pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वावस्थितं संख्ये हरयः पवनात्मजम्। महत्या त्वरया राजन् संन्यवर्तन्त सर्वशः॥
English: (And), O king, beholding the son of Pavana remaining on the battlefield, all the monkeys rallied with great haste.
Sanskrit: ततः शब्दो महानासीत् तुमुलो लोमहर्षणः। रामरावणसैन्यानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम्॥
English: Then there arose a great and tumultuous uproar, causing the hair stand on end, as the soldiers of Rama and Ravana rushed against one another.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे घोरे रुधिरकर्दमे। धूम्राक्षः कपिसैन्यं तद् द्रावयामास पत्रिभः॥
English: (And) in that battle which raged hot and furious, making the field muddy with blood, Dhumraksha began to oppress the monkeyarmy with (showers of) arrows.
Sanskrit: तं स रक्षोमहामात्रमापतन्तं सपत्निजत्। प्रतिजग्राह हनुमांस्तरसा पवनात्मजः॥
English: Then the son of Pavana, Hanuman, the vanquisher of his foes, quickly seized that leader of the Rakshasas who was advancing (against the monkey host).
Sanskrit: तयोर्युद्धमभूद् घोरं हरिराक्षसवीरयोः। जिगीषतोयुधान्योन्यमिन्द्रप्रह्लादयोरिव॥
English: And there took place, between the Rakshasa and the monkey warrior, each desirous of vanquishing the other, as dreadful a battle as that (fought) between Indra and Pralhada (in olden days).
Sanskrit: गदाभिः परिघेश्चैव राक्षसो जनिवान् कपिम्। कपिञ्च जनिवान् रक्षः सस्कन्धविटपैर्दुमैः॥
English: The Rakshasa smote the monkey with clubs and pikes and the monkey struck the Rakshasas with trees furnished with branches and trunks.
Sanskrit: ततस्तमतिकोपेन साश्चं सरथसारथिम्। धूम्राक्षमवधीत् क्रुद्धो हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः॥
English: Then the angry Hanuman the son of Pavana fired with a mighty rage, destroyed Dhumraksha together with his horses charioteer and car.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं निहतं दृष्ट्वा धूम्राक्षं राक्षसोत्तमम्। हरयो जातविस्रम्भा जघ्नुरन्ये च सैनिकान्॥
English: And seeing that foremost of Rakshasas, Dhumraksha, (thus) killed, the monkeys giving up their fear, slew many other soldiers.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना हरिभिर्बलिभिर्जितकाशिभिः। राक्षसा भग्नसंकल्पा लङ्कामभ्यपतन् भयात्॥
English: Thus slain by the powerful and victorious monkeys the Rakshasas lost their hearts and fled to Lanka in (great) fear.
Sanskrit: तेऽभिपत्य परुं भग्ना हतशेषा निशाचराः। सर्वं राज्ञे यथावृत्तं रावणाय न्यवेदयन्॥
English: And the surviving might-wanderers, who fled (from the battle-field), reaching the city, informed king Ravana of all that had happened.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तु रावणस्तेभ्यः प्रहस्तं निहतं युधि। धूम्राक्षं च महेष्वासं ससैन्यं वानरर्षभैः॥ सुदीर्घमिव निःश्वस्य समुत्पत्य वरासनात्। उवाच कुम्भकर्णस्य कर्मकालोऽयमागतः॥
English: Hearing from them that the valiant monkeys, had in battle, killed Prahasta and the mighty bowman Dhumraksha together with (all) their forces, Ravana drawing a heavy sigh and rising from his excellent throne said, "The time for Kumbhakarna to act, is come."
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्त्वा विविधैर्वादित्रैः सुमहास्वनैः। शयानमतिनिद्रालुं कुम्भकर्णमबोधयत्॥
English: Saying this, he awakened Kumbhakarna by means of various instruments emitting loud sounds, from his deep and prolonged sleep.
