ततोऽहं राममायान्तं दृष्ट्वा समरकाङ्क्षिणम् । धनुःश्रेष्ठं समित्सृज्य सहसावतरं रथात्
Then, seeing Rama advancing, eager for battle, I quickly set aside my excellent bow and suddenly descended from my chariot.
अभिवाद्य तथैवाहं रथमारुह्य भारत । युयुत्सुर्जामदग्न्यस्य प्रमुखे वीतभीः स्थितः
Having paid my respects in the same manner, I mounted my chariot, O Bharata, and stood fearlessly before Jamadagni’s son, ready to fight.
ततोऽहं शरवर्षेण महता समवाकिरम् । स च मां शरवर्षेण वर्षन्तं समवाकिरम्
Then I showered him with a great volley of arrows, and he, too, covered me with a rain of arrows as I unleashed my own.
संक्रुद्धो जामदग्न्यस्तु पुनरेव सुतेजितान् । संप्रैषीन्मे शरान्घोरान्दीप्तास्यानुरगानिव
Enraged, Jamadagni’s son again sent forth fierce arrows at me, swift and blazing, as if charged with affection for their master.
ततोऽहं निशितैर्भल्लैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । अच्छिदं सहसा राजन्नन्तरिक्षे पुनः पुनः
Then, O King, I swiftly cut down hundreds and thousands of those sharp arrows in the sky again and again.
ततस्त्वस्त्राणि दिव्यानि जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान् । मयि प्रयोजयामास तान्यहं प्रत्यषेधयम्
Then the mighty Jamadagni’s son employed divine weapons against me, but I repelled them all.
अस्त्रैरेव महाबाहो चिकीर्षन्नधिकां क्रियाम्। ततो विदि महान्नादः प्रादुरासीत्समन्ततः
Wishing to accomplish something greater with weapons alone, O strong-armed one, then a great and terrible sound arose all around.
ततोऽहमस्त्रं वायव्यं जामदग्न्ये प्रयुक्तवान्। प्रत्याजघ्ने च तद्रामो गुह्यकास्त्रेण भारत
Then I employed the wind weapon against Jamadagni’s son, but Rama countered it, O Bharata, with a secret weapon.
ततोऽहमस्त्रमाग्नेयमनुमन्त्र्य प्रयुक्तवान् । वारुणेनैव तद्रामो वारयामास मे विभुः
Then, after due invocation, I released the fire weapon, but Rama, the mighty one, repelled it with the water weapon.
एवमस्त्राणि दिव्यानि रामस्याहमवारयम् । रामश्च मम तेजस्वी दिव्यास्त्रविदरिन्दमः
Thus I repelled the divine weapons of Rama, and Rama, the illustrious subduer of foes, repelled mine.
ततो मां सव्यतो राजन्रामः कुर्वन्द्विजोत्तमः। उरस्यविध्यत्संक्रुद्धो जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्
Then, O King, the illustrious Brahmin Rama, enraged, struck me from the left upon my chest.
ततोऽहं भारतश्रेष्ठ संन्यषीदं रथोत्तमे। ततो मां कश्मलाविष्टं सूतस्तूर्णमुदावहत्
Then, O best of the Bharatas, I sank down upon my excellent chariot, and my charioteer quickly carried me away, overwhelmed by faintness.
ग्लायन्तं भरश्रेष्ठ रामबाणप्रपीडितम् । ततो मामपयातं वै भृशं विद्धमचेतसम्
Afflicted by Rama’s arrows, I was faint and grievously wounded, and so, unconscious and badly hurt, I was carried away.
रामस्यानुचरा हृष्टाः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा विचुक्रुशुः । अकृतव्रणप्रभृतयः काशिकन्या च भारत
All of Rama’s followers, delighted, shouted aloud when they saw me, along with the maidens of Kashi and others who had not yet been wounded.
ततस्तु लब्धसंज्ञोऽहं ज्ञात्वा सूतमथाब्रुवम् । याहि सूत यतो रामः सज्जोऽहं गतवेदनः
Then, regaining consciousness, I spoke to my charioteer, knowing my senses had returned: 'Drive, charioteer, to where Rama is; I am ready and free from pain.'
