Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101

तस्मिन्प्रतिहतेऽस्त्रेतुरावणोराक्षसाधिपः । क्रोधं च द्विगुणंचक्रेक्रोधाच्चास्त्रमनन्तरम् ।।6.101.1।।

tasminpratihate'streturāvaṇorākṣasādhipaḥ | krodhaṃ ca dviguṇaṃcakrekrodhāccāstramanantaram

Missile being counteracted, Ravana, the king of Rakshasas, doubled the army later in anger.

मयेनविहितंरौद्रमन्यदस्त्रंमहाद्युतिः । उत्सृष्टुंरावणोभीमंराघवायप्रचक्रमे ।।6.101.2।।

mayenavihitaṃraudramanyadastraṃmahādyutiḥ | utsṛṣṭuṃrāvaṇobhīmaṃrāghavāyapracakrame

Highly effulgent Ravana used another terrific missile, presided over by Rudra, produced by Maya.

ततःशूलानिनिश्चेरुर्गदाश्चमुसलानि च । कार्मुकाद्दीप्यमानानिवज्रसाराणिसर्वशः ।।6.101.3।।

tataḥśūlāniniścerurgadāścamusalāni ca | kārmukāddīpyamānānivajrasārāṇisarvaśaḥ

Then from his bow issued forth all over flaming tridents, maces, and iron bars like thunderbolt.

मुद्गराःकूटपाशाश्चदीप्ताश्चाशनयस्तथा । निष्पेतुर्विविधास्तीक्ष्णावाताइवयुगक्षये ।।6.101.4।।

mudgarāḥkūṭapāśāścadīptāścāśanayastathā | niṣpeturvividhāstīkṣṇāvātāivayugakṣaye

Several kinds of sharp multitudes of weapons and flaming thunderbolts issued forth like gales at the time of universal destruction.

तदस्त्रंराघव्श्रीमानुत्तमास्त्रविदांवरः । जघानपरमास्त्रणगान्धर्वेणमहाद्युतिः ।।6.101.5।।

tadastraṃrāghavśrīmānuttamāstravidāṃvaraḥ | jaghānaparamāstraṇagāndharveṇamahādyutiḥ

Glorious Raghava, who is the best of those proficient in the use of missiles endowed with great splendour, neutralized that missile (of Ravana) with the missile presided over by Gandharvas.

तस्मिन्प्रतिहतेऽतुराघवेणमहात्मना । रावणःक्रोधाताम्राक्षस्सौरमस्त्रमुदैरयत् ।।6.101.6।।

tasminpratihate'turāghaveṇamahātmanā | rāvaṇaḥkrodhātāmrākṣassauramastramudairayat

When the missile of Ravana was turned void by the great selfRaghava, Ravana's eyes turned red in anger, and he used a missile presided over by the Sun God.

ततश्चक्राणिनिष्पेतुर्भास्वराणिमहान्ति च । कार्मुकाद्भीमवेगस्यदशग्रीवस्यधीमतः ।।6.101.7।।

tataścakrāṇiniṣpeturbhāsvarāṇimahānti ca | kārmukādbhīmavegasyadaśagrīvasyadhīmataḥ

Thereafter, brilliant discus of the Sun God, issued forth from wise Ravana's bow at a terrific speed.

तैरासीद्गगनंदीप्तंसन्ततद्भिःरितस्ततः । पतद्भिश्चदिशोदीप्ताश्चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहैरिव ।।6.101.8।।

tairāsīdgaganaṃdīptaṃsantatadbhiḥritastataḥ | patadbhiścadiśodīptāścandrasūryagrahairiva

As they landed together from the sky glowing like Sun, moon, and the planets, it illuminated the quarters.

तानिचिच्छेदबाणौघैश्चक्राणितु स राघवः । आयुधानि च चित्राणिरावणस्यचमूमुखे ।।6.101.9।।

tānicicchedabāṇaughaiścakrāṇitu sa rāghavaḥ | āyudhāni ca citrāṇirāvaṇasyacamūmukhe

Raghava with his shafts shattered the discuses and the weapons of Ravana in the forefront of his army.

