Book VI : Yuddha Kanda - Book Of War
Ravana instructs Indrajit to proceed to the battle field. Before proceeding t the battle, Indrajit performs ceremorial oblations into a sacred fire and obtains a capacity of going out of sight while fighting. He proceeds to the battle-field and releases a flood of arrows towards Rama and Lakshmana, while himself remaining invisible in the sky. With a network of arrows, Indrajit creates a darkness in the sky and showers a multitude of steel arrows towards Rama and Lakshmana. Sharp golden shafts arrows are then released by Rama and Lakshmana. Struck by the arrows discharged by Indrajit, monkeys in hundreds fall down dead. Then, Rama and Lakshmana reflect on the various ways and means to destroy Indrajit. |
makaraakShaMhataM shrutvaa raavaNaH samitiMjayaH |
roSheNa mahataaviShTo dantaan kaTakaTaayya cha || 6-80-1
kopitashcha tadaa tatra kiM kaaryamiti chintayan |
aadideshaatha samkruddho raNaayendrajitaM sutam || 6-80-2
1, 2. shrutvaa= on hearing; makaraakSham= Makaraksha; hatam= having been killed; raavaNaH= Ravana; samitiN^jayaH= who had ever seen victorious in battle; kaTakaTaayya cha= grinding his teeth; mahataa roSheNa= in excessive rage; kupitashcha= and anger; chintayan iti= reflected on; kim= what; kaaryam= to do; tadaa= then; tatra= there; atha= and thereupon; samkruddhaH= instructed; sutam= his son; indrajitam= Indrajit; raNaaya= for the battle.
On hearing Makaraksha having been killed, Ravana who had been ever victorious in battle, grinding his teeth in rage, reflected on what to do then and there, and as greatly furious as he was, instructed Indrajit, his son to proceed to the battle-field.
jahi viira mahaaviiryau bhraatarau raamalakShmaNau |
adR^ishyo dR^ishyamaano vaa sarvathaa tvaM balaadhikaH || 6-80-3
3. viira= O hero!; adR^ishyaH= either being invisible; dR^ishyamaanevaa= or visible; (yourself); jahi= kill; raamalakShmaNau= Rama and Lakshmana; bhraatarau= the brothers; mahaaviiryau= of great prowes; tvam= you; balaadhikaH= are superior in strength; sarvathaa= by all means.
"O hero! Either remaining yourself invisible or visible, kill Rama and Lakshmana, the brothers of great prowess. You are superior in strength by all means."
tvamapratimakarmaaNamindraM jayasi saMyuge |
kiM punarmaanuShau dR^iSTvaa na vadhiShyasi saMyuge || 6-80-4
4. tvam= you; jayasi= are conquering; indram= Indra; apratimakarmaaNam= of incomparable deeds; samyuge= in battle; kim punaH na vadhiShyasi= can you not kill; dR^iShTvaa= on seeing (them); maanuShau= (those) men; samyuge= in the battle field?
"You have conquered Indra, of incomparable deeds, in battle. Can you not kill those two men, on seeing them in the battle-field?"
tathokto raakShasendreNa pratigR^ihya piturvachaH |
yajJNabhuumau sa vidhivat paavakaM juhavendrajit || 6-80-5
5. tathaa= thus; uktaH= spoken; raakShasendreNa= by Ravana; saH indrajit= that Indrajit; pratigR^ihya= bowing to the command; pituH= of his father; juhava= poured oblations; paavaakam= into the sacred fire; vidhivat= with due ceremony; yajJNa bhuumau= on the sacrificial ground.
Hearing the words of Ravana, that Indrajit, bowing to the command of his father, poured oblations into the sacred fire, with due ceremony, on the sacrificial ground.
juhvatashchaapi tatraagniM raktoShNiiShadharaaH striyaH |
aajagmustatra sambhraantaa raakShasyo yatra raavaNiH || 6-80-6
6. juhvataH cha api= even as he was pouring oblations into the sacred fire; tatra= there; raakShasyaH striyaH= the female-demons; raktoShNiiShadharaaH= carrying red turbans (for the use of priests); sambhraantaaH= hastily; aajagmuH= arrived; tatra= there; yatra= where; raavaNiH= Indrajit was there.
