pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: गदां तां सुमहाघोरामापतन्तीं महाबलः। सुग्रीवो रोषताम्राक्षः समुद्यम्य महाहवे॥ आजघान गदां तस्य परिषेण हरीश्वरः। पपात तरसा भिन्नः परिघस्तस्य भूतले॥
English: Beholding that dreadful club about to fall the highly powerful Sugrīva-the lord of monkeys, uplifting his parigha struck it there with. And parigha, being sundered, fell quickly down on the earth.
Sanskrit: ततो जग्राह तेजस्वी सुग्रीवो वसुधातलात्। आयसं मुसलं घोरं सर्वतो हेमभूषितम्॥
English: Thereupon the effulgent Sugrīva picked up from the ground musala made of iron and ornamented with gold.
Sanskrit: स तमुद्यम्य चिक्षेप सोऽप्यस्य प्राक्षिपगदाम्। भिन्नावन्योन्यमासाद्य पेततुस्तौ महीतले॥
English: Taking that musala up he hurled it at the Räkşasa and who again hurled a club; and both of them being severed fell down on the earth.
Sanskrit: ततो भिन्नाहरणौ मुष्टिभ्यां तौ समीयतुः। तेजोबलसमाविष्टौ दीप्ताविव हुताशनौ ॥
English: Having their weapons baffled thus, those two heroes, gifted with great prowess and effulgence and resembling the burning fire, were ready to interchange blows.
Sanskrit: जघ्नतुस्तौ तदान्योन्यं नदन्तौ च पुनः पुनः। तलैश्चान्योन्यमासाद्य पेततुश्च महीतले॥
English: They emitting roars again and again, stuck each other down on the earth with their clenched fists.
Sanskrit: उत्पेततुस्तदा तूर्णं जघ्नतुश्च परस्परम्। भुजैश्चिक्षिपतुर्वीरावन्योन्यमपराजितौ॥
English: Then rising up speedily they again assailed each other. Thus those two heroes unsubdued, struck each other with their arms.
Sanskrit: जग्मतुस्तौ श्रमं वीरौ बाहुयुद्धे परंतपौ। जहार च तदा खङ्गमदूरपरिवर्तिनम्॥
English: Thereupon both of them, highly proficient in fighting with arms, were greatly exhausted. Thereupon they took up daggers.
Sanskrit: ततो रोषपरीताङ्गौ नदन्तावभ्यधावताम्। उद्यतासी रणे हृष्टौ युद्धे शस्त्रविशारदौ॥
English: Then uplifting them (those two heroes) with their persons trembling in ire, proficient in fighting and skilled in the use of weapons dashed on roaring.
Sanskrit: दक्षिणं मण्डलं चोभौ सूतूर्णं संपरीयतुः। अन्योन्यमभिसंक्रुद्धौ जये प्रणिहितावुभौ॥
English: The both of them enraged with each other and anxious to score success, moving in circle on each other's right side, addressed themselves for action.
Sanskrit: स तु शूरो महावेगो वीर्यश्लाघी महोदरः। महावर्मणि तं खङ्ग पातयामास दुर्मतिः॥
English: Thereupon the vicious-minded, heroic Mahodara, gifted with great vehemence and proud of his own heroism flung his dagger at (the monkey's) armour.
Sanskrit: लग्नमुत्कर्षतः खङ्ग खङ्गेन कपिकुञ्जरः। जहार स शिरस्त्राणं कुण्डलोपगतं शिरः॥
English: And as he was about to extricate his dagger from the armour, that foremost of monkeys severed with his dagger that Rākşasa's head with helmet and kundalas.
Sanskrit: निकृत्तशिरसस्तस्य पतितस्य महीतले। तलं राक्षसेन्द्रस्य दृष्ट्वा तत्र न दृश्यते ॥
English: Beholding the Rākşasa chief fall down on the earth with his head off, his forces fled away from the field.
Sanskrit: हत्वा तं वानरैः सार्धं ननाद मुदितो हरिः। चुक्रोध च दशग्रीवो बभौ हृष्टश्च राघवः॥
English: Slaying him that monkey-chief, delighted, began to roar along with other monkeys. There upon the Ten-necked one became highly enraged and Rāghava greatly delighted.
