pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: आकर्णात्स विकृष्याथ चापमिन्द्रारिराहवे। मुमोच तं शरं क्रुद्धस्त्रिपुरे शंकरो यथा॥
English: And enraged, (Ravana) resembling Rudra himself, in fight drawing his bow to his car, discharged that shaft even as Sankara had discharged at Tripura.
Sanskrit: तस्य रूपं शरस्यासीत्सधूमज्वालमण्डलम्। वनं दहिष्यतो धर्मे दावाग्नेरिव मूर्च्छतः॥
English: And the appearance of the shaft was like an extinguishing fire in summer with smoke with flames, burning up a forest.
Sanskrit: ज्वालामाली स तु शरः क्रव्यादानुगतो रणे। मुक्तो गुल्मान्दुमांश्चापि भस्म कृत्वा प्रधावति ॥
English: And garlanded with glory that shaft followed byghosts,* in that encounter; rushed on, burning to ashes the loose bushes and trees lying in its way. *The instrument being Siva's, it naturally was followed by ghosts as his attendants.
Sanskrit: ते तस्य तेजसा दग्धाः सैन्या वैवस्वतस्य तु। बले तस्मिन्निपतिता माहेन्द्रा इव केतवः॥
English: And burnt up by its energy, the most of Vaivasvata fell down in the field like to banners of Mahendra.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु सचिवैः सार्धं राक्षसो भीमविक्रमः। ननाद सुमहानादं कम्पयनिव मेदिनीम्॥
English: Thereat the Räksasa of terrific prowess along with his councillors began to set up tremendous shouts; as if making the earth tremble.
Sanskrit: स तस्य तु महानादं श्रुत्वा वैवस्वतः प्रभुः। शत्रु विजयिनं मेने स्वबलस्य च संक्षयम्॥
English: Hearing his mighty-shouts, that lord Vaivasvata knew that his adversary had gained the day and that his own host had been destroyed.
Sanskrit: स हि योधान्हतान्मत्वा क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः। अब्रवीत्त्वरितः सूतं रथो मे उपनीयताम्॥
English: Knowing that his forces had been slain, he, with his eyes crimsoned with passion hastily spoke to his charioteer, ‘Bring you my car.'
Sanskrit: तस्य सूतस्तदा दिव्यमुपस्थाप्य महारथम्। स्थितः स च महातेजा अध्यारोहत तं रथम्॥
English: Thereat the charioteer brought the noble and mighty car and stood (there) and then that exceeding energetic one mounted the car.
Sanskrit: प्रासमुद्गरहस्तश्च मृत्युस्तस्याग्रतः स्थितः। येन संक्षिप्यते सर्वं त्रैलोक्यमिदमव्ययम्॥
English: In front (of his car) stood death, equipped with prāsas and maces in his hands, who makes nothing of this entire triune world; incapable of deterioration.
Sanskrit: कालदण्डस्तु पार्श्वस्थो मूर्तिमानस्य चाभवत्। यमप्रहरणं दिव्यं तेजसा ज्वलदग्निवत्॥
English: And beside (him) was the rod of Kāla in its native from the divine instrument of Yama like to a flaming fire on account of its own energy.
Sanskrit: ततो लोकत्रयं क्षुब्धमकम्पन्त दिवौकसः। कालं दृष्ट्वा तथा क्रुद्धं सर्वलोकभयावहम्॥ ततस्त्वचोदयत्सूतस्तानश्वान्रुचिरप्रभान्। प्रययौ भीमसंनादो यत्र रक्षःपतिः स्थितः॥
English: Then on beholding Kāla, infuriated, tending to strike terror into all creatures, was agitated the triune universe, and trembling over took the denizens of heaven. The charioteer urged on the steeds possessed of graceful splendour; and arrived where the lord of Rākşasas was posted.