तदस्त्रंतुहतंदृष्टवारावणोराक्षसाधिपः । विव्याथदशभिर्बाणैरामंसर्वेषुमर्मसु ।।6.101.10।।

tadastraṃtuhataṃdṛṣṭavārāvaṇorākṣasādhipaḥ | vivyāthadaśabhirbāṇairāmaṃsarveṣumarmasu

Rakshasa king, frustrated on seeing the missiles, pierced Rama in his private parts with shafts.

स विद्धोदशभिर्बाणैर्महाकार्मुकनिस्सृतैः । रावणेनमहातेजा न प्राकम्पतराघवः ।।6.101.11।।

sa viddhodaśabhirbāṇairmahākārmukanissṛtaiḥ | rāvaṇenamahātejā na prākampatarāghavaḥ

Even though pierced by Ravana with ten arrows, Rama, endowed with high energy, was not shaken.

ततोविव्याथगात्रेषुसर्वेषुसमितिञ्जयः । राघवस्तुसुसङ्क्रुद्धोरावणंबहुभिश्शरैः ।।6.101.12।।

tatovivyāthagātreṣusarveṣusamitiñjayaḥ | rāghavastususaṅkruddhorāvaṇaṃbahubhiśśaraiḥ

Then, Raghava, who had won many battles, became highly furious, piercing Ravana in all his limbs with many arrows.

एतस्मिन्नन्तरेक्रुद्धोराघवस्यानुजोबली । लक्ष्मणःसायकान्सप्तजग्राहपरवीरहा ।।6.101.13।।

etasminnantarekruddhorāghavasyānujobalī | lakṣmaṇaḥsāyakānsaptajagrāhaparavīrahā

In the meantime, enraged Lakshmana, the brother of Rama, a mighty warrior, seized hold of seven shafts.

तै: स्सायकैर्महावेगैरावणस्यमहाद्युति । ध्वजंमनुष्यशीर्षंतुतस्यचिच्छेदनैकधा ।।6.101.14।।

tai: ssāyakairmahāvegairāvaṇasyamahādyuti | dhvajaṃmanuṣyaśīrṣaṃtutasyacicchedanaikadhā

Lakshmana, who was endowed with extraordinary splendour, for his part, with his shafts which had great force, shattered the device of man's head on the flag post of Ravana.

सारदथेश्चापिबाणेनशिरोज्वलितकुण्डलम् । जहारलक्ष्मणःश्रीमान्नैरृतस्यमहाबलः ।।6.101.15।।

sāradatheścāpibāṇenaśirojvalitakuṇḍalam | jahāralakṣmaṇaḥśrīmānnairṛtasyamahābalaḥ

Celebrated, mighty Lakshmana struck with his arrows, that hit the head of the charioteer of night ranger, which was glittering with earrings.

तस्यबाणैश्चचिच्छेदधनुर्गजकरोपमम् । लक्ष्मणोराक्षसेन्द्रस्यपञ्चभिर्निशितैस्तदा ।।6.101.16।।

tasyabāṇaiścacicchedadhanurgajakaropamam | lakṣmaṇorākṣasendrasyapañcabhirniśitaistadā

Then Lakshmana split with five sharpened arrows the bow of Rakshasa king that resembled elephant's trunk.

नीलमेघनिभांश्चास्यसदश्वान् पर्वतोपमान् । जघानाप्लुत्यगदयारावणस्यविभीषणः ।।6.101.17।।

nīlameghanibhāṃścāsyasadaśvān parvatopamān | jaghānāplutyagadayārāvaṇasyavibhīṣaṇaḥ

Vibheeshana struck with his formidable mace the horses of Ravana which were like dark clouds and huge like mountains.

