Chapter 86
Yuddha Kanda - Book Of War
अथ तस्यामवस्थायां लक्ष्मणं रावणानुजः
परेषामहितं वाक्यमर्थसाधकमब्रवीत्
atha tasyāmavasthāyāṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ rāvaṇānujaḥ
pareṣāmahitaṃ vākyamarthasādhakamabravīt
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TRANSLATION
In that situation, Vibhishana then spoke the following words, which were hostile to the enemies and advantageous to Lakshmana.
यदेतद्राक्षसानीकं मेघश्यामं विलोक्यते
एतदायोध्यतां शीग्रम्ं कपिभिश्च शिलायुधैः
yadetadrākṣasānīkaṃ meghaśyāmaṃ vilokyate
etadāyodhyatāṃ śīgramṃ kapibhiśca śilāyudhaiḥ
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TRANSLATION
"Let this army of demons which is seen here, dark as a cloud, be quickly engaged in battle, by the monkeys using rocks as thier weapons."
अस्यानीकस्य महतो भेदने यतलक्ष्मण
राक्षसेन्द्रसुतो।अप्यत्र भिन्ने दृश्यो भविष्यति
asyānīkasya mahato bhedane yatalakṣmaṇa
rākṣasendrasuto|apyatra bhinne dṛśyo bhaviṣyati
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TRANSLATION
"O Lakshmana! Make an effort to break this mighty army. When this army is destroyed, Indrajit also will become visible."
स त्वमिन्द्राशनिप्रख्यैः शरैरवकिरन्परान्
अभिद्रवाशु यावद्वै नैतत्कर्म समाप्यते
sa tvamindrāśaniprakhyaiḥ śarairavakiranparān
abhidravāśu yāvadvai naitatkarma samāpyate
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TRANSLATION
"You as such, rush forward quickly, gushing out arrows, equal to Indra's thunderbolt, on the enemies, so long as this sacrificial act of Indrajit is not actually carried through."
जहि वीरदुरात्मानं मायापरमधार्मिकम्
रावणिं क्रूरकर्माणं सर्वलोकभयावहम्
jahi vīradurātmānaṃ māyāparamadhārmikam
rāvaṇiṃ krūrakarmāṇaṃ sarvalokabhayāvaham
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TRANSLATION
"O hero! Make a short work of Indrajit, the evil minded, who is interested in performing conjuring tricks, who is unjust, engaged in cruel acts and who brings fear to all the worlds."
विभीषणवचः श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणः शुभलक्षणः
ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि राक्षसेन्द्रसुतं प्रति
vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi rākṣasendrasutaṃ prati
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Hearing the words of Vibhishana, Lakshmana, having auspicious marks, showered forth streams of arrows in the direction of Indrajit.
ऋक्षाः शाखामृगाश्चैव द्रुमाद्रिवरयोधिनः
अभ्यधावन्त सहितास्तदनीकमवस्थितम्
ṛkṣāḥ śākhāmṛgāścaiva drumādrivarayodhinaḥ
abhyadhāvanta sahitāstadanīkamavasthitam
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TRANSLATION
Bears and monkeys, who fight was gigantic trees, rushed towards that army of demons, drawn up in battle-array.
राक्षसाश्च शितैर्बाणैरसिभिः शक्तितोमरैः
अभ्यवर्तन्त समवरे कपिसैन्यजिघांसवः
rākṣasāśca śitairbāṇairasibhiḥ śaktitomaraiḥ
abhyavartanta samavare kapisainyajighāṃsavaḥ
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TRANSLATION
The demons too, with an intent to kill the monkeys in battle, attacked them with sharp arrows, sowrds, spears and javelins.
स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलः सञ्जज्ञे कपिरक्षसाम्
शब्देन महता लङ्कां नादयन्वै समन्ततः
sa samprahārastumulaḥ sañjajñe kapirakṣasām
śabdena mahatā laṅkāṃ nādayanvai samantataḥ
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TRANSLATION
That tumultuous battle between the monkeys and the demons rendered Lanka noisy on all sides with its great uproar.
शस्त्रैर्बहुविधाकारैः शितैर्बाणैश्च पादपैः
उद्यतैर्गिरिशृङ्गैश्च घोरैराकाशमावृतम्
śastrairbahuvidhākāraiḥ śitairbāṇaiśca pādapaiḥ
udyatairgiriśṛṅgaiśca ghorairākāśamāvṛtam
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TRANSLATION
The sky was covered with weapons of various shapes, sharp arrows, trees and tossed mountain tops.
ते राक्षसा वानरेषु विकृताननबाहवः
निवेशयन्तः शस्त्राणि चक्रुस्ते सुमहद्भयम्
te rākṣasā vānareṣu vikṛtānanabāhavaḥ
niveśayantaḥ śastrāṇi cakruste sumahadbhayam
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TRANSLATION
Those demons of ugly faces and arms, hurling weapons on the monkeys, created a great fear.