Sanskrit: मुहूर्तेन यमं ते तु हया हरिहयोपमाः। प्रापयन्मनसस्तुल्या यत्र तत्प्रस्तुतं रणम्॥ दृष्ट्वा तथैव विकृतं रथं मृत्युसमन्वितम्। सचिवा राक्षसेन्द्रस्य सहसा विप्रदुर्दुवुः॥
English: In a moment those horses like to thought (in celerity,) and resembling the steeds themselves of Hari, took Yama where the warfare had already begun. Seeing the frightful car in that aspect with Death present in it, the ministers of the Rākşasa monarch at once took to their heels.
Sanskrit: लघुसत्त्वतया ते हि नष्टसंज्ञा भयार्दिताः। नेह युद्धं समर्थाः स्म इत्युक्त्वा प्रययुर्दिशः॥
English: In vonsequence of their being comparatively inferior in point of strength they were deprived of their senses, and afficted with fear; and saying, 'Here we are not equal to fighting' they went their way.
Sanskrit: स तु तं तादृशं दृष्ट्वा रथं लोकभयावहम्। नाक्षुभ्यत दशग्रीवो न चापि भयमाविशत्॥ स तु रावणमासाद्य व्यसृजच्छक्तितोमरान्। यमो मर्माणि संक्रुद्धो रावणस्य न्यकृन्तत॥
English: But seeing that car capable of striking terror into folks, the Ten-necked did not experience any agitation, nor did fear enter his heart. And approaching Ravana, Yama, enraged, discharged spears and tomaras, and began to pierce Rāvana's marrow.
Sanskrit: रावणस्तु ततः स्वस्थः शरवर्षं मुमोच ह। तस्मिन्वैवस्वतरथे तोयवर्षमिवाम्बुदः॥
English: But Rāvana, without at all feeling any smart, began to shower arrows on Vaivasvata's vehicle, resembling a downpour caused by clouds.
Sanskrit: ततो महाशक्तिशतैः पात्यमानैर्महोरसि । नाशक्नोत्प्रतिकर्तुं स राक्षसः स्वल्पपीडितः॥
English: Again at his spacious breast, that Raksasa who had undergone slender injury, could not resist, (Yama's arms) with hundreds of mighty darts hurled.
Sanskrit: एवं नानाप्रहरणैर्यमेनामित्रकर्षिणा। सप्तरात्रं कृतः संख्ये विसंज्ञो विमुखो रिपुः॥
English: And in this way that destroyer of foes Yama fought for seven nights with various arms; until at length his enemy was driven back and deprived of his senses.
Sanskrit: तदासीत्तुमुलं युद्धं यमराक्षसयोर्द्वयोः। जयमाकाङ्क्षतोर्वीर समरेष्वनिवर्तिनोः॥
English: Then, O hero, there took place nighty onset between Yama and the Rākşasas both eager for victory and both never tiring of fight.
Sanskrit: ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः। प्रजापतिं पुरस्कृत्य समेतास्तद्रणाजिरे॥
English: And celestials and Gandharvas and Siddhas, and the supreme saints, placing Prajāpati at their head, presented themselves at the fight.
Sanskrit: संवर्त इव लोकानां युध्यतोरभवत्तदा। राक्षसानां च मुख्यस्य प्रेतानामीश्वरस्य च॥
English: The encounter that then took place between that foremost of Rākşasas and the lord of the Dead was like the universal upheaval.
Sanskrit: राक्षसेन्द्रोऽपि विस्फार्य चापमिन्द्राशनिप्रभम्। निरन्तरमिवाकाशं कुर्वन्बाणांस्ततोऽसृजत्॥
English: And stretching his bow resembling in splendour the thunderbolt of Indra, he discharged arrows covering up the sky.
Sanskrit: मृत्युं चतुर्भिर्विशिखैः सूतं सप्तभिरार्दयत्। यमं शतसहस्रेण शीघ्रं मर्मस्वताडयत्॥
English: And he smote Death with four, the (Yama's), charioteer with seven, and swiftly struck Yama in the marrow with hundreds and thousands of shafts. :
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धस्य वदनाद्यमस्य समजायत। ज्वालामाली सनिःश्वासः सधूमः कोपपावकः॥
English: Then from forth Yama's mouth there issued darted flames with his teeth mixed with smoke, the fire of his fury.
