pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: युद्धे कापुरुषैनित्यं भवद्भिः प्रियवादिभिः। राजानमनुगच्छद्भिः सर्वं कृत्यं विनाशितम्॥ राजशेषा कृता लङ्का क्षीणः कोशो बलं हतम्। राजानमिममासाद्य सुहृच्चिह्नममित्रकम्॥
English: All the affairs of the monarch have been wrecked by you-cravens in fight, sleek-tongued, following the king (fawning) you have made Lankā contain only the king, the treasury is lean; and the forces have been slain. By the king you have done like foes in the guise of friends.
Sanskrit: महोदरोऽयं रामात्तु एष निर्याम्यहं युद्धमुद्यतः शत्रुनिर्जये। दुर्नयं भवतामद्य समीकर्तुं महाहवे।।।।।
English: For repairing in mighty conflict the wrong that you have perpetrated, I am about to set out for battle for routing the enemy.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तवतो वाक्यं कुम्भकर्णस्य धीमतः। प्रत्युवाच ततो वाक्यं प्रहसनराक्षसाधिपः॥
English: Thus addressed by the intelligent Kumbhakarna, the lord of Raksasas, laughing answered.
Sanskrit: परित्रस्तो न संशयः। नहि रोचयते तात युद्धं युद्धविशारद ॥
English: Sure this Mahodara is affrighted at Rāma. Therefore, my child, O you versed in warfare, he does not relish battle.
Sanskrit: कश्चिन्मे त्वत्समो नास्ति सौहृदेन बलेन च। गच्छ शत्रुवधाय त्वं कुम्भकर्णजयाय च॥
English: Like you have I none either in friendship or strength. Therefore, O Kumbhakama, go for destroying the foe and securing celebrity.
Sanskrit: शयानः शत्रुनाशार्थं भवान्संबोधितो मया। अयं हि कालः सुमहान्राक्षसानामरिंदम॥
English: I have waked you up that wast lying down, in order that you mightst destroy the enemy. O subduer of foes, perilous is the time for the Rāks asas.
Sanskrit: संगच्छ शूलमादाय पाशहस्त इवान्तकः। वानरानराजपुत्रौ च भक्षयादित्यतेजसौ॥
English: Go forth, grasping your spear, like the noosehanded Destroyer himself. Do you devour up the monkeys as well as the princes possessed of the energy of the Sun himself.
Sanskrit: समालोक्य तु ते रूपं विद्रविष्यन्ति वानराः। रामलक्ष्मणयोश्चापि हृदये प्रस्फुटिष्यतः॥
English: On seeing your form the monkeys shall flee away; and the breasts of Rāma and Lakşmaņa shall be riven.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा महातेजाः कुम्भकर्ण महाबलम्। पुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मेने राक्षसपुङ्गवः॥
English: Having spoken thus to Kumbhakarna endowed with prodigious might, that foremost of Rakşasas-the exceedingly energetic Rāvaņa-felt as if he had received life over again.
Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्णबलाभिज्ञो जानंस्तस्य पराक्रमम्। बभूव मुदितो राजा शशाङ्क इव निर्मलः॥
English: And well acquainted with Kumbhakarņa's might, and knowing his prowess, the king felt delighted, like the cloudless Moon.
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्तः संहृष्टो निर्जगाम महाबलः। राज्ञस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा योद्धमुद्युक्तवांस्तदा॥
English: Having been thus accosted, that highly powerful one, went out cheerfully. And hearing the king's speech, he made ready for fight.