Sanskrit: विषण्णवदनाः सर्वे राक्षसा दीनचेतसः। विद्रवन्ति ततः सर्वे भयवित्रस्तचेतसः॥
English: All the Räksasas with their hearts broken and countenances rendered poorly and stricken with fear fled away to different quarters.
Sanskrit: महोदरं तं विनिपात्य भूमौ महागिरेः कीर्ममिवैकदेशम्। सूर्यात्मजस्तत्र रराज लक्ष्म्या सूर्यः स्वतेजोभिरिवाप्रधृष्यः॥
English: Slaying and striking down on earth Mahodara like to a portion of a mighty hill severed that son of the Sun appeared resplendent in his own effulgence and became irrepressible like to the Sun.
Sanskrit: अथ विजयमवाप्य वानरेन्द्रः समरमुखे सुरसिद्धयक्षसङ्घः। हर्षसमाकुलितैर्निरीक्षमाणः॥
English: And winning victory in the action that lord of monkeys was espied by the celestials Siddhas and Yaksas along with all creatures on earth, having their eyes flushed with joy.
Sanskrit: महोदरे तु निहते महापार्यो महाबलः। सुग्रीवेण समीक्ष्याथ क्रोधात्संरक्तलोचनः॥
English: Mahodara being thus slain by Sugrīva, the highly powerful Mahāpäráva, having his eyes reddened with ire, looked towards him.
Sanskrit: अङ्गदस्य चमू भीमा क्षोभयामास मार्गणैः। स वानराणां मुख्यानामुत्तमाङ्गानि राक्षसः॥ पातयामास कायेभ्यः फलं वृन्तादिवानिलः।
English: The Rākşasa, with his weapons assailed the dreadful army of Angada as well as the leading monkeys. The Rākşasa severed the heads from the bodies of the monkeys like to the wind throwing away the fruits from trees. were
Sanskrit: केषांचिदिषुभिर्बाहूंश्चिच्छेदाथ स राक्षसः॥ वानराणां सुसंरब्धः पार्श्व केषांचिदाक्षिपत्।
English: He cut off, with his arrows, the arms of some and some were deprived of their sides.
Sanskrit: तेऽदिता बाणवर्षेण महापार्श्वेन वानराः॥ विषादविमुखाः सर्वे बभूवुर्गतचेतसः।
English: The monkeys thus assailed by Mahāpārsva with a shower of shafts. All the monkeys were thus stricken with grief and rendered senseless.
Sanskrit: निशम्य बलमुद्विग्नमङ्गदो राक्षसार्दितम्॥ वेगं चक्रे महावेगः समुद्र इव पर्वसु। आयसं परिघं गृह्य सूर्यरश्मिसमप्रभम्॥ समरे वानरश्रेष्ठो महापाचे न्यपातयत्। तेन प्रहारेण महापाझे विचेतनः। ससूतस्यन्दनात्तस्माद्विसंजश्चापतद्भुवि।७।।
English: Hearing of the anxiety of his own army thus assailed by the Raksasa, angada, gifted with great vehemence, taking his parigha made of iron and resembling the rays of the sun, dashed on like the rising deep during the lunar half of a month. And that foremost of monkeys encountered Mahāpārsva, who thus struck by the monkeys became insensible with his charioteer and fell down on the earth.
Sanskrit: तस्यक्षराजस्तेजस्वी नीलाञ्जनचयोपमः। निष्पत्य सुमहावीर्यः स्वयूथान्मेघसंनिभात्॥ प्रगृह्य गिरिशृङ्गाभां क्रुद्धः स विपुलां शिलाम्। अश्वाञ्जघान तरसा बभञ्ज स्यन्दनं च तम्॥
English: Thereupon leaped on the battle-field the ! highly powerful and effulgent lord of bears, having the hue of red collyrium, with his army resembling the cloud. And excited with ire, he, taking up a huge crag resembling the summit of a mountain, speedily struck down his horses and broke down his car.
