pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ततो मरुत्तः स नृपस्तं रावणमथाब्रवीत्। धन्यः खलु भवान्येन ज्येष्ठो भ्राता रणे जितः।। न त्वया सदृशः श्लाघ्यस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्वते। नाधर्मसहितं श्लाघ्यं तल्लोकं प्रतिसंहितम्। कर्म दौरात्म्यकं कृत्वा श्लाघ्यसे भ्रातृनिर्जयात्॥ कं त्वं प्राक्केवलं धर्म चरित्वा लब्धवान्वरम्। श्रुतपूर्व हि न मया भाषसे यादृशं स्वयम्॥
English: Thereat Marutta spoke to Ravana, saying, "Blessed for sooth are you, by whom your elder brother has been vanquished in fight. And a person so praise-worthy there is not in the three worlds. An act, that is divorced from righteousness and that is reprehended by people, can never be praiseworthy. Having committed a foul act, plumest you upon your having vanquished your brother? And practising what piety had you a-fortune received the boon? I had never before heard the like of what you say.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठेदानीं न मे जीवन्प्रतियास्यति दुर्मते। अद्य त्वां निशितैर्बाणैः प्रेषयामि यमक्षयम्॥
English: But O perverse one, stay now. Living you shall not back. To-day with my sharpened shafts shall I despatch you to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: ततः शरासनं गृह्य सायकांश्च नराधिपः। रणाय निर्ययौ क्रुद्धः संवर्तो मार्गमावृणोत्॥
English: Then taking up his bow and arrows, that king of men went out for encounter; but Samavartta stood in the way.
Sanskrit: सोऽब्रवीत्स्नेहसंयुक्तं मरुत्तं तं महानृषिः। श्रोतव्यं यदि मद्वाक्यं संप्रहारो न ते क्षमः॥
English: And that great sage said to Marutta words informed with affection 'If you hear my speech, you should not fight.
Sanskrit: माहेश्वरमिदं सत्रमसमाप्तं कुलं दहेत्। दीक्षितस्य कुतो युद्धं क्रोधित्वं दीक्षिते कुतः॥ संशयश्च जये नित्यं राक्षसश्च सुदुर्जयः। स निवृत्तो गुरोर्वाक्यान्मरुत्तः पृथिवीपतिः। विसृज्य सशरं चापं स्वस्थो मखमुखोऽभवत्॥ ततस्तं निर्जितं मत्वा घोषयामास वै शुकः। रावणो जयतीत्युच्चैहर्षानादं विमुक्तवान्॥
English: If this Maheśvara-sacrifice should remain incomplete, it will burn up your dynasty. Where is the fight of one initiated in a sacrifice? And where is the passion of one initiated in a sacrifice? And victory is ever uncertain; and the Rākşasa is difficult to vanquish. And thereupon, the lord of Earth Marutta desisted in consonance with the instructions of his spiritual preceptor; and composed addressed himself to completing the sacrifice, giving up his bow with the arrow set. And thereat considering him as defeated, Suka proclaimed this all round, and from delight cried aloud, 'Victory to Rāvana!
Sanskrit: तान्भक्षयित्वा तत्रस्थान्महर्षीन्यज्ञमागतान्। वितृप्तो रुधिरैस्तेषां पुनः संप्रययौ महीम्॥
English: Then devouring the Maharsis that were present at the place of sacrifice, Rāvana, satiated with their blood, again went to the earth.
Sanskrit: रावणे तु गते देवाः सेन्द्राश्चैव दिवौकसः। ततः स्वां योनिमासाद्य तानि सत्त्वानि चाब्रुवन्॥
English: On Ravana having departed, the deities, inhabiting the etherial regions Indra etc. assuming their proper forms, addressed those creatures.