Sanskrit: प्रबोध्य महता चैनं यत्नेनागतसाध्वसः। स्वस्थमासीनमव्यचं विनिद्रं राक्षसाधिपः॥ ततोऽब्रवीद् दशग्रीवः कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम्। धन्योऽसि यस्य ते निद्रा कुम्भकर्णेयमीदृशी॥
English: And when Kumbhakarna, who was aroused by great exertions, was comfortably seated, recovered consciousness and self-possession, the terrified lord of the Rakshasas, the tenheaded (Ravana) addressed Kumbhakarna endued with a giant strength thus, "O Kumbhakarna, you are indeed happy who enjoy such a (prolonged) sleep.
Sanskrit: य इदं दारुणाकारं न जानीषे महाभयम्। एष तीर्वार्णवं रामः सेतुना हरिभिः सह॥ अवमन्येह नः सर्वान् करोति कदनं महत्। मया त्वपहृता भार्या सीता नामास्य जानकी॥
English: Unaware of this dreadful calamity (we have been visited with). This Rama together with the monkeys having crossed the sea by means of a bridge and disregarding us all is waging a terrible war. I have stealthily abducted his wife, named Sita, the daughter of Janaka.
Sanskrit: तां नेतुं स इहायातो बद्ध्वा सेतुं महार्णवे। तेन चैव प्रहस्तादिमहान् नः स्वजनो हतः॥
English: And in order to recover her, he has come here having constructed a bridge over the vast ocean. He has killed Prahasta and many other kinsmen of ours.
Sanskrit: तस्य नान्यो निहन्तास्ति त्वामृते शत्रुकर्शन। स दंशितोऽमिनिर्याय त्वमद्य बलिनां वरा॥ रामादीन् समरे सर्वाञ्जहि शत्रूनरिंदमा
English: O scourage of your enemies, there is no other person capable of slaying him than you. O bravest of the brave, do you (therefore) march out this day donning your mail and O tormentor of foes, slay in battle all your enemies, Rama and others.
Sanskrit: दूषणावरजौ चैव वलावेगप्रमाथिनौ॥ तौ त्वां बलेन महता सहितावनुयास्यतः।
English: The two younger brothers of Dushana, Vajravega and Pramathin, accompanied by a mighty army will follow you."
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा राक्षसपति: कुम्भकर्णं तरस्विनम्। संदिदेशेतिकर्तव्यं वलावेगप्रमाथिनौ॥
English: Thus addressing the mighty Kumbhakarna, the lord of the Rakshasas pointed out to Vajravega and Pramathin what they should do.
Sanskrit: तथेत्युक्त्वा तु तौ वीरौ रावणं दूषणानुजौ। कुम्भकर्णं पुरस्कृत्य तूर्णं निर्ययतुः पुरात्॥
English: And those two heroes, the younger brothers of Dushana saying to Ravana “It shall be so" (i.e. you orders shall be carried out) soon marched out of the city with Kumbhakarna at their head.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततो निर्याय स्वपुरात् कुम्भकर्णः सहानुगः। अपश्यत् कपिसैन्यं तज्जितकाश्यचतः स्थितम्॥
English: Markandeya said : Then having marched out of the city with his followers, Kumbhakarna beheld the victorious monkey-army lying before him.
Sanskrit: स वीक्षमाणस्तत् सैन्यं रामदर्शनकाक्षया अपश्यच्चापि सौमित्रिं धनुष्पाणिं व्यवस्थितम्॥
English: Having observed (carefully) the monkey host with the desire of finding out Rama (among it) he saw Lakshmana stand (ready for fight), bow in hand.
Sanskrit: तमभ्येत्याशु हरयः परिवः समन्ततः। अभ्यघ्नंश्च महाकायैर्बहुभिर्जगतीरुहै:॥
English: The monkeys, (then), coming up to him completely surrounded him and began to smite him with numerous huge trees.
Sanskrit: करजैरतुदंश्चान्ये विहाय भयमुत्तमम्। बहुधा युध्यमानास्ते युद्धमार्गः प्लवङ्गमाः॥ नानाप्रहरणैर्भीमै राक्षसेन्द्रमताडयन्।
English: (And) giving up their fear some began to tear him with nails and several monkeys fought him by resorting to various ways (of battle). And they hurled at that foremost of Rakshasas various terrible weapons.