Even as he was pouring oblations into the sacred fire there, the female-demons carrying red turbans (for the use of priests) hastily arrived at the spot where Indrajit was there.
shastraaNi sharapatraaNi samidho|a atha vibhiitakaaH |
lohitaani cha vaasaaMsi sruvaM kaarShNaayasaM tathaa || 6-80-7
7. shastraaNi= weapons (such as a lance); shara patraaN= served as blades of Shara grass (for being spread around the sacrificial fire); vibhiitakaaH= chips of wood of Vibhitaka tree; samidhaH= served as wooden sticks to feed the sacrificial fire; atha= and; lohitaani vaasaamsi= red robes; tathaa= and; kaarShNaayasam= iron ladles; sruvam= (were used) for cleaning and pouring clarified melted butter into the sacrificial fire.
Weapons (such as a lance) served as blades of Shara grass (for being spread around the sacrificial fire). Chips of wood of Vibhitaka tree served as wooden sticks to feed the sacrificial fire as also red robes and iron ladles were used for cleaning and pouring clarified melted butter into the sacrificial fire.
sarvato|agniM samaastiirya sharapatraiH satomaraiH |
chaagasya sarvakR^iShNasya galaM jagraaha jiivataH || 6-80-8
8. samaastiirya= having spread on the ground; agniH sarvataH= around all the sides of the sacrificial fire; sharapatraiH= with other weapons; satomaraiH= along with lances; jagraaha= the demon seized hold; galam= of the neck; jiivitaH chhaagasya= of a live goat; sarva kR^iShNasya= entirely black (and consigned it to the fire).
Having spread on the ground around all the sides of the sacrificial fire with other weapons along with lances, the demon seized hold of the neck of a live goat, entirely black and consigned it to the fire.
sakR^iddhomasamiddhasya vidhuumasya mahaarchiShaH |
babhuuvustaani liN^gaani vijayaM darshayanti cha || 6-80-9
9. taani= such; liN^gaani= omens; vijayam= as betokened victory; babhuuvuH darshayanti= appeared; vidhuumasya= in the smokeless; mahaarchiShaH= fire which burst into mighty flames; homa samiddhasya= when it was fully aroused; sakR^it= by the single offering.
Such omens as betokened victory appeared in the smokeless fire which burst into mighty flames, when it was fully aroused by that single offering.
pradakShiNaavartashikhastaptahaaTakasannibhaH |
havistatpratijagraaha paavakaH svayamutthitaH || 6-80-10
10. utthitaH= becoming visible; svayam= in person; paavakaH= the god of fire; pradakShiNaavarta shikhaH= who was shooting out flames towards the right; taptahaaTaka sannibhaH= and who shone brightly like refined gold; pratijagraaha= received; tat= that; haviH= offering.
Becoming visible in person, the god of fire, who was shooting out flames towards the right and who shone brightly like refined gold, received that offering.
hutvaagnim tarpayitvaatha devadaanavaraakShasaan |
aaruroha rathashreShThamantardhaanagaraM shubham || 6-80-11
11. hutvaa= offering oblations; agnim= in fire; atha= and thereafter; tarpayitvaa= gratifying; devadaanava raakShasaan= the gods, devils and demons; aaruroha= (he) ascended; shreShTham= and excellent; shubham= and splendid; ratham= chariot; antardhaana gatam= capable of disappearing from sight.
Offering oblations in fire and gratifying the gods, the devils and demons, Indrajit ascended an excellent and splendid chariot, capable of disappearing from sight.
sa vaajibhishchaturbhistu baaNaistu nishitairyutaH |
aaropitamahaachaapaH shushubhe syandanottamaH || 6-80-12
12. chaturbhiH yutaH= drawn by four; vaajibhiH= horses; nishitaiH= sharp; baaNaiH= arrows; aaropita mahaa chaapaH= and a mighty bow placed on it; saH= that; syandanottamaH= excellent chariot; shushubhe= looked beautiful.
