Chapter 54
Yuddha Kanda - Book Of War
स्वबलस्य च घातेन अङ्गदस्य बलेन च
राषसः क्रोधमाविष्टो वज्रदंष्ट्रो महाबलः
svabalasya ca ghātena aṅgadasya balena ca
rāṣasaḥ krodhamāviṣṭo vajradaṃṣṭro mahābalaḥ
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The devastation of his army through Angada's prowess filled the mighty Vajradamstra with anger.
विस्फार्य च धनुर्घोरं शक्राशनिसमप्रभम्
वानराणामनीकानि प्राकिरच्छरवृष्टिभिः
visphārya ca dhanurghoraṃ śakrāśanisamaprabham
vānarāṇāmanīkāni prākiraccharavṛṣṭibhiḥ
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Stretching his terrific bow, like unto Indra's thunder bolt, he assailed the monkey battalions with a flood of arrows.
राक्षसाश्चापि मुख्यास्ते रथैश्च समवस्थिताः
नानाप्रहरणाः शूराः प्रायुध्यन्त तदा रणे
rākṣasāścāpi mukhyāste rathaiśca samavasthitāḥ
nānāpraharaṇāḥ śūrāḥ prāyudhyanta tadā raṇe
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Then, the foremost of the demons mounted on chariots, fought the battle with every kind of weapon.
वानराणाम् च शूरास्तु ते सर्वे प्लवगर्षभाः
आयुध्यन्त शिलाहस्तः समवेताः समन्ततः
vānarāṇām ca śūrāstu te sarve plavagarṣabhāḥ
āyudhyanta śilāhastaḥ samavetāḥ samantataḥ
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The monkeys, those valiant bulls among the Plavagas, assembling on all sides, fought with rocks.
तत्रायुधसहस्राणि तस्मिन्नायोधने भृशम्
राक्षसाः कपिमुख्येषु पातयांचक्रिरे तदा
tatrāyudhasahasrāṇi tasminnāyodhane bhṛśam
rākṣasāḥ kapimukhyeṣu pātayāṃcakrire tadā
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Then in that battle there, the demons abundantly hurled thousands of weapons on the foremost of monkeys.
वानराश्चैव रक्षसु गिरिवृक्षान् महाशिलाः
प्रवीराः पातयामासुर्मत्तवारणसम्निभाः
vānarāścaiva rakṣasu girivṛkṣān mahāśilāḥ
pravīrāḥ pātayāmāsurmattavāraṇasamnibhāḥ
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The monkeys of mighty prowess, resembling elephants in rut, showered down giant trees and huge lumps of rock on the demons.
शूराणाम् युध्यमानानाम् समरेष्वनिवर्त्नाम्
तद्रक्षसगणानाम् च स्युद्धं समवर्तत
śūrāṇām yudhyamānānām samareṣvanivartnām
tadrakṣasagaṇānām ca syuddhaṃ samavartata
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Between those courageous warriors, the demons and the monkeys, who never retreated in battle, a tremendous struggle ensued.
प्रभग्नशिरसः केचिछिन्नैः पादैश्च बाहुभिः
सस्त्रैरर्दितदेहास्तु रुधिरेण समुक्षिताः
prabhagnaśirasaḥ kecichinnaiḥ pādaiśca bāhubhiḥ
sastrairarditadehāstu rudhireṇa samukṣitāḥ
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Some monkeys and demons, with their shattered heads, but bereft of arms and legs, lay on the earth bathed in blood with their bodies wounded by weapons, a prey to herons vultures and crows or devoured by troops of jackals.
कबन्धानि समुत्पेतुर्भीमाणाम् भीषणानि वै
भुजपाणिशिरश्छिन्नाश्छिन्नकायाश्च भूतले
kabandhāni samutpeturbhīmāṇām bhīṣaṇāni vai
bhujapāṇiśiraśchinnāśchinnakāyāśca bhūtale
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Monkeys and demons fell on the battle-field; headless trunks leaps up to the terror of all the fearful, their limbs hacked to pieces in the combat.
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Thereafter, under the eyes of Vajradamshtra, all his army of demons were killed and broken up by the monkey-troops.
राक्षसान् भयवित्रस्तान् हन्यमानान् प्लवङ्गमैः
rākṣasān bhayavitrastān hanyamānān plavaṅgamaiḥ
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Seeing the demons terrified with fear and decimated by the monkeys, that powerful Vajradamshtra, his eyes red with anger, bow in hand, penetrated the army of monkeys, sowing panic among them.