Sanskrit: स ताड्यमानः प्रहसन् भक्षयामास वानरान्॥ बलं चण्डबलाख्यं च वल्लाबाहुं च वानरम्।
English: Thus struck, he only laughed (at them) and fell to eating up the monkeys, named Bala, Chandabala and Vajrabahu.
Sanskrit: तद् दृष्ट्वा व्यथनं कर्म कुम्भकर्णस्य रक्षसः॥ उदक्रोशन् परित्रस्तास्तारप्रभृतयस्तदा।
English: Seeing that terrible act of the Rakshasa Kumbhakarna, Tara and others were greatly alarıned and sent forth a loud wai).
Sanskrit: तानुच्चैः क्रोशतः सैन्याञ्छ्रुत्वा स हरियूथपान्॥ अभिदुद्राव सुग्रीवः कुम्भकर्णमपेतभीः।
English: Hearing the loud cry of the monkey chiefs, Sugriva fearlessly rushed at Kumbhakarna.
Sanskrit: ततो निपत्य वेगेन कुम्भकर्णं महामनाः॥ शालेन जनिवान् मूर्ध्नि बलेन कपिकुञ्जरः।
English: Then that high-minded king of the monkeys, coming up to Kumbhakarna with great speed struck him furiously on the head with a Sala tree.
Sanskrit: स महात्मा महावेगः कुम्भकर्णस्य मूर्धनि॥ बिभेद शालं सुग्रीवो न चैवाव्यथयत् कपिः।
English: And though that large-hearted monkey, Sugriva endued with a great speed, broke that Sala tree on the head of Kumbhakarna, yet he could not afflict him (in the least).
Sanskrit: ततो विनय सहसा शालस्पर्शविबोधितः॥ दोर्ध्यामादाय सुग्रीवं कुम्भकर्णोऽहरद् बलात्।
English: Then suddenly awakening at the touch of the Sala tree, Kumbhakarna, with a terrible yell, stretching forth his arms, seized Sugriva by main force.
Sanskrit: ह्रियमाणं तु सुग्रीवं कुम्भकर्णेन रक्षसा॥ अवेक्ष्याभ्यद्रवद् वीरः सौमित्रर्मित्रनन्दनः।
English: Seeing Sugriva (thus) seized by the Rakshasa Kumbhakarna, the war-like son of Sumitra, the delighter of his friends, rushed (to his rescue).
Sanskrit: सोऽभिपत्य महावेगं रुक्मपुङ्ख महाशरम्॥ प्राहिणोत् कुम्भकर्णाय लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा।
English: And coming up, that slayer of hostile warriors, Lakshmana, sent after him an impetuous and mighty dart furnished with golden wings.
Sanskrit: स तस्य देहावरणं भित्त्वा देहं च सायकः॥ जगाम दारयन् भूमि रुधिरेण समुक्षितः।
English: That arrow piercing through his armour and his body and covered with blood, penetrated into the earth.
Sanskrit: तथा स भिन्नहृदयः समुत्सृज्य कपीश्वरम्॥ कुम्भकर्णो महेष्वासः प्रगृहीतशिलायुधः। अभिदुद्राव सौमित्रिमुद्यम्य महतीं शिलाम्॥
English: His heart being (thus) riven, he let go the monkey king. (And then) that mighty bowman, Kumbhakarna, taking a stone as his arrow, rushed at the son of Sumitra, aiming that huge stone at him.
Sanskrit: तस्याभिपततस्तूर्णं क्षुराभ्यामुच्छ्रितौ करौ। चिच्छेद निशिताचाभ्यां स बभूव चतुर्भुजः॥
English: When he was (thus) advancing, (Lakshmana) quickly cut off his upraised arms with a pair keen-edged razors. He then became four-handed.