Drawn by four horses, provided with sharp arrows and a mighty bow placed on it, that excellent chariot looked beautiful.
jaajvalyamaano vapuShaa tapaniiyaparichchhadaH |
mR^igaishchandraardhachandraishcha sa rathaH samalaMkR^itaH || 6-80-13
13. tapaniiya parichchhadaH= adorned with gold; saH= that; rathaH= chariot; jaajvalya maanaH= glittered; vapuShaa= on account of its body; samalamkR^itaH= and was decorated; mR^igaiH= with carved images of antelopes; chandra ardhachandraishcha= full moons and crescents.
Adorned with gold, that chariot glittered on account of its body and was decorated with carved images of antelopes, full moons and crescents.
jaambuunadamahaakamburdiiptapaavakasannibhaH |
babhuuvendrajitaH keturvaiduuryasamalaMkR^itaH || 6-80-14
14. ketH= the flag-post; indrajitaH= of Indrajit; babhuuva diipta paavaka sannibhaH= shone like a flaming fire; jambuunada mahaakambuH= provided as it was with large rings of gold; vaiDuurya samalamkR^itaH= and decorated with cats's eye gems.
The flag-post of Indrajit shone like a flaming fire, provided, as it was, with large rings of gold and decorated with cat's eye gems.
tena chaadityakalpena brahmastreNa cha paalitaH |
sa babhuuva duraadharSho raavaNiH sumahaabalaH || 6-80-15
15. paalitaH= protected; tena brahmaastreNa= by the missile presided over by Brahma; aaditya kalpena= which was as efflugent as the sun; saH raavaNiH= that Indrajit; sumahaabalaH= endowed with exceptional strength; bahuuva= became; duraadharShaH= difficult to be attcked.
Protected by the missile presided over by Brahma, which was as efflugent as the sun, that Indrajit endowed with exceptional strength, became difficult to be attacked.
so|abhiniryaaya nagaraadindrajitsamitiJNjayaH |
hutvaagniM raakShasairmanrairantardhaanagato|abraviit || 6-80-16
16. saH indrajit= that Indrajit; samitiN^jayaH= who was ever victorious in war; abhiniryaaya= coming forth; nagaraat= from the city; antardhaanagataH= and having acquired the capacity of vanishing from the sight; hutvaa= by pouring oblations; agnim= into the sacred fire; mantraiH= with the utterance of spells; raakShasaiH= sacred to demons; abraviit= spoke (as follows):
Coming forth from the city and having acquired the capacity of vanishing from the sight, by offering oblations into the sacred fire, with the uttereance of spells sacred to demons, that indrajit, who was ever victorious in war, spoke as follows:
adya hatvaa raNe yau tau mithyaapravrajitau vane |
jayaM pitre pradaasyaami raavaNaaya raNaarjitam || 6-80-17
17. hatvaa= by killing; tau= both the princes; yau= who; mithyaapravrajtau vane= left home to become religious mendicants, roaming in the forest in vain; pradaasyaami= I will present a gift; jayam= of victory; raNaarjitam= secured in the battle; pitre raavaNaaya= to my father, Ravana; adya= today.
"By killing both the princes who left home to become religious mendicants in the forest in vain, I will present a gift of victory secured in the battle, to my father, Ravana today."
adya nirvaanaraamurviim hatvaa raamaM cha lakShmaNam |
kariShye paramaaM priitimityuktvaantaradhiiyata || 6-80-18
18. urviim nirvaanaraam= by making the earth bereft of monkeys; adya= today; hatvaa= and by killing; raamam= Rama; lakShmaNam cha= and Lakshmana; kariShye= I will proudce; paramaam priitim= a great pleasure; iti= thus; uktvaa= speaking; antaradhiiyata= he vanished from the sight.
"By making the earth bereft of monkeys today and by killing Rama and Lakshmana, I will create a great spleasure". Thus speaking, Indrajit vanished from thes sight.
aapapaataatha samkruddho dashagriiveNa choditaH |
tiikShaNakaarmukanaaraachaistiikShaNastvindraripuu raNe || 6-80-19
19. choditaH= impelled; dashagriiveNa= by Ravana; tiikShNaH= the fiery; indraripuH= Indrajit; raNe= in battle; tiikShNa kaarmuka naaraachaiH= with barbarous bow and steel arrows; papaata= swiftly came; samkruddhaH= enraged; atha= thereafter.
