Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.23
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7.23.1
ततो जित्वा दशग्रीवो यमं त्रिदशपुङ्गवम् ।
रावणस्तु रणश्लाघी स्वसहायान्ददर्श ह ॥ ७.२३.१ ॥
Then Rāvaṇa, the ten-necked, having conquered Yama, best of the thirty gods, and Rāvaṇa, boasting in battle, saw his own companions.
7.23.2
ततो रुधिरसिक्ताङ्गं प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतम् ।
रावणं राक्षसा दृष्ट्वा ह्यष्टवत् समुपागमन् ॥ ७.२३.२ ॥
Then the rākṣasas, seeing Rāvaṇa, his body drenched with blood and battered by blows, came to him in alarm.
7.23.3
जयेन वर्धयित्वा च मारीचप्रमुखास्ततः ।
पुष्पकं भेजिरे सर्वे सान्त्विता रावणेन तु ॥ ७.२३.३ ॥
Having exalted in victory, all the chief rākṣasas led by Mārīca, comforted by Rāvaṇa, mounted the Puṣpaka chariot.
7.23.4
ततो रसातलं गच्छन् प्रविष्टः पयसां निधिम् ।
दैत्योरगगणाध्युष्टं वरुणेन सुरक्षितम् ॥ ७.२३.४ ॥
Then, going down toward the underworld, he entered the ocean, the treasury of waters, inhabited by hosts of daityas and serpents and well guarded by Varuṇa.
7.23.5
स तु भोगवतीं गत्वा पुरीं वासुकिपालिताम् ।
कृत्वा नागान्वशे हृष्टो ययौ मणिमयीं पुरीम् ॥ ७.२३.५ ॥
He went to the city of Bhogavatī, protected by Vāsuki, subdued the nāgas, and joyfully went on to the jewelled city.
7.23.6
निवातकवचास्तत्र दैत्या लब्धवरा वसन् ।
राक्षसान्तान्समागम्य युद्धाय समुपाह्वयत् ॥ ७.२३.६ ॥
There the daityas called Nivātakavacas, who had obtained boons, dwelling there, came to the rākṣasa leader and challenged him to battle.
7.23.7
ते तु सर्वे सुविक्रान्ता दैतेया बलशालिनः ।
नानाप्रहरणास्तत्र प्रहृष्टा युद्धदुर्मदाः ॥ ७.२३.७ ॥
All those valiant Daityas, mighty in strength, bearing many kinds of weapons, were there delighted and intoxicated with the pride of battle.
7.23.8
शूलैस्त्रिशूलैः कुलिशैः पट्टिशासिपरश्वधैः ।
अन्योन्यं बिभिदुः क्रुद्धा राक्षसा दानवास्तथा ॥ ७.२३.८ ॥
Enraged, the rākṣasas and dānavas pierced one another with spears, tridents, thunderbolt-maces, iron clubs, swords and axes.
7.23.9
तेषां तु युध्यमानानां साग्रः संवत्सरो गतः ।
न चान्यतरयोस्तत्र विजयो वा क्षयो ऽपि वा ॥ ७.२३.९ ॥
While they were fighting, more than a full year passed, and neither side achieved victory or defeat.
7.23.10
ततः पितामहस्तत्र त्रैलोक्यगतिरव्ययः ।
आजगाम द्रुतं देवो विमानवरमास्थितः ॥ ७.२३.१० ॥
Then the grandfather, refuge of the three worlds, imperishable, quickly came there, mounted on an excellent celestial car.
7.23.11
निवातकवचानां तु निवार्य रणकर्म तत् ।
वृद्धः पितामहो वाक्यमुवाच विदितार्थवत् ॥ ७.२३.११ ॥
Halting that combat of the Nivātakavacas, the aged grandfather spoke words full of meaning.
7.23.12
नह्ययं रावणो युद्धे शक्यो जेतुं सुरासुरैः ।
न भवन्तः क्षयं नेतुमपि सामरदानवैः ॥ ७.२३.१२ ॥
Rāvaṇa cannot be conquered in battle even by gods and asuras, nor can you bring him to destruction, even together with the immortals and dānavas.
7.23.13
राक्षसस्य सखित्वं च भवद्भिः सह रोचते ।
अविभक्ताश्च सर्वार्थाः सुहृदां नात्र संशयः ॥ ७.२३.१३ ॥
Friendship with the rākṣasa pleases me, together with you. The aims of friends are undivided; there is no doubt of this.
7.23.14
ततो ऽग्निसाक्षिकं सख्यं कृतवांस्तत्र रावणः ।
निवातकवचैः सार्धं प्रीतिमानभवत्तदा ॥ ७.२३.१४ ॥
Then there Rāvaṇa made friendship, with fire as witness, and he rejoiced then together with the Nivātakavacas.
