THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 109 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

ramravNaEyaE: smsmr: - FIERCE BATTLE BETWEEN RAMA AND RAVANA
ravNÒvjm¤¢êÜy m¤maEc ¢n¢St| Srm¯ .
mhaspI¢mvas/| ÇvlÓt| ÞvEn tEjsa =11=

ravNÒvj|

flag of Ravana

u¢êÜy

aiming at

m¤maEc

loosed

¢n¢St|

sharp

Srm¯

arrow

mhaspI|

a great snake

As/|

irresistible

ÇvlÓt|

burning

ÞvEn

own

tEjsa

with glory

11.Rama loosed a sharp arrow like a great snake and irresistible burning with its own glory aiming at the flag of Ravana.
jgam s mh£| ¢Ct¯Ïva dSg#£vÒvj| Sr: =12=

jgam

entered

that

mh£|

earth

¢Ct¯Ïva

tearing asunder

dSg#£vÒvj|

the flag of the ten headed Ravana

Sr:

arrow

12.The arrow tearing asunder the flag of the ten headed Ravana entered the earth.
s ¢nk]äOaE{ptìom¬ ravNÞy rTÒvj: =13=

that

¢nk]äO:

cut down

qAptt¯

fell down

B¥m¬

on the ground

ravNÞy

of Ravana

rTÒvj:

chariot flag

13.The chariot flag of Ravana cut down by the arrow, fell down on the ground.
ÒvÇyaEÓmTn| è¾qva ravN: s¤mhabl: .
s|p#d£çOaE{BvÏ@aEDadmxaIt¯p#dh¢°v =14=

ÒvÇy

of flag

uÓmTn| è¾qva

seeing the destruction

ravN:

Ravana

s¤mhabl:

with extraordinary might

s|p#d£çO:

inflamed

ABvt¯

became

@«Dat¯

with anger

AmxaIt¯

with indignation

p#dhn¯ iv

blazing as it were

14.Ravana with extraordinary might seeing the destruction of the flag was inflamed with anger and became blazing as it were with indignation.
s raExvsmap°: SrvxI| mh¹mn¯ .
ramÞy t¤rgaÓd£ç¬: SrW¢vIÛyaD ravN: =15=

that

raExvS| Aap°:

overcome with anger

SrvxI|

a shower of arrows

mht¯

great

vmn¯

discharging

ramÞy

of Rama

t¤rgan¯

horses

d£ç¬:

flaming

SrW:

with arrows

¢vÛyaD

pierced

ravN:

Ravana

15.Ravana, overcome with anger pierced the horses of Rama by discharging a great shower of flaming arrows.
tE ¢b¼a hryÞtæO naÞKl°a¢p bB#m¤: .
bB¥v¤: ÞvÞT¶dya: pînalW¢rvahta: =16=

those

¢b¼a:

pierced

hry:

horses

tæO

then

n AÞKln¯

did not stagger

n A¢p bB#m¤:

did not reel also

bB¥v¤:

remained

ÞvÞT¶dya:

with a complacent heart

pînalW:

lotus stalks

iv Aahta:

like when struck with

tExa|

their

As|B#m|

nonchalance

è¾qva

seeing

va¢jna|

of the horses

ravN:

Ravana

tda

then

B¥y: ev

once again

s¤s|@[¼:

highly enraged

SrvxI|

a hail of arrows

m¤maEc h

let loose

17.Ravana highly enraged on seeing the nonchalance of those horses once again let loose a hail of arrows.
gdaà p¢rGaàWv c@a¢N m¤sla¢n c .
¢g¢rS¦Äña¢N v¦Xa|à tTa S¥lpráGan¯ =18=
maya¢v¢htmEtäO¤ SÞæOvxImpatyt¯ .
t¤m¤l| æOasjnn| B£m| B£mp#¢tÞvnm¯ =19=

gda: c

maces also

p¢rGa: c

iron clubs also

ev c@a¢N

discuses also

m¤sla¢n c

mallets also

¢g¢rS¦Äña¢N

mountain peaks

v¦Xan¯ c

trees also

tTa S¥lpráGan¯

similarly pikes and axes

maya¢v¢ht|

a creation of magic

ett¯

these

t¤ SÞæOvxI|

a rain of weapons also

Apatyt¯

let fall

t¤m¤l|

tumultous

æOasjnn|

alarming

B£m|

fearful

B£mp#¢tÞvnm¯

with a terrible sound

18,19.Ravana let fall on the horses maces, iron clubs, discuses, mallets, mountain peaks, trees, pikes and axes. Also he let fall a fearful shower of weapons created by magic with tumultous, alarming, fearful and with a terrible sound.
t¹xImBvï¤¼E nWkSÞæOmy| mht¯ .
¢vm¤Åy raGvrT| smÓta¹anrE blE =20=

tt¯

that

vxI|

shower

ABvt¯

fell

y¤¼E

in the battle

nWkSÞæOmy|

of numerous weapons

mht¯

great

¢vm¤Åy

leaving alone

raGvrT|

the chariot of Rama, a scion of Raghu

smÓtat¯

on all sides

vanrE

on monkey

blE

army

20.That great shower of numerous weapons in the battle leaving alone the chariot of Rama, a scion of Raghu, fell on the monkey army on all sides.
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