Impelled, as he was, by Ravana, the fiery Indrajit, with his barbarons bow and steel arrows, swiftly came to the battle-field enraged.
sa dadarsha mahaaviiryau naagau trishirasaaviva |
sR^ijantaaviShujaalaani viirau vaanaramadhyagau || 6-80-20
20. saH= that Indrajit; dadarsha= saw; viirau= those two heroes; mahaaviiryau= having abundant prowess; naagau iva= like serpents; trishirasau= with three heads; sR^ijantau= who were discharging; iShujaalaani= a net-work of arrows; vaanara madhyagau= and standing amidst the monkeys.
That Indrajit saw the two heroes, showering a multitude of arrows. Both the princes, having mighty prowess, looked like three- hooded serpents in the middle of the monkeys.
imau taaviti saMchintya sajyaM kR^itvaa cha kaarmukam |
santataaneShudhaaraabhiH parjanya iva vR^iShTimaan || 6-80-21
21. samchintya imau iti= concluding that both of them; iti= as; tau= those two princes; Rama and Lakshmana; sajyam kR^itvaa= stringing; kaarmukam= his bow; santataana= he covered them; iShudhaaraabhiH= with floods of arrows; vR^iShTimaan parjanyaH iva= like rainy clouds do.
Concluding that both of them were the two princes, Rama and Lakshmana and stringing his bow, he covered them with a flood of arrows, as the rainy clouds do.
sa tu vaihaayasaM praapya saratho raamalakShmaNau |
achakShurviShaye tiShThanvivyaadha nishitaiH sharaiH || 6-80-22
22. saH= that Indrajit; sarathaH= with his chariot; praapya= reaching; vaihaayasam= the sky; tiShThan achakShurviShaye= and remaining invisible to the reach of eyes; vivyaadha= struck; raamalakShmaNau= Rama and Lakshmana; nishitaiH sharaiH= with sharp arrows.
That Indrajit with his chariot, reaching the sky and remaining invisible, struck Rama and Lakshmana with his sharp arrows.
tau tasya sharavegena pariitau raamalakShmaNau |
dhanuShii sashare kR^itvaa divyamastraM prachakratuH || 6-80-23
23. tau raamalakShmaNau= those two, Rama and Lakshmana; pariitau= when enveloped; tasya sharavegena= by a stream of his arrows; kR^itvaa= fitting; dhanuShii= their bows; sashare= with arrows; prachakrutuH= revealed; divyam= divine; astram= missiles.
When enveloped by a stream of arrows Rama and Lakshamana, fitted arrows to their bows and revealed divine missiles.
prachchhaadayantau gaganam sharajaalairmahaabalau |
tamastraiH surasa~Nkaashau naiva pasparshatuH sharaiH || 6-80-24
24. prachchhaadayantau= (Though) covereing; gaganam= the sky; sharajaalaiH= with a net-work of arrows; mahaabalau= those mighty princes; na pasparshatuH= could not touch; tam= him; astraiH sharaiH= with their arrows charged with mystic missiles; suuryasamkaashaiH= equal to the sun.
Though covering the sky with a net-work of arrows, the two mighty princes could not touch Indrajit with their arrows charged with mystic missiles and which were efflugent like the sun.
sa hi dhuumaandhakaaraM cha chakre prachchhaadayannabhaH |
dishashchaantardadhe shriimaanniihaaratamasaavR^itaH || 6-80-25
25. prachchhaadayan= covering; nabhaH= the sky; saH= he; chakre= created; dhuumaandhakaaram= dark-like smoke; shriimaan= the illustrious Indrajit; antardadhe= cloaked; dishashcha= the quarters; vR^itaaH= enclosing them; niihaaratamasaa= with mist-like darkness.