Sanskrit: तानप्यस्य भुजान् सर्वान् प्रगृहीतशिलायुधान्। क्षुचिच्छेद लघ्वस्त्रं सौमित्रिः प्रतिदर्शयन्॥
English: (But) the son of Sumitra, displaying his skill in arms cut off all those arms, holding stones as arrows, by razors.
Sanskrit: स बभूवातिकायश्च बहुपादशिरोभुजः। तं ब्रह्मास्त्रेण सौमित्रिर्ददाराद्रिचयोपमम्॥
English: His body then assumed formidable proportions and his head and arms began to multiply in large numbers. The son of Sumitra, then, pierced Kumbhakarna, looking like heaps of rocks, by that weapon presided over by Brahma.
Sanskrit: स पपात महावीर्यो दिव्यास्त्राभिहतो रणे। महाशनिविनिर्दग्धः पादपोऽङ्कुरवानिव॥
English: And he, endued with a vast strength, struck by that celestials weapon, fell dead on the battle (field) like a gigantic tree having its spreading branches burnt up by the fire of) the thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा वृत्रसंकाशं कुम्भकर्णं तरस्विनम्। गतासुं पतितं भूमौ राक्षसाः प्राद्रवन् भयात्॥
English: Seeing the mighty Kumbhakarna (powerful) as (the Asura) Vritra, lying dead on the ground, the Rakshasas ran away in (great) terror.
Sanskrit: तथा तान् द्रवतो योधान् दृष्ट्वा तौ दूषणानुजौ। अवस्थाप्याथ सौमित्रिं संक्रुद्धावभ्यधावताम्॥
English: Then, the two younger brothers of Dushana, seeing those warriors fly away, rallied them and rushed furiously against the son of Sumitra.
Sanskrit: तावाद्रवन्तौ संक्रुद्धौ वलावेगप्रमाथिनौ। अभिजग्राह सौमित्रिर्विनियोभौ पतत्रिभिः॥
English: Seeing Vajravega and Pramathin advance against him in great wrath, the son of Sumitra with a loud shout assailed them both with shafts.
Sanskrit: ततः सुतुमुलं युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम्। दूषणानुजयोः पार्थ लक्ष्मणस्य च धीमतः॥
English: Then, O Partha, there ensued an awfullyterrible encounter, making the hair stand erect, between the younger brothers of Dushana and the intelligent Lakshmana.
Sanskrit: महता शरवर्षेण राक्षसौ सोऽभ्यवर्षत। तौ चापि वीरौ संक्रुद्धावुभौ तं समवर्षताम्॥
English: And he (Lakshmana) covered the Rakshasas with a heavy downpour of arrows and those two (Rakshasa) heroes also in great wrath overwhelmed Lakshmana with showers (of arrows).
Sanskrit: मुहूर्तमेवमभवद् वलावेगप्रमाथिनोः। सौमित्रेश्च महाबाहोः सम्प्रहारः सुदारुणः॥
English: That furious battle between Vajravega and Pramathin (on one hand) and the mighty-armed son of Sumitra (on the other) lasted for a moment only.
Sanskrit: अथाद्रिशृङ्गमादाय हनुमान् मारुतात्मजः। अभिद्रुत्याददे प्राणान् वलावेगस्य रक्षसः॥
English: Then Hanuman, the son of Pavana, taking up a mountain-peak rushed at and took the life of, the Rakshasa Vajravega.
Sanskrit: नीलश्च महता चाव्णा दूषणावरजं प्रमाथिनमभिद्रुत्य प्रममाथ महाबलः॥
English: (And) the monkey Nila, endued with a vast strength, rushing towards Pramathin, the younger brother of Dushana crushed him with a huge rock.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रावर्तत पुनः संग्रामः कटुकोदयः। रामरावणसैन्यानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम्॥
English: Then there again raged a terrible encounter between the forces of Rama and Ravana, smiting one another.
