Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 46

ततोद्यांपृथिवींचैववीक्षमाणावनौकसः । ददृशुःसन्ततौबाणैर्भ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।।6.46.1।।

tatodyāṃpṛthivīṃcaivavīkṣamāṇāvanaukasaḥ | dadṛśuḥsantataubāṇairbhrātaraurāmalakṣmaṇau

Thereafter looking at the sky and the ground for Rama and Lakshmana, the Vanara leaders saw the two brothers, lying on the ground hurt by arrows.

वृष्टवेवोपरतेदेवेकृतकर्मणिराक्षसे । आजगामाथतंदेशंससुग्रीवोविभीषणः ।।6.46.2।।

vṛṣṭavevoparatedevekṛtakarmaṇirākṣase | ājagāmāthataṃdeśaṃsasugrīvovibhīṣaṇaḥ

Indrajith retired after completing the task, like a cloud that retires after raining. Then came Vibheeshana and Sugriva to that location.

नीलद्विविदमैन्दाश्चसुषेणःकुमुदाङ्गदा: । तूर्णंहनुमतासार्धमन्वशोचन्तराघवौ ।।6.46.3।।

nīladvividamaindāścasuṣeṇaḥkumudāṅgadā: | tūrṇaṃhanumatāsārdhamanvaśocantarāghavau

Neela, Dwivida, Mainda, Sushena, Kumuda, Angada accompanied by Hanuman grieved intensely on looking at the Raghavas.

अचेष्टौमन्दनिश्श्वासौशोणितौघपरिप्लुतौ । शरजालाचितौस्तब्दौशयानौशरतल्पयोः ।।6.46.4।। निःश्वसन्तौयथासर्पौनिश्चेष्टौमन्दविक्रमौ । रुधिरस्राद्विग्धाङ्गौतापनीयाविवध्वजौ ।।6.46.5।। तौवीरशयनेवीरौशयानौमन्दचेष्टितौ । यूथपैस्तै: परिवृतौबाष्पव्याकुललोचनैः ।।6.46.6।। राघवौपतितौदृष्टवाशरजालसमावृतौ । बभूवुर्वेर्व्यथितास्सर्वेवानरास्सविभीषणाः ।।6.46.7।।

aceṣṭaumandaniśśvāsauśoṇitaughapariplutau | śarajālācitaustabdauśayānauśaratalpayoḥ niḥśvasantauyathāsarpauniśceṣṭaumandavikramau | rudhirasrādvigdhāṅgautāpanīyāvivadhvajau tauvīraśayanevīrauśayānaumandaceṣṭitau | yūthapaistai: parivṛtaubāṣpavyākulalocanaiḥ rāghavaupatitaudṛṣṭavāśarajālasamāvṛtau | babhūvurvervyathitāssarvevānarāssavibhīṣaṇāḥ

Unable to move, with feeble breath, drenched in blood and the body covered all over with arrows, lying on a bed of arrows, stunned, with reduced prowess, sighing like serpents, the heroes, Rama, and Lakshmana, who were like golden posts became dull. Rama and Lakshmana were lying on a heroic bed, arrows stuck to the bodies. Vibheeshana and all the Vanaras kept seeing both the scions and wept surrounding them.

अचेष्टौमन्दनिश्श्वासौशोणितौघपरिप्लुतौ । शरजालाचितौस्तब्दौशयानौशरतल्पयोः ।।6.46.4।। निःश्वसन्तौयथासर्पौनिश्चेष्टौमन्दविक्रमौ । रुधिरस्राद्विग्धाङ्गौतापनीयाविवध्वजौ ।।6.46.5।। तौवीरशयनेवीरौशयानौमन्दचेष्टितौ । यूथपैस्तै: परिवृतौबाष्पव्याकुललोचनैः ।।6.46.6।। राघवौपतितौदृष्टवाशरजालसमावृतौ । बभूवुर्वेर्व्यथितास्सर्वेवानरास्सविभीषणाः ।।6.46.7।।

aceṣṭaumandaniśśvāsauśoṇitaughapariplutau | śarajālācitaustabdauśayānauśaratalpayoḥ niḥśvasantauyathāsarpauniśceṣṭaumandavikramau | rudhirasrādvigdhāṅgautāpanīyāvivadhvajau tauvīraśayanevīrauśayānaumandaceṣṭitau | yūthapaistai: parivṛtaubāṣpavyākulalocanaiḥ rāghavaupatitaudṛṣṭavāśarajālasamāvṛtau | babhūvurvervyathitāssarvevānarāssavibhīṣaṇāḥ

Unable to move, with feeble breath, drenched in blood and the body covered all over with arrows, lying on a bed of arrows, stunned, with reduced prowess, sighing like serpents, the heroes, Rama, and Lakshmana, who were like golden posts became dull. Rama and Lakshmana were lying on a heroic bed, arrows stuck to the bodies. Vibheeshana and all the Vanaras kept seeing both the scions and wept surrounding them.

