pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च शिवः स्कन्दः प्रजापतिः। महेन्द्रो धनदः कालो यमः सोमो ह्यपांपतिः॥ पितरो वसवः साध्या अश्विनौ मरुतो मनुः। वायुर्वह्निः प्रजाः प्राण ऋतुकर्मा प्रभाकरः।।।।।
English: This Sun is Brahmā and Vişņu and Śiva and Skanda (a) and Prajāpati, (b) and Mahendra and Dhanada (c) and the Destroyer-Yama and Soma (d) and the lord of waters: and the Pitris (e) and the Vasus, and the Sādhyas (f) and the two Aśvinis (g) and the Maruts and Manu, (h) and the Wind-god and the God of fie and the creatures and the creator of life and the seasons. (a) The celestial generallissimo. The commentator gives a spiritual interpretation. 'He that by mean of his rays openent up the five organs of perception. (b) The lord of all creatures, by virtue of his bringing forth all beings through his energy. (c) Dispenser of riches, a name of Kubera. (d) Furnished with splendour, a name of the Moon. According to some endowed with energy. (e) Lit. the ancestral manes. Here the generator of everything. (1) An order of semi-divine beings. Here, "he who is adored by the spiritual." (g) In virtue of his omnipresence and his being the healer of all ailments. (h) All-knowing and being the primeval sovereign.
Sanskrit: नमः पूर्वाय गिरये पश्चिमायाद्रये नमः। ज्योतिर्गणानां पतये दिनाधिपतये नमः॥
English: Salutation to the Eastern mount and the mount of the West. Salutation to the lord of the stellar bodies and salutation also to the lord of day.
Sanskrit: जयाय जयभद्राय हर्यश्वाय नमो नमः। नमो नमः सहस्रांशो आदित्याय नमो नमः॥
English: Salutation and salutation to him that bring victory, and the joy that spring up from victory; and to him of yellow steeds. Salutation, salutation, O thousand-rayed one! Salutation and salutation to Aditya.
Sanskrit: नम उग्राय वीराय सारङ्गाय नमो नमः। नमः पद्मप्रबोधाय प्रचण्डाय नमोऽस्तु ते॥
English: Salutation to him that keep his senses under subjection; Salutation and salutation to the Hero, (i) and to Saranga (k) and to him that awaken the Lotus (1) (i) Him that lead the senses, and that is endowed with the prowess of slaying Tripura etc. (k) Him that deserve the pranava, the holies formula in all Hindu Scripture. (1) That awaken the external lotus as will as the lotus of the heart.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मेशानाच्युतेशाय सूरायादित्यवर्चसे। भास्वते सर्वभक्षाय रौद्राय वपुषे नमः॥ तमोघ्नाय हिमघ्नाय शत्रुघ्नायामितात्मने। कृतघ्नघ्नाय देवाय ज्योतिषां पतये नमः॥
English: And (salutation) to you O fierce one. Salutation to the Lord himself of Brahmā, Iśána (m) and Achchyuta, (n) and to Sura (o) and to him that constitutes the knowledge of Aditya, and to him that unfold me and not, me and to the devourer of all, and to the form of the destroyer of the darkness of ignorance. Salutation to the destroyer of darkness, and to the destroyer of enemies, and to him of immeasurable Squl, and to the destroyer of the ingrate, and to the deity, and to the lord of all stellar bodies. (m) Siva (n) Visnu. (0) The Sun.
Sanskrit: तप्तचामीकराभाय हरये विश्वकर्मणे। नमस्तमोभिनिघ्नाय रुचये लोकसाक्षिणे॥
English: And salutation to him that boast of the splendour of burning gold, to the destroyer of all mental obscurity, and to the maker of the universe. Salutation to the remover of darkness; to see illuminator of the Soul; to the allbeholding none of all the words.
