Book VI : Yuddha Kanda - Book Of War
Chapter
[Sarga] 59
Introduction
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Feeling desperate at the death of Prahasta, Ravana himself appears on the battle-front for an encounter, along with Akampana, Indrajit, Atikaya, Mahodara, Pishacha, Trishiras, Kumbha, Nimkumbha and Narantaka the foremost of demons. After a tough fight with Sugreeva, Lakshmana, Hanuma and Nila, Ravana encounters Rama in battle, and sustaining an ignominious defeat at the latter's hands and escaping with his life, withdraws to Lanka. |
tasmin hate raakSasa sainya paale
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plavam gamaanaam R^iSabheNa yuddhe |
bhiima aayudham saagara tulya vegam |
vidudruve raakSasa raaja sainyam || 6-59-1
1. tasmin= (while) that Prahasta;
raakSasa sainyapaale= the Army chief of demons; nihate= was killed; yuddhe= in
the battle; plaaN^gamaanaam R^iSabheNa= by Nila, the best among the monkeys;
raakSaraaja sainyam= Ravana's army; bhiimaayudham= having terrible weapons;
saagara vegatulyam= with the speed of the tide; vidudrave= took to flight.
While Prahasta the Army chief of demons was slain in the battle by Nila the foremost among the monkeys, Ravana's army possessing terrible arms took to flight with the speed of a tide.
gatvaa tu rakSo adhipateh
shashamsuh |
senaa patim paavaka suunu shastam |
tac ca api teSaam vacanam nishamya |
rakSo adhipah krodha vasham jagaama || 6-59-2
2. gatvaa= (The demons) went;
shashamsuH= and told; rakSodhipate= Ravana; (that); senaapatiH= Prahasta the
Army chief; paavaka suunushastam= had been killed by Nila the son of Fire-god;
nishanya= hearing; tat= those; vachanam= words; teSaam= of the demons;
rakSodhipaH= Ravana; jagaama= gained; krodhavasham= possession of anger.
The demons went and told Ravana that Prahasta the Army chief had been killed by Nila the son of Fire-god. Hearing those words of the demons, Ravana was possessed of anger.
samkhye prahastam nihatam nishamya
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shoka arditah krodha pariita cetaah |
uvaaca taan nairR^ita yodha mukhyaan |
indro yathaa ca amara yodha mukhyaan || 6-59-3
3. nishamya= hearing; prahastam=
Prahasta; nihatam= having been killed; samkhya= in the battle; (Ravana);
krodhaarditaH= afflicted with anger; shokapariita chetaaH= with his heart
filled with grief; uvaacha= spoke; taan= to those; raakSasayuuthamukhyaan=
leaders of the demoniacal troops; indraH iva= as Indra the Lord of celestials;
nirjarayuutha mukhyaan= to the leaders of the celestial troops.
Hearing that Prahasta had perished in the fight, Ravana was afflicted with anger and his heart filled with grief and he addressed the foremost of his leaders as Indra the Lord of celestials to the leaders of the celestial troops (as follows):
na avajnaa ripave kaaryaa yair
indra bala suudanah |
suuditah sainya paalo me saanuyaatrah sakunjarah || 6-59-4
4. ripave= that enemy; nakaaryaa
avaJNaa= is not to be despised; yaiH= under whose; suuditaH= blows; indrabala
saadanaH= the destroyer of Indra's host; me sainyapaalaH= the leader of my
army; saanuyaatraH= with his followers; sakuN^jaraH= and elephants (fell).
"That enemy is not to be despised; under whose blows the destroyer of Indra's host the leader of my army with his followers and elephants fell."
so aham ripu vinaashaaya vijayaaya
avicaarayan |
svayam eva gamiSyaami raNa shiirSam tad adbhutam || 6-59-5
5. avichaarayan without
hesitation; aham= I; gamiSyaami= will go; svayameva= myself; tat= to that;
adbhutam= wonderful; raNashiirSam= battle-front; ripuvinaashaaya= to destroy
the enemies; vijayaaya= and to gain victory.
"I myself shall go to that wonderful battle-front without hesitation in order to destroy the enemies and to gain victory."
adya tad vaanara aniikam raamam ca
saha lakSmaNam |
nirdahiSyaami baaNa oghair vanam diiptair iva agnibhih || 6-59-6
adya samtarpayiSyaami pR^ithiviim kapishoNitaiH |
6. nirdahiSyaami= I shall scorch;
tat= that; vaanaraaniikam= army of monkeys; adya= now; saha lakSmaNam= along
with Lakshmana; raamam cha= and Rama; baaNaughaiH= by a multitude of arrows;
vanamiva= as the forest; (is scorched); diiptaiH= by blazing; agribhiH= fires;
adya= today; samtarpayiSyaami= I shall satiate; pR^ithiviim= the earth;
kapishoNitaiH= with the blood of monkeys.
"As a forest is consumed by blazing fires, so shall I scorch that army of monkeys now along with Lakshmana and Rama with a multitude of arrows. Today, I shall satiate the earth with the blood of the monkeys."
sa;evam uktvaa jvalana prakaasham
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ratham turamga uttama raaji yuktam |
prakaashamaanam vapuSaa jvalantam |
samaaruroha amara raaja shatruh || 6-59-7
7. evam= thus; uktvaa= speaking;
saH= that Ravana; amararaaja shatruH= the enemy of Indra the king of
celestials; samaaruroha= ascended; ratham= his chariot; jvalanaprakaasham=
shining like a flame; turangottama raajiyuktam= yoked to a row of the best of
horses; jvalantam= and blazing; prakaashamaanam= with an effulgent; vapuSaa=
body.
Speaking thus, Ravana the enemy of the Lord of celestials ascended his chariot which shone like a flame and was yoked to a team of excellent horses with its brilliance of an effulgent body.
sa shankha bherii paTaha
praNaadair |
aasphoTita kSveDita simha naadaih |
puNyaih stavaish ca apy abhipuujyamaanas |
stadaa yayau raakSasa raaja mukhyah || 6-59-8
8. tadaa= then; saH= Ravana;
raakSasa raajamukhyaH= the best among the kings of demons; yayau= sallied
forth; shaN^khabherii paNava praNaadaiH= with the sound of couches;
kettle-drums and cymbals; aasphoTita kSveDitaa simhanaadaiH= clapping of hands
and leonine roars; supuujyamaanaH= and well acclaimed; puNyaiH= by agreeable;
stavaishchaapi= encomiums.
Ravana the best among the kings of demons sallied forth with the sound of couches, kettle-drums, cymbals, clapping of hands and leonine roars and well-acclaimed by agreeable encomiums.
sa niilajiimuutanikaasharuupai |
rmaamsa ashanaih paavaka diipta netraih |
babhau vR^ito raakSasa raaja mukhyair |
bhuutair vR^ito rudra;iva amara iishah || 6-59-9
9. saH= that;
raakSasaraajamukhyaH= Ravana; maamshaasanaiH vR^itau= amidst the meat-eating
demons; niilajiimuuta nikaasharuupaiH= whose forms resembled mountains and
clouds; paavaka diipta netraiH= and whose glances flashed like torches; babhau=
shone; rudraH iva= like Rudra; amareshaH= the Lord of immortals; vR^itaH=
surrounded; bhuutaiH= by genii.
That Ravana along with the flesh-eating demons whose forms resembled mountains and clouds and whose glances flashed like torches shone like Rudra the Lord of Immortals surrounded by genii.
tato nagaryaah sahasaa mahaa ojaa
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niSkramya tad vaanara sainyam ugram |
mahaa arNava abhra stanitam dadarsha |
samudyatam paadapa shaila hastam || 6-59-10
10. tataH= then; mahaujaaH= Ravana
who was endowed with extraordinary energy; niSkramya= issuing; sahasaa= all at
once; nagaryaaH= from the city; dadarsha= observed; tat= that; ugram vaanara
sainyam= ferocious army of monkeys; paadapa shaila hastam= with trees and rocks
in their hands; samudyatam= ready for combat; mahaarNavaabhra sanitam= roaring
like a vast ocean and a mass-of thunder-clouds.
Ravana who was endowed with extraordinary energy, issuing all at once from the city, observed a ferocious army of monkeys with trees and rocks in their hands, ready for combat and roaring like a vast ocean and a mass of thunder-clouds.
tad raakSasa aniikam atipracaNDam
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aalokya raamo bhujaga indra baahuh |
vibhiiSaNam shastrabhR^itaam variSTham |
uvaaca senaa anugatah pR^ithu shriih || 6-59-11
11. aalokya= seeing; tat= that;
raakSasaaniikam= army of demons; atiprachaN^Dam= exessively furious; raamaH=
Rama; bhujagendra baahuH- whose arms resembled great serpents; sevaanagataH=
accompanied by his forces; pR^ithushrii= and having great fortune; uvaacha=
spoke; vibhiiSaNam= to Vibhishana; variSTham= the best; shastra bhR^itaam=
among the wielders of weaponry.
Seeing that army of demons who were excessively furious, Rama whose arms resembled great serpents, accompanied by his forces and having great fortune, spoke to Vibhishana the best among the wielders of weapons (as follows):
naanaa pataakaa dhvaja shastra
juSTam |
praasa asi shuula aayudha cakra juSTam |
sainyam naga indra upama naaga juSTam |
kasya idam akSobhyam abhiiru juSTam || 6-59-12
12. kasya= whose; sainyam= army;
idam= is this; naanaapataaka dhvajachhatrajuSTam= furnished with every kind of
standard, banner and canopy; praasaasishuulaayudha shastra juSTam= armed with
javelins, swords, stakes and other weapons and missiles; abhiirujuSTam=
presenting fear-less soldiers; akSobhyam= and imperturbable; mahendropama
naagajuSTam= with elephants as high as the Mahendra Mountain?
"Who is in command of this army, furnished with every kind of standard, banner and canopy, armed with javelins, swords, stakes and other weapons and missiles and composed of imperturbable soldiers and elephants as high as the Mahendra Mountain?"
tatas tu raamasya nishamya vaakyam
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vibhiiSaNah shakra samaana viiryah |
shashamsa raamasya bala pravekam |
mahaatmanaam raakSasa pumgavaanaam || 6-59-13
13. nishamya= hearing; vaakyam=
the words; raamasya= of Rama; vibhiiSaNaH= Vibhishana; shakrasamaanaviirya=
having a valour equal to that of Devendra the Lord of Celestials; tataH= then;
shashamsa= narrated; raamasya= to Rama; balapravekam= about the choicest army;
raakSasa puN^garaanaam= of the foremost among demons; mahaatmanaam= of the
highest peculiarity.
Hearing the words of Rama, Vibhishana the equal of Indra in valour, then narrated to Rama about the choicest army of the foremost among demons of the highest peculiarity (as follows):
yo asau gaja skandha gato
mahaatmaa |
nava udita arka upama taamra vaktrah |
prakampayan naaga shiro abhyupaiti hy |
akampanam tv enam avehi raajan || 6-59-14
14. raajan= O, Prince!; mahaatmaa=
that hero; yaH asau= who; navoditaarkopama taamra vaktaH= has a face with a
coppery hue resembling a newly rising sun; abhyupaiti= coming; gashkandhagataH=
mounted on the back of an elephant; samkampayam naagashiraH= causing the
elephant's head to sway; avehi= know; enam= him; akampanam= to be Akampana.
"O Prince! That hero who has a face with a coppery hue resembling a newly rising sun, coming on the back of an elephant causing its head to sway, know him to be Akampana."
yo asau rathastho mR^iga raaja
ketur |
dhuunvan dhanuh shakra dhanuh prakaasham |
karii iva bhaaty ugra vivR^itta damSTrah |
sa;indrajin naama vara pradhaanah || 6-59-15
15. yaH asau= He who; rathasthaH=
standing in his chariot; dhunvan= brandishing; dhanuH= his bow; shakradhanuH
prakaasham= which has a splendour of Indra's bow; mR^igaraajaketuH= who
standard bears the image of a lion; bhaati= and who shines; kariiva= like an
elephant; ugravivR^itta damSTra= with its terrible curved tusks; saH= he;
indrajitnaama= is called Indrajit; vara pradhaanaH= who is renowned for the
boons (he had received from Brahma).
"He who, standing in his chariot, brandish his bow which has a splendour of Indra's bow, whose standard bears the image of a lion, and who shines like unto an elephant with its terrible curved tusks, he is Indrajit who is renowned for the boons he had received from Brahma."
yash ca eSa vindhya asta mahaa
indra kalpo |
dhanvii rathastho atiratho ativiiryah |
visphaarayamsh caapam atulya maanam |
naamnaa atikaayo ativivR^iddha kaayah || 6-59-16
16. yaH eSaH= he who; dhanvii= the
archer; vindhyaastamahendra kalpaH= like unto the Vindhya, Asta or Mahendra
Mountains; rathasthaH= standing in his chariot; atirathaH= a mighty warrior;
ati viiraH= of superior strength; visphaarayan= who wields; chaapam= a bow;
atlyamaanam= of unequalled size; ativivR^ddha kaayaH= having an exceedingly
grown body; ayam= he; naamnaa= is named; atikaayat= as Atikaya.
