THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 109 : SLOKAS 21 TO 31


 

ramravNaEy¤:   smsmr:   -   FIERCE   BATTLE   BETWEEN   RAMA   AND   RAVANA  
 
saykWrÓt¢rX|   c   ckaraS¤   ¢nrÓtrm¯   =21=  
saykW:    with arrows
AÓt¢rX|   c     the sky also
ckar    covered
AaS¤    quickly
¢nrÓtrm¯     without gap
 
21.Ravana   quickly   covered   the   sky   also   with   arrows   without   a   gap.    
shÞa#SÞttaE   baNan½aÓt¶dyaEïm:   .  
m¤maEc   c   dSg#£vaE   ¢n:sÄñEnaÓtraÏmna   =22=  
shÞa#S:    in thousands
tt:    then
baNan¯    arrows
A½aÓt¶dyaEïm:     with tireless effort
m¤maEc    let loose
c    also
dSg#£v:    tenheaded Ravana
¢n:sÄñEn     without compassion
AÓtraÏmna     with a heart
 
22.The   tenheaded   Ravana   then   let   loose   thousands   of   arrows   with   tireless   effort   and   without   compassion   in   heart.    
ÛyayÅCman|   t|   è¾qva   tÏpr|   ravN|   rNE   .  
p#sh¢°v   kak[t¯ÞT:   sÓdDE   saykaM¯¢ÅCtan¯   =23=  
ÛyayÅCman|     putting great effort
t|    that
è¾qva     seeing
tÏpr|    thereafter
ravN|    Ravana
rNE    in the battle
p#shn¯   iv     as if smiling
kak[t¯ÞT:     Rama, a scon of Kakutstha
sÓdDE    fitted
saykan¯    arrows
¢Stan¯    sharp
 
23.Rama,   a   scion   of   Kakutstha,   seeing   Ravana   putting   great   effort   in   the   battle,   thereafter   fitted   sharp   arrows   to   his   bow   as   if   smiling.    
s   m¤maEc   ttaE   baNan#NE   StshÞa#S:   .  
tan¯è¾qva   ravNà@E   ÞvSrW:   K|   ¢nrÓtrm¯   =24=  
s:    he
m¤maEc    loosed
tt:    then
baNan¯    arrows
rNE    in the battle
StshÞa#S:    in hundreds and thousands
tan¯    those
è¾qva     seeing
ravN:    Ravana
c@E    covered
ÞvSrW:    with own arrows
K|    the sky
¢nrÓtrm¯     completely
 
24.Rama   then   loosed   arrows   in   hundreds   and   thousands   in   the   battle.   Ravana   seeing   those   arrows   covered   the   sky   completely   with   his   own   arrows.    
ttÞta×ya|   p#m¤³En   Srvx©IN   BaÞvta   .  
Srb¼¢mvaBa¢t   ¢¹t£y|   BaÞvdØbrm¯   =25=  
tt:    then
ta×ya|    by the two
p#m¤³En     discharged
Srvx©IN    shower of arrows
BaÞvta    dazzling
Srb¼|    net work of arrows
iv    like
AaBa¢t    appeared
¢¹t£y|     a second
BaÞvt¯    shining
AØbrm¯     sky
 
25.Then   the   dazzling   shower   of   arrows   discharged   by   the   two,   Rama   and   Ravana,   the   shining   sky   appeared   like   a   second   sky.    
na¢n¢mäOaE{BvëaNaE   na¢tBEäOa   n   ¢nx¯Pl:   .  
tTa   ¢vs¦jtaEbaINan#amravNyaEm¦IDE   =26=  
n    not
A¢n¢mäO:     failed to reach the target
ABvt¯    become
baN:    arrow
n    not
A¢tBEäOa     failed to pierce the target
n    not
¢nx¯Pl:    in vain
tTa    similarly
¢vs¦jtaE:     while discharged
baNan¯    arrows
ramravNyaE:    by Rama and Ravana
m¦DE    in the fight
 
