pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स्वस्ति गोब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तु लोकानां ये च सम्मताः। जयतां राघवो युद्धे पौलस्त्यान् रजनीचरान्॥ चक्रहस्ते यथा विष्णुः सर्वानसुरसत्तमान् ।
English: Welfare to those cows, and Brāhmanas, and those that are prized by the worlds! As the discus-handed Vişņu vanquished the foremost Asuras, may Rāghava rout in battle those rangers of the night, the progeny of Pulastya!
Sanskrit: एतश्चान्यच्च बहुशो ब्रुवाणाः परमर्षय: 1॥ जातकौतूहलास्तत्र विमानस्ताश्च देवताः। ददृशुर्वाहिनीं तेषां राक्षसानां गतायुषाम्॥
English: And saying this as well as various other things, the supreme saints and the celestials stationed in the sky conceiving curiosity (as to the issue of the conflict), beheld the host of those Rākşasas, whose days had been numbered.
Sanskrit: रथेन तु खरो वेगात् सैन्यस्याग्राद् विनिःसृतः। श्येनगामी पृथुग्रीवो यज्ञशत्रुर्विहंगमः॥ दुर्जयः करवीराक्षः परुषः कालकार्मुकः। हेममाली महामाली सोस्यो रुधिराशनः॥ द्वादशैते महावीर्याः प्रतस्थुरभितः खरम्।
English: Then impetuously Khara issued in his car from the van of the army*. And these twelve endowed with exceeding prowess, viz., Syenagāmí, Prthusyama, Yajñaśatru, Vihangama, Durjaya, Karavirāksa, Parusa, Kālakärmuka, Hemamāli, Mahāmāli, Sarpāsya, and Rudhirāśana posted themselves around Khara. The N.W.P. text has a different stoka. And seeing him come out on the ground, they themselves came out.
Sanskrit: महाकपालः स्थूलाक्षः प्रमाथस्त्रिशिरास्तथा। चत्वार एते सेनाने दूषणं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः॥
English: And Mahākapāla, Sthūlākṣa, Pramātha and Trisirā—These four going before the forces, went at the back of Dūşaņa.
Sanskrit: सा भीमवेगा समराभिकाङ्गिणी सुदारुणा राक्षसवीरसेना। तौ राजपुत्रौ सहसाभ्युपेता माला ग्रहाणामिव चन्द्रसूर्यो।।
English: Then as the planets dart towards the sun and moon, that heroic and dreadful army of Rākşasas, eager for victory suddenly rushed towards the princes with great vehemence.
Sanskrit: भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा शयानं निर्जितं रणे। शोकवेगपरीतात्मा विललाप विभीषणः॥
English: Beholding his brother defeated, slain and lying down on the battle-field, Vibhisana overpowered with the weight of his grief, began to lament.
Sanskrit: वीरविक्रान्त विख्यात प्रवीण नयकोविद। महार्हशयनोपेत किं शेषे निहतो भुवि ॥ निक्षिप्य दी? निश्चेष्टौ भुजावङ्गदभूषितौ। मुकुटेनापवृत्तेन भास्कराकारवर्चसा ॥
English: O hero, well-known for your prowess, wise and conversant with polity, you were used to excellent beds, why did you lie down on the earth spreading (on the earth) your long and actionless arms always adorned with Angadas and being shorn of your helmet having the resplendence of the Sun.
Sanskrit: तदिदं वीर संप्राप्तं यन्मया पूर्वमीरितम्। काममोहपरीतस्य यत्तन्न रुचितं तव॥
English: O hero you have come by what I had anticipated and what did not please you who were possessed by delusions.
Sanskrit: यन्न दात्प्रहस्तो वा नेन्द्रजिन्नापरे जनाः। न कुम्भकर्णोऽतिरथो नातिकायो नरान्तकः। न स्वयं बहु मन्येथास्तस्योदर्कोऽयमागतः॥
English: Prahasta, Indrajit Kumbhakarma, Atikāya, Atiratha, Narāntaka, yourself and others-none of you paid heed, out of haughtiness, to what I had said which has now been brought about.
