Sundara Kanda, Sarga 44

सन्दिष्टो राक्षसेन्द्रेण प्रहस्तस्य सुतो बली। जम्बुमाली महादंष्ट्रो निर्जगाम धनुर्धरः।।5.44.1।। रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरस्स्रग्वी रुचिरकुण्डलः। महान्विवृत्तनयनश्चण्डस्समरदुर्जयः।।5.44.2।। धनुश्शक्रधनुः प्रख्यं महद्रुचिरसायकम्। विष्फारयाणो वेगेन वज्राशनिसमस्वनम्।।5.44.3।।

sandiṣṭo rākṣasendreṇa prahastasya suto balī| jambumālī mahādaṃṣṭro nirjagāma dhanurdharaḥ raktamālyāmbaradharassragvī rucirakuṇḍalaḥ| mahānvivṛttanayanaścaṇḍassamaradurjayaḥ dhanuśśakradhanuḥ prakhyaṃ mahadrucirasāyakam| viṣphārayāṇo vegena vajrāśanisamasvanam

Commanded by the demon king, Jambumali the invincible son of Prahasta, who had large teeth in front, big rolling eyes, red flower garland, red robes and a chaplet with beautiful earrings. He went round twanging his producing thunderous sound. His arrows were huge, shining and beautiful.

सन्दिष्टो राक्षसेन्द्रेण प्रहस्तस्य सुतो बली। जम्बुमाली महादंष्ट्रो निर्जगाम धनुर्धरः।।5.44.1।। रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरस्स्रग्वी रुचिरकुण्डलः। महान्विवृत्तनयनश्चण्डस्समरदुर्जयः।।5.44.2।। धनुश्शक्रधनुः प्रख्यं महद्रुचिरसायकम्। विष्फारयाणो वेगेन वज्राशनिसमस्वनम्।।5.44.3।।

sandiṣṭo rākṣasendreṇa prahastasya suto balī| jambumālī mahādaṃṣṭro nirjagāma dhanurdharaḥ raktamālyāmbaradharassragvī rucirakuṇḍalaḥ| mahānvivṛttanayanaścaṇḍassamaradurjayaḥ dhanuśśakradhanuḥ prakhyaṃ mahadrucirasāyakam| viṣphārayāṇo vegena vajrāśanisamasvanam

Commanded by the demon king, Jambumali the invincible son of Prahasta, who had large teeth in front, big rolling eyes, red flower garland, red robes and a chaplet with beautiful earrings. He went round twanging his producing thunderous sound. His arrows were huge, shining and beautiful.

सन्दिष्टो राक्षसेन्द्रेण प्रहस्तस्य सुतो बली। जम्बुमाली महादंष्ट्रो निर्जगाम धनुर्धरः।।5.44.1।। रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरस्स्रग्वी रुचिरकुण्डलः। महान्विवृत्तनयनश्चण्डस्समरदुर्जयः।।5.44.2।। धनुश्शक्रधनुः प्रख्यं महद्रुचिरसायकम्। विष्फारयाणो वेगेन वज्राशनिसमस्वनम्।।5.44.3।।

sandiṣṭo rākṣasendreṇa prahastasya suto balī| jambumālī mahādaṃṣṭro nirjagāma dhanurdharaḥ raktamālyāmbaradharassragvī rucirakuṇḍalaḥ| mahānvivṛttanayanaścaṇḍassamaradurjayaḥ dhanuśśakradhanuḥ prakhyaṃ mahadrucirasāyakam| viṣphārayāṇo vegena vajrāśanisamasvanam

Commanded by the demon king, Jambumali the invincible son of Prahasta, who had large teeth in front, big rolling eyes, red flower garland, red robes and a chaplet with beautiful earrings. He went round twanging his producing thunderous sound. His arrows were huge, shining and beautiful.

