नर्मदापुलिने यत्र राक्षसेन्द्रः स दारुणः। पुष्पोपहारं कुरुते तस्माद्देशाददूरतः॥ अर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठो माहिष्मत्याः पतिः प्रभुः। क्रीडते सह नारीभिर्नर्मदातोयमाश्रितः॥
narmadāpuline yatra rākṣasendraḥ sa dāruṇaḥ| puṣpopahāraṃ kurute tasmāddeśādadūrataḥ|| arjuno jayatāṃ śreṣṭho māhiṣmatyāḥ patiḥ prabhuḥ| krīḍate saha nārībhirnarmadātoyamāśritaḥ||
At no distance from where on the banks of the river Narmadā, that dreadful lord of Rākşasas collected the flowers, Arjuna, the King of Māhismatī, and the foremost of the victorious, was sporting with his wives in the water.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तासां मध्यगतो राजा रराज न तदार्जुनः। करेणूनां सहस्रस्य मध्यस्थ इव कुञ्जरः॥
tāsāṃ madhyagato rājā rarāja na tadārjunaḥ| kareṇūnāṃ sahasrasya madhyastha iva kuñjaraḥ||
And being encircled by them the king Arjuna appeared like a leading elephant surrounded by a thousands of she elephants.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
जिज्ञासुः स तु बाहूनां सहस्रस्योत्तमं बलम्। रुरोध नर्मदावेगं बाहुभिर्बहुभिर्वृतः॥
jijñāsuḥ sa tu bāhūnāṃ sahasrasyottamaṃ balam| rurodha narmadāvegaṃ bāhubhirbahubhirvṛtaḥ||
In order to measure the strength of his thousand arms the King of Haihayas obstructed the course of Narmadă.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
कार्तवीर्यभुजासक्तं तज्जलं प्राप्य निर्मलम्। कूलोपहारं कुर्वाणं प्रतिस्रोतः प्रधावति॥
kārtavīryabhujāsaktaṃ tajjalaṃ prāpya nirmalam| kūlopahāraṃ kurvāṇaṃ pratisrotaḥ pradhāvati||
Being obstructed by the arms of Kārtavīryarjuna and having flooded the banks with her pure waters, Narmadā flowed in an opposite direction.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
समीननक्रमकरः सपुष्पकुशसंस्तरः। स नर्मदाम्भसो वेगः प्रावृट्काल इवाबभौ॥
samīnanakramakaraḥ sapuṣpakuśasaṃstaraḥ| sa narmadāmbhaso vegaḥ prāvṛṭkāla ivābabhau||
The currents of Narmadā, rising high as during the rainy season flowed with fishes, and crocodiles.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स वेगः कार्तवीर्येण संप्रेषित इवाम्भसः। पुष्पोपहारं सकलं रावणस्य जहार ह।७।।
sa vegaḥ kārtavīryeṇa saṃpreṣita ivāmbhasaḥ| puṣpopahāraṃ sakalaṃ rāvaṇasya jahāra ha|7||
That stream, as if driven against Rävaņa by Kārtavīryarjuna, carried away his collection of flowers.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
रावणोऽर्धसमाप्त तमुत्सृज्य नियमं तदा। नर्मदां पश्यते कान्तां प्रतिकूलां यथा प्रियाम्॥ पश्चिमेन तु तं दृष्ट्वा सागरोद्गारसंनिभम्। वर्धन्तमम्भसो वेगं पूर्वामाशां प्रविश्य तु।९।। ततोऽनुद्धान्तशकुनां स्वभावे परमे स्थिताम्। निर्विकाराङ्गनाभासामपश्यद्रावणो नदीम्॥
rāvaṇo'rdhasamāpta tamutsṛjya niyamaṃ tadā| narmadāṃ paśyate kāntāṃ pratikūlāṃ yathā priyām|| paścimena tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā sāgarodgārasaṃnibham| vardhantamambhaso vegaṃ pūrvāmāśāṃ praviśya tu|9|| tato'nuddhāntaśakunāṃ svabhāve parame sthitām| nirvikārāṅganābhāsāmapaśyadrāvaṇo nadīm||