Sanskrit: गतः सेतुः सुनीतानां गतो धर्मस्य विग्रहः। गतः सत्त्वस्य संक्षेपः सुहस्तानां गतिर्गता॥ आदित्यः पतितो भूमौ मग्नस्तमसि चन्द्रमाः। चित्रभानुः प्रशान्ताचिर्व्यवसायो निरुद्यमः।। अस्मिन्निपतिते वीरे भूमौ शस्त्रभृतां वरे॥
English: Oh! the bridge of the pious has been broken, the figure of the virtue has been spoiled, the refuge of the strong and powerful has disappeared and you have attained to the state of the heroes! The sun has fallen down on the earth, the moon has been shorn of its lustre, the fire has been extinguished and virtue has desisted from its action, this hero, the foremost of those using weapons, falling down on the earth.
Sanskrit: किं शेषमिहलोकस्य गतसत्त्वस्य संप्रति। रणे राक्षसशार्दूले प्रसुप्त इव पांसुषु।।।।।
English: O you the foremost of the Rakşasas lying down in the dust on the battle field like one asleep whom else have these remaining (Raksasas) deprived of their power and energy, got?
Sanskrit: स्तपोबलः शौर्यनिबद्धमूलः। रणे महानराक्षसराजवृक्षः संमर्दितो राघवमारुतेन।९।।
English: The huge tree of the lord of Räkşasas having patience for its leaves velocity for its flowers the power of asceticism and heroism for its firm roots, has been uprooted by the Rāghava wind.
Sanskrit: तेजोविषाणः कुलवंशवंशः कोपप्रसादापरगावहस्तः। इक्ष्वाकुसिंहावगृहीतदेहः सुप्तः क्षिप्तौ रावणगन्धहस्ती॥
English: Mad-elephant-like Ravana, having prowess for its tusk, family rank for its back bone, anger for its legs, and delighedness for its trunk, has been laid low on the ground by the lion of the Iksvāku race.
Sanskrit: निःश्वासधूमः स्वबलप्रतापः। निर्वापितो रामपयोधरेण॥
English: The powerful Räksasa-fire having prowess and energy for its rays, angry breath for its smoke, own strength for it power of burning, has been extinguished in battle by Rāma like cloud.
Sanskrit: सिंहङ्क्षलाङ्गेलककुद्विषाणः पराभिजिद्गन्धनगन्धवाहः। रक्षोवृषश्चापलकर्णचक्षुः क्षितीश्वरव्याघ्रहतोऽवसन्नः॥
English: The Räkşasas bull ever defeating others and powerful as the wind having Rākşasas for its tail hump an a horns, and fickleness for its ears and eyes, has been slain today by Rāma-tiger.
Sanskrit: वदन्तं हेतुमद्वाक्यं परिदृष्टार्थनिश्चयम्। रामः शोकसमाविष्टमित्युवाच विभीषणम्॥
English: Hearing these words pregnant with sound reasonings from Vibhīşaņa and beholding him overwhelmed with grief Rāma said.
Sanskrit: नायं विनष्टो निचेष्टः समरे चण्डविक्रमः। अत्युनतमहोत्साहः पतितोऽयमशङ्कितः॥
English: (This lord of Rākşasas) of dreadful prowess has not been slain in battle disabled. he is gifted with great prowess and energy and devoid of the fear of death.' * i.e. he has accidentally met with death.
Sanskrit: नैवं विनष्टाः शोच्यन्ते क्षत्रधर्मव्यवस्थिताः। वृद्धिमाशंसमाना ये निपतन्ति रणाजिरे॥
English: The heroes abiding by the virtues of the kş arriyas, who fall at the battle field for enhancing their glory, when dead, should not be mourned for.
Sanskrit: येन सेन्द्रास्त्रयो लोकास्त्रासिता युधि धीमता। अस्मिन्कालसमायुक्ते न कालः परिशोचितुम्॥
English: This is not the time to mourn for him although possessed by death, by whom gifted with intellect Indra with the three worlds was terrified in conflict.
