ततः स सचिवैः सार्धं षड्भिर्नीत्यबलोद्धतः। महोदरप्रहस्ताभ्यां मारीचशुकसारणैः॥ धूम्राक्षेण च वीरेण नित्यं समरगर्धिना। वृतः संप्रययौ श्रीमान्क्रोधाल्लोकान्दहन्निव॥
tataḥ sa sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ ṣaḍbhirnītyabaloddhataḥ| mahodaraprahastābhyāṃ mārīcaśukasāraṇaiḥ|| dhūmrākṣeṇa ca vīreṇa nityaṃ samaragardhinā| vṛtaḥ saṃprayayau śrīmānkrodhāllokāndahanniva||
Accompanied by his six counsellor Mohodara and Prahasta, Marica, Suka and Sarana, and the heroic Dhümrākṣa eager for encounter the graceful Rāvana, elated with his strength sallied out, as if consuming all creatures with his wrath.
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पुराणि स नदी शैलान्वनान्युपवनानि च। अतिक्रम्य मुहूर्तेन कैलासं गिरिमागमत्॥
purāṇi sa nadī śailānvanānyupavanāni ca| atikramya muhūrtena kailāsaṃ girimāgamat||
Leaving behind cities and steams and hills and woods and groves, he in a moment came to the mountain Kailāśa.
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संनिविष्टं गिरौ तस्मिन्राक्षसेन्द्रं निशम्य तु। युद्धेप्सुं तं कृतोत्साहं दुरात्मानं समन्त्रिणम्॥ यक्षा न शेकुः संस्थातुं प्रमुखे तस्य रक्षसः। राज्ञो भ्रातेति विज्ञाय गता यत्र धनेश्वरः॥
saṃniviṣṭaṃ girau tasminrākṣasendraṃ niśamya tu| yuddhepsuṃ taṃ kṛtotsāhaṃ durātmānaṃ samantriṇam|| yakṣā na śekuḥ saṃsthātuṃ pramukhe tasya rakṣasaḥ| rājño bhrāteti vijñāya gatā yatra dhaneśvaraḥ||
And hearing that wicked-minded lord of Räks asas, breathing high spirits, had arrived at the mount in company with his counsellors, the Yakşas could not stay before that Rākşasa, and knowing this one is the king's brother,' went to where the lord of riches was.
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ते गत्वा सर्वमाचख्युर्धातुस्तस्य चिकीर्षितम्। अनुज्ञाता ययुहृष्टा युद्धाय धनदेन ते॥
te gatvā sarvamācakhyurdhātustasya cikīrṣitam| anujñātā yayuhṛṣṭā yuddhāya dhanadena te||
Going to him they in full related all about the doings of his brother. And on being permitted by the bestower of treasures, they went out for battle.
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ततो बलानां संक्षोभो व्यवर्धत इवोदधेः। तस्य नैऋतराजस्य शैलं संचलयनिव॥
tato balānāṃ saṃkṣobho vyavardhata ivodadheḥ| tasya naiṛtarājasya śailaṃ saṃcalayaniva||
And then, like to the agitation of the ocean, there took place a mighty ferment of the forces of the Naiſta king, as if making the mountain tremble.
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ततो युद्धं समभवद्यक्षराक्षससंकुलम्। व्यथिताश्चाभवंस्तत्र सचिवा राक्षसस्य ते।।।
tato yuddhaṃ samabhavadyakṣarākṣasasaṃkulam| vyathitāścābhavaṃstatra sacivā rākṣasasya te|||
And then there took place an encounter between the Yakşas and the Räksasa were smitten fiercely.
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स दृष्ट्वा तादृशं सैन्यं दशग्रीवो निशाचरः। हर्षनादान्बहून्कृत्वा स क्रोधादभ्यभाषत॥
sa dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ sainyaṃ daśagrīvo niśācaraḥ| harṣanādānbahūnkṛtvā sa krodhādabhyabhāṣata||
And finding his forces in that plight, Daśagrīva set up full many a cheerful shout and in wrath began to speak.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ये तु ते राक्षसेन्द्रस्य सचिवा घोरविक्रमाः। तेषां सहस्रमेकैको यक्षाणां समयोधयत्॥
ye tu te rākṣasendrasya sacivā ghoravikramāḥ| teṣāṃ sahasramekaiko yakṣāṇāṃ samayodhayat||
Each of the terrific and mightiest councillors of the Rākşasa-chief, coped with a thousand Yaksas.