अचेष्टौमन्दनिश्श्वासौशोणितौघपरिप्लुतौ । शरजालाचितौस्तब्दौशयानौशरतल्पयोः ।।6.46.4।। निःश्वसन्तौयथासर्पौनिश्चेष्टौमन्दविक्रमौ । रुधिरस्राद्विग्धाङ्गौतापनीयाविवध्वजौ ।।6.46.5।। तौवीरशयनेवीरौशयानौमन्दचेष्टितौ । यूथपैस्तै: परिवृतौबाष्पव्याकुललोचनैः ।।6.46.6।। राघवौपतितौदृष्टवाशरजालसमावृतौ । बभूवुर्वेर्व्यथितास्सर्वेवानरास्सविभीषणाः ।।6.46.7।।

aceṣṭaumandaniśśvāsauśoṇitaughapariplutau | śarajālācitaustabdauśayānauśaratalpayoḥ niḥśvasantauyathāsarpauniśceṣṭaumandavikramau | rudhirasrādvigdhāṅgautāpanīyāvivadhvajau tauvīraśayanevīrauśayānaumandaceṣṭitau | yūthapaistai: parivṛtaubāṣpavyākulalocanaiḥ rāghavaupatitaudṛṣṭavāśarajālasamāvṛtau | babhūvurvervyathitāssarvevānarāssavibhīṣaṇāḥ

Unable to move, with feeble breath, drenched in blood and the body covered all over with arrows, lying on a bed of arrows, stunned, with reduced prowess, sighing like serpents, the heroes, Rama, and Lakshmana, who were like golden posts became dull. Rama and Lakshmana were lying on a heroic bed, arrows stuck to the bodies. Vibheeshana and all the Vanaras kept seeing both the scions and wept surrounding them.

अचेष्टौमन्दनिश्श्वासौशोणितौघपरिप्लुतौ । शरजालाचितौस्तब्दौशयानौशरतल्पयोः ।।6.46.4।। निःश्वसन्तौयथासर्पौनिश्चेष्टौमन्दविक्रमौ । रुधिरस्राद्विग्धाङ्गौतापनीयाविवध्वजौ ।।6.46.5।। तौवीरशयनेवीरौशयानौमन्दचेष्टितौ । यूथपैस्तै: परिवृतौबाष्पव्याकुललोचनैः ।।6.46.6।। राघवौपतितौदृष्टवाशरजालसमावृतौ । बभूवुर्वेर्व्यथितास्सर्वेवानरास्सविभीषणाः ।।6.46.7।।

aceṣṭaumandaniśśvāsauśoṇitaughapariplutau | śarajālācitaustabdauśayānauśaratalpayoḥ niḥśvasantauyathāsarpauniśceṣṭaumandavikramau | rudhirasrādvigdhāṅgautāpanīyāvivadhvajau tauvīraśayanevīrauśayānaumandaceṣṭitau | yūthapaistai: parivṛtaubāṣpavyākulalocanaiḥ rāghavaupatitaudṛṣṭavāśarajālasamāvṛtau | babhūvurvervyathitāssarvevānarāssavibhīṣaṇāḥ

Unable to move, with feeble breath, drenched in blood and the body covered all over with arrows, lying on a bed of arrows, stunned, with reduced prowess, sighing like serpents, the heroes, Rama, and Lakshmana, who were like golden posts became dull. Rama and Lakshmana were lying on a heroic bed, arrows stuck to the bodies. Vibheeshana and all the Vanaras kept seeing both the scions and wept surrounding them.

