THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 101 : SLOKAS 41 TO 51


 

S³Ya   lXmNÞy   ptnm¯   -   LAKSHMANA   SWOONS   HIT   BY   JAVELIN  
 
s   ddSI   ttaE   ram:   S³Ya   ¢B°|   mhahvE   .  
lßmN|   â¢Dra¢dÂD|   sp°g¢mvaclm¯   =41=  
s:     that
ddSI     saw
tt:     then
ram:     Rama
S³Ya     by javelin
¢B°|     pierced
mhahvE     in the great battle
lßmN|     Lakshmana
â¢Dra¢dÂD|     bathed in blood
sp°g|     with a snake
iv     like
Aclm¯     a mountain
 
41.Rama   then   saw   Lakshmana   pierced   by   the   javelin   in   the   great   battle   and   bathed   in   blood   like   a   mountain   with   a   snake,    
tam¢p   p#¢hta|   S¢³|   ravNEn   bl£ysa   .  
yÏnÞtE   h¢r½E¿a   n   SEk[rvm¢dItm¯   =  
A¢dItaàWv   baN¬GW:   ¢Xp#hÞtEn   rXsa   =42=  
ta|     that
A¢p     even
p#¢hta|     propelled
S¢³|     javelin
ravNEn     by Ravana
bl£ysa     mighty
yÏn:     effort
tE   h¢r½E¿a:      the foremost of monkeys
n   SEk[:     could not do
Avm¢dItm¯     to extract
A¢dIta:     tormented
c     also
ev   baN¬GW:     by the stream of arrows
¢Xp#hÞtEn     swift handed
rXsa     by the ogre
 
42.The   javelin   propelled   by   the   mighty,   swift   handed,   Ravana   could   not   be   extracted   by   the   foremost   of   monkeys   who   were   tormented   by   the   stream   of   arrows   by   the   ogre.    
s¬¢m¢æO|   sa   ¢v¢n¢BIï   p#¢v¾a   DrN£tlm¯   =43=  
s¬¢m¢æO|     of Lakshmana, son of Sumitra
sa     that
¢v¢n¢BIï     piercing
p#¢v¾a     entered
DrN£tlm¯     the surface of the earth
 
43.The   javelin   piercing   the   body   of   Lakshmana,   son   of   Sumitra,   it   entered   the   surface   of   the   earth.    
ta|   kra×ya|   pram¦Üy   ram:   S¢³|   Byavhm¯   .  
bB¸   smrE   @[¼aE   blva¢ÓvckxI   c   =44=  
ta|     that
kra×ya|     with two hands
pram¦Üy     seizing hold
ram:     Rama
S¢³|     the javelin
Byavhm¯     the terrible
bB¸     broke it
smrE     in the battle
@[¼:     enraged
blvan¯     mighty
¢vckxI     drew out
c     also
 
44.The   mighty   Rama   enraged   seizing   hold   of   the   terrible   javelin   with   two   hands   drew   it   out   and   broke   it   in   the   battle.    
tÞy   ¢nÝkxIt:   S¢³|   ravNEn   bl£yysa   .  
Sra:   sv©Ix¤   gaæOEx¤   pa¢tta   mmIBE¢dn:   =45=  
tÞy     his
¢nÝkxIt:     while drawing out
S¢³|     the javelin
ravNEn     by Ravana
bl£yysa     mighty
Sra:     arrows
sv©Ix¤     all
gaæOEx¤     in limbs
pa¢tta:     were hirled
mmIBE¢dn:     capable of piercing vital parts
 
45.While   Rama   was   drawing   out   the   javelin   from   Lakshmana's   body,   the   mighty   Ravana   hurled   arrows,   capable   of   piercing   vital   parts,   in   all   limbs   of   Rama.    
A¢cÓt¢yÏva   tan¯baNaÓsma¢ÜlÝy   c   lßmNm¯   .  
Ab#v£Åc   hn¥mÓt|   s¤g#£v|   cWv   raGv:   =46=  
A¢cÓt¢yÏva     not minding
tan¯     those
baNan¯     arrows
sma¢ÜlÝy     embracing
c   lßmNm¯     Lakshmana
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
c   hn¥mÓt|     to Hanuman also
s¤g#£v|   c   ev      to Sugriva also
raGv:     Rama, a scion of Raghu
 
46.Rama   not   minding   the   arrows   discharged   by   Ravana,   embracing   Lakshmana   spoke   to   Hanuman   and   Sugriva.    
lßmN|   p¢rvay©Ih   ¢t¿Òv|   vanraEäOma:   =47=  
lßmN|     Lakshmana
p¢rvayI     surrounding
ih     here
¢t¿Òv|     remain
vanraEäOma:     O! foremost of monkeys
 
47.Rama   told   the   foremost   of   monkeys,   Sugriva   and   Hanuman   to   stand   there   surrounding   Lakshmana.    
papaÏma{y|   dSg#£vaE   vÒyta|   pap¢này:   =48=  
papaÏma     of sinful mind
Ay|     this
dSg#£v:     ten headed Ravana
vÒyta|     should be killed
pap¢này:     of sinful resolve
 
48.Rama   told   Hanuman   and   Sugriva   that   the   ten   headed   Ravana   of   sinful   mind   and   sinful   resolve   should   be   killed.    
pra@mÞy   kalaE{y|   s|p#açOaE   mE   ¢crE¢Ôst:   .  
kaHqXtàatkÞyEv   GmaIÓtE   mEGdSInm¯   =49=  
pra@mÞy     for prowess
kal:     time
Ay|     now
s|p#açO:     has come
mE     my
¢crE¢Ôst:     sought for long
kaHqXt:     desiring
catkÞy     of cataka bird
iv     like
GmaIÓtE     at the end of summer
mEGdSInm¯     for the sight of a cloud
 
49.Rama   told   Hanuman   and   Sugriva   that   like   a   cataka   bird   desiring   to   see   a   cloud   at   the   end   of   summer,   the   time   has   come   for   exhibiting   his   prowes   for   which   he   was   waiting   for   a   long   time.    
A¢ÞmÓm¤h¥t©I   n   ¢craÏsÏy|   p#¢tS¦NaE¢m   v:   =50=  
AravNmram|   va   jgdqd#ßyT   vanra:   =51=  
A¢Þmn¯     at this
m¤h¥t©I     time
n   ¢crat¯     not before long
sÏy|     a truth
p#¢tS¦NaE¢m     I am telling
v:     to you
AravN|     without Ravana
Aram|   va     or without Rama
jgt¯     the world
d#ßyT     will see
vanra:     O! monkeys
 
50,51.Rama   told   Hanuman   and   Sugriva   that   he   is   telling   a   truth   that   before   long   they   will   see   a   world   without   Ravana   or   Rama.              
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