Sanskrit: शतशो नैर्ऋतान् वन्या जनुर्वन्यांश्च नैर्ऋताः। नैर्ऋतास्तत्र वध्यन्ते प्रायेण न तु वानराः॥
English: The monkeys slew hundreds and Rakshasas and the Rakshasas too killed many dwellers of forest. But the number of Rakshasas killed was greater than that of the monkeys.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः श्रुत्वा हतं संख्ये कुम्भकर्णं सहानुगम्। प्रहस्तं च महेष्वासं धूम्राक्षं चातितेजसम्॥ पुत्रमिन्द्रजितं वीरं रावणः प्रत्यभाषत। जहि रामममित्रघ्न सुग्रीवं च सलक्ष्मणम्॥
English: Markandeya said : Then, hearing that the mighty bowman Prahasta, the highly-energetic Dhumraksha and Kumbhakarna together with his followers had been killed in battle, Ravana spoke to his heroic son Indrajita (thus), “O destroyer of foes, slay Rama together with Sugriva and Lakshmana.
Sanskrit: त्वया हि मम सत्पुत्र यशो दीप्तमुपार्जितम्। जित्वा वलाधरं संख्ये सहस्राक्षं शचीपतिम्॥
English: O my dutiful son, by conquering the thousand-eyed wielder of the Vajra (thunderbolt), the husband of Sachi, in battle, you have acquired a blazing renown for me.
Sanskrit: अन्तर्हितः प्रकाशो वा दिव्यैर्दत्तवरैः शरैः। जहि शत्रूनमित्रघ्न मम शस्त्रभृतां वर॥
English: Remaining (either) invisible or visible, O slayer of foes, the best of those that wield weapon, kill my enemies by celestials weapons granted to you as boons.
Sanskrit: रामलक्ष्मणसुग्रीवाः शरस्पर्श न तेऽनघ। समर्थाः प्रतिसोढुं च कुतस्तदनुयायिनः॥
English: O sinless one, not to speak of their followers, even Rama, Lakshmana and Sugriva cannot endure the touch of your weapons.
Sanskrit: अकृता या प्रहस्तेन कुम्भकर्णेन चानघ। खरस्यापचिति: संख्ये तां गच्छ त्वं महाभुज॥
English: O sinless and mighty-armed one, bring to a (successful) termination the hostilities which even Prahasta and Kumbhakarna could not effect in battle.
Sanskrit: त्वमद्य निशितैर्बाणैर्हत्वा शत्रून् ससैनिकान्। प्रतिनन्दन मां पुत्र पुरा जित्वेव वासवम्॥
English: My son, destroying, today, my enemies together with their followers, increase my delight as you did before by conquering Vasava."
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स तथेत्युक्त्वा रथमास्थाय दंशितः। प्रययाविन्द्रजिद् राजस्तूर्ममायोधनं प्रति॥
English: O king, thus addressed (by his father), Indrajita replied “it shall be so" and donning his armour and riding on his car, he soon marched towards the battle-field.
Sanskrit: ततो विश्राव्य विस्पष्टं नाम राक्षसपुङ्गवः। आह्वयामास समरे लक्ष्मणं शुभलक्षणम्॥
English: Then that foremost of Rakshasas distinctly announcing his name, challenged Lakshmana bearing auspicious signs, to battle.
Sanskrit: तं लक्ष्मणोऽभ्यधावच्च प्रगृह्य सशरं धनुः। त्रासयंस्तलघोषेण सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगान् यथा॥
English: (And) like a lion (pursuing) a fawn, Lakshmana taking up his bow together with arrows and terrifying his adversary by striking his arm with his palms, rushed towards him.
Sanskrit: तयोः समभवद् युद्धं सुमहज्जयगृद्धिनोः। दिव्यास्त्रविदुषोस्तीव्रमन्योन्यस्पर्धिनोस्तदा॥
English: Then, there ensued a terrible and mighty encounter between those two (warriors), desirous of overcoming each other, both skilled in celestials weapons and setting at defiance the prowess of each other.
Sanskrit: रावणिस्तु यदा नैनं विशेषयति सायकैः। ततो गुरुतरं यत्नमातिष्ठद् बलिनां वरः॥
English: When the son of Ravana, the strongest of the strong, could not get the better of his adversary by his arrows, he began to make vigorous exertions.