अन्तरिक्षंनिरीक्षन्तोदिशस्सर्वाश्चवानराः । नचैनंमाययाछन्नंददृशूरावणिःरणे ।।6.46.8।।

antarikṣaṃnirīkṣantodiśassarvāścavānarāḥ | nacainaṃmāyayāchannaṃdadṛśūrāvaṇiḥraṇe

Though the Vanaras searched all over the battlefield and in all directions of the sky, they could not see Indrajith of mystical powers.

तंतुमायाप्रतिच्छन्नंमाययैवविभीषणः । वीक्षमाणोददर्शाथभ्रातुःपुत्रमवस्थितम् ।।6.46.9।।

taṃtumāyāpraticchannaṃmāyayaivavibhīṣaṇaḥ | vīkṣamāṇodadarśāthabhrātuḥputramavasthitam

Vibheeshana started looking with occult powers for his brother's son endowed with occult power following occult means and found Indrajith.

तमप्रतिकर्माणमप्रतिद्वन्द्वमाहवे । ददर्शान्तर्हितंवीरंवरदानाद्विभीषणः ।।6.46.10।। तेजसायशसाचैवविक्रमेणचसम्युतम् ।

tamapratikarmāṇamapratidvandvamāhave | dadarśāntarhitaṃvīraṃvaradānādvibhīṣaṇaḥ tejasāyaśasācaivavikrameṇacasamyutam |

Brilliant and glorious Vibheeshana, capable of difficult deeds, incomparable at work, and in fight, unrivalled in battle, saw the hidden hero Indrajith by virtue of a boon (from Brahma).

इन्द्रजित्त्वात्मनःकर्मतौशयानौसमीक्ष्यच ।।6.46.11।। उवाचपरमप्रीतोहर्षयन् सर्वनैरृतान् ।

indrajittvātmanaḥkarmatauśayānausamīkṣyaca uvācaparamaprītoharṣayan sarvanairṛtān |

Reviewing the scions lying on bed by his action, Indrajith caused extreme joy to all Rakshasas and spoke.

दूषणस्यचहन्तारौखरस्यचमहाबलौ ।।6.46.12।। सादितौमामकैर्बाणैर्भ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।

dūṣaṇasyacahantāraukharasyacamahābalau sāditaumāmakairbāṇairbhrātaraurāmalakṣmaṇau |

"The two brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, who slayed Dushana and Khara have been struck."

नेमौमोक्षयितुंशक्यावेतस्मादिषुबन्धनात् ।।6.46.13।। सर्वैरपिसमागम्यसर्षिसङ्घैस्सुरासुरैः ।

nemaumokṣayituṃśakyāvetasmādiṣubandhanāt sarvairapisamāgamyasarṣisaṅghaissurāsuraiḥ |

"Even if all the sages, Devatas and Rakshasas collected together come, they cannot get liberated from this bondage of arrows."

यत्कृतेचिन्तयानस्यशोकार्तस्यपितुर्मम ।।6.46.14।। अस्पृष्टवाशयनंगात्रैस्त्रियामायातिशर्वरी । त्स्नेयंयत्कृतेलङ्कानदीवर्षास्विवाकुला ।।6.46.15।। सोऽयंमूलहरोऽनर्थःसर्वेषांनिहतोमया ।

yatkṛtecintayānasyaśokārtasyapiturmama aspṛṣṭavāśayanaṃgātraistriyāmāyātiśarvarī | tsneyaṃyatkṛtelaṅkānadīvarṣāsvivākulā so'yaṃmūlaharo'narthaḥsarveṣāṃnihatomayā |

"On whose account my father was in grief and spent all night and passed the three parts of the night (without sleep) and why he was unable to sleep was not understood clearly. By his (Rama's) action this Lanka is agitated like a river during the rainy season. He, who is the root cause of this calamity, has been got rid of by me," thought Indrajith.

यत्कृतेचिन्तयानस्यशोकार्तस्यपितुर्मम ।।6.46.14।। अस्पृष्टवाशयनंगात्रैस्त्रियामायातिशर्वरी । त्स्नेयंयत्कृतेलङ्कानदीवर्षास्विवाकुला ।।6.46.15।। सोऽयंमूलहरोऽनर्थःसर्वेषांनिहतोमया ।

yatkṛtecintayānasyaśokārtasyapiturmama aspṛṣṭavāśayanaṃgātraistriyāmāyātiśarvarī | tsneyaṃyatkṛtelaṅkānadīvarṣāsvivākulā so'yaṃmūlaharo'narthaḥsarveṣāṃnihatomayā |

"On whose account my father was in grief and spent all night and passed the three parts of the night (without sleep) and why he was unable to sleep was not understood clearly. By his (Rama's) action this Lanka is agitated like a river during the rainy season. He, who is the root cause of this calamity, has been got rid of by me," thought Indrajith.