Sanskrit: तदाश्चर्यमथो दृष्ट्वा देवदानवसंनिधौ। प्रहर्षितौ सुसंरब्धौ मृत्युकालौ बभूवतुः॥
English: Witnessing this wonder in the presence of the deities and Dānavas, both Death and Time were fixed with wrath and were filled with delight.
Sanskrit: ततो मृत्युः क्रुद्धतरो वैवस्वतमभाषत। मुञ्च मां समरे यावद्धन्मीमं पापराक्षसम्॥
English: Then Death, growing still more wroth, addressed Vaivasvata saying; “Let me go. I shall slay this sinful Rākşasa.”
Sanskrit: नैषा रक्षो भवेदद्य मर्यादा हि निसर्गतः। हिरण्यकशिपुः श्रीमान्नमुचिः शम्बरस्तथा॥ निसन्दिधूमकेतुश्च बलिर्वैरोचनोऽपि च। शंभुर्दैत्यो महाराजो वृत्रो बाणस्तथैव च ॥ राजर्षयः शास्त्रविदो गन्धर्वाः समहोरगाः। ऋषयः पन्नगा दैत्या यक्षाश्च ह्यप्सरोगणाः॥ युगान्तपरिवर्ते च पृथिवी समहार्णवा। क्षयं नीता महाराज सपर्वतसरिद्रुमा॥ एते चान्ये च बहवो बलवन्तो दुरासदाः। विनिपन्ना मया दृष्टाः किमुतायं निशाचरः॥
English: Even this is my native might this Räksasa will be no more. Hiranyakasipu, the graceful Namuci, and Sambara, Nişandi and Dhūmaketu and Virocana's offspring Bali, and the Daitya Śambhu that mighty monarchs, Vſtra and Bāņa; and Rājarșis versed in all branches of learnings and Gandharvas, and mighty serpents, and sages, and Pannagas and Yaksas, and swarms of Apsarās and the Earth herself containing vastly oceans and mountains and rivers and trees, at the unrolling of a Yuga all these, O mighty monarch have I brought to dissolution. All these and many more endowed with strength and incapable of being overcome, were at the very sight of me compassed with peril, and what is this ranger of the night?
Sanskrit: मुश्च मां साधु धर्मज्ञ यावदेनं निहन्म्यहम्। नहि कश्चिन्मया दृष्टो बलवानपि जीवति ॥
English: Let me go. O you cognisant of righteousness, I shall slay this one. There is none that, albeit strong, can survive after having been seen by me.
Sanskrit: बलं मम न खल्वेतन्मर्यादैषा निसर्गतः। स दृष्टो न मया काल मुहूर्तमपि जीवति॥
English: Verily this is not mine strength, this might pertain to me by nature. O Time, if seen by me, he won't live for a moment.
Sanskrit: तस्यैवं वचनं श्रुत्वा धर्मराजः प्रतापवान्। अब्रवीत्तत्र तं मृत्युं त्वं तिष्ठेनं निहन्म्यहम्॥ ततः संरक्तनयनः क्रुद्धो वैवस्वतः प्रभुः। कालदण्डममोघं तु तोलयामास पाणिना॥ यस्य पार्श्वेषु निहिताः कालपाशाः प्रतिष्ठिताः। पावकाशनिसंकाशो मुद्गरो मूर्तिमान्स्थितः॥
English: Hearing these words of his, the puissant king of righteousness spoke there to death, 'Do you stay. I myself shall slay him.' Then with his eyes reddened that lord, Vaivasvata, wielded with his hand the infallible dart of time; while by him lay the redoubtable noose of time and the mace in its native shape resembling fire and the thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: दर्शनादेव यः प्राणान्प्राणिनामपि कर्षति। किं पुनः स्पृशमानस्य पात्यमानस्य वा पुनः॥
English: He, who by his very sight draw away the lives of creatures, what should be said of its touching and being hurled at people?
