Chapter 28
Yuddha Kanda - Book Of War
सारणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रावणम् राक्षस अधिपम्
बलम् आलोकयन् सर्वम् शुको वाक्यम् अथ अब्रवीत्
sāraṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇam rākṣasa adhipam
balam ālokayan sarvam śuko vākyam atha abravīt
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
After listening to Sarana's words Shuka, pointing out all that army of monkeys, spoke the following words to Ravana the Lord of Demons.
स्थितान् पश्यसि यान् एतान् मत्तान् इव महाद्विपान्
न्यग्रोधान् इव गान्गेयान् सालान् हैमवतीन् इव
sthitān paśyasi yān etān mattān iva mahādvipān
nyagrodhān iva gāngeyān sālān haimavatīn iva
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"O, king! Do you observe those monkeys resembling huge elephants in rut, rising like banyan trees on the banks of River Ganga or Sala trees on Himalayas? Those warriors, able to change their form at will, are irresistible, equal to celestials and demons, and in a battle, are endowed with the valour of the gods."
एषाम् कोटि सहस्राणि नव पन्च च सप्त च
तथा शन्ख सहस्राणि तथा वृन्द शतानि च
eṣām koṭi sahasrāṇi nava panca ca sapta ca
tathā śankha sahasrāṇi tathā vṛnda śatāni ca
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"There are twenty one thousand crores, a thousand Shankus and a hundred Vrindas of these monkeys."
PURPORT
एते सुग्रीव सचिवाः किष्किन्धा निलयाः सदा
हरयो देव गन्धर्वैर् उत्पन्नाः काम रूपिणः
ete sugrīva sacivāḥ kiṣkindhā nilayāḥ sadā
harayo deva gandharvair utpannāḥ kāma rūpiṇaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"These monkeys, the attendants of Sugreeva born of celestials and celestial musicians, are able to change their form at will and always stay in Kishkindha."
यौ तौ पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तौ कुमारौ देव रूपिणौ
मैन्दः च द्विविदः च उभौ ताभ्याम् न अस्ति समो युधि
yau tau paśyasi tiṣṭhantau kumārau deva rūpiṇau
maindaḥ ca dvividaḥ ca ubhau tābhyām na asti samo yudhi
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"The two who stand there, who have the same resemblance and have the appearance of celestials, are Mainda and Dvivida. None can equal them in combat."
ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञाताव् अमृत प्राशिनाव् उभौ
आशंसेते युधा लंकाम् एतौ मर्दितुम् ओजसा
brahmaṇā samanujñātāv amṛta prāśināv ubhau
āśaṃsete yudhā laṃkām etau marditum ojasā
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"These two, who ate ambrosion on due authorization by Brahma, are hopefully of destroying Lanka by their power."
यम् तु पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तम् प्रभिन्नम् इव कुन्जरम्
यो बलात् क्षोभयेत् क्रुद्धः समुद्रम् अपि वानरः
yam tu paśyasi tiṣṭhantam prabhinnam iva kunjaram
yo balāt kṣobhayet kruddhaḥ samudram api vānaraḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"As for that monkey who you see there, resembling an intoxicated elephant, who in strength and fury is able to churn up the ocean itself, it is he who came to Lanka to find Seetha and spy on you, O, Lord! See that monkey, who was seen earlier and who appears here again."
ज्येष्ठः केसरिणः पुत्रो वात आत्मज इति श्रुतः
हनूमान् इति विख्यातो लन्घितो येन सागरः
jyeṣṭhaḥ kesariṇaḥ putro vāta ātmaja iti śrutaḥ
hanūmān iti vikhyāto langhito yena sāgaraḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"This monkey, by whom the ocean was traversed, is the eldest son of Kesari. He is known as the son of wind-god and famously called as Hanuman."
काम रूपी हरि श्रेष्ठो बल रूप समन्वितः
अनिवार्य गतिः चैव यथा सततगः प्रभुः
kāma rūpī hari śreṣṭho bala rūpa samanvitaḥ
anivārya gatiḥ caiva yathā satatagaḥ prabhuḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"This excellent monkey can assume any form at will. He is endowed with a good strength and form always moving like the wind-god, having an uninterrupted mobility."
उद्यन्तम् भास्करम् दृष्ट्वा बालः किल पिपासितः
त्रियोजन सहस्रम् तु अध्वानम् अवतीर्य हि
udyantam bhāskaram dṛṣṭvā bālaḥ kila pipāsitaḥ
triyojana sahasram tu adhvānam avatīrya hi
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"While yet a child, seeing the sun rise, he desired to eat it and took off to a distance of three thousand yojanas (or twenty four thousand miles) reflecting: �I shall seize hold of the sun and my hunger will not be appeased otherwise' and they say, he leapt up (into the air) intoxicated as he was with his own strength."
अनाधृष्यतमम् देवम् अपि देव ऋषि दानवैः
अनासाद्य एव पतितो भास्कर उदयने गिरौ
anādhṛṣyatamam devam api deva ṛṣi dānavaiḥ
anāsādya eva patito bhāskara udayane girau
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"Without even reaching the sun, which is most unassailable even to celestials, sages or demons, he however fell on a mountain, where that radiant orb rises."