Sanskrit: आददे निशितं शूलं वेगाच्छत्रुनिबर्हणः। सर्वं कालायसं दीप्तं तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम्॥ इन्द्राशनिसमप्रख्यं वज्रप्रतिमगौरवम्। देवदानवगन्धर्वयक्षपन्नगसूदनम्॥ रक्तमाल्यमहादामं स्वतश्चोद्तपावकम्। आदाय विपुलं शूलं शत्रुशोणितरञ्जितम्॥ कुम्भकर्णो महातेजा रावणं वाक्यमब्रवीत्। गमिष्याम्यहमेकाकी तिष्ठत्विह बलं महत्॥
English: He took a whetted dart, destructive to foes on account of its impetuous vehemence; entirely made of black iron; flaming: decorated with garniture, of shining gold; looking like Indra's asani; ponderous as the thunder-bolt; capable of destroying gods and Dānavas, Gandharvas, Yakşas and Pannagas, adorned with festoons of crimson flowers; and belching forth flames. And taking that huge dart decked with the blood of foes. The wondrous energetic Kumbhakarna spoke to Ravana, saying, I shall go alone; let this mighty host remain here.
Sanskrit: अद्य तान्क्षुधितः क्रुद्धो भक्षयिष्यति वानरान्। कुम्भकर्णवचः श्रुत्वा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Today hungry and enraged, I shall devour up the monkeys. Hearing Kumbhakarma's words. Rāvana said.
Sanskrit: सैन्यैः परिवृतो गच्छ शूलमुद्गरपाणिभिः। वानरा हि महात्मानः शूराः सुव्यवसायिनः॥ एकाकिनं प्रमत्तं वा नयेयुदर्शनैः क्षयम्। तस्मात्परमदुर्धर्षः सैन्यैः परिवृतो व्रज॥ रक्षसामहितं सर्वं शत्रुपक्षं निषूदय॥
English: Go you surrounded by the forces bearing darts and maces in their hands. The monkeys are highsouled, heroic and well-skilled in battle; and if they find you alone or unwary, they may slay you with their teeth, Therefore do you exceedingly irresistible, go, environed by the forces; and destroy the entire party of the foes, who are bent upon doing harm to the Rākşasa.
Sanskrit: अथासनात्समुत्पत्य स्रजं गणिकृतान्तराम्। आबबन्ध महातेजाः कुम्भकर्णस्य रावणः॥
English: Then starting up form his seat, the exceedingly energetic Rāvana hung on Kumbhakarņa's neck a wreath stringed with gems in the centre.
Sanskrit: अङ्गदान्यङ्गुलीवेष्टन्वराण्याभरणानि च। हारं च शशिसंकाशमाबबन्ध महात्मनः॥
English: Rāvaņa also decked that high-souled one with Angadas, and finger fences and noble ornaments, and a chain resembling the Moon.
Sanskrit: दिव्यानि च सुगन्धीनि माल्यदामानि रावणः। गात्रेषु सज्जयामास श्रोत्रयोश्चास्य कुण्डले॥ काञ्चनाङ्गदकेयूरनिष्काभरणभूषितः। कुम्भकर्णो बृहत्कर्णः सुहृतोऽग्निरिवाबभौ ॥
English: Rāvaņa adorned his person with garlands gorgeous and fragrant, and set ear-rings to his ears. And adorned with golden Angadas and Keyūras and other ornaments of gold, the largeeared Kumbhakarņa appeared like a fire fed full of sacrificial libations.
Sanskrit: श्रोणिसूत्रेण महता मेचकेन व्यराजत। अमृतोत्पादने नद्धो भुजंगेनेव मन्दरः॥
English: With his great dark girdle he seemed like the Mandara fastened by the serpent on the occasion of the churning of the sea.
Sanskrit: स काञ्चनं भारसहं निवातं विद्युत्प्रभं दीप्तमिवात्मभासा। आबध्यमानः कवचं रराज संध्याभ्रसंवीत इवाद्रिराजः॥
English: Donning on his impenetrable golden mail, splendid like lightning, and shining in its own brilliance, Kumbhakarņa appeared like the monarch of mountains enveloped with evening clouds.
Sanskrit: सर्वाभरणसर्वाङ्गः शूलपाणिः स राक्षसः। त्रिविक्रमकृतोत्साहो नारायण इवाबभौ॥
English: Having all his limbs adorned with ornaments and bearing a dart in his hand, the Rakşasas resembled Nārāyaṇa in elation of spirits, when he covered heaven and earth and the nether regions with three paces.