Sanskrit: नाशयत्येष वै भूतं तमेव सृजति प्रभुः। पायत्येष तपत्येष वर्षत्येष नभस्तिभिः॥
English: The lord creat everything an verily destroyet it. And with his rays he suck up, and destroy and create (everything)
Sanskrit: एष सुप्तेषु जागर्ति भूतेषु परिनिष्ठितः। एष चैवाग्निहोत्रं च फलं चैवाग्निहोत्रिणाम्॥
English: When all are asleep, this one wake, he is resident in the hearts of all creatures. This one is both Agnihotra as well as the fruit reaped by the sacrifices thereof.
Sanskrit: देवाश्च क्रतवश्चैव क्रतूनां फलमेव च। यानि कृत्यानि लोकेषु सर्वेषु परमप्रभुः॥
English: He constitutes the gods and the sacrifices and the fruit also thereof, and he is the lord of all acts that are performed by creatures
Sanskrit: एनमापत्सु कृच्छेषु कान्तारेषु भयेषु च। कीर्तयन्पुरुषः कश्चित्रावसीदति राघव ॥
English: If a person recites this (hymn), he O Raghava, does not come by misfortune, when he is in peril of his life, or is ill, or in a lonely place, or in fear.
Sanskrit: पूजयस्वैनमेकाग्रो देवदेवं जगत्पतिम्। एतत्रिगुणितं जप्त्वा युद्धेषु विजयिष्यति॥
English: Do you with concentration, worship this god of gods, this lord of the universe. By reciting (this hymn) instinct with the three virtues, you will obtain victory in battle.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्क्षणे महाबाहो रावणं त्वं जहिष्यसि। एवमुक्त्वा ततोऽगस्त्यो जगाम स यथागतम्।।२७
English: This very instant O mighty-armed one, you will conquer Ravana. Having said this, Agastya went whither from he had come.
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा महातेजा नष्टशोकोऽभवत्तदा। धारयामास सुप्रीतो राघवः प्रयतात्मवान् ॥ आदित्यं प्रेक्ष्य जप्त्वेदं परं हर्षमवाप्तवान्। त्रिराजम्य शुचिर्भूत्वा धनुरादाय वीर्यवान्॥ रावणं प्रेक्ष्य हृष्टात्मा जयार्थं समुपागमत्। सर्वयत्नेन महता वृतस्तस्य वधेऽभवत्॥
English: Hearing this that exceedingly energetic one had his grief gone. then, well pleased, Raghava, exerting himself, contemplated (the hymn). And reciting this he beholding the Sun, attained excess of Joy. And sipping water again and again, and becoming purified, that powerful one, taking up his bow, and viewing Rāvana, advanced with a delighted heart, to obtain victory. And he became intent on his death with his dearest energies.
Sanskrit: अथ रविरवदन्निरीक्ष्य राम मुदितमनाः परमं प्रहृष्यमाणः। निशिचरपतिसंक्षयं विदित्वा सुरगणमध्यगतो वचस्त्वरेति॥
English: Then exceedingly delighted, and filled with rejoicing, the Sun, in the midst of the celestial hosts knowing that the destruction of the Sovereign of the night-rangers was at hand, spoke to Rāma “Bestir yourself.
Sanskrit: सारथिः स रथं हृष्टः परसैन्यप्रधर्षणम्। गन्धर्वनगराकारं समुच्छ्रितपताकिनाम्॥ युक्तं परमसंपत्नैर्वाजिभिहेममालिभिः। युद्धोपकरणैः पूर्णं पताकाध्वजमालिनम्॥ असन्तमिव चाकाशं नादयन्तं वसुंधराम्। प्रणाशं परसैन्यानां स्वसैन्यस्य प्रहर्षणम्॥
English: Then the charioteer fully drove with speed Rāvaņa's car, capable of bringing down the hosts of foes, resembling in form a city of the Gandharvas having elevated streamers, yoked with surpassingly superb steeds, engarlanded in gold: stocked with war-like implements; furnished with ensigns and standards; appearing to devour the welkin; making the earth herself resound; destructive to hostile host; and filling its own party with delight.
