THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 103 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

iÓd#rTmaâ/   s|g#am:   -   FIGHTS   SEATED   IN   INDRA'S   CHARIOT  
 
taÓè¾qva   p°gan#am:   smaptt   AahvE   .  
AÞæO|   gaâÏmt|   GaEr|   p#aѤà@E   Byavhm¯   =21=  
tan¯     those
è¾qva     seeing
p°gan¯     serpents
ram:     Rama
smaptt     became alert
AahvE     in the battle
AÞæO|     missile
gaâÏmt|     presided over by garuda
GaEr|     formidable
p#aѤà@E     discharged
Byavhm¯     fearful
 
21.Rama   seeing   those   serpents   coming   towards   him   became   alert   and   discharged   the   formidable   and   fearful   missile  
presided   over   by   garuda.    
tW   raGvSra   m¤³a   âÀmp¤H¯Ka:   ¢S¢Kp#Ba:   .  
s¤pNaI:   ka·na   B¥Ïva   ¢vcEâ:   spISæOv:   =22=  
tW     those
raGvSra:     arrows of Rama
m¤³a:     discharged
âÀmp¤H¯Ka:      golden feathered
¢S¢Kp#Ba:     shining like flame
s¤pNaI:     garudas
ka·na:     golden
B¥Ïva     turning into
¢vcEâ:     flew about
spISæOv:     enemies of snakes
 
22.Those   golden   feathered   arrows   shining   like   flame   discharged   by   Rama   turned   into   golden   garudas,   enemies   of   snakes   and   flew   about.    
tE   taÓsvaIM¯ÅCra¸G"¤:   spIãpaÓmhajvan¯   .  
s¤pNIãpa   raGvÞy   ¢v¢SKa:   kamã¢pN:   =23=  
tE     those
tan¯     those
svaIM¯     all
Sran¯     arrows
jG"¤:     destroyed
spIãpan¯     in the form of snakes
mhajvan¯     with great speed
s¤pNIãpa:     in the form of garudas
raGvÞy     of Rama, a scion of Raghu
¢v¢SKa:     arrows
kamã¢pN:     able to change form at will
 
23.Those   arrows   of   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   able   to   change   form   at   will   taking   the   form   of   garudas   destroyed   all   those   arrows   in   the   form   of   snakes   with   great   speed.    
AÞæOE   p#¢thtE   @[¼aE   ravNaE   raXsa¢Dp:   .  
A×yvxIäOda   ram|   GaEra¢B:   Srv¦¢¾¢B:   =24=  
AÞæOE     missile
p#¢thtE     being destroyed
@[¼:     enraged
ravN:     Ravana
raXsa¢Dp:     king of ogres
A×yvxIt¯     showered
tda     then
ram|     Rama
GaEra¢B:     with formidable
Srv¦¢¾¢B:     shower of arrows
 
24.Ravana,   the   king   of   ogres,   enraged   seeing   the   missile   being   destroyed   showered   Rama   with   a   shower   of   formidable   arrows.    
tt:   SrshÞa#EN   ramm¢²¾ka¢rNm¯   .  
AdI¢yÏva   Sr¬GEN   mat¢l|   p#Ïy¢vÒyt   =25=  
tt:     then
SrshÞa#EN     with thousands of arrows
ram|     Rama
A¢²¾ka¢rNm¯      of unwearied action
AdI¢yÏva     overwhelming
Sr¬GEN     with a stream of arrows
mat¢l|     Matali
p#Ïy¢vÒyt     pierced
 
25.Ravana   then   overwhelming   Rama   with   thousands   of   arrows   pierced   Matali   with   a   stream   of   arrows.    
¢cÅCEd   kEt¤¢mÓd#Þy   SrENEkEn   ravN:   =26=  
¢cÅCEd     cut off
kEt¤|     flag
iÓd#Þy     of Indra
SrEN     by arrow
ekEn     one
ravN:     Ravana
 
26.Ravana   then   cut   off   the   flag   of   Indra   with   one   arrow.    
pat¢yÏva   rTaEpÞtE   rTaÏkEt¤|   c   ka·nm¯   .  
eEÓd#an¢p   jGanaáaM¯ÅCrjalEn   ravN:   =27=  
pat¢yÏva     having felled
rTaEpÞtE     from the top of the chariot
rTat¯     of the chariot
kEt¤|   c     flag also
ka·nm¯     golden
eEÓd#an¯     of Indra
A¢p     also
jGan     struck
AáaM¯     horses
SrjalEn     with a hail of arrows
ravN:     Ravana
 
27.Ravana   having   felled   the   golden   flag   from   the   of   the   chariot   struck   the   horses   of   the   chariot   of   Indra   with   a   hail   of   arrows.    
tdqè¾qva   s¤mhÏkmI   ravNÞy   ѤraÏmn:   .  
¢vxEѤd©IvgÓDvaI   danvaàarNW:   sh   =28=  
tt¯     that
è¾qva     seeing
s¤mhÏkmI     great deed
ravNÞy     of Ravana
ѤraÏmn:     evil minded
¢vxEѤ:     felt agony
dEvgÓDvaI:     gods, gandharvas
danva:     demons
carNW:     caranas
sh     alongwith
 
28.Gods,   gandharvas,   demons   alongwith   caranas   seeing   the   great   deed   of   the   evil   minded   Ravana   felt   agony.    
rammatI|   tda   è¾qva   ¢s¼aà   prmxIy:   .  
Ûy¢Tta   vanrEÓd#ay   bB¥v¤:   s¢vB£xN:   =29=  
ram|     Rama
AatI|     afflicted
tda     then
è¾qva     seeing
¢s¼a:     Siddhas
c   prmxIy:     foremost rsis
Ûy¢Tta:     despondent
vanrEÓd#a:   c     chiefs of monkeys
bB¥v¤:     became
s¢vB£xN:     with Vibhishana
 
29.Siddhas   and   foremost   rsis   alongwith   monkey   chiefs   and   Vibhishana   seeing   Rama   afflicted   became   despondent.  
   
ramcÓd#ms|   è¾qva   g#Þt|   ravNrah¤Na   .  
p#ajapÏy|   c   nXæO|   raE¢hN£|   S¢Sn:   ¢p#yam¯   =  
sma@Øy   b¤DÞtÞT¬   p#janamS¤Bavh:   =30=  
ramcÓd#ms|     moon in the shape of Rama
è¾qva     seeing
g#Þt|     eclipsed
ravNrah¤Na     by rahu in the shape of Ravana
p#ajapÏy|     presided by Prajapati
c     also
nXæO|     star
raE¢hN£|     rohini
S¢Sn:     of moon
¢p#yam¯     beloved
sma@Øy     touching
b¤D:     mercury
tÞT¬     stood
p#jana|     for all beings
AS¤Bavh:     spelling disaster
 
30.Seeing   Rahu   in   the   form   of   Ravana   eclipsing   moon   in   the   form   of   Rama,   mercury   stood   touching   the   star   Rohini   presided   over   by   Prajapati   and   beloved   of   the   moon   spelling   disaster   to   all   beings.              
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