Kamba Ramayanam Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 32)
Kamba Ramayanam Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 32)

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban)

Translated in English by P. R Ramachander

Kamba Ramayanam-Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 32)

32. ,Vanarar kalam kaan Padalam

Chapter on Monkeys seeing the battle foield.
(The monkeys are greatly surprised to know that Rama    all alone  killed all the great Asura army.  Vibheeshana takes them round the battle field  )

9581. After that  , when Sugreeva and the measureless   monkey army   came,And joined ,  praised and saluted him , seeing   the great number  ,Of Rakshasas   who had been killed  they were surprised   and shivered,And became shy that   with a mind which was resting   they did not realize anything .

9582. ”Oh Lord Rama  , the  crowd of   the  army  that  came to war with you,Was larger than all the three  worlds and how    did you win over such an army?”When Sugreeva    the son of sun god with pillar  like shoulders   asked  Rama like this  ,Rama said, “Along with the king of Rakshasas     you  go and see it for yourself.”

9583. Then all the monkey chiefs saluted Rama  and egged   by their desire  ,Went  to the   younger brother of Ravana   and asked him, “Please get up”,And speedily went   and    saw with their eyes that battle    ground  ,Frequented   by eagles  , hawks , ghosts  and  crowds  of  crows, and were taken aback.

9584. They cried  , they shivered, took long breaths and due   to sorrow of the mind  ,Became bloated up. They got scared  , with an upset mind   , they sobbed  ,Slowly they got back their activity , became joyful  and   became very sensitive  ,Who can  understand and describe    the   state    of their  true feelings .

9585. Like the sinners   who wanted to see   the seven oceans   with great tides  ,Apart from   seeing all the areas that   they wanted to see  joyfully,And said , “even if thousand years   are past  , we will not be   able ,To see the other shore   and so peacefully   tell us about it”And  Vibheeshana    started   explaining to them in a proper way.”

9586. ”Oh  our people  , Please  see   the mountains  of elephants  ,Which though they were  killed by Rama   by using his crowds  of arrows,Are spread  like tent erected by crows  in this    reddish battle ground ,With their bodies sticking to each other , with   their   legs caught,In the mud made slushy with blood , like  collection of clouds ,With no  place    for all of them to fall down on the ground.”

9587”. Those  red eyed and cruel Rakshasas   who had earlier  been victorious,Due to  speedy arrows coming one  after and another and killing them,Are  now like   lions sleeping on the  elephant mountain. Please   see it.

9588. “Getting the chance of dying   by the arrows  of Rama, Who has pretty eyes full of grace , some  of the Rakshasas  ,Have died with great joy  and this can be seen from their lustrous   facesAnd they are like   lotus forests  growing in the  small ponds ,By the side of sand    dunes  . Oh my persons, please see them.”

9589. “That elephant    with three types of rut which is floating  on the earth,Are not able to get up   in spite of being alive  and became separated  in the flowing blood.And please   see them to be similar  to the king of fishes, which  go in ,And come out   in the spreading   ocean, which has several flowing tides.”

9590. ,”Oh our people  , please   see the chariots   standing   on the flowing blood,Due  to  horses dying  after being hit by   sharp  tipped arrows , which fell  on them like thunder, And standing  with white flags   flying in the sky   looking like   ,Huge ships     in the   ocean filled with water. Please see them.”

9591. Oh our people , those   ghosts  which were  moving their hands in consonance,With  standing headless bodies  whose bodies are  like   clouds, after  moving ,In accordance to the beats  are  like the dance teachers  ,Who teach   others by   showing the steps  by moving their feet.”

9592. ”Oh our people  ,  in between the  huge teeth  of the sharp mouth of an axe  ,With    a crowd of victorious  warriors   hugging them like a machine    similar,To the beginning of the nerves  being pushed   by the devils  with deceit  , please see them.”

9593. ”On the   lustrous forehead     which shines due   to the golden mask  ,The   elephants    with red dots   due to arrows hitting them being cut  ,And the front and back of the elephants  got   changed and joined  and due to this,It can be told that  a new animal with head   in back and front  has been  created,Please   see   many    of them.”

9594. ” In that   very fearsome    huge war  , there were several open mouths .Due to    the  huge laughter   due to great anger   which were  like  ,Spreading ocean   with old water   and these  matchless  open mouths,Were like the fire place    of  Yajna where   harsh fire   was burning  ,You can see   many such  mouths    here.”