तस्य विष्फारघोषेण धनुषो महता दिशः। प्रदिशश्च नभश्चैव सहसा समपूर्यत।।5.44.4।।

tasya viṣphāraghoṣeṇa dhanuṣo mahatā diśaḥ| pradiśaśca nabhaścaiva sahasā samapūryata

All directions including the intermediate directions and the sky were filled with that loud sound produced by his twang.

रथेन खरयुक्तेन तमागतमुदीक्ष्य सः। हनुमान्वेगसम्पन्नो जहर्ष च ननाद च।।5.44.5।।

rathena kharayuktena tamāgatamudīkṣya saḥ| hanumānvegasampanno jaharṣa ca nanāda ca

Seeing him coming in a chariot drawn by donkeys, Hanuman who was swift to act was glad (to have an opportunity to fight) and made a loud noise.

तं तोरणविटङ्कस्थं हनुमन्तं महाकपिम्। जम्बुमाली महाबाहुर्विव्याध निशितैश्शरैः।।5.44.6।।

taṃ toraṇaviṭaṅkasthaṃ hanumantaṃ mahākapim| jambumālī mahābāhurvivyādha niśitaiśśaraiḥ

Strongarmed Jambumali with his sharp arrows hit great Hanuman who stood on top of the exit archway.

अर्धचन्द्रेण वदने शिरस्येकेन कर्णिना। बाह्वोर्विव्याध नाराचैर्दशभिस्तं कपीश्वरम्।।5.44.7।।

ardhacandreṇa vadane śirasyekena karṇinā| bāhvorvivyādha nārācairdaśabhistaṃ kapīśvaram

Jambumali released a crescentshaped arrow on the face, one earshaped (barbed) arrow on the head and ten iron arrows into the arms of the lord of monkeys.

तस्य तच्छुशुभे ताम्रं शरेणाभिहतं मुखम्। शरदीवाम्बुजं फुल्लं विद्धं भास्कररश्मिना।।5.44.8।।

tasya tacchuśubhe tāmraṃ śareṇābhihataṃ mukham| śaradīvāmbujaṃ phullaṃ viddhaṃ bhāskararaśminā

His red face struck by an arrow appeared like a fullblown lotus in autumn season hit by the rays of the Sun.

तत्तस्य रक्तं रक्तेन रञ्जितं शुशुभे मुखम्। यथाकाशे महापद्मं सिक्तं चन्दनबिन्दुभिः।।5.44.9।।

tattasya raktaṃ raktena rañjitaṃ śuśubhe mukham| yathākāśe mahāpadmaṃ siktaṃ candanabindubhiḥ

His red face stained with blood was glowing bright like red lotus in the sky sprinkled with drops of red sandal.

चुकोप बाणाभिहतो राक्षसस्य महाकपिः। ततः पार्श्वेऽतिविपुलां ददर्श महतीं शिलाम्।।5.44.10।।

cukopa bāṇābhihato rākṣasasya mahākapiḥ| tataḥ pārśve'tivipulāṃ dadarśa mahatīṃ śilām

Struck by the shafts of the ogre, the great monkey was enraged and happened to see a huge, heavy rock lying beside him on the ground.

तरसा तां समुत्पाट्य चिक्षेप बलवद्भली। तां शरैर्दशभिः क्रुद्धस्ताडयामास राक्षसः।।5.44.11।।

tarasā tāṃ samutpāṭya cikṣepa balavadbhalī| tāṃ śarairdaśabhiḥ kruddhastāḍayāmāsa rākṣasaḥ

Powerful Hanuman with all vehemence lifted the rock and hurled it at the giant which he angrily smashed with ten arrows.

विपन्नं कर्म तद्दृष्ट्वा हनुमांश्चण्डविक्रमः। सालं विपुलमुत्पाट्य भ्रामयामास वीर्यवान्।।5.44.12।।

vipannaṃ karma taddṛṣṭvā hanumāṃścaṇḍavikramaḥ| sālaṃ vipulamutpāṭya bhrāmayāmāsa vīryavān

Hanuman, a strong, powerful and fierce warrior pulled out a sala tree and whirled it. Seeing that his attempt has failed.