Sanskrit: भ्रातरं संपरिष्वज्य कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम्। प्रणम्य शिरसा तस्मै प्रतस्थे स महाबलः॥
English: Then embracing his brother and going round him and bowing down the head to him, that exceedingly powerful one went out.
Sanskrit: तमाशीभिः प्रशस्ताभिः प्रेषयामास रावणः। शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैः सैन्यैश्चापि वरायुधैः॥
English: Rāvana sent him with choice benedictions, while he caused kettle-drums and conchs to be sounded and force equipped with excellent weapons, to accompany Kumbhakarņa.
Sanskrit: तं गजैश्च तुरंगैश्च स्यन्दनैश्चाम्बुदस्वनैः। अनुजग्मुर्महात्मानो रथिनो रथिनां वरम्॥
English: And high-souled mighty warriors followed that foremost of heroes with elephant and steeds and chariots sending out rattle resembling the rumbling of thunder.
Sanskrit: स(रुष्टैः खरैश्चैव सिंहद्विपमृगद्विजैः। अनुजग्मुश्च तं घोरं कुम्भकर्ण महाबलम्॥
English: And mounting serpents and camels and asses and lions and leopards and deer and birds, (Rāks asas) followed the grim Kumbhakarņa endowed with tremendous strength.
Sanskrit: स पुष्पवर्षैरवकीर्यमाणो धृतातपत्रः शितशूलपाणिः। महोत्कटः शोणितगन्धमत्तो विनिर्ययौ दानवदेवशत्रुः॥
English: And strewn with blossoms, and, with an umbrella held over him, that exceedingly terrible enemy of the Deities and the Dănvas, wielding a dz.: in his hand-went out maddened with the smell of blood.
Sanskrit: पदातयश्च बहवो महासारा महाबलाः। अन्वयू राक्षसा भीमा भीमाक्षाः शस्त्रपाणयः॥
English: Countless footmen wondrous powerful and mighty and dreadful and fierce-sighted Räksasas, carrying weapons in their hands, went in his wake.
Sanskrit: रक्ताक्षाः सुबहुव्यामा नीलाञ्जनचयोपमाः। शूलानुद्यम्य खङ्गांश्च निशितांश्च परश्वधान्॥ भिन्दिपालांश्च परिघान्गदाश्च मुसलानि च। तालस्कन्धांश्च विपुलान्क्षेपणीयान्दुरासदान्॥
English: The Räkşasa measuring each many a vyama and red, eyed, and resembling masses of darkblue collyrium, went out upraising darts and swords and sharpened axes and bhindipälas and parighas and maces and huge talaskandhas and irrisistible Kșepaņis.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद्वपुरादाय दारुणं घोरदर्शनम्। निष्पपात महातेजाः कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः॥
English: The exceedingly energetic Kumbhakarna endowed with prodigious strength sallied forth, assuming another form terrific and dreadful to behold.
Sanskrit: धनुःशतपरिणाहः स षट्शतसमुच्छ्रितः। रौद्रः शकटचक्राक्षो महापर्वतसंनिभः॥ संनिपत्य च रक्षांसि दग्धशैलोपमो महान्। कुम्भकर्णो महावक्रः प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्।॥ अद्य वानरमुख्यानां तानि यूथानि भागशः। निर्दहिष्यामि संक्रुद्धः पतङ्गानिव पावकः॥
English: And the gigantic huge-faced and fierce Kumbhakarņa, measuring an hundred bows in breadth and six hundred in altitude, having eyes resembling car-wheels, and resembling a towering hill, or a mountain burnt, marshalling the Raksasa, said with a complacent countenance, “Like fire consuming insects, shall I today, wrought up with wroth, burn up one by one the bands of the flower of the monkeyforces.
Sanskrit: नापराध्यन्ति मे कामं वानरा वनचारिणः। जातिरस्मद्विधानां सा पुरोद्यानविभूषणम्॥
English: But the wood-ranging monkeys have not transgressed anywise to the like of us. That species is the ornament of the gardens attached to our residences.