शरैर्विदारयामास कङ्कपत्रैरजिह्मगैः
बिभेद वानरांस्तत्र सप्तष्टौ नव पञ्च च
śarairvidārayāmāsa kaṅkapatrairajihmagaiḥ
bibheda vānarāṃstatra saptaṣṭau nava pañca ca
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Thereafter, in his fury, the vigorous Vajradamshtra dispatched those monkeys with arrows resembling wings of an eagle that flew straight to their target and pierced seven, eight, nine or five of his opponents simultaneously, thus destroying them.
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With their limbs crippled by those arrows and frightened, those monkey battalions sought refuge with Angada, as all creatures with Brahma the Lord of Creation.
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When he beheld those monkey troops fleeing in disorder, Angada the son Vali exchanged glances of hatred with Vajradamshtra.
वज्रदम्ष्ट्रो।अङ्गदस्चोभौ योयुध्येते परस्परम्
vajradamṣṭro|aṅgadascobhau yoyudhyete parasparam
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Both Vajradamshtra and Angada fought against each other like a lion and an elephant in rut. They strolled din a tremendous fury.
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Thereafter, that Vajradamshtra knocked the mighty Angada at his vital organs with his arrows resembling hundred thousand flames of fire.
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With all his limbs drenched in blood, the mighty Angada having a terrific prowess threw a tree on Vajradamshtra.
दृष्ट्वापतन्तं तम् वृक्षमसंभ्रान्तश्च राक्षसः
dṛṣṭvāpatantaṃ tam vṛkṣamasaṃbhrāntaśca rākṣasaḥ
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That unperplexed demon, seeing that tree falling on him, cut it into innumerable pieces which fell in heaps on earth.
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Witnessing the strength of Vajradamshtra, Angada that lion among the monkeys seized hold of a large rock and emitting a shout, threw it on him.
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As the rock descended, that vigorous Vajradamshtra leaping down from his chariot, armed with his mace, stood waiting unperplexed, on the battle-field.
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Meanwhile, the rock thrown by Angada, falling into the forefront of the battle, then crushed the chariot with its wheels shafts and horses
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Thereafter, Angada the monkey, seizing another large peak of a mountain adorned with trees, threw it on Vajradamshtra's head.
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Beginning to vomit blood, Vajradamshtra became fainted, clenching his mace convulsively and breathing heavily for a moment.
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Regaining his consciousness, Vajradamshtra the demon was very much enraged and hit Angada full on the chest with his mace.
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Leaving his mace, he performed a pugilistic encounter there. Both the monkey and the demon thus hit each other in that combat.
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Exhausted by the blows, spitting blood, those valiant warriors were like the planets Mars and Mercury.
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Then, Angada the lion among the monkeys, possessing a great splendour, uprooted a tree full with many flowers and fruits and stood waiting.
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The demon too seized hold of a shield covered with the hide of a bull as well as a great beautiful sword decorated richly with a multitude of golden bells.
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Thirsting for victory, the monkeys and the demons, making roaring sounds, roamed about in different ways and collided with each other.
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With their gaping wounds, they shone like a pair of kimshuka trees in blossom. Exhausted were both of them while fighting and they sank their knees on the earth.
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Angada, the foremost of the monkeys, just after a moment, with his glittering eyes, rose up like a serpent struck with a stick.
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The mighty Angada assaulted the giant head of Vajradamshtra with a well-sharpened and stainless sword.
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Struck by the sword, that charming head of Vajradamshtra, with his limbs drenched in blood and eyes rolling, fell into two pieces.
वज्रदंष्ट्रम् हतम् दृष्ट्वा राक्षसा भयमोहिताः
vajradaṃṣṭram hatam dṛṣṭvā rākṣasā bhayamohitāḥ
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Seeing Vajradamshtra having been slain, the demons, deluded with fear, fled panic-stricken towards Lanka, harassed by the monkeys with their down-cast faces, their heads bowed in shame.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये युद्धकाण्डे चतुःपचाशः सर्गः
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe ādikāvye yuddhakāṇḍe catuḥpacāśaḥ sargaḥ
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The mighty Angada experienced a great joy amidst the monkey forces, honoured by them for his high courage and he resembled the Lord of a Thousand Eyes surrounded by the celestials.
