Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 95

तानितानिसहस्राणिसारोहाणां च वाजिनाम् । रथानांत्वग्निवर्णानांसध्वजानांसहस्रशः ।।6.95.1।। राक्षसानांसहस्राणिगदापरिघयोधिनाम् । काञ्चनध्वजचित्राणांशूराणांकामरूपिणाम् ।।6.95.2।। निहतानिशरैर्दीस्तीक्ष्णैस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः । रावणेनप्रयुक्तानिरामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ।।6.95.3।।

tānitānisahasrāṇisārohāṇāṃ ca vājinām | rathānāṃtvagnivarṇānāṃsadhvajānāṃsahasraśaḥ rākṣasānāṃsahasrāṇigadāparighayodhinām | kāñcanadhvajacitrāṇāṃśūrāṇāṃkāmarūpiṇām nihatāniśarairdīstīkṣṇaistaptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ | rāvaṇenaprayuktānirāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā

"Rama who can work without getting tired put an end to thousands of Rakshasa warriors with his sharp glowing arrows decked with gold. Thousands of warriors sent by king Ravana, mounted on chariots, yoked to horses, of the colour of fire, thousands of warriors who could wage with iron bars, decked in gold, mounted on colourful chariots of golden colour pictures and Rakshasas who can change their form at will, were destroyed by Sri Rama."

तानितानिसहस्राणिसारोहाणां च वाजिनाम् । रथानांत्वग्निवर्णानांसध्वजानांसहस्रशः ।।6.95.1।। राक्षसानांसहस्राणिगदापरिघयोधिनाम् । काञ्चनध्वजचित्राणांशूराणांकामरूपिणाम् ।।6.95.2।। निहतानिशरैर्दीस्तीक्ष्णैस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः । रावणेनप्रयुक्तानिरामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ।।6.95.3।।

tānitānisahasrāṇisārohāṇāṃ ca vājinām | rathānāṃtvagnivarṇānāṃsadhvajānāṃsahasraśaḥ rākṣasānāṃsahasrāṇigadāparighayodhinām | kāñcanadhvajacitrāṇāṃśūrāṇāṃkāmarūpiṇām nihatāniśarairdīstīkṣṇaistaptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ | rāvaṇenaprayuktānirāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā

"Rama who can work without getting tired put an end to thousands of Rakshasa warriors with his sharp glowing arrows decked with gold. Thousands of warriors sent by king Ravana, mounted on chariots, yoked to horses, of the colour of fire, thousands of warriors who could wage with iron bars, decked in gold, mounted on colourful chariots of golden colour pictures and Rakshasas who can change their form at will, were destroyed by Sri Rama."

तानितानिसहस्राणिसारोहाणां च वाजिनाम् । रथानांत्वग्निवर्णानांसध्वजानांसहस्रशः ।।6.95.1।। राक्षसानांसहस्राणिगदापरिघयोधिनाम् । काञ्चनध्वजचित्राणांशूराणांकामरूपिणाम् ।।6.95.2।। निहतानिशरैर्दीस्तीक्ष्णैस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः । रावणेनप्रयुक्तानिरामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ।।6.95.3।।

tānitānisahasrāṇisārohāṇāṃ ca vājinām | rathānāṃtvagnivarṇānāṃsadhvajānāṃsahasraśaḥ rākṣasānāṃsahasrāṇigadāparighayodhinām | kāñcanadhvajacitrāṇāṃśūrāṇāṃkāmarūpiṇām nihatāniśarairdīstīkṣṇaistaptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ | rāvaṇenaprayuktānirāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā

"Rama who can work without getting tired put an end to thousands of Rakshasa warriors with his sharp glowing arrows decked with gold. Thousands of warriors sent by king Ravana, mounted on chariots, yoked to horses, of the colour of fire, thousands of warriors who could wage with iron bars, decked in gold, mounted on colourful chariots of golden colour pictures and Rakshasas who can change their form at will, were destroyed by Sri Rama."

दृष्टवाश्रुत्वा च सम्भ्रान्ताहतशेषानिशाचराः । राक्षसीश्चसमागम्यदीनाश्चिन्तापरिप्लुताः ।।6.95.4।। विधवाहतपुत्राश्चक्रोशन्त्योहतबान्दवाः । राक्षस्यःसहसङ्गम्यदुःखार्ताःपर्यदेवयन् ।।6.95.5।।

dṛṣṭavāśrutvā ca sambhrāntāhataśeṣāniśācarāḥ | rākṣasīścasamāgamyadīnāścintāpariplutāḥ vidhavāhataputrāścakrośantyohatabāndavāḥ | rākṣasyaḥsahasaṅgamyaduḥkhārtāḥparyadevayan

"On seeing and hearing of the others left over, the night rangers felt bewildered and piteous with agony coming together, moving in groups, those who lost husband, son, kin and protectors along with associates crying, stricken with grief."