पतितस्य कपेर् अस्य हनुर् एका शिला तले
किंचिद् भिन्ना दृढ हनोर् हनूमान् एष तेन वै
patitasya kaper asya hanur ekā śilā tale
kiṃcid bhinnā dṛḍha hanor hanūmān eṣa tena vai
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"One of the jaws of this monkey who fell down on the head of the rock, was a little fractured. For this reason, because of his strong jaw, he is called Hanuma."
सत्यम् आगम योगेन मम एष विदितो हरिः
न अस्य शक्यम् बलम् रूपम् प्रभावो वा अनुभाषितुम्
satyam āgama yogena mama eṣa vidito hariḥ
na asya śakyam balam rūpam prabhāvo vā anubhāṣitum
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"This monkey is known to me actually through the words of my bosom friends. It is not possible to describe his strength or physical form or glory."
एष आशंसते लंकाम् एको मर्दितुम् ओजसा
येव जाज्वल्यते।असौ वै धूमकेतुस्तवाद्य वै
eṣa āśaṃsate laṃkām eko marditum ojasā
yeva jājvalyate|asau vai dhūmaketustavādya vai
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"He alone wants to destroy Lanka by his valour. How do you forget this monkey by whom this fire was lighted and is still blazing up Lanka."
यः च एषो अनन्तरः शूरः श्यामः पद्म निभ ईक्षणः
yaḥ ca eṣo anantaraḥ śūraḥ śyāmaḥ padma nibha īkṣaṇaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"Nearby is a warrior, dark of hue with eyes like lotuses, a chief warrior among Ikshvakus, his heroism is well-known in the world, his sense of duty never wavers, nor does he ever transgress the righteousness, he knows to loose Brahma's weapon and is conversant with Veda, he is the most learned of the Vedic scholars, he shatters the firmament with his arrows, and rends even the earth, his anger is akin to that of Death, his valour equal to that of Indra the god of celestials, his consort is Seetha who was taken away by you from a place called Janasthana, he is Rama who has come to wage war on you, O king!"
यः च एष दक्षिणे पार्श्वे शुद्ध जाम्बू नद प्रभः
yaḥ ca eṣa dakṣiṇe pārśve śuddha jāmbū nada prabhaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"This man, having the radiance of pure gold, with a broad chest, having red eyes, with black and curled hair, standing at the right side of Rama, he is called Lakshmana, who is interested in the care and welfare of his brother, skilled in leadership of combat and excellent among the wielders of all weapons."
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TRANSLATION
This Lakshmana is an angry person, difficult to be conquered, victorious, wise and mighty. He has always been the right arm of Rama and in outward moving life (of Rama).
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TRANSLATION
"He does not indeed care for his life in the cause of Rama. He alone wishes to kill all the demons in battle."
यस् तु सव्यम् असौ पक्षम् रामस्य आश्रित्य तिष्ठति
yas tu savyam asau pakṣam rāmasya āśritya tiṣṭhati
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"He who is standing there, taking guard at the left side of Rama, surrounded by a troop of demons he is the king Vibhishana."
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"He, who was consecrated as a king for Lanka by the illustrious Rama, the king of kings, is enraged really with you and is to attack us in the battle."
यम् तु पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तम् मध्ये गिरिम् इव अचलम्
yam tu paśyasi tiṣṭhantam madhye girim iva acalam
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"The other whom you see as an unshakable mountain and standing in the centre of monkeys as a Lord of all chiefs of monkeys, with a boundless energy and who, like a Himalayan hill, very much radiating the other monkeys by his splendour, glory, wisdom, strength and his noble descent, who occupies along with the chiefs of Army Generals, a secret place called Kishkindha, with its forests and trees and the place inaccessible because of its impassable mountains, in which is established a good fortune of celestials and human beings, whose charming and golden coloured garland with hundred lotuses is beautifying, that person is Sugreeva. This garland along with a lady called Tara as well as the permanent kingdom of monkeys were presented to him by Rama after having killed Vali (Sugreeva's brother)."
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TRANSLATION
"Wise men call a hundred lakhs as a crore. A hundred thousand crores is reckoned as a Shanku."
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"A hundred thousand Shankus are said to be one Maha Shanku. A hundred thousand Maha Shankus are called one Vrindam here. A hundred thousand Vrindas are said to be one Maha vrindam. A hundred thousand Mahavrindas are called one Padmam here. A hundred thousand padmas are said to be one Mahapadmam. A hundred thousand Mahapadmas are called one Kharvam here. A hundred thousand kharvas are said to be one Mahakharvam. A hundred thousand Mahakharvas are called one Samundram. A hundred thousand Samudras are said to be one ogha here. A hundred thousand oghas are acclaimed a one Mahaugha."
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"This Sugreeva, the king of monkeys, having great strength and valour, always surrounded by a colossal army, is approaching you to make war, accompanied by the valiant Vibhishana and the ministers, as also a hundred thousand crores of Shankas, a thousand Mahashankus, a hundred Vrindas, a thousand mahavrindas, a hundred padmas, a thousand Mahapadmas, a hundred kharves, samudras and Mahaughas of the same number, and a crore of Mahanghas wholearmy as such is identical of an ocean."
इत्यार्षे स्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये युद्धकाण्डे अष्टाविंशः सर्गः
ityārṣe srīmadrāmāyaṇe ādikāvye yuddhakāṇḍe aṣṭāviṃśaḥ sargaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"O, king! Carefully observing this army, which appears much the same as a blazing planet, prepare yourself for a great effort to get victory and take measures to avoid defeat from the enemies."