Sanskrit: हर्षात्तदाब्रवीदिन्द्रो मयूरं नीलबर्हिणम्। प्रीतोऽस्मि तव धर्मज्ञ भुजंगाद्धिन ते भयम्॥ इदं नेत्रसहस्रं तु यत्तद्वर्हे भविष्यति। वर्षमाणे मयि मुदं प्राप्स्यसे प्रीतिलक्षणम्। एवमिन्द्रो वरं प्रादान्मयूरस्य सुरेश्वरः॥
English: And from joy Indra spoke to the purpleplumed peacock, 'Pleased am I with you righteous one. No fear shall spring to you from serpents; and your plumage shall be furnished with an hundred eyes. And when I shall shower, you shall be filled with glee as a token of my satisfaction with you.' Thus did Indra chief of celestials, confer a boon on the peacock.
Sanskrit: नीलाः किल पुरा बर्हा मयूराणां नराधिप। सुराधिपाद्वरं प्राप्य गताः सर्वेऽपि बहिणः॥
English: Formerly, O King, the peacock's wings had one unvaried blue. Having received the boon, the peacock departed.
Sanskrit: धर्मराजोऽब्रवीद्राम प्राग्वंशे वायसं प्रति। पक्षिस्तवास्मि सुप्रीतः प्रीतस्य वचनं शृणु॥
English: O Rāma, then the king of righteousness said to the crow, seated in front of the sacrificial apartment 'O bird, I am well pleased with you. Listen to my words as I utter them.
Sanskrit: यथान्ये विविधै रोगैः पीड्यन्ते प्राणिनो मया। ते न ते प्रभविष्यन्ति मयि प्रीते न संशयः॥
English: As I have been pleased with you, you shall without doubt, enjoy immunity from the various ailments to which the birds are subject.
Sanskrit: मृत्युतस्ते भयं नास्ति वरान्मम विहंगम। यावत्त्वां न वधिष्यन्ति नरास्तावद्भविष्यसि॥
English: O bird, from my curse fear of death shall not approach you; and you shall exist so long as people do not slay you.
Sanskrit: ये च मद्विषयस्था वै मानवाः क्षुधयार्दिताः। त्वयि भुक्ते सुतृप्तास्ते भविष्यन्ति सबान्धवाः॥
English: Those men residing in my dominion, being smitten with hunger, shall be refreshed along with your relations, when you have eaten and been refreshed.
Sanskrit: वरुणस्त्वब्रवीद्धंसं गङ्गातोयविचारिणम्। श्रूयतां प्रीतिसंयुक्तं ततः पत्ररथेश्वरम्॥ वर्णो मनोरमः सौम्यश्चन्द्रमण्डलसंनिमः। भविष्यति तवोदग्रः शुद्धफेनसमप्रभः॥
English: Then Varuņa addressed that lord of birds the swan ranging the waters of the Gangā, 'Listen to my words fraught with joy, your hue shall be charming, mild, and like to the lunar disc; and it shall be beautiful, resembling the sheen of spotless foam.
Sanskrit: मच्छरीरं समासाद्य कान्तो नित्यं भविष्यसि। प्राप्स्यसे चातुलां प्रीतिमेतन्मे प्रीतिलक्षणम्॥
English: And approaching my person you shall ever be beautiful to behold; and you shall, as a sign of my gratification, attain unparalleled complacence.
Sanskrit: हंसानां हि पुरा राम न वर्णः सर्वपाण्डुरः। पक्षा नीलाग्रसंवीताः क्रोडाः शष्पाग्रनिर्मलाः॥ अथाब्रवीद्वैश्रवणः कृकलासं गिरौ स्थितम्।
English: Formerly, O Rama, swans had not a hue of one unvaried whiteness. Their wings ended in, blue, and their breasts wore the spotless hue of tender grass. Then Vaiśravana addressed the chameleon as it was stationed at the mountain.
Sanskrit: हैरण्यं संप्रयच्छामि वर्णं प्रीतस्तवाप्यहम्॥ सद्रव्यं च शिरो नित्यं भविष्यति तवाक्षयम्। एष काञ्चनको वर्णो मत्प्रीत्या ते भविष्यति॥
English: Your hue shall be gold-gleaming. Pleased am I with you. Your undeteriorating head shall be ever gold-hued. And this golden hue of your shall proceed from my gratification?
