Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.25
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3.25.1
अवष्टब्धधनुं रामं क्रुद्धं तं रिपुघातिनम्।
ददर्शाश्रममागम्य खरः सह पुरःसरैः ॥ ३.२५.१ ॥
Khara, arriving at the hermitage with his forerunners, saw Rāma standing with his bow firmly held, angered, the slayer of foes.
3.25.2
तं दृष्ट्वा सगुणं चापमुद्यम्य खरनिःस्वनम्।
रामस्याभिमुखं सूतं चोद्यतामित्यचोदयत् ॥ ३.२५.२ ॥
Seeing Rāma, his bow strung and raised with a roar, Khara ordered the charioteer: "Drive the chariot straight toward Rāma."
3.25.3
स खरस्याज्ञया सूतस्तुरगान् समचोदयत्।
यत्र रामो महाबाहुरेको धुन्वन् धनुः स्थितः ॥ ३.२५.३ ॥
At Khara's command the charioteer urged the horses on at full speed to where Rāma, the mighty-armed, stood alone, shaking his bow.
3.25.4
तं तु निष्पतितं दृष्ट्वा सर्वतो रजनीचराः।
मुञ्चमाना महानादं सचिवाः पर्यवारयन् ॥ ३.२५.४ ॥
Seeing him rush forward, the night-roaming rākṣasas, roaring loudly on every side, his ministers surrounded him.
3.25.5
स तेषां यातुधानानां मध्ये रथगतः खरः।
बभूव मध्ये ताराणां लोहिताङ्ग इवोदितः ॥ ३.२५.५ ॥
Khara, seated in his chariot among those yātudhānas, appeared like red-bodied Mars risen amid the stars.
3.25.6
ततः शरसहस्रेण राममप्रतिमौजसम्।
अर्दयित्वा महानादं ननाद समरे खरः ॥ ३.२५.६ ॥
Then Khara, striking Rāma of incomparable might with a thousand arrows, let out a great roar in the battle.
3.25.7
ततस्तं भीमधन्वानं क्रुद्धाः सर्वे निशाचराः।
रामं नानाविधैः शस्त्रैरभ्यवर्षन्त दुर्जयम् ॥ ३.२५.७ ॥
Then all the enraged night-wanderers rained weapons of many kinds upon Rāma, the fearsome bowman, the invincible one.
3.25.8
मुद्गरैरायसैः शूलैः प्रासैः खड्गैः परश्वधैः।
राक्षसाः समरे शूरं निजघ्नू रोषतत्पराः ॥ ३.२५.८ ॥
With iron clubs, spears, javelins, swords and axes, the rakshasas, intent on rage, struck down the brave one in battle.
3.25.9
ते बलाहकसंकाशा महाकाया महाबलाः।
अभ्यधावन्त काकुत्स्थं रथैर्वाजिभिरेव च ॥ ३.२५.९ ॥
They, dark as storm-clouds, huge of body and very strong, rushed upon Rāma of the Kakutstha line with chariots and horses alike.
3.25.10
गजैः पर्वतकूटाभै रामं युद्धे जिघांसवः।
ते रामे शरवर्षाणि व्यसृजन् रक्षसां गणाः ॥ ३.२५.१० ॥
Mounted on elephants like mountain peaks, the hosts of rakshasas, eager to slay Rāma in battle, loosed showers of arrows upon him.
3.25.11
शैलेन्द्रमिव धाराभिर्वर्षमाणा महाघनाः।
सर्वैः परिवृतो रामो राक्षसैः क्रूरदर्शनैः ॥ ३.२५.११ ॥
As great clouds pour streams upon the king of mountains, so Rāma was surrounded by all the rakshasas of cruel appearance.
3.25.12
तिथिष्विव महादेवो वृतः पारिषदां गणैः।
तानि मुक्तानि शस्त्राणि यातुधानैः स राघवः ॥ ३.२५.१२ ॥
As on the lunar days the great god Śiva is surrounded by hosts of his attendants, so Rāghava stood amid those weapons loosed by the rakshasas.