Sanskrit: नैकान्तविजयो युद्धे भूतपूर्वः कदाचन। परैर्वा हन्यते वीरः परान्वा हन्ति संयुगे॥
English: Besides success in battle is not perpetual; either one slays his enemy or meets with his destruction at his hands in the conflict.
Sanskrit: इयं हि पूर्वैः संदिष्टा गतिः क्षत्रियसंमता। क्षत्रियो निहतः संख्ये न शोच्य इति निश्चयः॥
English: This procedure of the Ksatryas was laid down by the ancient preceptors that a kşatrya, when slain in battle should not be mourned for.
Sanskrit: तदेवं निश्चयं दृष्ट्वा तत्त्वमास्थाय विज्वरः। यदिहानन्तरं कार्य कल्प्यं तदनुचिन्तय॥
English: Beholding this to be certain and attaining calmness, do you be freed from your sorrow an think what should be done now.
Sanskrit: तमुक्तवाक्यं विक्रान्तं राजपुत्रं विभीषणः। उवाच शोकसंतप्तो भ्रातुर्हितमनन्तरम्॥
English: Thereupon Vibhișaņa stricken with grief addressed the powerful son of the king speaking thus with words ter ting to his brother's wellbeing.
Sanskrit: योऽयं विमर्देष्वविभग्नपूर्वः सुरैः समस्तैरपि वासवेन। भवन्तमासाद्य रणे विभग्नो वेलामिवासाद्य यथा समुद्रः॥
English: You have, like ine ocean breaking down its banks, broken him down, who had not been are this even defeated by Basava and the celestials.
Sanskrit: अनेन दत्तानि वनीपकेषु भुक्ताश्च भोगा निभृताश्च भृत्याः। धनानि मित्रेषु समर्पितानि वैराण्यमित्रेषु निपातितानि॥
English: By him were conferred many a gift on those who wanted them, were enjoyed many a luxury, were maintained many a servant distributed wealth to friends and slain the enemies.
Sanskrit: एषोऽहिताग्निश्च महातपाश्च वेदान्तगः कर्मसु चाग्र्यशूरः। एतस्य यत्प्रेतगतस्य कृत्यं तत्कर्तुमिच्छामि तव प्रसादात्॥
English: He propitiated fire, performed great austerities, was conversant with the Vedas and the great performer of sacrifices. I desire to perform, by your instructions, his becoming obsequies.
Sanskrit: स तस्य वाक्यैः करुणैर्महात्मा संबोधितः आज्ञापयामास नरेन्द्रसूनुः स्वर्गीयमाधानमदीनसत्त्वः॥
English: Being thus addressed by Vibhīşaņa with piteous accents, the high-souled son of the lord of men. gifted with great energy, ordered him to perform his obsequies and said.
Sanskrit: मरणान्तानि वैराणि निवृतं नः प्रयोजनम्। क्रियतामस्य संस्कारो ममाप्येष यथा तव ॥
English: With death our enmity has terminated and our object has been accomplished: he is as dear to me as to you: perform (therefore) his funeral rites.
Sanskrit: सुग्रीवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा हेतुमत्परमार्थवत्। प्रतिजग्राह काकुत्स्थो हनूमन्तमथाब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing Sugrīva's speech, reasonable and fraught with high sense, Kākutstha accorded his assent to it and spoke to Hanumān, saying.
Sanskrit: तपसा सेतुबन्धेन सागरोच्छोषणेन च। सर्वथापि समर्थोऽस्मि सागरस्यास्य लङ्घने॥
English: By asceticism, or constructing a bridge, or drying up the ocean, competent every way am I for crossing over this ocean.
Sanskrit: कति दुर्गाणि दुर्गाया लङ्कायास्तद्ब्रवीष्व मे। ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तत्सर्वं दर्शनादिव वानर ॥
English: Of impracticable places, tell me how many there are in (Lankā), which are incapable of being come at.