Covering the sky, the illustrious Indrajit created a dark-like smoke. He made the quarters also invisible, by enclosing them with mist-liek darkness.
naiva jyaatalanirghoSho na cha nemikhurasvanaH |
shushruve charatastasya na cha ruupaM prakaashate || 6-80-26
26. tasya= charitaH= while Indrajit was moving about; jyaatalanirghoShaH= the sound produced by the impact of his palm on the bow-string; naiva shushruve= was not heard; na cha= nor; nemikhura svanaH cha= the sound of hs wheels, or the clattering of hoofs (of his horses); ruupam cha; na prakaashate= nor did his form come to view.
While Indrajit was moving about, neither the sound produced by the impact of his palm on the bow string was heard, nor the sound of his wheels or the clattering of hoofs of his horses could be heard, nor did his form come tot he view.
ghanaandhakaare timire sharavarShamivaadbhutam |
sa vavarSha mahaabaahurnaaraachasharavR^iShTibhiH || 6-80-27
27. ghanandhakaare timire= in that thick darkness; saH mahaabaahuH= that long-armed Indrajit; vavarSha= showered; naaraacha sharavR^iShTibhiH= hails of his steel arrows; adbhutam shilaavarShamiva= like wonderful shower of rocks.
In that thick darkness, that long-armed Indrajit showered hails of his steel arrows, like wonderful shower of rocks.
sa raamaM suuryasa~NkaashaiH sharairdattavaro bhR^isham |
vivyaadha samare kruddhaH sarvagaatreShu raavaNiH || 6-80-28
28. saH= that; kruddhaH= enraged; raavaNiH= Indrajit; samare= in battle; bhR^isham= abundantly; vivyaadha= piereced; raamam= Rama; sarvagaatreShu= in all his limbs; sharaiH= with his arrows; datta varaiH= which were greanted as boons; suurya samkaashaiH= and which were afflugent like the sun.
That enraged Indrajit in battle, abundantly pierced Rama in all his limbs with his arrows, which were earlier granted as boons to him and which were effluent like the sun.
tau hanyamaanau naaraachairdhaaraabhiriva parvatau |
hemapu~Nkhaannaravyaaghrau tigmaanmumuchatuH sharaan || 6-80-29
29. tau= both Rama and Lakshmana; naravyaaghrau= the foremost of men; hanyamaanau= who were being struck; naaraachaiH= with steel arrows; parvatau iva= like two mountains (being hit); dhaaraabhiH= by torrents; mumuchatuH= released; tigmaan= sharp; sharaan= arrows; hema puN^khaan= with golden shafts.
Both Rama and Lakshmana, the foremost of men, who were being struck with steel arrows, like two mountains being hit by torrents, released sharp golden-shafted arrows.
antarikShaM samaasaadya raavaNiM ka~NkapatriNaH |
nikR^itya patagaa bhuumau petuste shoNitokShitaaH || 6-80-30
30. te= those; patagaaH= arrows; kaN^ka patriNaH= adorned with plumes of heron; samaasaadya= reaching; raavaNim= Indrajit; nikR^itya= and piercing him; antarikShe= in the sky; petuH= fell; bhuumau= to the ground; shoNitaakShitaaH= soaked in blood.
Those arrows, adorned with plumes of heron, reaching Indrajit in the sky and piercing him, fell to the ground, soaked in blood.
atimaatraM sharaugheNa piiDyamaanau narottamau |
taaniShuunpatato bhallairanekairnichakartatuH || 6-80-31
31. diipyamaanau= shing; atimaatram= beyond measure; sharaugheNa= with a flood of arrows; narottamau= the two excellent men; vichakartatuH= began to chop off; taan iShuun= those arrows; patataH= which were falling; anekaiH= with many arrows; bhallaiH= called by the name of Bhallas.
Shining beyond measure with a flood of arrows, the two excellent men began to chop off those arrows which were falling on them with many arrows called by the name of Bhallas.
yato hi dadR^ishaate tau sharaannipatitaa~nshitaan |
tatastato daasharathii sasR^ijaate.astramuttamam || 6-80-32
32. yataH= from which side; tau= they; dadR^ishaate= saw; shitaan= the sharp; sharaan= arrows; nipatitaan= fallen; tataH= towards that side; tau daasharathii= both Rama and Lakshmana; sasR^ijaate= released; uttamam astram= their excelletnt missiles.