Sanskrit: मुहूर्ताल्लब्धसंज्ञस्तु महापार्यो महाबलः। अङ्गदं बहुभिर्बाणैर्भूयस्तं प्रत्यविध्यत॥ जाम्बवन्तं त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे। ऋक्षराजं गवाक्षं च जघान बहुभिः शरैः॥ गवाक्षं जाम्बवन्तं च स दृष्ट्वा शरपीडितौ। जग्राह परिघं घोरमङ्गदः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः॥
English: And regaining his senses in a moment the highly powerful Mahāpārsva, again assailed Angada with many arrows. He struck Jambavan, the lord of bears, on his breast with three-arrows and assailed Gavākṣa with many shafts. And beholding Jämbavān and Gavākṣa overwhelmed with arrows, Angada, beside himself with ire, took up a dreadful parigha.
Sanskrit: तस्याङ्गदः सरोषाक्षो राक्षसस्य तमायसम्। दूरस्थितस्य परिघं रविरश्मिसमप्रभम्॥ द्वाभ्यां भुजाभ्यां संगृह्या भ्रामयित्वा च वेगवत्। महापार्थाय चिक्षेप वधार्थं वालिनः सुतः॥
English: Holding with two hands that parigha made of iron and bright like the rays of the sun, Angada, the son of Vāli, with his eyes reddened in wrath, hurled it at Mahāpārsva who was stationed at a distance, to slay him.
Sanskrit: स तु क्षिप्तो बलवता परिघस्तस्य रक्षसः। धनुश्च सशरं हस्ताच्छिरस्त्राणं च पातयत्॥
English: Being hurled by the highly powerful (Angada) the parigha, struck down from his hands the bow with arrows and the helmet of the Rākşasa.
Sanskrit: तं समासाद्य वेगेन वालिपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। तलेनाभ्यहनत्क्रुद्धः कर्णमूले सकुण्डले॥
English: Approaching him vehemently, Vali's son, gifted with great prowess, in anger struck him, with clenched fist, on his ears having excellent kundalas.
Sanskrit: स तु क्रुद्धो महावेगो महापार्यो महाद्युतिः। करेणैकेन जग्राह सुमहान्तं परश्वधम्॥ तं तैलधौतं विमलं शैलसारमयं दृढम्। राक्षसः परमनुद्धो वालिपुत्रे न्यपातयत्॥ तेन वामांसफलके भृशं प्रत्यवपातितम्। अङ्गदो मोक्षयामास सरोषः सपरश्वधम्॥
English: Thereupon Mahāpārsva gifted with great vehemence and effulgence, highly angered, took up in his hands a huge paraśvadha, sharpened with oil, bright and hard as iron and discharged it at Vali's son, and struck him therewith on his left shoulder. And Angada baffled that parasvadha.
Sanskrit: स वीरो वज्रसंकाशमङ्गदो मुष्टिमात्मनः। संवर्तयत्सुसंक्रुद्धः पितुस्तुल्यपराक्रमः॥ राक्षसस्य स्तनाभ्याशे मर्मज्ञो हृदयं प्रति। इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्श स मुष्टिं विन्यपातयत्॥ तेन तस्य निपातेन राक्षसस्य महामृधे। पफाल हृदयं चास्य स पपात हतो भुवि ॥ तस्मिन्विनिहते भूमौ तत्सैन्यं संप्रचुक्षुभे। अभवच्च महान्क्रोधः समरे रावणस्य तु॥ वानराणां प्रहृष्टानां सिंहनादः सुपुष्कलः।
English: Thereupon that hero, powerful like his own father, clenching his fist, hard as thunderbolt and resembling even Indra's asani, dealt it, in great anger, upon the Raksasa's breast. And being struck with that fist the Rākşasa' breast was shattered and he fell down on earth. He falling down on earth slain, his soldiers were greatly sorry and Răvaņa attained to an excess of ire in the conflict.
Sanskrit: स्फोटयन्निव शब्देन लङ्कां साट्टालगोपुराम्॥ सहेन्द्रेणेव देवानां नादः समभवन्महान्॥
English: The noise set up by the delighted monkeys like to a dreadful leonine roar, as if rending the city of Lankā abounding in edifices and gates, resembled the great roar of the celestials along with Indra.