"He who, the archer like unto the Vindhya, Asta or Mahendra Mountains, standing in his chariot, a mighty warrior, of superior strength, who wields a bow of unequalled size and having an exceedingly grown body, he is called Atikaya."
yo asau nava arka udita taamra
cakSur |
aaruhya ghaNTaa ninada praNaadam |
gajam kharam garjati vai mahaatmaa |
mahaa udaro naama sa;eSa viirah || 6-59-17
17. yaH asau= he who; navaarkodita
taamrachakSuH= with tawny eyes resembling the dawn; aaruhya= riding; gajam= an
elephant; ghaTTaaninada praNaadam= with its bells jangling, garjati= who is
shouting; kharam= aloud; sah eSaH viiraH= he is that strong demon; mahaatmaH=
of the highest peculiarity; mahodaranaam= is called Mahodara.
"He who, with tawny eyes resembling the dawn, riding an elephant with its bells jangling, who is shouting aloud, he is that strong demon of the highest peculiarity is called Mahodara."
yo asau hayam kaancana citra
bhaaNDam |
aaruhya samdhyaa abhra giri prakaasham |
praasam samudyamya mariici naddham |
pishaaca;eSa ashani tulya vegah || 6-59-18
18. yaH asau= he who; aaruhya=
ascending; kaaNchanabhaaN^Dam= the brilliantly caparisoned; hayam= horse;
samudyamya= raising high; mariichinaddham= a glearing; praasam= javelin;
ashantulya vegaH= possesses a velocity of a well-directed thunder-bolt;
samdhyaabhra giriprakaashaH= and resembles a mass of evening clouds a mountain,
he is Pishacha."
"He who, ascending the brilliantly caparisoned horse raising high a gleaming javelin, possesses a velocity of a well-directed thunder-bolt and resembles a mass of evening clouds and a mountain, he is Pishacha."
yash ca eSa shuulam nishitam
pragR^ihya |
vidyut prabham kimkara vajra vegam |
vR^iSa indram aasthaaya giri prakaasham |
aayaati so asau trishiraa yashasvii || 6-59-19
19. yaH eSaH= he who; pragR^ihya=
seizing; nishitam= a sharp; shuulam= spike; vidyut prabham= with a lightning
brilliance; kimkara vajravegam= possesses the velocity of a thunder-bolt;
aayaati= comes; aaruuhya= mounting; vR^iSendram= on an excellent bull;
shashiprakaasham= which shines like a moon; asau= he; yashasvii= is the
illustrious; trishiiraH= Trishiras.
"He who, seizing a sharp spike with a possesses the velocity of a well-directed thunder bolt and comes mounting on an excellent bull which shines like a moon, he is the illustrious Trishiras."
asau ca jiimuuta nikaasha ruupah |
kumbhah pR^ithu vyuuDha sujaata vakSaah |
samaahitah pannaga raaja ketur |
visphaarayan bhaati dhanur vidhuunvan || 6-59-20
20. jiimuutanikaasha ruupaH= the
other resembling a thunder-bolt; pR^ithuvyuuDha sujaata vakSaaH= of large and
well-developed chest; samaahitaH= who has an attentive mind; pannagavaaja
ketuH= has the king of snakes as his standard; vidhuunvan= who is moving;
visphaarayan= and twanging; dhanuH= the bow; asau= this is; kumbhaH= Kumbha;
yaati= leading.
"The other resembling a thunder-bolt, of large and well-developed chest, who has an attentive mind, has the King of Snakes as his standard, who is moving and twanging his bow, he is Kumbha."
yash ca eSa jaambuu nada vajra
juSTam |
diiptam sadhuumam parigham pragR^ihya |
aayaati rakSo bala ketu bhuutah |
so asau nikumbho adbhuta ghora karmaa || 6-59-21
21. yaH eSaH= he who; pragR^ihya=
holding; parigham= a mace; jaambuunadavajrajuSTam= decorated with gold and
diamonds; diiptam= which are radiant (as fire); sadhuumam= and also smoky
(studded with sapphires); aayaati= who advances; rakSobalaketubhuutaH= as a
standard bearer to the army of demons; saH asau= he as such; nikumbhaH= is
Nikumbha; adbhutaviira karmaa= of prodigious exploits.
"He who, holding a mace decorated with gold and diamonds, which are radiant (as fire) and also smoky (studded with sapphires), who advances as a standard bearer tot he army of demons, he is Nikumbha of Prodigious exploits."
yash ca eSa caapa asi shara ogha
juSTam |
pataakinam paavaka diipta ruupam |
ratham samaasthaaya vibhaaty udagro |
nara antako asau naga shR^inga yodhii || 6-59-22
22. yaH eSaH= he who; samasthaaya=
mounted; ratham= in a chariot; pataakinam= adorned with flags; paavaka diipta
ruupam= gleaming like a glowing blazer; chaapaasisharaugha juSTam= who is
furnished with bows, swords and a multitude of arrows; asau= he; naraantakaH=
is Narantaka; udagraH= who shines brightly over there; naga shR^iN^gayodhii=
who is combat, fights with mountain peaks.
"He who, mounted in a chariot, adorned with flags, gleaming like a glowing blazer, who is furnished with bows swords and a multitude of arrows, he is Narantaka who shines brightly over there and who, in combat, fights with mountain-tops."
yash ca eSa naanaa vidha ghora
ruupair |
vyaaghra uSTra naaga indra mR^iga indra vaktraih |
bhuutair vR^ito bhaati vivR^itta netraih |
so asau suraaNaam api darpa hantaa || 6-59-23
yatra etad indu pratimam vibhaatic |
chattram sitam suukSma shalaakam agryam |
atra eSa rakSo adhipatir mahaatmaa |
bhuutair vR^ito rudra;iva avabhaati || 6-59-24
23, 24. yaH eSaH= He who; vR^itaH=
(appears) surrounded by; bhuutaiH naanaa vidhaghoraruupaiH= ghosts of dreadful
form; vivR^itta netraiH= of rolling eyes; vyaaghroSTra naagendra
mR^igaashvavaktraiH= with heads of tigers, buffalo, mighty elephants, deer and
horses; sitam chhatram= under a white canopy; agrayam= which was excellent;
suukSmashalaakam= with slender ribs; yatra etat= where it is; vibhaati=
shining; indupratimam= like moon; yaH asau= he who; darpahantaa= is the
humbler; suraaNaamapi= of the gods themselves; vibhaati= shining; rudraH iva= like
unto Rudra; vR^itaH= amidst; bhuutaiH= the genii; eSaH= he; tatra= there;
mahaatmaa= is the suzerain; rakSodhipatiH= lord of the demons.
"He who, surrounded by ghosts of dreadful form of rolling eyes, with heads of tigers, buffalo mighty elephants, deer and horses, under an excellent white canopy with slender ribs and shining like a moon, he who is the humbler of the gods themselves, shining like unto Rudra amidst the genii, is the suzerain Lord of Demons there."
asau kiriiTii cala kuNDala aasyo |
naaga indra vindhya upama bhiima kaayah |
mahaa indra vaivasvata darpa hantaa |
rakSo adhipah suurya;iva avabhaati || 6-59-25
25. rakSodhipaH= Ravana; kiriiTii=
decked with diadem; hantaa= who has brought Indra the Lord of Celestials and
Vaivasvata the Lord of Death low; avabhaati= is shining; suuryaH iva= like the
sun; chalakuN^DalaasyaH= his countenance is graced by swinging ear-rings;
nagendra vindhyopama bhiima kaayaH= his formidable stature equals the Vindhya the
Lord of Mountains.
"Ravana, decked with a diadem, who has brought Indra the Lord of celestials and Vaivasvata the Lord of Death low, is shining like the sun. His countenance is graced by ear-rings. His formidable stature equals the Vindhya the Lord of Mountains."
pratyuvaaca tato raamo vibhiiSaNam
arim damam |
aho diipto mahaa tejaa raavaNo raakSasa iishvarah || 6-59-26
26. tataH= then; raamaH= Rama;
arindamaH= the anihilator of enemies; pratyuvaacha= answered; vibhiiSaNam=
Vibhishana (and said); aho= Alas!; kiipta mahaa tejaaH= what glory, what
exceeding majesty; raavaNaH= is Ravana's; raakSasesvaraH= the Lord of Demons!.
Then, Rama the annihilator of enemies, answered Vibhishana and said "Alas! What glory, what majesty is Ravana's the Lord of Demons!
aaditya;iva duSprekSyo rashmibhir
bhaati raavaNah |
suvyaktam lakSaye hy asya ruupam tejah samaavR^itam || 6-59-27
27. raavaNaH= Ravana; bhaati= is
beaming; aadityaH iva= like the Sun; rashmibhiH= with his rays; duSprekSyaH=
and difficult to be gazed; na lakSyate hi= neither can the eye rest indeed;
asya= on his; ruupam= form; vyaktam= fully manifested; tejaH samaavR^itam= as
is covered by magnificence!.
"Ravana is beaming like the sun with his rays difficult to be gazed, neither can the eye rest on him such is the binding strength of his magnificence!"
deva daanava viiraaNaam vapur na
evam vidham bhavet |
yaadR^isham raakSasa indrasya vapur etat prakaashate || 6-59-28
28. vapuH= the body;
devadaanavaviiraaNaam= of celestial or demoniacal heroes; na bhavet viraajite=
may not be so radiant; evam vidham= in ths way; yaadR^isham= as; etat= this;
vapuH= body; raakSasendrasya= of the king of ogres.
"The body of celestial or demonical heroes may not be so radiant in this manner as this body of the king of demons."
sarve parvata samkaashaah sarve
parvata yodhinah |
sarve diipta aayudha dharaa yodhash ca asya mahaa ojasah || 6-59-29
29. sarve= all; yodhaaH= the
warriors; asya mahaatmanaH= of the suzerian Lord of demons; parvata
sankaashaah= are as high as hills; sarve= all; parvatayodhinaH= fight with
mountains; sarve= all; diiptaayudhadharaaH= wield fiery weapons.
"All the warriors of the suzerain Ravana are as high as hills. All fight with mountains. All wield fiery weapons."
bhaati raakSasa raajo asau
pradiiptair bhiima vikramaih |
bhuutaih parivR^itas tiikSNair dehavadbhir iva antakah || 6-59-30
30. parivR^itaiH= amidst;
tiikSNaiH= the fiery; bhuutaiH= ghosts; bhiimadarshanaiH= of terrible aspect;
asau= this; rakSoraajaH= king of demons; bhaati= shines; antakaH iva= like the
Lord of Death; (surrounded by); pradiiptaiH= blazing; (genii); dehavadbhiH=
endowed with hideous.
"Amidst the fiery ghosts of terrible aspect, this king of demons shines like Yama the Lord of Death surrounded by blazing genii endowed with hideous forms."
diSTyaayamadya paapaatmaa mama
dR^iSTipatham gataH |
adya krodhaM vimokSyaami siitaaharaNasambhavam || 6-59-31
31. diSTyaa= by good luck; ayam=
that; paapaatmaa= wretch; gataH= comes; adya= today; mama= within my;
dR^iSTipatham= range of sight!; vimokSyaami= I shall expunge; krodham= my
wrath; siitaaharaNa sambhavam= born of Seetha's abduction!
"By good luck, that wretch comes today within my range of sight! Today, I shall expunge my wrath, born of Seetha's abduction!"
evam uktvaa tato raamo dhanur
aadaaya viiryavaan |
lakSmaNa anucaras tasthau samuddhR^itya shara uttamam || 6-59-32
32. uktvaa= having spoken; evam=
thus; viiryavaan= the valiant; raamaH= Rama; lakSmaNaanucharaH= who was
accompanied by Lakshmana; aadaaya= took up; dhanuH= his bow; tataH= and then;
tasthau= standing erect; samuddR^itya= drew out; sharottamam= and excellent
arrow.
Having spoken thus, the valiant Rama who was accompanied by Lakshmana, took up his bow and then standing erect, drew out an excellent arrow.
tatah sa rakSo adhipatir mahaatmaa
|
rakSaamsi taany aaha mahaa balaani |
dvaareSu caryaa gR^iha gopureSu |
sunirvR^itaas tiSThata nirvishankaah || 6-59-33
33. tataH= thereafter; saH= that;
mahaatmaa= powerful; rakSodhipatiH= Ravana; aaha= spoke; taani= to those;
mahaabalaani= exceedingly strong; rakSaamsi= demons (as follows); tiSThata=
stay; nirvishaNkaaH= without hesitation; sunirvR^itaaH= and very happily;
dvaareSu= at the gates; charyaagR^iha gopureSu= and principal exists, the
outposts and fortifications.