तथैव सकलैर्वृक्षैर्गिरिशृङ्गैश्च वानराः
अभिजघ्नुर्निजघ्नुश्च समरे राक्षसर्षभान्
tathaiva sakalairvṛkṣairgiriśṛṅgaiśca vānarāḥ
abhijaghnurnijaghnuśca samare rākṣasarṣabhān
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TRANSLATION
Even the monkeys too struck and killed all the demons in the battle, with various types of trees and mountain-peaks.
ऋक्षवानरमुख्यैश्च महाकायैर्महाबलैः
रक्षसां वध्यमानानां महद्भयमजायत
ṛkṣavānaramukhyaiśca mahākāyairmahābalaiḥ
rakṣasāṃ vadhyamānānāṃ mahadbhayamajāyata
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TRANSLATION
A great fear developed among the demons who were fighting with mighty leaders of bears and monkeys endowed with colossal bodies.
स्वमनीकं विषण्णं तु श्रुत्वा शत्रुभिरर्दितम्
उदतिष्ठत दुर्धर्षस्तत्कर्मण्यननुष्ठिते
svamanīkaṃ viṣaṇṇaṃ tu śrutvā śatrubhirarditam
udatiṣṭhata durdharṣastatkarmaṇyananuṣṭhite
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TRANSLATION
Hearing that his own army being tormented by the enemies, was dejected; that unconquerable Indrajit left off, without performing the sacrificial rite.
वृक्षान्धकारान्निष्क्रम्य जातक्रोधः स रावणिः
आरुरोह रथं सज्जं पूर्वयुक्तं स राक्षसः
vṛkṣāndhakārānniṣkramya jātakrodhaḥ sa rāvaṇiḥ
āruroha rathaṃ sajjaṃ pūrvayuktaṃ sa rākṣasaḥ
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TRANSLATION
That enraged Indrajit, coming out from the gloominess of the trees, ascended his firmly yoked chariot which had already been united
स भीमकार्मुकशरः कृष्णाञ्जनचयोपमः
रक्तास्यनयनः क्रूरो बभौ मृत्युरिवान्तकः
sa bhīmakārmukaśaraḥ kṛṣṇāñjanacayopamaḥ
raktāsyanayanaḥ krūro babhau mṛtyurivāntakaḥ
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TRANSLATION
That awful Indrajit, armed with terrific bow and arrows, looking like a mass of black collyrium with his blood-red eyes, appeared like the destructive Death.
दृष्ट्वैव तु रथस्थं तं पर्यवर्तत तद्बलम्
रक्षसां भीमवेगानां लक्ष्मणेन युयुत्सताम्
dṛṣṭvaiva tu rathasthaṃ taṃ paryavartata tadbalam
rakṣasāṃ bhīmavegānāṃ lakṣmaṇena yuyutsatām
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TRANSLATION
Just on seeing Indrajit being on a chariot, that army of demons with a terrific speed, turned back, wishing to fight with Lakshmana.
तस्मिन् काले तु हनुमानुद्यम्य सुदुरासदम्
धरणीधरसङ्काशी महावृक्षमरिन्दमः
tasmin kāle tu hanumānudyamya sudurāsadam
dharaṇīdharasaṅkāśī mahāvṛkṣamarindamaḥ
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TRANSLATION
At that time, Hanuma the destroyer of enemies looking like a mountain, uplifted an absolutely unpaalleled large tree. Consuming that army of demons, as a fire at the time of universal dissolution, the aforesaid monkey made that army unconscious on the battle field, with many trees.
विध्वंसयन्तं तरसा दृष्ट्वैव पवनात्मजम्
राक्षसानां सहस्राणि हनूमन्तमवाकिरन्
vidhvaṃsayantaṃ tarasā dṛṣṭvaiva pavanātmajam
rākṣasānāṃ sahasrāṇi hanūmantamavākiran
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TRANSLATION
Immediately on seeing Hanuma destroying thier army rapidly, thousands of demons hurled weapons on him.
शितशूलधराः शूलैरसिभिश्चासिपाणयः
शक्तिभिः शक्तिहस्ताश्च पट्टसैः पट्टसायुधाः
śitaśūladharāḥ śūlairasibhiścāsipāṇayaḥ
śaktibhiḥ śaktihastāśca paṭṭasaiḥ paṭṭasāyudhāḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Approaching Hanuma looking like a mountain, the demons bearing pointed pikes struck him from all sides with pkes, those carrying swords in their hands with swords, those carring javelins in their hands with jalins, with iron rods with maces; those armed with sharp-edged spears with spears, as also with bright-looking spears, with hundreds of cylindrical wooden pieces studded with iron spikes, with steel hammers, ,with awful axes, with slings for the rwing stones, with their thunderbolt-like fists and slaps which fell like flashes of lighning. Then, the enraged Hanuma made a colossal destruction of those demons.