रामस्यलक्ष्मणस्यैवसर्वेषांचवनौकसाम् । विक्रमानिष्फलाःसर्वेयथाशरदितोयदाः ।।6.46.16।।

rāmasyalakṣmaṇasyaivasarveṣāṃcavanaukasām | vikramāniṣphalāḥsarveyathāśaraditoyadāḥ

"Rama, and Lakshmana and even all valiant Vanaras have been got rid of just like clouds of autumn are wasted."

एवमुक्त्वातुतान् सर्वान्राक्षसान्परिपार्श्वतः ।।6.46.17।। यूथपानपितान्सर्वांस्ताडयामासरावणिः ।

evamuktvātutān sarvānrākṣasānparipārśvataḥ yūthapānapitānsarvāṃstāḍayāmāsarāvaṇiḥ |

Indrajith, having spoken in that way to all Rakshasas, began to strike all the Vanara leaders looking at him.

नीलंनवभिराहत्यमैन्दंचद्विविदंतथा ।।6.46.18।। त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरमित्रघ्नस्ततापप्रवरेषुभिः ।

nīlaṃnavabhirāhatyamaindaṃcadvividaṃtathā tribhistribhiramitraghnastatāpapravareṣubhiḥ |

The slayer of enemies, Indrajith attacked Neela with nine shafts, so also Mainda and Dwivida with three separate sharpedged shafts.

जाम्बवन्तंमहेष्वासोविद् ध्वाबाणेनवक्षसि ।।6.46.19।। हनूमतोवेगवतोविससर्जशरान्दश ।

jāmbavantaṃmaheṣvāsovid dhvābāṇenavakṣasi hanūmatovegavatovisasarjaśarāndaśa |

Indrajith endowed with great bow pierced Jambavan in his chest, and released ten arrows at Hanuman, endowed with speed in war.

गवाक्षंशरभंचैवद्वावप्यमिततेजसौ ।।6.46.20।। द्वाभ्यांद्वाभ्यांमहावेगोविव्याधयुधिरावणिः ।

gavākṣaṃśarabhaṃcaivadvāvapyamitatejasau dvābhyāṃdvābhyāṃmahāvegovivyādhayudhirāvaṇiḥ |

Indrajith endowed with speed in war, attacked highly energetic Gavaksha and Sarabha with two arrows each.

गोलाङ्गूलेश्वरंचैववालिपुत्रमथाङ्गदम् ।।6.46.21।। विव्याधबहुभिर्बाणैस्त्वरमाणोऽथरावणिः ।

golāṅgūleśvaraṃcaivavāliputramathāṅgadam vivyādhabahubhirbāṇaistvaramāṇo'tharāvaṇiḥ |

Thereafter Indrajith attacked the ruler of Golangulas, and Vali's son Angada with many arrows.

तान्वानरवरान्भित्त्वाशरैरग्निशिखोपमैः ।।6.46.22।। ननादबलवांस्तत्रमहासत्त्वस्सरावणिः ।

tānvānaravarānbhittvāśarairagniśikhopamaiḥ nanādabalavāṃstatramahāsattvassarāvaṇiḥ |

Mighty son of Ravana, then attacked the best of monkeys with arrows which were like flames of fire.

तानर्धयित्वाबाणौघैस्त्रासयित्वाचवानरान् ।।6.46.23।। प्रजहासमहाबाहुर्वचनंचेदमब्रवीत् ।

tānardhayitvābāṇaughaistrāsayitvācavānarān prajahāsamahābāhurvacanaṃcedamabravīt |

Indrajith hurt the Vanaras with hails of arrows terrifying them. Then the mighty armed son of Ravana laughed and spoke these words.

शरशब्देनघोरेणमयाबद्धौचमूमुखे ।।6.46.24।। सहितौभ्रातरवेतौनिशामयतराक्षसाः ।

śaraśabdenaghoreṇamayābaddhaucamūmukhe sahitaubhrātaravetauniśāmayatarākṣasāḥ |

"O Rakshasas! Look at these two brothers together bound by my fierce arrows in front of you."