Having given up his worship which was halffinished Rāvana looked towards Narmadā looking like an unwilling damsel and saw that she, with rising currents, was flowing towards the east from the west and the waters beyond that were in a natural state like a quiet lady and the birds were seated there without any anxiety.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
सव्येतरकराङ्गुल्या ह्यशब्दास्यो दशाननः। वेगप्रभावमन्वेष्टुं सोऽदिशच्छुकसारणौ॥
savyetarakarāṅgulyā hyaśabdāsyo daśānanaḥ| vegaprabhāvamanveṣṭuṃ so'diśacchukasāraṇau||
Thereupon being anxious to learn the cause of the rise of the river, the Ten-necked demon, with his right finger, hinted Suka and Sarana.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तौ तु रावणसंदिष्टौ भ्रातरौ शुकसारणौ। व्योमान्तरगतौ वीरौ प्रस्थितौ पश्चिमामुखौ॥
tau tu rāvaṇasaṃdiṣṭau bhrātarau śukasāraṇau| vyomāntaragatau vīrau prasthitau paścimāmukhau||
Being commanded by Rāvana, the two brothers, the heroic Suka and Sāraņa proceeded towards the west by the aerial way.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अर्धयोजनमात्रं तु गत्वा तौ रजनीचरौ। पश्येतां पुरुष तोये क्रीडन्तं सहयोषितम्॥
ardhayojanamātraṃ tu gatvā tau rajanīcarau| paśyetāṃ puruṣa toye krīḍantaṃ sahayoṣitam||
And going half a league, the two night-rangers espied a man sporting in the waters with some females.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
बृहत्सालप्रतीकाशं तोयव्याकुलमूर्धनम्। मदरक्तान्तनयनं मदव्याकुलचेतसम्॥
bṛhatsālapratīkāśaṃ toyavyākulamūrdhanam| madaraktāntanayanaṃ madavyākulacetasam||
He was huge as a Sāla tree, his hairs were floating on the water, he was inebriate and his eyes were reddened in consequence thereof.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
नदी बाहुसहस्रेण रुन्धन्तमरिमर्दनम्। गिरिं पादसहस्रेण रुन्धन्तमिव मेदिनीम्॥
nadī bāhusahasreṇa rundhantamarimardanam| giriṃ pādasahasreṇa rundhantamiva medinīm||
Like to Sumeru holding the earth with his thousand feet he obstructed the current of the river with his thousand arms.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
बालानां वरनारीणां सहस्रेण समावृतम्। समदानां करेणूनां सहस्रेणेव कुञ्जरम्॥
bālānāṃ varanārīṇāṃ sahasreṇa samāvṛtam| samadānāṃ kareṇūnāṃ sahasreṇeva kuñjaram||
He was surrounded by a thousands of beautiful damsels like an elephant by a thousands of she-elephants.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तदद्भुततरं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसौ शुकसारणौ। संनिवृत्तावुपागम्य रावणान्तमथोचतुः॥
tadadbhutataraṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasau śukasāraṇau| saṃnivṛttāvupāgamya rāvaṇāntamathocatuḥ||
Beholding that dreadful spectacle, the Rākṣasas-Śuka and Sāraṇa came back and approaching Rāvaņa communicated (all) to him.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
बृहत्सालप्रतीकाशः कोऽप्यसौ राक्षसेश्वर। नर्मदां रोधवद्ध्वा क्रीडापयति योषितः॥