Sanskrit: पुररोधस्य मूलं तु राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः। हते तस्मिन्हतं सर्व तं वधिष्यामि संयुगे॥
English: The cause of the siege of the city is Rāghava along with Laksmana. He being slain, all are slain. Therefore shall I slay him in battle.
Sanskrit: एवं तस्य ब्रुवाणस्य कुम्भकर्णस्य रक्षसः। नादं चक्कुर्महाघोरं कम्पयन्त इवार्णवम्॥
English: As the Rākşa—Kumbhakarņa—was speaking thus, the Rākşasas sent up terrific shouts, as if making the very sea shake.
Sanskrit: तस्य निष्पततस्तूर्णं कुम्भकर्णस्य धीमतः। बभूवुर्घोररूपाणि निमित्तानि समन्ततः॥
English: As the intelligent Kumbhakarņa sallied out speedily, dreadful were the omens that presented themselves on all sides.
Sanskrit: उल्काशनियुता मेघा बभूवुर्गर्दभारुणाः। ससागरवना चैव वसुधा समकम्पत ॥
English: Clouds containing meteors and lightning looked dark like asses. And the earth shook with her oceans and woods.
Sanskrit: घोररूपाः शिवा नेदुः सज्वालकवलैर्मुखैः। मण्डलान्यपसव्यानि बबन्धुश्च विहंगमाः॥
English: And fierce jackals began to cry, opening their fiaming mouths. And birds began to wheel at the left.
Sanskrit: निष्पपात च गृध्रोऽस्य शूले वै पथि गच्छतः। प्रास्फुरनयनं चास्य सव्यो बाहुरकम्पत॥
English: As he marched a vulture alighted on his dart. And his left eye throbbed and his left arm shook.
Sanskrit: निष्पपात तदा चोल्का ज्वलन्ती भीमनि:स्वना। आदित्यो निष्प्रभश्चासीन वाति च सुखोऽनिलः॥
English: A meteor dropped down with a tremendous crash. And the sun was bedimmed, and the air did not blow, enhancing pleasure.
Sanskrit: अचिन्तयन्महोत्पातानुदितान्रोहमर्षणान्। निर्ययौ कुम्भकर्णस्तु कृतान्तबलचोदितः॥
English: But without heeding these mighty omens that took place, capable of making people's down stand on end, Kumbhakarna went out, urged on by the force of the Finisher.
Sanskrit: स लवयित्वा प्राकारं पद्भ्यां पर्वतसंनिभः। स ददर्श धनप्रख्यं वानरानीकमद्भुतम्॥
English: And leaping over the wall with his legs, that one resembling a mountain saw the wonderful array of the monkeys, resembling clouds.
Sanskrit: ते दृष्ट्वा राक्षसश्रेष्ठं वानराः पर्वतोपमम्। वायुनुन्न इव घना ययुः सर्वा दिशस्तदा॥
English: Seeing that foremost of Rākşasas resembling a hill, the monkeys began to disperse in all the ten cardinal directions like clouds driven by the wind.
Sanskrit: तद्वानरानीकमतिप्रचण्डं दिशो द्रवद्भिनमिवाभ्रजालम्। स कुम्भकर्णः समवेक्ष्य हर्षान्ननाद भूयो घनवद्धनाभः॥
English: Seeing that terrific host of monkeys scattering in all directions, like clouds broken through (by winds), Kumbhakarņa possessed the splendour of clouds, from joy, emitted roars like clouds.
Sanskrit: ते तस्य घोरं निनदं निशम्य यथा निनादं दिवि वारिदस्य। पेतुर्धरण्यां बहवः प्लवंगा निकृत्तमूला इव शालवृक्षाः॥
English: Hearing those terrible shouts like to the roaring of clouds in the welkin, innumerable monkeys dropped to the earth even as sāla trees that have their roots severed.