एवमुक्तास्तुतेसर्वेराक्षसाःकूटयोधिनः ।।6.46.25।। परंविस्मयामाजग्मुःकर्मणातेनहर्षिताः ।

evamuktāstutesarverākṣasāḥkūṭayodhinaḥ paraṃvismayāmājagmuḥkarmaṇātenaharṣitāḥ |

Indrajith having spoken in that way to the Rakshasas, all of them were highly amazed by the action of Indrajith and went laughing.

विनेदुश्चमहानादान् सर्वेतेजलदोपमाः ।।6.46.26।। हतोरामइतिज्ञात्वारावणिंसमपूजयन् ।

vineduścamahānādān sarvetejaladopamāḥ hatorāmaitijñātvārāvaṇiṃsamapūjayan |

The Rakshasas thundering like rain clouds, roaring aloud thinking 'Rama is killed' by Ravana's son offered prayers.

निष्पन्दौतुतदादृष्टवाभ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।।6.46.27।। वसुधायांनिरुच्छवासौहतावित्यन्वमन्यत ।

niṣpandaututadādṛṣṭavābhrātaraurāmalakṣmaṇau vasudhāyāṃnirucchavāsauhatāvityanvamanyata |

Thereafter having seen the two brothers Rama and Lakshmana not responding or breathing, lying on the ground, he thought they were dead.

हर्षेणतुसमाविष्टइन्द्रजित्समितिञ्जयः ।।6.46.28।। प्रविवेशपुरींलङ्कांहर्षयन् सर्वनैर्वृतान् ।

harṣeṇatusamāviṣṭaindrajitsamitiñjayaḥ praviveśapurīṃlaṅkāṃharṣayan sarvanairvṛtān |

Indrajith, who is victorious in battles, feeling happy and creating happiness to all Rakshasas collected there entered the city of Lanka.

रामलक्ष्मणयोर्दृष्टवाशरीरेसायकैश्चिते ।।6.46.29।। सर्वाणिचाङ्गोपाङ्गानिसुग्रीवंभयमाविशत् ।

rāmalakṣmaṇayordṛṣṭavāśarīresāyakaiścite sarvāṇicāṅgopāṅgānisugrīvaṃbhayamāviśat |

Sugriva was overtaken by fear on seeing Rama and Lakshmana riddled with arrows from head to foot all over the body

रामलक्ष्मणयोर्दृष्टवाशरीरेसायकैश्चिते ।।6.46.29।। सर्वाणिचाङ्गोपाङ्गानिसुग्रीवंभयमाविशत् ।

rāmalakṣmaṇayordṛṣṭavāśarīresāyakaiścite sarvāṇicāṅgopāṅgānisugrīvaṃbhayamāviśat |

Sugriva was overtaken by fear on seeing Rama and Lakshmana riddled with arrows from head to foot all over the body

रामलक्ष्मणयोर्दृष्टवाशरीरेसायकैश्चिते ।।6.46.29।। सर्वाणिचाङ्गोपाङ्गानिसुग्रीवंभयमाविशत् ।

rāmalakṣmaṇayordṛṣṭavāśarīresāyakaiścite sarvāṇicāṅgopāṅgānisugrīvaṃbhayamāviśat |

Sugriva was overtaken by fear on seeing Rama and Lakshmana riddled with arrows from head to foot all over the body

रामलक्ष्मणयोर्दृष्टवाशरीरेसायकैश्चिते ।।6.46.29।। सर्वाणिचाङ्गोपाङ्गानिसुग्रीवंभयमाविशत् ।

rāmalakṣmaṇayordṛṣṭavāśarīresāyakaiścite sarvāṇicāṅgopāṅgānisugrīvaṃbhayamāviśat |

Sugriva was overtaken by fear on seeing Rama and Lakshmana riddled with arrows from head to foot all over the body

पर्यवस्थापयात्मानमनाथंमांचवानर ।।6.46.33।। सत्यधर्माभिरक्तानांनास्तिमृत्युकृतंभयम् ।

paryavasthāpayātmānamanāthaṃmāṃcavānara satyadharmābhiraktānāṃnāstimṛtyukṛtaṃbhayam |

"O Vanara! We are helpless, be confident, for those following righteousness and truthfulness there is no fear of death."