Sanskrit: रावणस्य रथं क्षिप्रं चोदयामास सारथिः। तमापतन्तं सहसा स्वनवन्तं महाध्वजम्॥ रथं राक्षसराजस्य नरराजो ददर्श ह। कृष्णवाजिसमायुक्तं युक्तं रौद्रेण वर्चसा॥ दीप्यमानमिवाकाशे विमानं सूर्यवर्चसम्। तडित्पताकागहनं दर्शितेन्द्रायुधप्रभम्॥ शरधारा विमुञ्चन्तं धाराधरमिवाम्बुदम्।
English: And as it speedily descended, the monarch of men beheld that Raksasa-king's resounding car, having huge standards, yoked with black chargers, and endowed with fierce splendour; as if flaming in the firmament; having the resplendance of the Sun himself; with thronging lightning pennons; displaying the glow of Indra's weapon* showering arms; and resembling rain-charged clouds. *The rain-blow.
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा मेघसंकाशमापतन्तं रथं रिपोः॥ गिरेर्वज्राभिमृष्टस्य दीर्यतः सदृशस्वनम्। विस्फारयन्वै वेगेन बालचन्द्रानतं धनुः॥ उवाच मातलिं रामः सहस्राक्षस्य सारथिम्।
English: Seeing the enemy's car resembling a mass of clouds having a chatter resembling the sounds sent by a cleaving mountain riven by the thunder, Rāma, vehemently drawing his bow curved like the infant moon, addressed Mătalicharioteer to the thousand-eyed (deity) saying. *Indra.
Sanskrit: मातले पश्य संरब्धमापतन्तं रथं रिपोः॥ यथापसव्यं पतता वेगेन महता पुनः। समरे हन्तुमात्मानं तथानेन कृता मतिः॥
English: O Mătalī, behold the enraged chariot of my foe as it course on. From the furious speed with which he is again wheeling at my right, it appear that he has set his heart of slaying me in encouter.
Sanskrit: तदप्रमादमातिष्ठ प्रत्युद्गच्छ रथं रिपोः। विध्वंसयितुमिच्छामि वायुर्मेघमिवोत्थितम्॥
English: Do you therefore heedfully drive the car right against the vehicle of my foe. I wish to destroy this one even as the wind scatter clouds that have appeared.
Sanskrit: अविक्लवमसंभ्रान्तमव्यग्रहृदयेक्षणम्। रश्मिसंचारनियतं प्रचोदय रथं दुतम्॥
English: Do you with all your wits about you, without trepidation, and holding your heart as will as your eye in calmness, swiftly drive the chariot ruled by the reins.
Sanskrit: कामं न त्वं समाधेयं पुरंदररथोचितः। युयुत्सुरहमेकाग्रः स्मारये त्वां न शिक्षये॥
English: Worthy of Purandara's car, you ought not to be taught by me. Desirous of encounter and my whole soul bent on fight, I simply remind younot teach you.
Sanskrit: परितुष्टः स रामस्य तेन वाक्येन मातलिः। प्रचोदयामास रथं सुरसारथिरुत्तमः॥ अपसव्यं ततः कुर्वन्रावणस्य महारथम्। चक्रसंभूतरजसा रावणं व्यवधूनयत्॥
English: Pleased with these words of Rāma, the excellent celestial charioteer-Mātalī-drove the car. Then leaving Ravana's mighty car on the right, he enveloped Rāvana with the dust raised by the wheels.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो दशग्रीवस्ताम्रविस्फारितेक्षणः। रथप्रतिमुखं रामं सायकैरवधूनयत्॥
English: Thereat the Ten-necked one, enraged, with his eyes coppery and dilated (in passion), covered with arrows Rāma staying in front of his car.