Sanskrit: बलस्य परिमाणं च द्वारदुर्गक्रियामपि। गुप्तिकर्म च लङ्काया रक्षसा सदनानि च॥ यथासुखं यथावच्च लङ्कायामसि दृष्टवान्। सर्वमाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन सर्वथा कुशलो ह्यसि ॥
English: O monkey, as you have seen personally, I wish to get acquainted with all this. And you have at your leisure duly noticed in Lankā the nur.ber of the army, the inaccessibility (or otherwise) of the gates, the defence of Lankā, and the dwellings of the Rākşasas. Do you faithfully relate this to me, for you are observant.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा रामस्य वचनं हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः। वाक्यं वाक्यविदां श्रेष्ठो रामं पुनरथाब्रवीत्॥ श्रूयतां सर्वमाख्यास्ये दुर्गकर्म विधानतः। गुप्ता पुरी यथा लङ्का रक्षिता च यथा बलैः॥ राक्षसाश्च यथा स्निग्धा रावणस्य च तेजसा। परां समृद्धिं लङ्कायाः सागरस्य च भीमताम्॥ विभागं च बलौघस्य निर्देशं वाहनस्य च। एवमुक्त्वा कपिश्रेष्ठः कथयामास तत्त्ववित्॥
English: Hearing Rāma's speech, Hanumān, offspring of the Wind-god, foremost of those conversant with speech, again spoke to Rāma, Hearken! I will describe to you by what method is the city of Lankā guarded and protected by the Rākṣasas, how loyal the Rākşasas are, the surpassing prosperity of Lankā, the dreadfulness of the deep, the divisions of the forces, and the number of the elephants, horses, cars, etc.' Having said this, that best of monkeys, knowing the nature of things, went on.
Sanskrit: हृष्टप्रमुदिता लङ्का मत्तद्विपसमाकुला। महती रथसंपूर्णा रक्षोगणनिषेविता ॥
English: Lankā, filled with mad elephants, ever rejoice. She is great, thronging with cars and inhabited by Raksasas.
Sanskrit: दृढबद्धकपाटानि महापरिघवन्ति च। चत्वारि विपुलान्यस्या द्वाराणि सुमहान्ति च॥
English: Her doors are firmly established and furnished with massy bolts. And she has four wide and giant gates.
Sanskrit: तत्रेषूपलयन्त्राणि बलवन्ति महान्ति च। आगतं प्रतिसैन्यं तैस्तत्र प्रतिनिवार्यते॥
English: (At those gates) are powerful and large arms, stones, and engines, whereby a hostile host approaching, is opposed.
Sanskrit: द्वारेषु संस्कृता भीमाः कालायसमयाः शिताः। शतशो रचिता वीरैः शतघ्न्यो रक्षसां गणैः॥
English: At the entrances are arrayed and set in order by bands of heroic Rākşasas, hundreds of dreadful sharp iron sataghnis.* *A kind of fire-arms, or ancient Hindu rocket; or a stone set round with sharp iron spikes. According to Rāmānuja, a sort of mace about two yards in length, with spikes.
Sanskrit: सौवर्णस्तु महांस्तस्याः प्राकारो दुष्प्रधर्षणः। मणिविद्रुमवैदूर्यमुक्ताविरचितान्तरः॥
English: She has a mighty impassable golden wall, having its side emblazoned in the centre with costly stones, coral, lapises and pearls.
Sanskrit: सर्वतश्च महाभीमाः शीततोया महाशुभाः। अगाधा ग्राहवत्यश्च परिखा मीनसेविताः॥
English: Round about is a moat, exceedingly dreadful, with cool water, eminently grand, fathomless, containing ferocious aquatic animals, and inhabited by fishes.
Sanskrit: द्वारेषु तासां चत्वारः संक्रमाः परमायताः। यन्त्रैरुपेता बहुभिर्महद्भिर्गृहपङ्क्तिभिः॥
English: At the gates are four broad bridges, furnished with machines and many rows of grand structures.
Sanskrit: त्रायन्ते संक्रमास्तत्र परसैन्यागते सति। यन्त्रैस्तैरवकीर्यन्ते परिखासु समन्ततः॥
English: On the approach of hostile forces, their attack is repulsed by these machines, and they are thrown into the ditch.