7.23.15
अर्थतस्तैर्यथान्यायं संवत्सरमथोषितः ।
स्वपुरान्निर्विशेषं च प्रियं प्राप्तो दशाननः ॥ ७.२३.१५ ॥
Having dwelt for a year with them, duly and according to their purpose, the ten-faced one, though far from his own city, obtained what he loved without distinction.
7.23.16
ततोपधार्य मायानां शतमेकं समाप्तवान् ।
सलिलेन्द्रपुरान्वेषी भ्रमति स्म रसातलम् ॥ ७.२३.१६ ॥
Then, having considered, he completed one of the hundred illusions, and, seeking the city of the lord of waters, he wandered in the netherworld.
7.23.17
ततो ऽश्मनगरं नाम कालकेयैरधिष्ठितम् ।
गत्वा तु कालकेयांश्च हत्वा तत्र बलोत्कटान् ॥ ७.२३.१७ ॥
Then, having gone to the city named Aśmanagara, occupied by the Kālakeyas, and having slain the fierce Kālakeyas there...
7.23.18
शूर्पणख्याश्च भर्तारमसिना प्राच्छिनत्तदा ।
श्यालं च बलवन्तं च विद्युज्जिह्वं बलोत्कटम् ।
जिह्वया संलिहन्तं च राक्षसं समरे तथा ॥ ७.२३.१८ ॥
Then he cut down Śūrpaṇakhā's husband with his sword, and likewise the mighty brother-in-law Vidyujjihva, and the rākṣasa who was licking with his tongue in battle.
7.23.19
तं विजित्य मुहूर्तेन जघ्ने दैत्यांश्चतुःशतम् ॥ ७.२३.१९ ॥
Having conquered him in a moment, he struck down four hundred Daityas.
7.23.20
ततः पाण्डुरमेघाभं कैलासमिव भास्वरम् ।
वरुणस्यालयं दिव्यमपश्यद्राक्षसाधिपः ॥ ७.२३.२० ॥
Then the lord of the rākṣasas saw the divine abode of Varuṇa, pale like a cloud and radiant like Kailāsa.
7.23.21
क्षरन्तीं च पयस्तत्र सुरभिं गामवस्थिताम् ।
यस्याः पयोभिनिष्यन्दात्क्षीरोदो नाम सागरः ॥ ७.२३.२१ ॥
There he saw the cow Surabhi standing and flowing with milk, from whose outpouring the ocean named Kṣīrōda came into being.
7.23.22
ददर्श रावणस्तत्र गोवृषेन्द्रवरारणिम् ।
यस्माच्चन्द्रः प्रभवति शीतरश्मिर्निशाकरः ॥ ७.२३.२२ ॥
There Rāvaṇa saw the excellent source of cows and bulls, from which the cool-rayed moon, maker of night, arises.
7.23.23
यं समाश्रित्य जीवन्ति फेनपाः परमर्षयः ।
अमृतं यत्र चोत्पन्नं स्वधा च स्वधभोजिनाम् ॥ ७.२३.२३ ॥
Relying on which the supreme sages who drink foam live; where nectar arose, and the svadhā of those who eat svadhā.
7.23.24
यां ब्रुवन्ति नरा लोके सुरभिं नाम नामतः ।
प्रदक्षिणं तु तां कृत्वा रावणः परमाद्भुताम् ॥ ७.२३.२४ ॥
Rāvaṇa circumambulated that most wondrous cow, whom men in the world call by the name Surabhi.
7.23.25
प्रविवेश महाघोरं गुप्तं बहुविधैर्बलैः ।
ततो धाराशताकीर्णं शारदाभ्रनिभं तदा ।
नित्यप्रहृष्टं ददृशे वरुणस्य गृहोत्तमम् ॥ ७.२३.२५ ॥
He entered the most dreadful place, guarded by many kinds of forces. Then he saw Varuṇa's excellent mansion, filled with hundreds of streams, resembling an autumn cloud, and ever joyful.
7.23.26
ततो हत्वा बलाध्यक्षान्समरे तैश्च ताडितः ।
अब्रवीच्च ततो योधान्राजा शीघ्रं निवेद्यताम् ॥ ७.२३.२६ ॥
Then, having slain their commanders in battle and been struck by them, the king said to the warriors, "Let it be announced quickly."
7.23.27
युद्धार्थी रावणः प्राप्तस्तस्य युद्धं प्रदीयताम् ।
वद वा न भयं ते ऽस्ति निर्जितो ऽस्मीति साञ्जलिः ॥ ७.२३.२७ ॥
Rāvaṇa has come, seeking battle; let battle be given to him. Or say, with folded palms, "You have no fear; I am defeated."