Sanskrit: एवं दत्त्वा वरांस्तेभ्यस्तस्मिन्यज्ञोत्सवे सुराः। निवृत्ते सह राज्ञा ते पुनः स्वभवनं गताः॥
English: Having thus conferred boons on them at that festal place, the celestials, along with the king, (on the sacrifice) having ended, went to their abode.
Sanskrit: ततो वित्रासयन्मान्पृथिव्यां राक्षसाधिपः। आससाद घने तस्मिन्नारदं मुनिपुङ्गवम्॥
English: As the lord of Rākşasas was ranging the earth frightening everyone, Nārada foremost of ascetics, came to that wood mounted on a cloud,
Sanskrit: तस्याभिवादनं कृत्वा दशग्रीवो निशाचरः। अब्रवीत्कुशलं पृष्ट्वा हेतुमागमनस्य च॥
English: Thereupon saluting him, the night-ranger Tennecked one enquired after his welfare as well as the occasion of his visit.
Sanskrit: नारदस्तु महातेजा देवर्षिरमितप्रभः। अब्रवीन्मेघपृष्ठस्थो रावणं पुष्पके स्थितम्॥ राक्षसाधिपते सौम्य तिष्ठ विश्रवसः सुत। प्रीतोऽस्म्यभिजनोपेत विक्रमैरूर्जितैस्तव॥
English: That Devarsi the exceedingly energetic Nārada of immeasurable splendour, seated on the back of the cloud, addressed Ravana, who was stationed in Puspaka, saying, O lord of Raks asas, o placid one, O son of Viśravā, stay. I am well pleased with your prowess and fame.
Sanskrit: विष्णुना दैत्यघातैश्च गन्धर्वोरंगधर्षणैः। त्वया समं विमर्दैश्च भृशं हि परितोषितः॥
English: And even as Vişnu had pleased me by destroying the Daityas, you pleased me by harassing the Gandharvas and serpents.
Sanskrit: किंचिद्वक्ष्यामि तावत्तु श्रोतव्यं श्रोष्यसे यदि। तन्मे निगदतस्तात समाधिं श्रवणे कुरु॥
English: I will tell you something. If you would hear what I have to say then, O child, listen heedfully as I unfold it.
Sanskrit: किमयं बध्यते तात त्वयावध्येन दैवतैः। हत एव ह्ययं लोको यदा मृत्युवशं गतः।७।।
English: Why, my child, do you slay these*; you are incapable of being slain by even the celestials. All these (men) are subject to death, they are verily slain. *i.e. human being.
Sanskrit: देवदानवदैत्यानां यक्षगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्। अवध्येन त्वया लोकः क्लेष्टुं योग्यो न मानुषः॥
English: The world of man is unworthy of being afflicted by you who are incapable of being destroyed by Deities, Dānavas, Daityas, Yakşas, Gandharvas and Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: नित्यं श्रेयसि सम्मूढं महद्भिर्व्यसनैर्वृतम्। हन्यात्कस्तादृशं लोकं जराव्याधिशतैर्युतम्॥
English: Who should slay creatures, who are ever stupid in respect of their welfare, environed by mighty dangers, and encompassed by hundreds of decrepitude and decease?
Sanskrit: तैस्तैरनिष्टोपगमैरजस्रं यत्र कुत्र कः। मतिमान्मानुषे लोके युद्धेन प्रणयी भवेत्॥
English: What sensible person can set his heart on slaying human beings, who are everywhere beset with a perennial stream of evils.
Sanskrit: क्षीयमाणं दैवहतं क्षुत्पिपासाजरादिभिः। विषादशोकसंमूढं लोकं त्वं क्षपयस्व मा॥
English: Do not you enfeeble those beings who are already enfeebled and smitten by Divinity with hunger, thirst, old age etc. and who are overwhelmed with sorrow, and grief.
