   javelin   in   hand   with   a   volley   of   arrows.    
k£yImaN:   Sr¬GEN   ¢vs¦¾En   mhaÏmna   .  
s   p#ht¤I|   mnà@E   ¢vm¤K£k]t¢v@m:   =27=  
k£yImaN:    being covered
Sr¬GEN    with a volley of arrows
¢vs¦¾En     discharged
mhaÏmna    by the high souled
s:    he
p#ht¤I|    to strike
mn:   c@E    decided
¢vm¤K£k]t¢v@m:     whose prowess stood baulked
 
27.Ravana   whose   prowess   stood   baulked   being   covered   with   the   volley   of   arrows   discharged   by   the   high   souled  
Lakshmana   decided   to   strike   him.    
maE¢Xt|   B#atr|   è¾qva   lßmNEn   s   ravN:   .  
lßmNa¢Bm¤K¢Þt¿¢°d|   vcnmb#v£t¯   =28=  
maE¢Xt|    saved
B#atr|    brother
è¾qva     seeing
lßmNEn    by Lakshmana
s:    that
ravN:    Ravana
lßmNa¢Bm¤K:     towards Lakshmana
¢t¿n¯     standing
id|    the following
vcn|    words
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
 
28.Ravana   seeing   his   brother   Vibhishana   saved   by   Lakshmana,   standing   towards   him   spoke   the   following   words.    
maE¢XtÞtE   blÜla¢GÓyÞmadEv|   ¢vB£xN:   .  
¢vm¤Åy   raXs|   S¢³ÞÏvy£y|   ¢v¢npaÏytE   =29=  
maE¢Xt:    was saved
tE    by you
blÜla¢Gn¯     proud of your strength
yÞmat¯    by which
ev|    like this
¢vB£xN:     Vibhishana
¢vm¤Åy     letting off
raXs|    ogre
S¢³:    javelin
Ïv¢y    on you
iy|    this
¢v¢npaÏytE     is being hurled
 
29.Ravana   told   Lakshmana   that   being   proud   of   his   strength   by   which   Vibhishana   was   saved   letting   the   ogre   off   the   the   javelin   is   being   hurled   at   him.    
exa   tE   ¶dy|   ¢Bt¯Ïva   S¢³la©I¢htlXNa   .  
mëah¤p¢rGaEÏs¦¾a   p#aNanaday   yaÞy¢t   =30=  
exa    this
tE    your
¶dy|    heart
¢Bt¯Ïva     piercing
S¢³:    javelin
laE¢htlXNa    stained with blood
mëah¤p¢rGaEÏs¦¾a     hurled by the bludgeon like kand
p#aNan¯    life
Aaday    taking
yaÞy¢t    will go
 
30.Ravana   told   Lakshmana   that   the   javelin   hurled   by   his   bludgeon   like   hand   piercing   Lakshmana's   heart   will   go   stained   with   blood   after   taking   Lakshmana's   life.              
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