7.23.28
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे क्रुद्धा वरुणस्य महात्मनः ।
पुत्राः पौत्राश्च निष्क्रामन्गौश्च पुष्कर एव च ॥ ७.२३.२८ ॥
Meanwhile, the enraged sons and grandsons of the great-souled Varuṇa came out, and Gaura and Puṣkara as well.
7.23.29
ते तु वीर्यगुणोपेता बलैः परिवृताः स्वकैः ।
युङ्क्त्वा रथान्कामगमानुद्यद्भास्वरवर्चसः ॥ ७.२३.२९ ॥
They, endowed with valour and virtues, surrounded by their own forces, yoked chariots that moved at will, radiant with the splendour of the rising sun.
7.23.30
ततो युद्धं समभवद्दारुणं रोमहर्षणम् ।
सलिलेन्द्रस्य पुत्राणां रावणस्य च धीमतः ॥ ७.२३.३० ॥
Then there arose a fierce, hair-raising battle between the sons of the lord of waters and the wise Rāvaṇa.
7.23.31
अमात्यैश्च महावीर्यैर्दशग्रीवस्य रक्षसः ।
वारुणं तद्बलं कृत्स्नं क्षणेन विनिपातितम् ॥ ७.२३.३१ ॥
By the mighty-valiant ministers of the ten-necked rākṣasa, the entire army of Varuṇa's sons was struck down in a moment.
7.23.32
समीक्ष्य स्वबलं सङ्ख्ये वरुणस्य सुतास्तदा ।
अर्दिताः शरजालेन निवृत्ता रणकर्मणः ॥ ७.२३.३२ ॥
Seeing their own army destroyed in battle, the sons of Varuṇa, afflicted by the net of arrows, withdrew from the work of war.
7.23.33
महीतलगतास्ते तु रावणं दृश्य पुष्पके ।
आकाशमाशु विविशुः स्यन्दनैः शीघ्रगामिभिः ॥ ७.२३.३३ ॥
Those who had been on the surface of the earth, seeing Rāvaṇa upon the Puṣpaka, swiftly entered the sky with their fast-moving chariots.
7.23.34
महादासीत्ततस्तेषां तुल्यं स्थानमवाप्य तत् ।
आकाशयुद्धं तुमुलं देवदानवयोरिव ॥ ७.२३.३४ ॥
Then, having obtained an equal position, a tumultuous aerial battle arose, like that between gods and dānavas.
7.23.35
ततस्ते रावणं युद्धे शरैः पावकसन्निभैः ।
विमुखीकृत्य सन्तुष्टा विनेदुर्विविधान्रवान् ॥ ७.२३.३५ ॥
Then, turning Rāvaṇa back in battle with arrows like fire, they were pleased and roared in various cries.
7.23.36
ततो महोदरः क्रुद्धो राजानं दृश्य धर्षितम् ।
त्यक्त्वा मृत्युभयं वीरो युद्धकाङ्क्षी व्यलोकयत् ॥ ७.२३.३६ ॥
Then Mahodara, angered, seeing the king humiliated, abandoned fear of death and, eager for battle, the hero looked about him.
7.23.37
तेन ते दारुणा युद्धे कामगाः पवनोपमाः ।
महोदरेण गदया हता वै प्रययुः क्षितिम् ॥ ७.२३.३७ ॥
In battle, with his terrible mace, he struck down their chariots, swift as the wind and moving at will; they fell to the earth.
7.23.38
तेषां वरुणपुत्राणां हत्वा योधान्हयाञ्छतान् ।
मुमोचाशु महानादं विरथान्प्रेक्ष्य तान्स्थितान् ॥ ७.२३.३८ ॥
Having slain hundreds of Varuṇa's sons' warriors and horses, seeing them standing without chariots, he at once let out a great roar.
7.23.39
ते तु तेषां रथाः साश्वाः सह सारथिभिर्हतैः ।
महोदरेण निहताः पतिताः पृथिवीतले ॥ ७.२३.३९ ॥
Their chariots, together with horses and charioteers, were slain by Mahodara and fell to the surface of the earth.
7.23.40
ते तु त्यक्त्वा रथान्पुत्रा वरुणस्य महात्मनः ।
आकाशे विष्ठिताः शूराः स्वप्रभावान्न विव्यथुः ॥ ७.२३.४० ॥
Abandoning their chariots, the sons of the great-souled Varuṇa stood in the sky; by their own power those heroes were not dismayed.
