Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.93
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6.93.1
स प्रविश्य सभां राजा दीनः परमदुःखितः।
निषसादासने मुख्ये सिंहः क्रुद्ध इव श्वसन् ॥ ६.९३.१ ॥
Entering the assembly, the king, wretched and deeply distressed, sat down on the chief seat, breathing heavily like an enraged lion.
6.93.2
अब्रवीच्च स तान् सर्वान् बलमुख्यान् महाबलः।
रावणः प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं पुत्रव्यसनकर्शितः ॥ ६.९३.२ ॥
And the mighty Rāvaṇa, worn down by his son's death, with folded hands spoke these words to all the chief commanders.
6.93.3
सर्वे भवन्तः सर्वेण हस्त्यश्वेन समावृताः।
निर्यान्तु रथसङ्घैश्च पादातैश्चोपशोभिताः ॥ ६.९३.३ ॥
Let all of you, surrounded by the whole host of elephants and horses and adorned with columns of chariots and foot soldiers, go forth.
6.93.4
एकं रामं परिक्षिप्य समरे हन्तुमर्हथ।
वर्षन्तः शरवर्षाणि प्रावृट्काल इवाम्बुदाः ॥ ६.९३.४ ॥
Surround the single Rāma in battle and strike him down, pouring down showers of arrows like clouds in the rainy season.
6.93.5
अथवाहं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्भिन्नगात्रं महाहवे।
भवद्भिः श्वो निहन्तास्मि रामं लोकस्य पश्यतः ॥ ६.९३.५ ॥
Or else, I myself, joining you, will kill Rāma tomorrow in the great battle, his body pierced by sharp arrows, while the whole world looks on.
6.93.6
इत्येतद् वाक्यमादाय राक्षसेन्द्रस्य राक्षसाः।
निर्ययुस्ते रथैः शीघ्रैर्नानानीकैश्च संयुताः ॥ ६.९३.६ ॥
Having received these words of the lord of the rākṣasas, those rākṣasas set out with swift chariots and with various divisions of the army.
6.93.7
परिघान् पट्टिशांश्चैव शरखड्गपरश्वधान्।
शरीरान्तकरान् सर्वे चिक्षिपुर्वानरान् प्रति ॥ ६.९३.७ ॥
Iron clubs, double-edged swords, arrows, swords and battle-axes—every weapon that ends the body—the rākṣasas hurled at the vānaras.
6.93.8
वानराश्च द्रुमान् शैलान् राक्षसान् प्रति चिक्षिपुः।
स संग्रामो महाभीमः सूर्यस्योदयनं प्रति ॥ ६.९३.८ ॥
The vānaras too hurled trees and mountain crags at the rākṣasas. That battle was exceedingly dreadful, rising toward sunrise.
6.93.9
रक्षसां वानराणां च तुमुलः समपद्यत।
ते गदाभिश्च चित्राभिः प्रासैः खड्गैः परश्वधैः ॥ ६.९३.९ ॥
A tumult arose between the rākṣasas and the vānaras. They fought with varied clubs, spears, swords and battle-axes.
6.93.10
अन्योन्यं समरे जघ्नुस्तदा वानरराक्षसाः।
एवं प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे ह्यद्भुतं सुमहद्रजः ॥ ६.९३.१० ॥
Then the vānaras and rākṣasas struck one another in battle. As the fight thus began, a wondrous and very great dust arose.
6.93.11
रक्षसां वानराणां च शान्तं शोणितविस्रवैः।
मातंगरथकूलाश्च शरमत्स्या ध्वजद्रुमाः ॥ ६.९३.११ ॥
The dust raised by the rākṣasas and vānaras was quelled by streams of blood. Elephants and chariots became its banks, arrows its fish, and banners its trees.
6.93.12
शरीरसंघाटवहाः प्रसस्रुः शोणितापगाः।
ततस्ते वानराः सर्वे शोणितौघपरिप्लुताः ॥ ६.९३.१२ ॥
Rivers of blood flowed, carrying heaps of bodies. Then all the vānaras were drenched in the flood of blood.
6.93.13
ध्वजवर्मरथानश्वान् नानाप्रहरणानि च।
आप्लुत्याप्लुत्य समरे वानरेन्द्रा बभञ्जिरे ॥ ६.९३.१३ ॥
They leapt again and again in battle and broke banners, armour, chariots, horses and all manner of weapons — the lords of the vanaras.