दृष्टवाश्रुत्वा च सम्भ्रान्ताहतशेषानिशाचराः । राक्षसीश्चसमागम्यदीनाश्चिन्तापरिप्लुताः ।।6.95.4।। विधवाहतपुत्राश्चक्रोशन्त्योहतबान्दवाः । राक्षस्यःसहसङ्गम्यदुःखार्ताःपर्यदेवयन् ।।6.95.5।।

dṛṣṭavāśrutvā ca sambhrāntāhataśeṣāniśācarāḥ | rākṣasīścasamāgamyadīnāścintāpariplutāḥ vidhavāhataputrāścakrośantyohatabāndavāḥ | rākṣasyaḥsahasaṅgamyaduḥkhārtāḥparyadevayan

"On seeing and hearing of the others left over, the night rangers felt bewildered and piteous with agony coming together, moving in groups, those who lost husband, son, kin and protectors along with associates crying, stricken with grief."

कथंशूर्पणखावृद्धाकरालानिर्णतोदरी । आससादवनेरामंकन्दर्पमिवरूपिणम् ।।6.95.6।।

kathaṃśūrpaṇakhāvṛddhākarālānirṇatodarī | āsasādavanerāmaṃkandarpamivarūpiṇam

"How did that old, dreadful and hideous Surpanakha approach Rama, whose form is charming like the god of love, in the forest?"

सुकुमारंमहासत्त्वंसर्वभूतहितेरतम् । तंदृष्टवालोकनिन्द्यासाहीनरूपाप्रकामिता ।।6.95.7।।

sukumāraṃmahāsattvaṃsarvabhūtahiteratam | taṃdṛṣṭavālokanindyāsāhīnarūpāprakāmitā

"That woman of ugly appearance deserves to be killed. How is it that she was stung with love with that delicate Rama, a well wisher of all beings?"

कथंसर्वगुणैर्हीनागुणवन्तंमहौजसम् । सुमुखंदुर्मुखीरामंकामयामासराक्षसी ।।6.95.8।।

kathaṃsarvaguṇairhīnāguṇavantaṃmahaujasam | sumukhaṃdurmukhīrāmaṃkāmayāmāsarākṣasī

"How did that rakshasi of terrible appearance dare to love that virtuous Rama?"

जनस्यास्याल्पभाग्यत्वाद्वलिनीश्वेतमूर्धजा । अकार्यमपहास्यं च सर्वलोकविगर्हितम् ।।6.95.9।। राक्षसानांविनाशायदूषणस्यखरस्य च । चकाराप्रतिरूपासाराघवस्यप्रधर्षणम् ।।6.95.10।।

janasyāsyālpabhāgyatvādvalinīśvetamūrdhajā | akāryamapahāsyaṃ ca sarvalokavigarhitam rākṣasānāṃvināśāyadūṣaṇasyakharasya ca | cakārāpratirūpāsārāghavasyapradharṣaṇam

"Because of our bad luck and to the destruction of her own people, Khara and Dooshana, that old lady, with wrinkled face, grey haired (Surpanakha) Rakshasa woman tried to go and attack Raghava, a misdeed which was ridiculed and condemned by the whole world?"

जनस्यास्याल्पभाग्यत्वाद्वलिनीश्वेतमूर्धजा । अकार्यमपहास्यं च सर्वलोकविगर्हितम् ।।6.95.9।। राक्षसानांविनाशायदूषणस्यखरस्य च । चकाराप्रतिरूपासाराघवस्यप्रधर्षणम् ।।6.95.10।।

janasyāsyālpabhāgyatvādvalinīśvetamūrdhajā | akāryamapahāsyaṃ ca sarvalokavigarhitam rākṣasānāṃvināśāyadūṣaṇasyakharasya ca | cakārāpratirūpāsārāghavasyapradharṣaṇam

"Because of our bad luck and to the destruction of her own people, Khara and Dooshana, that old lady, with wrinkled face, grey haired (Surpanakha) Rakshasa woman tried to go and attack Raghava, a misdeed which was ridiculed and condemned by the whole world?"