Thereafter, that powerful Ravana spoke to those exceedingly strong demons as follows: "Take up your positions unfalteringly and happily at the gates and principal exits, the outposts and fortifications."
ihaagatam maam sahitam bhavadbhi |
rvanaukasashchidramitdam viditvaa |
shuunyaam puriim duSprasahaam pramathya |
pradharSayeyuH sahasaa sametaaH || 6-59-34
34. viditvaa= hearing; maam= of
my; aagatam= having come; iha= here; sahitam= with; bhavadbhiH= you; (taking);
idam= this; chhidram= to be a weak point; pramathya= and storming; shuunyaam=
this desolate; purrim= city; duSprasahaam= which is otherwise difficult to be
overpowered; pradharSayeyuH= may destroy it; sahasaa= by surprise.
"Learning of my presence along with you here, taking this to be a weak point and storming this desolate city which is otherwise difficult to be overpowered, the monkeys when united may destroy it by surprise."
visarjayitvaa sahasaa tatas taan |
gateSu rakSahsu yathaaniyogam |
vyadaarayad vaanara saagara ogham |
mahaa jhaSah puurmam iva arNava ogham || 6-59-35
35. vusarhautvaa= having
dismissed; taan= those; sachivaan= counsellors; rakSasuH= and the demons;
tataH= thereafter; gateSu= departed; yathaa niyogam= as ordered; vyadaarayat=
Ravana began to split asunder; arNavaugham= as the waters of the sea;
vaanarasaagaraugham= the sea of monkeys; mahaajhaSaH= in the way as a gigantic
fish; mahaajhaSaH= in the way as a gigantic fish; (would rend); puurNam= the
entire (expanse of the sea)
Having dismissed those counsellors and as the demons departed as ordered, Ravana thereafter began to split under the waters of the sea of monkeys, in the same way as a gigantic fish would rend the entire expanse of the sea.
tam aapatantam sahasaa samiikSya |
diipta iSu caapam yudhi raakSasa indram |
mahat samutpaaTya mahii dhara agram |
dudraava rakSo adhipatim hari iishah || 6-59-36
36. samiikSa= seeing;
raakSasendram= Ravana; diipteSu chaapam= with his radiant bow; aapatantam=
advancing; sahasaa= suddenly; yudhi= in the battle; hariishaH= Sugreeva the
Lord of Monkeys; samutpaaTya= tearing up; mahat= a huge; mahiidharaagram=
mountain-top; dudraava= and ran; rakSodhipam= towards that king of demons.
Seeing Ravana with his radiant bow, in the battle, Sugreeva the Lord of Monkeys tearing up a huge mountain-top, ran towards that king of demons.
tat shaila shR^ingam bahu vR^ikSa
saanum |
pragR^ihya cikSepa nishaa caraaya |
tam aapatantam sahasaa samiikSya |
bibheda baaNais tapaniiya punkhaih || 6-59-37
37. pragR^ihya= (Sugreeva)
seizing; tat= that; shaila shR^iN^gam= mountain-top; bahu vR^ikSasaanum= with
its many trees and ridges; chikSepa= hurled; nishaacharaaya= on Ravana the
demon; samiikSya= seeing; tam= that mountain-top; aapatantam= approaching; (Ravana)
sahasaa= quickly; chichchheda= broke it asunder; baaNaiH= with his arrows;
tapaniiya puNkhaiH= with golden shafts.
Seizing a mountain-top with its many trees and ridges, Sugreeva hurled it on Ravana the demon. Seeing that mountain-top coming towards him, Ravana quickly broke it asunder with his arrows with golden shafts.
tasmin pravR^iddha uttama saanu
vR^ikSe |
shR^inge vikiirNe patite pR^ithivyaam |
mahaa ahi kalpam sharam antaka aabham |
samaadade raakSasa loka naathah || 6-59-38
38. tasmin= (While) that;
shR^iN^ge= mountain-top; pravR^iddhottama saanuvR^ikSe= with its well-developed
ridges and excellent trees; vidiirNe= was split asunder; patite= and fell;
pR^ithivyaam= on earth; raakSasa lokanaathaH= Ravana; antakaabham= like unto
another Yama the Lord of Death; samaadadhe= loosed; sharam= an arrow; mahaahi
kalpam= resembling a great serpent.
While that mountain-top with its well-developed ridges and excellent trees was rent asunder and fell on the earth, Ravana like unto another Yama the Lord of Death, loosed an arrow resembling a great serpent.
sa tam gR^ihiitvaa anila tulya
vegam |
savisphulinga jvalana prakaasham |
baaNam mahaa indra ashani tulya vegam |
cikSepa sugriiva vadhaaya ruSTah || 6-59-39
39. saH= that Ravana; ruSTaH=
enraged; gR^ihiitvaa= taking; tam baaNam= that arrow; ashanitulyavegam= with a
speed equal to a thunder-bolt; savisphulinga jvalanprakaasham= possessing the
brilliance of a fire; mahendraashami tulyavegam= and with a velocity of the
thunder-bolt of Indra the Lord of celestials; chikSepa= hurled it; sugriiva
vadhaaya= to kill Sugreeva.
The enraged Ravana, taking that arrow with the speed of a thunder bolt of Indra the Lord of celestials and possessing the brilliance of a fire, hurled it to kill Sugreeva.
sa saayako raavaNa baahu muktah |
shakra ashani prakhya vapuh shita agrah |
sugriivam aasaadya bibheda vegaad |
guha iiritaa kraucam iva ugra shaktih || 6-59-40
40. saH paayakaH= that arrow;
raavaNo baahumuktaH= released by Ravana's arm; aasaadya= reached sugriivam=
Sugreeva; shakraashaniprakhya vapuH prakaasham= having a bodily splendour equal
to that of Indra's thunder-bolt; bibheda= and pierced; (his body); vegaat= in
its flight; guheritaa ugrashaktiH= as formerly Guha's spear; (When he
discharged it); krounchamiva= at the Krauncha Mountain.
That arrow released by Ravana's arm reached Sugreeva, having a bodily splendour equal to that of Indra's thunder bolt, and pierced his body in its flight as formerly Guha's spear when he discharged it at the Krauncha Mountain.
sa saayaka aarto vipariita cetaah
|
kuujan pR^ithivyaam nipapaata viirah |
tam prekSya bhuumau patitam visamjmam |
neduh prahR^iSTaa yudhi yaatu dhaanaah || 6-59-41
41. saayakaartaH= wounded by that
arrow; vipariitachctaaH= which bereft him of consciousness; saH viiraH= that
warrior; nipataata= fell; kuujaan= moaning; pR^ithivyaam= to the earth;
viikSya= beholding; tam= him; patitam= falling; bhuumau= on the ground;
visamjJNam= deprived of his senses; yudhi= in battle; yaatu dhaanaaH= the
demons; neduH= raised a shout; prahR^iSTaaH= of joy.
Wounded by that arrow, which bereft him of consciousness, that warrior fell moaning to the earth. Beholding him falling on the ground, deprived of his senses in the battle-field, the demons raised a shout of triumph.
tato gava akSo gavayah sudamSTras
|
tathaa R^iSabho jyoti mukho nalash ca |
shailaan samudyamya vivR^iddha kaayaah |
pradudruvus tam prati raakSasa indram || 6-59-42
42. tataH= then; gavaakSaH=
Gavaksha; gavayaH= Gavaya; suSeNaH= Sushena; atha= and; R^iSabhaH= Rishabha;
jyotimukhaH= Jyotimukha; nalashcha= and Nala; vivR^iddha kaayaaH= of exceeding
corpulence; samupaaTya= hearing up; shailaan= rocks; pradudruvuH= rushed; tam
raakSasendram prati= towards that Ravana.
Then, Gavaksha, Gavaya, Sushena, Rishabha, Jyotimukha and Nala; of exceeding corpulence tearing up rocks, rushed towards Ravana.
teSaam prahaaraan sa cakaara
meghaan |
rakSo adhipo baaNa gaNaih shita agraih |
taan vaanara indraan api baaNa jaalair |
bibheda jaambuu nada citra punkhaih || 6-59-43
43. saH rakSodhipaH= that Lord of
Demons; baaNashataiH= with hundreds of arrows; shitaagraiH= possessed of sharp
points; chakaara= rendered; teSaam= their; prahaaraan= projectiles; moghaan=
fruitless; bibheda= and pierced; taan= those; vaanarendraanapi= leaders of the
monkeys; baaNajaalaiH= with a multitute of arrows; jaambuunada chitra puNkhaiH=
which were marvellously golden shafted.
That Lord of Demons, with hundreds of arrows, possessed of sharp points, rendered their projectiles fruitless and pierced those leaders of the monkeys with a multitude of marvellous golden shafted arrows.
te vaanara indraas tridasha ari
baaNair |
bhinnaa nipetur bhuvi bhiima ruupaah |
tatas tu tad vaanara sainyam ugram |
pracchaadayaam aasa sa baaNa jaalaih || 6-59-44
44. bhinnaaH= split up;
tridashaaribaaNaiH= by the arrows of Ravana the Enemy of the Gods; te
vaanarendraaH= those monkey-leaders; bhiima kaayaaH= of terrifying stature; nipetuH=
fell; bhuvi= on the ground; tataH= thereafter; saH= he; prachchhaadayaamaasa=
covered; tat= that; ugram= formidable; vaanarasainyam= army of monkeys; baaNa
jaalaiH= with shower of arrows.
Pierced by the arrows of Ravana the Enemy of Gods, those monkey-Generals of terrifying stature fell on the ground. Thereupon, he covered that formidable army of monkeys with a shower of arrows.
te vadhyamaanaah patita agrya
viiraa |
naanadyamaanaa bhaya shalya viddhaah |
shaakhaa mR^igaa raavaNa saayaka aartaa |
jagmuh sharaNyam sharaNam sma raamam || 6-59-45
45. vadhyamaanaH= assailed;
patitaaH= and fallen down; te shaakhaamR^igaaH= those monkeys; viiraaH= the
warriors; naandyamaanaaH= emitted cries; bhaya shalya viddhaaH= as though
struck by an arrow of terror; raavaNa saaya kaartaaH= whom Ravana was
destroying with his darts; jagmuHsma= fled; sharaNam= for refuge; raamam= to
Rama; sharaNyam= who affords protection.
Assailed and fallen down, those monkey-warriors, emitted cries as though struck by an arrow of terror, whom Ravana was destroying with his darts and fled for refuge to Rama who is capable of affording protection to all.
tato mahaatmaa sa dhanur
dhanuSmaan |
aadaaya raamah saharaa jagaama |
tam lakSmaNah praanjalir abhyupetya |
uvaaca vaakyam parama artha yuktam || 6-59-46
46. tataH= then; mahaatmaa= the
high-souled; saH raamaH= Rama; dhanuSmaan= the skillful archer; aadaaya=
taking; dhanuH= his bow; jagaama= set ou; sahasaa= at once; lakSmaNaH=
Lakshmana; abhyupetya= approaching; tam= him; praaJNaliH= with joined palms;
uvaacha= spoke; vaakyam= (the following) words; paramaarthayuktam= which were
very meaningful.
Then the high-souled Rama the skilful archer, taking his bow, set out at once. Lakshmana, however, approaching him with joined palms, spoke very meaningful words follows:
kaamam aaryah suparyaapto vadhaaya
asya duraatmanah |
vidhamiSyaamy aham niicam anujaaniihi maam vibho || 6-59-47
47. aaryaH= O, Noble Brother!;
suparyaaptaH kaamam= of my own accord I am quite sufficient; vadhaaya= for
killing; asya= of this Ravana; duraatmanaH= the wretched; vibho= O, Lord! aham=
I; vidhamiSyaami= shall slay; etam= him; anujaaniihi= permit; maani= me.
"O, noble Brother! Of my own accord, I am able to kill this wretched Ravana. O, Lord! I shall slay him. Permit me to do so."
tam abraviin mahaa tejaa raamah
satya paraakramah |
gaccha yatna parash ca api bhava lakSmaNa samyuge || 6-59-48
48. mahaatijaaH= the exceedingly
powerful; satyaparaakramaH= and the truly courageous; raamaH= Rama; abraviit=
spoke; tam= to that Lakshmana (as follows); gachchha= go; lakSmaNa= Lakshmana!;
samyuge= and in this duel; bhava= be; yatna parashchaapi= strennous also.
The exceedingly powerful and the truly courageous Rama spoke to that Lakshmana as follows: "Go, Lakshmana and also be strenuous in this duel."
raavaNo hi mahaa viiryo raNe
adbhuta paraakramah |
trailokyena api samkruddho duSprasahyo na samshayah || 6-59-49
49. raavaNaH= Ravana; mahaaviiryaH=
is endowed with great strength; adbhuta paraakramaH= and has outstanding
prowess; raNe= in war; trailokyenaapi= the three worlds themselves;
duShprasahyaH= could not withstand; duShprasahyah= could not withstand;
samkruddhaH= his fury; no= there is no; samshayaH= doubt.
Ravana is endowed with great
strength and possesses an outstanding prowess during a war. The Three Worlds
themselves could not withstand his fury. There is no doubt about it.”
tasya chidraaNi maargasva svac
chidraaNi ca gopaya |
cakSuSaa dhanuSaa yatnaad rakSa aatmaanam samaahitah || 6-59-50
50. maargasya= seek out; tasya=
his; chhidraaNi= weak points; lakSaya= and guard; svachchhidraaNi cha= against
your own; yopaayasva= defend; aatmaanam= yourself; samaahitaH= vigilantly;
chakSusaa= with eye; dhanuSaa= and bow.
