Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 61

ततोरामोमहातेजाधनुरादायवीर्यवान् । किरीटिनंमहाकायंकुम्भकर्णंददर्श ह ।।6.61.1।।

tatorāmomahātejādhanurādāyavīryavān | kirīṭinaṃmahākāyaṃkumbhakarṇaṃdadarśa ha

On taking up a bow Rama saw Kumbhakarna of extraordinary energy, prodigious, and of large body, adorned with a crown.

तंदृष्टवाराक्षसश्रेष्ठंपर्वताकारदर्शनम् । क्रममाणमिवाकाशंपुरानारायणंप्रभुम् ।।6.61.2।।

taṃdṛṣṭavārākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃparvatākāradarśanam | kramamāṇamivākāśaṃpurānārāyaṇaṃprabhum

That foremost of Rakshasas was like a mountain in appearance, it was like Lord Narayana taking steps to the sky earlier.

सतोयाम्बुदसङ्काशंकाञ्चनाङ्गदभूषणम् । दृष्टवापुनःप्रदुद्रवावानराणांमहाचमूः ।।6.61.3।।

satoyāmbudasaṅkāśaṃkāñcanāṅgadabhūṣaṇam | dṛṣṭavāpunaḥpradudravāvānarāṇāṃmahācamūḥ

Seeing the Rakshasa who was like a rainy cloud with water, decked with gold ornaments, the commander in chief of Vanaras ran.

विद्रुतांवाहिनींदृष्टवावर्धमानं च राक्षसम् । सविस्मयमिदंरामोविभीषणमुवाच ह ।।6.61.4।।

vidrutāṃvāhinīṃdṛṣṭavāvardhamānaṃ ca rākṣasam | savismayamidaṃrāmovibhīṣaṇamuvāca ha

Seeing the army scared away and the army of Rakshasas growing in size, Rama was astonished and thus spoke to Vibheeshana.

कोऽसौपर्वतसङ्काशःकिरीटीहरिलोचनः । लङ्कायांदृश्यतेवीरःसविद्युदिवतोयदः ।।6.61.5।।

ko'sauparvatasaṅkāśaḥkirīṭīharilocanaḥ | laṅkāyāṃdṛśyatevīraḥsavidyudivatoyadaḥ

"Who is that hero resembling a mountain, a crowned one with tawny eyes, looking like a rainy cloud driven by lightning? He is seen in Lanka."

पृथिव्यांकेतुभूतोऽसौमहानेकोऽत्रदृश्यते । यंदृष्टवावानरास्सर्वेविद्रवन्तिततस्ततः ।।6.61.6।।

pṛthivyāṃketubhūto'saumahāneko'tradṛśyate | yaṃdṛṣṭavāvānarāssarvevidravantitatastataḥ

"He is seen here like a lone comet on earth. Seeing him the Vanaras are fleeing hither and thither."

आचक्षवसुमहान् कोऽसौरक्षोवायदिवाऽसुरः । न मयैवंविधंभूतंदृष्टपूर्वंकदाचन ।।6.61.7।।

ācakṣavasumahān ko'saurakṣovāyadivā'suraḥ | na mayaivaṃvidhaṃbhūtaṃdṛṣṭapūrvaṃkadācana

"Who is he, that gigantic Rakshasa? Is he a demon or perhaps a colossus? No such being was seen by me earlier."

संपृष्टोराजपुत्रेणरामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । विभीषणोमहाप्राज्ञःकाकुत्थ्समिदमब्रवीत् ।।6.61.8।।

saṃpṛṣṭorājaputreṇarāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā | vibhīṣaṇomahāprājñaḥkākutthsamidamabravīt

Asked by the prince Rama, of unwearied action, highly intelligent Vibheeshana spoke.

