pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: प्रहस्तो निहतो वीरो निकुम्भश्च महाबलः। कुम्भकर्णश्च कुम्भश्च धूम्राक्षश्च निशाचरः॥ जम्बुमाली महामाली तीक्ष्णवेगोऽशनिप्रभः। सुप्तघ्नो यज्ञकोपश्च वज्रदंष्ट्रश्च राक्षसः॥ संहादी विकटोऽरिघ्नस्तपनो मन्द एव च। प्रघासः प्रघसश्चैव प्रजङ्घो जङ्घ एव च॥ अग्निकेतुश्च दुर्धर्षो रश्मिकेतुश्च वीर्यवान्। विद्युज्जिह्वो द्विजिह्वश्च सूर्यशत्रुश्च राक्षसः॥ अकम्पनः सुपार्श्वश्च चक्रमाली च राक्षसः। कम्पनः सत्त्ववन्तश्च देवान्तकनरान्तकौ॥
English: That hero-prahasta-has been slain, and Nikumbha possessed of wondrous strength, and Kumbhakarņa, and Kumbha and the night-ranger Dhūmrākṣa, and Jämbumāli and Mahāmāli and Tikşņavega and Hemaprabha, and Suptaghna, and Yajñakopa, and the Rākşasa Vajradanștra, Samhradi, and Vikata, and Arighna, and Tapana, and Manda, and Fraghāsa and Praghasa, and Prajangha, and Jangha, and Agniketu, and Durdharsa, and the powerful Rasmiketu and Vidyujjihva, and Dvijihva, and the RaksasaSüryaśatru, and Akampana, and Supārsva, and the Raksasas-Cakramali, and Kampana, and Satvavanta, and Devāntaka and Narāntaka.
Sanskrit: एतानिहत्यातिबलान्बहूराक्षससत्तमान्। बाहुभ्यां सागरं तीर्खा लङ्घयतां गोष्पदं लघु।।१५
English: Having slain these many powerful Rākşasas endowed with excess of might, having crossed the sea with your arms, do you cross this foot print of a cow.
Sanskrit: एतावदेव शेषं वो जेतव्यमिति वानराः। हताः सर्वे समागम्य राक्षसा बलदर्पिताः॥
English: This is the remaining force which you monkeys must conquer; all those Rākşasas, that had come forward, elated with the pride of strength, have all been slain.
Sanskrit: अयुक्तं निधनं कर्तुं पुत्रस्य जनितुर्मम । घृणामपास्य रामार्थे निहन्यां भ्रातुरात्मजम्॥
English: It is not meet for me to slay the son of my brother, yet, casting off compassion will I for Rama slay him.* *The text has 'brother's son.'
Sanskrit: हन्तुकामस्य मे बाष्पं चक्षुश्चैव निरुध्यति। तमेवैष महाबाहुर्लक्ष्मणः शमयिष्यति॥
English: Tears surcharge the eyes of me who seek to slay him. Let therefore Lakşmaņa administer him his quietus.
Sanskrit: वानरा घ्नत संभूय भृत्यानस्य समीपगान्। इति तेनातियशसा राक्षसेनाभिचोदिताः॥
English: You monkeys, do you in a body (first) slaughter those that are beside him (Indrajit.)" Thus exhorted by that illustrious Rākşasa, the monkey-chiefs, were exhilarated and began to flourish their tails.
Sanskrit: वानरेन्द्रा जहषिरे लांगूलानि च विव्यधुः। ततस्तु कपिशार्दूलाः श्वेडन्तश्च पुनः पुनः।। मुमुचुर्विविधानादान्मेघान्दृष्ट्वेव बर्हिणः॥
English: Then those mighty monkeys roared again and again, and sent up various shouts, even as peacocks cry on seeing clouds.
Sanskrit: जाम्बवानपि तैः सर्वैः सयूथ्यैरभिसंवृतः। तेऽश्मभिस्ताडयामासुर्नखैर्दन्तैश्च राक्षसान्॥
English: Then Jämbavān surrounded by his own forces, assailed the Raksasas with rocks-and with their nails and teeth.