9595”. Please see  the  white  cowries  at   the bottom of the   ears   of ,The strong elephants which are  victorious in war   which had  ,Shining    forehead shield    and which keep  on moving ,For they which are  placed on the face of the warriors  ,And are like   lotus flowers on water   bodies  placed   on ,The face    of   lightly sleeping    swans.”

9596. “ Oh our people  , please see the white tusks   of those  the tall  elephants   Which reached   the not well guarded, battle field  wading,In the   sea of blood   which are  not filled by the warriors,Which   are like the silvery moon   hidden by   the crowd of clouds .”

9597. ”The  fire of anger from the dying warriors    went   and burnt  ,Flags  , bows  , spears  . the   stacked chariots  and later  ,Reached   the  royal seat tied by tapes on the back    of the  elephant  ,With drum like feet   and   the ghosts   with dancing   ate   their cooked flesh  ,. Please see that.”

9598. ” Oh our people   , Du to the blood flowing    from the battle field   ,Getting mixed   with water   in the sea  , which was dug by   the  Sagara  princes ,The elephants which saw    the crocodiles    standing along with them,Became scared  , thinking that   they are  mountain like elephants ,And  some crocodiles    with great shyness    went back,To the ocean where    they live , please see   that.”

9599. Due the mountain like bodies of those   who died  on the sky  ,Being hit by arrows of  Rama falling on those   who live on the earth,And killing  them  and you would see them unable to remove  ,Those corpses ,  hiding   somewhere  but are  sobbing . Please see them.”

9600. Due to   the blood that flowed from horses   and elephants  that were pulling ,Huge chariots  as well as from the bodies of Rakshasas   who came to the battle  ,The sun has reached the mid sky   is  red like rising sun ,Please see that.

9601. ” When the black coloured Rakshasas are  being cut  , the blood   from them,Flowing in the sky, which makes people wonder   whether it is a river,Makes    the white moon standing there   separately as red ,And please see that   it looks like a different type of orbit of sun.”

9602. ”Please see   that  this blood wets  sky, wets   earth  and wets the ocean with crocodiles,And  the birds   which rise in the sky bearing   on this body  this new rain sprinkled on it,The star like flowers  , the scented new buds   and  the bees with black wings  assume ,A different colour making the forests and nice  scented gardens ,Put out    red new growth     which shines.”

9603. With tides carrying  the broken tusks of elephants   which fought   with the mountains,And  the    lustrous   pears  and gems  which were formed in side  those tusks,And heaping them on both sides , with birds with wings    rolling  ,Strong and thick trees   and shout   with joy , please see   this huge  river of blood,Which carries within itself   white  umbrellas , cowries   making it look like foams  ,Knocking against the huge banks built by   corpses , speedily going towards the ocean.

9604. The banks made  of mountain like  bodies  of elephants   with tusks,The  dense steps   made of the shoulders   of Rakshasa bodies ,THe forest of dead horses forming   the waves  ,   the altered,Tusks of elephants    being crocodiles, the  faces shining  like,The forests  of lotus flowers  , the  falling intestines as  algae,And   the fat   acting as slushy mud, with   the blood flowing,From the bodies   of Asuras   forming the pond  are beyond count. Please  see them.

9605. Due to having  fat like slushy mud being ploughed by plough like sword,Having  blood filled like water bodies,  having large area  pressed using  the elephants,Having   warriors   from clans spreading everywhere, having  huge beds with heads ,Decorated  by sweet smelling lotus flowers  having huge fields of warriors,Is this  huge cultivable  tract  which is kl like a well   perfumed field, Please see it.

9606. With the   bodies of very strong  Asuras   which were like  mountains ,Without  any empty spaces   falling down , due to    the  complete and lengthy twang from the   bow,Which was pulled   up to his ears  by Rama   making   several thunders   weak and fall down  ,Please   see  the very speedy   flow   of huge  river streams  pulling with them ,The elephants    going to the serpent world by the path made by arrows   of Rama.”

9607”. Except telling that arrows of Rama  after cutting   the tusks, legs  , huge  necks  ,Long shoulders     and chest , without getting slowed down  tore the huge lands in ,The directions  and got down in to Patala , we cannot say that his arrows  ,Pierced and stayed  on the sea of the  bodies of elephants with rut , victorious  horsesAnd foot soldiers  for we are   not able to see   those arrows any where  , please  see.”

9608. ”The elephants   which have   flow of rut with the scent of lotus flower,Which are as cruel as God of death  , which are  lying dead along with their tamers  ,Which have    the action of black pig   which bent forward  , came ,Along with the nectar  in the ocean of milk and were in ten crore in  numbers.”