येनवैवस्वतोयुद्धेवासवश्चपराजितः । सैषविश्रवसःपुत्रःकुम्भकर्णःप्रतापवान् ।।6.61.9।। अस्यप्रमाणसदृशोराक्षसाऽन्यो न विद्यते ।

yenavaivasvatoyuddhevāsavaścaparājitaḥ | saiṣaviśravasaḥputraḥkumbhakarṇaḥpratāpavān asyapramāṇasadṛśorākṣasā'nyo na vidyate |

"Vyvasvatha (Lord of death) as well as Vasava (Indra) were defeated by him in war. He is Kumbhakarna, the son of sage Visrava, a stupendous one and there is no other Rakshasa who equals him in size."

एतेनदेवायुधिदानवाश्चयक्षाभुजङ्गाःपिशिताशनाश्च । गन्धर्वविद्याधरकिन्नरैश्चसहस्रशोराघवसम्प्रभग्नाः ।।6.61.10।।

etenadevāyudhidānavāścayakṣābhujaṅgāḥpiśitāśanāśca | gandharvavidyādharakinnaraiścasahasraśorāghavasamprabhagnāḥ

"O Raghava! In war Devas, Danavas, Yakshas, Nagas, ogres, Gandharvas, Vidydharas, Kinneras in thousands were defeated by him."

शूलपाणिंविरूपाक्षंकुम्भकर्णंमहाबलम् । हन्तुं न शेकुस्त्रिदशाःकालोऽयमितिमोहिताः ।।6.61.11।।

śūlapāṇiṃvirūpākṣaṃkumbhakarṇaṃmahābalam | hantuṃ na śekustridaśāḥkālo'yamitimohitāḥ

"This Kumbhakarna with pike in hand and fierce eyes, is mighty strong. All the Devatas could not kill him, deluded that he is death personified."

प्रकृत्याह्येषतेजस्वीकुम्भकर्णोमहाबलः । अन्येषांराक्षसेन्द्राणांवरदानकृतंबलम् ।।6.61.12।।

prakṛtyāhyeṣatejasvīkumbhakarṇomahābalaḥ | anyeṣāṃrākṣasendrāṇāṃvaradānakṛtaṃbalam

"Kumbhakarna is by nature (by birth) energetic and mighty. The strength of other Rakshasas is on account of their boons received by them."

एतेनजातमात्रेणक्षुधार्तेनमहात्मना । भक्षितानिसहस्राणिसत्त्वानांसुबहून्यपि ।।6.61.13।।

etenajātamātreṇakṣudhārtenamahātmanā | bhakṣitānisahasrāṇisattvānāṃsubahūnyapi

" As soon as he was born, he was hungry and this great soul being strong consumed thousands of created beings."

तेषुसंभक्षयमाणेषुप्रजाभयनिपीडिताः । यान्तिस्मशरणंशक्रंतमप्यर्थंन्यवेदयन् ।।6.61.14।।

teṣusaṃbhakṣayamāṇeṣuprajābhayanipīḍitāḥ | yāntismaśaraṇaṃśakraṃtamapyarthaṃnyavedayan

"In that way when Kumbhakarna was devouring, out of fear all people sought the refuge of Indra and represented."

सकुन्भकर्णंकुपितोमहेन्द्रोजघानवज्रेणशितेनवज्री । सशक्रवज्राभिहतोमहात्माचचालकोपाच्चभृशंननाद ।।6.61.15।।

sakunbhakarṇaṃkupitomahendrojaghānavajreṇaśitenavajrī | saśakravajrābhihatomahātmācacālakopāccabhṛśaṃnanāda

"Mahendra who was armed with thunderbolt got enraged and hurt Kumbhakarna with thunderbolt. He reeled and roared with the strike."

तस्यनानद्यमानस्यकुम्भकर्णस्यरक्षसः । श्रुत्वानिनादंवित्रस्ताःभूमिभूयोवितत्रसे ।।6.61.16।।

tasyanānadyamānasyakumbhakarṇasyarakṣasaḥ | śrutvāninādaṃvitrastāḥbhūmibhūyovitatrase

"People were already afraid of Kumbhakarna, and after hearing the lion roar of this Rakshasa they were even more scared."