Sanskrit: निघ्नन्तमृक्षाधिपतिं राक्षसास्ते महाबलाः। परिभर्त्य भयं त्यक्त्वा तमनेकविधायुधाः॥ शरैः परशुभिस्तीक्ष्णैः पट्टिशैर्यष्टितोमरैः। जाम्बवन्तं मृधे जघ्नुनिघ्नन्तं राक्षसी चमूम्॥
English: Thereat Räkşasas, endowed with exceeding strength, equipped with various weapons reproaching the lord of bears, as he was engaged in smiting (the foe), and renouncing fear, with shafts and sharp axes and pațțiśas and yaşțis, and tomaras, in the encounter assailed Jambavān, who was engaged in beating the Räkşasa forces.
Sanskrit: स संप्रहारस्तुमुलः संजज्ञे कपिरक्षसाम्। देवासुराणां क्रुद्धानां यथा भीमो महास्वनः॥
English: That conflict between the monkeys and the Rākşasas, waxed furious, like to the tumultuous encounter of the immortals and the Asuras fired with wrath.
Sanskrit: हनूमानपि संक्रुद्धः सानुमुत्पाट्य पर्वतात्। स लक्ष्मणं स्वयं पृष्ठादवरोप्य महामनाः॥ रक्षसां कदनं चक्रे दुरासादः सहस्रशः।
English: The magnanimous Hanumān incapable of being approached growing wroth, uprooting a mountain, and putting down Lakşmaņa from his back, began a great carnage among the Rākşasas by thousands.
Sanskrit: स दत्त्वा तुमुलं युद्धं पितृव्यस्येन्द्रजिद्बली॥ लक्ष्मणं परवीरघ्नः पुनरेवाभ्यधावत।
English: And fighting a furious fight with his uncle, the powerful Indrajit, slayer of hostile heroesagain rushed against Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: तौ प्रयुद्धौ तदा वीरौ मृधे लक्ष्मणराक्षसौ॥ शरौघानभिवर्षन्तौ जघ्नतुस्तौ परस्परम्। अभीक्ष्णमन्तर्दधतुः शरजालैर्महाबलौ॥ चन्द्रादित्याविवोष्णान्ते यथा मेघैस्तरस्विनौ।
English: Then there took place an encounter between those heroes in the field, Laksmana and the Räksasa-discharging vollies of shafts and smiting each other; and those mighty and impetuous ones repeatedly covered each other with networks of arrows; like to the sun and the moon covered by clouds at the expiration of Summer.
Sanskrit: नह्यादानं न संधानं धनुषो वा परिग्रहः॥ न विप्रमोक्षो बाणानां न विकर्षों न विग्रहः। न मुष्टिप्रतिसंधानं न लक्ष्यप्रतिपादनम्॥
English: And on account of their light-handedness, neither discharge of arrows, nor the drawing of the bow; nor the setting of the shaft on the bowstring; not the taking of the bow; nor the selection of shafts; nor the clenching fast of their fists; nor the hitting of aims, could be perceived as they faught on.
Sanskrit: अदृश्यत तयोस्तत्र युध्यतोः पाणिलाघवात्। चापवेगप्रयुक्तैश्च बाणजालैः समन्ततः॥ अन्तरिक्षेऽभिसंपन्ने न रूपाणि चकाशिरे।
English: In consequence of the sky being covered with networks of arrows all around, discharged powerfully from their bows, the forms (of objects) could not be discovered.
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणो रावणिं प्राप्य रावणिश्चापि लक्ष्मणम्॥ अव्यवस्था भवत्युग्रा ताभ्यामन्योन्यविग्रहे।
English: Laksmana having at Ravana's son, and Rāvana's son having at Lakşmana, critical was the huggermugger that ensued* in the encounter between each other. *i.e. in consequence of all sides being covered with arrows, neither the Rākşas nor the monkeys could distinguish their several parties in the encounter, and the blows that each dealt were misdirected in consequence.