Sanskrit: विपुलपरिघवान्स कुम्भकर्णो रिपुनिधनाय विनिःसृतो महात्मा। कपिगणभयमाददत्सुभीमं प्रभुरिव किंकरदण्डवान्युगान्ते॥
English: And issuing forth for destroying the foe, the high-souled Kumbhakarņa, equipped with a tremendous bludgeon, struck extreme terror into the monkey-ranks, like to the Lord armed with the Fatal rod at the Universal wreck.
Sanskrit: स लवयित्वा प्राकारं गिरुकूटोपमो महान्। निर्ययौ नगरातूर्णं कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः॥
English: Having leapt over the wall, the exceedingly powerful and gigantic Kumbhakarņa resembling a mountain-summit, speedily went out of the city.
Sanskrit: ननाद च महानादं समुद्रमभिनादयन्। विजयन्निव निर्घातान्विधमन्निव पर्वतान् ॥
English: Then he sent up a mighty shout making the sea resound, and as if drowning the roar of the thunder and riving mountains.
Sanskrit: तमवध्यं मघवता यमेन वरुणेन वा। प्रेक्ष्य भीमाक्षमायन्तं वानरा विप्रदुद्रुवुः॥
English: Seeing that fierce-eyed one, incapable of being vanquished by Maghavān or Varuņa or Yama, the monkeys began to fly away.
Sanskrit: तांस्तु विप्रदुतान्दृष्ट्वा राजपुत्रोऽङ्गदोऽब्रवीत्। नलं नीलं गवाक्षं च कुमुदं च महाबलम्॥
English: Seeing them scamper, the king's son-Angada said to Nala and Nīla and Gavākșa and the mighty Kumuda.
Sanskrit: आत्मनस्तानि विस्मृत्य वीर्याण्यभिजनानि च। क्व गच्छत भयत्रस्ताः प्राकृता हरयो यथा॥
English: Forgetting your lineage and prowess, whither do you, exercised with fear, fly-like inferior monkeys?
Sanskrit: साधु सौम्या निवर्तध्वं किं प्राणान्परिरक्षथ। नालं युद्धाय वै रक्षो महतीयं विभीषिका॥
English: You amiable ones, desist. Why should you save yourselves? This Rākşasa does not come to fight, this is only a great phenomenon to affright.
Sanskrit: महतीमुत्थितामेनां राक्षसानां विभीषिकाम्। विक्रमाद्विधमिष्यामो निवर्तध्वं प्लवंगमाः।७।।
English: We shall by our vigour destroy this featful phenomenon of the Rākşasas that has presented itself. Therefore, let the monkeys desist.
Sanskrit: कृच्छ्रेण तु समाश्वस्य संगम्य च ततस्ततः। वृक्षानगृहीत्वा हरयः संप्रतस्थू रणाजिरे॥
English: Cheered with much ado, the monkeys rallying, took up trees and advanced to the field of fight.
Sanskrit: ते निवर्त्य तु संरब्धाः कुम्भकर्णं वनौकसः। निर्जघ्नुः पर क्रुद्धाः समदा इव कुञ्जराः॥ प्रांशुभिर्गिरिशृङ्गैश्च शिलाभिश्च महाबलाः। पादपैः पुष्पिताग्रैश्च हन्यमानो न कम्पते॥
English: Ceasing from flight, the wood-rangers waxing, enraged, began to assail Kumbhakarņa, like to elephants in rut. And the exceedingly strong Kumbhakarna, attacked with towering mountain peaks and crags and trees with flowering top, did not shake.
Sanskrit: तस्य गात्रेषु पतिता भिद्यन्ते बहवः शिलाः। पादपाः पुष्पिताग्राश्च भग्नाः पेतुर्महीतले॥
English: And countless crags descending on his person, were shattered; and trees with flowering tops, being broken, fell down to the earth.
Sanskrit: सोऽपि सैन्यानि संक्रुद्धो वानराणां महौजसाम्। ममन्थ परमायत्तो वनान्यग्निरिवोत्थितः॥
English: Incapable of containing himself (through rage), Kumbhakarņa on his part fell to agitating the ranks of the powerful monkeys, even as a fire breaking out burn dowit a forest.