Sanskrit: अथेन्द्रशत्रुस्त्रिदशालयानां वनौकसां चैव महाप्रणादम्। श्रुत्वा सरोषं युधि राक्षसेन्द्रः पुनश्च युद्धाभिमुखोऽवतस्थे ॥
English: Hearing the noise of the celestials and monkeys, the lord of Räkşasas, the enemy of the gods, in great anger, again proceeded towards the battle field.
Sanskrit: महोदरमहापाचौं हतौ दृष्ट्वा स रावणः। तस्मिंश्च निहते वीरे विरूपाक्षे महाबले॥ आविवेश महान्क्रोधो रावणं तु महामृधे। सूतं संचोदयामास वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह।२।।
English: Beholding Mahodara, Mahāpäráva and the highly powerful Virūpåksa slain in the encounter Rāvaņa attained to an excess of ire. And ordering his charioteer to hurry on he gave went to the following words.
Sanskrit: निहतानाममात्यानां रुद्धस्य नगरस्य च। दुःखमेवापनेष्यामि हत्वा तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ॥
English: All my courtiers have been slain and my city is shut up-I shall remove my grief consequent on all these by slaying Răma and Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: रामवृक्षं रणे हन्मि सीतापुष्पफलप्रदम्। प्रशाका यस्य सुग्रीवो जाम्बवान्कुमुदो नलः॥ द्विविदश्चैव मैन्दश्च अङ्गदो गन्धमादनः। हनूमांश्च सुषेणश्च सर्वे च हरियूथपाः ॥
English: I shall destroy Rāma-like tree in the conflict whose flower is Sītā and whose branches are Sugrīva, Jāmbavān, Kumuda, Nala, Divida, Mainda, Angada Gandhamadana, Hanuman and all other leading monkeys.
Sanskrit: स दिशो दश घोषेण रथस्यातिरथो महान्। नादयन्प्रययौ तूर्णं राघवं चाभ्यधावत ॥
English: And resounding the ten quarters with the sound of his chariot wheels that mighty carwarrior proceeded quickly towards Rāghava.
Sanskrit: पूरिता तेन शब्देन सनदीगिरिकानना। संचचाल मही सर्वा त्रस्तसिंहमृगद्विजा ॥
English: With that sound all quarters were filled, and the earth, will rivers, mountains and forests shook and all the lions, deer and birds were terrified.
Sanskrit: तामसं सुमहाघोरं चकारास्त्रं सुदारुणम्। निर्ददाह कपीन्सवस्तेि प्रपेतुः समन्ततः॥ उत्पपात रजो भूमौ तैर्भग्नैः संप्रधावितैः। नहि तत्सहितुं शेकुर्ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं स्वयम्॥
English: He created a dreadful darkness with the discharge of his sharp weapons and burnt down the monkeys who fled away to different directions. Dust was raised on the ground by those monkeys assailed and flying to various directions. They were unable to withstand the power of the weapon made by Brahmå himself.
Sanskrit: तान्यनीकान्यनेकानि रावणस्य शरोत्तमैः। दृष्ट्वा भग्नानि शतशो राघवः पर्यवस्थितः॥
English: Beholding his own army, assailed and cut into hundred pieces by the excellent weapons of Rāvana Råghava dashed forward. a
Sanskrit: ततो राक्षसशार्दूलो विद्राव्य हरिवाहिनीम्। स ददर्श ततो रामं तिष्ठन्तमपराजितम्॥ लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा विष्णुना वासवं यथा। आलिखन्तमिवाकाशमवष्टभ्य महद्धनुः॥ पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षं दीर्घबाहुमरिंदमम्।
English: Assailing the monkey-host, that foremost of Rākşasas espied Rāma, unconquered at distance with his brother Lakşmaņa like to Basava with Vişņu, holding a huge bow like one painted on the sky, having expansive eyes like lotus-petals, long arms, and always subduing the enemies.
Sanskrit: ततो रामो महातेजाः सौमित्रिसहितो बली॥ वानरांश्च रणे भग्नानापतन्तं च रावणम्। समीक्ष्य राघवो हृष्टो मध्ये जग्राह कार्मुकम्॥
English: Beholding the monkeys slain in the encounter and Rāvaņa approach, the heroic and highly powerful Rāma, with Sumitra's son in his company, delightedly set arrows on his bow.