Sanskrit: ताभ्यामुभाभ्यां तरसा प्रसृष्टैर्विशिखैः शितैः॥ निरन्तरमिवाकाशं बभूव तमसा वृतम्।
English: They both kept ceaselessly showering feathered and sharpened shafts, the firmament was engulphed with a deep darkness.
Sanskrit: तैः पतद्भिश्च बहुभिस्तयोः शरशतैः शितैः॥ दिशश्च प्रदिशश्चैव बभूवुः शरसंकुलाः।
English: In consequence of countless keen arrow alighting in hundreds, all sides and all the cardinal quarters were swarming with shafts.
Sanskrit: तमसा पिहितं सर्वमासीत्प्रतिभयं महत्॥ अस्तं गते सहस्रांशी संवते तमसा च वै। रुधिरौघा महानद्यः प्रावर्तन्त सहस्रशः।२६।। क्रव्यादा दारुणा वाग्भिश्चिक्षिपुर्भीमनिःस्वनान्। न तदानीं ववौ वायुर्न च जज्वाल पावकः॥ स्वस्त्यस्तु लोकेभ्य
English: And all being overspread with gloom, a mighty fright took possession (of creatures) when the Sun having ascended the setting-hill, and darkness environing all objects. And that day* mighty torrents of blood flowed in thousands of streams; and fierce beasts of prey set up terrific yells (all around). And at that hour the wind did not blow, and fire did not blaze. * Aiya today in the text.
Sanskrit: इति जजल्पुस्ते महर्षयः। संपेतुश्चात्र संतप्ता गन्धर्वाः सह चारणैः॥
English: The Maharsis said, 'Fair befell creatures.' And the Gandharvas along with the Cāranas grew exceedingly agitated.
Sanskrit: अथ राक्षससिंहस्य कृष्णान्कनकभूषणान्। शरैश्चतुर्भिः सौमित्रिर्विव्याध चतुरो हयान्॥
English: Then Sumitrā's son pierced the four black steeds of the leonine Räksasa, caparisoned in gold.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च। संपूर्णायतमुक्तेन सुपत्रेण सुवर्चसा ॥ महेन्द्राशनिकल्पेन सूतस्य विचरिष्यतः। स तेन बाणाशनिना तलशब्दानुनादिना ॥ लघवाद्राघवः श्रीमाशिरः कायादपाहरत्।
English: Then he hit at (Indrajit's) charioteer with another yellow and sharpened javelin splendid, furnished with feathers; and resembling the thunder-bolt of the great Indra. And through his fleet handedness the graceful son of Raghu with the thunder-bolt of his shaft, resonant with the sound of his palm, separated the (charioteer's head) from his trunk.
Sanskrit: स यन्तरि महातेजा हते मन्दोदरीसुतः।॥ स्वयं सारथ्यमकरोत्पुनश्च धनुरस्पृशत्। तदद्भुतमभूत्तत्र सारथ्यं पश्यतां युधि ॥
English: And on his charioteer having been slain the exceedingly energetic son of Mandodari, himself began to perform the function of a charioteer, and took up his bow. And this in the encounter was wonderful to behold.
Sanskrit: हयेषु व्यग्रहस्तं तं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः। धनुष्यथ पुनर्व्यग्रं हयेषु मुमुचे शरान्॥
English: Then as (Indrajit) was eagerly engaged in managing the steeds, (Laksmana) pierced him with sharpened shafts; and when (Indrajit) was eagerly wielding his bow, (Laksmana) discharged shafts at his steeds.
Sanskrit: छिन्नेषु तेषु बाणौधैर्विचरन्तमभीतवत्। अर्दयामास समरे सौमित्रिः शीघ्रकृत्तमः॥
English: And on his steeds having been torn with shafts, Sumitrā's-foremost of fleet-handed in the encounter assailed (Indrajit) doubtlessly ranging the field.
Sanskrit: निहतं सारथिं दृष्ट्वा समरे रावणात्मजः। प्रजही समरोद्धर्ष विषण्णः स बभूव ह।॥
English: Seeing his charioteer slain in the contest, Rāvana's son forewent his martial ardour, and was cast down.