3.25.13
प्रतिजग्राह विशिखैर्नद्योघानिव सागरः।
स तैः प्रहरणैर्घोरैर्भिन्नगात्रो न विव्यथे ॥ ३.२५.१३ ॥
As the ocean receives the floods of rivers, so he received the arrows; though his body was pierced by those terrible weapons, he was not distressed.
3.25.14
रामः प्रदीप्तैर्बहुभिर्वज्रैरिव महाचलः।
स विद्धः क्षतजादिग्धः सर्वगात्रेषु राघवः ॥ ३.२५.१४ ॥
Like a great mountain struck by many blazing thunderbolts, Rāma was pierced, smeared with blood over all his limbs.
3.25.15
बभूव रामः संध्याभ्रैर्दिवाकर इवावृतः।
विषेदुर्देवगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः ॥ ३.२५.१५ ॥
Rāma became like the sun covered by evening clouds; the gods, gandharvas, perfected beings and great sages were distressed.
3.25.16
एकं सहस्रैर्बहुभिस्तदा दृष्ट्वा समावृतम्।
ततो रामस्तु संक्रुद्धो मण्डलीकृतकार्मुकः ॥ ३.२५.१६ ॥
Seeing him surrounded by many thousands, Rāma, enraged, drew his bow into a circle.
3.25.17
ससर्ज निशितान् बाणान् शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।
दुरावारान् दुर्विषहान् कालपाशोपमान् रणे ॥ ३.२५.१७ ॥
Then he released sharp arrows by the hundreds and by the thousands, irresistible, unbearable, like the noose of Death in battle.
3.25.18
मुमोच लीलया कङ्कपत्रान् काञ्चनभूषणान्।
ते शराः शत्रुसैन्येषु मुक्ता रामेण लीलया ॥ ३.२५.१८ ॥
Rāma effortlessly released arrows with heron feathers and golden ornaments; those arrows, loosed effortlessly by Rāma, fell upon the enemy's army.
3.25.19
आददू रक्षसां प्राणान् पाशाः कालकृता इव।
भित्त्वा राक्षसदेहांस्तांस्ते शरा रुधिराप्लुताः ॥ ३.२५.१९ ॥
Like nooses made by Death, they seized the lives of the rakshasas; piercing those rakshasa bodies, the arrows were drenched in blood.
3.25.20
अन्तरिक्षगता रेजुर्दीप्ताग्निसमतेजसः।
असंख्येयास्तु रामस्य सायकाश्चापमण्डलात् ॥ ३.२५.२० ॥
The arrows moving through the sky shone with the brilliance of blazing fire; and countless arrows of Rāma sped forth from the circle of his bow.
3.25.21
विनिष्पेतुरतीवोग्रा रक्षःप्राणापहारिणः।
तैर्धनूंषि ध्वजाग्राणि चर्माणि कवचानि च ॥ ३.२५.२१ ॥
Exceedingly fierce arrows, taking the lives of the rakshasas, rushed forth; by them bows, banner-tops, shields and armor were shattered.
3.25.22
बाहून् सहस्ताभरणानूरून् करिकरोपमान्।
चिच्छेद रामः समरे शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ३.२५.२२ ॥
In battle Rāma cut off arms with hands and ornaments, and thighs like elephant trunks, by hundreds and then by thousands.
3.25.23
हयान् काञ्चनसंनाहान् रथयुक्तान् ससारथीन्।
गजांश्च सगजारोहान् सहयान् सादिनस्तदा ॥ ३.२५.२३ ॥
Horses with golden harness, yoked to chariots along with their charioteers; elephants with their riders; and horsemen with their horses — all were then struck down.
3.25.24
चिच्छिदुर्बिभिदुश्चैव रामबाणा गुणच्युताः।
पदातीन् समरे हत्वा ह्यनयद् यमसादनम् ॥ ३.२५.२४ ॥
Rāma's arrows, loosed from the bowstring, cut through and pierced; having slain the foot-soldiers in battle, they led them to the abode of Yama.