Sanskrit: स ज्वालापरिवारस्तु निर्दहन्निव राक्षसम्। तेन स्पृष्टो बलवता महाप्रहरणोऽस्फुरत्॥
English: And touched by that powerful one, that mighty weapon, engist with flames, attained access of energy, and seemed to consume the Raksasa.
Sanskrit: ततो विदुद्रुवुः सर्वे तस्मात्रस्ता रणाजिरे। सुराश्च क्षुभिताः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा दण्डोद्यतं यमम्॥
English: In the field of battle, everyone afficted with fear, ran away from it. And beholding Yama with his rod uplifted, the celestials were agitated.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्प्रहर्तुकामे तु यमे दण्डेन रावणम्। यमं पितामहः साक्षादर्शयित्वेदमब्रवीत्॥
English: On Yama being desirous of slaying Rāvana, by his rod, the great-father manifesting himself spoke to Yama.
Sanskrit: वैवस्वत महाबाहो न खल्वमितविक्रम। न हन्तव्यस्त्वयैतेन दण्डेनैष निशाचरः॥
English: O Vaivasvata, O mighty-armed one, O you of immeasurable prowess, this certainly must not be. You should not with your rod slay the nightranger.
Sanskrit: वरः खलु मयैतस्मै दत्तस्त्रिदशपुङ्गव। स त्वया नानृतः कार्यो यन्मया व्याहृतं वचः॥
English: For, O foremost of celestials, I have conferred a boon on him; and you should not render false the words that I have uttered.
Sanskrit: यो हि मामनृतं कुर्याद्देवो वा मानुषोऽपि वा। त्रैलोक्यमनृतं तेन कृतं स्यान्नात्र संशयः॥ क्रुद्धेन विप्रमुक्तोऽयं निर्विशेष प्रियाप्रिये। प्रजाः संहरते रौद्रो लोकत्रयभयावहः॥
English: Verily he, that, whether a god or a human being, shall falsify my words, shall render the triune universe false. There is no doubt about this. If this terrific weapon, capable of affrighting the three spheres, be discharged alike at friends and foes, it will destroy creatures.
Sanskrit: अमोघो ोष सर्वेषां प्राणिनाममितप्रभः। कालदण्डो मया सृष्टः सर्वं मृत्युपुरस्कृतः।॥
English: This rod of Kāla, of immeasurable might and incapable of being resisted by creatures, was created by me as having the power of compassing th : death of all beings.
Sanskrit: तन्न खल्वेष ते सौम्य पात्यो रावणमूर्धनि। नह्यस्मिन्पतिते कश्चिन्मुहूर्तमपि जीवति॥
English: Therefore, O mild one, you forsooth should not bring it down on Rāvana's head. If this alights on any one, he does not live for a moment.
Sanskrit: यदि ह्यस्मिन्निपतिते न म्रियेतैष राक्षसः। प्रियते वा दशग्रीवस्तदाप्युभयतोऽनृतम्॥
English: Whether on this weapon alighting, the tennecked does not die, or if he does do either way falsehood is the consequence.
Sanskrit: तन्निवर्तय लङ्केशाद्दण्डमेतं समुद्यतम्। सत्यं च मां कुरुष्वाद्य लोकांस्त्वं यद्यवेक्षसे॥
English: Therefore do you keep your uplifted weapon off Larkā's lord. If you have any care for these worlds do you establish my truth.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु धर्मात्मा प्रत्युवाच यमस्तदा। एष व्यावर्तितो दण्डः प्रभविष्णुहि नो भवान्॥
English: Thus addressed, Yama then answered, I restrain this rod. You are our lord.
Sanskrit: किं त्विदानी मया शक्यं कर्तुं रणगतेन हि। न मया यद्ययं शक्यो हन्तुं वरपुरस्कृतः॥
English: But as I can not slay this one, who has obtained a boon, what then shall I do now in the field?
Sanskrit: एष तस्मात्प्रणश्यामि दर्शनादस्य रक्षसः। इत्युक्त्वा सरथः साश्वस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥
English: Therefore shall I disappear from the sight of this Rākşasa.' Having said this, even there did he vanish with his car and horses.