Sanskrit: धर्षणामर्षितो रामो धैर्य रोषेण लम्भयन्। जग्राह सुमहावेगमैन्द्रं युधि शरासनम्॥ शरांश्च सुमहावेगान्सूर्यरश्मिसमप्रभान्। तदुपोढं महद्युद्धमन्योन्यवधकाङ्गिणोः।। परस्पराभिमुखयोर्दृप्तयोरिव सिंहयोः॥
English: Enraged at the smiting. Rāma, with his ire aroused, but summoning up patience, took up in the encounter the bow of Indra endowed with exceeding vehemence; well as highly impetuous shafts having the resplendence of the solar rays. And then there began a furious encounter between those (two) eager for slaying each other confronting each other like to flaming lions.
Sanskrit: ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः। समीयुद्वैरथं द्रष्टुं रावणक्षयकाङ्क्षिणः॥
English: Then desirous of destruction of Rāvana, celestials with Gandharvas, and Siddhas and supersaints assembled to go to behold the encounter taking place between the two cars.
Sanskrit: समुत्पेतुरथोत्पाता दारुणा रोमहर्षणाः। रावणस्य विनाशाय राघवस्योदयाय च॥
English: For the destruction of Råvana and the success of Rāghava, there occurred round about the cars terrible bodements capable of making people's down stand on end. as
Sanskrit: ववर्ष रुधिरं देवो रावणस्य रथोपरि। वाता मण्डलिनस्तीवा व्यपसव्यं प्रचक्रमुः॥
English: The god poured down showers of blood on the car of Rāvana; and a violent tornado eddied on his right.
Sanskrit: महद्गृध्रकुलं चास्य भ्रममाणं नभःस्थले। येन येन रथा याति तेन तेन प्रधावति॥
English: And a mighty swarm of vultures, wheeling in the heavens, pursued the car wherever it moved.
Sanskrit: संध्यया चावृता लङ्का जपापुष्पनिकाशया। दृश्यते संप्रदीप्तेव दिवसेऽपि वसुंधरा ॥
English: And Lankā was enveloped with evening resembling the red Japā flowers and even in day appeared ablaze.
Sanskrit: सनिर्घाता महोल्काश्च संप्रपेतुर्महास्वना। विषादयंस्ते रक्षांसि रावणस्य तदा हिताः॥
English: Lightnings and firebrands accompanied by a terrible sound began to fall down on all sides. And beholding these omens inauspicious to Rāvana all the Rākşasas were greatly sorry.
Sanskrit: रावणश्च यतस्तत्र प्रचचाल वसुंधरा। रक्षसां च प्रहरतां गृहीता इव बाहवः॥
English: And wherever Rāvana moved the earth shook an the hands of all the Rākşasas fighting were as if paralysed.
Sanskrit: ताम्राः पीताः सिताः श्वेताः पतिताः सूर्यरश्मयः। दृष्यन्ते रावणस्याग्रे पर्वतस्येव धातवः॥
English: The copper coloured, the yellow, the red, and the white rays of the sun falling before Rāvaņa appeared like melted metals of a mountain.
Sanskrit: गृधैरनुगताश्चास्य वमन्तो ज्वलनं मुखैः। प्रणेदुर्मुखमीक्षन्त्यः संरब्धमशिवं शिवाः॥
English: The jackals followed by vultures, vomiting forth fire and casting their looks at him, began to emit inauspicious cries.
Sanskrit: प्रतिकूलं ववौ वायू रणे पांसून्समुत्किरन्। तस्य राक्षसराजस्य कुर्वन्दृष्टिविलोपनम् ॥
English: And in that battle-field the unfavourable wind began to blow raising dust and obstruction the vision of the king of Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: निपेतुरिन्द्राशनयः सैन्ये चास्य समन्ततः। दुर्विषह्यस्वरा घोरं विना जलधरोदयम्॥
English: On the Raksasa host on all sides dreadful lightnings were showered without the sound of the clouds.
Sanskrit: दिशश्च प्रदिशः सर्वा बभूवुस्तिमिरावृताः। पांसुवर्षेण महता दुर्दर्श च नभोऽभवत्॥
English: All the quarters were enshrouded with darkness and the welkin became invisible being covered with darkness.