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ततो गदाभिर्मुसलैरसिभिः शक्तितोमरैः। हन्यमानो दशग्रीवास्तत्सैन्यं समगाहत॥ स निरुच्छ्वासवत्तत्र वध्यमानो दशाननः। वर्षद्भिरिव जीमूतैर्धाराभिरवरुध्यत॥ न चकार व्यथां चैव यक्षशस्त्रैः समाहतः। महीधर इवाम्भोदैर्धाराशतसमुक्षितः॥
tato gadābhirmusalairasibhiḥ śaktitomaraiḥ| hanyamāno daśagrīvāstatsainyaṃ samagāhata|| sa nirucchvāsavattatra vadhyamāno daśānanaḥ| varṣadbhiriva jīmūtairdhārābhiravarudhyata|| na cakāra vyathāṃ caiva yakṣaśastraiḥ samāhataḥ| mahīdhara ivāmbhodairdhārāśatasamukṣitaḥ||
And then struck with maces and clubs and swords and darts and tomaras, the Ten-necked one dived into (that deep) of a host. And rendered inert and sore assailed, Daśānana was deprived of his movements with volleys of weapons resembling torrents of rain. And albeit drenched with blood streaming dowli in hundreds of torrents, he like a mountain flooded with a downpour, being wounded with the weapons of the Yakşa, does not betray any smart.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स महात्मा समुद्यस्य कालदण्डोपमां गदाम्। प्रविवेश ततः सैन्यं नयन्यक्षान्यमक्षयम्॥
sa mahātmā samudyasya kāladaṇḍopamāṃ gadām| praviveśa tataḥ sainyaṃ nayanyakṣānyamakṣayam||
And that high-souled one, raising up his mace resembling the rod itself of Time, entered into that army, despatching Yakşas to the abode of Yama.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स कक्षमिव विस्तीर्णं शुष्कन्धनमिवाकुलम्। वातेनाग्निरिवादीप्तो यक्षसैन्यं ददाह तत्.।१५।।
sa kakṣamiva vistīrṇaṃ śuṣkandhanamivākulam| vātenāgnirivādīpto yakṣasainyaṃ dadāha tat.|15||
And as a flaming fire burn up an extensive sward of grass stocked with dry fire-wood, he began to consume that Yakşa army.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तैस्तु तत्र महामात्यैर्महोदरशुकादिभिः। अलापवशेषास्ते यक्षाः कृता वातैरिवाम्बुदाः।।१६
taistu tatra mahāmātyairmahodaraśukādibhiḥ| alāpavaśeṣāste yakṣāḥ kṛtā vātairivāmbudāḥ||16
And as the wind scatter clouds, the small remnant of Yaksa army was scattered by the redoubtable councillors (of Ravana) Mahodara, Suka, etc.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
केचित्समाहता भिन्नाः पतिताः समरे क्षितौ। ओष्ठांश्च दशनैस्तीक्ष्णैरदशन्कुपिता रणे॥ श्रान्ताश्चान्योन्यमालिङ्गय भ्रष्टशस्त्रा रणाजिरे। सीदन्ति च तदा यक्षाः कूला इव जलेन ह॥
kecitsamāhatā bhinnāḥ patitāḥ samare kṣitau| oṣṭhāṃśca daśanaistīkṣṇairadaśankupitā raṇe|| śrāntāścānyonyamāliṅgaya bhraṣṭaśastrā raṇājire| sīdanti ca tadā yakṣāḥ kūlā iva jalena ha||
And some were wounded, and (some) broken down, and (some) measured their lengths on the ground in the encounter, and other Yakşas deprived of their arms in the field, being fatigued, sank down, embracing each other, even as banks drop down, on being worn away by water.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
हतानां गच्छतां स्वर्ग युध्यतामथ धावताम्। प्रेक्षतामृषिसङ्घानां बभूव न तदान्तरम्॥
hatānāṃ gacchatāṃ svarga yudhyatāmatha dhāvatām| prekṣatāmṛṣisaṅghānāṃ babhūva na tadāntaram||
And no room was left (in the sky) in consequence of its being thronged by hosts of sages; and warriors, wounded and rushing for conflict, and (finally) ascending heaven.* *The idea of the author is: "The welkin was thronged with sages as well as warriors, who swelled the ranks of the sages stationed in the sky, by ascending heaven after having fallen in fight.”
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
भग्नांस्तु तान्समालक्ष्य यक्षेन्द्रांस्तु महाबलान्। धनाध्यक्षो महाबाहुः प्रेषयामास यक्षकान्॥
bhagnāṃstu tānsamālakṣya yakṣendrāṃstu mahābalān| dhanādhyakṣo mahābāhuḥ preṣayāmāsa yakṣakān||
And finding the foremost Yakşas endowed with great strength give way, the mighty-armed lord of riches despatched (other) Yaksas.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राम विस्तीर्णबलवाहनः। प्रेषितो न्यपतद्यक्षो नाम्ना संयोधकण्टकः॥
etasminnantare rāma vistīrṇabalavāhanaḥ| preṣito nyapatadyakṣo nāmnā saṃyodhakaṇṭakaḥ||
In the meantime, o Rāma, a Yakşa named Sañyodhakanțaka, accompanied by an extensive force and a large number of vehicles, on being despatched, rushed (on the foe).