Sanskrit: पश्य तावन्महाबाहो राक्षसेश्वर मानुषम्। मूढमेवं विचित्रार्थं यस्य न ज्ञायते गतिः॥ क्वचिद्वादित्रनृत्यादि सेव्यते मुदितैर्जनैः। रुद्यते चापरैरातैर्धाराश्रुनयनाननैः॥
English: O mighty-armed one, o lord of Rākşasas, behold man, albeit having their sense stupified, engaged in the pursuit of various interests, and themselves not understanding their own ways;* some pass their time merrily with dancing and playing on musical instruments while others weep distressfully with tears streaming from their eyes down their cheeks. *Gati, according to the commentator, means the time of employment and suffering. I think the ordinary meaning answers, and give it accordingly.
Sanskrit: मातापितृसुतस्नेहभाबन्धुमनोरमैः। मोहितोऽयं जनो ध्वस्तः क्लेशं स्वं नावबुध्यते।।१४
English: Down fallen on account of their attachment for their mothers and fathers and sons, and of their desires touching their wives and friends they set small store by labours having the hereafter as their object.
Sanskrit: तत्किमेवं परिक्लिश्य लोकं मोहनिराकृतम्। जित एव त्वया सौम्य मर्त्यलोको न संशयः॥
English: What then is the use of affecting a race that is brought down ever by its own infatuation. O placid one, this world is verily conquered by you, there is no doubt.
Sanskrit: अवश्यमेभिः सर्वैश्च गन्तव्यं यमसादनम्। तन्निगृणीष्व पौलस्त्य यमं परपुरंजय॥ तस्मिञ्जिते जितं सर्वं भवत्येव न संशयः।
English: These for certain will have to repair to the abode of Yama. Therefore, O Paulastya, O captor of hostile capitals, do you put down Yama. On him being conquered, all will doubtless be conquered by you.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु लङ्केशो दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा ॥ अब्रवीनारदं तत्र संप्रहस्याभिवाद्य च। महर्षे देवगन्धर्वविहार समरप्रिय॥ अहं समुद्यतो गन्तुं विजयार्थं रसातलम्।
English: Thus addressed Lankā's lord, flaming in native energy, addressed Narada, laughing and saluting him. 'O you that delightest in the sport of gods and Gandharvas, and that take pleasure in warfare, I am ready to go to the nethermost regions for the purpose of conquest.
Sanskrit: ततो लोकत्रयं जित्वा स्थाप्य नागान्सुरान्वशे। समुद्रममृतार्थं च मथिष्यामि रसालयम्॥
English: And conquering the three worlds, and bringing under subjection serpents and celestials I shall for ambrosia churn the nether regions.
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीद्दशग्रीवं नारदो भगवानृषिः। क्व खल्विदानी मार्गेण त्वयेहान्येन गम्यते॥ अयं खलु सुदुर्गम्यः प्रेतराजपुरं प्रति। मार्गो गच्छति दुर्धर्ष यमस्यामित्रकर्शन ॥
English: Then the reverend sage Närada spoke to the Ten-necked Ravana, Who save you can on forsooth go that journey? Verily, o irrepressible one, O destroyer of foes, the way leading to the city of the lord of the dead is difficult of access.
Sanskrit: स तु शारदमेघाभं हासं मुक्त्वा दशाननः। उवाच कृतमित्येव वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereat laughing, the Ten-faced one said to the saint resembling a mass of white clouds, "This is done.
Sanskrit: तस्मादेवं महाब्रह्म वैवस्वतवधोद्यतः। गच्छामि दक्षिणामाशां यत्र सूर्यात्मजो नृप॥
English: Therefore,* O great Brahmana, intent upon slaying the Vaivasvata's son, I will go by this way which lead to the king-the offspring of the sun. *As you has commanded me.