Sanskrit: कुर्वत्यः कलहं घोरं सारिकास्तद्रथं प्रति। निपेतुः शतशस्तत्र दारुणा दारुणारुताः॥
English: Setting up a dreadful quarrel hundreds of terrible Särikās* began to fall down on his chariot. *A kind of bird (Turdus Salica, Buch).
Sanskrit: जघनेभ्यः स्फुलिङ्गाश्च नेत्रेभ्योऽश्रूणि संततम्। मुमुचुस्तस्य तुरगास्तुल्यमग्निं च वारि च॥
English: The horses emitted forth sparks of fire from their hips and tears from their eyes.
Sanskrit: एवंप्रकारा बहवः समुत्पाता भयावहाः। रावणस्य विनाशाय दारुणा संप्रजज्ञिरे॥
English: These and various other dreadful omens arose there announcing the destruction of Rāvaņa.
Sanskrit: रामस्यापि निमित्तानि सौम्यानि च शिवानि च। बभूवुर्जयशंसीनि प्रादुर्भूतानि सर्वशः॥
English: There appeared on all sides many an auspicious and good sign intimating the approach of Rāma's victory.
Sanskrit: निमित्तानीह सौम्यानि राघवस्य जयाय वै। दृष्ट्वा परमसंहृष्टो हतं मेने च रावणम्॥
English: And beholding all those auspicious marks announcing Rama's success, Laksmana was greatly delighted and considered Rävaņa as slain.
Sanskrit: ततो निरीक्ष्यात्मगतानि राघवो रणे निमित्तानि निमित्तकोविदः। जगाम हर्ष च परां च निवृत्ति चकार युद्धे ह्यधिकं च विक्रमम्॥
English: Thereupon beholding all those auspicious signs, Raghava, well qualified to decipher them attained an excess of delight an became anxious to display a greater prowess.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रवृत्तं सुक्रूरं रामरावणयोस्तदा। सुमहद्वैरथं युद्धं सर्वलोकभयावहम्॥
English: Thereupon there ensued a mighty and dreadful encounter of two cars between Rāma and Ravana, creating terror to all people.
Sanskrit: ततो राक्षससैन्यं च हरीणां च महद्बलम्। प्रगृहीतप्रहरणं निश्चेष्टं समवर्तत॥
English: The army of Räkşasas and the mighty host of the monkeys although they had weapons in their hands, became stupefied (for the time being).
Sanskrit: संप्रयुद्धौ तु तौ दृष्ट्वा बलवन्नरराक्षसौ। व्याक्षिप्तहृदयाः सर्वे परं विस्मयमागताः॥
English: And beholding them (Răma and Rāvana) fight, all the Rākşasas and monkeys, having their minds agitated, were greatly surprised.
Sanskrit: नानाप्रहरणैर्व्यग्रैर्भुजैर्विस्मितबुद्धयः। तस्थुः प्रेक्ष्य च सर्वं ते नाभिजग्मुः परस्परम्॥
English: With various weapons and hands uplifted for fight, they, greatly wondered, stood there beholding them and did not address themselves to fight with each other.
Sanskrit: रक्षसां रावणं चापि वानराणां च राघवम्। पश्यतां विस्मिताक्षाणां सैन्यं चित्रमिवाबभौ॥
English: The Rakşasas beholding Rāvana, and the monkeys beholding Rāma with wonder-stricken eyes, the whole army appeared like a picture.
Sanskrit: तौ तु तत्र निमित्तानि दृष्ट्वा राघवरावणौ। कृतबुद्धी स्थिरामर्षों युयुधाते ह्यभीतवत्॥
English: And expieing all omens Rāghava and Rāvaņa began to fight undaunted, firm, resolute and unagitated by anger.
Sanskrit: जेतव्यमिति काकुत्स्थो मर्तव्यमिति रावणः। धृतौ स्ववीर्यसर्वस्वं युद्धेऽदर्शयतां तदा॥
English: And determining that Käkutstha would win victory and Răvana would died, they began to display their own prowess.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रोधाद्दशग्रीवः शरान्संधाय वीर्यवान्। मुमोच ध्वजमुद्दिश्य राघवस्य रथे स्थितम्।८।।
English: Thereupon the highly powerful Rāvana, setting his arrows in anger, discharged then at the pennon stationed on Rāghava's car.
