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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२३3.23.p07703–3.23.p07707
अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२३3.23.p07703

Sanskrit · 3.23.p07703

श्रीमद्वाल्मीकियरामायणे अरण्यकाण्डे त्रयोविंशः सर्गः ॥३-२३॥ तत्प्रयातं बलं घोरमशिवं शोणितोदकम्। अभ्यवर्षन्महाघोरस्तुमुलो गर्दभारुणः॥ १॥

English · Meaning

In the venerable Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Araṇya Kāṇḍa, the twenty-third canto. ॥3.23॥ A very dreadful, tumultuous, donkey-red [phenomenon, evidently a cloud] rained blood-water upon that army which had set forth. The transmitted form अभ्यवर्षन् is irregular with the following singular description; its contextual sense is nevertheless that this dreadful phenomenon rained upon the army.

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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२३3.23.p07704

Sanskrit · 3.23.p07704

निपेतुस्तुरगास्तस्य रथयुक्ता महाजवाः। समे पुष्पचिते देशे राजमार्गे यदृच्छया॥ २॥

English · Meaning

The exceedingly swift horses yoked to his chariot fell, by chance, on a level place strewn with flowers, on the royal road. ॥2॥

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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२३3.23.p07705

Sanskrit · 3.23.p07705

श्यामं रुधिरपर्यन्तं बभूव परिवेषणम्। अलातचक्रप्रतिमं प्रतिगृह्य दिवाकरम्॥ ३॥

English · Meaning

A dark surrounding halo, blood-red at its edge, appeared around the sun, resembling a wheel of a glowing firebrand, having enclosed the sun. ॥3॥

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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२३3.23.p07706

Sanskrit · 3.23.p07706

ततो ध्वजमुपागम्य हेमदण्डं समुच्छ्रितम्। समाक्रम्य महाकायस्तस्थौ गृध्रः सुदारुणः॥ ४॥

English · Meaning

Then, having approached the banner and mounted its raised golden staff, the huge, very dreadful vulture stood there.

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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२३3.23.p07707

Sanskrit · 3.23.p07707

जनस्थानसमीपे च समाक्रम्य खरस्वनाः। विस्वरान् विविधान् नादान् मांसादा मृगपक्षिणः॥ ५॥

English · Meaning

And, having settled near Janasthāna, the harsh-voiced flesh-eating animals and birds uttered various discordant sounds.

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