Sanskrit: मया हि भगवन्क्रोधात्प्रतिज्ञातं रणार्थिना। अवजेष्यामि चतुरो लोकपालानिति प्रभो॥
English: O master, from wrath I have vowed that I will, eager for encounter, O reverend one, conquer the four Lokapālas.
Sanskrit: तदिह प्रस्थितोऽहं वै पितृराजपुरं प्रति। प्राणिसंक्लेशकर्तारं योजयिष्यामि मृत्युना ॥
English: Then here go I to the city of the lord of the Pitſs; and I am determined to compass the death of him that visit creatures with smart.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा दशग्रीवो मुनिं तमभिवाद्य च। प्रययौ दक्षिणामाशां प्रविष्टः सह मन्त्रिभिः॥
English: Having delivered himself thus and saluted the sage, he, entering the southern way with his councillors, proceeded along.
Sanskrit: नारदस्तु महातेजा मुहूर्तं ध्यानमास्थितः। चिन्तयामास विप्रेन्द्रो विधूम इव पावकः॥
English: The exceedingly energetic Nārada best of Brāhmaṇas resembling a smokeless fire, remaining rapt for a while, began to reflect.
Sanskrit: येन लोकस्वयः सेन्द्राः क्लिश्यन्ते सचराचराः। क्षीणे चायुषि धर्मेण स कालो जेष्यते कथम्॥
English: How can (Ravana) conquer Time who, when its life wane, righteously visit with affection the time, sphere with Indra, fraught with mobile and immobile.
Sanskrit: स्वदत्तकृतसाक्षी यो द्वितीय इव पावकः। लब्धसंज्ञा विचेष्टन्ते लोका यस्य महात्मनः॥ यस्य नित्यं त्रयो लोका विद्रवन्ति भयार्दिताः। तं कथं राक्षसेन्द्रोऽसौ स्वयमेव गमिष्यति॥
English: How can this lord of Raksasas, of himself, go to him who, resembling another fire, bear to the gifts and acts (of persons), that high-souled one of whom attaining consciousness, people put forth their activity; and; afflicted with the fear of whom these three worlds fall away?
Sanskrit: यो विधाता च धाता च सुकृतं दुष्कृतं तथा। त्रैलोक्यं विजितं येन तं कथं विजयिष्यते। अपरं किं तु कृत्वैवं विधानं संविधास्यति॥
English: How can (Rāvana) subdue him who ordain things both great and small, who met rewards and punishments for good and bad acts, and who himself has conquered the three worlds? Resorting* to what other means shall Rāvana secure (victory)? *Explains the commentator: "Time has every thing under its control. Like the all-enclosing space, time pervades all that is. This being so, resorting what transcending Time, shall Rāvana obtain victory over it."
Sanskrit: कौतूहलं समुत्पन्नो यास्यामि यमसादनम्। विमर्दै द्रष्टुमनयोर्यमराक्षसयोः स्वयम्॥
English: I am curious about it. To Yama's abode shall I go for witnessing the encounter between Yama and the Raksasa.
Sanskrit: एवं संचिन्त्य विप्रेन्द्रो जगाम लघुविक्रमः। आख्यातुं तद्यथावृत्तं यमस्य सदनं प्रति॥
English: Having reflected thus, that foremost of Vipras endowed with fleet vigour, bent his steps towards the abode of Yama, for the purpose of relating to him all that had taken place.
Sanskrit: अपश्यत्स यमं तत्र देवमग्निपुरस्कृतम्। विधानमनुतिष्ठन्तं प्राणिनो यस्य यादृशम्॥
English: There he saw that god Yama sitting in front of fire and offering into it the good and evil fruits of their actions. * *Ordaining happiness and misery to the lives of people according to their acts.'