Sanskrit: दशग्रीवस्तु तं जित्वा नाम विश्राव्य चात्मनः। आरुह्य पुष्पकं भूयो निष्क्रान्तो यमसादनात्॥
English: Having vanquished him and distinguished his name, Rāvaņa again ascended his Puşpaka and went out of the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: स तु वैवस्वतो देवैः सह ब्रह्मपुरोगमैः। जगाम त्रिदिवं हृष्टो नारदश्च महामुनिः॥
English: With a delighted heart Vaivasvata along with the deities headed by Brahmā as well as that mighty ascetic-Narada, went to the celestial regions.
Sanskrit: ततो जित्वा दशग्रीवो यमं त्रिदशपुंगवम्। रावणस्तु रणश्लाघी स्वसहायान्ददर्श ह॥
English: Having vanquished Yama, the foremost of celestials, Rāvana delighting in warfare, saw his adherents.
Sanskrit: ततो रुधिरसिक्ताङ्गं प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतम्। रावणं राक्षसा दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं समुपागमन्॥
English: Then seeing Rāvaņa, with his person bathed in blood, bettered by the weapon discharged at him, they were seized with surprise.
Sanskrit: जयेन वर्धयित्वा च मारीचप्रमुखास्ततः। पुष्पकं भेजिरे सर्वे सान्त्विता रावणेन तु॥
English: And hailing him with victory, the councillors headed by Mārīca, having been encouraged by Ravana, ascended Puspaka.
Sanskrit: ततो रसातलं रक्षः प्रविष्टः पयसां निधिम्। दैत्योरगगणाध्युष्टं वरुणेन सुरक्षितम्॥
English: Then the Rākṣasa entered the region of waters the abode of Daityas and serpents, well protected by Varuna.
Sanskrit: स तु भोगवतीं गत्वा पुरीं वासुकिपालिताम्। कृत्वा नागान्वशे हृष्टो ययौ मणिमयीं पुरीम्॥
English: Arriving at Bhogavati the city governed by Vāsuki, he brought the serpents under subjection and then, delighted, bent his course to the palace Manimayi.
Sanskrit: निवातकवचास्तत्र दैतेया लब्धवरा वसन्। राक्षसस्तान्समागम्य युद्धाय समुपाह्वयत्॥ ते तु सर्वे सुविक्रान्ता दैतेया बलशालिनः। नानाप्रहरणास्तत्र प्रहृष्टा युद्धदुर्मदाः॥ शूलैस्त्रिशूलैः कुलिशैः पट्टिशासिपरश्वधैः। अन्योन्यं बिभिदुः कृद्धा राक्षसा दानवास्तथा॥ तेषां तु युध्यमानानां साग्रः संवत्सरो गतः। न चान्यतरतस्तत्र विजयो वा क्षयोऽपि वा।।।।
English: There dwelt the Nivātakavacas, who had obtained boons. Those Daityas were possessed of prowess and endowed with strength, carrying various weapons, breathing high spirits and invincible in battle. And the Dānavas and Rāks asas growing enraged fell to raving each other with darts and tridents, Kuliśas and axes and pațțiśas. And as they fought one entire year passed away and neither side obtained victory or was worsted.
Sanskrit: ततः पितामहस्तत्र त्रैलोक्यगतिरव्ययः। आजगाम द्रुतं देवो विमानवरमास्थितः॥
English: Then that way of the triune sphere, that God, the undeteriorating Great-father, swiftly presented himself on the scene mounted on his excellent car.
Sanskrit: निवातकवचानां तु निवार्य रणकर्म तत्। वृद्धः पितामहो वाक्यमुवाच विदितार्थवत्॥
English: Making the Nivātakavacas desist from battle the ancient great-father spoke in clear words.
Sanskrit: नह्ययं रावणो युद्धे शक्यो जेतुं सुरासुरैः। न भवन्तः क्षयं नेतुमपि सामरदानवैः॥
English: Even the celestials and the Asuras are not able to vanquish this Rāvaņa in battle; nor can the Dänavas backed by the gods can destroy you.
