Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 78

निकुम्भंनिहतंश्रुत्वाकुम्भं च विनिपातितम् । रावणःपरमामर्षीप्रजज्वालानलोयथा ।।6.78.1।।

nikumbhaṃnihataṃśrutvākumbhaṃ ca vinipātitam | rāvaṇaḥparamāmarṣīprajajvālānaloyathā

On hearing that Nikumbha and Kumbha had been killed, Ravana was very furious and burning in anger.

नैरृतःक्रोधशोकाभ्यांद्वाभ्यांतुपरिमूर्छितः । खरपुत्रंविशालाक्षंमकराक्षमचोदयत् ।।6.78.2।।

nairṛtaḥkrodhaśokābhyāṃdvābhyāṃtuparimūrchitaḥ | kharaputraṃviśālākṣaṃmakarākṣamacodayat

The Rakshasa king was overtaken by both anger and sorrow, bewildered excessively sent for broadeyed Makara, the son of Khara.

गच्छपुत्रऽमयाऽजाज्ञप्तोबलेनाभिसमवनितः । राघवंलक्ष्मणंचैवजहितांश्चवनौकसः ।।6.78.3।।

gacchaputra'mayā'jājñaptobalenābhisamavanitaḥ | rāghavaṃlakṣmaṇaṃcaivajahitāṃścavanaukasaḥ

"Son! commanded by me, you go accompanied by arm and kill the Vanaras, Raghava and Lakshmana aslo,

रावणस्यवचश्श्रुत्वाशूरमानीखरात्मजः । बाढमित्यब्रवीद्धृष्टोमकराक्षोनिशाचरम् ।।6.78.4।।

rāvaṇasyavacaśśrutvāśūramānīkharātmajaḥ | bāḍhamityabravīddhṛṣṭomakarākṣoniśācaram

Rejoicing to hear the words of Ravana, proclaiming himself to be a hero, Maka raksha, the son of Khara said 'good'.

सोऽभिवाद्यदशग्रीवंकृत्वाचापिप्रदक्षिणम् । निर्जगामगृहाच्छुभ्राद्रावणस्याज्ञयाबली ।।6.78.5।।

so'bhivādyadaśagrīvaṃkṛtvācāpipradakṣiṇam | nirjagāmagṛhācchubhrādrāvaṇasyājñayābalī

Greeting the tenheaded Rakshasa and going round him according to tradition, the mighty warrior went out from the abode early morning by the command of Ravana.

समीपस्थंबलाध्यक्षंखरपुत्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् । रथश्चानीयतांशीघ्रंसैन्यंत्वानीयतांत्वरात् ।।6.78.6।।

samīpasthaṃbalādhyakṣaṃkharaputro'bravīdidam | rathaścānīyatāṃśīghraṃsainyaṃtvānīyatāṃtvarāt

Khara's son spoke to the commanderinchief of the army standing nearby 'Let the chariot be brought quickly and the army proceed'.

तस्यतद्वचनंश्रुत्वाबलाध्यक्षोनिशाचरः । स्यन्दनं च बलंचैवसमीपंप्रत्यपादयत् ।6.78.7।।

tasyatadvacanaṃśrutvābalādhyakṣoniśācaraḥ | syandanaṃ ca balaṃcaivasamīpaṃpratyapādayat |6.78.7||

Upon hearing those words, the commanderinchief of the Rakshasas responded and placed the army near him.

प्रदक्षिणंरथंकृत्वाआरुरोहनिशाचरः । सूतंसञ्चोदयामासशीघ्रंमेरथमावह ।।6.78.8।।

pradakṣiṇaṃrathaṃkṛtvāārurohaniśācaraḥ | sūtaṃsañcodayāmāsaśīghraṃmerathamāvaha

After having gone round the chariot he (Makara) ascended and said to the charioteer, 'let the chariot be driven quickly'.

अथतान्राक्षसान्सर्वान्मकराक्षोऽब्रवीदिदम् । यूयंसर्वेप्रयुध्यध्वंपुरस्तान्ममराक्षसाः ।।6.78.9।।

athatānrākṣasānsarvānmakarākṣo'bravīdidam | yūyaṃsarveprayudhyadhvaṃpurastānmamarākṣasāḥ

Thereafter, Maka raksha spoke to all Rakshasas, 'All of you be ahead of me and fight violently'.

अहंराक्षसराजेनरावणेनमहात्मना । आज्ञप्तःसमरेहन्तुंतावुभौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।।6.78.10।।

ahaṃrākṣasarājenarāvaṇenamahātmanā | ājñaptaḥsamarehantuṃtāvubhaurāmalakṣmaṇau

"I will kill both Rama and Lakshmana in the battle, by the order of Ravana, the king of Rakshasas."

अद्यरामंवधिष्यामिलक्ष्मणं च निशाचराः । शाखामृगं च सुग्रीवंवानरांश्चशरोत्तमैः ।।6.78.11।।

adyarāmaṃvadhiṣyāmilakṣmaṇaṃ ca niśācarāḥ | śākhāmṛgaṃ ca sugrīvaṃvānarāṃścaśarottamaiḥ

"Now I shall put an end to Rama and Lakshmana, Sugriva and the Vanaras with the best of arrows."