Sanskrit: विस्फारयितुमारेभे ततः स धनुरुत्तमम्। महावेगं महानादं निर्भिन्दन्निव मेदिनीम्॥
English: As if rending the whole earth with that dreadful sound he began to draw the string of his excellent bow.
Sanskrit: रावणस्य च बाणौधै रामविस्फारितेन च। शब्देन राक्षसास्तेन पेतुश्च शतशस्तदा॥
English: With the sound of Ravan's arrows and the twang of Rāma's bow hundreds of Rākşasas fell down on earth..
Sanskrit: तयोः शरपथं प्राप्य रावणो राजपुत्रयोः। स बभौ च यथा राहुः समीपे शशिसूर्ययोः॥
English: Coming within the range of the arrows of those two Princes, Rāvaņa appeared like Rahu in presence of the sun and the moon.
Sanskrit: तमिच्छन्प्रथमं योद्धं लक्ष्मणो निशितैः शरैः। मुमोच धनुरायम्य शरानग्निशिखोपमान्॥
English: And desiring to fight with him first Lakşmana setting sharp arrows on his bow, discharged shafts at him resembling the flame of fire.
Sanskrit: तान्मुक्तमात्रानाकाशे लक्ष्मणेन धनुष्मता। बाणान्बाणैर्महातेजा रावणः प्रत्यवारयत्॥
English: The highly powerful Ravana too with his arrows stopped the course of those shafts in the sky as soon as they were discharged by Laksmana, skilled in archery.
Sanskrit: एकमेकेन बाणेन त्रिभिस्त्रीन्दशभिर्दश। लक्ष्मणस्य प्रचिच्छेद दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम्॥
English: And displaying his light-handedness, he with one arrow, severed Laksmana's one, with three his three and with ten his ten.
Sanskrit: अभ्यतिक्रम्य सौमित्रिं रावणः समितिंजयः। आससाद रणे रामं स्थितं शैलमिवापरम्॥
English: Surpassing thus the son of Sumitrā Rāvana, ever victorious in battle, confronted Rāma in the encounter, standing like another hill.
Sanskrit: स राघवं समासाद्य क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः। व्यसृजच्छरवर्षाणि रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः॥
English: Approaching Rāghava, Rāvana the lord of Rakşasas, with his eyes reddened in ire, began to make a shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: शरधारास्ततो रामो रावणस्य धनुश्च्युताः। दृष्ट्वैवापतिताः शीघ्रं भल्लाञ्जग्राह सत्वरम्॥
English: Thereupon beholding the arrows shot off Ravana's bow fall on all sides, Rāma speedily took up a Bhalla.* *An arrow with a crescent shaped head.
Sanskrit: ताञ्छरौघांस्ततो भल्लैस्तीक्ष्णैश्चिच्छेद राघवः। दीप्यमानान्महाघोराञ्छरानाशीविषोपमान्॥
English: Rāghava sundered with his sharp Bhalla his dreadful flaming and resembling poisonous serpents.
Sanskrit: राघवो रावणं तूर्णं रावणो राघवं तथा। अन्योन्यं विविधैस्तीक्ष्णैः शरवर्ववर्षतुः॥
English: With various sharpened arrows Rāghava assailed Rävaņa, and he again assailed Rāma in return.
Sanskrit: चेरतुश्च चिरं चित्रं मण्डलं सव्यदक्षिणम्। बाणवेगात्समुत्क्षिप्तावन्योन्यमपराजितौ॥ तयोर्भूतानि वित्रेसुर्युगपत्संप्रयुध्यतोः। रौद्रयोः सायकमुचोर्यमान्तकनिकाशयोः॥
English: And forming a circle, they passed each other by the right side. Uprooting the earth with the vehemence of their arrows, irrepressible by each other, fighting equally discharging arrows, they arrows looked dreadful like Death himself-and created terror in all creatures.