Sanskrit: ते शरास्तमनासाद्य पुरंदररथध्वजम्। रथशक्तिं परामृश्य निपेतुर्धरणीतले॥
English: Those arrows reaching the flag staff of the Purandara chariot and perceiving its might fell down on the earth.
Sanskrit: ततो रामोऽपि संक्रुद्धश्चापमाकृष्य वीर्यवान्। कृतप्रतिकृतं कर्तुं मनसा संप्रचक्रमे॥ रावणध्वजमुद्दिश्य मुमोच निशितं शरम्। महासर्पमिवासा ज्वलन्तं स्वेन तेजसा॥
English: Thereupon the highly powerful Rama, wroth, stretching his bow, made up his mind to return the blow, And aiming at Rāvana's flag staff he discharged a sharpened shaft flaming unbearably by its own lustre like a huge serpent....
Sanskrit: रामश्चिक्षेप तेजस्वी केतुमुद्दिश्य सायकम्। जगाम स महीं भित्त्वा दशग्रीवध्वजं शरः॥
English: The effulgent Rāma discharged a shaft aiming at (Ravana's) banner which, piercing the Tennecked demon's flag fell, down on the earth.
Sanskrit: स निकृत्तोऽपतद्भूमौ रावणस्यन्दनध्वजः। ध्वजस्योन्मथनं दृष्ट्वा रावणः स महाबलः॥ संप्रदीप्तोऽभवत्क्रोधादमर्षात्प्रदहन्निव। स रोषवशमापन्नः शरवर्ष ववर्ष ह॥
English: Beholding his flag staff thus broken down the highly powerful Răvaņa became ablaze as if burning down the everything with his unbearable ire. And being possessed by wrath he began to make a downpour of shafts.
Sanskrit: रामस्य तुरगान्दीप्तैः शरैर्विव्याध रावणः। ते दिव्या हरयस्तत्र नास्खलनापि बभ्रमुः॥ बभूवुः स्वस्थहृदयाः पद्मनालैरिवाहताः।
English: Ravana then, with flaming arrows, pierced Rāma's steeds. The celestial horses were not bewildered thereby nor their course was slackened. And they remained thoroughly unagitated as if they were stricken with lotus stalks.
Sanskrit: तेषामसंभ्रमं दृष्ट्वा वाजिनां रावणस्तदा॥ भूय एव सुसंक्रुद्धः शरवर्षं मुमोच ह। गदाश्च परिघांश्चैव चक्राणि मुसलानि च ॥ गिरिशृङ्गाणि वृक्षांश्च तथा शूलपलवधान्। मायाविहितमेतत्तु शस्त्रवर्षमपातयत्।। सहस्रशस्तदा बाणानश्रान्तहृदयोद्यमः॥
English: Beholding the steeds thus unmoved Rāvana was again exercise with wrath and began to discharged afresh his various weapons-gadás parighas, chakras and musalas, mountain tops trees, darts and parashus and thousands of other shafts by virtue of his illusive powers. And unmoved was his energy.
Sanskrit: तुमुलं त्रासजननं भीमं भीमप्रतिस्वनम्। तद्वर्षमभवद्युद्धे नैकशस्त्रमयं महत्॥
English: That downpour of various weapons became huge and terrible in the conflict creating terror and making a dreadful noise.
Sanskrit: विमुच्य राघवरथं समन्ताद्वानरे बले। सायकैरन्तरिक्षं च चकार सुनिरन्तरम्॥ मुमोच च दशग्रीवो निःसङ्गेनान्तरात्मना।
English: Thereupon leaving aside Rāghava's car he began to assail the monkey-host and enveloped the sky with a continual discharge of arrows. The Ten-necked demon let loose many a weapon even at the risk of his own life.