Sanskrit: स तु दृष्ट्वा यमः प्राप्तं महर्षि तत्र नारदम्। अब्रवीत्सुखमासीनमय॑मावेद्य धर्मतः॥
English: Seeing the Maharși Nārada arrive there, Yama offering him arghya according to the ordinance, addressed him saying, when he was seated at his case:
Sanskrit: कच्चित्क्षेमं नु देवर्षे कच्चिद्धर्मो न नश्यति। किमागनकृत्यं ते देवगन्धर्वसेवित ॥
English: 'O Devarsi, is it well with you? And does virtue deteriorate.'* And, why, O you honoured of deities, and Gandharvas, do you come?' *The Original has: "Do not virtue wane." This in English would imply the very reverse what Nārada intends to say. He says: 'Do religion deteriorate?' i.e. 'I hope, religion does not deteriorate.' This is an idiom and natural usage accounts for it, although that usage must in the nature of things be based on a subtle ground of season.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीत्तु तदा वाक्यं नारदो भगवानृषिः। श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि विधानं च विधीयताम्॥ एष नाम्नो दशग्रीवा पितृराज निशाचरः। उपयाति वशं नेतुं विक्रभैस्त्वां सुदुर्जयम्॥
English: Thereat the reverend sage, Narada, said; Hearken. I shall tell (you); and (after hearing me out) do you what is fit. o king of the Pitrs, here come the night-ranger named ten-necked, for bringing you under his sway you who are incapable of being conquered.
Sanskrit: एतेन काणेनाहं त्वरितो ह्यागतः प्रभो। दण्डप्रहरणस्याद्य तव किं नु भविष्यति॥
English: O master, for this reason it is that I have come hither hastily, doubtful what shall befall you who have the rod for your weapon.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दूरादंशुमन्तमिवोदितम्। ददृशुर्दीप्तमायान्तं विमानं तस्य रक्षसः॥
English: In the meanwhile they saw the Rākṣasa's car approach from afar, flaming and like to the rayfurnished (one) risen.
Sanskrit: तं देशं प्रभया तस्य पुष्पकस्य महाबलः। कृत्वा वितिमिरं सर्वं समीपमभ्यवर्तत॥
English: And dispelling the gloom of that region with the effulgence of Pușpaka; that exceedingly powerful (Raksasa) came forward.
Sanskrit: सोऽपश्यत्स महाबाहुर्दशग्रीवस्ततस्ततः। प्राणिनः सुकृतं चैव भुञ्जानांश्चैव दुष्कृतम्॥
English: The mighty-armed ten-necked one all around saw creatures reaping the consequences of their fair and foul acts.
Sanskrit: अपश्यत्सैनिकांश्चास्य यमस्यानुचरैः सह। यमस्य पुरुषैरुप्रै।ररूपैर्भयानकैः॥ ददर्श वध्यमानांश्च किलश्यमानांश्च देहिनः। क्रोशतश्च महानादं तीव्रनिष्टनतत्परान्॥ कृमिभिर्भक्ष्यमाणांश्च सारमेयैश्च दारुणैः। श्रोत्रायासकरा वाचो वदतश्च भयावहाः॥ संतार्यमाणान्वैतरणी बहुशः शोणितोदकाम्। वालुकासु च तप्तासु तप्यमानान्मुहुर्मुहुः॥ असिपत्रवने चैव भिद्यमानानधार्मिकान्। रौरवे क्षारनद्यां च क्षुरधारासु चैव हि ॥ पानीयं याचमानांश्च तृषितान्क्षुधितानपि। शवभूतान्कृशान्दीनान्विवर्णान्मुक्तमूर्धनान् ॥ मलपङ्कधरान्दीनान्रुक्षांश्च परिधावतः। ददर्श रावणो मार्गे शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: There he saw Yama's soldiery along with Yama's followers, fierce-forms, grim-visaged and terrific. And he saw corporeal beings undergoing torments and pain, and emitting loud cries and sharp shrieks; preyed on by worms and fell dogs: and uttering words capable of striking pain and terror into the heart (of the hearer): and people swimming in the Vaitarani profusely running blood; and momentarily burning with hot sands; unrighteous wights pierced in a wood of asipatra, (plunged) in Raurava, in the river of borate of soda; and (cut) with razor-edges; asking for drinks; and afflicted with hunger and thirst; converted into corpses, lean, woe-begone, and pallid with hair flowing loosely; having dust and filth (on their bodies), and running about distressfully with dry forms; on the way saw Rāvana by hundreds and by thousands.