तन्निमित्तमिदंवैरंरावणेनकृतंमहत् । वधायसीतासासीतादशग्रीवेणरक्षसा ।।6.95.11।।

tannimittamidaṃvairaṃrāvaṇenakṛtaṃmahat | vadhāyasītāsāsītādaśagrīveṇarakṣasā

"For that reason of Surpanakha, this enmity has been conceived by Ravana and Sita was borne away by the ten headed Rakshasa."

न च सीतांदशग्रीवःप्राप्नोतिजनकात्मजाम् । बद्धंबलवतावैरमक्षयंराघवेण च ।।6.95.12।।

na ca sītāṃdaśagrīvaḥprāpnotijanakātmajām | baddhaṃbalavatāvairamakṣayaṃrāghaveṇa ca

"Hope the ten headed Ravana will not touch Sita forcibly, by which undying enmity has been contracted already."

वैदेहींप्रार्थयानंतंविराधंप्रेक्षयराक्षसम् । हतमेकेनरामेणपर्याप्तंतन्निदर्शनम् ।।6.95.13।।

vaidehīṃprārthayānaṃtaṃvirādhaṃprekṣayarākṣasam | hatamekenarāmeṇaparyāptaṃtannidarśanam

"On perceiving that Viradha solicitous of Vaidehi, the Rakshasa was killed by Rama with one arrow. That is sufficient proof (of Rama's valour)."

चतुर्धशसहस्राणिरक्षसांभीमकर्मणाम् । निहतानिजनस्थानेशरैरग्निशिखोपमैः ।।6.95.14।।

caturdhaśasahasrāṇirakṣasāṃbhīmakarmaṇām | nihatānijanasthāneśarairagniśikhopamaiḥ

" At Janasthana fourteen thousand Rakshasas have been destroyed with his arrows like peaks of fire."

खरश्चनिहतःसङ्ख्येदूषणस्त्रिशिरास्तथा । शरैरादितसङ्काशैःपर्याप्तंतन्निदर्शनम् ।।6.95.15।।

kharaścanihataḥsaṅkhyedūṣaṇastriśirāstathā | śarairāditasaṅkāśaiḥparyāptaṃtannidarśanam

"Khara was killed in that combat with sunlike arrows, so also Dooshana and Trisira. That example is sufficient proof."

हतोयोजनबाहुश्चकबन्दोरुदिराशनः । क्रोधान्नादंनदन् सोऽथपर्याप्तंतन्निदर्शनम् ।।6.95.16।।

hatoyojanabāhuścakabandorudirāśanaḥ | krodhānnādaṃnadan so'thaparyāptaṃtannidarśanam

"Kabhanda who lived on blood came roaring, enraged, whose arms were eight meters long was also killed and that is a sufficient example."

जघानबलिनंरामस्सहस्रनयनात्मजम् । वालिनंमेरुसङ्काशंपर्याप्तंतन्निदर्शनम् ।।6.95.17।।

jaghānabalinaṃrāmassahasranayanātmajam | vālinaṃmerusaṅkāśaṃparyāptaṃtannidarśanam

"Mighty Rama killed the son of thousand eyed Indra, Vali, who resembled mountain Meru. That example is sufficient proof."

ऋष्यमूकेवसंश्चैवदीनोभग्नमनोरथः । सुग्रीवःप्रापितोराज्यंपर्याप्तंतन्निदर्शनम् ।।6.95.18।।

ṛṣyamūkevasaṃścaivadīnobhagnamanorathaḥ | sugrīvaḥprāpitorājyaṃparyāptaṃtannidarśanam

"Sugriva, who was living on Rishyamukha, dejected and disconsolate was restored with his kingdom. That is sufficient."

धर्मार्थसहितंवाक्यंसर्वेषांरक्षसांहितम् । युक्तंविभीषणेनोक्तंमोहत्तस्य न रोचते ।।6.95.19।।

dharmārthasahitaṃvākyaṃsarveṣāṃrakṣasāṃhitam | yuktaṃvibhīṣaṇenoktaṃmohattasya na rocate

"Good advice given by Vibheeshana in accordance with righteousness was not liked by him in delusion."

विभीषणवचःकुर्याद्यदिस्मधनदानुजः । श्मशानभूतादुःखार्तानेयंलङ्काभविष्यति ।।6.95.20।।

vibhīṣaṇavacaḥkuryādyadismadhanadānujaḥ | śmaśānabhūtāduḥkhārtāneyaṃlaṅkābhaviṣyati

"Had Ravana, the younger brother of Kubera followed the advice of Vibheeshana, this Lanka would not have been stricken with grief and turned into a crematorium."