"Seek out his weak points and guard against your own. Defend yourself vigilantly with your eye and bow."
raaghavasya vacah shrutvaa
sampariSvajya puujya ca |
abhivaadya tato raamam yayau saumitrir aahavam || 6-59-51
51. shrutvaa= hearing; vachaH= the
words; raaghavasya= of Rama; saumitriH= Lakshmana; sampariSvajya= embracing
him; puujya= (thereafter) offering obeisance to him; abhivaadhya cha= and
bidding farewell; raamaaya= to Rama; yayau= went; aahavam= to the battle.
Hearing the words of Rama, Lakshmana embraced him, thereafter offering obeisance and bidding him farewell, he entered the battle-field.
sa raavaNam vaaraNa hasta baahur |
dadarsha diipta udyata bhiima caapam |
pracchaadayantam sharavR^iSTi jaalais |
taan vaanaraan bhinna vikiirNa dehaan || 6-59-52
52. saH= Lakshmana; dadarsha= saw;
raavaNam= Ravana; vaaraNa hasta baahum= with arms as large as the trunks of
elephants; bhiimodyatadiiptachaapam= who was brandishing his dread and fiery
bow; prachchhaadayantam= bhinnavikiirNa dehaan= whose bodies he had severed;
sharavR^iSTijaalaiH= with a close rain of darts.
Lakshmana then saw Ravana with arms as large as the trunks of elephants, who was brandishing his dreadful and fiery bow, covering those monkeys whose bodies he had severed with a close rain of darts.
tam aalokya mahaa tejaa hanuumaan
maaruta aatmajaa |
nivaarya shara jaalaani pradudraava sa raavaNam || 6-59-53
53. saH= that; hanumaan= Hanuma;
mahaatejaaH= the exceedingly energetic one; maarutaatmajaH= born of Maruta the
god of wind; aalokya= beholding; tam= that Ravana; nivaarya= in order to end;
sharajaalaani= that rain of arrows; vidudraava= rushed on; raavaNam= Ravana.
The exceedingly energetic Hanuma, born of Maruta the god of wind, beholding this, rushed on Ravana in order to bring that rain of arrows to an end.
ratham tasya samaasaadya bhujam
udyamya dakSiNam |
traasayan raavaNam dhiimaan hanuumaan vaakyam abraviit || 6-59-54
54. samaasaadya= approaching;
tasya= his; ratham= chariot; dhiimaan= the sagacious; hanumaan= Hanuma;
udyamya= lifted; dakSiNam= his right; baahum= arm; abraviit= and spoke;
vaakyam= the following words; traasayan= which wee threatening.
Approaching his chariot, the sagacious Hanuma lifted his right arm and spoke the following threatening words to Ravana:
deva daanava gandharvaa yakSaash
ca saha raakSasaih |
avadhyatvaat tvayaa bhagnaa vaanarebhyas tu te bhayam || 6-59-55
55. praaptam= (A boon) was
obtained; tvayaa= by you; avadhyam= being invulnerable; deva daanava gandharve=
to celestials, demons, celestial musicians; saharaakSasaiH= along with ogres;
yakSaishcha= and semi-divine beings; vaanarebhyastu= but monkeys; bhayam= are a
danger; te= to you.
"You have obtained the boon of invulnerability to the celestials, demons, celestial musicians, ogres and semi-divine beings. But monkeys are a danger to you."
eSa me dakSiNo baahuh panca
shaakhah samudyatah |
vidhamiSyati te dehaad bhuuta aatmaanam cira uSitam || 6-59-56
56. eSaH paN^cha shaakhaH= this
five-branched; dakSiNaH baahuH= right hand; me= of mine; samudyataH= which I
now raise; vidhamiSyati= will rob you; bhuutaatmaanam= of your self consisting
of elements (life); chiroSitam= that has long been resident; te= in your; dehe=
body.
"This five-branched right hand of mine, which I now raise, will rob you of your life that has long been resident in your body."
shrutvaa hanuumato vaakyam raavaNo
bhiima vikramah |
samrakta nayanah krodhaad idam vacanam abraviit || 6-59-57
57. shrutvaa= hearing; vaakyam=
the words; hanumataH= of Hanuma; bhiimavikramaH= the exceedingly valiant;
raavaNaH= Ravana; samrakta nayanaH= his eyes inflamed; krodhaat= with anger;
abraviit= spoke; idam= these; vachanam= words.
Hearing the words of Hanuma, the exceedingly valiant Ravana, his eyes inflamed with anger, answered.
kSipram prahara nihshankam
sthiraam kiirtim avaapnuhi |
tatas tvaam jnaati vikraantam naashayiSyaami vaanara || 6-59-58
58. prahara= strike; kSipram=
quickly; niH shaNTkam= without fear; vaanara= O, Monkey!; avaapnuhi= win;
sthiraam= eternal; kiirtim= renown; tataH= thereafter; naashayiSyaami= I shall
destroy; tvaam= you; jJNaata vikraantam= after knowing your strength.
"Strike quickly without fear, O Monkey! Win eternal renown. Thereafter, I shall destroy you, after measuring your strength."
raavaNasya vacah shrutvaa vaayu
suunur vaco abraviit |
prahR^itam hi mayaa puurvam akSam smara sutam tava || 6-59-59
59. shrutvaa= hearing; vachaH= the
words; raavaNasya= of Ravana; vaayusuumuH= Hanuma the son of wind-god;
abraviit= spoke; vachaH= (the following) words; smara= recollect; tava= your;
sutam= son; akSam= Aksha; puurvam= who was formerly; prahastam hi= struck
(killed) already; mayaa= by me.
Hearing the words of Ravana, Hanuma the son of wind-god spoke the following words: "Recollect that I have killed your son Aksha already."
evam ukto mahaa tejaa raavaNo
raakSasa iishvarah |
aajaghaana anila sutam talena urasi viiryavaan || 6-59-60
60. evam= thus; uktaH= spoken;
mahaatejaaH= the highly energetic; viiryavaan= and the valiant;
raakSaseshvaraH= Ravana the Lord of Demons; aajaghaana= struck; anilasutam=
Hanuma the son of Anila; urasi= on his chest; talena= with the palm of his
hand.
Thus spoken, the highly energetic and the valiant Ravana the Lord of Demons struck Hanuma the son of Anila a violent blow on his chest with the palm of his hand.
sa tala abhihatas tena cacaala ca
muhur muhuh |
aajaghaana abhisamkruddhas talena eva amara dviSam || 6-59-61
aajaghaana cha samkruddhastalenaivaamaradviSam |
61. saH= Hanuma; talaabhihataH=
thus struck with the palm; tena= of Ravana; chachaalacha= reeled; muhurmuhuH=
repeatedly; mahaamatiH= the highly sagacious; tejasvii= and illustrious Hanuma;
muhuurtam= within a moment; sthitaH kR^itvaa= secured; sthairyam= his balance;
samkR^iddhaa= and enraged as he was; aajaghaava= struck; amaradviSam= Ravana
the enemy of Immortals; talenaiva= with the very palm of his hand.
Hanuma, thus struck with Ravana's palm, reeled repeatedly. Thereafter the highly sagacious and illustrious Hanuma secured his balance within a moment and in fury, struck Ravana the enemy of Immortals with the very palm of his hand.
tatas talena abhihato vaanareNa
mahaatmanaa || 6-59-62
dashagriivah samaadhuuto yathaa bhuumi cale acalah |
62. tataH= then; dashagriivaH=
Ravana; abhihataH= struck; tena vaanareNa= by that monkey, Hanuma; mahaatmanaa=
the mighty; samaadhuutaH= was shaken; achalaH yathaa= like a mountain;
bhuumichale= during an earth-quake.
Under the violent impact of the blow of the mighty Hanuma Ravana shook like a mountain when the earth trembles.
samgraame tam tathaa dR^iSTva
raavaNam tala taaDitam || 6-59-63
R^iSayo vaanaraah siddhaa nedur devaah saha asuraah |
63. dR^iSTvaa= beholding; tam
raavaNam= that Ravana; tathaa= thus; talataaDitam= struck by a palm; samgraame=
in the battle; R^iSayaH= the sages; vaanaraaH= monkeys; siddhaaH= semi=divine
beings; asuraiH saha= along with the demons; devaaH= and celestials; neduH=
made a resounding approbation.
Beholding Ravana struck in the fight by Hanuma's palm; the sages, monkeys, semi-divine beings, along with celestials and demons raised a resounding approbation.
atha aashvasya mahaa tejaa raavaNo
vaakyam abraviit || 6-59-64
saadhu vaanara viiryeNa shlaaghaniiyo asi me ripuh |
64. atha= thereafter; mahaatejaaH=
the extremely spirited; raavaNaH= Ravana; aashvasya= after regaining his
breath; abraviit= spoke; vaakyam= the following words; vaanara= O, monkey!;
sadhu= well done;, well done!; viiryeNa= by your valour; asi= you are; me= my;
ripuH= enemy; shlaaghaniiya= worthy of praise.
Then, the extremely spirited Ravana, having regained his breath, spoke the following words: "Well done! Well done! O, monkey! You are my adversary, worthy of praise by your valour!"
raavaNena evam uktas tu maarutir
vaakyam abraviit || 6-59-65
dhig astu mama viiryam tu yat tvam jiivasi raavaNa |
65. evam= thus; uktaH= spoken;
raavaNena= by Ravana; maarutiH= Hanuma; abraviit= spoke; vaakyam= these words;
raavaNa= O, Ravana! dhikastu= cursed be; viiryasy of my valour; yat= by which;
tvam= you; jiivasi= (still) survive!
Then, Hanuma answered, "O, Ravana! Cursed by that strength since you do still survive!"
sakR^it tu prahara idaaniim
durbuddhe kim vikatthase || 6-59-66
tatas tvaam maamako muSTir nayiSyaami yathaa kSayam |
66. durbuddhe= O, foolish fellow!
kim vikatthase= why do you boast of yourself?; idaaniim= now; prahara= strike
(me); sakR^it= once; tataH= thereupon; maamakaH= my; muSTiH= fist; nayiSyati=
will get; tvaam= you; yamakSayan= to the Abode Yama the Lord of Death!
"O, foolish fellow! Why this boasting? Now come, strike me once! My fist is about to dispatch you to the Abode of Yama the Lord of Death!"
tato maaruti vaakyena krodhas
tasya tadaa ajvalat || 6-59-67
samrakta nayano yatnaan muSTim udyamya dakSiNam |
paatayaam aasa vegena vaanara urasi viiryavaan || 6-59-68
67, 68. tataH= thereafter; maaruti
vaakyena= by the words of Hanuma; tasya= Ravana's kopaH= fury; tadaa= then=
then; ajvalat= was inflamed; samrakta nayanaH= with his eyes becoming red;
udyanaH= and lifting; dakSiNam= his right; muSTim= fist; yatnaat= with zeal;
viiryavaan= the valiant Ravana; paatayaamaasa= and knocked a blow; vegena=
swiftly; vaanarorasi= on Hanuma's chest.
Hearing the words of Hanuma, the powerful Ravana, enraged, his eyes red with fury and whirling his fist with force knocked it down violently on Hanuma's chest.
hanuumaan vakSasi vyuudhe
samcacaala hatah punah |
vihvalam tam tadaa dR^iSTvaa hanuumantam mahaa balam || 6-59-69
rathena atirathah shiighram niilam prati samabhyagaat |
69. hanumaan= Hanuma; vyuuDhe
vakSasi= struck on his broad chest; samchachaala= reeled; punaH punaH= again
and again; dR^iSTvaa= seeing tam= that; mahaabalam= mighty; hanuumantaam=
Hanuma; vihvalam= exhausted; atirathaH= Ravana; samabhyagaat= advanced;
shiighram= quickly; rathena= by his chariot; niilam prati= towards Nila.
Under the shock, Hanuma reeled once again. Seeing that mighty Hanuma exhausted, Ravana turned his chariot towards Nila.
raakSasaanaamadhipatirdashagriivaH
|| 6-59-70
pannaga pratimair bhiimaih para marma atibhedibhih |
sharair aadiipayaam aasa niilam hari camuu patim || 6-59-71
70, 71. dashagriivaH= Ravana;
praataapavaan= the powerful; adhipatiH= lord; raakSasaanaam= of demons;
aadiipayaamaasa= blazed up (overwhelmed); niilam= Nila; harichamuupatim= the
Army-general of monkeys; bhiimaiH= with terrific; sharaiH= arrows; pannaga
pratimaiH= in the likeness of serpents; para marmaadi bhedanaiH= which can
pierce the vital parts of his enemy.