Sanskrit: एकस्त्वकम्प्यो बलवान्संक्रमः सुमहादृढः। काञ्चनैर्बहुभिः स्तम्भैर्वेदिकाभिश्च शोभितः॥
English: One among these bridges is immovable, strong and fast established; adorned with golden pillars and daises.
Sanskrit: स्वयं प्रकृतिमापन्नो युयुत्सू राम रावणः। उत्थितश्चाप्रमत्तश्च बलानामनुदर्शने॥
English: O Rāma, albeit Rāvaņa hunger for fight, yet is he calm; and he is vigilant and ever engaged in superintending his army.
Sanskrit: लङ्कापुनर्निरालम्बा देवदुर्गा भयावहा। नादेयं पार्वतं चान्यं कृत्रिमं च चतुर्विधम् ॥
English: And dreadful and resembling a celestial citadel, Lankā cannot be ascended by means of any support. She has fortresses composed of streams, those of hills, and artificial ones of four kinds.
Sanskrit: स्थिता पारे समुद्रस्य दूरपारस्य राघव। नौपथश्चापि नास्त्यत्र निरुद्देशश्च सर्वशः॥
English: O Rāghava, she is situated on the other shore of the ocean having its limit far away. And way there is none even for barks, and all sides are destitute of division.
Sanskrit: शैलाने रचिता दुर्गा सा पूर्देवपुरोपमा। वाजिवारणसंपूर्णा लङ्का परमदुर्जया॥
English: That citadel is built on the mountain's brow; and, resembling the metropolis of the immortals, the exceedingly invincible Larkā is filled with horses and elephants.
Sanskrit: परिखाश्च शतघ्यश्च यन्त्राणि विविधानि च। शोभयन्ति पुरीं लङ्कां रावणस्य दुरात्मनः॥
English: And a moat and sataghnís and various engines adorn the city of Lankā, belonging to the wicked Rāvana.
Sanskrit: अयुतं रक्षसामत्र पूर्वद्वारं समाश्रितम्। शूलहस्ता दुराधर्षाः सर्वे खङ्गाग्रयोधिनः॥
English: And an ayuta of Raksasas, dart-handed, hard to subdue, and all fighting at the front with their swords-protect the Eastern gate.
Sanskrit: नियुतं रक्षसामत्र दक्षिणद्वारमाश्रितम्। चतुरङ्गेण सैन्येन योधास्तत्राप्यनुत्तमाः॥
English: And a lac of Rākşasas with a fourfold force, and with the flower of the soldiery-protect the Southern gate.
Sanskrit: प्रयुतं रक्षसामत्र पश्चिमद्वारमाश्रितम्। चर्मखङ्गधराः सर्वे तथा सर्वास्त्रकोविदाः॥
English: And a prayuta of Rākṣasas, bearing swords and shields, and skilled in all arms, protect the Western gate.
Sanskrit: न्यर्बुदं रक्षसामत्र उत्तरद्वारमाश्रितम्। रथिनश्चाश्ववाहाश्च कुलपुत्राः सुपूजिताः॥ शतशोऽथ सहस्राणि मध्यमं स्कन्धमाश्रिताः। यातुधाना दुराधर्षाः साग्रकोटिश्च रक्षसाम्॥
English: And an arbuda of Rākṣasas protect the Northern gate. And car-warriors and horsemenpersons honoured and sprung from noble linesby hundreds and thousands,tand irrepressible goblins and koțis of Rākşasas, protect the garrison.
Sanskrit: ते मया संक्रमा भग्नाः परिखाश्चावपूरिताः। दग्धा च नगरी लङ्का प्राकाराश्चावसादिताः॥
English: I have broken down the bridges and filled up the entrenchment. I have burnt that city of Lankā and laid the wall low.
Sanskrit: येन केन तु मार्गेण तराम वरुणालयम्। हतेति नगरी लङ्का वानरैरुपधार्यताम्॥
English: Let us by any way whatever cross over Varuna's abode. Do you take it for certain that the city of Lankā is subdued by the monkeys.