हताश्वात्त्तुस्वोवेगादवप्लुत्यमहारथात् । कोपमाहारत्तीव्रंभ्रातरंप्रतिरावणः ।।6.101.18।।

hatāśvātttusvovegādavaplutyamahārathāt | kopamāhārattīvraṃbhrātaraṃpratirāvaṇaḥ

With the horses of his chariot dead, Ravana descended from the huge chariot and exhibited violent rage against his brother.

ततश्शक्तिंमहाशक्तिर्दीप्तार्दीप्ताशनीमिव । विभीषणस्यचिक्षेपराक्षसेन्द्रःप्रतापवान् ।।6.101.19।।

tataśśaktiṃmahāśaktirdīptārdīptāśanīmiva | vibhīṣaṇasyacikṣeparākṣasendraḥpratāpavān

Then, endowed with extraordinary energy, the powerful leader of Rakshasas hurled a flaming thunderbolt like javelin at Vibheeshana.

अप्राप्तामेवतांबाणैस्त्रिभिश्चिच्छेदलक्ष्मणः । अथोदतिष्ठत्सन्नादोवानराणांमहारणे ।।6.101.20।।

aprāptāmevatāṃbāṇaistribhiścicchedalakṣmaṇaḥ | athodatiṣṭhatsannādovānarāṇāṃmahāraṇe

Lakshmana shattered the javelin with three shafts even before it reached him (Vibheeshana). Then the Vanaras raised loud cheer in that huge conflict.

स पपातत्रिधाछिन्नाशक्तिःकाञ्चनमालिनी । सविस्फुलिङ्गाज्वलितामहोल्केवदिवश्च्युता ।।6.101.21।।

sa papātatridhāchinnāśaktiḥkāñcanamālinī | savisphuliṅgājvalitāmaholkevadivaścyutā

The javelin, which was covered with gold, broke into three parts, and fell down like a huge meteor emitting fire sparks from the heavens.

ततःसम्भाविततरांकालेनापिदुरासदाम् । जग्राहविपुलांशक्तिंदीप्यमानांस्वतेजसा ।।6.101.22।।

tataḥsambhāvitatarāṃkālenāpidurāsadām | jagrāhavipulāṃśaktiṃdīpyamānāṃsvatejasā

Then, Ravana seized hold of a huge javelin shining with its own splendour, a formidable one even for the god of death.

सावेगिताबलवतारावणेनदुरात्मना । जज्वालसुमहातेजादीप्ताशनिसमप्रभा ।।6.101.23।।

sāvegitābalavatārāvaṇenadurātmanā | jajvālasumahātejādīptāśanisamaprabhā

That javelin was endowed with speed, resembling thunderbolt in splendour, whirled round by the mighty and evilminded Ravana, shone.

एतस्मिन्नन्तरेवीरोलक्ष्मणस्तंविभीषणम् । प्राणसंशयमापन्नंतूर्णमभ्यवपद्यत ।।6.101.24।।

etasminnantarevīrolakṣmaṇastaṃvibhīṣaṇam | prāṇasaṃśayamāpannaṃtūrṇamabhyavapadyata

In the meantime, seeing Vibheeshana's life in danger, heroic Lakshmana reached him and stood obstructing (the javelin).

तंविमोक्षयितुंवीरश्चापमायम्यलक्ष्मणः । रावणंशक्तिहस्तंवैशरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ।।6.101.25।।

taṃvimokṣayituṃvīraścāpamāyamyalakṣmaṇaḥ | rāvaṇaṃśaktihastaṃvaiśaravarṣairavākirat

Heroic Lakshmana stretched his bow and showered volley of arrows and covered Ravana who held javelin in hand.

कीर्यमाणश्शरौघेणविसृष्टेनमहात्मना । न प्रहर्तुंमनश्चक्रेविमुखीकृतविक्रमः ।।6.101.26।।

kīryamāṇaśśaraugheṇavisṛṣṭenamahātmanā | na prahartuṃmanaścakrevimukhīkṛtavikramaḥ

Covered by the stream of shafts discharged by the great self, Lakshmana, Ravana could not shake his hand and was not inclined in his mind to strike (Vibheeshana).

