Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.89
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6.89.1
युध्यमानौ ततो दृष्ट्वा प्रसक्तौ नरराक्षसौ।
प्रभिन्नाविव मातङ्गौ परस्परजयैषिणौ ॥ ६.८९.१ ॥
Then, seeing the two of them fighting, the man and the rākṣasa, locked together like two rutting elephants, each seeking to conquer the other.
6.89.2
तयोर्युद्धं द्रष्टुकामो वरचापधरो बली।
शूरः स रावणभ्राता तस्थौ संग्राममूर्धनि ॥ ६.८९.२ ॥
Wishing to watch the combat between the two, the mighty and valiant brother of Rāvaṇa, bearing a fine bow, stood at the forefront of the battle.
6.89.3
ततो विस्फारयामास महद् धनुरवस्थितः।
उत्ससर्ज च तीक्ष्णाग्रान् राक्षसेषु महाशरान् ॥ ६.८९.३ ॥
Then, standing firm, he drew his great bow wide and released mighty arrows with sharp points upon the rākṣasas.
6.89.4
ते शराः शिखिसंस्पर्शा निपतन्तः समाहिताः।
राक्षसान् द्रावयामासुर्वज्राणीव महागिरीन् ॥ ६.८९.४ ॥
Those arrows, fire-touched, falling with focused aim, drove the rākṣasas back as thunderbolts strike great mountains.
6.89.5
विभीषणस्यानुचरास्तेऽपि शूलासिपट्टिशैः।
चिच्छिदुः समरे वीरान् राक्षसान् राक्षसोत्तमाः ॥ ६.८९.५ ॥
Vibhīṣaṇa's followers, foremost of the rākṣasas, also cut down the heroic rākṣasas in battle with spears, swords and maces.
6.89.6
राक्षसैस्तैः परिवृतः स तदा तु विभीषणः।
बभौ मध्ये प्रधृष्टानां कलभानामिव द्विपः ॥ ६.८९.६ ॥
Surrounded by those rākṣasas, Vibhīṣaṇa then shone in their midst like an elephant among bold young elephant calves.
6.89.7
ततः संचोदमानो वै हरीन् रक्षोवधप्रियान्।
उवाच वचनं काले कालज्ञो रक्षसां वरः ॥ ६.८९.७ ॥
Then, urging on the monkeys who delighted in slaying demons, the best of the rākṣasas, who knew the right time, spoke these words at the proper moment.
6.89.8
एकोऽयं राक्षसेन्द्रस्य परायणमवस्थितः।
एतच्छेषं बलं तस्य किं तिष्ठत हरीश्वराः ॥ ६.८९.८ ॥
Here stands alone the last refuge of the lord of the rākṣasas; this is his remaining army. Why do you hesitate, O lords of the monkeys?
6.89.9
अस्मिंश्च निहते पापे राक्षसे रणमूर्धनि।
रावणं वर्जयित्वा तु शेषमस्य बलं हतम् ॥ ६.८९.९ ॥
When this wicked rākṣasa is slain at the head of the battle, then, Rāvaṇa excepted, his remaining army will also be destroyed.
6.89.10
प्रहस्तो निहतो वीरो निकुम्भश्च महाबलः।
कुम्भकर्णश्च कुम्भश्च धूम्राक्षश्च निशाचरः ॥ ६.८९.१० ॥
The hero Prahasta has been slain; mighty Nikumbha, Kumbhakarṇa, Kumbha, and the night-roamer Dhūmrākṣa too.
6.89.11
जम्बुमाली महामाली तीक्ष्णवेगोऽशनिप्रभः।
सुप्तघ्नो यज्ञकोपश्च वज्रदंष्ट्रश्च राक्षसः ॥ ६.८९.११ ॥
Jambumālī, Mahāmālī, swift-speeding Tīkṣṇavega, Aśaniprabha, Suptaghna, Yajñakopa, and the rākṣasa Vajradaṃṣṭra too.
6.89.12
संह्रादी विकटोऽरिघ्नस्तपनो मन्द एव च।
प्रघासः प्रघसश्चैव प्रजङ्घो जङ्घ एव च ॥ ६.८९.१२ ॥
Saṃhrādī, Vikaṭa, Arighna, Tapana, Manda, Praghāsa, Praghasa, Prajaṅgha, and Jaṅgha too.
6.89.13
अग्निकेतुश्च दुर्धर्षो रश्मिकेतुश्च वीर्यवान्।
विद्युज्जिह्वो द्विजिह्वश्च सूर्यशत्रुश्च राक्षसः ॥ ६.८९.१३ ॥
Agniketu, the unassailable Durdharṣa, the mighty Raśmiketu, Vidyujjihva, Dvijihva, and the rākṣasa Sūryaśatru.