bṛhatsālapratīkāśaḥ ko'pyasau rākṣaseśvara| narmadāṃ rodhavaddhvā krīḍāpayati yoṣitaḥ||
O lord of Rākşasas, an unknown person, huge as a Sāla tree, is sporting with females obstructing the course of Narmadā like to a dam.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तेन बाहुसहस्रेण संनिरुद्धजला नदी सागरोद्रागरसंकासानुद्गारान्सृजते मुहुः॥
tena bāhusahasreṇa saṃniruddhajalā nadī sāgarodrāgarasaṃkāsānudgārānsṛjate muhuḥ||
Being withheld by the thousand arms of that man the waters of Narmadā were continually throwing up high waves.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
इत्येवं भाषमाणौ तौ निशम्य शुकसारणौ। रावणोऽर्जुन इत्युक्त्वा स ययौ युद्धलालसः॥
ityevaṃ bhāṣamāṇau tau niśamya śukasāraṇau| rāvaṇo'rjuna ityuktvā sa yayau yuddhalālasaḥ||
Hearing the words of śuka and Sarana, Ravana exclaimed “This is Arjuna' and proceeded to fight with him.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अर्जुनाभिमुखे तस्मिन्रावणे राक्षसाधिपे। चण्डः प्रवाति पवनः सनादः सरजस्तथा॥
arjunābhimukhe tasminrāvaṇe rākṣasādhipe| caṇḍaḥ pravāti pavanaḥ sanādaḥ sarajastathā||
Ravana, the lord of Raksasas, having set out with a hostile intention against Kārtavīryarjuna, the wind mixed with dust began to blow high with tumultuous sound.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
सकृदेव कृतो रावः सरक्तपृषतो घनैः। महोदरमहापार्श्वधूम्राक्षशुकसारणैः॥ संवृतो राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु तत्रागाद्यत्र चार्जुनः।
sakṛdeva kṛto rāvaḥ saraktapṛṣato ghanaiḥ| mahodaramahāpārśvadhūmrākṣaśukasāraṇaiḥ|| saṃvṛto rākṣasendrastu tatrāgādyatra cārjunaḥ|
The clouds began to mutter with a downpour of rain. And the lord of Räkşasas proceeded against Arjuna with Mahodara. Mahāparáva, Dhumraksa, Suka and Sarana.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अदीर्घेणैव कालेन स तदा राक्षसो बली॥ तं नर्मदाह्वदं भीममाजगामाञ्जनप्रभः। स तत्र स्त्रीपरिवृतं वासिताभिरिव द्विपम्॥ नरेन्द्रं पश्यते राजा राक्षसानां तदार्जुनम्।
adīrgheṇaiva kālena sa tadā rākṣaso balī|| taṃ narmadāhvadaṃ bhīmamājagāmāñjanaprabhaḥ| sa tatra strīparivṛtaṃ vāsitābhiriva dvipam|| narendraṃ paśyate rājā rākṣasānāṃ tadārjunam|
Within a short time the dreadful Raksasa, powerful as the elephant Arjuna, reached the banks of Narmada and espied there Arjuna encircled by females as an elephant surrounded by she-elephants.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स रोषाद्रक्तनयनो राक्षसेन्द्रो बलोद्धतः॥ इत्येवमर्जुनामात्यानाह गम्भीरया गिरा।
sa roṣādraktanayano rākṣasendro baloddhataḥ|| ityevamarjunāmātyānāha gambhīrayā girā|
At the very sight the eyes of the lord of Raksasas, proud of his prowess, grew red and addressing the councillors of the king Arjuna he said.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अमात्याः क्षिप्रमाख्यात हैहयस्य नृपस्य वै॥ युद्धार्थ समनुप्राप्तो रावणो नाम मामतः।
amātyāḥ kṣipramākhyāta haihayasya nṛpasya vai|| yuddhārtha samanuprāpto rāvaṇo nāma māmataḥ|