Sanskrit: तत एनं महावेगैरर्दयामास तोमरैः। तानागतान् स चिच्छेद सौमित्रिर्निशतैः शरैः॥
English: Then he (Indrajita) began to hurl violently at Lakshmana, many javelins. But the son of Sumitra severed them to pieces as they were coming up to him, with sharpened arrows.
Sanskrit: ते निकृत्ताः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्यपतन् धरणीतले। तमङ्गदो वालिसुतः श्रीमानुद्यम्य पादपम्॥ अभिद्रुत्य महावेगस्ताडयामास मूर्धनि। तस्येन्द्रजिदसम्भ्रान्तः प्रासेनोरसि वीर्यवान्॥ प्रहर्तुमैच्छत् तं चास्य प्रासं चिच्छेद लक्ष्मणः।
English: (Thus) cut down by sharpened darts they fell down on earth. Then the renowned Angada, the son to Bali, uprooting a tree and coming up with great speed, struck him (Indrajita) on the head. (But) the mighty Indrajita 'nothing daunted at this, took up a lance (and) wished to hurl it at him. (But) Lakshmana severed that lance.
Sanskrit: तमभ्याशगतं वीरमगदं रावणात्मजः॥ गदयाताडयत् सव्ये पार्श्वे वानरपुङ्गवम्।
English: (Then) the son of Ravana, (seeing) the heroic Angada stand close to him, struck on the left side of the foremost of monkeys with a mace.
Sanskrit: तमचिन्त्य प्रहारं स बलवान् वालिनः सुतः॥ ससर्जेन्द्रजित: क्रोधाच्छालस्कन्धं तथाङ्गदः।
English: Disregarding that stroke, the mighty son of Bali, Angada, wrathfully hurled a Sala stem at Indrajita.
Sanskrit: सोऽङ्गदेन रुषोत्सृष्टो वधायेन्द्रजितस्तरुः॥ जघानेन्द्रजितः पार्थ रथं साश्वं ससारथिम्।
English: And that tree, hurled wrathfully by Angada for killing Indrajita, O Partha, destroyed his car together with the charioteer and horses.
Sanskrit: ततो हताश्वात् प्रस्कन्ध रथात् स हतसारथिः॥ तत्रैवान्तर्दधे राजन् मायया रावणात्मजः।
English: His horses and driver being slain, he jumped down from the car; and O king, resorting to his power of illusion, the son of Ravana vanished at that very spot.
Sanskrit: अन्तर्हितं विदित्वा तं बहुमायं च राक्षसम्॥ रामस्तं देशमागम्य तत् सैन्यं पर्यरक्षत।
English: Knowing that the Rakshasa capable of spreading various illusions, had disappeared, Rama coming up to that place (where the battle was raging) began to carefully protect his army.
Sanskrit: स राममुद्दिश्य शरैस्ततो दत्तवरैस्तदा॥ 'विव्याध सर्वगात्रेषु लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्।
English: He (Indrajita), then, aiming at Rama and the highly-powerful Lakshmana began to pierce them, with arrows obtained as boons, all over their bodies.
Sanskrit: तमदृश्यं शरैः शूरौ माययान्तर्हितं तदा॥ योधयामासतुरुभौ रावणिं रामलक्ष्मणौ।
English: Then both the heroic Rama and Lakshmana, began to fight the son of Ravana, who remained invisible by his powers of illusion, by means of arrows.
Sanskrit: स रुषा सर्वगात्रेषु तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः॥ व्यसृजत् सायकान् भूयः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।
English: But Indrajita discharged at the bodies of those lions among men, incessant showers of arrows by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: तमदृश्यं विचिन्वन्तः सृजन्तमनिशं शरान्॥ हरयो विविशुफ्रेम प्रगृह्य महती: शिलाः।
English: Seeing that he (Indrajita) remaining invisible, poured down showers of arrows, the monkeys taking up huge stones entered into (every part of the) firmament.