6.89.14
अकम्पनः सुपार्श्वश्च चक्रमाली च राक्षसः।
कम्पनः सत्त्ववन्तौ तौ देवान्तकनरान्तकौ ॥ ६.८९.१४ ॥
Akampana, Supārśva, and the rākṣasa Cakramālī; Kampana, and those two valiant ones, Devāntaka and Narāntaka.
6.89.15
एतान् निहत्यातिबलान् बहून् राक्षससत्तमान्।
बाहुभ्यां सागरं तीर्त्वा लङ्घ्यतां गोष्पदं लघु ॥ ६.८९.१५ ॥
Having slain these many very mighty best of rākṣasas, and crossing the ocean with your arms, leap quickly over the distance of a cow's hoofprint.
6.89.16
एतावदेव शेषं वो जेतव्यमिति वानराः।
हताः सर्वे समागम्य राक्षसा बलदर्पिताः ॥ ६.८९.१६ ॥
'Only this many remain of you to be conquered,' they said, O monkeys — and all the rākṣasas, proud of their strength, gathered together and were slain.
6.89.17
अयुक्तं निधनं कर्तुं पुत्रस्य जनितुर्मम।
घृणामपास्य रामार्थे निहन्यां भ्रातुरात्मजम् ॥ ६.८९.१७ ॥
It is not fitting to bring death upon the son of my father's son (my brother's son); yet, for Rāma's sake, casting aside compassion, I would slay my brother's son.
6.89.18
हन्तुकामस्य मे बाष्पं चक्षुश्चैव निरुध्यति।
तमेवैष महाबाहुर्लक्ष्मणः शमयिष्यति ॥ ६.८९.१८ ॥
Even my eyes, though I wish to slay, are blocked by tears; it is this mighty-armed Lakṣmaṇa who will calm them.
6.89.20
वानरा घ्नत सम्भूय भृत्यानस्य समीपगान्।
वानरेन्द्रा जहृषिरे लाङ्गूलानि च विव्यधुः।
ततस्तु कपिशार्दूलाः क्ष्वेडन्तश्च पुनः पुनः।
मुमुचुर्विविधान् नादान् मेघान् दृष्ट्वेव बर्हिणः ॥ ६.८९.२० ॥
The monkeys, joining together, struck the servants near him. The monkey lords rejoiced and brandished their tails. Then the tiger-like monkey chiefs, roaring again and again, let out various cries, like peacocks seeing the clouds.
6.89.21
जाम्बवानपि तैः सर्वैः स्वयूथ्यैरभिसंवृतः।
तेऽश्मभिस्ताडयामासुर्नखैर्दन्तैश्च राक्षसान् ॥ ६.८९.२१ ॥
Jāmbavān too, surrounded by all his own troop, struck the rākṣasas with stones, with claws, and with teeth.
6.89.22
निघ्नन्तमृक्षाधिपतिं राक्षसास्ते महाबलाः।
परिवव्रुर्भयं त्यक्त्वा तमनेकविधायुधाः ॥ ६.८९.२२ ॥
Striking the lord of the bears, the mighty rākṣasas, casting off fear, surrounded him, armed with many kinds of weapons.
6.89.23
शरैः परशुभिस्तीक्ष्णैः पट्टिशैर्यष्टितोमरैः।
जाम्बवन्तं मृधे जघ्नुर्निघ्नन्तं राक्षसीं चमूम् ॥ ६.८९.२३ ॥
With arrows, sharp axes, iron clubs, staves, and lances, they struck Jāmbavān in battle as he was slaying the army of rākṣasas.
6.89.24
स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलः संजज्ञे कपिरक्षसाम्।
देवासुराणां क्रुद्धानां यथा भीमो महास्वनः ॥ ६.८९.२४ ॥
That clash between the monkeys and the rākṣasas became a tumult, like the terrible great roar of the angry gods and asuras.
6.89.25
हनूमानपि संक्रुद्धः सालमुत्पाट्य पर्वतात्।
स लक्ष्मणं स्वयं पृष्ठादवरोप्य महामनाः ॥ ६.८९.२५ ॥
Hanumān too, greatly enraged, uprooted a sāla tree from the mountain; and that great-minded one himself set Lakṣmaṇa down from his back.
6.89.26
रक्षसां कदनं चक्रे दुरासादः सहस्रशः।
स दत्त्वा तुमुलं युद्धं पितृव्यस्येन्द्रजिद् बली ॥ ६.८९.२६ ॥
The invincible Indrajit slaughtered rākṣasas by the thousands; the mighty one fought a fierce battle with his paternal uncle.