Sanskrit: लोहितार्दास्तु बहवः शेरते वानरर्षभाः। निरस्ताः पतिता भूमौ ताम्रपुष्पा इव दुमाः॥
English: Many a prime monkey, crimsoned and drenched (with blood) lay down (on the ground); and many, resisted dropped to the earth, like trees bearing coppery flowers.
Sanskrit: लक्यन्तः प्रधावन्तो वानरा नावलोकयन्। केचित्समुद्रे पतिताः केचिद्गगनमास्थिताः॥
English: Without looking before or after, the monkeys bounded and rushed. And on being attacked by the Rāksasa with ease some of those heroes dropped into the deep and some entered the wilderness.
Sanskrit: वध्यमानास्तु ते वीरा राक्षसेन च लीलया। सागरं येन ते तीर्णाः यथा तेनैव दुद्रुवुः॥ ते स्थलानि तदा निम्नं विवर्णवदना भयात्। ऋक्षा वृक्षान्समारूढाः केचित्पर्वतमाश्रिताः॥
English: Some ran by the same way by which they had crossed the ocean; and some with pale faces darted into downs. And some of the bears ascended up trees, and some took shelter in mountains.
Sanskrit: निपेतुः केचिदपरे केचिन्नैवावतस्थिरे। केचिद्भूमौ निपतिताः केचित्सुप्ता मृता इव॥
English: Others dropped down; and some ran on. And some fell down to the earth, and some lay insensible as if dead.
Sanskrit: तान्समीक्ष्याङ्गदो भग्नान्वानरानिदमब्रवीत्। अवतिष्ठत युध्यामो निवर्तध्वं प्लवंगमाः॥
English: Seeing the monkeys break down, Angada addressed them, saying, “Stay we shall fight.
Sanskrit: भग्नानां वो न पश्यामि परिक्रम्य महीमिमाम्। स्थानं सर्वे निवर्तध्वं किं प्राणान्परिरक्षथ ॥
English: Desist, you monkeys. Going round this Earth place find I none where you may rest. Stop you all. What is the need of preserving your lives.
Sanskrit: निरायुधानां क्रमतामसङ्गगतिपौरुषाः। दारा ह्युपहसिष्यन्ति स वै घातः सुजीवताम्॥
English: You poltroons, if you fly away leaving your arms behind, your wives shall deride you; and that is more painful to honourable persons than death itself.
Sanskrit: कुलेषु जाताः सर्वेऽस्मिन्विस्तीर्णेषु महत्सु च। कव गच्छत भयत्रस्ताः प्राकृता हरयो यथा। अनार्याः खलु यद्भीतास्त्यक्त्वा वीर्यं प्रधावत॥
English: Born in long and noble lines, whither go you, suffering from fear, like abject monkeys? When renouncing your prowess, you fly away in fear, forsooth you are base.
Sanskrit: विकत्थनानि वो यानि भवद्भिर्जनसंसदि। तानि वः क्व नु यातानि सोदग्राणि हतानि च॥
English: Where now is gone that talk of your anent your nobility and the welfare (of your king) which you had held in society.
Sanskrit: भीरोः प्रवादाः श्रूयन्ते यस्तु जीवति धिक्कृतः। मार्गः सत्पुरुषैर्जुष्टः सेव्यतां त्यज्यतां भयम्॥
English: He that live, despised (of all), hear the reproach of being a craven. Therefore do you follow the way frequented by the worthy, and cast off fear.
Sanskrit: शयामहे वा निहताः पृथिव्यामल्पजीविताः। प्राप्नुयामो ब्रह्मलोकं दुष्प्रापं च कुयोधिभिः॥ अवाप्नुयामः कीर्ति वा निहत्वा शत्रुमाहवे। निहता वीरलोकस्य भोक्ष्यामो वसु वानराः॥
English: We will either lie down on the earth, being slain in consequence of our shortness of days, and thus attain the region of Brahmä incapable of being attained by dastards; or achieve renown by slaying the foe in fight and slain in battle, we shall enjoy the wealth of the region of heroes.