Sanskrit: सततं विविधैर्बाणैर्बभूव गगनं तदा। घनैरिवातपापाये विद्युन्मालासमाकुलैः॥
English: The sky was filled with their various weapons like to clouds in the rainy season accompanied with lightning.
Sanskrit: गवाक्षितमिवाकाशं बभूव शरवृष्टिभिः। महावेगैः सुतीक्ष्णागृध्रपत्रैः सुवाजितैः॥
English: The welkin appeared full of windows with that shower of arrows, shot with great vehemence and winged like vultures.
Sanskrit: शरान्धकारमाकाशं चक्रतुः प्रथमं तदा। गतेऽस्तं तपने चापि महामेधाविवोत्थितौ ॥
English: The earth was stricken with darkness caused by these arrows like to clouds appearing after sunset.
Sanskrit: तयोरभून्महायुद्धमन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणोः। अनासाद्यमचिन्त्यं च वृत्रवासवयोरिव॥
English: There took place a dreadful conflict between them desiring to slay each other, having their prowess unknown and fighting like Vitra and Vasava.
Sanskrit: उभौ हि परमेष्वासावुभौ युद्धविशारदौ। उभावस्त्रविदां मुख्यावुभौ युद्धे विचेरतुः॥
English: Both of them were proficient in archery, skilled in the art of conflict and foremost of those conversant with the use of weapons.
Sanskrit: उभौ हि येन व्रजस्तेन तेन शरोर्मयः। ऊर्मयो वायुना विद्धा जग्मुः सागरयोरिव ॥
English: They began to veer round the battle-field. And wherever they went, there appeared arrows like to waves of the deep roused by the winds.
Sanskrit: ततः संसक्तहस्तस्तु रावणो लोकरावणः। नाराचमालां रामस्य ललाटे प्रत्यमुश्चत॥
English: Then that destroyer of creatures-Ravana, with his hand engaged in discharging shafts, shot at Rāma's forehead a network of arrows.
Sanskrit: रौद्रचापप्रयुक्तां तां नीलोत्पलदलप्रभाम्। शिरसाधारयद्रामो न व्यथामभ्यपद्यत ॥
English: Thereat Rāma on his head bore that shower of shafts shot from his terrific bow, having the lustre of the petals of blue lotuses; nor did he experience any pain.
Sanskrit: अथ मन्त्रानपि जपनरौद्रमस्त्रमुदीरयन्। शरान्भूयः समादाय रामः क्रोधसमन्वितः॥ मुमोच च महातेजाश्चापमायम्य वीर्यवान्। ताशराराक्षसेन्द्राय चिक्षेपाच्छिन्नसायकः॥
English: Then reciting a formula, the exceedingly energetic Rāma endowed with prowess, wrought up with wrath, engaged in incessantly shooting his shafts, taking his Rudra weapon and again seizing his arrows, discharged them at that lord of Raksasas.
Sanskrit: ते महामेघसंकाशे कवचे पातिताः शराः। अवध्ये राक्षसेन्द्रस्य न व्यथां जनयंस्तदा॥
English: Alighting at the impenetrable mail of the Rākşasa-chief, resembling a mass of mighty clouds, those arrows did not then occasion him any pain.
Sanskrit: पुनरेवाथ तं रामो रथस्थं राक्षसाधिपम्। ललाटे परमास्त्रेण सर्वास्त्रकुशलोऽभिनत्॥
English: Again Rāma skilled in all weapons, from a powerful weapon discharged arrows at the sovereign of the Raksasas mounted on his car.
Sanskrit: ते भित्त्वा बाणरूपाणि पञ्चशीर्षा इवोरगाः। श्वसन्तो विविशुर्भूमिं रावणप्रतिकूलिताः॥
English: And piercing Ravana, those like to fivehooded serpents, resisted by him, entered the earth, hissing.