अद्यशूलनिपातैश्चवानराणांमहाचमूम् । प्रदहिष्यामिसम्प्राप्तांशुष्केन्धनमिवानलः ।।6.78.12।।

adyaśūlanipātaiścavānarāṇāṃmahācamūm | pradahiṣyāmisamprāptāṃśuṣkendhanamivānalaḥ

"Going there now, I will terminate the great Vanara army with these pikes just as drywood is burnt by fire."

मकराक्षस्यतच्छ्रुत्वावचनंतेनिशाचराः । सर्वेनानायुधोपेताबलवन्तःसमाहिताः ।।6.78.13।।

makarākṣasyatacchrutvāvacanaṃteniśācarāḥ | sarvenānāyudhopetābalavantaḥsamāhitāḥ

On hearing Maka raksha's words all the mighty Rakshasas came with different kinds of weapons.

तेकामरूपिणस्सरेदंष्ट्रिणःपिङ्गलेक्षणा । मातङ्गाइवनर्दन्तोध्वस्तकेशाभयावहाः ।।6.78.14।। परिवार्यमहाकायामहाकायंखरात्मजम् । अभिजघ्नुस्ततोहृष्टाश्चालयन्तोवसुन्धराम् ।।6.78.15।।

tekāmarūpiṇassaredaṃṣṭriṇaḥpiṅgalekṣaṇā | mātaṅgāivanardantodhvastakeśābhayāvahāḥ parivāryamahākāyāmahākāyaṃkharātmajam | abhijaghnustatohṛṣṭāścālayantovasundharām

Those who could change their form at will, cruel, with protruding teeth, yellow eyes, dishevelled hair, of frightful appearance, huge like elephants surrounding the son of Khara went joyously forward shaking the earth.

तेकामरूपिणस्सरेदंष्ट्रिणःपिङ्गलेक्षणा । मातङ्गाइवनर्दन्तोध्वस्तकेशाभयावहाः ।।6.78.14।। परिवार्यमहाकायामहाकायंखरात्मजम् । अभिजघ्नुस्ततोहृष्टाश्चालयन्तोवसुन्धराम् ।।6.78.15।।

tekāmarūpiṇassaredaṃṣṭriṇaḥpiṅgalekṣaṇā | mātaṅgāivanardantodhvastakeśābhayāvahāḥ parivāryamahākāyāmahākāyaṃkharātmajam | abhijaghnustatohṛṣṭāścālayantovasundharām

Those who could change their form at will, cruel, with protruding teeth, yellow eyes, dishevelled hair, of frightful appearance, huge like elephants surrounding the son of Khara went joyously forward shaking the earth.

शङ्खभेरीसहस्राणामाहतानांसमन्ततः । क्ष्येळितास्फोटितानां च तत्रशब्दोमहानभूत् ।।6.78.16।।

śaṅkhabherīsahasrāṇāmāhatānāṃsamantataḥ | kṣyeḻitāsphoṭitānāṃ ca tatraśabdomahānabhūt

There was a beating of drums, blowing of thousands of conchs, clapping of arms and great sound was heard.

प्रभ्रष्टोऽथकरात्तस्यप्रतोदस्सारथेस्तदा । पपातसहसादैवाद्ध्वजस्तस्यतुरक्षसः ।।6.78.17।।

prabhraṣṭo'thakarāttasyapratodassārathestadā | papātasahasādaivāddhvajastasyaturakṣasaḥ

There, the long whip dropped from the charioteer's hand and the Rakshasa's standard had fallen suddenly by divine will.

तस्यतेरथसंयुक्ताहयाविक्रमवर्जिताः । चरणैराकुलैर्गत्वादीनाःसास्रमुखाययुः ।।6.78.18।।

tasyaterathasaṃyuktāhayāvikramavarjitāḥ | caraṇairākulairgatvādīnāḥsāsramukhāyayuḥ

His horses yoked to the chariot went giving up their valour, faltering feet, desperate and shedding tears.

प्रवातिपवनस्तस्मिन् सपांसुःखरदारुणः । निर्याणेतस्यरौद्रस्यमकराक्षस्यदुर्मतेः ।।6.78.19।।

pravātipavanastasmin sapāṃsuḥkharadāruṇaḥ | niryāṇetasyaraudrasyamakarākṣasyadurmateḥ

At the departure of evil minded and angry Maka raksha, dreadful and violent wind blew carrying with crumbling dust.

तानिदृष्टवानिमित्तानिराक्षसावीर्यवत्तमाः । अचिन्त्यनिर्गतास्सर्वेयत्रतौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।।6.78.20।।

tānidṛṣṭavānimittānirākṣasāvīryavattamāḥ | acintyanirgatāssarveyatrataurāmalakṣmaṇau

Seeing those portents incidentally and not taking into account those Rakshasas went where Rama and Lakshmana were.