एवमुक्त्वाततस्तस्यजलक्लन्नेनपाणिना ।।6.46.34।। सुग्रीवस्यशुभेनेत्रेप्रममार्जविभीषणः ।

evamuktvātatastasyajalaklannenapāṇinā sugrīvasyaśubhenetrepramamārjavibhīṣaṇaḥ |

Vibheeshana, having spoken in that manner, there after dipped his hand in water and wiped the beautiful eyes of Sugriva to brighten.

ततस्सलिलमादायविद्ययापरिजप्यच ।।6.46.35।। सुग्रीवनेत्रेधर्मात्मासममार्जविभीषणः ।

tatassalilamādāyavidyayāparijapyaca sugrīvanetredharmātmāsamamārjavibhīṣaṇaḥ |

Thereafter the dutiful Vibheeshana taking water as per tradition consecrated chanting sacred text and wiped Sugriva's eyes.

विमृज्यवदनंतस्यकपिराजस्यधीमतः ।।6.46.36।। अब्रवीत्कालसम्प्राप्तसम्भ्रान्तमिदंवचः ।

vimṛjyavadanaṃtasyakapirājasyadhīmataḥ abravītkālasamprāptasambhrāntamidaṃvacaḥ |

Wise Vibheeshana having wiped Sugriva's face clean in accordance with time addressed with opportune words.

नकालःकपिराजेन्द्रवैक्लब्यमवलम्बितुम् ।।6.46.37।। अतिस्नेहोऽप्यकालेऽस्मिन्मरणायोपकल्पते ।

nakālaḥkapirājendravaiklabyamavalambitum atisneho'pyakāle'sminmaraṇāyopakalpate |

"O king of monkeys! This is not the time for faint heartedness. Extreme attachment at this time will lead us to death."

तस्मादुत्सृज्यवैक्लब्यंसर्वकार्यविनाशनम् ।।6.46.38।। हितंरामपुरोगणांसैन्यानानुचिन्त्यताम् ।

tasmādutsṛjyavaiklabyaṃsarvakāryavināśanam hitaṃrāmapurogaṇāṃsainyānānucintyatām |

"Therefore, give up faintheartedness as all actions will be destroyed by that. Following Rama's leadership, think of the army's welfare."

अथवारक्ष्यतांरामोयावत्संज्ञाविपर्ययः ।।6.46.39।। लब्धसंज्ञौहिकाकुत्स्थौभयंनौव्यपनेष्यतः ।

athavārakṣyatāṃrāmoyāvatsaṃjñāviparyayaḥ labdhasaṃjñauhikākutsthaubhayaṃnauvyapaneṣyataḥ |

"Or else till they become conscious, protect the Kakuthsa princes. When they become conscious, they can get rid of our fear."

नैतत्किञ्चनरामस्यनचरामोमुमूर्षति ।।6.46.40।। नह्येनंहास्यतेलक्ष्मीद्दुर्लभायागतायुषाम् ।

naitatkiñcanarāmasyanacarāmomumūrṣati nahyenaṃhāsyatelakṣmīddurlabhāyāgatāyuṣām |

"Therefore, Rama has no fear of death, even a little. Whatever splendour is lost, prosperity will not leave him."

तस्मादाश्वासयात्मानंबलंचाश्वासयस्वकम् ।।6.46.41।। यावत्कार्याणिसर्वाणिपुनःसंस्थापयाम्यहम् ।

tasmādāśvāsayātmānaṃbalaṃcāśvāsayasvakam yāvatkāryāṇisarvāṇipunaḥsaṃsthāpayāmyaham |

"Therefore, restoring breath let us reassure the army again till all actions are carried out by restoring their confidence."

एतेहिफुल्लनयनास्त्रासादागतसाध्वसाः ।।6.46.42।। कर्णेकर्णेप्रकथिताहरयोहरिसत्तम ।

etehiphullanayanāstrāsādāgatasādhvasāḥ karṇekarṇeprakathitāharayoharisattama |

"O Monkey leader! these monkeys whose eyes have become big (are dilated) with fear are talking ear to ear (about Rama)."

मांतुदृष्टवाप्रधावन्तमनीकंसम्प्रहर्षितुम् ।।6.46.43।। त्यजस्तुहरयस्त्रासंभुक्तपूर्वामिवस्रजम् ।

māṃtudṛṣṭavāpradhāvantamanīkaṃsampraharṣitum tyajastuharayastrāsaṃbhuktapūrvāmivasrajam |

"Let the army forces of monkeys be happy seeing me moving, getting rid of the inherent fear in them just as they discard a garland of flowers enjoyed by them earlier."