With his terrific arrows in the likeness of serpents, Ravana the powerful Lord of Demons pierced the vital parts of his enemy, thus overwhelming Nila the Monkey-general.
sa shara ogha samaayasto niilah
kapi camuu patih |
kareNa ekena shaila agram rakSo adhipataye asR^ijat || 6-59-72
72. saH niilaH= that Nila;
harichamuupatiH= the Army general of monkeys; sharaugha samayastaH= tormented
by a flood of arrows; asR^ijat= hurled; ekena= with one; kareNa= hand;
shailaagram= a mountain-top; rakSodhipataye= on Ravana, the king of Demons.
Nila, the Army General of Monkeys, tormented by that hail of arrows, with one hand hurled a great rock at Ravana the king of demons.
hanuumaan api tejasvii
samaashvasto mahaa manaah |
viprekSamaaNo yuddha iipsuh saroSam idam abraviit || 6-59-73
niilena saha samyuktam raavaNam raakSasa iishvaram |
anyena yudhyamaanasya na yuktam abhidhaavanam || 6-59-74
73, 74. hanuumapi= Hanuma also; tejasvii=
who was burning with courage; mahaamanaaH= and having exalted mind;
samaashvastaH= regained his breath; yuddhepsuit= and desirous to fight;
viprekSamaaNaH= beheld (on both sides); saroSam= and with fury; abraviit=
spoke; idam= these words; raavaNam= to Ravana; raakSaseshvaram= the lord of
demons; samsaktam= who occupied in fight; niilena saha= with Nila; nayuktam= it
is not proper; abhidhaavanam= to attack; yuddhyamaanasya= a person who doing a
fight; anyena= with another.
Meanwhile, Hanuma of exalted mind, burning with courage, regained his breath and in his martial ire cried out furiously towards Ravana, the Lord of Demons who occupied in fight with Nila as follows: "It is not proper to engage in a combat with a person who is already doing a fight with another."
raavaNo api mahaa tejaas tat
shR^ingam saptabhih sharaih |
aajaghaana sutiikSNa agrais tad vikiirNam papaata ha || 6-59-75
75. atha= when; mahaatejaaH= the
mighty; raavaNaH= Ravana; aajaghaana= struck; tam shR^iNgam= that rock;
saptabhiH sharaiH= with seven arrows; sutikSNaagraiH= having very sharp ends;
tat= and it; papaata ha= fell down; vishiirNam= crumbling to pieces.
Then, the mighty Ravana, however, shattered the rock hurled by Nila with seven pointed arrows and it fell down, crumbling to pieces.
tad vikiirNam gireh shR^ingam
dR^iSTvaa hari camuu patih |
kaala agnir iva jajvaala krodhena para viirahaa || 6-59-76
76. dR^iSTvaa= seeing; tat= that;
shR^iN^gam= rock; vishiirNam= crumbling to pieces; chamuupatiH= the Army
general, Nila; paraviirahaa= the destroyer of enemies; jajvaala= inflamed;
kopena= with fury; kaalagniriva= who resembled the Fire of Time.
Seeing that rock crumbling to pieces, Nila the Army-general the destroyer of enemies who resembled the Fire of Time, glowed with fury.
so ashva karNaan dhavaan saalaamsh
cuutaamsh ca api supuSpitaan |
anyaamsh ca vividhaan vR^ikSaan niilash cikSepa samyuge || 6-59-77
77. samyuge= In the battle; saH
niilaH= that Nila; chikSepa=hurled; ashvakarNa drumaan= Aswakarna trees;
shaalaan= Shala trees; supuSpitaan= in good flowering; chuutaanapi= Chuta
trees; anyaan= and other; vividhaan= various types; vR^ikSaan= of trees.
In that fight, Nila hurled Aswakarna trees, Shala trees with extensive flowering, Chuta trees and other various types of trees.
sa taan vR^ikSaan samaasaadya
praticiccheda raavaNah |
abhyavarSat sughoreNa shara varSeNa paavakim || 6-59-78
78. saH raavaNaH= that Ravana;
prati samaasaadya= confronting; taan= those; vR^ikSaan= trees; chichheda=
bursted them; abhyavarSachcha= and showered; ghoreNa= terrific; sharavarSaNa=
hail of darts; paavakim= on Nila the son of Fire-God.
Ravana, confronting those trees, bursted them and showered a hail of dangerous darts on Nila the son of Fire-God.
abhivR^iSTah shara ogheNa meghena
iva mahaa acalah |
hrasvam kR^itvaa tadaa ruupam dhvaja agre nipapaata ha || 6-59-79
79. abhivR^iSTaH= showered (thus);
sharaugheNa= by a multitude of arrows; meheneva= as from a cloud; mahaabalaH=
the mighty Nila; tataH= then; kR^itvaa= made; ruupam= his form; hrasvam= short;
nipapaata= and jumped on; dhvajaagre= to the top of the standard.
Showered by a multitude of shafts, as from a cloud, the mighty Nila assumed a diminutive form and leapt on to the point of Ravana's standard.
paavaka aatmajam aalokya dhvaja
agre samavasthitam |
jajvaala raavaNah krodhaat tato niilo nanaada ha || 6-59-80
80. aalokya= seeing;
paavakaatmajam= Nila the son of Fire-God; samavasthitam= standing well;
dhvajaagre= on the point of his standard; raavaNaH= Ravana; jajvaala=
thereafter; niilaH= Nila; nanaada cha= shouted loudly.
Seeing Nila the son of Fire-God standing well on the point of his standard, Ravana inflamed with fury. Then, Nila shouted loudly.
dhvaja agre dhanuSash ca agre
kiriiTa agre ca tam harim |
lakSmaNo atha hanuumaamsh ca dR^iSTvaa raamash ca vismitaah || 6-59-81
81. dR^iSTvaa= beholding; tam
harim= that monkey; dhvajaagre= on the point of Ravana's standard; agre= and on
the top; kiriiTaagre cha= of his diadem; lakSmaNaH= Lakshmana; atha= and;
hanumaamshcha= Hanuma; raamashcha= and Rama; vismitaaH= were surprised.
Beholding that monkey sometimes leaping on to the point of Ravana's standard sometimes on to the tip of his bow and sometimes on to the peak of his diadem, Lakshmana, Hanuma and Rama were astonished.
raavaNo api mahaa tejaah kapi
laaghava vismitah |
astram aahaarayaam aasa diiptam aagneyam adbhutam || 6-59-82
82. atha= then; mahaatejaaH= the
mighty; raavaNaH= Ravana; kapilaaghava vismitaH= surprised at the agility of
the monkey; aahaarayaamaasa= seized; diiptam= a glowing; adbhutam= and
wonderful; aagneyam astram= weapon of Fire.
The mighty Ravana, amazed at the monkey's agility, seized a marvellous and glowing arrow called Agneya the weapon of Fire.
tatas te cukrushur hR^iSTaa labdha
lakSyaah plavam gamaah |
niila laaghava sambhraantam dR^iSTvaa raavaNam aahave || 6-59-83
83. tataH= thereafter; te
plavaN^gamaaH= those monkeys; chukrushuH= shouted; hR^iSTaaH= joyously;
raavaNam= over Ravana; niilalaaghava sambhraantam= being disconcerted for
Nila's agility, of his leaping about; aahave= in combat; labdhalakSaaH= finding
an occasion for jubilation.
Thereafter, those monkeys who felt rejoiced to see Ravana disconcerted at the agility of Nila and had found an occasion for jubilation, shouted joyously.
vaanaraaNaam ca naadena samrabdho
raavaNas tadaa |
sambhrama aaviSTa hR^idayo na kimcit pratyapadyata || 6-59-84
84. tadaa= then; samarabhaH=
provoked; naadena= by the shouts; vaanaraaNaam= of the monkeys; sambhramaaviSTa
hR^idayaH= his heart possessed with confusion; pratyapadyata= did not know; kimchit=
what to do.
Then, provoked by the shouts of the monkeys, his heart possessed with confusing, Ravana did not know what to do.
aagneyena atha samyuktam
gR^ihiitvaa raavaNah sharam |
dhvaja shiirSa sthitam niilam udaikSata nishaa carah || 6-59-85
85. raavaNaH= Ravana;
nishaacharaH= the demons; gR^ihiitvaa= taking up; sharam= an arrow; aagneyaa=
charged with the missile presided over by the Fire-God; udaikSata= aimed at;
niilam= Nila; dhvajashiirSa sthitam= who had perched on the tip of his
standard.
Ravana the demon, taking up an arrow, charged with the missile presided over by the fire-God, aimed at Nila who had perched on the tip of his standard.
tato abraviin mahaa tejaa raavaNo
raakSasa iishvarah |
kape laaghava yukto asi maayayaa parayaa anayaa || 6-59-86
86. tataH= then; mahaatejaaH= the
mighty; raakSaseshvaraH= king of demons; raavaNaH= Ravana; abraviit= said;
kape= O, monkey!; asi= you are endowed; laaghavayuktaH= with agility; paayaa
maayaa saha= combined with a supreme power of magic.
Then, Ravana the king of demons said,: "O monkey! You are endowed with agility combined with a supreme power of magic."
jiivitam khalu rakSasva yadi
shaknoSi vaanara |
taani taany aatma ruupaaNi sR^ijase tvam anekashah || 6-59-87
87. vaanara= O, monkey!; tvam=
you; sR^ijasi= are creating; taani taani anekashaH= numerous deeds of various
kinds; aatmaruupaaNi= worthy of your own self; rakSasva khalu= Indeed save;
jiivitam= your life; asi yadi= if you are; shaktaH= capable.
"Do you save your life if you can, eventhogh you are creating numerous deeds of various kinds indeed worthy of your own self, O, monkey!"
tathaa api tvaam mayaa muktah
saayako astra prayojitah |
jiivitam parirakSantam jiivitaad bhramshayiSyati || 6-59-88
88. tathaapi= even then; saayakaH=
the arrow; astraprayojitaH= charged with a mystic missile; mutaH= that is about
to be loosened; mayaa= by me; bhramshayiSyati= will severe; tvaam= you;
jiivitaat= from life; jiivitam= which existence; parirakSantam= you seek to
preserve.
"Even then, the arrow charged with a mystic missile I am about to loose, will severe you from life, which existence you seek to preserve."
evam uktvaa mahaa baahuu raavaNo
raakSasa iishvarah |
samdhaaya baaNam astreNa camuu patim ataaDayat || 6-59-89
89. evam= thus; uktvaa= speaking;
raavaNaH= Ravana; raavaNashvaraH= the King of Demons; mahaabaahuH= having
mighty arms; samdhaaya= having placed; astreNa= Agni missile; baaNam= with his
arrow; ataaDayat= struck; chamuupatim= Nila the Army-General.
Thus speaking, Ravana the long-armed King of Demons, having placed Agni Missile with his arrow, struck Nila the Army-General.
so astra yuktena baaNena niilo
vakSasi taaDitah |
nirdahyamaanah sahasaa nipapaata mahii tale || 6-59-90
90. taaDitaH= Struck; vakSasi= on
the chest; baaNena= by the arrow; astrayuktena= combined with a missile;
niilaH= Nila; nirdahyamaanaH= being burnt all over; sahasaa= suddenly; nipapaata=
fell; mahiitale= to the ground.
Struck on the chest by the arrow combined with a missile, Nila being burnt all over, suddenly fell to the ground.
pitR^i maahaatmya samyogaad
aatmanash ca api tejasaa |
jaanubhyaam apatad bhuumau na ca praaNair vyayujyata || 6-59-91
91. tu= yet; pitR^imahaatmaya
samyogaat= by virtue of the powerful aid of his own; tejasaachaapi= native
vigour; nyapatat= though brought; jaanubhyaam= to his knees; bhuumau= on to the
earth; navyayujyata= he was not deprived; praaNaiH= of his life.
Yet by virtue of the powerful aid of his father and his own native vigour, though brought to his knees on to the earth, he was not deprived of his life.
visamjnam vaanaram dR^iSTvaa
dashagriivo raNa utsukah |
rathena ambuda naadena saumitrim abhidudruve || 6-59-92
92. dR^iSTvaa= seeing; vaanaram=
Nila; visamJNam= becoming unconscious; dashagriivaH= Ravana; raNotsukaH= eager
for fight; abhidudruve= rushed; saumitrim= on Lakshmana; rathena= by his
chariot; ambudanaadena= which sounded like a cloud.
Seeing Nila unconscious, Ravana, eager for fight, in his chariot whose rattling sounded like thunder-clouds, rushed on Lakshmana.
aasaadya raNamadhye taM vaaraitvaa
sthito jvalan |
dhanurviSphaarayaamaasa raakSasendraH prataapavaan || 6-59-93
93. prataapavaan= the powerful;
raakSasendraH= Ravana, the king of demons; aasaadya= approached; tam= that
Lakshmana; raNamadhye= in the middle of the battle-field; vaarayitvaa=
preventing him to go forward; sthitaH= and standing there; jvalan= blazing;
visphaarayaamaasa= lifted up; dhanuH= his bow.