भ्रामयन्तं कपिं दृष्ट्वा सालवृक्षं महाबलम्। चिक्षेप सुबहून्बाणान्जम्बुमाली महाबलः।।5.44.13।।

bhrāmayantaṃ kapiṃ dṛṣṭvā sālavṛkṣaṃ mahābalam| cikṣepa subahūnbāṇānjambumālī mahābalaḥ

Gigantic Jambumali seeing the mighty Hanuman whirling the sala tree fired many arrows at him.

सालं चतुर्भिश्चिच्छेद वानरं पञ्चभिर्भुजे। उरस्येकेन बाणेन दशभिस्तु स्तनान्तरे।।5.44.14।।

sālaṃ caturbhiściccheda vānaraṃ pañcabhirbhuje| urasyekena bāṇena daśabhistu stanāntare

He struck the sala tree with four arows, the arm of Hanuman with five arrows, chest with one, the hollow of the chest with ten more arrows.

स शरैः पूरिततनु: क्रोधेन महता वृतः। तमेव परिघं गृह्य भ्रामयामास वेगितः।।5.44.15।।

sa śaraiḥ pūritatanu: krodhena mahatā vṛtaḥ| tameva parighaṃ gṛhya bhrāmayāmāsa vegitaḥ

Hanuman filled with arrows all over his body, seized an iron spear (which he made use of in the initial battle) and impetuously spun it in intense anger.

अतिवेगोऽतिवेगेन भ्रामयित्वा बलोत्कटः। परिघं पातयामास जम्बुमालेर्महोरसि।।5.44.16।।

ativego'tivegena bhrāmayitvā balotkaṭaḥ| parighaṃ pātayāmāsa jambumālermahorasi

Hanuman of immeasurable strength hurled the iron spear after turning it round and round at high speed on the broad chest of Jambumali.

तस्य चैव शिरो नास्ति न बाहू न च जानुनी। न धनुर्न रथो नाश्वास्तत्रादृश्यन्त नेषवः।।5.44.17।।

tasya caiva śiro nāsti na bāhū na ca jānunī| na dhanurna ratho nāśvāstatrādṛśyanta neṣavaḥ

Neither his head could be discerned nor his arms, knees, nor bow, chariot nor donkeys. Nothing was seen.

स हतस्सहसा तेन जम्बुमाली महाबलः। पपात निहतो भूमौ चूर्णिताङ्गविभूषणः।।5.44.18।।

sa hatassahasā tena jambumālī mahābalaḥ| papāta nihato bhūmau cūrṇitāṅgavibhūṣaṇaḥ

Mighty Jambumali killed by that blow dropped down dead at once with his ornaments reduced to powder.

जम्बुमालिं च निहतं किङ्करांश्च महाबलान्। चुक्रोध रावणश्शुत्वा कोपसंरक्तलोचनः।।5.44.19।।

jambumāliṃ ca nihataṃ kiṅkarāṃśca mahābalān| cukrodha rāvaṇaśśutvā kopasaṃraktalocanaḥ

Ravana's eyes became bloodshot in anger when he heard about the death of Jambumali and of the strong army of kinkaras.

स रोषसंवर्तितताम्रलोचनः प्रहस्तपुत्त्रे निहते महाबले। अमात्यपुत्त्रानतिवीर्यविक्रमान् समादिदेशाशु निशाचरेश्वरः।।5.44.20।।

sa roṣasaṃvartitatāmralocanaḥ prahastaputtre nihate mahābale| amātyaputtrānativīryavikramān samādideśāśu niśācareśvaraḥ

When the mighty son of Prahasta was killed, infuriated Ravana, his eyes red and rolling, commanded the highly valiant sons of ministers. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे चतुश्चत्वारिंशस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the fortyfourth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.