मोक्षितंभ्रातरंदृष्टवालक्ष्मणेन स रावणः । लक्ष्मणाभिमुखस्तिष्ठन्निदंवचनमब्रवीत् ।।6.101.27।।

mokṣitaṃbhrātaraṃdṛṣṭavālakṣmaṇena sa rāvaṇaḥ | lakṣmaṇābhimukhastiṣṭhannidaṃvacanamabravīt

Thus spoke Ravana seeing Lakshmana who stood facing him, who rescued his brother (Vibheeshana).

मोक्षितस्तेबलश्लाघिन्यस्मादेवंविभीषणः । विमुच्यराक्षसंशक्तिस्त्वयीयंविनिपात्यते ।।6.101.28।।

mokṣitastebalaślāghinyasmādevaṃvibhīṣaṇaḥ | vimucyarākṣasaṃśaktistvayīyaṃvinipātyate

"Lakshmana! You are proud of your might of rescuing Vibheeshana. Now this javelin released from me will strike at you."

एषातेहृदयंभित्त्वाशक्तिर्लोहितलक्षणा । मद्भाहुपरिघोत्सृष्टाप्राणानादाययास्यति ।।6.101.29।।

eṣātehṛdayaṃbhittvāśaktirlohitalakṣaṇā | madbhāhuparighotsṛṣṭāprāṇānādāyayāsyati

"This javelin released by my bludgeonlike arm will pierce your heart and take away your life."

इत्येवमुक्तातांशक्तिमष्टघण्टांमहास्वनाम् । मयेनमायाविहिताममोघंशत्रुघातिनीम् ।।6.101.30।। लक्ष्मणायसमुद्धिश्यज्वलन्तीमिवतेजसा । रावणःपरमक्रुद्धश्चिक्षेप च ननाद च ।।6.101.31।।

ityevamuktātāṃśaktimaṣṭaghaṇṭāṃmahāsvanām | mayenamāyāvihitāmamoghaṃśatrughātinīm lakṣmaṇāyasamuddhiśyajvalantīmivatejasā | rāvaṇaḥparamakruddhaścikṣepa ca nanāda ca

Enraged Ravana, having spoken in this manner, hurled the javelin adorned with eight bells making loud noise, designed magically by Maya, a stupendous one capable of destroying any enemy, which was glowing with shine, aiming at Lakshmana, and roared aloud.

इत्येवमुक्तातांशक्तिमष्टघण्टांमहास्वनाम् । मयेनमायाविहिताममोघंशत्रुघातिनीम् ।।6.101.30।। लक्ष्मणायसमुद्धिश्यज्वलन्तीमिवतेजसा । रावणःपरमक्रुद्धश्चिक्षेप च ननाद च ।।6.101.31।।

ityevamuktātāṃśaktimaṣṭaghaṇṭāṃmahāsvanām | mayenamāyāvihitāmamoghaṃśatrughātinīm lakṣmaṇāyasamuddhiśyajvalantīmivatejasā | rāvaṇaḥparamakruddhaścikṣepa ca nanāda ca

Enraged Ravana, having spoken in this manner, hurled the javelin adorned with eight bells making loud noise, designed magically by Maya, a stupendous one capable of destroying any enemy, which was glowing with shine, aiming at Lakshmana, and roared aloud.

साक्षिप्ताभीमवेगेनवज्राशनिसमस्वना । शक्तिरभ्यपतद्वेगाल्लक्ष्मणंरणमूर्धनि ।।6.101.32।।

sākṣiptābhīmavegenavajrāśanisamasvanā | śaktirabhyapatadvegāllakṣmaṇaṃraṇamūrdhani

Hurled at terrific speed, that javelin, which was equal to thunderbolt, speedily went towards Lakshmana in the forefront of war.