Sanskrit: विषण्णवदनं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसं हरियूथपाः। ततः परमसंहृष्टा लक्ष्मणं चाभ्यपूजयन्॥
English: Seeing the Rākşasa with his face fallen, the leaders of monkey-hands, were exceedingly delighted and rendered homage to Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रमाथी रभसः शरभो गन्धमादनः। अमृष्यमाणाश्चत्वारश्चनुर्वेगं हरीश्वराः॥
English: Then those monkey-chiefs— Pramāthi, Rabhasa, Sarabha and Gandamādana, not brooking (their foe) summoned their impetuosity.
Sanskrit: ते चास्य हयमुख्येषु तूर्णमुत्पत्य वानराः। चतुर्षु सुमहावीर्या निपेतुर्भीमविक्रमाः॥
English: And suddenly springing up, those highly powerful monkeys endowed with terrific prowess descended upon those four best of steeds.
Sanskrit: तेषामधिष्ठितानां तैर्वानरैः पर्वतोपमैः। मुखेभ्यो रुधिरं व्यक्तं हयानां समवर्तत॥
English: On those chargers being assailed by those monkeys resembling mountains, blood gushed out of their mouths.
Sanskrit: ते हया मथिता भग्ना व्यसवो धरणीं गताः। ते निहत्य हयांस्तस्य प्रमथ्य च महारथम्॥ पुनरुत्पत्य वेगेन तस्थुर्लक्ष्मणपार्श्वतः॥
English: Then the steeds were smashed and sent to the ground. And having slain the steeds, and smitten the mighty car-warrior,* again by a vehement bound, came to the side of Laksmana. *Maharatham (ac.) may also mean mighty car. By the way the samasa or junction called Tatpurusha is a frequent source of obscurity in Sanskrit specially where the gender of the word without samása is the same with that of the thing signified by the samāsa, as in this case.
Sanskrit: स हताश्वादवप्लुत्य रथान्मथितसारथिः। शरवर्षेण सौमित्रिमभ्यधावत रावणिः॥
English: Springing down from his car whose steeds had been slain, Ravana's son, his charioteer having been pounded, charged the son of Sumitra with arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो महेन्द्रप्रतिमः सलक्ष्मणः पदातिनं तं निहतैहयोत्तमैः। मृजन्तमाजौ निशिताञ्छरोत्तमान्भृशं तदा बाणगतैर्व्यदारयत्॥
English: Then Lakşmaņa resembling the great Indra, on (Indrajit's) best of chargers having been despatched, in the encounter began to terribly rive with arrows discharged (his foe) footing on the earth and showering excellent sharpened shafts.
Sanskrit: स हताश्वो महातेजा भूमौ तिष्ठनिशाचरः। इन्द्रजित्परमक्रुद्धः संप्रजज्वाल तेजसा॥
English: Having his steeds slain, the night-rangerIndrajit, standing on the ground, waxing fiercely angered, flamed up in energy.
Sanskrit: तौ धन्विनौ जिघांसन्तावन्योन्यमिषुभिर्भृशम्। विजयेनाभिनिष्क्रान्तौ वने गजवृषाविव॥
English: And armed with bows, they, desirous of slaying each other with shafts resembled an elephant and a bull in a forest, came out for securing victory in encounter.
Sanskrit: निबर्हयन्तश्चान्योन्यं ते राक्षसवनौकसः। भर्तारं न जहुयुद्धे संपतन्तस्ततस्ततः॥
English: And slaughtering one another the Rākşasas and the wood-rangers, rushing this way and that, did not (for a moment) leave their lords.
Sanskrit: ततस्तान्राक्षसान्सर्वान्हर्षयन्रावणात्मजः। स्तुन्वानो हर्षमाणश्च इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then Rāvana's son, gladdening all the Rākşasas, and himself feeling cheered, addressed them in words of praise, saying.
Sanskrit: तमसा बहुलेनेमाः संसक्ताः सर्वतो दिश:। नेह विज्ञायते स्वो वा परो वा राक्षसोतमाः।।।।
English: All sides are entirely enveloped in this gioom, so that, O foremost of Raksasas, here we dysiot know who belong to us and who not.