Sanskrit: निहत्य राघवस्यास्त्रं रावणः क्रोधमूर्छितः। आसुरं सुमहाघोरमन्यदत्रं चकार सः॥ सिंहव्याघ्रमुखांश्चापि कङ्ककोकमुखानपि। गृध्रश्येनमुखांश्चापि शृगालवदनांस्तथा॥ ईहामृगमुखांश्चापि व्यादितास्यान्भयावहान्। पञ्चास्याल्लेलिहानांश्च ससर्ज निशिताशरान्।॥ शरान्खरमुखांश्चान्यान्वराहमुखसंश्रितान्। श्वानकुक्कुटवक्रांश्च मकराशीविषाननान्॥ एतांश्चान्यांश्च मायाभिः ससर्ज निशिताञ्छरान्। रामं प्रति महातेजाः क्रुद्धः सर्प इव श्वसन्॥
English: Having baffled Rāghava's weapon, Rāvana, transported with passion, took up a dreadful Asura weapon; and discharged sharpened shafts having the faces of lions and tigers and the faces of kankas and kokas,' and the faces of vultures and hawks, and the faces of jackals, and the faces of wolves, with gaping mouths, and terrific of aspect:; five-mouthed and red-hued. And that highly powerful one, enraged, sighing like a snake, by his power of illusion shot at Rāma other keen arrows having the faces of mules and the faces of bears, and the faces of dogs and cocks, and the faces of Makaras? And venomous serpents these as well as others. 1. Koka-a ruddy goose. It may also mean a lizard, a chameleon, a wolf. 2. A marine monster, generally confounded with the alligator and the shark: but really a fabulous animal.
Sanskrit: आसुरेण समाविष्टः सोऽस्त्रेण रघुपुङ्गवः। ससर्जास्त्रं महोत्साहं पावकं पावकोपमः।४६।। अग्निदीप्तमुखान्बाणांस्तत्र सूर्यमुखानपि। चन्द्रार्धचन्द्रवक्रांश्च धूमकेतुमुखानपि।। ग्रहनक्षत्रवर्णाश्च महोल्कामुखसंस्थितान्॥ विद्युज्जिह्वोपमांश्चापि ससर्ज विविधाञ्छरान्।
English: Covered with that Asura weapon that foremost of the Raghus, himself resembling fire, discharged an exceedingly vigorous weapon informed with fire; and shot various shafts having faces filled with live flames, and faces like to suns, and hued like to planets and stars, and furnished with faces resembling mighty meteors or resembling tongues of lightning.
Sanskrit: ते रावणशरा घोरा राघवास्त्रसमाहताः।४८।। विलयं जग्मुराकाशे जघ्नुश्चैव सहस्रशः।
English: Those terrific shafts of Răvana, resisted by Rāghava's weapon, were annihilated in the sky, and destroyed (monkeys) by thousands.
Sanskrit: तदत्रं निहतं दृष्ट्वा रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा॥ हृष्टा नेदुस्ततः सर्वे कपयः कामरूपिणः। सुग्रीवाभिमुखा वीराः संपरिक्षिप्य राघवम्॥
English: Seeing that weapon (of Rāvaņa) destroyed by Rāma of untiring deeds, all those heroes, the monkeys, headed by Sugrīva, capable of wearing forms at will shouted, surrounding Rāghava.
Sanskrit: ततस्तदत्रं विनिहत्य राघवः प्रसह्य तद्रावणबाहुनिःसृतम्। मुदान्वितो दाशरथिर्महात्मा विनेदुरुच्चैर्मुदिताः कपीश्वराः ॥
English: The high-souled son of Dasartha-Rāghavahaving by his might destroyed that weapon discharged by Råvana's arms, was delighted; and the monkey-chiefs, filled with glee, began to emit shouts.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्प्रतिहतेऽस्त्रे तु रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। क्रोधं च द्विगुणं चक्रे क्रोधाच्चास्त्रमनन्तरम्॥ मयेन विहितं रौद्रमन्यदस्त्रं महाद्युतिः। उत्स्रष्टुं रावणो भीमं राघवाय प्रचक्रमे॥
English: On that weapon of his hvaing been baffled, Rāvaņa lord of the Rākṣasas-was fired with double fury, and the highly effuigent Rāvaņa from wrath set about discharging at Rāghava a dreadful Rudra weapon, which had been। conferred on him by Maya.