6.93.14
केशान् कर्णललाटं च नासिकाश्च प्लवंगमाः।
रक्षसां दशनैस्तीक्ष्णैर्नखैश्चापि व्यकर्तयन् ॥ ६.९३.१४ ॥
With their sharp teeth and nails the monkeys tore at the rakshasas' hair, ears, foreheads and noses.
6.93.15
एकैकं राक्षसं संख्ये शतं वानरपुंगवाः।
अभ्यधावन्त फलिनं वृक्षं शकुनयो यथा ॥ ६.९३.१५ ॥
In battle the best of the vanaras rushed at each rakshasa a hundred at a time, as birds swoop upon a fruit-laden tree.
6.93.16
तदा गदाभिर्गुर्वीभिः प्रासैः खड्गैः परश्वधैः।
निर्जघ्नुर्वानरान् घोरान् राक्षसाः पर्वतोपमाः ॥ ६.९३.१६ ॥
Then the rakshasas, mountain-like, struck down the fierce vanaras with heavy maces, spears, swords and axes.
6.93.17
राक्षसैर्वध्यमानानां वानराणां महाचमूः।
शरण्यं शरणं याता रामं दशरथात्मजम् ॥ ६.९३.१७ ॥
The great army of vanaras, being slain by the rakshasas, sought refuge with Rāma, son of Daśaratha, worthy to be a refuge.
6.93.18
ततो रामो महातेजा धनुरादाय वीर्यवान्।
प्रविश्य राक्षसं सैन्यं शरवर्षं ववर्ष च ॥ ६.९३.१८ ॥
Then Rāma of great splendour and might took up his bow, entered the rakshasa host, and rained down a shower of arrows.
6.93.19
प्रविष्टं तु तदा रामं मेघाः सूर्यमिवाम्बरे।
नाधिजग्मुर्महाघोरा निर्दहन्तं शराग्निना ॥ ६.९३.१९ ॥
When Rāma had entered, as clouds do not approach the sun in the sky, the most terrible foes could not approach him as he burned them with the fire of his arrows.
6.93.20
कृतान्येव सुघोराणि रामेण रजनीचराः।
रणे रामस्य ददृशुः कर्माण्यसुकराणि ते ॥ ६.९३.२० ॥
The night-roaming rākṣasas saw in battle the most dreadful deeds of Rāma, deeds hard to accomplish.
6.93.21
चालयन्तं महासैन्यं विधमन्तं महारथान्।
ददृशुस्ते न वै रामं वातं वनगतं यथा ॥ ६.९३.२१ ॥
They did not see Rāma shaking the great army and scattering the great charioteers; he was like the wind moving through the forest.
6.93.22
छिन्नं भिन्नं शरैर्दग्धं प्रभग्नं शस्त्रपीडितम्।
बलं रामेण ददृशुर्न रामं शीघ्रकारिणम् ॥ ६.९३.२२ ॥
They saw the army cut down, broken, burned by arrows, routed and tormented by weapons, but they did not see Rāma, swift in action.
6.93.23
प्रहरन्तं शरीरेषु न ते पश्यन्ति राघवम्।
इन्द्रियार्थेषु तिष्ठन्तं भूतात्मानमिव प्रजाः ॥ ६.९३.२३ ॥
They did not see Rāghava striking at bodies, just as creatures do not see the soul of beings abiding in the objects of the senses.
6.93.24
एष हन्ति गजानीकमेष हन्ति महारथान्।
एष हन्ति शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः पदातीन् वाजिभिः सह ॥ ६.९३.२४ ॥
This one strikes down the host of elephants; this one strikes down the great charioteers; this one strikes down with sharp arrows the foot soldiers together with the horsemen.
6.93.25
अन्योन्यं कुपिता जघ्नुः सादृश्याद् राघवस्य तु ॥ ६.९३.२५ ॥
Enraged, they struck one another, because of their resemblance to Rāghava.
6.93.26
न ते ददृशिरे रामं दहन्तमपि वाहिनीम्।
मोहिताः परमास्त्रेण गान्धर्वेण महात्मना ॥ ६.९३.२६ ॥
They did not see Rāma, though he was burning the army; bewildered by the great-souled one's supreme Gandharva weapon.