Coming to the centre of the battle-field, the powerful Ravana the King of Demons prevented Lakshmana to go forward, halted, standing there in his glory and lifted up his bow.
tam aaha saumitrir adiina sattvo |
visphaarayantam dhanur aprameyam |
abhehi maam eva nishaa cara indra |
na vaanaraams tvam prati yoddhum arhasi || 6-59-94
94. saumitriH= Lakshmana;
adiinasattvaH= of indomitable courage; aaha= spoke tam= to that Ravana;
visphaarayantam= who was lifting up; aprameyam= his unfathomable; dhanuH= bow;
nishaacharendra= O, king of Demons!; abhyehi= come; maam= towards me; tvam= you;
naarhasi= ought not; pratiyoddhum= to fight against; vaanaraan= the monkeys.
Lakshmana of indomitable courage spoke to that Ravana who was lifting up his unfathomable bow (as follows): "O, King of Demons! Now enter into combat with me; cease from fighting with the monkeys!"
sa tasya vaakyam paripuurNa ghoSam
|
jyaa shabdam ugram ca nishamya raajaa |
aasaadya saumitrim avasthitam tam |
kopa anvitam vaakyam uvaaca rakSah || 6-59-95
95. nishamya= hearing; tasya=
Lakshmana's; vaakyam= words; ugram= like the terrible; jyaashabdam= sound of
the bow-string; pratipuurNaghoSam= full of up-roar; aasaadya= approached; tam
saumitrim= that Lakshmana; upasthitam= who came nearer; uvaacha= and spoke;
roSaanvitam= with furious; vaacham= words (as follows):
Hearing that marvellously modulated voice that resounded like the twanging of a bow-string, Ravana drawing near his adversary, who stood close to his chariot, answered in anger:
diSTyaa asi me raaghava dR^iSTi
maargam |
praapto anta gaamii vipariita buddhih |
asmin kSaNe yaasyasi mR^ityu desham |
samsaadyamaano mama baaNa jaalaih || 6-59-96
96. raaghava= O, Lakshmana!;
diSTyaa= by my good fortune; antagaamii= you, to meet your death; vipariita
buddhiH= and in your perverted mind; praaptaH= have reached; me= my;
dR^iSTimaargam= range of sight; asmin= this; kSaNe= very instant; yaasyasi= you
will go; samsaadyamaanaH= after having collapsed; mR^ityulokam= to the region
of death; mama= by me; baaNa jaaliH= rain of arrows.
"O, Lakshmana! By my good fortune, you in your perverted mind, reached within my range of sight so as to meet your death. This very instant, you will go to the region of Death, after having collapsed by the bang of my rain of arrows."
tam aaha saumitrir avismayaano |
garjantam udvR^itta sita agra damSTram |
raajan na garjanti mahaa prabhaavaa |
vikatthase paapakR^itaam variSTha || 6-59-97
97. saumitriH= Lakshmana; avismayaanaH=
being unsurprised; aaha= spoke; tam= to that Ravana; garjantam= who was
roaring; udvR^itta sitaagradamSTram= with his protruding and sharp teeth;
raajan= O, King; variSTha= the foremost; paapakR^itaam= of evil-doers;
vikatthase= you are boasting of yourself!; mahaaprabhaavaaH= greatly dignified
ones; nagarjanti= do not roar.
Then, Lakshmana, unmoved spoke to that Ravana who was roaring with his sharp and protruding teeth (as follows): "Greatly dignified ones eschew bragging! O, the foremost of evil-doers! You are sounding your own praises!"
jaanaami viiryam tava raakSasa
indra |
balam prataapam ca paraakramam ca |
avasthito aham shara caapa paaNir |
aagaccha kim mogha vikatthanena || 6-59-98
98. raakSasendra= O, King of
demons!; jaanaami= I know; tava= your; viiryam= valour; balam= strength;
prataapamcha= energy; paraakramamcha= and courage; aham= I; avasthitaH= stand
here; sharachaapa paaNiH= with my bow and arrows in hand; aagachchha= come;
kim= what is the use; moghavikatthanena= of boasting in vain?
"O, King of Demons! I know your valour, strength, energy and courage! Come! I now stand here, with my bow and arrows in hand. O what use are vain boasts."
sa;evam uktah kupitah sasarja |
rakSo adhipah sapta sharaan supunkhaan |
taaml lakSmaNah kaancana citra punkhaish |
ciccheda baaNair nishita agra dhaaraih || 6-59-99
99. evam= thus; uktaH= spoken; saH
rakSodhipaH= the king of Demons; kupitaH= being enraged; sasarja= loosened;
sapta= seven; sharaan= arrows; supuNkhaan= with good shafts; lakSmaNaH=
Lakshmana; chichchheda= broke; taan= them; baaNaiH= with his arrows;
kaanchanachitra puNkhaiH= bearing beautiful golden shafts; nishitaagra dhaaraiH=
and having sharp ends and edges.
Thus accosted, the King of Demons, infuriated, loosened seven marvellously plumed arrows which Lakshmana shattered with his beautiful golden-shafted arrows of sharp ends and edges.
taan prekSamaaNah sahasaa
nikR^ittaan |
nikR^itta bhogaan iva pannaga indraan |
lankaa iishvarah krodha vasham jagaama |
sasarja ca anyaan nishitaan pR^iSatkaan || 6-59-100
100. prekSamaaNaH= beholding;
taan= those arrows; nikR^ittaan= shattered; sahasaa= promptly;
pannagendraamiva= like great cobras; nikR^ita bhogaan= with their hoods
shattered; laN^keshvaraH= Ravana; jagaama= got; krodhavasham- into clutches of
anger; sasarja= and loosened; anyam= other; nishitaan= sharp; pR^iSatkaan=
arrows.
Beholding those arrows shattered like great cobras with their hoods shattered, Ravana got angry and loosened other sharp arrows.
sa baaNa varSam tu vavarSa tiivram
|
raama anujah kaarmuka samprayuktam |
kSura ardha candra uttama karNi bhallaih |
sharaamsh ca ciccheda na cukSubhe ca || 6-59-101
101. saH raamaanujaH= that
Lakshmana; vavarSa= rained; tiivram= a severe; baaNa varSam= shower of arrows;
kaarmuka samprayuktam= employed by his bow; chichchheda= and broke; sharaan
cha= Ravana's arrows; kSuraardhachandraottama karNibhallaiaH= with his arrows
called Kshura, Ardhachandra, the excellent Karni and Bhalla; na chukSudha cha=
He did not feel perturbed.
Lakshmana, however, caused a well-aimed rain of missiles from his bow to fall on Ravana and nay, even broke Ravana's arrows with his arrows called Khura, Ardhachandra, the excellent Karni and Bhalla. He did not feel perturbed.
sa baaNajaalaanyapi taani taani |
moghaani pashyaamstridashaariraajaH |
visismiye lakSmaNalaaghavena |
punashcha baaNaannishitaanmumocha || 6-59-102
102. pashyam= seeing; taani taani=
his various; baaNa jaalaani= sets of arrows; moghaani= becoming vain; saH=
that; tridashaariraajaH= king of those hostile to Gods; visismiye= was
astonished; lakSmaNa laaghavena= at Lakshmana's skill; punaH cha= and once
more; mumocha= released; nishitaan= sharp; baaNaan= arrows.
Seeing his successive arrows proving in vain, Ravana the King of those hostile to Gods was astonished at Lakshmana's skill and released more whetted shafts upon him.
sa lakSmaNash ca aashu sharaan
shita agraan |
mahaa indra vajra ashani tulya vegaan |
samdhaaya caape jvalana prakaashaan |
sasarja rakSo adhipater vadhaaya || 6-59-103
103. saH= that; lakSmaNashchaapi=
Lakshmana too; mahendra tulyaH= who was equal to Indra the Lord of celestials;
samdhaaya= fixed; shitaagraa= sharpened; sharaan= arrows; ashanibhiima vegaan=
terribly swift as lightning; jvalanaprakaashaan= and blazing effulgence;
chaape= on the bow-string; sasarje= and discharged; (them); vadhaaya= for
killing; rakSodhipateH= of Ravana the Lord of Demons.
Lakshmana, the equal of Mahendra the Lord of celestials, fixing some sharpened arrows, swift as lightning and of blazing effulgence on his bow-string, discharged them on Ravana in order to strike him down.
sa taan praciccheda hi raakSasa
indrash |
chittvaa ca taaml lakSmaNam aajaghaana |
shareNa kaala agni sama prabheNa |
svayambhu dattena lalaaTa deshe || 6-59-104
104. saH= that; raakSasendraH=
Ravana the King of Demons; prachichchheda hi= shattered; taan= those; shitaan=
pointed; sharaan= arrows; aajaghaana= and struck; lakSmaNam= Lakshmana; lalaaTa
deshe= on the forehead; shareNa= by an arrow; kaalaagni samaprabheNa= with an
effulgence equal to the Fire of Time; svayambhudattena= and gifted by Brahma
the Lord of Creation.
Whereupon, Ravana the King of Demons shattered those pointed arrows and struck Lakshmana in the forehead with a struck Lakshmana in the forehead with a shaft as bright as the Fire of Time, which had been bestowed on him by Brahma the Lord of Creation.
sa lakSmaNo raavaNa saayaka
aartash |
cacaala caapam shithilam pragR^ihya |
punash ca samjnaam pratilabhya kR^icchraac |
ciccheda caapam tridasha indra shatroh || 6-59-105
105. raavaNa saayakaartaH= struck
by Ravana's arrow; saH lakSmaNaH= that Lakshmana; chachaala= reeled a little;
shithilam= and became feeble; pragR^ihya= in holding; chaapam= his bow;
pratilabhya= but coming; samJNaam= to consciousness; kR^ichchhraat= with
difficulty; chichheda= he shattered; chaapam= (that) weapon; trishendrashatroH=
belonging to Ravana, Indra's enemy.
Struck by Ravana's arrow, Lakshmana reeled a little and was scarcely able to retain his bow. But, coming to his consciousness with difficulty, he shattered that weapon belonging to Ravana, Indra's enemy.
nikR^itta caapam tribhir
aajaghaana |
baaNais tadaa daasharathih shita agraih |
sa saayaka aarto vicacaala raajaa |
kR^icchraac ca samjnaam punar aasasaada || 6-59-106
106. tadaa= then; daasharathiH=
Lakshmana the son of Dasaratha; aajaghaana= struck; nikR^itta chaapam= him
three; baaNaiH= darts; shitaagraiH= having pointed ends; saH raajaa= that king;
saayakaartaH= pierced by those arrows; (swooned); aasasaadamcha= and regained;
samJNaam= his senses; kR^ichchhaa= with difficulty.
Then, Lakshmana the son of Dasaratha struck Ravana, whose bow was broken, with three pointed darts. The king, pierced by those arrows, swooned and regained his senses with difficulty.
sa kR^itta caapah shara taaDitash
ca |
sveda aardra gaatro rudhira avasiktah |
jagraaha shaktim samudagra shaktih |
svayambhu dattaam yudhi deva shatruh || 6-59-107
107. saH= that; devashatruH=
Ravana the enemy of celestials, kR^itta chaapaH= whose bow was broken; shara
taaDita shcha= struck by the arrows; medaardragaatraH= his limbs spattered with
flesh; rudhiraavasiktaH= and streaming with blood; svayam= himself; ugra
shaktiH= of formidable energy; jagraaha= seized; yudhi= in the battle; shaktim=
a spear; svayambhu dattaam= gifted to him by Brahma the Lord of creation.
Ravana, the enemy of celestials, whose bow was broken, struck by the arrows, his limbs spattered with flesh, and streaming with blood, himself of formidable energy, seized in the battle a spear gifted to him by Brahma the Lord of Creation.
sa taam vidhuuma anala
samnikaashaam |
vitraasaniim vaanara vaahiniinaam |
cikSepa shaktim tarasaa jvalantiim |
saumitraye raakSasa raaSTra naathah || 6-59-108
108. saH= that Ravana;
raakSasaraaSTra naathaH= the Lord of the country of demons; chikSepa= hurled;
tarasaa= with strength; saumitraye= on Lakshmana; taam jvalantiim shaktim= that
blazing spear; sadhuumaanala samnikaasham= emitting smoke and as bright as fire;
vitraasaniim= frightening; vaanaraaNaam= the monkeys; samyati= in the fray.
Ravana the Lord of the country of demons hurled with strength on Lakshmana, that blazing spear, emitting smoke and as bright as fire, frightening the monkeys in the fray.
taam aapatantiim bharata anujo
astrair |
jaghaana baaNaish ca huta agni kalpaih |
tathaa api saa tasya vivesha shaktir |
bhuja antaram daasharather vishaalam || 6-59-109
109. bharataanujaH= Lakshmana the
younger brother of Bharata; jaghaana= struck; taam= it; aapatantiim= falling
upon him; astraiH= with arrows; baaNaishcha= and darts; hutaagnikalpaiH= as if
it were a sacrificial fire; tathaapi= nevertheless; saashaktiH= that spear;
vivesha= entered; daasharateH= Lakshmana's; vishaalam= broad; bhuujaantaram=
chest;
Lakshmana the younger brother of Bharata struck that weapon falling upon him with arrows and darts, as if it were a sacrificial fire. Nevertheless, that spear entered Lakshmana's broad chest.
sa shaktimaan shaktisamaahataH san
|
jajvaala bhuumau sa raghupraviiraH |
taM vihvalantaM sahasaabhupetya |
jagraaha raajaa tarasaa bhujaabhyaam || 6-59-110
110. saH= that; raghupraviiraH=
Lakshmana; shaktimaan= the mighty man; shakti samaahataH san= struck by the
spear; bhuumau= (lay on) the earth; jajvaala= breathing fire; raajaa= and the
king; abhyupetya= rushing; sahasaa= suddenly; tam= on him; vihvalantam= who was
yet insensible; jagraaha= seized (him); tarasaa= brutally; bhujaabhyaam= in his
two hands.