Sanskrit: राक्षसस्य सखित्वं च भवद्भिः सह रोचते। अविभक्ताश्च सर्वार्थाः सुहृदां नात्र संशयः॥
English: Do you therefore turn your minds to making friendship with the Rākşasas. All interests are forsooth the common possession of friends.
Sanskrit: ततोऽग्निसाक्षिकं सख्यं कृतवांस्तत्र रावणः। निवातकवचैः सार्धं प्रीतिमानभवत्तदा ॥
English: Thereat Rāvaņa made friendship with the Nivātakavacas in the presence of Fire; and then rejoiced greatly.
Sanskrit: अर्चितस्तैर्यथान्यायं संवत्सरमथोषितः। स्वपुरानिर्विशेषं च प्रियं प्राप्तो दशाननः॥
English: And duly honoured (by then) Daśānana passed there a year, without any feeling of that place being different from his own home: and spent his time agreeably.
Sanskrit: तत्रोपधार्य मायानां शतमेकं समाप्तवान्। सलिलेन्द्रपुरान्वेषी भ्रमति स्म रसातलम्॥
English: Having learnt there a hundred sorts of illusion, he directed his course to Rasātala, searching for the city of the lord of waters.
Sanskrit: ततोऽश्मनगरं नाम कालकेयैरधिष्ठितम्। गत्वा तु कालकेयांश्च हत्वा तत्र बलोत्कटान्॥ शूर्पणख्याश्च भर्तारमसिना प्राच्छिनत्तदा। श्यालं च बलवन्तं च विद्युज्जिह्व बलोत्कटम्॥ जिह्वया संलिहन्तं च राक्षसं समरे तदा।
English: And then going to the city named Asma ruled by the Kālakāyas, (Rāvana) slew the Kālakāyas endowed with terrific strength; and then with his sword cut off his brother-in-law,' the husband of Śūrpanakhā, he mighty Vidyutjibha possessed of terrific strength; as the Rākşasa in the encounter was licking (the limbs of Ravana's followers).
Sanskrit: तं विजित्य मुहूर्तेन जघ्ने दैत्यांश्चतुःशतम्॥ ततः पाण्डुरमेघाभं कैलासमिव भास्वरम्। वरुणस्यालयं दिव्यमपश्यद्राक्षसाधिपः॥ क्षरन्तीं च पयस्तत्र सुरभिं गामवस्थिताम्। यस्याः पयोभिनिष्पन्दात्क्षीरोदो नाम सागरः॥
English: Having vanquished him, he, in a moment, destroyed four hundred Daityas. And then the lord of Rākṣasas saw the grand abode of Varuņa resembling a mass of white clouds, and effulgent like to Kailāśa itself;—and also saw the milkconserving Surabhi stationed there; from the streams of whose milk was produced the ocean named Ksiroda.
Sanskrit: ददर्श रावणस्तत्र गोवृषेन्द्रवरारणिम्। यस्माच्चन्द्रः प्रभवति शीतरश्मिनिशाकरः॥ यं समाश्रित्य जीवन्ति फेनपाः परमर्षयः। अमृतं यत्र चोत्पन्नं स्वधा च स्वधभोजिनाम्॥ यां ब्रुवन्ति नरा लोके सुरभिं नाम नामतः।
English: There Ravana saw the mother of kine and the foremost of bulls; from whom spring that maker of night the mild-beaming-moon; taking refuge under whom subsist the prime saints and those living on froth, the froth' (of milk): and wherefrom sprang ambrosia as well as the Svadha of Svădhă-subsisting ones,' even her that go with human beings under the name of Surabhi. 1. A typical instance of the lengths which the selfdenial of the Hindu sages went is furnished by the case of a certain class of ascetics, who, abstaining from every other kind of food, lived solely on the froth of milk, falling off from the udders after the calf had drunk it. This froth-drinking, in preference to drinking the milk itself was dictated by a motive of charity viz., not to deprive the calf of her legitimate fare. 2. The ancestral manes.