Sanskrit: तांश्च तौ चाप्यदृश्यः स शरैर्विव्याधराक्षसः॥ स भृशं ताडयामास रावणिर्माययाऽऽवृतः।
English: But the Rakshasa being invisible, pierced them and the two (brothers Rama and Lakshmana), with arrows hidden by illusion, the son of Ravana sorely afflicted them (the monkeys).
Sanskrit: तौ शरैराचितौ वीरौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। पेततुर्गगनाद् भूमिं सूर्याचन्द्रमसाविव॥
English: And the two brothers, the heroic Rama and Lakshmana, wounded all over with shafts fell down on earth, as if the sun and the moon had fallen from the firmament.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच तावुभौ पतितौ दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। बबन्ध रावणिर्भूयः शरैर्दत्तवरैस्तदा॥
English: Markandeya said : Seeing those two brothers, Rama and Lakshmana drop down on earth, the son of Ravana tied them in a net-work of arrows, granted to him as boons.
Sanskrit: तौ वीरौ शरबन्धेन बद्धाविन्द्रजिता रणे। रेजतुः पुरुषव्याघ्रौ शकुन्ताविव पञ्जरे॥
English: Those heroes, those valiant of men, thus covered by that net-work of arrows on the field of battle looked like a couple of birds confined in a cage.
Sanskrit: तौ दृष्ट्वा पतितौ भूमौ शतशः सायकैश्चितौ। सुग्रीवः कपिभिः सार्धं परिवार्य ततः स्थितः॥ सुषेणमैन्दद्विविदैः कुमुदेनाङ्गदेन च। हनुमन्नीलतारैश्च नलेन च कपीश्वरः॥
English: Seeing those two (brothers) lying stretched on the ground, pierced with hundreds of arrows, Sugriva, the king of the monkeys together with Sushena, Mainda, Dvivida, Kumuda, Angada, Hanuman, Nila, Tara, Nala and (other) monkeys stood surrounding them.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं देशमागम्य कृतकर्मा विभीषणः। बोधयामास तौ वीरौ प्रज्ञास्त्रेण प्रबोधितौ॥
English: Then, the successful Vibhishana arriving at that place and restoring those two heroes to consciousness by means of the weapon (named) Prajna brought them back to senses.
Sanskrit: विशल्यौ चापि सुग्रीवः क्षणेनैतौ चकार ह। विशल्यया महौषध्या दिव्यमन्त्रप्रयुक्तया॥
English: Then Sugriva soon drew out the arrows (from their bodies). And by that highly-potent medicine, Vishalya, applied with the celestials mantras,
Sanskrit: तौ लब्धसंज्ञौ नृवरौ विसल्यावुदतिष्ठताम्। गततन्द्रीक्लमौ चापि क्षणैनैतौ महारथौ॥
English: Those two foremost of men recovered their senses. (And) the arrows being extracted from their bodies, those mighty car-warriors sat up and became, in a moment free from pain and fatigue.
Sanskrit: ततो विभीषणः पार्थ राममिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनम्। उवाच विज्वरं दृष्ट्वा कृताञ्जलिरिदं वचः॥
English: O Partha, seeing Rama, the descendant of Ikshvaku perfectly free from pain. Vibhishana, with joined hands said these words,
Sanskrit: इदमम्भो गृहीत्वा तु राजराजस्य शासनात्। गुह्यकोऽभ्यागतः श्वेतात् त्वत्सकाशमरिन्दम॥
English: "O tormentor of foes, at the command of the king of kings, a Guhyaka has come (to you) from the Shveta mountains, with this water.
Sanskrit: इदमम्भः कुबेरस्ते महाराजः प्रयच्छति। अन्तर्हितानां भूतानां दर्शनार्थं परंतप॥
English: O chastiser of foes, Kubera, the king of kings has sent you this water in order that you may behold all invisible beings.
Sanskrit: अनेन मृष्टनयनो भूतान्यन्तर्हितान्युत। भवान् द्रक्ष्यति यस्मै च प्रदास्यति नरः स तु॥
English: If you wash your eyes with this you and any man whom you may give this will be able to see all invisible creatures."