3.25.25
ततो नालीकनाराचैस्तीक्ष्णाग्रैश्च विकर्णिभिः।
भीममार्तस्वरं चक्रुश्छिद्यमाना निशाचराः ॥ ३.२५.२५ ॥
Then the night-roamers, being cut down by nālīka and nārāca arrows, sharp-tipped and barbed shafts, raised a terrible cry of anguish.
3.25.26
तत्सैन्यं विविधैर्बाणैरर्दितं मर्मभेदिभिः।
न रामेण सुखं लेभे शुष्कं वनमिवाग्निना ॥ ३.२५.२६ ॥
That army, tormented by Rāma's many arrows that pierce the vital spots, found no ease from Rāma, as a dry forest finds none from fire.
3.25.27
केचिद् भीमबलाः शूराः प्रासान् शूलान् परश्वधान्।
चिक्षिपुः परमक्रुद्धा रामाय रजनीचराः ॥ ३.२५.२७ ॥
Some heroic night-roamers of terrible might, in utmost fury, hurled lances, spears and battle-axes at Rāma.
3.25.28
तेषां बाणैर्महाबाहुः शस्त्राण्यावार्य वीर्यवान्।
जहार समरे प्राणांश्चिच्छेद च शिरोधरान् ॥ ३.२५.२८ ॥
Mighty-armed and valiant Rāma, warding off their weapons with his arrows, took their lives in battle and severed their necks.
3.25.29
ते छिन्नशिरसः पेतुश्छिन्नचर्मशरासनाः।
सुपर्णवातविक्षिप्ता जगत्यां पादपा यथा ॥ ३.२५.२९ ॥
With their heads severed and their shields and bows broken, they fell to the earth like trees uprooted by the wind of Garuḍa's wings.
3.25.30
अवशिष्टाश्च ये तत्र विषण्णास्ते निशाचराः।
खरमेवाभ्यधावन्त शरणार्थं शराहताः ॥ ३.२५.३० ॥
The night-roamers who remained there, dejected and struck by arrows, ran straight toward Khara, seeking refuge.
3.25.31
तान् सर्वान् धनुरादाय समाश्वास्य च दूषणः।
अभ्यधावत् सुसंक्रुद्धः क्रुद्धं क्रुद्ध इवान्तकः ॥ ३.२५.३१ ॥
Taking up his bow and reassuring them all, Dūṣaṇa, greatly enraged, rushed forward like Death (Antaka) enraged against the enraged.
3.25.32
निवृत्तास्तु पुनः सर्वे दूषणाश्रयनिर्भयाः।
राममेवाभ्यधावन्त सालतालशिलायुधाः ॥ ३.२५.३२ ॥
But all of them, turning back again, fearless under Dūṣaṇa's protection, rushed straight at Rāma, armed with sāla and palm trees and rocks.
3.25.33
शूलमुद्गरहस्ताश्च पाशहस्ता महाबलाः।
सृजन्तः शरवर्षाणि शस्त्रवर्षाणि संयुगे ॥ ३.२५.३३ ॥
With spears and clubs in hand, and nooses, the mighty rākṣasas poured down showers of arrows and showers of weapons in the battle.
3.25.34
द्रुमवर्षाणि मुञ्चन्तः शिलावर्षाणि राक्षसाः।
तद् बभूवाद्भुतं युद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ ३.२५.३४ ॥
Hurling showers of trees and showers of rocks, the rākṣasas made that battle wondrous, tumultuous, and hair-raising.
3.25.35
रामस्यास्य महाघोरं पुनस्तेषां च रक्षसाम्।
ते समन्तादभिक्रुद्धा राघवं पुनरार्दयन् ॥ ३.२५.३५ ॥
Again the terrible battle of Rāma with those rākṣasas began. Fiercely enraged on all sides, they assailed Rāghava once more.