Sanskrit: प्रदक्षिणं तु तां कृत्वा रावणः परमाद्भुताम्। प्रविवेशमहाघोरं गुप्तं बहुविधैर्बलैः॥
English: Having gone round this wonderful (cow), Rāvaņa entered the exceedingly dreadful abode of Varuna) guarded by various kinds of forces.
Sanskrit: ततो धाराशताकीर्णं शारदाभ्रनिभं तदा। नित्यप्रहृष्टं ददृशे वरुणस्य गृहोत्तमम्॥
English: Then he beheld Varuna's splendid mansion, streaming with hundreds of torrents, resembling a mass of autumnal clouds, and always wearing a delightful aspect.
Sanskrit: ततो हत्वा बलाध्यक्षान्समरे तैश्च ताडितः। अब्रवीच्च ततो योधानराजा शीघ्रं निवेद्यताम्॥ युद्धार्थी रावणः प्राप्तस्तस्य युद्धं प्रदीयताम्। वद वा न भयं तेऽस्ति निर्जितोऽस्मीति साञ्जलिः।।२७
English: And killing the generals of the forces, after having been resisted by them, he addressed the warriors, saying, 'Do you speedily acquaint your king with this "Rāvana has come here seeking battle." Do you give him fight, or say with joined hands. 'I have been defeated by you, and then you have no fear whatever?'
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नन्तरे क्रुद्धा वरुणस्य महात्मनः। पुत्राः पौत्राश्च निष्क्रामन्गौश्च पुष्कर एव च॥
English: In the meantime the sons and grandsons of the high-souled Varuņa, as well as those of Puskara issued forth.
Sanskrit: ते तु तत्र गुणोपेता बलैः परिवृताः स्वकैः। युक्त्वा रथान्कामगमानुद्यद्भास्करवर्चसः॥
English: They, endowed with every virtue, accompanied by their own forces, yoked cars furnished with the effulgence of the rising Sun, and coursing at the desire of their riders.
Sanskrit: ततो युद्धं समभवद्दारुणं रोमहर्षणम्। सलिलेन्द्रस्य पुत्राणां रावणस्य च धीमतः॥
English: Then there took place a mighty encounter capable of making people's down stand on end, between the sons of the lord of waters, and those of the intelligent Rāvana.
Sanskrit: आमात्यैश्च महावीर्यैर्दशग्रीवस्य रक्षसः। वारुणं तद्वलं सर्व क्षणेन विनिपातितम्॥
English: And in a short while that entire host of Varuņa was brought down by the highly powerful councillor of that Raksasa Daśagrīva.
Sanskrit: समीक्ष्य स्वबलं संख्ये वरुणस्य सुतास्तदा। अर्दिताः शरजालेन निवृत्ता रणकर्मणः॥ महीतलगतास्ते तु रावणं दृश्य पुष्पके। आकाशमाशु विविशुः स्यन्दनैः शीघ्रगामिभिः॥
English: Seeing their own forces brought to straits in the conflict and driven back in the fight with networks of shafts, and down on the ground and seeing Rävaņa in Puspaka, Varuņa's sons swiftly shot into the welkin with their fleet-footing cars.
Sanskrit: महदासीत्ततस्तेषां तुल्यं स्थानमवाप्य तत्। आकाशयुद्धं तुमुलं देवदानवयोरिव ॥
English: After they had attained a station of equal vantage (with Ravana) in the sky,* great was the encounter that then took place in the sky, resembling the encounter of the deities and the Dānavas. *Ere the Rāvana was fighting on Puspaka, while Varuna's sons fought on the earth.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते रावणं युद्धे शरैः पावकसंनिभैः। विमुखीकृत्य संहृष्टा विनेदुर्विविधारवान्॥
English: And turning away Rāvana in the conflict by means of shafts resembling fire, they, exceedingly rejoiced, emitted various shouts.