तत्रकोपान्महेन्द्रस्यकुम्भकर्णोमहाबलः । विकृष्यैरावताद्धन्तंजघानोरसिवासवम् ।।6.61.17।।

tatrakopānmahendrasyakumbhakarṇomahābalaḥ | vikṛṣyairāvatāddhantaṃjaghānorasivāsavam

"Then mighty Kumbhakarna, who was enraged, pulled out the tusk of Airavatham and struck at the chest of Indra."

कुम्भकर्णप्रहारार्तोविजज्वाल स वासवः । ततोविषेदुस्सहसादेवाब्रह्मर्षिदानवाः ।।6.61.18।। प्रजाभिस्सहशक्रश्चययौस्थानंस्वयम्भुवः ।

kumbhakarṇaprahārārtovijajvāla sa vāsavaḥ | tatoviṣedussahasādevābrahmarṣidānavāḥ prajābhissahaśakraścayayausthānaṃsvayambhuvaḥ |

"Hit by Kumbhakarna Indra felt tormented. The Devatas, Brahmarshis and Danavas became despondent. Accompanied by created beings they complained to Brahma."

कुम्भकर्णस्यदौरात्म्यंशशंसुस्तेप्रजापतेः ।।6.61.19।। प्रजानांभक्षणंचापिधर्षणं च दिवौकसाम् । आश्रमध्वंसनंचापिपरस्त्रीहरणंभृशम् ।।6.61.20।।

kumbhakarṇasyadaurātmyaṃśaśaṃsusteprajāpateḥ prajānāṃbhakṣaṇaṃcāpidharṣaṇaṃ ca divaukasām | āśramadhvaṃsanaṃcāpiparastrīharaṇaṃbhṛśam

"They reported to Brahma about Kumbhakarna's ruthless deeds, devouring created beings, insulting, harsh and also destroying the abodes of sages violently and abducting others' wives."

कुम्भकर्णस्यदौरात्म्यंशशंसुस्तेप्रजापतेः ।।6.61.19।। प्रजानांभक्षणंचापिधर्षणं च दिवौकसाम् । आश्रमध्वंसनंचापिपरस्त्रीहरणंभृशम् ।।6.61.20।।

kumbhakarṇasyadaurātmyaṃśaśaṃsusteprajāpateḥ prajānāṃbhakṣaṇaṃcāpidharṣaṇaṃ ca divaukasām | āśramadhvaṃsanaṃcāpiparastrīharaṇaṃbhṛśam

"They reported to Brahma about Kumbhakarna's ruthless deeds, devouring created beings, insulting, harsh and also destroying the abodes of sages violently and abducting others' wives."

एवंप्रजायदित्वेषभक्षयिष्यतिनित्यशः । अचिरेणैवकालेनशून्योलोकोभविष्यति ।।6.61.21।।

evaṃprajāyaditveṣabhakṣayiṣyatinityaśaḥ | acireṇaivakālenaśūnyolokobhaviṣyati

"If he consumes created beings every day like that, in the course of time the world will be devoid of beings."

वासवस्यवचश्श्रुत्वासर्वलोकपितामहः । रक्षांस्यावाहयामासकुम्भकर्णंददर्श ह ।।6.61.22।।

vāsavasyavacaśśrutvāsarvalokapitāmahaḥ | rakṣāṃsyāvāhayāmāsakumbhakarṇaṃdadarśa ha

Hearing the words of Indra, Brahma conjured the Rakshasas and saw Kumbhakarna with them.

कुम्भकर्णंसमीक्ष्यैववितत्रासप्रजापतिः । दृष्टवाविश्वास्यचैवैनंस्वयम्भूरिदमब्रवीत् ।।6.61.23।।

kumbhakarṇaṃsamīkṣyaivavitatrāsaprajāpatiḥ | dṛṣṭavāviśvāsyacaivainaṃsvayambhūridamabravīt

"Beholding Kumbhakarna, Brahma was alarmed and spoke to him to restore the confidence of Kumbhakarna."