Sanskrit: न कुम्भकर्णः काकुत्स्थं दृष्ट्वा जीवन्गमिष्यति। दीव्यमानमिवासाद्य पतङ्गो ज्वलनं यथा॥
English: Like an insect coming to a glowing and flaming fire, Kumbhakarna, seeing Kākutstha, shall not away.hence living.
Sanskrit: पलायनेन चोद्दिष्टाः प्राणानक्षामहे वयम्। एकेन बहवो भग्ना यशोनाशं गमिष्यति॥
English: If we save our lives by flight, and if the many are brought down by one, we shall lose our fame utterly.
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवाणं तं शूरमङ्गदं कनकाङ्गदम्। द्रवमाणास्ततो वाक्यमूचुः शूरविगर्हितम् ॥
English: As Angada decked in golden angadas was saying this, the monkeys, flying away spoke to that hero words not worthy of being spoken to an hero.
Sanskrit: कृतं नः कदनं घोरं कुम्भकर्णेन रक्षसा। न स्थानकालो गच्छामो दयितं जीवितं हि नः॥
English: Great is the havoc that the Rākşasa-Kumbhakarma-has spread among us. “This not the time to stay: life is dear to us."
Sanskrit: एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं सर्वे ते भेजिरे दिशः। भीमं भीमाक्षमायान्तं दृष्ट्वा वानरयूथपाः॥
English: Having said this the monkey bands darted to the ten cardinal points, as they saw that dreadful and grim-eyed one approach.
Sanskrit: द्रवमाणास्तु ते वीरा अङ्गदेन वलीमुखाः। सान्त्वनैश्चानुमानैश्च ततः सर्वे निवर्तिताः॥
English: As those flower of the forces were on the flight, those heroes were made to desist by Angada with words of comfort and hope pointing to the future.
Sanskrit: प्रहर्षमुपनीताश्च वालिपुत्रेण धीमता। आज्ञाप्रतीक्षास्तस्थुश्च सर्वे वानरयूथपाः॥
English: On being cheered by the intelligent son of Vāli, all the monkey-bands stood expecting his commands.
Sanskrit: ऋषभशरभमैन्दधूम्रनीलाः कुमुदसुषेणगवाक्षरम्भताराः। द्विविदपनसवायुपुत्रमुख्यास्त्वरिततराभिमुखं रणं प्रयाताः॥
English: Rşabha, Sarabha, Mainda, Dhūmra, Nila, Kumuda, Susena, Gavaksa, Rambha, Dvivida, Panasa, and son of wind Hanuman and other powerf:! leaders speedily proceeded to the battle field.
Sanskrit: एवं विलपमानस्य रावणस्य दुरात्मनः। श्रुत्वा शोकाभिभूतस्य त्रिशिरा वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing the lamentations of the wickedminded Ravana, overwhelmed with grief, Trisiras addressed him, saying.
Sanskrit: एवमेव महावीर्यो हतो नस्तातमध्यमः। न तु सत्पुरुषा राजन्विलपन्ति यथा भवान्॥
English: O Sire, this second uncle to us possessed of mighty prowess has* forsooth been slain in fight. But, О king, heroes never indulge in grief as youdoes. as *Evameva-forsooth, I render it. The commentator, however, says it means such as you have described him.
Sanskrit: नूनं त्रिभुवनस्यापि पर्याप्तस्त्वमसि प्रभो। स कस्मात्प्राकृत इव शोचस्यात्मानमीदृशम्॥
English: O lord, you certainly alone are competent to conquer the triple world. Wherefore then did you went such sorrow like an ignoble one?
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदत्तास्ति ते शक्तिः कवचं सायको धनुः। सहस्रस्वरसंयुक्तो रथो मेघसमस्वनः॥
English: You have your dart conferred on you by Brahmā; and your mail and your weapon—the bow-and your car yoked with a thousand asses, sending forth clatter resembling the rumbling of clouds.