26.None   of   the   arrows   discharged   by   Rama   and   Ravana   failed   to   reach   the   target,   no   failure   in   piercing   the   target   and   none   went   in   vain.    
p#ay¤¼Ytam¢v¢ÅC°mÞyÓt¬   sÛyd¢XNm¯   .  
c@t¤à   Sr¬GWÞt¬   ¢nâÅCqvas¢mvaØbrm¯   =27=  
p#ay¤¼Yta|     fought vehemently
A¢v¢ÅC°|     without interruption
AÞyÓt¬     discharging arrows
sÛyd¢XNm¯     to right and left
c@t¤:    covered
c    also
Sr¬GW:    with a network of arrows
t¬    the two
¢nâÅCqvas|     without leaving any space
iv    fully
AØbrm¯     the sky
 
27.The   two,   Rama   and   Ravana,   fought   vehemently   without   interruption   discharging   arrows   left   and   right   and   covered   the   sky   fully   with   a   network   of   arrows   without   leaving   any   space.    
naÓtr|   dèSE   ¢k¢·ÏpÜy¢ìr¢nmExNm¯   .  
B¥¢m¿W:   k¢prXaE¢B:   KÞTWvaI   dEvdanvW:   =28=  
n    not
AÓtr|    space
dèSE    was seen
¢k¢·t¯     even a little
pÜy¢ì:     looking
A¢nmExNm¯     without batting an eyelid
B¥¢m¿W:     present in the earth
k¢prXaE¢B:     by monkeys and ogres
KÞTW:    staying in the sky
va   dEvdanvW:     or by gods and demons
 
28.By   monkeys   and   ogres   present   in   the   earth   or   by   gods   and   demons   staying   in   the   sky   looking   without   batting   an   eyelid   could   see   even   a   little   space.    
ravNÞy   hyan#amaE   hyan#amÞy   ravN:   .  
jG"t¤Þt¬   tTa{ÓyaEÓy|   k]tan¤k]tka¢rN¬   =29=  
ravNÞy    of Ravana
hyan¯    horses
ram:    Rama
hyan¯    horses
ramÞy    of Rama
ravN:    Ravana
jG"t¤:    struck
t¬    the two
tTa    similarly
AÓyaEÓy|     each other
k]tan¤k]tka¢rN¬     exchanging blow for blow
 
29.Rama   struck   the   horses   of   Ravana   and   Ravana   struck   the   horses   of   Rama   and   similarly   the   two   struck   each   other   exchanging   blow   for   blow.    
ev|   t¬   t¤   s¤s|@[¼¬   c@t¤y¤I¼mì^tm¯   .  
m¤h¥tImBv祿|   t¤m¤l|   raEmhxINm¯   =30=  
ev|    as above
t¬   t¤     the two for their part
s¤s|@[¼¬     extremely enraged
c@t¤:    carried on
y¤¼|     a battle
Aì^tm¯     astonishing
m¤h¥tI|     for some time
ABvt¯    became
y¤¼|     battle
t¤m¤l|     tumultous
raEmhxINm¯    hair raising
 
30.The   two,   Rama   and   Ravana,   for   their   part   being   extremely   enraged   carried   on   an   astonishing   battle   for   some   time   which   became   tumultous   and   hair   raising.    
p#y¤Òyman¬   smrE   mhabl¬   ¢StW:   SrW   ravNlßmNag#j¬   .  
ÒvjavpatEn   s   raXsa¢DpaE   B¦S|   p#c¤@«D   tda   rG¥äOmE   =31=  
p#y¤Òyman¬     fought each other
smrE    in the battle field
mhabl¬    the two mighty
¢StW:    sharp
SrW:    with arrows
ravNlßmNag#j¬     Ravana amd Rama, elder brother of Lakshmana
ÒvjavpatEn    flag brought down
s:    that
raXsa¢Dp:    king of ogres, Ravana
B¦S|    very much
p#c¤@«D     became angry
tda    then
rG¥äOmE    in Rama, the foremost of Raghus
 
31.The   two   mighty   warriors,   Ravana   and   Rama,   elder   brother   of   Lakshmana,   fought   each   other   in   the   battlefield   with   sharp   arrows.   Ravna   became   very   angry   towards   Rama,   the   foremost   of   Raghus,   when   his   flag   was   brought   down.  

 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   nvaEäOrSttm:   sgI:   =109=  

           
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