Sanskrit: धृष्टं भवन्तो युध्यन्तु हरीणां पोहताय वै। अहं तु रथमास्थाय आगमिष्या संयुगे ।।। तथा भवन्तः कुर्वन्तु यथेगे हि बनौकसः। न युध्येयुर्महात्मानः प्रविले नगरं पयि ! १ !!
English: Do you fight fearlessly for stupefying the monkeys; and I too, mounted on a car, shall come hither into the conflict. Do you so act that the high-souled rangers of the woods may not attack me as I enter the city
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा रावणसुतो वञ्चयित्वा वनौकराः प्रविवेश पुरीं लङ्का रथहेतोरमित्रहा ! १८ ।। स रथं भूषयित्वाथ रुचिरं हेगभूषितम्। प्रासासिशरसंयुक्तं युक्तं परमवाजिभिः॥ अधिष्ठितं हयज्ञेन सूतेनाप्तोपदेशिला। आरुरोह महातेजा रावणिः समितिजसः ॥
English: Saying this, that slayer of foes-Rávana's son. deceiving the wood-rangers, entered the ciiy of Lankā for providing himself with a (freah) car And embeilishing a chariot, graceful and adorned with gold, furnished with prāsas and swords and arrows, yoked with superb steeds, and driven by a charioteer, knowing horses and possessed of instructions (anent his art), that victor in battle-the exceedingly energetic son of Ravana-ascended it,
Sanskrit: स राक्षसगणैर्मुख्यैर्वृतो मन्दोदरीसुतः। निर्ययौ नगराद्वीरः कृतान्तबलचोदितः १११।। सोऽभिनिष्क्रम्य नगरादिन्द्रजित्परौजसा। अभ्ययाज्जवनैरश्वैर्लक्ष्यणं सविभीषण!१२३
English: That hero, Mandodari's son urged on by the force of the Finisher, went out of the city, surrounded by the foreinost Räksasas; and drawn by fast-speeding steeds, he presented himself before Lakşmaņa along with Vibhisana.
Sanskrit: ततो रथस्थमालोक्य सौमित्री रावणात्मजम्। वानराश्च महावीर्या राक्षसश्च विभीषणः॥ विस्मयं परमं जग्मुर्लाघवात्तस्य धीमतः।
English: Seeing Răvaşa's son seated on the car, the son of Sumitrā and the exceedingly powerful monkeys and the Raksasa-Vibhisana-were highly amazed at the lighthandedness of that intelligent one.
Sanskrit: रावणिश्चापि संक्रुद्धो रणे वानरयूथपान्॥ पातयामास बाणौषैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।
English: And Ravana's son, waxing furious, in that contest began to bring down monkeys by hundreds and by thousands.
Sanskrit: स मण्डलीकृतधनू रावणिः समितिंजयः॥ हरीनभ्यहनत्क्रुद्धः परं लाघवमास्थितः।
English: That victor in battle— Rāvana's son fired with wrath, summoning all his celerity, slaughtered monkeys, drawing his bow into a circle.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना हरयो नाराचैर्भीमविक्रमैः॥ सौमित्रिं शरणं प्राप्ताः प्रजापतिमिव प्रजाः।
English: And slaughtered by närâchas of terrific impetuosity, the monkeys saught the shelter of Sumitrā's son, like creatures seeking the refuge of their lord.
Sanskrit: ततः समरकोपेन ज्वलितो रघुनन्दनः।। चिच्छेद कार्मुकं तस्य दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम्॥
English: Then the son of Raghu, flaming up in martial wrath, severed his* bow, displaying his fleethandedness. *Indrajit's.
Sanskrit: सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय सज्ज चक्रे त्वरत्रिव। तदप्यस्य त्रिभिर्बाणैर्लक्ष्मणो निरकृन्तत ॥
English: Thereat, taking another bow, (Indrajit) hurriedly fastened the string to it. And this bow also did Lakşmaņa cut off by means of a brace of arrows.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानमाशीविषविषोपमैः। विव्याधोरसि सौमित्री रावणिं पञ्चभिः शरैः॥
English: When (Indrajit) had his bow severed, Suinitra's son pierced the son of Rāvana with five shafts resembling the venom of a poisonous serpent. piercing his?
