मण्डलानि विचित्राणि स्थानानि विविधानि च | गोमूत्रकाणि चित्राणि गतप्रत्यागतानि च || ६-४०-२३ तीर्शीनगतान्येव तथा वक्रगतानि च | परिमोक्षं प्रहाराणां वर्जनं परिधावनम् || ६-४०-२४ अभिद्रवणमाप्लावमवस्थानं सविग्रहम् | परावृत्तमपावृत्तमपद्रुतमवप्लुतम् || ६-४०-२५ उपन्यस्तमपन्यस्तं युद्धमार्गविशारदौ | तौ विचेरतुर्न्योन्यं वानरेन्द्रश्च रावणः || ६-४०-२६
Translation
The two warriors, Sugreeva and Ravana, who were skilled in wrestling, excuted innumerable and myraid evolutions, taking up diverse postures, moving in a curved line like an ox's urine, coming and going, stepping side ways, having a retrograde motion to avoid blows, turning about abandoning the attack, dashing towards each other, leaping, standing firm and erect, retreated, turned sideways, rushed in a bent posture, ran lifting their foot to kick the opponent and by letting go or stealing away.
Word by word
tau
the two warriors
vaanarendrashcha
Sugreeva
raavaNaH
and Ravana
yuddha maarga vishaaradau
who were skilled in wrestling
vicheratuH
executed
vividhaani
innumerable
vichitraaNi
and myriad
maNDalaani
evolutions
anyonyam
in mutual conflict
chitraaNi
(taking up) diverse
sthaanaani
postures
gomuutrakaaNi
moving in a curved line like an ox's urine
gata pratyaagataanicha
coming and going
tirashchiinagataanyena
stepping sideways
tathaa
and
vakragataani cha
having a retrograde motion
parimokSam
to avoid
prahaaraaNaam
blows
paridhaavanam
turning about
varjanam
abandoing the attack
abhidravaNam
dashing towards each other
aaplaavam
leaping
avasthaanam
standing
savigraham
firm and erect
paraavR^itam
retreating
apaavR^itam
turned sideways
apadrutam
rushed in a bent posture
avaplutam
ran lifting their foot to kick the opponent
upanyastam
by letting go
apanyastam
or stealing away.
Chapter context
On Seeing Ravana, Sugreeva Bounces on Him
22 verses · Verse 23 of 22
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