समाश्वास्यतुसुग्रीवंराक्षसेन्द्रोविभीषणः ।।6.46.44।। विद्रुतंवानरानीकंतत्समाश्वासयत्पुनः ।

samāśvāsyatusugrīvaṃrākṣasendrovibhīṣaṇaḥ vidrutaṃvānarānīkaṃtatsamāśvāsayatpunaḥ |

The king of Rakshasas, Vibheeshana having assured Sugriva, knowing the Vanara army he reassured them.

इन्द्रजित्तुमहामायःसर्वसैन्यसमावृतः ।।6.46.45।। विवेशनगरींलङ्कांपितरंचाभ्युपागमत् ।

indrajittumahāmāyaḥsarvasainyasamāvṛtaḥ viveśanagarīṃlaṅkāṃpitaraṃcābhyupāgamat |

Great Indrajith surrounded by all army entered the city of Lanka and approached his father.

तत्ररावणमासाद्यअभिवाद्यकृताञ्जलिः ।।6.46.46।। आचचक्षेप्रियंपित्रेनिहतौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।

tatrarāvaṇamāsādyaabhivādyakṛtāñjaliḥ ācacakṣepriyaṃpitrenihataurāmalakṣmaṇau |

Having reached Ravana, Indrajith greeted him with folded palms and broke the pleasant news, "Rama and Lakshmana are killed."

उत्पपातततोहृष्टःपुत्रंचपरिषस्वजे ।।6.46.47।। रावणोरक्षसांमध्येश्रुत्वाशत्रूनिपातितौ ।

utpapātatatohṛṣṭaḥputraṃcapariṣasvaje rāvaṇorakṣasāṃmadhyeśrutvāśatrūnipātitau |

In the midst of Rakshasas, Ravana hearing the news of his enemies being killed, rejoiced, and got up from his couch and embraced his son.

उपाघ्रायचतंमूद् र्नेनंपप्रच्छप्रीतमानसः ।।6.46.48।। पृच्छतेचयथावृत्तंपित्रेतस्मैसर्वंन्यवेदयत् । यथातौशरबन्धेननिश्चेष्टौनिष्प्रभौकृतौ ।।6.46.49।।

upāghrāyacataṃmūd rnenaṃpapracchaprītamānasaḥ pṛcchatecayathāvṛttaṃpitretasmaisarvaṃnyavedayat | yathātauśarabandhenaniśceṣṭauniṣprabhaukṛtau

Delighted Ravana kissed his son on the forehead and enquired of him of the details. Indrajith presented details saying that both Rama and Lakshmana were stunned in the network of arrows, and lost splendour.

उपाघ्रायचतंमूद् र्नेनंपप्रच्छप्रीतमानसः ।।6.46.48।। पृच्छतेचयथावृत्तंपित्रेतस्मैसर्वंन्यवेदयत् । यथातौशरबन्धेननिश्चेष्टौनिष्प्रभौकृतौ ।।6.46.49।।

upāghrāyacataṃmūd rnenaṃpapracchaprītamānasaḥ pṛcchatecayathāvṛttaṃpitretasmaisarvaṃnyavedayat | yathātauśarabandhenaniśceṣṭauniṣprabhaukṛtau

Delighted Ravana kissed his son on the forehead and enquired of him of the details. Indrajith presented details saying that both Rama and Lakshmana were stunned in the network of arrows, and lost splendour.

सहर्षवेगानुगतान्तरात्माश्रुत्वावचस्तस्यमहारथस्य । जहौज्वरंदाशरथेःसमुत्थितंप्रहृष्यवाचाऽभिननन्दपुत्रम् ।।6.46.50।।

saharṣavegānugatāntarātmāśrutvāvacastasyamahārathasya | jahaujvaraṃdāśaratheḥsamutthitaṃprahṛṣyavācā'bhinanandaputram

Hearing the words of the great chariot warrior, Ravana was filled with excessive joy at heart. His fear and agony of Dasaratha's son having gone on hearing the words of his son, Ravana greeted him. ।। इत्यार्षेवाल्मीकीयेश्रीमद्रामायणेआदिकाव्येयुद्धकाण्डेषटचत्वारिंशस्सर्गः ।। This is the end of the forty sixth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.