Sanskrit: ते तस्य कायं निर्भिद्य महाकार्मुकनिःसृताः। निपेतुर्धरणी बाणा रका इव महोरगाः॥
English: The shafts discharged from his' mighty bow, person, dropped to the earth like to powerful red serpents. 1. Laksmana's. 2. Indrajit's.
Sanskrit: स छिनधन्वा रुधिरं वमन्वक्रेण रावणिः। जग्राह कार्मुकश्रेष्ठं दृढज्यं बलवत्तरम्॥
English: Having his bow cut off, Ravana's son, vomiting blood by his mouth, took up a superior bow powerful to a degree and having a stout string.
Sanskrit: स लक्ष्मणं समुद्दिश्य परं लाघवमास्थितः। ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि वर्षाणीव पुरंदरः॥
English: Then aiming at Lakşmaņa, he, summoning his utmost celerity, showered arrows, as shower Purandara in the season of rains.
Sanskrit: मुक्तमिन्द्रजिता तत्तु शरवर्षमरिंदमः। आवारयदसंभ्रान्तो लक्ष्मणः सुदुरासदम्॥
English: Thereat Laksmana, subduer of enemies, retaining his calmness, resisted that powerful arrows shower shot by Indrajit.
Sanskrit: संदर्शयामास तदा रावणिं रघुनन्दनः। असंभ्रान्तो महातेजास्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: Then that exceedingly energetic one, Rahgu's son, possessing himself in calmness, displayed (his prowess) to the son of Ravana; and this was wonderful (to behold).
Sanskrit: ततस्ताराक्षसान्सस्त्रिभिरेकैकमाहवे। अविध्यत्परमनुद्धः शीघ्रास्त्रं संप्रदर्शयन्।। राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु तं चापि बाणौघैः समताडयत्॥
English: Then displaying his lightness in the use of weapons, Laksmana, growing furious, pierced the Rakşasas with three arrows each in that mighty encounter; and the lord of Räkşasas struck him with showers of shafts.
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुघातिना। असक्तं प्रेषयामास लक्ष्मणाय बहूशरान्॥
English: And pierced sore by that powerful enemyslayer of foes— be incessantly sent innumerable arrows after Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: तानप्राप्ताशितैर्भाणैश्चिच्छेद परवीरहा। सारथेरस्य च रणे रथिनो रथसत्तमः॥ शिरो जहार धर्मात्मा भल्लेनानतपर्वणा।
English: And ere they reached their destination, that slayer of hostile heroes severed them with whetted arrows; and in the encounter that righteous one and foremost of car-warriors with a dart having bent joints, cut off the head of his charioteer mounted on the car.
Sanskrit: असूतास्ते हयास्तत्र रथमूहुरविक्लवाः॥ मण्डलान्यभिधावन्ति तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्।
English: And deprived of their driver, there the steeds, retaining their calmness, began to go in rounds and this was wonderful.
Sanskrit: अमर्षवशमापन्नः सौमित्रिर्दृढविक्रमः॥ प्रत्यविध्यद्धयांस्तस्य शरैर्वित्रासयन्रणे।
English: Then Sumitrā's son of steady prowess, fired with anger, in that contest, frightening all, pierced his horses with arrows.
Sanskrit: अमर्षमाणस्तत्कर्म रावणस्य सुतो रणे॥ विव्याध दशभिर्बाणैः सौमित्रिं रोमहर्षणम्।
English: And not brooking that act (of his adversary), Rāvana's son in the encounter pierced with ten shafts Sumitrā's son capable of making people's down stand on end.
Sanskrit: ते तस्य वज्रप्रतिमाः शराः सर्वविषोपमाः।। विलयं जग्मुरागत्य कवचं काञ्चनप्रभम्॥
English: And his shafts resembling thunder-bolts, and like to all varieties of venom, touching (Lakş mana's) mail having a golden splendour, were reduced to naught.