7.23.41
धनूंषि कृत्वा सज्जानि विनिर्भिद्य महोदरम् ।
रावणं समरे क्रुद्धाः सहिताः समभिद्रवन् ॥ ७.२३.४१ ॥
Readying their bows and piercing Mahodara, they enraged rushed together at Rāvaṇa in battle.
7.23.42
सायकैश्चापविभ्रष्टैर्वज्रकल्पैः सुदारुणैः ।
दारयन्ति स्म सङ्क्रुद्धा मेघा इव महागिरिम् ॥ ७.२३.४२ ॥
With arrows loosed from their bows, terrible as thunderbolts, fiercely enraged, they tore at him as clouds tear a great mountain.
7.23.43
ततः क्रुद्धो दशग्रीवः कालाग्निरिव निर्गतः ।
शरवर्षैर्महाघोरैस्तेषां मर्मस्वताडयत् ॥ ७.२३.४३ ॥
Then the enraged ten-necked Rāvaṇa came forth like the fire of time and struck them on their vital spots with a terrible shower of arrows.
7.23.44
ततस्तेनैव सहसा सीदन्ति स्म पदातयः ।
मुसलानि विचित्राणि ततो भल्लशतानि च ॥ ७.२३.४४ ॥
At once, by him, the foot soldiers were distressed; then came variegated maces and hundreds of barbed arrows.
7.23.45
पट्टिशांश्चैव शक्तीश्च शतघ्नीस्तोमरांस्तथा ।
पातयामास दुर्धर्षस्तेषामुपरि विष्ठितः ॥ ७.२३.४५ ॥
Iron clubs, spears, hundred-killers and javelins likewise — the invincible one, standing above them, let them fall.
7.23.46
अपविद्धास्तु ते वीरा विनिष्पेतुः पदातयः ।
महापङ्कमिवासाद्य कुञ्जराष्षष्टिहायनाः ॥ ७.२३.४६ ॥
Struck down, those heroic foot soldiers broke and fled, like sixty-year-old elephants that have sunk into a great mire.
7.23.47
सीदमानान्सुतान्दृष्ट्वा विह्वलान्सुमहौजसः ।
ननाद रावणो हर्षान्महानम्बुधरो यथा ॥ ७.२३.४७ ॥
Seeing his sons distressed and bewildered, the very mighty Rāvaṇa roared in exultation like a great thundercloud.
7.23.48
ततो रक्षो महानादान्मुक्त्वा हन्ति स्म वारुणान् ।
नानाप्रहरणोपेतैर्धारापातैरिवाम्बुदः ॥ ७.२३.४८ ॥
Then the demon, uttering great roars, struck with the Varuṇa-missiles, furnished with many kinds of weapons, like a cloud pouring down streams.
7.23.49
ततस्ते विमुखाः सर्वे पतिता धरणीतले ।
रणात्स्वपुरुषैः शीघ्रं गृहाण्येव प्रवेशिताः ॥ ७.२३.४९ ॥
Then they all, routed, fell upon the earth; from the battle their own men quickly carried them home.
7.23.50
तानब्रवीत्ततो रक्षो वरुणाय निवेद्यताम् ॥ ७.२३.५० ॥
Then the demon said to them, "Let Varuṇa be informed."
7.23.51
रावणं त्वब्रवीन्मन्त्री प्रहस्तो नाम वारुणः ।
गतः खलु महाराजो ब्रह्मलोकं जलेश्वरः ॥ ७.२३.५१ ॥
But Prahasta, a minister of Varuṇa, said to Rāvaṇa: "The great king, the lord of waters, has indeed gone to the world of Brahmā."
7.23.52
गान्धर्वं वरुणः श्रोतुं यं त्वमाह्वयसे युधि ।
तत्किं तव वृथा वीर परिश्रम्य गते नृपे ।
ये तु सन्निहिता वीराः कुमारास्ते पराजिताः ॥ ७.२३.५२ ॥
Varuṇa has gone to hear the Gandharva music you challenged him to in battle; hero, your effort is in vain now that the king has gone. As for the heroic princes who were here, they have been defeated.
7.23.53
राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा नाम विश्राव्य चात्मनः ।
हर्षान्नादं विमुञ्चन्वै निष्क्रान्तो वरुणालयात् ॥ ७.२३.५३ ॥
Hearing this, the lord of the rākṣasas proclaimed his name, roared in delight, and departed from Varuṇa's abode.
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आगतस्तु पथा येन तेनैव विनिवृत्य सः ।
लङ्कामभिमुखो रक्षो नभस्तलगतो ययौ ॥ ७.२३.५४ ॥
Retracing the very path by which he had come, the demon, facing toward Laṅkā, went onward through the sky.