Do you communicate to the king of Haihayas that Rāvana, the lord of Raksasas, has come to fight with him.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मन्त्रिणोऽथार्जुनस्य ते॥ उत्तस्थुः सायुधास्तं च रावणं वाक्यमब्रुवन् ।
rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā mantriṇo'thārjunasya te|| uttasthuḥ sāyudhāstaṃ ca rāvaṇaṃ vākyamabruvan |
Hearing the words of Rāvana, the ministers of Arjuna stood up with arms and said.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
युद्धस्य कालो विज्ञातः साधु भो साधु रावण ॥ यः क्षीबं स्त्रीगतं चैव योद्धमुत्सहसे नृपम्। स्त्रीसमक्षगतं यत्त्वं योद्धमुत्सहसे नृपम्॥ वासितामध्यगं मत्तं शार्दूल इव कुञ्जरम्। क्षमस्वाद्य दशग्रीव उष्यतां रजनी त्वया। युद्धे श्रद्धा तु यद्यस्ति श्वस्तात समरेऽर्जुनम् ॥ यदि वापि त्वरा तुभ्यं युद्धतृष्णासमावृत। निपात्यास्मानणे युद्धमर्जुनेनोपयास्यसि॥
yuddhasya kālo vijñātaḥ sādhu bho sādhu rāvaṇa || yaḥ kṣībaṃ strīgataṃ caiva yoddhamutsahase nṛpam| strīsamakṣagataṃ yattvaṃ yoddhamutsahase nṛpam|| vāsitāmadhyagaṃ mattaṃ śārdūla iva kuñjaram| kṣamasvādya daśagrīva uṣyatāṃ rajanī tvayā| yuddhe śraddhā tu yadyasti śvastāta samare'rjunam || yadi vāpi tvarā tubhyaṃ yuddhatṛṣṇāsamāvṛta| nipātyāsmānaṇe yuddhamarjunenopayāsyasi||
O good Råvaņa, you are well cognisant of the proper time for fighting. Now our king is drunk and is sporting with the females in the waters like an elephant in the circle of female-elephants. And now do you wish to fight with him. Therefore, O Ten-necked one, do you spend the night here, if you are bent upon fighting. Or even if you are anxious to enter speedily into conflict with Arjuna do you slay us all at first, and then fight with the king.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततस्तै रावणामात्यैरमात्यास्ते नृपस्य तु। सूदिताश्चापि ते युद्धे भक्षिताश्च बुभुक्षितैः॥
tatastai rāvaṇāmātyairamātyāste nṛpasya tu| sūditāścāpi te yuddhe bhakṣitāśca bubhukṣitaiḥ||
Thereupon the hungry councillors of Rāvana, slew some of the ministers of the king and devoured some.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततो हलहलाशब्दो नर्मदातीरगो बभौ। अर्जुनस्यानुयात्राणां रावणस्य च मन्त्रिणाम्॥
tato halahalāśabdo narmadātīrago babhau| arjunasyānuyātrāṇāṃ rāvaṇasya ca mantriṇām||
There arose a dreadful uproar on the banks of Narmada, of the councillors of Răvana and Arjuna.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
इषुभिस्तोमरैः प्रासैत्रिशूलैर्वज्रकर्षणैः। सरावणानर्दयन्तः समन्तात्समभिद्रुताः॥
iṣubhistomaraiḥ prāsaitriśūlairvajrakarṣaṇaiḥ| sarāvaṇānardayantaḥ samantātsamabhidrutāḥ||
The warriors of Arjuna assailed Rāvana and his ministers with hundreds of arrows, Prāsas, darts, Tomaras, thunder-bolts and Karsanas.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
हैहयाधिपयोधानां वेग आसीत्सुदारुणः। सनक्रीमीनमकरसमुद्रस्येव निःस्वनः॥
haihayādhipayodhānāṃ vega āsītsudāruṇaḥ| sanakrīmīnamakarasamudrasyeva niḥsvanaḥ||
