THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 111 : SLOKAS 14 TO 20


 

ravNvD:   -   RAVANA   KILLED  
 
A¢BmÓæOqy   ttaE   ramÞt|   mhEx¤|   mhabl:   .  
vEdp#aE³En   ¢v¢Dna   s|dDE   kam¤IkE   bl£   =14=  
A¢BmÓæOqy     charging with mystic spell
tt:    then
ram:    Rama
t|    that
mhEx¤|    great arrow
mhabl:    with great strength
vEdp#aE³En    with scriptural ordinance
¢v¢Dna    in accordance
s|dDE    fitted
kam¤IkE    in the bow
bl£    mighty
 
14.The   mighty   Rama   with   great   strength   charging   the   arrow   with   mystic   spell   in   accordance   with   the   scriptural  
ordinance   fitted   it   in   his   bow.    
t¢ÞmÓs|D£ymanE   t¤   raGvEN   SraEäOmE   .  
svIB¥ta¢n   ¢væOEs¤àcal   c   vs¤ÓDra   =15=  
t¢Þmn¯     that
s|D£ymanE    was being fitted
t¤    then
raGvEN    by Rama, a scion of Raghu
SraEäOmE    excellent arrow
svIB¥ta¢n     all created beings
¢væOEs¤:     felt terrified
ccal    shook
c   vs¤ÓDra     the earth also
 
15.Then   while   that   excellent   arrow   was   being   fitted   to   the   bow   by   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   all   created   beings   felt   terrified   and   the   earth   also   shook.    
s   ravNay   s|@[¼aE   B¦SmayØy   kam¤Ikm¯   .  
¢cXEp   prmayäOÞt|   Sr|   mmIGa¢tnm¯   =16=  
s:    he
ravNay    on Ravana
s|@[¼:    highly enraged
B¦S|    fully
AayØy    stretching
kam¤Ikm¯     his bow
¢cXEp    discharged
prmayäO:    supremely active
t|    that
Sr|    arrow
mmIGa¢tnm¯     which was capable of tearing asunder the vital parts
 
16.The   supremely   active   and   highly   enraged   Rama   fully   stretching   his   bow   discharged   that   arrow   which   was   capable   of   tearing   asunder   the   vital   parts   on   Ravana.    
s   vj#   iv   ѤDIxa©I   v¢j#bah¤¢vs¢jIt:   .  
k]taÓt   iv   cavaya©I   Óyptd#avNaEr¢s   =17=  
s:    that arrow
vj#:   iv    like the thunderbolt
ѤDIxI:     difficult to overcome
v¢j#bah¤¢vs¢jIt:     hurled by the hand of Indra, the weilder of thunderbolt
k]taÓt:   iv     like death
c   AvayI:    incapable of being warded off
Óyptt¯     fell
ravNaEr¢s    on the chest of Ravana
 
17.That   arrow,   like   the   thuderbolt   hurled   by   the   hand   of   Indra,   the   weilder   of   thunderbolt,   which   was   difficult   to   over come   and   incapable   of   being   warded   off   fell   on   the   chest   of   Ravana.    
s   ¢vs¦¾aE   mhavEg:   S¢rraÓtkr:   Sr:   .  
¢bBEd   ¶dy|   tÞy   ravNÞy   ѤraÏmn:   =18=  
s:    that
¢vs¦¾:     discharged
mhavEg:    with great speed
S¢rraÓtkr:     capable of destroying the body
Sr:    arrow
¢bBEd    pierced
¶dy|    heart
tÞy    that
ravNÞy    of Ravana
ѤraÏmn:     evil minded
 
18.The   arrow   capable   of   destroying   the   body   discharged   with   great   speed   pierced   the   heart   of   the   evil   minded   Ravana.    
â¢Dra³:   s   vEgEn   j£¢vtaÓtkr:   Sr:   .  
ravNÞy   hrÓp#aNa¢ÓvvES   DrN£tlm¯   =19=  
â¢Dra³:     stained with blood
s:    that
vEgEn    with all speed
j£¢vtaÓtkr:     capable taking away the life
Sr:    arrow
ravNÞy    of Ravana
hrn¯    taking
p#aNan¯    the life
¢vvES    entered
DrN£tlm¯     the earth's surface
 
19.That   arrow   capable   of   taking   away   life,   taking   the   life   of   Ravana   with   all   speed   and   stained   with   blood   entered   the   earth's   surface.    
s   SraE   ravN|   hÏva   â¢Dra¢d#Ik]tÅC¢v:   .  
k]tkmaI   ¢nB¦tvÏÞvt¥N£|   p¤nragmt¯   =20=  
s:    that
Sr:    arrow
ravN|    Ravana
hÏva    having killing
â¢Dra¢d#Ik]tÅC¢v:     soaked in blood
k]tkmaI    accomplishing its mission
¢nB¦tvt¯     like a meek servant
Þvt¥N£|     its own quiver
p¤n:    again
Aagmt¯    reentered
 
20.That   blood   soaked   arrow   having   killed   Ravana   and   having   accomplished   its   mission   reentered   Rama's   quiver   again   like   a   meek   servant.              

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