स ददर्श कपिश्रेष्ठमचलोपममिन्द्रजित्
सूदयानममित्रघ्नममित्रान्पवनात्मजम्
sa dadarśa kapiśreṣṭhamacalopamamindrajit
sūdayānamamitraghnamamitrānpavanātmajam
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TRANSLATION
That Indrajit saw Hanuma, the foremost of monkeys, looking like a mountain, fearlessly killing his enemies.
स सारथिमुवाचेदं याहि यत्रैष वानरः
क्षयमेव हि नः कुर्याद्राक्षसानामुपेक्षितः
sa sārathimuvācedaṃ yāhi yatraiṣa vānaraḥ
kṣayameva hi naḥ kuryādrākṣasānāmupekṣitaḥ
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TRANSLATION
He spoke the following words tohis charioteer: "Take the chariot to the place where that monkey is standing. If we neglect him, he will surely destroy our demons."
इत्युक्तः सारथिस्तेन ययौ यत्र स मारुतिः
वहन् परमदुर्धर्षं स्थितमिन्द्रजितं रथे
ityuktaḥ sārathistena yayau yatra sa mārutiḥ
vahan paramadurdharṣaṃ sthitamindrajitaṃ rathe
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TRANSLATION
Hearing the words of that Indrajit, the charioteer went, carrying that very unconquerable Indrajit sitting in the chariot, to the place where Hanuma was there.
सो।अभ्युपेत्य शरान्खड्गान्पट्टसासिपरश्वधान्
अभ्यवर्षत दुर्धर्षः कपिमूर्ध्नि स राक्षसः
so|abhyupetya śarānkhaḍgānpaṭṭasāsiparaśvadhān
abhyavarṣata durdharṣaḥ kapimūrdhni sa rākṣasaḥ
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TRANSLATION
Coming close to Hanuma, that unconquerable Indrajit hurled swords, sharp-edged spears and axes on the head of Hanuma.
तानि शस्त्राणि घोराणि प्रतिगृह्य स मारुतिः
रोषेण महताविषो वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह
tāni śastrāṇi ghorāṇi pratigṛhya sa mārutiḥ
roṣeṇa mahatāviṣo vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha
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TRANSLATION
Receiving those terrible weapons, that Hanuma spoke, seized as he was, with great rage, the following words:
युध्यस्व यदि शूरो।असि रावणात्मज दुर्मते
वायुपुत्रं समासाद्य न जीवन्प्रतियास्यसि
yudhyasva yadi śūro|asi rāvaṇātmaja durmate
vāyuputraṃ samāsādya na jīvanpratiyāsyasi
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TRANSLATION
"O evil-minded Indrajit! If you are valiant, fight with me. Coming nearer to Hanuma, you will not return alive."
बाहुभ्यां सम्प्रयुध्यस्व यदि मे द्वन्द्वमाहवे
वेगं सहस्व दुर्बुद्धे ततस्त्वं रक्षसां वरः
bāhubhyāṃ samprayudhyasva yadi me dvandvamāhave
vegaṃ sahasva durbuddhe tatastvaṃ rakṣasāṃ varaḥ
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TRANSLATION
"O foolish fellow! If you enter into a duel with me, fight with your arms. Withstand my force in the battle-field. Then you will be considered as the best among the demons."
हनूमन्तं जिघांसन्तं समुद्यतशरासनम्
रावणात्मजमाचष्टे लक्ष्मणाय विभीषणः
hanūmantaṃ jighāṃsantaṃ samudyataśarāsanam
rāvaṇātmajamācaṣṭe lakṣmaṇāya vibhīṣaṇaḥ
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TRANSLATION
Vibhishana told Lakshmana in the following words that while with bow upraised, Indrajit sought to kill Hanuma.
यः स वासवनिर्जेता रावणस्यात्मसम्भवः
स एष रथमास्थाय हनूमन्तं जिघांसति
yaḥ sa vāsavanirjetā rāvaṇasyātmasambhavaḥ
sa eṣa rathamāsthāya hanūmantaṃ jighāṃsati
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TRANSLATION
"Having seated in a chariot, Indrajit, who conquered Indra, is seeking to kill Hanuma."
तमप्रतिमसंस्थानैः शरैः शत्रुविदारणैः
जीवितान्तकरैर्घोरैः सौमित्रे रावणिं जहि
tamapratimasaṃsthānaiḥ śaraiḥ śatruvidāraṇaiḥ
jīvitāntakarairghoraiḥ saumitre rāvaṇiṃ jahi
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"O Lakshmana! Kill that Indrajit with your terrific arrows of incomparable workmanship, which ward off the enemies and putting an end to their lives."
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये युद्धकाण्डे षड्शीतितमः सर्गः
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe ādikāvye yuddhakāṇḍe ṣaḍśītitamaḥ sargaḥ
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TRANSLATION
Hearing the words of Vibhishana, who was fearful to his adversaries, the great-souled Lakshmana saw Indrajit, who closely resembled a mountain, seated in a chariot, of terrific strength and who was difficult to approach.