कुम्भकर्णंहतंश्रुत्वाराघवेणमहाबलम् । अतिकायं च दुर्मर्षंलक्ष्मणेनहतंतदा ।।6.95.21।। प्रियंचेन्द्रजितंपुत्रंरावणोनावबुध्यते ।

kumbhakarṇaṃhataṃśrutvārāghaveṇamahābalam | atikāyaṃ ca durmarṣaṃlakṣmaṇenahataṃtadā priyaṃcendrajitaṃputraṃrāvaṇonāvabudhyate |

"Kumbhakarna of extraordinary strength having been killed by Raghava, and even on hearing that Atikaya who is difficult to disregard, and Indrajith, dear son killed by Lakshmana also, Ravana has not realised."

ममपुत्रोममभ्राताममभर्तारणेहतः ।।6.95.22।। इत्येषश्रूयतेशब्दोराक्षसीनांकुलेकुले ।

mamaputromamabhrātāmamabhartāraṇehataḥ ityeṣaśrūyateśabdorākṣasīnāṃkulekule |

"My son is killed, my brother is killed, my husband is killed," was the sound heard from every family.

रथश्चाश्वाश्चनागाश्चहताःशतसहस्रशः ।।6.95.23।। रणेरामेणशूरेणहताश्चापिपदातयः ।

rathaścāśvāścanāgāścahatāḥśatasahasraśaḥ raṇerāmeṇaśūreṇahatāścāpipadātayaḥ |

"Horses, elephants, warriors, even foot soldiers were killed, chariots were destroyed, and hundreds and thousands struck down in war by Rama."

रुद्रोवायदिवाविष्णुर्महेन्द्रोवाशतक्रतुः ।।6.95.24।। हन्तिनोरामरूपेणयदिवास्वयमन्तकः ।

rudrovāyadivāviṣṇurmahendrovāśatakratuḥ hantinorāmarūpeṇayadivāsvayamantakaḥ |

"Is it Rudra, or Lord Vishnu, or Indra, who has done hundred sacrifices in the past or is it that the god of death itself has taken the form of Rama and killed him?"

हतप्रवीरारामेणनिराशाजीवितेवयम् ।।6.95.25।। अपश्य्नत्योभयस्यान्तमनाथाविलपामहे ।

hatapravīrārāmeṇanirāśājīvitevayam apaśynatyobhayasyāntamanāthāvilapāmahe |

"Eminent heroes killed by Rama, hopes of life lost, not able to see the end of fear, we are like orphans weeping."

रामहस्ताद्धशग्रीवश्शूरोदत्तमहावरः ।।6.95.26।। इदंभयंमहाघोरंसमुत्पन्नं न बुध्यते ।

rāmahastāddhaśagrīvaśśūrodattamahāvaraḥ idaṃbhayaṃmahāghoraṃsamutpannaṃ na budhyate |

"Graced with the boon of arrows the tenheaded Ravana has not realised the appalling danger to him from Rama."

तं न देवा न गन्धर्वा न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः ।।6.95.27।। उपसृष्टंपरित्रातुंशक्तारामेणसम्युगे ।

taṃ na devā na gandharvā na piśācā na rākṣasāḥ upasṛṣṭaṃparitrātuṃśaktārāmeṇasamyuge |

"Neither gods nor Gandharvas, not even fiends will be able to protect, struck by Rama in war."

त्पताश्चापिदृश्यन्तेरावणस्यरणेरणे ।।6.95.28।। कथयन्तिहिरामेणरावणस्यनिबर्हणम् ।

tpatāścāpidṛśyanterāvaṇasyaraṇeraṇe kathayantihirāmeṇarāvaṇasyanibarhaṇam |

"In every war evil portents are noticed rising up, of Rama destroying Ravana. How much more to say?"

पितामहेनप्रीतेनदेवदानवराक्षसैः ।।6.95.29।। रावणस्याभयंदत्तंमनुष्येभ्यो न याचितम् ।

pitāmahenaprītenadevadānavarākṣasaiḥ rāvaṇasyābhayaṃdattaṃmanuṣyebhyo na yācitam |

"Brahma has lovingly provided protection to Ravana from Devas, Danavas and Rakshasas. He did not seek protection from humans."

तदिदंमानुषंमन्येप्राप्तंनिःसंशयंभयम् ।।6.95.30।। जीवितान्तकंघोरंरक्षसांरावणस्य च ।

tadidaṃmānuṣaṃmanyeprāptaṃniḥsaṃśayaṃbhayam jīvitāntakaṃghoraṃrakṣasāṃrāvaṇasya ca |

"Fearlessness of death from human beings attained by Ravana in this way was no doubt terrific to Rakshasas and Ravana."