ध्रुवंलोकविनाशायपौलस्त्येनासिनिर्मितः । तस्मात्त्वमद्यप्रभृतिमृतकल्पःशयिष्यसे ।।6.61.24।।

dhruvaṃlokavināśāyapaulastyenāsinirmitaḥ | tasmāttvamadyaprabhṛtimṛtakalpaḥśayiṣyase

"Surely you are begotten by Paulastya for the destruction of the universe. Therefore, remain sleeping like a dead one from today, ' said Brahma and cursed him."

ब्रह्मशापाभिभूतोऽथनिपपाताग्रतःप्रभोः । ततःपरमसम्भ्रान्तोरावणोवाक्यमब्रवीत् ।।6.61.25।।

brahmaśāpābhibhūto'thanipapātāgrataḥprabhoḥ | tataḥparamasambhrāntorāvaṇovākyamabravīt

"Thereafter, by the curse of Lord Brahma, Kumbhakarna fell in front. Highly agitated at this Ravana spoke these words to Brahma."

विवृद्धःकाञ्चनोवृक्षःफलकालेनिकृत्यते । न नप्तारंस्वकंन्यायंशप्तुमेवंप्रजापते ।।6.61.26।।

vivṛddhaḥkāñcanovṛkṣaḥphalakālenikṛtyate | na naptāraṃsvakaṃnyāyaṃśaptumevaṃprajāpate

"Oh Brahma! Cutting a golden tree at the stage of fruiting is not fair. It is not proper for you to curse your great grandson in that way."

न मिथ्यावचनश्चत्वंस्वप्स्यत्येष न संशयः । कालस्तुक्रियतामस्यशयनेजागरेतथा ।।6.61.27।।

na mithyāvacanaścatvaṃsvapsyatyeṣa na saṃśayaḥ | kālastukriyatāmasyaśayanejāgaretathā

"Your words will not become untrue, no doubt. Sleep, he must but waking time may be fixed."

रावणस्यवचश्श्रुत्वास्वयम्भूरिदमब्रवीत् । शयिताह्येषषण्मासानेकाहंजागरिष्यति ।।6.61.28।।

rāvaṇasyavacaśśrutvāsvayambhūridamabravīt | śayitāhyeṣaṣaṇmāsānekāhaṃjāgariṣyati

On hearing Ravana's words, Brahma said" He will sleep for six months and stay awake for a day."

एकेनाह्नात्वसौवीरश्चरन् भूमिंबुभुक्षितः । व्यात्तास्योभक्षयेल्लोकान् सङ्कृद्धइवपावकः ।।6.61.29।।

ekenāhnātvasauvīraścaran bhūmiṃbubhukṣitaḥ | vyāttāsyobhakṣayellokān saṅkṛddhaivapāvakaḥ

"This hero will open his mouth wide and move about and alone he will consume the world like the swollen fire."

सोऽसौव्यसमापन्नःकुम्भकर्णमबोधयत् । त्वत्पराक्रमभीतश्चराजासम्प्रतिरावणः ।।6.61.30।।

so'sauvyasamāpannaḥkumbhakarṇamabodhayat | tvatparākramabhītaścarājāsampratirāvaṇaḥ

"Overtaken by worry, the king out of fear of your prowess just awakened sleeping Kumbhakarna."

स एषनिर्गतोवीरःशिबिराद्भीमविक्रमः । वानरान्भृशसङ्कृद्धोभक्षयन्परिधावति ।।6.61.31।।

sa eṣanirgatovīraḥśibirādbhīmavikramaḥ | vānarānbhṛśasaṅkṛddhobhakṣayanparidhāvati

"This heroic Kumbhakarna has come out of his residence extremely angry and going to and from to consume all Vanaras."

कुम्भकर्णंसमीक्ष्यैवहरयोऽद्यप्रविद्रुतुः । कथमेनंरणेक्रुद्धंवारयिष्यन्तिवानराः ।।6.61.32।।

kumbhakarṇaṃsamīkṣyaivaharayo'dyapravidrutuḥ | kathamenaṃraṇekruddhaṃvārayiṣyantivānarāḥ

"On merely seeing Kumbhakarna, the monkeys are running away. How will they check him who is enraged in war?"