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तेन चक्रेण मारीचो विष्णुनेव रणे हतः। पतितो भूतले शैलात्क्षीणपुण्य इव ग्रहः॥
tena cakreṇa mārīco viṣṇuneva raṇe hataḥ| patito bhūtale śailātkṣīṇapuṇya iva grahaḥ||
And wounded in the conflict (by Sañyodhakanţaka) with his discus, as if by Vişnu himself, Márica toppled down to the ground from the mountain, like to a planet whose merit has waned.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ससंज्ञस्तु मुहूर्तेन स विश्रम्य निशाचरः। तं यक्षं योधयामास स च भग्नः प्रदुद्रुवे॥
sasaṃjñastu muhūrtena sa viśramya niśācaraḥ| taṃ yakṣaṃ yodhayāmāsa sa ca bhagnaḥ pradudruve||
And in a moment regaining his consciousness and resting (for a while), that night-ranger fought with the Yaksa; and thereat, on being defeated, he* fled. *The Yaksa, that is.)
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततः काञ्चनचित्राङ्गं वैदूर्यजतोक्षितम्। मर्यादां प्रतिहाराणां तोरणान्तरमाविशत्॥ तं तु राजन्दशग्रीवं प्रविशन्तं निशाचरम्। सूर्यभानुरिति ख्यातो द्वारपालो न्यवारयत्॥
tataḥ kāñcanacitrāṅgaṃ vaidūryajatokṣitam| maryādāṃ pratihārāṇāṃ toraṇāntaramāviśat|| taṃ tu rājandaśagrīvaṃ praviśantaṃ niśācaram| sūryabhānuriti khyāto dvārapālo nyavārayat||
Then (Rāvana) entered within the gate-way (of the place), garnished with gold, and decked with lapises and silver, And thereat, o king, the warder named Sūryabhānu prevented the nightranger Daśagrīva as he was entering.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स वार्यमाणो यक्षेण प्रविवेश निशाचरः। यदा तु वारितो राम न व्यतिष्ठत्स राक्षसः॥ ततस्तोरणमुत्पाट्य तेन यक्षेण ताडितः। रुधिरं प्रस्रवन्भाति शैलो धातुस्रवैरिव॥
sa vāryamāṇo yakṣeṇa praviveśa niśācaraḥ| yadā tu vārito rāma na vyatiṣṭhatsa rākṣasaḥ|| tatastoraṇamutpāṭya tena yakṣeṇa tāḍitaḥ| rudhiraṃ prasravanbhāti śailo dhātusravairiva||
And albeit prevented, the nigh-ranger entered in. And when O Rama, that Raksasa was prevented, he did not stay. And then struck by that Yaksa with the gate-way uprooted, he, discharging blood in streams, looked like a hill with minerals running on it.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स शैलशिखराभेण तोरणेन समाहतः। जगाम न क्षतिं वीरो वरदानात्स्वयंभुवः॥
sa śailaśikharābheṇa toraṇena samāhataḥ| jagāma na kṣatiṃ vīro varadānātsvayaṃbhuvaḥ||
And hit with that gate-way resembling a mountain-summit in splendour, that hero did not sustain any injury, on account of the boon he had received from the Self-sprung.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तेनैव तोरणेनाथ यक्षस्तेनाभिताडितः। नादृश्यत तदा यक्षो भस्मीकृततनुस्तदा ॥
tenaiva toraṇenātha yakṣastenābhitāḍitaḥ| nādṛśyata tadā yakṣo bhasmīkṛtatanustadā ||
And on being struck by the same gate-way, the Yakșa ceased to be seen, his body having then been consumed to ashes.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततः प्रदुद्रुवुः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा रक्षःपराक्रमम्। ततो नदीर्गुहाश्चैव विविशुर्भयपीडिताः। त्यक्तप्रहरणाः श्रान्ता विवर्णवदनास्तदा॥
tataḥ pradudruvuḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā rakṣaḥparākramam| tato nadīrguhāścaiva viviśurbhayapīḍitāḥ| tyaktapraharaṇāḥ śrāntā vivarṇavadanāstadā||
And witnessing the prowess of the Rākșasa, all began to flee; and then they afflicted with affright, fatigued, and with pale faces entered into rivers and caves, leaving their arms behind.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