Sanskrit: कांश्चिच्च गृहमुख्येषु गीतवादित्रनिःस्वनैः। प्रमोदमानानद्राक्षीद्रावणः सुकृतैः स्वकैः॥ गोरसं गोप्रदातारो अन्नं चैवानदायिनः। गृहांश्च गृहदातारः स्वकर्मफलमश्नतः॥ सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताभिः प्रमदाभिरलंकृताम्। धार्मिकानपरांस्तत्र दीप्यमानान्स्वतेजसा॥ ददर्श स महाबाहू रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। ततस्तान्भिद्यमानांश्च कर्मभिर्दुष्कृतैः स्वकैः॥ रावणो मोचयामास विक्रमेण बलाबली।
English: Rāvana also saw some in front of houses engaged in merry-making with songs and strains of instruments, as the fruit of their pious acts; and (saw) the giver of kine regaling themselves with milk; the dispenser of rice, feeding on the same, the bestower of abodes, enjoying mansions, as the fruit of their several acts; and persons living with damsels decked with gold and gems and jewels; and other pious folks, flaming in their native energy, all these saw Rāvana lord of Rākşasas. And by his might that mighty one delivered those that were being tormented by their wicked acts.
Sanskrit: प्राणिनो मोक्षितास्तेन दशग्रीवेण रक्षसा॥ सुखमापुर्मुहूर्त ते ह्यतर्कितमचिन्तितम्। प्रेतेषु मुच्यमानेषु राक्षसेन महीयसा॥ प्रेतगोपाः सुसंक्रुद्धा राक्षसेन्द्रमभिद्रवन्।
English: On being liberated by that Rākṣasa the tennecked one, those creatures in a moment began to enjoy their release, that had come to them without thought or suspense. And on the dead being delivered by the magnanimous Rākşasa, the guards of the dead, getting enraged, rushed at the Rākşasa sovereign.
Sanskrit: ततो हलहलाशब्दः सर्वदिग्भ्यः समुत्थितः। धर्मराजस्य योधानां शूराणां संप्रधावताम्॥
English: There arose a mighty clamour from all sides; from the heroic warriors of the king of righteousness rushing (all around.)
Sanskrit: ते प्रासैः परिधैः शूलैर्मुसलैः शक्तितोमरैः। पुष्पकं समधर्षन्त शूराः शतसहस्रशः॥ तस्यासनानि प्रासादन्वेदिकास्तोरणानि च। पुष्पकस्य बभञ्जुस्ते शीघ्रं मधुकरा इव ॥
English: And those heroes by hundreds and by thousands assailed (Puspaka) with prāsas, and bludgeons, and darts and maces, and spears and tomaras. And swiftly swarming like bees, they began to break the seats, blocks, daises and gateways (of the car.)
Sanskrit: देवनिष्ठानभूतं तद्विमानं पुष्पकं मृधे। भज्यमानं तथैवासीदक्षयं ब्रह्मतेजसा ॥
English: In that conflict Pușpaka presided over by divine energy, incapable of being destroyed by virtue of Brahma power, being broken, resumed its former shape.
Sanskrit: असंख्या सुमहत्यासीत्तस्य सेना महात्मनः। शूराणामग्रयातॄणां सहस्राणि शतानि च ॥
English: Countless were the soldiers of that highsouled one consisting hundreds and thousands of heroic warriors, (ever) forward for fight.