उच्यन्तांवानराःसर्वेयन्त्रमेतत्समुच्छ्रितम् । इतिविज्ञायहरयोभविष्यन्तीहनिर्भयाः ।।6.61.33।।

ucyantāṃvānarāḥsarveyantrametatsamucchritam | itivijñāyaharayobhaviṣyantīhanirbhayāḥ

"Let all the Vanaras be told, that this one standing high is a machine then the Vanaras will not be scared of victory."

विभीषणवचश्श्रुत्वाहेतुमत्सुमुखेरितम् । उवाचराघवोवाक्यंनीलंसेनापतिंतदा ।।6.61.34।।

vibhīṣaṇavacaśśrutvāhetumatsumukheritam | uvācarāghavovākyaṃnīlaṃsenāpatiṃtadā

Hearing the words of Vibheeshana, which was reasonable and, in their favour, Raghava said this to Nila, the commander in chief of the army.

गच्छसैन्यानिसर्वाणिव्यूह्यतिष्ठस्वपावके । द्वाराण्यादायलङ्कायाश्चर्याश्चाप्यथसङ्क्रमान् ।।6.61.35।।

gacchasainyānisarvāṇivyūhyatiṣṭhasvapāvake | dvārāṇyādāyalaṅkāyāścaryāścāpyathasaṅkramān

"Pavaka, go and organize all the army and get together to occupy all the gates, highways, bridges in Lanka."

शैलशृङ्गाणिवृक्षांश्चशिलाश्चाप्युपसंहर । तिष्ठन्तुसायुधास्सर्वेसायुधाश्शैलपाणयः ।।6.61.36।।

śailaśṛṅgāṇivṛkṣāṃścaśilāścāpyupasaṃhara | tiṣṭhantusāyudhāssarvesāyudhāśśailapāṇayaḥ

"Be ready staying on mountain tops, trees, rocks armed with weapons and rocks in hand."

राघवेणसमादिष्टोनीलोहरिचमूपतिः । शशासवानरानीकंयथावत्कपिकुञ्जरः ।।6.61.37।।

rāghaveṇasamādiṣṭonīloharicamūpatiḥ | śaśāsavānarānīkaṃyathāvatkapikuñjaraḥ

As instructed by Raghava, the monkey leader Nila, elephant among the monkeys, ordered the monkey troops as instructed.

ततोगवाक्षश्शरभोहनूमानङ्गदस्तथा । शैलशृङ्गाणिशैलाभागृहीत्वाद्वारमभ्ययुः ।।6.61.38।।

tatogavākṣaśśarabhohanūmānaṅgadastathā | śailaśṛṅgāṇiśailābhāgṛhītvādvāramabhyayuḥ

Then taking mountains, Gavaksha, Sarabha, Hanuman, Angada who looked like mountains themselves marched to the gate.

रामवाक्यमुपश्रुत्य हरयो जितकाशिनः । पादपैरर्दयवनीरावानराःपरवाहिनीम् ।।6.61.39।।

rāmavākyamupaśrutya harayo jitakāśinaḥ | pādapairardayavanīrāvānarāḥparavāhinīm

The monkeys desiring to be triumphant, took trees and began to strike at the enemies on hearing Rama's control.

ततोहरीणांतदनीकमुग्रंरराजशैलोद्यतदीप्तहस्तम् । गिरेःसमीपानुगतंयथैवहन्महाम्भोधरजालमुग्रम् ।।6.61.40।।

tatoharīṇāṃtadanīkamugraṃrarājaśailodyatadīptahastam | gireḥsamīpānugataṃyathaivahanmahāmbhodharajālamugram

Then Vanaras taking trees and mountains in their shining hand s marching close to each other seemed like a huge mass of terrible clouds hanging close to a mountain. ।।इत्यार्षेवाल्मीकीयेश्रीमद्रामायणेआदिकाव्येयुद्धकाण्डेषष्टितमस्सर्गः ।। This is the end of the sixty first sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.