Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.288
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3.288.1
ततो निर्याय स्वपुरात्कुम्भकर्णः सहानुगः ।
अपश्यत्कपिसैन्यं रतज्जितकाश्यग्रतः स्थितम् ॥ ३.२८८.१ ॥
Then, going forth from his city with his followers, Kumbhakarṇa saw the army of monkeys standing before Rāma-jita-Kāśi.
3.288.2
स वीक्षमाणस्तत्सैन्यं रामदर्शनकाङ्क्षया ।
अपश्यच्चापि सौमित्रिं धनुष्पाणिं व्यवस्थितम् ॥ ३.२८८.२ ॥
Looking at that army, desiring to see Rāma, he also saw Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) standing firm with a bow in hand.
3.288.3
तमभ्येत्याशु हरयः परिवब्रुः समन्ततः ।
शैलवृक्षायुधा नादानमुञ्चन्भीषणास्ततः ॥ ३.२८८.३ ॥
Swiftly approaching him, the monkeys surrounded him on all sides, having mountains and trees as their weapons, and they uttered terrifying roars.
3.288.4
अभ्यघ्नंश्च महाकायैर्बहुभिर्जगतीरुहैः ।
करजैरतुदंश्चान्ये विहाय भयमुत्तमम् ॥ ३.२८८.४ ॥
Some struck him with their huge bodies and many trees growing on the earth; others, abandoning supreme fear, tore at him with their claws.
3.288.5
बहुधा युध्यमानास्ते युद्धमार्गैः प्लवंगमाः ।
नानाप्रहरणैर्भीमै राक्षसेन्द्रमताडयन् ॥ ३.२८८.५ ॥
Fighting in many ways, those leaping monkeys struck the lord of the rākṣasas with the methods of war and with various terrible weapons.
3.288.6
स ताड्यमानः प्रहसन्भक्षयामास वानरान् ।
बलं चण्डबलाख्यं च वज्रबाहुं च वानरम् ॥ ३.२८८.६ ॥
Though struck, laughing, he devoured the monkeys—Bala named Caṇḍabala, and also the monkey Vajrabāhu.
3.288.7
तद्दृष्ट्वा व्यथनं कर्म कुम्भकर्णस्य रक्षसः ।
उदक्रोशन्परित्रस्तास्तारप्रभृतयस्तदा ॥ ३.२८८.७ ॥
Seeing that tormenting deed of the rākṣasa Kumbhakarṇa, Tāra and the others, terrified, then cried out aloud.
3.288.8
तानुच्चैः क्रोशतः सैन्याञ्श्रुत्वा स हरियूथपान् ।
अभिदुद्राव सुग्रीवः कुम्भकर्णमपेतभीः ॥ ३.२८८.८ ॥
Hearing the troops and the leaders of the monkey hosts crying out loudly, Sugrīva, fearless, rushed toward Kumbhakarṇa.
3.288.9
ततो निपत्य वेगेन कुम्भकर्णं महामना ।
सालेन जघ्निवान्मूर्ध्निं बलेन कपिकुञ्जरः ॥ ३.२८८.९ ॥
Then the great-minded Sugrīva, the elephant among monkeys, leaped down swiftly and with might struck Kumbhakarṇa on the head with a sāla tree.
3.288.10
स महात्मा महावेगः कुम्भकर्णस् मूर्धनि ।
बिभेद सालं सुग्रीवो न चैवाव्यथयत्कपिः ॥ ३.२८८.१० ॥
That great-souled and swift Sugrīva broke the sāla tree on Kumbhakarṇa's head, yet that monkey (Kumbhakarṇa) was not disturbed at all.
3.288.11
ततो विनद्यसहसा सालस्पर्शविबोधितः ।
दोर्भ्यामादाय सुग्रीवं कुम्भकर्णोऽहरद्बलात् ॥ ३.२८८.११ ॥
Then Kumbhakarṇa, roused by the touch of the sāla tree, suddenly roared, seized Sugrīva in both arms and carried him off by force.
3.288.12
ह्रियमाणं तु सुग्रीवं कुम्भकर्णेन रक्षसा ।
अवेक्ष्याभ्यद्रवद्वीरः सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दनः ॥ ३.२८८.१२ ॥
Seeing Sugrīva being carried off by the rākṣasa Kumbhakarṇa, the hero Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), joy of his friends, rushed at him.
3.288.13
सोऽभिपत्य महर्वेगं रुक्मपुङ्खं महाशरम् ।
प्राहिणोत्कुम्भकर्णाय लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा ॥ ३.२८८.१३ ॥
Rushing forward with great speed, Lakṣmaṇa, slayer of enemy heroes, loosed a great arrow with golden feathers at Kumbhakarṇa.
3.288.14
स तस्य देहावरणं भित्त्वा देहं च सायकः ।
जगाम दारयन्भूमिं रुधिरेण समुक्षितः ॥ ३.२८८.१४ ॥
That arrow pierced his body-armour and his body, went on splitting the earth, and was sprinkled with blood.
3.288.15
तथा स भिन्नहृदयः समुत्सृज्य कपीश्वरम् ।
वेगेन महताऽऽविष्टस्तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ३.२८८.१५ ॥
Thus, with his heart pierced, he let go of the lord of monkeys, seized by mighty fury, and cried, 'Stop! Stop!'