Sanskrit: व्यायच्छमानं तं दृष्ट्वा तत्परं रावणं रणे॥ प्रहसन्निव काकुत्स्थः संदधे निशिताञ्छरान्। स मुमोच ततो बाणाञ्छतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Beholding Rāvana in the encounter thus actively engaged in the discharged of arrows, Kakuthstha, smiling set up pointed shafts, and discharged them by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: तान्दृष्ट्वा रावणश्चक्रे स्वशरैः खं निरन्तरम्। ताभ्यां नियुक्तेन तदा शरवर्षेण भास्वता ॥ शरबद्धमिवाभाति द्वितीयं भास्वदम्बरम्।
English: Beholding them Rāvaņa again filled the welkin with arrows-and thus with shafts discharged by them both another flaming sky was crated.
Sanskrit: नानिमित्तोऽभवद्वाणो नानिर्भेत्ता न निष्फलः॥ अन्योन्यमभिसंहत्य निपेतुर्धरणीतले। तथा विसृजतोर्बाणान्रामरावणयोर्मधे॥
English: None (of the arrows) missed the aim, none of them failed to pierce another and none of them was fruitless. And the arrows discharged by Rāma and Rāvana striking each other fell down on the earth.
Sanskrit: प्रायुद्ध्येतामविच्छिन्नमस्यन्तौ सव्यदक्षिणम्। चक्रतुश्च शरै।रैर्निरुच्छ्वासमिवाम्बरम्॥
English: They standing on their right and left began to make a continued downpour of Arrows and enveloped the sky entirely.
Sanskrit: रावणस्य हयान्रामो हयान्रामस्य रावणः। जघ्नतुस्तौ तदान्योन्यं कृतानुकृतकारिणौ॥
English: They opposing each other, Rāvana slew Rāma's steeds and Rāma in his turn slew Rāvana's.
Sanskrit: दर्शयित्वा तदा तौ तु गतिं बहुविधां रणे॥ परस्परस्याभिमुखौ पुनरेव च तस्थतुः। धुरं धुरेण रथयोर्वकं वक्रेण वाजिनाम्॥ पताकाश्च पताकाभिः समीयुः स्थितयोस्तदा।
English: Displaying many a movement in the conflict they again stood facing each other, the forepart of one car touching that of the other and the heads of the steeds touching each other; and then pennons stationed on one touched those of the other.
Sanskrit: रावणस्य ततो रामो धनुर्मुक्तैः शितैः शरैः॥ चतुर्भिश्चतुरो दीप्तान्हयान्प्रत्यपसर्पयत्।
English: Rāma with four sharpened arrows shot off his bow, removed the flaming horses of Rāvana to some distance.
Sanskrit: स क्रोधवशमापन्नो हयानामपसर्पणे॥ मुमोच निशितान्बाणाराघवाय दशाननः।
English: And finding his steeds thus removed he was exercised with wrath. And the Ten-necked one discharged sharpened arrows at Raghava.
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता दशग्रीवेण राघवः॥ जगाम न विकारं च न चापि व्यथितोऽभवत्। चिक्षेप च पुनर्बाणान्वज्रसारसमस्वनान्॥ सारथिं वज्रहस्तस्य समादिश्य दशाननः।
English: And he was pierced by those arrows coming from the powerful Ten-necked demon. He was neither overwhelmed nor pained therewith and he again discharged arrows resembling the thunder-bolts.
Sanskrit: मातलेस्तु महावेगाः शरीरे पतिताः शराः॥ न सूक्ष्ममपि संमोहं व्यथां वा प्रददुर्युधि।
English: The Ten-necked demon again discharged arrows at the charioteer, which fell with great vehemence on the person of Mātalī. Mātali was not the least pained or overwhelmed in that encounter.
Sanskrit: तया धर्षणया कुद्धो मातलेन तथात्मनः॥ चकार शरजालेन राघवो विमुखं रिपुम्।
English: Beholding his charioteer thus assailed Rāma was excited with wrath and overwhelmed his foe with a net of arrows.