The mighty Lakshmana, struck by the spear, lay on the earth, breathing fire. The king, rushing suddenly on him who was yet insensible, seized him brutally in his hands.
himavaan mandaro merustrailokyam
vaa sahaamaraiH |
shakyam bhujaabhyaamuddartum na shakyo bharataanujaH || 6-59-111
111. shakyam= Though he was able;
uddhartum= to lift up; himavaan= Himavat; mandaraH= Mandara; meruH= Meru;
trailokyamvaa= and the three worlds; sahaamaraiH= with the Gods; na shakyaH= he
could not raise; bharataanujaH= Lakshmana the younger brother of Bharata.
Though he was able to lift up Himavat, Mandara and Meru mountains as also the Three Worlds with the Gods, he could not raise Lakshmana the younger brother of Bharata.
shaktyaabraahmyaa tu
saumitristaaDito.api stanaantare |
viSNoramiimaaMsyabhaagamaatmaanaM pratyanusmarat || 6-59-112
112. saumitriH= Lakshmana;
taaDito.api= though wounded; stanaantare= in the breast; braahmyaa= by Brahma's
shaktyaa= weapon; prati anusmarat= recollected on; aatmaanam= himself;
amiimamsya bhaagam= to be the inconceivable fraction; viSNoH= of Vishnu
Himself.
Lakshmana, though wounded in the breast by Brahma's weapon, recollected that he was an inconceivable fraction of Vishnu Himself.
tato daanavadarpaghnaM saumitrim
devakaNTakaH |
taM piiDayitvaa baahubhyaaM na prabhurNaN^ghane.abhavat || 6-59-113
113. tataH= then; devakaNTakaH=
Ravana that thorn in the side of the Gods; piiDayitvaa= though overcoming; tam=
that saumitrim= Lakshmana; daanavadarpaghnam= who removed the pride of demons;
naabhavat prabhiH= was unable; laN^ghane= to bear him away; baahubhyaam= with
his hands.
Ravana that thorn in the side of the Gods, though overcoming that Lakshmana who removed the pride of demons, was unable to bear him away with his hands.
tataH kruddho vaayusuto raavaNaM
samabhidravat |
aajaghaanorasi kruddho vajrakalpena muSTinaa || 6-59-114
114. tataH= thereafter; kruddhaH=
the enraged; vaayusutaH= Hanuma the son of the wind-God; samabhidravat= rushed;
raavaNam= towards Ravana; aajaghaana= and struck; kruddhah= angrily; urasi= in
the chest-portion; muSTinaa= with his fist; vajra kalpena= which was resembling
a thunder bolt.
Thereupon, the enraged Hanuma the son of the Wind-God, rushed towards Ravana and struck angrily on his chest with his fist, resembling a thunder-bolt.
tena muSTiprahaareNa raavaNo
raakSaseshvaraH |
jaanubhyaamagamadbhuumau chachaala cha papaata cha || 6-59-115
115. tena= by that;
muSTiprahaareNa= blow of the fist; raavaNaH= Ravana; raakSaseshvaraH= the Lord
of Demons; chachaala= reeled; apatat cha= and fell; jaanubhyaam= on his knees;
bhuumau= to the ground.
By that blow of the fist, Ravana the Lord of Demons reeled and fell on his knees to the ground.
aasyaishcha netraiH shravaNaiH
papaata rudhiraM bahu |
vighaarNamaano nishcheSTo rathopastha upaacishat || 6-59-116
116. bahu= a lot of; rudhiram=
blood; papaata= oozed; asyaiH cha= from his face; netraiH= from his eyes;
shravaNaiH= from his ears; vighuurNamaanaH= Reeled; nishcheSTaH= and
motionless; upavishat= he sat; rathopasthe= in the middle of the chariot.
A lot of blood oozed out from his face, eyes, and ears. Reeled and motionless, he became and sat in the middle of the chariot.
visaMjJNo muurchitashchaasiinna
cha sthaanam samaalabhat |
visamjJNam raavaNam dR^iSTvaa samare bhiimavikramam || 6-59-117
R^iSay vaanaraashchaiva nedurdevaashcha saasuraaH |
117. aasiit= he became; visamJNaH=
unconscious; muurchhitashcha= and swooned; na cha samaalabhat= he could not
acquire; sthaanam= stability; dR^iSTvaa= seeing; bhiimavikramam= the terribly
stron; raavaNam= Ravana; visamJNam= becoming unconscious; samare= in the
battle-field; R^iSayaH= the sages; vaanarashchaiva= the monkeys; devaashchaiva=
the celestials; saasuraaH= along with demons; neduH= shouted in joy.
Seeing Ravana despite his redoubtable strength swooned on the battle-field, sages and monkeys began to shout in triumph as did also celestials and the demons (invisibly present on the scene).
hanuumanatha tejasvii lakSmaNam
raavaNaarditam || 6-59-118
anayadraghavaabhyaashaM baahubhyaam parigR^ihya tam |
118. atha= then; tejasvii= the
courageous; hanuumaan= Hanuma; parigR^ihya= taking; tam lakSmaNam= that
Lakshmana; raavaNaarditam= wounded by Ravana; baahubhyaam= to his shoulders;
aanayat= and brought him; raaghavaabhyaasham= nearer to Rama.
Then, the courageous Hanuma lifting up Lakshmana in his arms, who had been wounded by Ravana, brought him to Rama's presence.
vaayusuunoH suhR^ittvena bhaktyaa
paramayaa cha saH || 6-59-119
shatruuNaamaprakampyo.api laghutvamagamatkapeH |
119. saH= that Lakshmana;
shatruuNaam= whom his foes; aprakampyo.api= were unable to more; aagamat=
became; laghutvam= light; kapeH= for Hanuma; suhR^ittvena= because of
friendship; paramayaa= and great; bhaktyaa cha= devotion; vaayusuunaH= of
Hanuma the son of Wind-God.
That Lakshmana, whom his foes were unable to move, became light for Hanuma because of friendship and great devotion of Hanuma the son of Wind-God towards him.
taM samutsR^ijya saa shaktiH
saumitrim yuthi nirjitam || 6-59-120
raavaNasya rathe tasmin sthaanaM punarupaagamat |
120. saa shaktiH= that spear;
samutsR^ijya= leaving; saumitrim= Lakshmana; nirjitam= who was overcome; yudhi=
in the battle; punaH upaaamat= returned; sthaanam= to its position; tasmin
rathe= in that chariot; raavaNasya= of Ravana.
That spear leaving Lakshmana, who was overcome in the battle, returned to its position in that chariot of Ravana.
raavaNo.api mahaatejaaH praapya
samjJNaaM mahaahave || 6-59-121
aadade nishitaan baaNaan jagraha cha mahaddhanuH |
121. mahaatejaaH= the mighty;
raavaNo.api= Ravana too; praapya= regaining; samJNaan= his consciouness;
mahaahave= in that great battle-field; aadade= picked up; nishitaan= sharp;
baaNaan= arrows; aadade= and got hold of; mahat= his great; dhanuH cha= bow too.
The mighty Ravana too, regaining his consciousness in the great battle-field, picked up his sharp arrows and the great bow.
ashvastashcha vishalyashcha
lakSmaNaH shatrusuudanaH || 6-59-122
viSNorbhaagamamiimaamsyamaatmaanam pratyanusmaran |
122. aashvastaH= healed;
vishalyaH= and feed from that lance; lakSmaNaH= Lakshmana; shatrusuudanaH= the
annihilator of foes; pratyanusmaran= recollected; aatmaanam= of him; viSNoH
bhaagam= as a part of Vishnu the Lord of Preservation; amiimaamsyam= the
inconceivable.
Healed and free from that lance, Lakshmana the annihilator of his foes, recollected of himself as a part of the inconceivable Vishnu the Lord of Preservation.
nipaatitamahaaviiraam vaanaraaNaam
mahaachamuum || 6-59-123
raaghavastu raNe dR^iSTvaa raavaNam samabhidravat |
123. dR^iSTvaa= beholding;
mahaachamuum= the great army; vaanaraaNaam= of monkeys; nipaatita mahaaviiraam=
whose great warriors were overthrown; raNe= on the battle-field; raaghavastu=
Rama on his part; samabhidravat= rushed; raavaNam= on Ravana.
Beholding the great army of monkeys whose great warriors were overthrown on the battle-field, Rama rushed on Ravana.
athainamupasamgamya
hanuumaanvaakyamabraviit || 6-59-124
mama pR^iSThoM samaaruhya raakSasam shaastumarhasi |
viSNuryathaa garutmantamaaruhyamaravairiNam || 6-59-125
124, 125. atha= thereafter;
hanuumaan= Hanuma; upasamgamya= approaching; enam= this Rama; abraviit=
spoke;vaakyam= the following words; arhasi= you ought; shaastum= to punish;
raakSasam= the demon; samaaruuhya= by climbing; mam= my; pR^iSTham- back;
viSNuyathaa= like Vishnu; garutmantam= on Garuda; amaravairiNam= in order to fight
with the Enemy of Gods.
Meanwhile, Hanuma approaching Rama spoke the following words: "You have to punish the demon by climbing my back, as Vishnu on Garuda in order to fight with the Enemy of Gods."
tachchhrutvaa raagavo vaakyam
vaayuputreNa bhaaSitam |
athaaruroha sahasaa hanuumantaM mahaakapim || 6-59-126
rathastham raavaNam samkhye dadarsha manujaadhipaH |
126. shrutvaa= hearing; tat=
those; vaakyam= words; bhaaSitam= spoken; vaayuputreNa= by Hanuma the son of
Wind-God; raaghavaH= Rama; atha= then; sahasaa= soon; aaruroha= mounted;
mahaakapim= the great monkey; hanuumantam= Hanuma; manujaadhipaH= Rama the Lord
of Men; dadarsha= saw; raavaNam= Ravana; rathastham= standing in his chariot;
samkhye= in the battle-field.
Hearing those words spoken by Hanuma the son of Wind-God, Rama soon after mounted the great monkey, Hanuma. Rama the Lord of men then saw Ravana standing in his chariot in the battle-field.
tamaalokya mahaatejaaH pradudraava
sa raavaNam || 6-59-127
vairochanamiva kruddho viSNurabhyudyataayudhaH |
127. mahaatejaaH= the mighty; saH=
Rama; kruddhaH= became angry; aalokya= on seeing; tam= him; pradudraava= and
rushed; raavaNam= upon Ravana; viSNuH iva= like unto Vishnu; abhyudyataayudhaH=
with his uplifted mace; (rushed upon); vairochanam= Virochana.
The mighty Rama became angry on seeing him and rushed upon that Ravana like unto Vishnu with his uplifted mace rushed upon Virochana.
jyaashabdamakarottiivram
vajraniSpeSaniSThuram || 6-59-128
giraa gambhiirayaa raamo raakSasendramuvaacha ha |
128. raamaH= Rama; aakarot= made;
jyaashabdam= a sound in drawing the cord of his bow; vajraniSpeSa niSThuram=
and like unto the roll of thunder; uvaacha ha= spoke; gambhiirayaa= in a deep;
giraa= voice; raakSasendram= to Ravana.
Rama made a sound in drawing the cord of his bow and like unto the roll of thunder, spoke in a deep voice to Ravana as follows:
tiSTha tiSTha mama tvam hi
kR^itvaa vipriyamiidR^isham || 6-59-129
kva nu raakSasashaarduula gatvaa mokSamavaapsyasi |
129. raalSasa shaarduula= O Tiger
among the Demons!; tiSTha tiSTha= stay, stay; kR^itvaa= having evoked;
iidR^isham= such; vipriyam= a displeasure; mama= to me; kvanu= where; gatvaa=
by fleeing; avaapsyasi= you will get; mokSam= an abandonment?
"O, Tiger among the Demons! Stay, stay! Having evoked such a displeasure to me, where will you flee and get an abandonment?"
yadiindravaivasvatabhaaskaraanvaa
|
svayamubhavaishvaanarashaMkaraanvaa |
gamiSyasi tvaM dashadhaa disho vaa |
tathaapi me naadya gato vimokSyase || 6-59-130
130. tvam= gamiSyasi yadi= even if
you go; indraivaivasvata bhaaskaraan vaa= or to the ten regions; tathaapi= even
in those regions; gataH= having obtained; me= my proximity; na vimokSyase= you
will not be let loose; adya= now.
