THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 109 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

ramravNaEyaE:   smsmr:   -   FIERCE   BATTLE   BETWEEN   RAMA   AND   RAVANA  
 
tt:   p#v¦äO|   s¤@\r|   ramravNyaEÞtda   .  
s¤mhdq¹WrT|   y¤¼|   svIlaEkByavhm¯   =1=  
tt:    there
p#v¦äO|     ensued
s¤@\r|    a very fierce
ramravNyaE:    between Rama and Ravana
tda    then
s¤mht¯     a prolonged
¹WrT|    with two chariots
y¤¼|     fight
svIlaEkByavhm¯     stricking terror in all the worlds
 
1.Then   there   ensued   a   very   fierce   and   prolonged   fight   between   Rama   and   Ravana   with   two   charots   strking   terror   in   all   the   worlds.    
ttaE   raXssWÓy|   c   hr£Na|   c   mhëlm¯   .  
p#g¦h£tp#hrN|   ¢nàE¾|   sm¢t¿t   =2=  
tt:    at that time
raXssWÓy|   c     the ogre army also
hr£Na|    of monkeys
c    also
mht¯    huge
blm¯    army
p#g¦h£tp#hrN|     holding their weapons
¢nàE¾|     motionless
sm¢t¿t     stood
 
2.At   that   time   the   army   of   ogres   and   the   huge   army   of   monkeys   stood   motionless   holding   their   weapons.    
s|p#y¤¼¬   ttaE   è¾qva   blv°rraXs¬   .  
Ûya¢XçO¶dya:   sv©I   pr|   ¢vÞmymagta:   =3=  
s|p#y¤¼¬     in a great fight
tt:    then
è¾qva     seeing
blv°rraXs¬     mighty human and ogre
Ûya¢XçO¶dya:     distracted in heart
sv©I    all
pr|    great
¢vÞmy|    wonder
Aagta:    experienced
 
3.Then   all   seeing   the   mighty   human   and   ogre   engaged   in   a   great   fight,   distracted   in   heart   experienced   great   wonder.    
nanap#hrNWÛyIg#WB¤Ij¬¢vI¢Þmtb¤¼y:   .  
tÞT¤:   p#Eßy   c   s|g#am|   na¢BjÂm¤:   prÞprm¯   =4=  
nanap#hrNW:    with various weapons
Ûyg#W:    impatient
B¤jW:    with hands
¢v¢Þmtb¤¼y:     amazed in mind
tÞT¤:     stood
p#Eßy   c     seeing also
s|g#am|    fight
n   A¢BjÂm¤:     did not attack
prÞprm¯     one another
 
4.The   two   armies   amazed   in   mind   stood   with   impatient   hands   with   various   weapons   seeing   the   fight   and   did   not   attack   one   another.    
rXsa|   ravN|   ca¢p   vanraNa|   c   raGvm¯   .  
pÜyta|   ¢v¢ÞmtaXaNa|   sWÓy|   ¢cæO¢mvabB¬   =5=  
rXsa|    ogres
ravN|    Ravana
c    also
A¢p    even
vanraNa|   c    monkeys also
raGvm¯    Rama, a scion of Raghu
pÜyta|    while looking at
¢v¢ÞmtaXaNa|     with astonished eyes
sWÓy|    army
¢cæO|    painting
iv    like
AabB¬    appeared
 
5.The   army   of   ogres   and   monkeys   while   looking   at   Ravana   and   Rama   with   astonished   eyes   appearde   like   a   painting.    
t¬   t¤   tæO   ¢n¢mäOa¢n   è¾qva   ravNraGv¬   .  
k]tb¤¼£   ¢ÞTramxaªI   y¤y¤DatE   /B£tvt¯   =6=  
t¬    that
t¤    in this
tæO    then
¢n¢mäOa¢n     omens
è¾qva     seeing
ravNraGv¬    Ravana and Rama, a scion of Raghu
k]tb¤¼£     made up their minds
¢ÞTramxaªI     firm in their indignation
y¤y¤DatE     fought
¢h    surely
AB£tvt¯     fearlessly
 
6.The   two,   Ravana   and   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   then   seeing   the   omens,   made   up   their   minds   and   firm   in   their   indignation   fought   fearlessly.    
jEtÛy¢m¢t   kak[t¯ÞTaE   mtIÛy¢m¢t   ravN:   .  
D¦t¬   Þvv£yIsvIÞv|   y¤¼E{dSIyta|   tda   =7=  
jEtÛy|    will be victorious
i¢t    thus
kak[t¯ÞT:     Rama, a scion of Kakutstha
mtIÛy|    would die
i¢t    thus
ravN:    Ravana
D¦t¬    convinced
Þvv£yIsvIÞv|     entire wealth of their prowess
y¤¼E     in the battle
AdSIyta|    exhibited
tda    then
 
7.Rama,   a   scion   of   Kakutstha,   convinced   that   he   will   be   victorious   and   Ravana   convinced   that   he   woud   die   in   the   battle   exhibited   their   entire   wealth   of   prowess.    
tt:   @«DaêSg#£v:   SraÓsÓDay   v£yIvan¯   .  
m¤maEc   Òvjm¤¢êÜy   raGvÞy   rTE   ¢ÞTtm¯   =8=  
tt:    then
@«Dat¯    in anger
dSg#£v:    ten headed Ravana
Sran¯    arrows
sÓDay    fitting
v£yIvan¯     the valiant
m¤maEc    loosened
Òvj|    flag
u¢êÜy     aiming
raGvÞy    of Rama, a scion of Raghu
rTE    on chariot
¢ÞTtm¯     fixed
 
8.Then   the   valiant   ten   headed   Ravana   in   anger   fitting   arrows   to   his   bow   loosened   them   aiming   at   the   flag   fixed   on   the   chariot   of   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu.    
tE   SraÞtmnasaï   p¤rÓdrrTÒvjm¯   .  
rTS¢³|   pram¦Üy   ¢npEt¤DIrN£tlE   =9=  
tE    those
Sra:    arrows
t|    that
Anasaï    not reaching
p¤rÓdrrTÒvjm¯     the flag on the chariot of Indra
rTS¢³|    the staff
pram¦Üy     glancing off
¢npEt¤:     fell down
DrN£tlE    on the earth
 
9.Those   arrows   discharged   by   Ravana   not   reaching   the   flag   on   the   chariot   of   Indra   glancing   off   the   staff   fell   down   on   the   earth.    
ttaE   ramaE{¢Bs|@[¼àapmayØy   v£yIvan¯   .  
k]tp#¢tk]t|   kt¤I|   mnsa   s|p#c@mE   =10=  
tt:    then
ram:    Rama
A¢Bs|@[¼:     in great fury
cap|    bow
AayØy    stretching
v£yIvan¯     the valiant
k]tp#¢tk]t|    blow for blow
kt¤I|    to return
mnsa   s|p#c@mE     thought in his mind
 
10.The   valiant   Rama   in   great   fury   stretching   his   bow   thought   in   his   mind   to   return   blow   for   blow.              
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