Sanskrit: ततः शूलानि निश्चेरुर्गदाश्च मुसलानि च। कार्मुकाद्दीप्यमानानि वज्रसाराणि सर्वशः॥ मुद्गराः कूटपाशाश्च दीप्ताश्चाशनयस्तथा। निष्पेतुर्विविधास्तीक्ष्णा वाता इव युगक्षये॥
English: And from his bow began to issue forth in large numbers darts and maces and clubs, flaming and having the might of thunder; and various kinds of sharp clubs and diggers and nooses and flaming thunderbolts began to i descend like to the winds at the universal tumbling.
Sanskrit: तदत्रं राघवः श्रीमानुत्तमास्त्रविदां वरः। जघान परमात्रेण गान्धर्वेण महाद्युतिः॥
English: Thereupon the graceful and exceedingly effulgent Rāghava-foremost of those accomplished in noble arms-resisted that weapon with a powerful Gandharva weapon.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्प्रतिहतेऽस्त्रे तु राघवेण महात्मना। रावणः क्रोधताम्राक्षः सौरमस्त्रमुदरीयत्॥
English: On that weapon being baffled by the highsouled Raghava, Rävaņa, with his eyes rendered coppery with passion took up a Solar weapon.
Sanskrit: ततश्चक्राणि निष्पेतु स्वराणि महान्ति च। कार्मुकाद्भीमवेगस्य दशग्रीवस्य धीमतः।७।।
English: Thereupon from the bow of the wondrous vehement and intelligent Ten-necked one rushed out discuses flaming and mighty.
Sanskrit: तैरासीद्गगनं दीप्तं संपतद्भिः समन्ततः। पतद्भिश्च दिशो दीप्तैश्चन्द्रसूर्ग्रहैरिव।।।।
English: The firmament all round blazed up with those impendent (arms) as blaze up the cardinal quarters on the Sun and the Moon and the planets dropping down.
Sanskrit: तानि चिच्छेद बाणौधैश्चक्राणि तु स राघवः। आयुधानि च चित्राणि रावणस्य चमूमुखे।।।।
English: Thereat Rāghava in the van of that army by means of vollies of shafts cut off Rāvana's wonderful weapons and discuses.
Sanskrit: तदत्रं तु हतं दृष्ट्वा रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। विव्याध दशभिर्बाणै रामं सर्वेषु मर्मसु॥
English: Seeing that weapon destroyed, Ravana-lord of Rakşasas-with ten arrows pierced Rāma all through his vitals.
Sanskrit: स विद्धो दशभिर्बाणैर्महाकार्मुकनिःसृतैः। रावणेन महातेजा न प्राकम्पत राघवः॥
English: And pierced by Rāyaṇa with those ten shafts discharged from his mighty bow the exceedingly powerful Rāghava did not so much shake.
Sanskrit: ततो विव्याध गात्रेषु सर्वेषु समितिंजयः। राघवस्तु सुसंकुद्धो रावणं बहुभिः शरैः॥
English: Then Rāghava-victor fight-waxing wondrous wroth, with countless shafts pierced Ravaņa all over his person.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिनन्तरे क्रुद्धो राघवस्यानुजो बली। लक्ष्मण: सायकान्सप्त जग्राह परवीरहा॥
English: In the meanwhile Raghava's younger brother, the mighty Lakşmaņa-destroyer of foes-growing enraged, took up seven arrows.
Sanskrit: तैः सायकैर्महावेगै रावणस्य महाद्युतिः। ध्वजं मनुष्यशीर्ष तु तस्य चिच्छेद नैकधा॥
English: With those highly impetuous arrows that exceedingly effulgent one severed the humanheaded standard of Råvaņa.
Sanskrit: सारथेश्चापि बाणेन शिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम्। जहार लक्ष्मणः श्रीमानैर्ऋतस्य महाबलः॥
English: The mighty and graceful Lakşmaņa with a shafts cut off the head of the Nairta's charioteer, illumined with ear-rings.
Sanskrit: तस्य बाणैश्च चिच्छेद धनुर्गजकरोपमम्। लक्ष्मणो राक्षसेन्द्रस्य पञ्चभिनिशितैस्तदा॥
English: Then with five sharpened arrows Lakşmaņa severed the bow the bow of the Räkşasa-chief, resembling the trunk of an elephant.