Chapter 9 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 9.1

ततो निकुम्भो रभसः सूर्यशत्रुर्महाबलः। सुप्तघ्नो यज्ञकोपश्च महापार्श्वमहोदरौ॥ अग्निकेतुश्च दुर्धर्षो रश्मिकेतुश्च राक्षसाः। इन्द्रशत्रुश्च बलवांस्ततो वै रावणात्मजः॥ प्रहस्तोऽथ विरूपाक्षो वज्रदंष्ट्रो महाबलः। धूम्राक्षोऽथ निकुम्भश्च दुर्मुखश्चैव राक्षसः॥ परिघान्पट्टिशाञ्छूलान्प्रासाशक्तिपरश्वधान्। चापानि च सुबाणानि खङ्गांश्च विपुलाम्बुभान्॥ प्रगृह्य परमक्रुद्धाः समुत्पत्य च राक्षसाः। अब्रुवन्रावणं सर्वे प्रदीप्ता इव तेजसा॥ अद्य रामं वधिष्यामः सुग्रीवं च सलक्ष्मणम्। कृपणं च हनूमन्तं लङ्का येन प्रधर्षिता॥

tato nikumbho rabhasaḥ sūryaśatrurmahābalaḥ| suptaghno yajñakopaśca mahāpārśvamahodarau|| agniketuśca durdharṣo raśmiketuśca rākṣasāḥ| indraśatruśca balavāṃstato vai rāvaṇātmajaḥ|| prahasto'tha virūpākṣo vajradaṃṣṭro mahābalaḥ| dhūmrākṣo'tha nikumbhaśca durmukhaścaiva rākṣasaḥ|| parighānpaṭṭiśāñchūlānprāsāśaktiparaśvadhān| cāpāni ca subāṇāni khaṅgāṃśca vipulāmbubhān|| pragṛhya paramakruddhāḥ samutpatya ca rākṣasāḥ| abruvanrāvaṇaṃ sarve pradīptā iva tejasā|| adya rāmaṃ vadhiṣyāmaḥ sugrīvaṃ ca salakṣmaṇam| kṛpaṇaṃ ca hanūmantaṃ laṅkā yena pradharṣitā||

English Meaning

Then, in fierce wrath seizing bludgeons, and pattiśas, lances and bearded darts and javelins, and axes, bows and excellent shafts and swords, resembling crystalline water, sprung up the Rākşasas, Rabhasa, and the mighty Sūryasatru, and Saptaghna, and Yajñakopa, and Mahāpārsva and Mahodra, Agniketu the irrepressible, and the Rākṣasa Rasmiketu, and the lusty Indraśatru, son to Ravana-and Prahasta, Virupaksa, and the exceedingly strong Vajradanstra, and Dhumrākşa, and Nikumbha, and the Rākşasa Durmukha. And, flaming in energy, they all addressed Ravana, To-day shall we slay Rāma, and Sugrīva along with Lakşmaņa, and the helpless Hanumān, who has damaged Lankā.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)