6.89.27
लक्ष्मणं परवीरघ्नः पुनरेवाभ्यधावत।
तौ प्रयुद्धौ तदा वीरौ मृधे लक्ष्मणराक्षसौ ॥ ६.८९.२७ ॥
The slayer of enemy heroes rushed at Lakṣmaṇa again; then the two heroes, Lakṣmaṇa and the rākṣasa, clashed fiercely in battle.
6.89.28
शरौघानभिवर्षन्तौ जघ्नतुस्तौ परस्परम्।
अभीक्ष्णमन्तर्दधतुः शरजालैर्महाबलौ ॥ ६.८९.२८ ॥
Pouring down showers of arrows, the two struck each other; the mighty ones again and again hid themselves within nets of arrows.
6.89.29
चन्द्रादित्याविवोष्णान्ते यथा मेघैस्तरस्विनौ।
नह्यादानं न संधानं धनुषो वा परिग्रहः ॥ ६.८९.२९ ॥
Both were swift, like the moon and sun at the end of summer veiled by clouds; one could not see the taking up of the bow, the fitting of the arrow to the string, or the grip on the bow.
6.89.30
न विप्रमोक्षो बाणानां न विकर्षो न विग्रहः।
न मुष्टिप्रतिसंधानं न लक्ष्यप्रतिपादनम् ॥ ६.८९.३० ॥
Neither the release of arrows, nor the drawing back, nor the aiming was seen; neither the joining of the fist nor the placing on the target was seen.
6.89.31
अदृश्यत तयोस्तत्र युध्यतोः पाणिलाघवात्।
चापवेगप्रयुक्तैश्च बाणजालैः समन्ततः ॥ ६.८९.३१ ॥
There, through the swiftness of their hands, only nets of arrows loosed with the force of the bows could be seen on every side of the two fighting there.
6.89.32
अन्तरिक्षेऽभिसम्पन्ने न रूपाणि चकाशिरे।
लक्ष्मणो रावणिं प्राप्य रावणिश्चापि लक्ष्मणम् ॥ ६.८९.३२ ॥
When the sky was filled and enveloped, no forms could be seen there. Lakṣmaṇa engaged Rāvaṇi, and Rāvaṇi engaged Lakṣmaṇa.
6.89.33
अव्यवस्था भवत्युग्रा ताभ्यामन्योन्यविग्रहे।
ताभ्यामुभाभ्यां तरसा प्रसृष्टैर्विशिखैः शितैः ॥ ६.८९.३३ ॥
In the mutual combat of those two, a fierce disorder arose; with the sharp arrows released swiftly by both of them, everything was thrown into confusion.
6.89.34
निरन्तरमिवाकाशं बभूव तमसा वृतम्।
तैः पतद्भिश्च बहुभिस्तयोः शरशतैः शितैः ॥ ६.८९.३४ ॥
The sky seemed continuously covered with darkness, and as hundreds of sharp arrows of those two kept falling, the gloom grew denser.
6.89.35
दिशश्च प्रदिशश्चैव बभूवुः शरसंकुलाः।
तमसा पिहितं सर्वमासीत् प्रतिभयं महत् ॥ ६.८९.३५ ॥
The directions and the intermediate directions were crowded with arrows; everything was covered by darkness, and it was wholly terrifying.
6.89.36
अस्तं गते सहस्रांशौ संवृते तमसा च वै।
रुधिरौघा महानद्यः प्रावर्तन्त सहस्रशः ॥ ६.८९.३६ ॥
When the thousand-rayed sun had set and the world was covered in darkness, streams of blood flowed in thousands, like great rivers.
6.89.37
क्रव्यादा दारुणा वाग्भिश्चिक्षिपुर्भीमनिःस्वनान्।
न तदानीं ववौ वायुर्न च जज्वाल पावकः ॥ ६.८९.३७ ॥
The dreadful flesh-eating creatures uttered terrible roars with their voices. At that time the wind did not blow, and the fire did not blaze.
6.89.38
स्वस्त्यस्तु लोकेभ्य इति जजल्पुस्ते महर्षयः।
सम्पेतुश्चात्र संतप्ता गन्धर्वाः सह चारणैः ॥ ६.८९.३८ ॥
"May there be well-being for the worlds," the great sages murmured, and the distressed gandharvas gathered there together with the cāraṇas.
6.89.39
अथ राक्षससिंहस्य कृष्णान् कनकभूषणान्।
शरैश्चतुर्भिः सौमित्रिर्विव्याध चतुरो हयान् ॥ ६.८९.३९ ॥
Then Saumitri pierced the four dark, gold-adorned horses of the lion among rākṣasas with four arrows.
6.89.40
ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च।
सम्पूर्णायतमुक्तेन सुपत्रेण सुवर्चसा ॥ ६.८९.४० ॥
Then with another bhalla — yellow, sharp, drawn fully and released, well-feathered and radiant.