3.25.36
ततः सर्वा दिशो दृष्ट्वा प्रदिशश्च समावृताः।
राक्षसैः सर्वतः प्राप्तैः शरवर्षाभिरावृतः ॥ ३.२५.३६ ॥
Then, seeing all the directions and intermediate directions filled with rākṣasas who had come from every side, Rāma was enveloped by a shower of arrows.
3.25.37
स कृत्वा भैरवं नादमस्त्रं परमभास्वरम्।
समयोजयद् गान्धर्वं राक्षसेषु महाबलः ॥ ३.२५.३७ ॥
Having let out a terrible roar, the mighty one fixed upon the rākṣasas the most radiant gāndharva weapon.
3.25.38
ततः शरसहस्राणि निर्ययुश्चापमण्डलात्।
सर्वा दश दिशो बाणैरापूर्यन्त समागतैः ॥ ३.२५.३८ ॥
Then thousands of arrows issued from the circle of the bow, and all ten directions were filled with the arrows that had gathered there.
3.25.39
नाददानं शरान् घोरान् विमुञ्चन्तं शरोत्तमान्।
विकर्षमाणं पश्यन्ति राक्षसास्ते शरार्दिताः ॥ ३.२५.३९ ॥
The rākṣasas, tormented by the arrows, see him drawing his bow and releasing the finest arrows, though he takes no terrible arrows.
3.25.40
शरान्धकारमाकाशमावृणोत् सदिवाकरम्।
बभूवावस्थितो रामः प्रक्षिपन्निव तान् शरान् ॥ ३.२५.४० ॥
A darkness of arrows covered the sky together with the sun, and Rāma stood there as though hurling those arrows.
3.25.41
युगपत्पतमानैश्च युगपच्च हतैर्भृशम्।
युगपत्पतितैश्चैव विकीर्णा वसुधाभवत् ॥ ३.२५.४१ ॥
The earth was strewn with those who fell all at once, were slain all at once, and lay fallen all at once.
3.25.42
निहताः पतिताः क्षीणाश्छिन्ना भिन्ना विदारिताः।
तत्र तत्र स्म दृश्यन्ते राक्षसास्ते सहस्रशः ॥ ३.२५.४२ ॥
The rākṣasas, slain, fallen, spent, cut, broken and torn, could be seen here and there by the thousand.
3.25.43
सोष्णीषैरुत्तमाङ्गैश्च साङ्गदैर्बाहुभिस्तथा।
ऊरुभिर्बाहुभिश्छिन्नैर्नानारूपैर्विभूषणैः ॥ ३.२५.४३ ॥
Heads with their turbans, arms with their armlets, and thighs and arms cut off, adorned with ornaments of many kinds.
3.25.44
हयैश्च द्विपमुख्यैश्च रथैर्भिन्नैरनेकशः।
चामरव्यजनैश्छत्रैर्ध्वजैर्नानाविधैरपि ॥ ३.२५.४४ ॥
Horses and chief elephants, and chariots shattered in many ways, along with yak-tail fans, hand-fans, parasols, and banners of many kinds.
3.25.45
रामेण बाणाभिहतैर्विच्छिन्नैः शूलपट्टिशैः।
खड्गैः खण्डीकृतैः प्रासैर्विकीर्णैश्च परश्वधैः ॥ ३.२५.४५ ॥
Struck by Rāma's arrows, cut-apart spears and cleavers, swords hacked to pieces, scattered lances and battle-axes.
3.25.46
चूर्णिताभिः शिलाभिश्च शरैश्चित्रैरनेकशः।
विच्छिन्नैः समरे भूमिर्विस्तीर्णाभूद् भयंकरा ॥ ३.२५.४६ ॥
With crushed stones and arrows of many wondrous kinds, and with things cut apart in battle, the ground spread out and became terrifying.
3.25.47
तान् दृष्ट्वा निहतान् सर्वे राक्षसाः परमातुराः।
न तत्र चलितुं शक्ता रामं परपुरंजयम् ॥ ३.२५.४७ ॥
Seeing them all slain, all the rākṣasas were greatly distressed, and they were unable to move there before Rāma, the conqueror of enemy cities.