The warriors of Arjuna became dreadfully furious and emitted cries like the roaring of the deep infested with crocodiles, fishes and other marine monsters.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
पवणस्य तु तेऽमात्याः प्रहस्तशुकसारणाः। कार्तवीर्यबलं क्रुद्धा निहन्ति स्म स्वतेजसा ॥
pavaṇasya tu te'mātyāḥ prahastaśukasāraṇāḥ| kārtavīryabalaṃ kruddhā nihanti sma svatejasā ||
Thereupon being enraged and displaying their own prowess Suka, Sāraṇa and other ministers of Ravana began to destroy Arjuna's soldiers.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अर्जुनाय तु तत्कर्म रावणस्य समन्त्रिणः। क्रीडमानाय कथितं पुरुषैर्भयविह्वलैः॥
arjunāya tu tatkarma rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ| krīḍamānāya kathitaṃ puruṣairbhayavihvalaiḥ||
Thereupon the emissaries, stricken with fear, went to the sporting king and communicated to him the proceedings of Rāvana and his iministers.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
श्रुत्वा न भेतव्यमिति स्त्रीजनं स तदार्जुनः। उत्ततार जलात्तस्माद्गङ्गातोयादिवाञ्जनः॥
śrutvā na bhetavyamiti strījanaṃ sa tadārjunaḥ| uttatāra jalāttasmādgaṅgātoyādivāñjanaḥ||
Hearing those words and saying to the females-"Do not fear” he rose up from the waters like an elephante
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
क्रोधदूषितनेवस्तु स तदार्जुनपावकः। प्रजज्वाल महाघोरो युगान्त इव पावकः॥
krodhadūṣitanevastu sa tadārjunapāvakaḥ| prajajvāla mahāghoro yugānta iva pāvakaḥ||
The eyes of that fire-like Arjuna were reddened with ire and he shone dreadfully like the fire of dissolution.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स तूर्णतरमादाय वहेमाङ्गदो गदाम्। अभिदुद्राव रक्षांसि तमांसीव दिवाकरः॥
sa tūrṇataramādāya vahemāṅgado gadām| abhidudrāva rakṣāṃsi tamāṃsīva divākaraḥ||
And taking up speedily his club, that one, always using golden clubs, pursued the Rakşasas like to darkness following the sun.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
बाहविक्षेपकरणां समुद्यम्य महागदाम्। ग्रागडं वैमास्थाय आपपातैव सोऽर्जुनः॥
bāhavikṣepakaraṇāṃ samudyamya mahāgadām| grāgaḍaṃ vaimāsthāya āpapātaiva so'rjunaḥ||
Holding up the huge club and hurling it with his arms, Arjuna, resorting to the velocity of Garuda, went on
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
सत्य मार्ग समारुद्भय विन्ध्योऽर्कस्येव पर्वतः। थितो विन्ध्य दवाक प्रहस्तो मुसलायुधः॥
satya mārga samārudbhaya vindhyo'rkasyeva parvataḥ| thito vindhya davāka prahasto musalāyudhaḥ||
Thereupon stood there obstructing his course Raksasa, worked up with anger and with a mace in his hand, like to the Vindhya range standing in the way of the sun.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततोऽस्य मुसलं घोरं लोहबद्धं मदोद्धतः। प्रहस्तः प्रेषयन्क्रुद्धो ररास च यथान्तकः॥
tato'sya musalaṃ ghoraṃ lohabaddhaṃ madoddhataḥ| prahastaḥ preṣayankruddho rarāsa ca yathāntakaḥ||
And throwing down off his hand the iron mace, he, in anger, began to roar, like Yama.