Both Rama and Lakshmana for their part directed their excellent missiles in the direction from which they saw the aforesaid sharp arrows, fallen.
raavaNistu dishaH sarvaa rathenaatirathaH patan |
vivyaadha tau daasharathii laghvastro nishitaiH sharaiH || 6-80-33
33. raavaNistu= Indrajit for his part; atirathaH= who was a superior chariot= warrior; laghvastraH= and who was swift in discharging missiles; apatat= rushed on; sarvaaH dishaH= towards all sides; vivyaadha= and pierced; tau daasharathii= Rama and Lakshmana; nishitaiH sharaiH= with his sharp arrows.
Indrajit for his part, who was a superior chariot-warrior and who was swift in discharging missiles, rushed on towards all sides and pierced Rama and Lakshmana with his sharp arrows.
tenaatividdhau tau viirau rukmapu~NkhaiH susaMhataiH |
babhuuvaturdaasharathii puShpitaaviva kiMshukau || 6-80-34
34. tau viirau daasharathii= those valiant princes, Rama and Lakshmana; ati viddhau= pierced deeply; susamhataiH= with well-made; rukmapuNkhaiH= golden shafted arrows; babhuuvatuH= appeared; kumshukau iva= like two Kamshuka trees; puShpitau= in flowering.
Those valiant princes, Rama and Lakshmana pierced deeply with well-made goldne shafted arrows, appeared like two Kamshuka trees in flowering.
naasya veda gatiM kashchinna cha ruupaM dhanuH sharaan |
na chaanyadviditaM kiM chitsuuryasyevaabhrasamplave || 6-80-35
35. na kashchit= No one could perceive; asya= his; vegagatim= rapid movement; suuryasyeva= like the position of the sun; abhrasamplave= when the sky is thickly overcast with clouds; na= nor; ruupam= the form; dhanuH sharaan= nor his bows; na anyat= nor any other thing about him; kimchit= whatever; viditam= could be knwon.
No one could perceive his rapid movement, like the position of the sun when the sky is thickly overcast with clouds, nor his form nor his bows and arrows, nor any other thing about him whatsoever could be known.
tena viddhaashcha harayo nihataashcha gataasavaH |
babhuuvuH shatashastatra patitaa dharaNiitale || 6-80-36
36. viddhaaH= struck down; tena= by him; harayaH= the monkeys; nihataaH= were killed; shatashaH= (the monkeys) in hundreds; babhuuvuH patitaaH gataasavaH= dropped dead; dharaNiitale= on the earth's surgace; tatra= there.
Struck down by him, the monkeys were killed. The monkeys dropped dead in hundreds on the earth's surface there.
lakShmaNastu susa~Nkruddho bhraataraM vaakyamabraviit |
braahmamastraM prayokShyaami vadhaarthaM sarvarakShasaam || 6-80-37
37. tataH= then; lakShmaNastu= Lakshmana for his part; kruddhaH= was enraged; abraviit= and spoke; vaakyam= the following words; bhraataram= to his brother; prayokShyaami= I will employ; braahmam astram= the missile presided over by Brahama; vadhaartham= for the purpose of killing; sarva raakShasaam= all the demons.
Then, Lakshmana for his part was enraged and told his brother that he would employ the missile presided over by Brahma for the purpose of killing all the demons.
tamuvaacha tato raamo lakShmaNaM shubhalakShaNam |
naikasya heto rakShaaMsi pR^ithivyaaM hantumarhasi || 6-80-38
38. tataH= then; raamaH= Rama; uvaacha= spoke; tam lakShmaNam= to that Lakshmana; shubhalakShaNam= who was endowed with auspicious bodily marks; (as follows); na arhasi= you ought not; hantum= to kill; rakShaamsi= all the demons; pR^ithivyaam= on the earth; ekasya hetoH= for the sake of a single demons.