Sanskrit: त्वयासकृद्धि शस्त्रेण विशस्ता देवदानवाः। स सर्वायुधसंपन्नो राघवं शास्तुमर्हसि॥
English: The deities and the Dănavas have by means of your arms been terrified over and over again. And furnished with all arms, you ought to chastise Rāghava.
Sanskrit: कामं तिष्ठ महाराज निर्गमिष्याम्यहं रणे। उद्धरिष्यामि ते शत्रूनगरुडः पन्नगानिव॥
English: But stay at your pleasure, O mighty sovereign, I will go out to battle; and even as Garuda capture serpents, will I capture your enemies.
Sanskrit: शम्बरो देवराजेन नरको विष्णुना यथा । तथाद्य शयिता रामो मया युधि निपातितः॥
English: As Sambara was vanquished by the lord of the immortals, or Naraka by Visnu, will I bringing down Rāma in battle make him sleep (in the field).
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा त्रिशिरसो वाक्यं रावणो राक्षसाधिप.। पुनतिमिवात्मानं मन्यते कालचोदितः॥
English: Hearing Triſiras words Rāvana-lord of Rākşasas-urged on by fate, considered himself as having regained his life.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा त्रिशिरसो वाक्यं देवान्तकनरान्तकौ। अतिकायश्च तेजस्वी बभूवुयुद्धहर्षिताः॥
English: Hearing the speech of Triģiras, Devāntaka, and Narāntaka, and the energetic Atikāya also, were wrought up with martial enthusiam.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहमहमित्येवं गर्जन्तो नैर्ऋतर्षभाः। रावणस्य सुता वीराः शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमाः॥
English: Then those foremost of Naiſtas-the heroic sons of Rāvaņa-endowed with the prowess of Sakra himself-roared out, I will go,' 'I will go.' or
Sanskrit: अन्तरिक्षगताः सर्वे सर्वे मायाविशारदा। सर्वे त्रिदशदर्पघ्नाः सर्वे समरदुर्मदाः॥
English: All could range the sky, and all were skilled in illusion, and all were crushers of the pride of the immortals; and all were irresistible in encounter.
Sanskrit: सर्वे सुबलसंपन्नाः सर्वे विस्तीर्णकीर्तयः। सर्वे समरमासाद्य न श्रूयन्ते स्म निर्जिताः॥ देवैरपि सगन्धर्वैः सकिंनरमहोरगैः। सर्वेऽस्त्रविदुषो वीराः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।। सर्वे प्रवरविज्ञानाः सर्वे लब्धवरास्तथा॥
English: All of them were endowed with superior strength, and all had achieved wide celebrity. They had never been heard of as having been beaten in fight even by the gods along with the Gandharvas, the mighty serpents accompanied by the Kinnaras. And all were skilled in weapons and heroic; and all were versed in werfare. And all were possessed of the higher knowledge; and all had obtained boons.
Sanskrit: स तैस्तथा भास्करतुल्यदर्शनैः सुतैर्वृतः शत्रुबलश्रियार्दनैः। वृतो महादानवदर्पनाशनैः॥
English: Then the king surrounded by those sons of his, appearing like celestials, capable of injuring the force and fortune of the foes, looked splendid like Maghavan environed by the immortals, humblers of the hauteur of mighty Danavas.
Sanskrit: स पुत्रान्संपरिष्वज्य भूषयित्वा च भूषणैः। आशीभिश्च प्रशस्ताभिः प्रेषयामास वै रणे॥
English: Embracing his sons and adorning them in ornaments, he sent them to the field with his best benedictions.
Sanskrit: युद्धोन्मत्तं च मत्तं च भ्रातरौ चापि रावणः। रक्षणार्थ कुमाराणां प्रेषयामास संयुगे॥
English: Rävaņa sent the brothers, Yudhyonmatta and Matta, for protecting the princes in the field.
Sanskrit: तेऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं रावणं लोकरावणम्। कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं चैव महाकायाः प्रतस्थिरे॥
English: Then, saluting the high-souled Ravanadestroyer of creatures, and going round him, those huge-bodied ones marched forth.