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तस्याग्रे मुसलस्याग्निरशोकापीडसंनिभः। प्रहस्तकरमुक्तस्य बभूव प्रदहनिव॥
tasyāgre musalasyāgniraśokāpīḍasaṃnibhaḥ| prahastakaramuktasya babhūva pradahaniva||
And the top of the mace freed from the hand of Prahasta, was ablaze like the tips of Asoka flowers.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
आधावमानं मुसलं कार्तवीर्यस्तदार्जुनः। निपुणं वञ्चयामास गदया गतविक्लवः॥
ādhāvamānaṃ musalaṃ kārtavīryastadārjunaḥ| nipuṇaṃ vañcayāmāsa gadayā gataviklavaḥ||
Not the least agitated on beholding that mace, the king Arjuna, by his club, baffled its action.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततस्तमभिदुद्राव सगदो हैहयाधिपः। भ्रामयाणो गदां गुर्वी पञ्चबाहुशतोच्छ्याम्॥
tatastamabhidudrāva sagado haihayādhipaḥ| bhrāmayāṇo gadāṃ gurvī pañcabāhuśatocchyām||
Thereupon uplifting the huge club, five hundred hands long, the king of Haihayas pursued Prahasta.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततो हतोऽतिवेगेन प्रहस्तो गदया तदा। निपपात स्थितः शैलो वज्रिवज्रहतो यथा।।४७
tato hato'tivegena prahasto gadayā tadā| nipapāta sthitaḥ śailo vajrivajrahato yathā||47
And within a short time being struck down by that club gifted with great velocity Prahasta fell down on earth like to the summit of a mountain clapped down by the thunder-bolt of Indra.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
प्रहस्तं पतितं दृष्ट्वा मारीचशुकसारणाः। समहोदरधूम्राक्षा अपसृष्टा रणाजिरात्॥
prahastaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mārīcaśukasāraṇāḥ| samahodaradhūmrākṣā apasṛṣṭā raṇājirāt||
Beholding Prahasta fallen, Marica, Suka, Säraņa, Mahodara and Dhumrākṣa fled away from the battle-field.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अपक्रान्तेष्वमात्येषु प्रहस्ते च निपातिते। रावणोऽभ्यद्रवत्तूर्णमर्जुनं नृपसत्तमम्॥
apakrānteṣvamātyeṣu prahaste ca nipātite| rāvaṇo'bhyadravattūrṇamarjunaṃ nṛpasattamam||
All the councillors having thus fled away and Prahasta being slain, Rāvaņa speedily proceeded towards Arjuna, the foremost of kings.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
सहस्रबाहोस्तद्युद्धं विंशद्वाहोश्च दारुणम्। नृपराक्षसयोस्तत्र आरब्धं रोमहर्षणम्॥
sahasrabāhostadyuddhaṃ viṃśadvāhośca dāruṇam| nṛparākṣasayostatra ārabdhaṃ romaharṣaṇam||
Thereupon there ensued a terrible encounter capable of making down erect between the thousand-armed Arjuna, the king of men, and the twenty-armed Ravana, the king of Raksasas.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
सागराविव संक्षुब्धौ चलमूलाविवाचलौ। तेजोयुक्ताविवादित्यौ प्रदहन्ताविवानलौ ॥ बलोद्धतौ यथा नागौ वासितार्थे यथा वृषौ। मेघाविव विनर्दन्तौ सिंहाविव बलोत्कटौ॥ रुद्रकालाविव क्रुद्धौ तौ तदा राक्षसार्जुनौ। परस्परं गदां गृह्य ताडयामासतुर्भृशम्॥
sāgarāviva saṃkṣubdhau calamūlāvivācalau| tejoyuktāvivādityau pradahantāvivānalau || baloddhatau yathā nāgau vāsitārthe yathā vṛṣau| meghāviva vinardantau siṃhāviva balotkaṭau|| rudrakālāviva kruddhau tau tadā rākṣasārjunau| parasparaṃ gadāṃ gṛhya tāḍayāmāsaturbhṛśam||
And taking up their clubs Arjuna and Råvaņa began to fight with one another emitting cries like the mutterings of clouds, like to two huge balls fighting for a cow, two agitated oceans, two moving mountains, two effulgent Adityas, two burning flames, two proud elephants, two proud lions and like the very Rudra and Kāla.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