Sanskrit: विंशतिं त्रिंशतिं षष्टिं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥ मुमोच राघवो वीरः सायकान्स्यन्दने रिपोः।
English: The heroic Rāghava showered on his enemy's chariot shafts by twentys, thirtys, sixtys, hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: रावणोऽपि ततः क्रुद्धो रथस्थो राक्षसेश्वरः।॥ गदामुसलवर्षेण रामं प्रत्यर्दयद्रणे।
English: The lord of Raksasas, Ravana, who was stationed on the car wroth, attacked Rāma in the conflict with maces and Musalas.
Sanskrit: तत्प्रयुक्तं पुनयुद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम्॥ गदानां मुसलानां च परिघाणां च निःस्वनैः। शराणां पुरवातैश्च क्षुभिताः सप्त सागराः॥
English: There again ensued a terrible conflict capable of making one's down stand on end. And the seven oceans were overwhelmed with the sound of maces, Musalas, Paraighas and gold feathered arrows.
Sanskrit: क्षुब्धानां सागराणां च पातालतलवासिनः। व्यथिता दानवाः सर्वे पन्नगाश्च सहस्रशः॥
English: Those inhabiting the regions under the agitated oceans, all the Dănvas and thousands of Pannagas were greatly pained.
Sanskrit: चकम्पे मेदिनी कृतस्ना सशैलवनकानना। भास्करो निष्प्रभश्चासीन ववौ चापि मारुतः॥
English: Greatly shook the earth with her mountains, forests and gardens. The Sun was shorn of its resplendence and the wind blew very rough.
Sanskrit: ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः। चिन्तामापेदिरे सर्वे सकिंनरमहोरगाः॥
English: Thereupon the celestials with Gandharvas, Siddhas, great saints, Kinnaras and serpents, were all worked up with anxiety.
Sanskrit: स्वस्ति गोब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तु लोकास्तिष्ठन्तु शाश्वतः। जयतां राघवः संख्ये रावणं राक्षसेश्वरम्॥ एवं जपन्तोऽपश्यंस्ते देवाः सर्षिगणास्तदा। रामरावणयोर्युद्धं सुघोरं रोमहर्षणम् ॥
English: Beholding the dreadful encounter between Rāma and Rāvaņa capable of making people's down stand on end, the celestials with ascetics began to pray, May good betide the Brahmins and cows, may people live in peace and may Rāghava defeat Rāvana, the lord of Räkşasas, in the conflict.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वाप्सरसां सङ्घा दृष्ट्वा युद्धमनूपमम्। सागरं चाम्बरप्रख्यमम्बरं सागरोपमम्॥ रामरावणयोर्युद्धं रामरावणयोरिव। एवं ब्रुवन्तो ददृशुस्तद्युद्धं रामरावणम्॥
English: The crowd of Gandharvas and Apsaras beholding that wonderful battle between Rāma and Rāvana, said. The ocean resemble the sky and the sky resemble the ocean-forsooth this encounter between Rama and Rāvana befits them only.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रोधान्महाबाहू रघूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः। संधाय धनुषा रामः शरमाशीविषोपमम्॥ रावणस्य शिरोऽच्छिदन्दच्छीमज्ज्वलितकुण्डलम्। तच्छिरः पतितं भूमौ दृष्टं लोकैस्त्रिभिस्तदा॥
English: Thereupon Råma of long arms, the enhancer of the glory of Raghu's race, enraged, set his arrow, resembling a serpent, on his bow, and cut asunder Rāvana's head wearing shinning Kundalas. And that head in the presence of the inhabitants of the three regions fell down on the earth.
Sanskrit: तस्यैव सदृशं चान्यद्रावणस्योत्थितं शिरः। तत्क्षिप्रं क्षिप्रहस्तेन रामेण क्षिप्रकारिणा ॥ द्वितीयं रावणशिरश्छिन्नं संयति सायकैः।
English: Instantly there arose another head resembling the former; and it was speedily cut off by the light-handed Rāma.