Sanskrit: अभेद्यकवचं मत्वा लक्ष्मणं रावणात्मजः। ललाटे लक्ष्मणं बाणैः सुपझेस्त्रिभिरिन्द्रजित्॥ अविध्यत्परमक्रुद्धः शीघ्रमस्त्रं प्रदर्शयन्। तैः पृषत्कैर्ललाटस्थैः शुशुभे रघुनन्दनः॥ रणाग्रे समरश्लाघी त्रिशृङ्ग इव पर्वतः।
English: Thereat considering Lakşmaņa as clad in an impenetrable armour, Ravana's son-Indrajitgrowing furiously enraged, displaying his lighthanedness in arms, pierced Lakşmaņa in the temples with three well-knobbed shafts. And with those arrows lodged in his temples, Raghu's son, delighting in battle, appeared beautiful in the field like a mountain furnished with three summits.
Sanskrit: स तथाप्यर्दितो बाणै राक्षसेन तदा मृधे॥ तमाशु प्रतिविव्याध लक्ष्मणः पञ्चभिः शरैः। विकृष्येन्द्रजितो युद्धे वदने शुभकुण्डले॥
English: Albeit thus smitten in the contest by the Rākşa with shafts, Lakşmaņa swiftly smote him in turn with five arrows; and in the encounter Lakşmaņa drawing his bow, pierced with shafts Indrajit's face graced with elegant ear-rings.
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणेन्द्रजितौ वीरौ महाबलशरासनौ। अन्योन्यं जघ्नतुर्वीरौ विशिखैीमविक्रमौ॥
English: And those heroes-Lakşmaņa and Indrajitequipped with exceedingly powerful bows, and endowed with heroism and dreadful prowess, wounded each other with sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः शोणितदिग्धाङ्गो लक्ष्मणेन्द्रजितावुभौ। रणे तौ रेजतुर्वीरौ पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ॥
English: Both Lakşmaņa and Indrajit, with their persons bathed in blood in that encounter, appeared like to flowering Kinsukas.
Sanskrit: तौ परस्परमभ्येत्य सर्वगात्रेषु धन्विनौ। घोरैर्विव्यधतुर्बाणैः कृतभावावुभौ जये॥
English: And approaching each other, those bowmen, each setting his heart on victory, wounded each other all over the body with terrific shafts.
Sanskrit: ततः समरकोपेन संयुतो रावणात्मजः। विभीषणं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्विव्याध वदने शुभे॥
English: Then Ravana's son, carried away by martial rage, pierced Vibhīşaņa in his handsome face with three arrows.
Sanskrit: अयोमुखैत्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा राक्षसेन्द्र विभीषणम्। एकैकानभिविव्याध तान्सन्हिरियूथपान्॥
English: And piercing the lord of Rākṣasas, Vibhișaņa, he with three iron-headed arrows, pierced the monkey-leaders each with a shaft.
Sanskrit: तस्मै दृढतरं क्रुद्धो जघान गदया हयान्। विभीषणो महातेजा रावणेः स दुरात्मनः॥
English: Thereat, enraged at him more furiously then ever, the exceedingly energetic Vibhīşana with his mace despatched the steeds of the wickedminded son of Răvaņa.
Sanskrit: स हताश्वादवप्लुत्य रथान्मथितसारथिः। अथ शक्तिं महातेजाः पितृव्याय मुमोच ह।॥
English: Then jumping down from his chariot with its horses slain, (Indrajit), endowed with great cnergy, who had his charioteer pounded, discharged a dart at his uncle.
Sanskrit: तामापतन्ती संप्रेक्ष्य सुमित्रानन्दवर्धनः। चिच्छेद निशितैर्बाणैर्दशधापातयद्भुवि ॥
English: Seeing it descend, the enhancer of Sumitrā's joy severed the same with whetted arrows and brought it down in ten fragments to the ground.
