Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.14
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7.14.1
ततस्तु सचिवैः सार्धं षड्भिर्नित्यं बलोद्धतैः ।
महोदरप्रहस्ताभ्यां मारीचशुकसारणैः ॥ ७.१४.१ ॥
Then, together with his six ministers, always puffed up with strength, with Mahodara and Prahasta, and with Mārīca, Śuka and Sāraṇa.
7.14.2
धूम्राक्षेण च वीरेण नित्यं समरगृध्नुना ।
वृतः संप्रययौ श्रीमान्क्रोधाल्लोकान्दहन्निव ॥ ७.१४.२ ॥
Surrounded by the heroic Dhūmrākṣa, always eager for battle, the glorious one set out, as if burning the worlds in anger.
7.14.3
पुराणि स नदीः शैलान्वनान्युपवनानि च ।
अतिक्रम्य मुहूर्तेन कैलासं गिरिमागमत् ॥ ७.१४.३ ॥
Passing over cities, rivers, mountains, forests and groves, he reached Kailāsa in a moment.
7.14.4
सन्निविष्टं गिरौ तस्मिन्राक्षसेन्द्रं निशम्य तु ।
युद्धे ऽत्यर्थकृतोत्साहं दुरात्मानं समन्त्रिणम् ॥ ७.१४.४ ॥
Having heard that the lord of the rākṣasas, the wicked one, exceedingly eager for battle, was encamped on that mountain with his ministers.
7.14.5
यक्षा न शेकुः संस्थातुं प्रमुखे तस्य रक्षसः ।
राज्ञो भ्रातेति विज्ञाय गता यत्र धनेश्वरः ॥ ७.१४.५ ॥
The yakshas could not stand before that rakshasa; knowing him to be the king's brother, they went to where the lord of wealth was.
7.14.6
ते गत्वा सर्वमाचख्युर्भ्रातुस्तस्य चिकीर्षितम् ।
अनुज्ञाता ययुर्हष्टा युद्धाय धनदेन ते ॥ ७.१४.६ ॥
They went and reported all of that brother's intention; having been permitted by Dhanada, they set out for battle, delighted.
7.14.7
ततो बलानां सङ्क्षोभो व्यवर्धत महोदधेः ।
तस्य नैर्ऋतराजस्य शैलं सञ्चालयन्निव ॥ ७.१४.७ ॥
Then the agitation of the armies swelled like that of the great ocean; the host of the king of the rakshasas seemed to shake a mountain.
7.14.8
ततो युद्धं समभवद्यक्षराक्षससङ्कुलम् ।
व्यथिताश्चाभवंस्तत्र सचिवा राक्षसस्य ते ॥ ७.१४.८ ॥
Then a fierce battle arose, crowded with yakshas and rakshasas, and there the ministers of the rakshasa were distressed.
7.14.9
स दृष्ट्वा तादृशं सैन्यं दशग्रीवो निशाचरः ।
हर्षनादान्बहून्कृत्वा स क्रोधादभ्यधावत ॥ ७.१४.९ ॥
Seeing such an army, Daśagrīva, the night-wanderer, raised many shouts of joy and in anger rushed forward.
7.14.10
ये तु ते राक्षसेन्द्रस्य सचिवा घोरविक्रमाः ।
तेषां सहस्रमेकैकं यक्षाणां समयोधयन् ॥ ७.१४.१० ॥
Each of the rakshasa lord's terribly valiant ministers fought a thousand of the yakshas.
7.14.11
ततो गदाभिर्मुसलैरसिभिः शक्तितोमरैः ।
हन्यमानो दशग्रीवस्तत्सैन्यं समगाहत ॥ ७.१४.११ ॥
Then, struck by clubs, iron maces, swords, spears and javelins, Daśagrīva plunged into that army.
7.14.12
स निरुच्छ्वासवत्तत्र वध्यमानो दशाननः ।
वर्षद्भिरिव जीमूतैर्धाराभिरवरुध्यत ॥ ७.१४.१२ ॥
There Daśānana, struck down, was as if breathless; like a mountain enveloped by streams from pouring clouds, he was held back on every side.
7.14.13
न चकार व्यथां चैव यक्षशस्त्रैः समाहतः ।
महीधर इवाम्भोदैर्धाराशतसमुक्षितः ॥ ७.१४.१३ ॥
Though struck by the weapons of the yakṣas, he felt no pain, like a mountain drenched by a hundred streams of rain from the clouds.
7.14.14
स दुरात्मा समुद्यम्य कालदण्डोपमां गदाम् ।
प्रविवेश ततः सैन्यं नयन्यक्षान्यमक्षयम् ॥ ७.१४.१४ ॥
Raising a mace like Death's staff, the wicked one plunged into the army, sending the yakṣas to Yama's abode.
7.14.15
स कक्षमिव विस्तीर्णं शुष्केन्धनमिवाकुलम् ।
वातेनाग्निरिवायत्तो यक्षसैन्यं ददाह तत् ॥ ७.१४.१५ ॥
As a fire driven by the wind burns a vast thicket full of dry fuel, so he burned that yakṣa army.