वज्रप्रहारानचला यथा घोरान्विषेहिरे। गदाप्रहारांस्तौ तत्र सेहाते नरराक्षसौ॥
vajraprahārānacalā yathā ghorānviṣehire| gadāprahārāṃstau tatra sehāte nararākṣasau||
As the mountains suffer many clappings of thunder-bolts so did they bear many strokes.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
यथाशनिरवेभ्यस्तु जायतेऽथ प्रतिश्रुतिः। तथा तयोर्गदापोथैर्दिशः सर्वाः प्रतिश्रुताः॥
yathāśaniravebhyastu jāyate'tha pratiśrutiḥ| tathā tayorgadāpothairdiśaḥ sarvāḥ pratiśrutāḥ||
And all the quarters were resounded with the sound proceeding from the stroke of their clubs like to the sound of thunder-bolts.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अर्जुनस्य गदा सा तु णत्यमानाहितोरसि। काञ्चनाभं नभश्चक्रे विद्युत्सौदामनी यथा॥
arjunasya gadā sā tu ṇatyamānāhitorasi| kāñcanābhaṃ nabhaścakre vidyutsaudāmanī yathā||
Being placed against the breast of Rāvaņa Arjuna's club rendered, for a moment, the welkin look like the burning gold as does the lightning.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तथैव रावणेनापि पात्यमाना मुहुर्मुहुः। अर्जुनोरसि निर्भाति गदोल्केव महागिरौ॥
tathaiva rāvaṇenāpi pātyamānā muhurmuhuḥ| arjunorasi nirbhāti gadolkeva mahāgirau||
And striking again and again against Arjuna's breast Ravana's club looked like a huge firebrand.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
नार्जुनः स्वेदमायाति न राक्षसगणेश्वरः। सममासीत्तयोयुद्धं यथा पूर्व बलीन्द्रयोः॥
nārjunaḥ svedamāyāti na rākṣasagaṇeśvaraḥ| samamāsīttayoyuddhaṃ yathā pūrva balīndrayoḥ||
Neither Arjuna was worn out nor was Rāvaņa. And the conflict went on between them like the encounter between Bali and Våsava in the days of yore.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
शृङ्गैरिव वृषायुध्यन्दन्तायैरिव कुञ्जरौ। परस्परं विनिघ्नन्तौ नरराक्षससत्तमौ॥
śṛṅgairiva vṛṣāyudhyandantāyairiva kuñjarau| parasparaṃ vinighnantau nararākṣasasattamau||
The King of men and the King of Rākşasas assailed and wounded one another with their clubs like to two bulls striking one another with their horns and two elephants with their tusks.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततोऽर्जुनेन क्रुद्धेन सर्वप्राणेन सा गदा। स्तनयोरन्तरे मुक्ता रावणस्य महोरसि॥
tato'rjunena kruddhena sarvaprāṇena sā gadā| stanayorantare muktā rāvaṇasya mahorasi||
Thereupon worked up with rage, Arjuna, with his full might, smote Răvaņa on his breast, with his club.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
वरदानकृतत्राणे सा गदा रावणोरसि। दुर्बलेव यथावेगं द्विधाभूतापतन्क्षितौ ॥
varadānakṛtatrāṇe sā gadā rāvaṇorasi| durbaleva yathāvegaṃ dvidhābhūtāpatankṣitau ||
But Rāvana was well protected by the boon of the celestial, so the club fell on earth sundered into two pieces like one hurled by a weak wight.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स त्वर्जुनप्रयुक्तेन गदाघातेन रावणः। अपासर्पद्धनुर्मानं निषसाद च निष्टनन्॥
sa tvarjunaprayuktena gadāghātena rāvaṇaḥ| apāsarpaddhanurmānaṃ niṣasāda ca niṣṭanan||
Still wounded by the mace of Arjuna, Rāvana, shedding tears, ran away at a distance of four feet and sat there.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स विह्वलं तदालक्ष्यदशग्रीवं ततोऽर्जुनः। सहसोत्पत्य जग्राह गरुत्मानिव पन्नगम्॥ स तु बाहुसहस्रेण बलादृह्य दशाननम्। बबन्ध बलवानराजा बलिं नारायणो यथा॥ बध्यमाने दशग्रीवे सिद्धचारणदेवताः। साध्वीतिवादिनः पुष्पैः किरन्त्यर्जुनमूर्धनि॥