ततो मामवहत्सूतो हयैः परमशोभितैः । नृत्यद्भिरिव कौरव्य मारुतप्रतिमैर्गतौ
Then my charioteer drove me forth with splendid horses, moving like the wind, their gait as if they were dancing, O Kauravya.
ततोऽहं राममासाद्य बाणवर्षैश्च कौरव । अवाकिरं सुसंरब्धः संरब्धं च जिगीषया
Then, O Kaurava, having approached Rama, I showered him with a rain of arrows, fiercely agitated and eager for victory.
तानापतत एवासौ रामो बाणानजिह्मगान्। बाणैरेवाच्छिनत्तूर्णमेकैकं त्रिभिराहवे
As those arrows rushed toward him, Rama swiftly cut each one down in battle with three straight-flying arrows of his own.
ततस्ते सूदिताः सर्वे मम बाणाः सुसंशिताः । रामबाणैर्द्विधा च्छिन्नाः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
Then all my well-sharpened arrows were destroyed, O Bharata, split in two by Rama’s arrows, by the hundreds and thousands.
ततः पुनः शरं दीप्तं सुप्रभं कालसंमितम् । असृजं जामदग्न्याय रामायाहं जिघांसया
Then again, I released a blazing, radiant arrow, equal to Death, at Jamadagnya Rama, intent on slaying him.
तेन त्वभिहतो गाढं बाणवेगवशं गतः। मुमोह समरे रामो भूमौ च निपपात ह
Struck deeply by that arrow, overcome by its force, Rama became bewildered in battle and fell to the ground.
ततो हाहाकृतं कसर्वं रामे भूतलमाश्रिते । जगद्भारत संविग्नं यथार्कपतने भवेत्
Then, as Rama lay upon the earth, a great cry of distress arose everywhere, O Bharata, and the world was shaken, as if the sun had fallen.
तत एनं समुद्विग्नाः सर्व एवाभिदुद्रुवुः । तपोधनास्ते सहसा काश्या च कुरुनन्दन
Then, O joy of the Kurus, all the ascetics and the Kashyapas, greatly agitated, rushed toward him at once.
तत एनं परिष्वज्य शनैराश्वासयंस्तदा । पाणिभिर्जलशीतैश्च जयाशीर्भिश्च कौरव
Then, embracing him gently, they comforted him with cool water from their hands and with blessings for victory, O Kaurava.
ततः स विह्वलं वाक्यं राम उत्थाय चाब्रवीत्। तिष्ठ भीष्म हतोऽसीति बाणं संधाय कार्मुके
Then Rama, rising up, bewildered, spoke these words: 'Stand, Bhishma, you are slain!' and fitted an arrow to his bow.
स मुक्तो न्यपतत्तूर्णं सव्ये पार्श्वे महाहवे । येनाहं भृशमुद्विग्रो व्याघूर्णित इव द्रुमः
That arrow, released, fell swiftly to my left side in the great battle, by which I was greatly shaken, like a tree struck by the wind.
हत्वा हयांस्ततो रामः शीघ्रास्त्रेण महाहवे । अवाकिरन्मां विस्रब्धो बाणैस्तैर्लोमवाहिभिः
Then Rama, having slain my horses with a swift weapon in that great battle, confidently covered me with arrows that made my hair stand on end.
ततोऽहमपि शीघ्रास्त्रं समरप्रतिवारणम् । अवासृजं महाबाहो तेन्तराधिष्ठिताः शराः
Then I too, mighty-armed, released a swift weapon for countering in battle, launching arrows empowered by mantras.
रामस्य मम चैवाशु व्योमावृत्य समन्ततः। न स्म सूर्यः प्रतपति शरजालसमावृतः
Then, the sky all around was covered by the arrows of Rama and myself, so that the sun’s rays could not penetrate the mass of arrows.
मातरिश्वा ततस्तस्मिन्मेघरुद्ध इवाभवत् । ततो वायोः प्रकम्पाच्च सूर्यस्य च गभस्तिभिः
Thereupon, O king, the wind became like one obstructed by clouds, and from the agitation of the air and the sun’s rays—