Then, Rama spoke to that Lakshmana, who was endowed with auspicious bodily marks as follows: "You ought not to kill all the demons on earth, merely for the sake of a single demon."
ayudhyamaanaM prachchhannaM praa~njaliM sharaNaagatam |
palaayantaM pramattaM vaa na tvaM hantumihaarhasi || 6-80-39
39. tvam na arhasi= you ought not; hantum= to kill; iha= here; ayudhyamaanam= one who is not fighting; prachchhannam= or one who is hiding; praaN^jalim= or the one who is a refugee; palaayamaanam= or who is fleeing; mattam vaa= or who is intoxicated.
"You ought not to kill on this earth one who is not fighting or one who is hiding or one who seeks refuge with joined palms or is fleeing or is intoxicated."
asyaiva tu vadhe yatnaM kariShyaavo mahaabala |
aadekShyaavo mahaavegaanastraanaashiiviShopamaan || 6-80-40
40. mahaabhuja= O long-armed Lakshmana; yatnam kariShyaavaH= we shall try; vadhe= to kill; tasyaiva= only Indrajit; aadekShyaavaH= we will employ; astraan= mystic missiles; mahaavegaan= with great impetuosity; aashiiviShopamaam= and which are equal to venomous serpents.
"O long-armed Lakshmana! We shall try to kill Indrajit alone. We will employ mystic mssiles with great impetuosity and which are equal to venomous serpents."
tamenaM maayinaM kShudramantarhitarathaM balaat |
raakShasaM nihaniShyanti dR^iShTvaa vaanarayuuthapaaH || 6-80-41
41. dR^iShTvaa= on seeing; enam= this; raakShasam= demon; tam as such; vaanarayuuthapaaH= the leaders of monkey-troops; balaat= will forcibly nihaniShyati= kill; kShudram= this petty demon; maayinam= who is skilled in conjuring tricks; antarhita ratham= and whose chariot remains invisible.
"On seeing this demons, the leaders of mokey-troops will forcibly kill this petty demon, who is skilled in conjuring tricks and whose chariot remains invisible."
yadyeSha bhuumiM vishate divaM vaa |
rasaatalaM vaapi nabhastalaM vaa |
evaM niguuDho.api mamaastradagdhaH |
patiShyate bhuumitale gataasuH || 6-80-42
42. mama astradagdhaH= scorched by my mystic missiles; patiShyati gataasuH= he will fall dead; bhuumitale= on the ground; eShaH vishate yadi= even if he enters; bhuumim= the earth; divam vaa= or into heaven; rasaatalam vaa= or into the subterranean world; nabhasthalam vaa= or penetrates the vault of heaven; niguuDho.api= and remains completely hidden; evam= in this manner.
"Scorched by my mystic missiles, he will fall dead on the ground, even if he enters the earth or into heaven or into the subterrranean world or penetrates the vault of heaven and remains completely hidden in this manner."
ityevamuktvaa vachanaM mahaatmaa |
raghupraviiraH plavagarShabhairvR^itaH |
vadhaaya raudrasya nR^ishaMsakarmaNas |
tadaa mahaatmaa tvaritaM niriikShate || 6-80-43
43. uktvaa= speaking; mahaartham= highly meaningful; vachanam= words; ityevam= in the aforesaid manner; mahaatmaa= the great-souled; raghupraviiraH= Rama; vR^itaH= surrounded; plavagarShabhaiH= by the foremost of monkeys; tadaa= then; nirikShate= started to reflect; tvaritam= on the speedy means; vadhaaya= of killing; raudrasya= the furious; nR^ishamsa karmaNaH= Indrajit, the demon of cruel deeds.
Speaking highly meaningful words in the aforesaid manner, the great-souled Rama, surrounded by the foremost of monkeys, started to reflect on the speedy means of killing the furious Indrajit, the demons of cruel deeds.
ityaarShe shriimadraamaayaNe vaalmiikiiye aadikaavye yuddhakaaNDe ashiititamaH sargaH
Thus, this is the 80th chapter in Yuddha Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana, the First Epic poem of India.
© September 2008, K. M. K. Murthy