6.89.41
महेन्द्राशनिकल्पेन सूतस्य विचरिष्यतः।
स तेन बाणाशनिना तलशब्दानुनादिना ॥ ६.८९.४१ ॥
With that arrow like Indra's thunderbolt, echoing with the sound of a palm-slap, he struck the charioteer as the charioteer moved about.
6.89.42
लाघवाद् राघवः श्रीमान् शिरः कायादपाहरत्।
स यन्तरि महातेजा हते मन्दोदरीसुतः ॥ ६.८९.४२ ॥
Through swiftness, glorious Rāghava cut off the charioteer's head from his body. Then that great-splendored son of Mandodarī (Meghanāda), when his charioteer was slain —
6.89.43
स्वयं सारथ्यमकरोत् पुनश्च धनुरस्पृशत्।
तदद्भुतमभूत् तत्र सारथ्यं पश्यतां युधि ॥ ६.८९.४३ ॥
He himself took up the charioteer's task, and then took up his bow again; and that driving became a wonder to those who watched the battle.
6.89.44
हयेषु व्यग्रहस्तं तं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः।
धनुष्यथ पुनर्व्यग्रं हयेषु मुमुचे शरान् ॥ ६.८९.४४ ॥
He pierced him, whose hands were busy with the horses, with sharp arrows. Then, his hands busy again with the bow, he loosed arrows at the horses.
6.89.45
छिद्रेषु तेषु बाणौघैर्विचरन्तमभीतवत्।
अर्दयामास समरे सौमित्रिः शीघ्रकृत्तमः ॥ ६.८९.४५ ॥
Through those gaps, Saumitri, the swiftest cutter, harassed him in battle with floods of arrows as he moved about as though fearless.
6.89.46
निहतं सारथिं दृष्ट्वा समरे रावणात्मजः।
प्रजहौ समरोद्धर्षं विषण्णः स बभूव ह ॥ ६.८९.४६ ॥
Seeing his charioteer slain in battle, the son of Rāvaṇa gave up his battle-ardour; indeed he became dejected.
6.89.47
विषण्णवदनं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसं हरियूथपाः।
ततः परमसंहृष्टा लक्ष्मणं चाभ्यपूजयन् ॥ ६.८९.४७ ॥
Seeing the rākṣasa with a dejected face, the lords of the monkey troops were greatly delighted and honored Lakṣmaṇa.
6.89.48
ततः प्रमाथी रभसः शरभो गन्धमादनः।
अमृष्यमाणाश्चत्वारश्चक्रुर्वेगं हरीश्वराः ॥ ६.८९.४८ ॥
Then Pramāthī, Rabhasa, Śarabha and Gandhamādana, the four lords of the monkeys, unable to bear it, made a rush.
6.89.49
ते चास्य हयमुख्येषु तूर्णमुत्पत्य वानराः।
चतुर्षु सुमहावीर्या निपेतुर्भीमविक्रमाः ॥ ६.८९.४९ ॥
And those monkeys, very mighty and of terrible prowess, leaping up swiftly, fell upon his four chief horses.
6.89.50
तेषामधिष्ठितानां तैर्वानरैः पर्वतोपमैः।
मुखेभ्यो रुधिरं व्यक्तं हयानां समवर्तत ॥ ६.८९.५० ॥
As those monkeys, mountain-like, stood mounted upon them, blood plainly flowed from the mouths of the horses.
6.89.51
ते हया मथिता भग्ना व्यसवो धरणीं गताः।
ते निहत्य हयांस्तस्य प्रमथ्य च महारथम्।
पुनरुत्पत्य वेगेन तस्थुर्लक्ष्मणपार्श्वतः ॥ ६.८९.५१ ॥
Those horses, crushed and broken, fell lifeless to the ground. Having slain the horses and crushed the great charioteer, they leapt up again swiftly and stood beside Lakṣmaṇa.
6.89.52
स हताश्वादवप्लुत्य रथान्मथितसारथिः।
शरवर्षेण सौमित्रिमभ्यधावत रावणिः ॥ ६.८९.५२ ॥
With his horses slain and his charioteer crushed, the son of Rāvaṇa leapt down from the chariot and rushed upon Saumitri, pouring down a rain of arrows.
6.89.53
ततो महेन्द्रप्रतिमः स लक्ष्मणः
पदातिनं तं निहतैर्हयोत्तमैः।
सृजन्तमाजौ निशितान् शरोत्तमान्
भृशं तदा बाणगणैर्व्यदारयत् ॥ ६.८९.५३ ॥
Then Lakṣmaṇa, equal to Indra, tore apart that foot-soldier, whose excellent horses were slain and who was loosing sharp, superior arrows in battle, with volleys of arrows, fiercely.