Sanskrit: अङ्गदो द्विविदो मैन्दो जाम्बवान्पनसो नलः। नील: सेनापतिश्चैव बलशेषेण किं तव॥ प्लवमाना हि गत्वा तां रावणस्य महापुरीम्। सपर्वतवना भित्त्वा सखातां च सतोरणाम्।। सप्राकारां सभवनामानयिष्यन्ति राधव॥
English: What is the use of your reckoning the rest? Aigada, Dvivida, Mainda, Jambavan, Panasa, Nala, and the general, Nīla, bounding and reaching Răvana's abode, and riving the same consisting of woods and hills, moat and gateway, walls and dwellings, shall, O Rāghava, bring (hither) Sītā.
Sanskrit: एवमाज्ञापय क्षिप्रं बलानां सर्वसंग्रहम्। मुहूर्तेन तु युक्तेन प्रस्थानमभिरोचय॥
English: If this be so,* do you order the entire body of the army to be brought; and do you set out at the proper hour. *Ebam ajnápaya: Ramanuja reads sense into this passage. If you wishes the principal monkeys to go, bring them; if you wish the whole host to march, call it hither, and march at the auspicious moment.
Sanskrit: ते निवृत्ता महाकायाः श्रुत्वाङ्गदवचस्तदा। नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिमास्थाय सर्वे संग्रामकाङ्गिणः॥
English: Having desisted on hearing the words of Angada those huge-bodied ones, regaining calmness, became (again) intent on fight.
Sanskrit: समुदीरितवीर्यास्ते समारोपितविक्रमाः। पर्यवस्थापिता वाक्यैरङ्गदेन बलीयसा ॥
English: Attaining energy at the exhortation (of Angada), and summoning up their prowess, they stayed in the field agreeable to the words of the powerful Angada.
Sanskrit: प्रयाताश्च गता हर्ष मरणे कृतनिश्चयाः। चक्रुः सुतुमुलं युद्धं वानरास्त्यक्तजीविताः॥
English: Inspired with spirits, the monkeys, determined to face their fate, rushed into the conflict, and, casting away all care for their lives, entered into a furious fight (with the foe)
Sanskrit: अथ वृक्षान्महाकायाः सानूनि सुमहान्ति च। वानरास्तूर्णमुद्यम्य कुम्भकर्णमभिद्रवन्॥
English: And speedily upraising trees and gigantic crags, the huge-bodied monkeys charged Kumbhakarņa.
Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्णः सुसंक्रुद्धो गदामुद्यम्य वीर्यवान्। धर्षयन्स महाकायः समन्ताद्व्यक्षिपद्रिपून्॥
English: Thereat the mighty Kumbhakarņa possessed of a prodigious person waxing wroth taking up his mace let the same alight on the enemies.
Sanskrit: शतानि सप्त चाष्टौ च सहस्राणि च वानराः। प्रकीर्णाः शेरते भूमौ कुम्भकर्णेन ताडिताः॥
English: Attacked by Kumbhakarma, seven, eight hundreds and thousands of monkeys measure their lengths on the earth.
Sanskrit: षोडशाष्टौ च दश च विंशत्रिंशत्तथैव च। परिक्षिप्य च बाहुभ्यां खादन्स परिधावति।। भक्षयन्भृशसंक्रुद्धो गरुडः पनगानिव॥
English: Casting about his arms, he rush on, devouring sixteen, eight, ten, twenty or thirty. And he devoured (the monkeys) like Garuda swallowing up serpents.
Sanskrit: कृच्छ्रेण च समाश्वस्ताः संगम्य च ततस्ततः। वृक्षाद्रिहस्ता हरयस्तस्थुः संग्राममूर्धनि।।।।
English: Then cheered up with much ado, the monkeys meeting together, and taking trees and rocks in their hands, stood their ground in the van of battle.
Sanskrit: ततः पर्वतमुत्पाट्य द्विविदः प्लवगर्षभः। दुद्राव गिरिशृङ्गाभं विलम्ब इव तोयदः॥
English: Then uprooting a crag, Dvivide-foremost of monkeys-resembling an extended mass of clouds rushed against (Kumbhakarņa) having the aspect of a mountain-summit.