sa vihvalaṃ tadālakṣyadaśagrīvaṃ tato'rjunaḥ| sahasotpatya jagrāha garutmāniva pannagam|| sa tu bāhusahasreṇa balādṛhya daśānanam| babandha balavānarājā baliṃ nārāyaṇo yathā|| badhyamāne daśagrīve siddhacāraṇadevatāḥ| sādhvītivādinaḥ puṣpaiḥ kirantyarjunamūrdhani||
Beholding Răvaņa thus over-whelmed Arjuna sprang up and caught him like Garuda holding a serpent and Vişņu binding Bali. Daśagrīva being thus bound, the Siddhas, Caranas and the celestials exclaiming "Well done! Well done!!” showered flowers upon Arjuna.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
व्याघ्रो मृगमिवादाय मृगराडिव कुञ्जरम्। ररास हैहयो राजा हर्षादम्बुदवन्मुहुः॥
vyāghro mṛgamivādāya mṛgarāḍiva kuñjaram| rarāsa haihayo rājā harṣādambudavanmuhuḥ||
And the king emitted leonine roars again and again as a tiger joyous roars like a cloud, holding a deer under his grasp.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
प्रहस्तस्तु समाश्वस्तो दृष्ट्वा बद्धं दशाननम्। सहसा राक्षसः क्रुद्ध अभिदुद्राव हैहयम्॥
prahastastu samāśvasto dṛṣṭvā baddhaṃ daśānanam| sahasā rākṣasaḥ kruddha abhidudrāva haihayam||
Regaining his sense and beholding Rāvana bound, Prahasta, in great anger, pursued, the King of Haihaya.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
नक्तंचराणां वेगस्तु तेषामापततां बभौ। उद्भूत आतपापाये पयोदानामिवाम्बुधौ ॥
naktaṃcarāṇāṃ vegastu teṣāmāpatatāṃ babhau| udbhūta ātapāpāye payodānāmivāmbudhau ||
And the Rākşasa force grew tempestuous like to the rising of the ocean during rains.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
मुश्च मुञ्चते भाषन्तस्तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चासकृत्। मुसलानि च शूलानि सोत्ससर्ज तदा रणे॥
muśca muñcate bhāṣantastiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cāsakṛt| musalāni ca śūlāni sotsasarja tadā raṇe||
Thereupon exclaiming repeatedly “Leave him off! Leave him off Wait! Wait!!" The Raksasa host hurled hundreds of Musalas and darts in the battle-field.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अप्राप्तान्येव तान्याशु असंभ्रान्तस्तदार्जुनः। आयुधान्तमरारीणां जग्राहारिनिषूदनः॥
aprāptānyeva tānyāśu asaṃbhrāntastadārjunaḥ| āyudhāntamarārīṇāṃ jagrāhāriniṣūdanaḥ||
Not the least moved thereby the king Arjuna, the slayer of enemies, bore those weapons of the enemies of the celestials.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततस्तान्येव रक्षांसि दुर्धरैः प्रवरायुधैः। भित्त्वा विद्रावयामास वायुरम्बुधरानिव॥
tatastānyeva rakṣāṃsi durdharaiḥ pravarāyudhaiḥ| bhittvā vidrāvayāmāsa vāyurambudharāniva||
Thereupon baffling the weapons of the Räkşasas by means of many a dreadful and excellent one, Arjuna, the king of Haihayas, drove them away · like winds scattering the clouds.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
राक्षसांस्त्रासयामास कार्तवीर्यार्जुनस्तदा। रावणं गृह्य नगरं प्रविवेश सुहद्धृतः॥ र्द्विजैः सपौरैः पुरुहूतसंनिभः। ततोऽर्जुनः स्वां प्रविवेश तां पुरी बलिं निगृह्येव सहस्रलोचनः॥
rākṣasāṃstrāsayāmāsa kārtavīryārjunastadā| rāvaṇaṃ gṛhya nagaraṃ praviveśa suhaddhṛtaḥ|| rdvijaiḥ sapauraiḥ puruhūtasaṃnibhaḥ| tato'rjunaḥ svāṃ praviveśa tāṃ purī baliṃ nigṛhyeva sahasralocanaḥ||
Having thus struck terror to the night-rangers, he, encircled by his own kinsmen, repaired to his own city with Ravana, carrying him bound like to Indra carrying Bali bound. Thereupon flowers and fried paddy were showered upon him by the Brāhmaṇas and citizens.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