7.14.16
तैस्तु तत्र महामात्यैर्महोदरशुकादिभिः ।
अल्पावशेषास्ते यक्षाः कृता वातैरिवाम्बुदाः ॥ ७.१४.१६ ॥
There, by the great ministers Mahodara, Śuka and the rest, the yakṣas were reduced to a few survivors, as winds scatter the clouds.
7.14.17
केचित्समाहता भग्नाः पतिताः समरक्षितौ ।
ओष्ठांश्च दशनैस्तीक्ष्णैरदशन्कुपिता रणे ॥ ७.१४.१७ ॥
Some, struck and broken, fell upon the battlefield; others, enraged, bit their lips with sharp teeth in the fight.
7.14.18
श्रान्ताश्चान्योन्यमालिङ्ग्य भ्रष्टशस्त्रा रणाजिरे ।
सीदन्ति च तदा यक्षाः कूला इव जलेन ह ॥ ७.१४.१८ ॥
Exhausted, the yakṣas clasped one another, dropped their weapons, and sank down on the battlefield, like riverbanks crumbling away in water.
7.14.19
हतानां गच्छतां स्वर्गं युध्यतां पृथिवीतले ।
प्रेक्षतामृषिसङ्घानां न बभूवान्तरं दिवि ॥ ७.१४.१९ ॥
Those slain and going to heaven, and those fighting on the earth, were no different from the multitudes of sages watching from the sky.
7.14.20
भग्नांस्तु तान्समालक्ष्य यक्षेन्द्रांस्तु महाबलान् ।
धनाध्यक्षो महाबाहुः प्रेषयामास यक्षकान् ॥ ७.१४.२० ॥
Seeing those mighty lords of the yakṣas routed, the great-armed lord of wealth (Kubera) sent forth his yakṣa warriors.
7.14.21
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राम विस्तीर्णबलवाहनः ।
प्रेषितो न्यपतद्यक्षो नाम्ना संयोधकण्टकः ॥ ७.१४.२१ ॥
O Rāma, in the meantime a yakṣa named Saṃyodhakaṇṭaka, with a vast army and mounts, was sent forth and fell upon them.
7.14.22
तेन चक्रेण मारीचो विष्णुनेव रणे हतः ।
पतितो भूतले शैलात्क्षीणपुण्य इव ग्रहः ॥ ७.१४.२२ ॥
Struck down in battle by that discus, as if by Viṣṇu, Mārīca fell to the earth like a heavenly body fallen from a mountain when its merit is spent.
7.14.23
ससञ्ज्ञस्तु मुहूर्तेन स विश्रम्य निशाचरः ।
तं यक्षं योधयामास स च भग्नः प्रदुद्रुवे ॥ ७.१४.२३ ॥
But after a moment, regaining his senses and resting, the night-roamer fought against that yakṣa; and the yakṣa, broken, fled.
7.14.24
ततः काञ्चनचित्राङ्गं वैडूर्यरजसोक्षितम् ।
मर्यादां प्रतिहाराणां तोरणान्तरमाविशत् ॥ ७.१४.२४ ॥
Then that golden, variegated-bodied one, sprinkled with the dust of lapis lazuli, crossed the bounds of the gatekeepers and entered the space between the gateways.
7.14.25
तं तु राजन्दशग्रीवं प्रविशन्तं निशाचरम् ।
सूर्यभानुरिति ख्यातो द्वारपालो न्यवारयत् ॥ ७.१४.२५ ॥
O king, as that ten-necked night-roamer was entering, the gatekeeper named Sūryabhānu stopped him.
7.14.26
स वार्यमाणो यक्षेण प्रविवेश निशाचरः ।
यदा तु वारितो राम न व्यतिष्ठत्स राक्षसः ॥ ७.१४.२६ ॥
Though stopped by the yaksha, that night-roamer pushed inside. O Rāma, when he was stopped, that rākṣasa still did not hold back.
7.14.27
ततस्तोरणमुत्पाट्य तेन यक्षेण ताडितः ।
रुधिरं प्रस्रवन्भाति शैलो धातुस्रवैरिव ॥ ७.१४.२७ ॥
Then he tore up the gateway arch, and the yaksha struck him with it. Streaming blood, he shone like a mountain pouring forth mineral streams.
7.14.28
स शैलशिखराभेण तोरणेन समाहतः ।
जगाम न क्षतिं वीरो वरदानात्स्वयम्भुवः ॥ ७.१४.२८ ॥
Struck hard by that arch, which was like a mountain peak, the hero suffered no harm at all, because of the boon of Svayambhū (Brahmā).
7.14.29
तेनैव तोरणेनाथ यक्षस्तेनाभिताडितः ।
नादृश्यत तदा यक्षो भस्मीकृततनुस्तदा ॥ ७.१४.२९ ॥
Then with that very arch he struck the yaksha in return. At that moment the yaksha's body was reduced to ashes, and he could no longer be seen.
7.14.30
ततः प्रदुद्रुवुः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा रक्षःपराक्रमम् ।
ततो नदीर्गुहाश्चैव विविशुर्भयपीडिताः ।
त्यक्तप्रहरणाः श्रान्ता विवर्णवदनास्तदा ॥ ७.१४.३० ॥
Seeing the rākṣasa's valour, they all fled. Afflicted with fear, having cast away their weapons, weary and with pale faces, they then rushed into the rivers and caves.