Verse 1·VR 5.44.1

संदिष्टो राक्षस इन्द्रेण प्रहस्तस्य सुतो बली | जम्बु माली महादम्ष्ट्रो निर्जगाम धनुः धरः || ५-४४-१ रक्त माल्य अम्बर धरः स्रग्वी रुचिर कुण्डलः | महान् विवृत्त नयनः चण्डः समर दुर्जयः || ५-४४-२ धनुः शक्र धनुः प्रख्यम् महत् रुचिर सायकम् | विस्फारयाणो वेगेन वज्र अशनि सम स्वनम् || ५-४४-३

sa.ndiShTo raakShasa indreNa prahastasya suto balii | jambu maalii mahaadamShTro nirjagaama dhanuH dharaH || 5-44-1 rakta maalya ambara dharaH sragvii rucira kuNDalaH | mahaan vivR^itta nayanaH caNDaH samara durjayaH || 5-44-2 dhanuH shakra dhanuH prakhyam mahat rucira saayakam | visphaarayaaNo vegena vajra ashani sama svanam || 5-44-3

Translation

Jambumali, the demon with great tusks, wielding a bow, donning crimson garlands and clothes, wearing beautiful chaplet and charming ear-rings, possessing a gigantic body, having round and open eyes, the demon causing diseases, unconquerable in battle, a strong demon and the son of Prahasta, commanded by Ravana, started stretching with rashness his big bow resembling a rain bow garnished splendorous arrows and which brilliance was similar to that of a lightening and produced a sound like that of a thunder.

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jambumaalii

Jambumali

mahaadamSTraH

the one with great tusks

dhanurdharaH

wielder a bow

raktamaalyaambaradharaH

the one who wears crimson garlands and clothes

sragvii

wearing a chaplet

ruchikuNDalaH

the one who wears charming ear-rings

mahaan

having a gigantic body

vivR^ttanayanaH

having round and open eyes

chaNTDaH

a demon causing diseases

balii

a strong demon

prahastasya sutaH

and the so of Prahasta

sandiSTaH

commanded

raakSasendreNa

by Ravana

nirjagaama

started

visphaaraaNaH

stretching

vegena

with rashness

mahat dhanuH

his big bow

shakradhanuH prakhyam

resembling a rain bow

ruchirasaayakam

with splendourous arrows

vajraashanisamaprabham

which brilliance was similar to that of lightning and produced a sound like that of a thunder.

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Ravana Sends Jambumali

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