Sanskrit: ततो वृक्षैश्च शैलैश्च प्रासादानां शतैस्तथा। ततस्ते सचिवास्तस्य यथाकामं यथाबलम्॥ अयुध्यन्त महावीराः स च राजा दशाननः। ते तु शोणितदिग्धाङ्गाः सर्वशस्त्रसमाहताः॥
English: According to the measure of their might his (Rāvana's) councillors great heroes all, as well as the ten-faced one himself with might and main, fought with trees and crags and hundreds of blocks of buildings.
Sanskrit: अमात्या राक्षसेन्द्रस्य चक्रुरायोधनं महत्। अन्योन्यं ते महाभागा जघ्नुः प्रहरणै शम्॥
English: And those councillors of the lord of Räkşasas, assailed with every kind of weapons, with their persons bathed in blood, fought fiercely.
Sanskrit: यमस्य च महाबाहो रावणस्य च मन्त्रिणः। अमात्यांस्तांस्तु संत्यज्य यमयोधो महाबलाः॥
English: And O large-armed the exalted councillors of Yama and Răvaņa sore assailed each other with And leaving the councillors alone the highly powerful warriors of Yama rushed against and Daśānana* with a shower of spears. *Ravana.
Sanskrit: तमेव चाभ्यधावन्त शूलवर्दशाननम्। ततः शोणितदिग्धाङ्गः प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतः। फुल्लाशोक इवाभाति पुष्पके राक्षसाधिपः॥
English: And then pierced through and through by those weapons, with his person covered with blood, the Rākṣasa king appeared like a flowering Kinśuka in Pușpaka. * *This simile is peculiarly appropriate and beautiful. Puspaka, the name of Ravana's car, means composed of flowers; and this signification shining one arms. a askance, as it were, over the direct sense of the sentence, heightens the delight the reader feels on imagining the principal figure. "Rāvana seated in Puspaka, covered with blood, looked likeblossoming Kinsuka.'
Sanskrit: स तु शूलगदाप्रासाञ्छक्तितोमरसायकान्। मुमोच च शिलावृक्षान्मुमोचास्त्रबलाद्बली॥
English: Thereat that powerful one, by virtue of his mastery over weapons, began to hurl darts and maces, prāsas and spears and tomaras and crags and trees.
Sanskrit: तरूणां च शिलानां च शस्त्राणां चातिदारुणम्। यमसैन्येषु तद्वर्ष पपात धरणीतले॥
English: That terrific shower of trees, rocks and arms, alighted on the army of Yama (fighting) on the earth.
Sanskrit: तांस्तु सर्वान्विनिर्मिद्य तदत्रमपहत्य च। जघ्नुस्ते राक्षसं घोरमेकं शतसहस्रशः॥
English: And snapping those weapons and resisting (those volleys of) arms, they smote at the Räkșasa fighting alone by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: परिवार्य च तं सर्वे शैलं मेघोत्करा इव। भिन्दिपालैश्च शूलैश्च निरुच्छ्वासमपोथयन्॥ विमुक्तकवचः क्रुद्धः सिद्धः शोणितविस्रवैः। ततः स पुष्पकं त्यक्त्वा पृथिव्यामवतिष्ठत॥
English: And encompassing him even as clouds encompass mountain, they rendered (Ravana) inert by means of Bhindipālas and darts. And with his mail torn open, his anger raging fiercely, and covered with blood streaming over his person, he, forsaking, his car, stood upon the ground.
Sanskrit: ततः स कार्मुकी वाणी समरे चाभिवर्धत। लब्धसंज्ञो मुहूर्तेन क्रुद्धस्तस्थौ यथान्तकः॥
English: Then furnished with his bow and holding his shafts, (Ravana) regaining his senses in a short time, increased in energy and stood in the field like the finisher.
Sanskrit: ततः पाशुपतं दिव्यमस्त्रं संधाय कार्मुके। तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति तानुक्त्वा यच्चापं व्यपकर्षत॥
English: Now fixing the divine Pāśupata on his bow, and saying to them, 'stay! stay!' he drew that bow.