Sanskrit: तं समुत्पाट्य चिक्षेप कुम्भकर्णाय वानरः। तमप्राप्य महाकायं तस्य सैन्येऽपतत्ततः॥ ममर्दाश्वान्गजांश्चापि रथांश्चापि गजोत्तमान्। तानि चान्यानि रक्षांसि एवं चान्यद्रेिः शिरः॥
English: And uprooting it, the monkey hurled it at Kumbhakarņa. And without descending on him, the crag fell down amidst the army, and smashed steeds and elephants and cans and choice chargers.
Sanskrit: तच्छैलवेगाभिहतं हताश्वं हतसारथिम्। रक्षसां रुधिरक्लिन्नं बभूवायोधनं महत्॥
English: Then taking another mountain top, Dvivida hurled it at other Rākşas. And smite with the impetus of the peak, Kumbhakarna had his chargers and his charioteers slain; and the terrific field overflowed with the blood of Rākşas.
Sanskrit: रथिनो वानरेन्द्राणां शरैः कालान्तकोपमैः। शिरांसि नर्दतां जह्वः सहसा भीमनिःस्वनाः॥
English: And Räksasa car-warriors by means of arrows resembling the Destroyer himself, cut off the heads of the foremost monkeys who had been setting up roars.
Sanskrit: वानराश्च महात्मानः समुत्पाट्य महादुमान्। रथानश्वान्गजानुष्ट्राराक्षसानभ्यसूदयन्॥
English: The high-souled monkeys also, uprooting gaints trees, destroyed cars and horses and elephants and camels and Raksasas
Sanskrit: हनूमान्शैलशृङ्गाणि शिलाश्च विविधान्दुमान्। ववर्ष कुम्भकर्णस्य शिरस्यम्बरमास्थितः॥
English: And remaining in the sky, Hanumān discharged at Kumbhakarņa's head mountainpeaks and rocks and various trees.
Sanskrit: तानि पर्वतशृङ्गाणि शूलेन स बिभेद ह। बभञ्ज वृक्षवर्षं च कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः॥
English: And all those mountain-tops he cut off with his dart; and the mighty Kumbhakarņa also baffled the shower of trees.
Sanskrit: ततो हरीणां तदनीकमुग्रं दुद्राव शूलं निशितं प्रगृह्य। तस्थि स तस्यापततः पुरस्तान्महीधराग्रं हनुमान्प्रगृह्य ॥
English: Then grasping his sharpened spear, Kumbhakarņa darted against that terrific array of monkeys. And as he charged them, Hanuman armed with a mountain-peak, stood before him.
Sanskrit: स कुम्भकर्ण कुपितो जघान वेगेन शैलोत्तमभीमकायम्। संचुक्षुभे तेन तदाभिभूतो मेदागात्रो रुधिरावसिक्तः॥
English: Waxing enraged (Hanuman) vehemently smote Kumbhakarņa with a gigantic crag. And overpowered by that, Kumbhakarna experienced great torments, and his body was covered with fat and blood.
Sanskrit: स शूलमाविध्य तडित्प्रकाशं गिरिर्यथा प्रज्वलिताग्निशृङ्गम्। बाह्वन्तरे मारुतिमाजघान गुहोऽचलं क्रौञ्चमिवोग्रशक्त्या॥
English: Then as Guha had pierced Krauñca with his fierce dart, Kumbhakarna the mountain-like smote the Wind-god's son in the chest with his dart resembling lightning or like a glowing mountain-summit.
Sanskrit: स शूलनिर्भिन्नमहाभुजान्तरः प्रविह्वलः शोणितमुद्वमन्रुषा। ननाद भीमं हनुमान्महाहवे युगान्तमेघस्तनितस्वनोपमम्॥
English: And having his mighty chest pierced in the mighty encounter, Hanumān, overwhelmed, and vomiting blood-transported with wrath, set up roars resembling the roaring of the clouds at the universal disruption.