पीड्यमानास्तुबलिनावरदानेनरक्षसा ।।6.95.31।। दीप्स्सैस्तपोभिर्विबुधाःपितामहमपूजयन् ।

pīḍyamānāstubalināvaradānenarakṣasā dīpssaistapobhirvibudhāḥpitāmahamapūjayan |

"Tormented by the oppression of Ravana, on account of the boon (given to him by the creator) and intensity of his austerities, the learned worshipped Brahma."

देवतानांहितार्थायमहात्मावैपितामहः ।।6.95.32।। उवाचदेवताःसर्वाइदंतुष्टोमहद्वचः ।

devatānāṃhitārthāyamahātmāvaipitāmahaḥ uvācadevatāḥsarvāidaṃtuṣṭomahadvacaḥ |

"Gratified by the worship of Devatas, wishing them good, Brahma spoke these words."

अद्यप्रभृतिलोकांस्त्रीन् सर्वेदानवराक्षसाः ।।6.95.33।। भयेनप्रावृतानित्यंविचरिष्यन्तिशाश्वतम् ।

adyaprabhṛtilokāṃstrīn sarvedānavarākṣasāḥ bhayenaprāvṛtānityaṃvicariṣyantiśāśvatam |

"From now ,all Danavas and Rakshasas will range the three worlds every day permanently in fear."

दैवतैस्तुसमागम्यसर्वैश्चेन्द्रपुरोगमैः ।।6.95.34।। वृषध्वजस्त्रिपुरहामहादेवःप्रसादितः ।

daivataistusamāgamyasarvaiścendrapurogamaiḥ vṛṣadhvajastripurahāmahādevaḥprasāditaḥ |

"Getting together all the Devatas marched towards Indra and propitiated Lord MahaDeva, destroyer of Tripura, who Bears the sign of bull on his abode."

प्रसन्नस्तुमहादेवोदेवानेतद्वचोऽब्रवीत् ।।6.95.35।। उत्पत्स्यतिहितार्थंवोनारीरक्षःक्षयावहा ।

prasannastumahādevodevānetadvaco'bravīt utpatsyatihitārthaṃvonārīrakṣaḥkṣayāvahā |

MahaDeva was pleased by the Devatas and spoke these words for their benefit," a woman will be born for the destruction of Rakshasas."

एषादेवैःप्रयुक्तातुक्षुद्यथादानवान् पुरा ।।6.95.36।। भक्षयिष्यतिनःसीताराक्षसघ्नीसरावणान् ।

eṣādevaiḥprayuktātukṣudyathādānavān purā bhakṣayiṣyatinaḥsītārākṣasaghnīsarāvaṇān |

"Just as hunger consumed Danavas earlier, this woman, instigated (by Devatas) will consume all Rakshasas and Ravana."

रावणस्यापनीतेनदुर्विनीतस्यदुर्मतेः ।।6.95.37।। अयंनिष्टानकोघोरंशोकेनसमभिप्लुतः ।

rāvaṇasyāpanītenadurvinītasyadurmateḥ ayaṃniṣṭānakoghoraṃśokenasamabhiplutaḥ |

"Because of the misconduct of the evilminded Ravana's immoral action, terrific destruction attended by grief stares at us."

तंन पश्यामहेलोकेयोनःशरणदोभवेत् ।।6.95.38।। राघवेणोपसृष्टानां कालेनेव युगक्षये ।

taṃna paśyāmahelokeyonaḥśaraṇadobhavet rāghaveṇopasṛṣṭānāṃ kāleneva yugakṣaye |

"Threatened like this by Raghava, we cannot perceive anyone in this world who can protect us now. Just as beings are threatened by the time spirit at the end of the destruction of this world, we are threatened."

नास्तिनःशरणंकश्चिद्भयेमहतितिष्ठताम् ।।6.95.39।। दावाग्निवेष्टितानांहिकरेणूनांयथावने ।

nāstinaḥśaraṇaṃkaścidbhayemahatitiṣṭhatām dāvāgniveṣṭitānāṃhikareṇūnāṃyathāvane |

"Indeed, there is no protection for us here to stay, as we are like the female elephants in the forest covered by huge wildfire."

प्राप्तकालंकृतंतेनपौलस्त्येनमहात्मना ।।6.95.40।। यतएवंभयंदृष्टंतमेवशरणंगतः ।

prāptakālaṃkṛtaṃtenapaulastyenamahātmanā yataevaṃbhayaṃdṛṣṭaṃtamevaśaraṇaṃgataḥ |

"Great Vibheeshana of the Paulastya race, perceiving opportune time, has sought refuge out of fear."