Sanskrit: तथेति रामस्तद् वाारि प्रतिगृह्याभिसंस्कृतम्। चकार नेत्रयोः शौचं लक्ष्मणश्च महामनाः॥ सुग्रीवजाम्बवन्तौ च हनुमानङ्गदस्तथा। मैन्दद्विविदनीलाश्च प्रायः प्लवगसत्तमाः॥
English: Saying “be it so" Rama took that water and minded Lakshmana, Sugriva, Jambuvana, Hanuman, Angada, Mainda, Dvivida, Nila and almost all the foremost of monkeys did the same.
Sanskrit: तथा समभवच्चापि यदुवाच विभीषणः। क्षणेनातीन्द्रियाण्येषां चढूंष्यासन् युधिष्ठिर॥
English: (Thereupon) what Vibhishana had said, (exactly) came about. And, O Yudhishthira, soon their eyes became capable of perceiving objects beyond the reach of the senses.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रजित् कृतकर्मा च पित्रे कर्म तदाऽऽत्मनः। निवेद्य पुनरागच्छत् त्वरयाऽऽजिशिरः प्रति॥
English: On the other hand, the successful Indrajita, having informed his father of what he had done, soon returned to the field of battle.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं संक्रुद्धं पुनरेव युयुत्सया। अभिदुद्राव सौमित्रिविभीषणमते स्थितः॥
English: (And) as he (Indrajita) desirous of battle, was advancing wrathfully, the son of Sumitra, at the advice of Vibhishana rushed at him.
Sanskrit: अकृताह्निकमेवैनं जिघांसुर्जितकाशिनम्। शरैर्जघान संक्रुद्धः कृतसंज्ञोऽथ लक्ष्मणः।१७।।
English: And desirous of slaying Indrajita, who was elated with success and who had not yet completed his daily sacrifice, Lakshmana, at a hint (from Vibhishana) assailed him wrathfully with arrows.
Sanskrit: तयोः समभवद् युद्धं तदान्योन्यं जिगीषतोः। अतीव चित्रमाश्चर्यं शक्रप्रह्लादयोरिव॥
English: Then between those (warriors) each desirous of vanquishing the other, there took place an exceedingly wonderful battle like that (which had taken place) between Shakra and Pralhada.
Sanskrit: अविध्यदिन्द्रजित् तीक्ष्णैः सौमित्रिं मर्मभेदिभिः। सौमित्रिश्चानलस्पर्शेरविध्यद् रावणि शरैः॥
English: Then Indrajita pierced the son of Sumitra by sharpened arrows capable of penetrating into the vital parts. And the son of Sumitra too wounded the son of Ravana with arrows having the touch of fire.
Sanskrit: सौमित्रिशरसंस्पर्शाद् रावणिः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। असृजल्लक्ष्मणायाष्टौ शरानाशीविषोपमान्॥
English: Pierced by the arrows of the son of Sumitra, Indrajita, being senseless with rage, discharged at him eight darts (fierce) as poisonous snakes.
Sanskrit: तस्यासून् पावकस्पर्शः सौमित्रिः पत्रिभिस्त्रिभिः। यथा निरहरद् वीरस्तन्मे निगदतः शृणुः॥
English: Listen, attentively as I tell you, how the heroic son of Sumitra killed (Indrajita) by means of three arrow of fiery energy.
Sanskrit: एकेनास्य धनुष्मन्तं बाहुं देहादपातयत्। द्वितीयेन सनाराचं भुजं भूमौ न्यपातयत्॥ तृतीयेन तु बाणेन पृथुधारेण भास्वता। जहार सुनसं चापि शिरो भ्राजिष्णुकुण्डलम्॥
English: By one of these (arrows), he severed from his body that arm which wielded the bow; by the second, he cut down to the ground that arm which wielded the arrows and by the third arrow of keen edge and bright lustre he cut off his head having a beautiful nose and decked with earrings.