तामनुव्याहरच्छक्तिमापतन्तीं स राघवः । स्वस्त्यस्तुलक्ष्मणआयेतिमोघाभवहतोद्यमा ।।6.101.33।।

tāmanuvyāharacchaktimāpatantīṃ sa rāghavaḥ | svastyastulakṣmaṇaāyetimoghābhavahatodyamā

Seeing the javelin coming towards Lakshmana, Raghava said 'May Lakshmana be auspicious. May he be well. May your attempt to kill Lakshmana be ineffective and wasted'.

रावणेनरणेशक्तिःक्रुद्धेनाशीविषोपमाः । मुक्ताशूरस्यभीतस्यलक्ष्मणस्यममज्जसा ।।6.101.34।।

rāvaṇenaraṇeśaktiḥkruddhenāśīviṣopamāḥ | muktāśūrasyabhītasyalakṣmaṇasyamamajjasā

Released by Ravana in anger, that javelin, which was like poison of venomous serpent, pierced into the chest of Lakshmana who stood fearless.

न्यपतत्सामहावेगालक्ष्मणस्यमहोरसि । जिह्वेवोरगराजस्यदीप्यमानामहाद्युतिः ।।6.101.35।।

nyapatatsāmahāvegālakṣmaṇasyamahorasi | jihvevoragarājasyadīpyamānāmahādyutiḥ

Glowing like the tongue of Vasuki, the king of serpents, flaming, त्त्जवेलिन descended at high speed on the chest of Lakshmana.

ततोरावणवेगेनसुदूरमवगाढया । शक्त्याविभिन्नहृदयःपपातभुविलक्ष्मणः ।।6.101.36।।

tatorāvaṇavegenasudūramavagāḍhayā | śaktyāvibhinnahṛdayaḥpapātabhuvilakṣmaṇaḥ

Thereafter, Lakshmana fell on the ground, pierced by the javelin, deep into the heart from far with great force by Ravana.

तदवस्थंसमीपस्थोलक्ष्मणंप्रेक्ष्यराघवः । भ्रातृस्नेहान्महातेजाविषण्णहृदयोऽभवत् ।।6.101.37।।

tadavasthaṃsamīpastholakṣmaṇaṃprekṣyarāghavaḥ | bhrātṛsnehānmahātejāviṣaṇṇahṛdayo'bhavat

Watching Lakshmana in that situation, most courageous Raghava, out of brotherly affection felt despondent at heart.

स मुहूर्तमिवध्यात्वाबाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणः । बभूवसम्रब्धतरोयुगान्तइवपावकः ।।6.101.38।।

sa muhūrtamivadhyātvābāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ | babhūvasamrabdhataroyugāntaivapāvakaḥ

He (Raghava) stood confused for a short while as it was, his eyes filled with tears like fire at the end of the universe.

न विषादस्यकालोऽयमितिसञ्चिन्त्यराघवः । चक्रेसुतुमुलंयुद्धंरावणस्यवधेधृतः ।।6.101.39।। सर्वयत्नेनमहतालक्ष्मणंपरिवीक्ष्य च ।

na viṣādasyakālo'yamitisañcintyarāghavaḥ | cakresutumulaṃyuddhaṃrāvaṇasyavadhedhṛtaḥ sarvayatnenamahatālakṣmaṇaṃparivīkṣya ca |

Realizing that this is not the time to be disconsolate, observing Lakshmana's efforts, Raghava resolved to destroy Ravana and started a fierce struggle.

सददर्शततोरामःशक्त्याभिन्नंमहाहवे ।।6.101.40।। लक्ष्मणंरुधिरादिग्धंसपन्नगमिवाचलम् ।

sadadarśatatorāmaḥśaktyābhinnaṃmahāhave lakṣmaṇaṃrudhirādigdhaṃsapannagamivācalam |

Rama beheld Lakshmana pierced with javelin in the great war bathed in blood and resembling a mountain with a snake penetrated into it.