Sanskrit: ततो महोदरः क्रुद्धो राजानं वीक्ष्य धर्षितम्। त्यक्त्वा मृत्युभयं क्रुद्धो युद्धाकाङ्क्षी व्यलोकयत्।।
English: Then Mahodara, enraged on seeing the king sore pressed, casting off fear, and wrought up with rage, began to go around, eager for fight.
Sanskrit: तेन ते वारुणा युद्धे कानगाः पवनोपमाः। महोदरेण गदया हतास्ते प्रययुः क्षितिम्॥
English: And smit with his mace by Mahodara, Varuna's sons coursing at will and resembling the wind in velocity) dropped down to the ground.
Sanskrit: तेषां वरुणसूनूनां हत्वा योधान्हयांश्च तान्। मुमोचाशु महानादं विरथान्प्रेक्ष्य तान्स्थितान्॥
English: Having slain those warriors and also those horses of Varuna's sons (Mahodara) seeing them lying down deprived of their cars swiftly sent up a tremendous cheer.
Sanskrit: ते तु तेषां रथाः साश्वाः सह सारथिभिवरैः। महोदरेण निहताः पतिताः पृथिवीतले॥
English: And destroyed by Mahodara, their cars and horses together with their foremost charioteers, lay down on the earth.
Sanskrit: ते तु त्यक्त्वा रथान्पुत्रा वरुणस्य महात्मनः। आकाशे विष्ठिताः शूराः स्वप्रभावान्न विव्यथुः॥
English: Then forsaking their cars, the sons of highsouled Varuna, stationed in the sky, did not experience any pain* by virtue of their native power. *By virtue of their immortal origin.
Sanskrit: धनूंषि कृत्वा सज्जानि विनिर्भिद्य महोदरम्। रावणं समरे क्रुद्धाः सहिताः समवारयन्॥
English: Having stretched their bows they pierced Mahodara, and then, all together they greatly angered prevented Rāvana.
Sanskrit: सायकैश्चापविभ्रष्टैर्वज्रकल्पैः सुदारुणैः। दारयन्ति स्म संक्रुद्धा मेघा इव महागिरिम्॥
English: As the clouds, with a thousand torrents cleave a mountain, so they, with dreadful shafts, resembling thunderbolts and discharged off the bows, pierced him.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो दशग्रीवः कालाग्निरिव मूर्छितः। शरवर्षं महाघोरं तेषां मर्मस्वपातयत्॥
English: Thereupon the Ten-necked (demon), excited with wrath like the fire of dissolution, pierced them to their very vitals with highly dreadful arrows.
Sanskrit: मुसलानि विचित्राणि ततो भल्लशतानि च। पट्टिशांश्चैव शक्तीश्च शतघ्नीमहतीरपि॥ पातयामास दुर्धर्षस्तेषामुपरि विष्ठितः। अपविद्धास्तु ते वीरा विनिष्पेतुः पदातयः॥
English: And stationed above, he showered on them variegated maces, Bhallas* Pattisas, Saktis and huge ſataghnis. Though pierced through and through these valiant foot-soldiers rushed forth. *An arrow with a crescent-shaped head.
Sanskrit: ततस्तेनैव सहसा सीदन्ति स्म पदातिनः। महापङ्कमिवासाद्य कुञ्जराः षष्टिहायनाः॥
English: Thereupon with the arrows the infantry were greatly exhausted like to young elephants six years old, fallen in mire.
Sanskrit: सीदमानान्सुतान्दृष्ट्वा विह्वलान्स महाबलः। ननाद रावणो हर्षान्महानम्बुधरो यथा॥
English: Beholding Varuņa's sors thus worn out and over-whelmed the highly powerful Rāvana roared in delight like to clouds.
Sanskrit: ततो रक्षो महानादान्मुक्त्वा हन्ति स्म वारुणान्। नानाप्रहरणोपेतैर्धारापातैरिवाम्बुदः।॥
English: Thereupon emitting loud cries the Rākşasa, like to a cloud, with a downpour of diverse shafts, destroyed the offspring of Varuna.