6.93.27
ते तु रामसहस्राणि रणे पश्यन्ति राक्षसाः।
पुनः पश्यन्ति काकुत्स्थमेकमेव महाहवे ॥ ६.९३.२७ ॥
The rākṣasas saw thousands of Rāmas in battle, and again in that great war they saw only one Kākutstha.
6.93.28
भ्रमन्तीं काञ्चनीं कोटिं कार्मुकस्य महात्मनः।
अलातचक्रप्रतिमां ददृशुस्ते न राघवम् ॥ ६.९३.२८ ॥
The golden tip of the great-souled one's bow, whirling like a fire-wheel, they saw; yet they did not see Rāghava.
6.93.29
शरीरनाभि सत्त्वार्चिः शरारं नेमिकार्मुकम्।
ज्याघोषतलनिर्घोषं तेजोबुद्धिगुणप्रभम् ॥ ६.९३.२९ ॥
Its body was the hub, its essence the flame, its spokes and rim-bow; the twang of the bowstring and the clap of the palm was its roar, and it shone with radiance, intellect and virtue.
6.93.30
दिव्यास्त्रगुणपर्यन्तं निघ्नन्तं युधि राक्षसान्।
ददृशू रामचक्रं तत् कालचक्रमिव प्रजाः ॥ ६.९३.३० ॥
Striking down the rākṣasas in battle, at the end of the cord of the divine weapons, they saw that Rāma-wheel, as creatures see the wheel of time.
6.93.31
अनीकं दशसाहस्रं रथानां वातरंहसाम्।
अष्टादश सहस्राणि कुञ्जराणां तरस्विनाम् ॥ ६.९३.३१ ॥
An army of ten thousand chariots, swift as the wind, and eighteen thousand swift elephants.
6.93.32
चतुर्दश सहस्राणि सारोहाणां च वाजिनाम्।
पूर्णे शतसहस्रे द्वे राक्षसानां पदातिनाम् ॥ ६.९३.३२ ॥
Fourteen thousand horsemen, and two hundred thousand foot soldiers of the rakshasas.
6.93.33
दिवसस्याष्टभागेन शरैरग्निशिखोपमैः।
हतान्येकेन रामेण रक्षसां कामरूपिणाम् ॥ ६.९३.३३ ॥
In an eighth part of the day, with arrows like tongues of fire, Rāma alone slew the rakshasas who could take any form at will.
6.93.34
ते हताश्वा हतरथाः शान्ता विमथितध्वजाः।
अभिपेतुः पुरीं लङ्कां हतशेषा निशाचराः ॥ ६.९३.३४ ॥
Their horses slain, their chariots destroyed, subdued, their banners torn down, the surviving night-wanderers fled toward the city of Laṅkā.
6.93.35
हतैर्गजपदात्यश्वैस्तद् बभूव रणाजिरम्।
आक्रीडभूमिः क्रुद्धस्य रुद्रस्येव महात्मनः ॥ ६.९३.३५ ॥
With elephants, foot soldiers and horses slain, that battlefield became like the playground of the angry great-souled Rudra.
6.93.36
ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः।
साधु साध्विति रामस्य तत् कर्म समपूजयन् ॥ ६.९३.३६ ॥
Then the gods with the Gandharvas, the perfected beings and the great sages cried, "Well done! Well done!" and fully honored Rāma's deed.
6.93.37
अब्रवीच्च तदा रामः सुग्रीवं प्रत्यनन्तरम्।
विभीषणं च धर्मात्मा हनूमन्तं च वानरम् ॥ ६.९३.३७ ॥
Then Rāma, the righteous-souled, spoke to Sugrīva standing nearby, and to Vibhīṣaṇa, and to the monkey Hanumān.
6.93.38
जाम्बवन्तं हरिश्रेष्ठं मैन्दं द्विविदमेव च।
एतदस्त्रबलं दिव्यं मम वा त्र्यम्बकस्य वा ॥ ६.९३.३८ ॥
Jāmbavān, the best of monkeys Maina and Dvivida as well — this divine power of weapons is either mine or Tryambaka's.
6.93.39
निहत्य तां राक्षसराजवाहिनीं
रामस्तदा शक्रसमो महात्मा।
अस्त्रेषु शस्त्रेषु जितक्लमश्च
संस्तूयते देवगणैः प्रहृष्टैः ॥ ६.९३.३९ ॥
Having destroyed that army of the Rākṣasa king, Rāma, the great-souled, equal to Indra, unwearied in weapons and arms, is being praised by the joyful hosts of gods.