Sanskrit: ततो विनेदुः सहसा प्रहृष्टा रक्षोगणास्तं व्यथितं समीक्ष्य। प्लवंगमास्तु व्यथिता भयार्ताः प्रदुद्रुवुः संयति कुम्भकर्णात् ॥
English: Then, beholding him in torments, Raksasas suddenly rejoiced, emitted shouts; and the monkeys aggrieved and overcome with fright, began to fly Kumbhakarna in battle.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु नीलो बलवान्पर्यस्थापयन्बलम्। प्रविचिक्षेप शैलाग्रं कुम्भकर्णाय धीमते॥
English: Then the powerful Nīla, arranging his forces, discharged a mountain-peak at the intelligent Kumbhakarma.
Sanskrit: तदापतन्तं संप्रेक्ष्य मुष्टिनाभिजघान ह। मुष्टिप्रहाराभिहतं तच्छैलाग्रं व्यशीर्यत।। सविस्फुलिङ्गं सज्वालं निपपात महीतले॥
English: Seeing it descend, he dealt it a blow; and struck by the blow, the mountain-top was shattered in pieces; and dropped to the earth glowing and shooting living flames.
Sanskrit: ऋषभः शरभो नीलो गवाक्षो गन्धमादनः। पञ्च वानरशार्दूलाः कुम्भकर्णमुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Then Rşabha and Sarabha and Nīla and Gavākṣa and Gandhamādana, these five terrific monkeys, rushed against Kumbhakarņa.
Sanskrit: शैलैर्वृक्षस्तलैः पादैर्मुष्टिभिश्च महाबलाः। कुम्भकर्म महाकायं निजघ्नुः सर्वतो युधि॥
English: And in the encounter those mighty monkeys began to sorely assail the huge-bodied Kumbhakarma with crags and trees and slaps and kicks and blows.
Sanskrit: स्पर्शानिव प्रहारांस्तान्वेदयानो न विव्यथे। ऋषभं तु महावेगं बाहुभ्यां परिषस्वजे॥
English: But those blows seemed to him like touches* and did not at all pain him. Then he fastened the vehement Rşabha with his arms. *Like the feel, remarks Rāmánuja, of wreaths, unguents, etc. blows
Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्णभुजाभ्यां तु पीडितो वानरर्षभः। निपपातर्षभो भीमः प्रमुखागतशोणितः॥
English: Agonised on being fastened with Kumbhakarma's arms, that foremost of monkeys, the dreadful Rşabha, fell down to the earth, vomiting blood by his mouth.
Sanskrit: मुष्टिना शरभं हत्वा जानुना नीलमाहवे। आजघान गवाक्षं तु तलेनेन्द्ररिपुस्तदा ॥
English: Then the enemy of Indra smite, Sarabha with blow, and Nila, in the conflict with his thigh, struck a slap at Gavākṣa.
Sanskrit: पादेनाभ्यहनत्क्रुद्धस्तरसा गन्धमादनम्। दत्तप्रहारव्यथिता मुमुहुः शोणितोक्षिताः। निपेतुस्ते तु मेदिन्यां निकृत्ता इव किंशुकाः॥
English: Then he speedily hit by his feet with wrath Gandhamadana. Suffering great . pain in consequence of the (dealt by Kumbhakarņa those monkeys), deprived of their senses and bathed in blood, dropped down to the earth like Kinśukas that have been cut down.
Sanskrit: तेषु वानरमुख्येषु पातितेषु महात्मसु। वानराणां सहस्राणि कुम्भकर्ण प्रदुद्रुवुः॥
English: On those high-souled and mighty monkeys falling down, thousands of monkeys rushed at Kumbhakarna.
Sanskrit: तं शैलमिव शैलाभाः सर्वे तु प्लवगर्षभाः। समारुह्य समुत्पत्य ददंशुः प्लवगर्षभाः।३१॥
English: Ascending a mountain-summit, those foremost of monkeys, possessed of the splendour of a mountain-peak, sprang upon him and tore him with their teeth.
Sanskrit: तं नखैर्दशनैश्चापि मुष्टिभिबाहुभिस्तथा। कुम्भकर्ण महाबाहुं निजघ्नुः प्लवगर्षभाः॥
English: And those foremost of monkeys attacked the long-armed Kumbhakarma with their claws and teeth and blows and arms.