Sanskrit: तस्मै दृढधनुः क्रुद्धो हताश्वाय विभीषणः। वज्रस्पर्शसमान्पञ्च सस।रसि मार्गणान्॥
English: And Vibhîşana of a tough bow, growing enraged, discharged at (Indrajit), who had his steeds slain, five speeding shafts having the touch of the thunder-bolt.
Sanskrit: ते तस्य कायं भिष्ट्वा तु रुक्मपुङ्खा निमित्तगाः। बभूवुर्लोहिता दिग्धा रक्ता इव महोरगाः॥
English: And those arrows furnished with gold at the feathered parts, riving his person, were bathed in blood, and resembled mighty red serpents.
Sanskrit: स पितृव्यस्य संक्रुद्ध इन्द्रजिच्छरमाददे। उत्तमं रक्षसां मध्ये यमदत्तं महाबलम्॥
English: Thereat wroth with his uncle, Indrajit took up an excellent shaft-bestowed on him by Yama himself-endowed with terrific force, the flower of shafts among all the Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: तं समीक्ष्य महातेजा महेषु तेन संधितम्। लक्ष्मणोऽप्याददे बाणमन्यद्भीमपराक्रमः॥ कुबेरेण स्वयं स्वप्ने यद्दत्तममितात्मना। दुर्जयं दुर्विषां च सेन्ट्रैरपि सुरासुरैः॥
English: Seeing that mighty shaft set by him (on the bow-string), the highly powerful Laksmana, possessed of dreadful prowess, (in his turn) took up another arrow, bestowed by Kuvera himself of imme jurable soul in a dream, unconquerable, and incapable of being borne even by the celestials and Asuras with Indra at their head.
Sanskrit: तयोस्तु धनुषी श्रेष्ठे बाहुभिः परिघोपमैः। विकृष्यमाणे बलवत्क्रौञ्चाविव चुकूजतुः॥
English: On their best of bows being powerfully drawn with their arms resembling bludgeons, they set up cries like to Krauñcas.
Sanskrit: ताभ्यां तु धनुषि श्रेष्ठे संहितौ सायकोत्तमौ। विकृष्यमाणौ वीराभ्यां भृशं जज्वलतुः श्रिया।५०॥
English: On those foremost of shafts set on those excellent bows of those heroes, being drawn, flamed up in exceeding splendour.
Sanskrit: तौ भासयन्तावाकाशं धनुभ्यां विशिखौ च्युतौ। मुखेन मुखमाहत्य संनिपेततुरोजसा॥
English: Those flaming arrows, discharged from the bows, illumining the welkin, with vehemence struck at each others head.
Sanskrit: संनिपातस्तयोश्चासीच्छरयो?ररूपयोः। सधूमविस्फुलिङ्गश्च तज्जोऽग्निर्दारुणोऽभवत्।५२।।
English: A concussion took place of those arrows of terrific aspects; and a furious fire sprang up thereat, with embers shooting around.
Sanskrit: तौ महाग्रहसंकाशावन्योन्यं संनिपत्य च। संग्रामे शतधा यातौ मेदिन्यां चैव पेततुः॥
English: And dashing against each other like to mighty planets, they, reduced to an hundred shivers in the encounter, saught the earth.
Sanskrit: शरौ प्रतिहतौ दृष्ट्वा तावुभौ रणमूर्धनि। वीडितौ जातरोषौ च लक्ष्मणेन्द्रजितौ तदा॥
English: Seeing their shafts baffled, Indrajit and Laks mana, staying on the edge of the battie, were seized with shame and wrath.
Sanskrit: स संरब्धस्तु सौमित्रिरत्रं वारुणमाददे। रौद्रं महेन्द्रजियुद्धेऽप्यसृजधुद्धविष्ठितः॥ तेन तद्विहतं शस्त्रं वारुणं परमाद्भुतम्।
English: Thereat Sumitra's son, flying into a fury, took up a Vāruņa weapon. And the conqueror of the great Indra intent on battle, in the encounter discharged a terrific Raudra weapon; and the exceedingly wonderful Văruņa weapon was baffled by him.