"Even if you seek refuge in the region of Indra the Lord of celestials or Yama the Lord of Death or the Sun or Brahma the Lord of Creation or Agni the Lord of Fire or Shiva the Lord of dissolution or in the ten regions, even in those abodes you will elude me from now on."
yashchaiSa shaktyaa
nihatastvayaadya |
gachchhanviSaadaM sahasaabhyupetya |
sa eSa rakSogaNaraaja mR^ityuH |
saputrapautrasya tavaadya yuddhe || 6-59-131
131. rakSogaNa raaja= O king of
the demoniace people!; yaH eSaH= the one who; nihataH= was struck; shaktyaa= by
the spear; gachchhan= obtaining; duHkham= sorrow; saH eSaH= the same Lakshmana;
abhyupetya= recovering consciousness; sahasaa= immediately; mR^ityuH= and
assuming the form of death; adya= will now; (claim); tava= you;
saputrapautrasya= along with your sons and grandsons; yuddhe= in battle.
"O, Ravana the King of Demons! The one who was struck by the spear, fell swooping this day only to recover consciousness immediately, will now, assuming the form of death, claim you, your sons and grandsons in battle."
etena chaatyadbhutadarshanaani |
sharairjanasthaanakR^itaalayaani |
chaturdashaanyaattavaraayudhaani |
rakSaH sahasraaNi niSuuditaani || 6-59-132
132. etena= here is he; sharaiH=
under whose arrows; chaturdashaani= fourteen; rakSaH sahasraaNi= thousand
demons; adbhuta darshanaani= of terrible form; niSuuditaani= perished;
janasthaana kR^itaalayaani= who had established themselves in Janasthana;
aathavaraayudhaani= and were furnished with excellent weapons.
"Here is he, under whose blows of arrows, fourteen thousand demons of terrible form perished, who had established themselves in Janasthana and were furnished with excellent weapons."
raaghavasya vachaH shrutvaa
raakSasendro mahaabalaH |
vaayuputram mahaavegam vahantaM raaghavaM raNe || 6-59-133
roSeNa mahataaviSTaH puurvavairamanusmaran |
aajaghaana sharairdiipaiH kaalaanalashikhopamaiH || 6-59-134
133, 134. shrutvaa= hearing;
vachaH= the words; raaghavasya= of Rama; raakSasendraH= Ravana the King of
Demons; mahaabalaH= having a great strength; aaviSTaH= full; roSaNa= of rage;
aajaghaana= struck; diiptaiH sharaiH= with flaming arrows; kaalaanala
shikhopamaiH= resembling the tonguews; vaayuputram= on Hanuman the son of
Wind-God; mahaavegam= bearing; raaghavam= Rama; raNe= in the battle field;
anusmaran= and recollecting; puurva vairam= his former hostility.
Hearing the words of Rama, Ravana of great strength, full of rage and recollecting his former hostility struck with flaming arrows resembling the tongues of the Fire of Dissolution, on Hanuman the son of Wind-God, who with extreme velocity, was bearing Rama in the battle-field.
raakSasenaahave tasya
taaDitasyaapi saayakaiH |
svabhaavatejoyuktasya bhuuyastejo.abhyavardhata || 6-59-135
135. taaDitasyaapi= even when
struck; raakSasena= by that demon; saayakaiH= with arrows; aahave= in the
battle; tasya svabhaava tejoyuktasya= the native strength of which Hanuman was
possessed tejaH= that vigour; abhyavardhataH= increased; bhuuyaH= still
further.
Even when struck by that demon with his arrows in the battle, the vigour of Hanuman, who was endowed with native strength, increased still further.
tato raamo mahaatejaa raavaNena
kR^itavraNam |
dR^iSTvaa plavagashaarduulaM krodhasya vashameyuvaan || 6-59-136
136. tataH= then; mahaatejaaH= the
mighty; raamaH= Rama; dR^iSTvaa= seeing; plavaga sharduulam= Hanuman the tiger
among the monkeys; kR^itavraNam= having been wounded; raavaNena= by Ravana;
eyivaan= got; vasham= into the clutches; krodhasya= of anger.
Thereupon, seeing Hanuman the Tiger among the monkeys getting wounded by Ravana, Rama was transported with anger.
tasyaabhisamkramya ratham
sachakram |
saashvadhvajachchhatramahaapataakam |
sasaarathim saashanishuulakhaDgam |
raamaH prachichchheda shitaiH sharaagraiH || 6-59-137
137. raamaH= Rama; abhisamkramya=
going near (him); prachichchheda= and shattered; shitaiH= by sharp;
sharaagraiH= pointed arrows; tasya= his; ratham= chariot; saahakram= with its
wheels; saashva dhvaja chchhatra mahaapataakam= horses, banner, canopy, great
standard; sasaarathim= with its charioteer; saashanishuulakhaDgam= darts,
spears and swords.
Going near his chariot with his sharp and pointed arrows, Rama shattered it along with its wheels, horses, banner, canopy, great standard, charioteer, darts, spears and swords.
athendrashatrum tarasaa jaghaana |
baaNena vajraashanisamnibhena |
bhujaantare vyuuDhasujaataruupe |
vajreNa meruM bhagavaanivendraH || 6-59-138
138. atha= thereupon; tarasaa=
with a great force; (he) jaghaana= struck; baaNena= with an arrow; vajraashani
samnibhena iva= like unto a thunderbolt; (falling on); merum= Mount Meru; indra
shatrum= that Ravana the enemy of Indra the Lord of celestials; bhuujaantare=
on his chest; vyuuDhasujaataruupe= which was broad and beautiful; bhagavaan= as
Lord; indraH= Indra the Lord of celestials; vajreNa= (struck) with his
thunder-bolt.
Thereupon, with a great force, Rama struck with his shaft shining brightly as the thunderbolt, that Ravana, the enemy of Indra, in his broad and beautiful chest, even as the mighty Indra would strike the Mount Meru with his thunderbolt.
yo vajrapaataashanisaMnipaataa |
nna chukSubhe naapi chchaala raajaa |
sa raamabaaNaabhihato bhR^ishaarta |
shchachaala chaapaM cha mumocha viiraH || 6-59-139
139. yaH= which; raajaa= king of
Demons; na vajra paatashanisamnipaataat= whom neither thunder nor lightning;
chukSubhe= could cause disturbance; naapi chachaala= nor could cause trembling;
saH viiraH= that valiant demons; chachaala= stumbled; mumocha= letting fall;
chaapamcha= his bow; raama baaNaabhihataH= at the violent impact of Rama's
missile; bhR^ishaartaH= which created a deep injury.
That valiant King of Demons, whom neither thunder nor lightning could cause disturbance or trembling; stumbled letting fall his bow at the valiant impact of Rama's missile which created a deep injury.
tam vihvalantaM prasamiikSya
raamaH |
samaadade diiptamathaardhachandram |
tenaarkavarNaM sahasaa kiriiTaM |
chichchheda rakSodhipatermahaatmaa || 6-59-140
140. prasamiikSya= seeing; tam=
that Ravana; vihvalantam= swooning; raamaH= Rama; atha= then; samaada= took up;
diiptam= a blazing; arthachandram= a crescent shaped arrow; tena= and by it;
mahaatmaa= the magnanimous Rama; sahasaa= immediately; chichchheda= shattered;
kiriiTam= the diadem; arkavarNam= having a bright hue; rakSodhipate= of Ravana
the Lord of Demons.
Seeing that Ravana swooning, the magnanimous Rama took up a blazing arrow shaped like a crescent moon and immediately used it to shatter the diadem of Ravana the Lord of Demons, which was of bright hue.
taM nirviSaashiiviSasaMnikaashaM |
shaantaarchiSaM suuryamivaaprakaasham |
gatashriyaM kR^ittakiriiTakuuTa |
muvaacha raamo yudhi raakSasendram || 6-59-141
141. raamaH= Rama; uvaacha= said;
tam raakSasendram= to that Lord of Demons; gatashriyam= whose splendour was
dimmed; kR^itta kiriiTa kuuTam= the setting of his diadom riven;
nirviSaashiiviSasamnikaasham= who resembled a venomous snake, robbed of its
poison; suuryamiva= or like a sun; shaantaarchiSam= its rays extinguished;
aprakaasham= bereft of lustre; yudhi= in the battle-field.
In that battle-field, Rama said to that Lord of Demons whose splendour was dimmed, the setting of his diadem river, who resembled a venomous snake robbed of its poison or like a sun its rays extinguished, bereft of lustre.
kR^itaM tvayaa karma
mahatsubhiimaM |
hatapraviirashcha kR^itastvayaaham |
tasmaatparishraanta iti vyavasya |
nna tvaaM sharairmaR^ityuvasham nayaami || 6-59-142
142. subhiimam= a highly terrific;
mahat= great; karma= feat; kR^itam= was accomplished; aham= I; kR^itam= was
accomplished; tvayaa= by you; aham= I; kR^itam= have been effected; hata
praviiraH= with my brave soldiers having been succumbed; tasmaat= for that
reason; vyavasya= having made up my mind; parishaantaH iti= that you have
become weary; na nayaami= I shall not put; tvaam= you; mR^ityuvasham= under the
clutches of Death.
"You have accomplished a highly terrific great feat and my brave soldiers have succumbed beneath your blows. Now, you are weary and in this condition, I shall not put you under the clutches of Death."
prayaahi jaanaami raNaarditastvaM
|
pravishya raatrimchararaaja laN^kaam |
ashvasya niryaahi rathii cha dhanvii |
tadaa balam prekSyasi me rathasthaH || 6-59-143
143. raatrimchara raaja= O, King
of the Rangers of Night!; jaanaami= I know; tvam= you; raNaarditaH= have been
tormented in battle; prayaahi= go; pravishya= and entering; laN^kaam= Lanka;
ashvasya= and having return; rathii= in your chariot; dhanviicha= with your
bow; tadaa= and then; rathasthaH= standing in your chariot; prekSyasi= you will
witness; me= my; balam= prowess.
"O, King of the Ranger of night! I know you have been tormented in the battle. Go and return to Lanka. Having regained your breath, come back in your chariot with your bow and then standing in your chariot, you will witness once more my prowess."
sa evamukto hatadarpaharSo |
nikR^ittachaapaH sa hataashvasuutaH |
sharaardito bhagnamahaakiriiTo |
vivesha laN^kaam sahasaa sma raajaa || 6-59-144
144. evam= thus; uktaH= spoken;
saH raajaa= that King Ravana; hata darpa harSaH= his joy and boasting subdued;
nikR^itta chaapaH= his bow shattered; hataashva suutaH= his horses and chariot
slain; sharaarditaH= pierced with arrows; bhagna mahaakiriiTaH= his great
diadem broken; sah= he; sahasaa= soon; vivesha= returned; laN^kaam= to Lanka.
At these words, that King Ravana, his joy boasting subdued, his bow shattered, his horses and chariot slain pierced with arrows, his great diadem broken, he soon returned to Lanka.
tasmin praviSTe rajaniicharendre |
mahaabale daanavadevashatrau |
hariin vishalyaan saha lakSmaNena |
chakaara raamaH paramaahavaagre || 6-59-145
145. tasmin= (While) that;
mahaabale= mighty; rajanicharendre= Ravana the Lord of Demons; daanava deva
shatrau= the enemy of celestials and titans; praviSTe- returned to Lanka;
raamaH= Rama; chakaara vishalyaan= arranged for drawing out arrows; hariin=
from monkeys; lakSmaNena saha= and from Lakshmana too; paramaahavaagre= in the
forefront of that vast battle-field.
While that mighty Ravana the Lord of Demons and the enemy of celestials and titans returned to Lanka, Rama arranged for drawing out arrows from monkeys and from Lakshmana too, in the forefront of that vast battle-field.
tasmin prabhagne
tridashendrashatrau |
suraasuraa bhuutagaNaa dishashcha |
sasaagaraaH sarvamahoragaashcha |
tathaiva bhuumyambucha raaH prahR^iSTaaH || 6-59-146
146. tasmin= that Ravana;
tridashendra shatrau= the adversary of the King of the Gods; prabhagne= being
vanquished; suraasuraaH= the celestials, Asuras; bhuutagaNaaH= the multitude of
beings; dishascha= in all quarters; sasaagaraaH= and creatures of the ocean;
sarva mahoragaaH= with the great serpents; tathaiva= as also bhuumyambucharaaH=
all being on earth and in the waters; prahR^iSTaaH= rejoiced very much.
That Ravana, the adversary of the King of the Gods being vanquished, the celestials, Asuras the multitude of beings in all the quarters, the creatures of the ocean with the great serpents as also all beings on earth and in waters rejoiced very much.
ityaarSe shriimadraamaayaNe aadikaavye yuddhakaaNDe ekonaSaSTitamaH sargaH
Thus completes 59th Chapter of Yuddha Kanda of the glorious Ramayana of Valmiki, the work of a sage and the oldest epic.
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