तामपिप्रहितांशक्तिंरावणेनबलीयसा ।।6.101.41।। यत्नतस्तेहरिश्रेष्ठा न शेकुरवमर्दितुम् । अर्दिताश्चैवबाणौघैस्तेक्षिप्रहस्तेनरक्षसा ।।6.101.42 ।

tāmapiprahitāṃśaktiṃrāvaṇenabalīyasā yatnatastehariśreṣṭhā na śekuravamarditum | arditāścaivabāṇaughaistekṣiprahastenarakṣasā ||6.101.42 |

It was not feasible for the best of Vanaras to pull out the javelin (from Lakshmana's body) discharged with great strength from Ravana's hand, despite great efforts.

तामपिप्रहितांशक्तिंरावणेनबलीयसा ।।6.101.41।। यत्नतस्तेहरिश्रेष्ठा न शेकुरवमर्दितुम् । अर्दिताश्चैवबाणौघैस्तेक्षिप्रहस्तेनरक्षसा ।।6.101.42 ।

tāmapiprahitāṃśaktiṃrāvaṇenabalīyasā yatnatastehariśreṣṭhā na śekuravamarditum | arditāścaivabāṇaughaistekṣiprahastenarakṣasā ||6.101.42 |

It was not feasible for the best of Vanaras to pull out the javelin (from Lakshmana's body) discharged with great strength from Ravana's hand, despite great efforts.

सौमित्रिंसाविनिर्भिद्यप्रविष्टाधरणीतलम् । तांकराभ्यांपरामृश्यरामःशक्तिंभयावहाम् ।।6.101.43।। बभञ्जसमरेक्रुद्धोबलवान्विचकर्ष च ।

saumitriṃsāvinirbhidyapraviṣṭādharaṇītalam | tāṃkarābhyāṃparāmṛśyarāmaḥśaktiṃbhayāvahām babhañjasamarekruddhobalavānvicakarṣa ca |

It pierced through Lakshmana's body and entered into the earth. Mighty Rama held the terrific javelin with both hands bent it and removed in the course of struggle.

तस्यनिष्कर्षतःशक्तिंरावणेनबलीयसा ।।6.101.44।। शराःसर्वेषुगात्रेषुपातितामर्मभेदिनः ।

tasyaniṣkarṣataḥśaktiṃrāvaṇenabalīyasā śarāḥsarveṣugātreṣupātitāmarmabhedinaḥ |

While Rama was pulling out the javelin, mighty and courageous Ravana struck him in his private parts and all over the body with arrows.

अचिन्तयित्वातान्बाणान्समालशिष्य च लक्ष्मणम् ।।6.101.45।। अब्रवीच्चहनूमन्तंसुग्रीवं च महाकपिम् ।

acintayitvātānbāṇānsamālaśiṣya ca lakṣmaṇam abravīccahanūmantaṃsugrīvaṃ ca mahākapim |

Not minding the arrows struck, Rama embraced Lakshmana and spoke to Hanumantha and the great Vanara Sugriva.

क्ष्मणंपरिवार्यैवतिष्ठध्वंवानरोत्तमाः ।।6.101.46।। पराक्रमस्यकालोऽयंसम्प्राप्तोमेचिरेप्सितः । पापात्मायंदशग्रीवोवध्यतांपापनिश्चयः ।।6.101.47।। काङ्क्षितस्स्तोककस्येवघर्मान्तेमेघदर्शनम् ।

kṣmaṇaṃparivāryaivatiṣṭhadhvaṃvānarottamāḥ parākramasyakālo'yaṃsamprāptomecirepsitaḥ | pāpātmāyaṃdaśagrīvovadhyatāṃpāpaniścayaḥ kāṅkṣitasstokakasyevagharmāntemeghadarśanam |

"O foremost of Vanaras! Take care of Lakshmana by surrounding him. Just as clouds appeared before the chataka bird waiting for long, time has come to exhibit my valour which was awaited for long. Now I will destroy the ten headed Ravana of sinful resolve rightfully in a short while from now."