9609. ”Even if the falling rain   and  oceans with moving    tides  ,Were to completely dry up , those   elephants which pour out  ,Black liquid of rut   like rivers   came from Lord Brahma’s fire sacrifice in twelve crore numbers.”

9610. ”Fourteen crores  of elephants were   born in the clan of Iravatha ,,Which  belonged to Indra the lord of clouds   and which had great   battle valour in the east,And now their soul has departed  , their   blood has dried  ,And though   their trance  due to rut has gone their pride has not departed.”

9611”. These  elephants   which came from the  Sarva Bhowma clan  , which  are,Like a  northern  mountain in rut  , which have a face   producing rut  ,Which when ordered by Brahma to carry the earth  , did not carry   the long directions  ,And they like Devas    do not blink    and are   in a huge number called  Padmam.”

9612. “These which have been given  by Indra  as tribute  to Ravana ,Are in thousand crore numbers, The tribute given by   the lord of  Dhanavas,Belong   to another clan   and their number is beyond  estimation.”

9613. ”The horses that are to be seen here  rose   with great tumult,From the ocean of  milk , when it was churned and they are  ,Thousand -thousand in number . but the battle  ground  horses,Have a contrary look and are   those who won Lord Varuna in the western sea.”

9614. “Those horses   which are difficult to get , it seems  ran defeated,In the war of Khubera   with Ravana   and they are   thousand – thousand,In number and the horses conquered   from the great Vidhyadhara  king ,Who was an  enemy  who was greatly angry   are of a number Padma.”

9615. Then   the monkey leaders said, “even if we keep on seeing   ,And you keep on describing these  scenes of the battle    ground ,It is not possible to complete it   and  it is   not possible to completely see ,The Himalaya mountains   and so we will see it afterwards ,And    let   us go and see    the place where Rama is.”

9616. They went and saluted that   great Rama  ,  stood their breathing long ,Thinking   the nature of the great war   that   was fought   by Rama  ,And now we will   start telling about other things that happened  meanwhile.

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About Kavichakravarthy Kamban

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Kavichakravarthy Kamban

Historians place him in the 9th century CE, But surely Kamban belongs to the third great wave of Tamizh literature that started with the Sangam period (dated before the Common Era), followed by the widespread impact of Bhakti literature of the Alwars (vaishnavite saints) & Nayanamars (shaivaite saints). Kamban Authored Ramanaya in Tamil…Known as Kamba Ramayanam..

Kambar has been the milestone for the Tamil scholars that none had reached. He was also known as “Kamba Naatazhvar” at his time. Many Tamil authors from the modern world have written the books on the poet Kamban.

FAQs

Who wrote Tamil Ramayana?

Kambar or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180–1250) was a medieval Tamil poet and the author of the Ramavataram, popularly known as Kambaramayanam, the Tamil version of the epic Ramayana.

What is the difference between Kamba Ramayanam and Valmiki Ramayana?

Valmiki Ramayana and Kamba Ramayanam are two versions of Ramayana written in the Sanskrit and Tamil languages respectively. … Kamba Ramayanam is originally called as Ramavataram. Although Valmiki Ramayana is the original version of the story of Rama, Kamba Ramayana is believed to be based on the work by Valmiki.

What is the story of Kamba Ramayanam?

The Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki’s Ramayana (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya.

How many Kandam are there in Kamba Ramayanam?

The book is divided into six chapters, called Kandam in Tamil. The Kandams are further divided into 123 sections called Padalam (படலம்) in Tamil. These 123 sections contain approximately 12,000 verses of the epic.

Kamba Ramayanam in English Index

Kamba Ramayanam: An Introduction
Bala Kandam
Bala Kandam – Padalam 1
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 16)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 17)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 18)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 19)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 20)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 21)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 7 (Padalam 22)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 7 (Padalam 23)
Ayodhya Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Aranya Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Kishkinda Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 2 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 2 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 5 (Padalam 16)
Sundara Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 2 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 14)
Yudha Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 6 (Padalam 16)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 6 (Padalam 17)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 7 (Padalam 18)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 8 (Padalam 19)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 8 (Padalam 20)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 9 (Padalam 21)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 9 (Padalam 22)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 23)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 24)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 25)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 11 (Padalam 26)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 11 (Padalam 27)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 28)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 29)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 30)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 31)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 32)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 33)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 34)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 35)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 14 (Padalam 36)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 15 (Padalam 37)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 16 (Padalam 38)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 16 (Padalam 39)
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