3.288.16
कुम्भकर्णो महेष्वासः प्रगृहीतशिलायुधः ।
अभिदुद्राव सौमित्रिमुद्यम्य महतीं शिलाम् ॥ ३.२८८.१६ ॥
Kumbhakarṇa, the great archer, holding a rock as his weapon, rushed at Saumitri, raising a huge boulder.
3.288.17
तस्याभिपततस्तूर्णं क्षुराभ्यामुच्छितौ करौ ।
चिच्छेद निशिताग्राभ्यां स बभूव चतुर्भुजः ॥ ३.२८८.१७ ॥
As he charged swiftly, his two raised hands were cut off by razor-headed arrows with keen points, and he became four-armed.
3.288.18
तानप्यस् भुजान्सर्वान्प्रगृहीतशिलायुधान् ।
क्षुरैश्चिच्छेदलघ्वस्त्रं सौमित्रिः प्रतिदर्शयन् ॥ ३.२८८.१८ ॥
Saumitri, nimble with weapons, cut off all of those arms holding rock-weapons with razor-headed arrows, displaying his skill.
3.288.19
स बभूवातिकायश्च बहुपादशिरोभुजः ।
तं ब्रह्मास्त्रेण सौमित्रिर्ददाराद्रिचयोपमम् ॥ ३.२८८.१९ ॥
He became a giant of enormous body, with many feet, heads and arms. Saumitri split him with the Brahma weapon, like a heap of mountains.
3.288.20
स पपात महावीर्यो दिव्यास्त्राभिहतो रणे ।
महाशनिविनिर्दग्धः पादपोऽङ्कुरवानिव ॥ ३.२८८.२० ॥
That mighty-valoured one, struck down by a divine weapon in battle, fell, like a sprouting tree burnt by a great thunderbolt.
3.288.21
तं दृष्ट्वा वृत्रसंकाशं कुम्भकर्णं तरस्विनम् ।
गतासुं पतितं भूमौ राक्षसाः प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥ ३.२८८.२१ ॥
Seeing Kumbhakarṇa, swift and like Vṛtra, lifeless and fallen on the ground, the rakshasas fled in fear.
3.288.22
तथातान्द्रवतो योधान्दृष्ट्वा तौ दूषणानुजौ ।
अवस्थाप्याथ सौमित्रिं संक्रुद्धावभ्यधावताम् ॥ ३.२८८.२२ ॥
Seeing the warriors fleeing in this way, the two younger brothers of Dūṣaṇa halted Saumitri and, enraged, rushed upon him.
3.288.23
तावाद्रवन्तौ संक्रुद्धौ वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनौ ।
अभिजग्राह सौमित्रिर्विनद्योभौ पतत्रिभिः ॥ ३.२८८.२३ ॥
Those two, rushing in fury with the speed of thunderbolts and crushing all before them, Saumitri seized, roaring aloud, with arrows held on both.
3.288.24
ततः सुतुमुलं युद्धमभवद्रोमहर्षणम् ।
दूषणानुजयोः पार्थ लक्ष्मणस् च धीमतः ॥ ३.२८८.२४ ॥
Then, O Pārtha, there arose a very tumultuous, hair-raising battle between the younger brothers of Dūṣaṇa and the wise Lakṣmaṇa.
3.288.25
महता शरवर्षेण राक्षसौ सोऽभ्यवर्पत ।
तं चापिवीरौ संक्रुद्धावुभौ तौ समवर्षताम् ॥ ३.२८८.२५ ॥
He rained a great shower of arrows upon the two rakshasas, and the two enraged heroes rained arrows upon him in return.
3.288.26
मुहूर्तमेवमभवद्वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनोः ।
सौमित्रेश्च महाबाहोः संप्रहारः सुदारुणः ॥ ३.२८८.२६ ॥
For a moment there was a most fierce clash between the two destroyers of Vajra-vega and the mighty-armed Saumitri.
3.288.27
अथाद्रिशृङ्गमादाय हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः ।
अभिद्रुत्याददे प्राणान्वज्रवेगस्य रक्षसः ॥ ३.२८८.२७ ॥
Then Hanumān, the son of the Wind, took up a mountain peak, rushed at the rakshasa Vajra-vega, and took his life-breaths.
3.288.28
नीलश्च महता ग्राव्णा दूपणावरजं हरिः ।
प्रमाथिनमभिद्रुत्य प्रममाथ महाबलः ॥ ३.२८८.२८ ॥
And the mighty monkey Nīla, rushing at the destroyer, crushed Dūṣaṇa's younger brother with a great stone.
3.288.29
ततः प्रावर्तत पुनः संग्रामः कटुकोदयः ।
रामरावणसैन्यानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ॥ ३.२८८.२९ ॥
Then the battle, bitter in its rising, began again as the armies of Rāma and Rāvaṇa rushed upon one another.
3.288.30
शतसो नैर्ऋतान्वन्या जघ्नुर्वन्यांश्च नैर्ऋताः ।
नैर्ऋतास्तत्रवध्यन्ते प्रायेण न तु वानराः ॥ ३.२८८.३० ॥
Forest monkeys struck down hundreds of rakshasas, and the rakshasas struck down the forest monkeys too; there it was mostly the rakshasas who were slain, and not the monkeys.