पुष्पोत्कटां च वाकां च सुते माल्यवतस्तथा
He begot Puṣpotkaṭā and Vākā, and also Malyavat’s son.
ज्येष्ठं वैश्रवणं तस्य सुषुवे देववर्णिनी
The goddess of divine form gave birth to Jyeṣṭha Vaiśravaṇa.
राक्षसेन च रूपेण आसुरेण बलेन च
With the form of a rākṣasa and the strength of an asura,
अष्टदंष्ट्रं हरिछ्मश्रुं शङ्कुकर्णं विलोहितम्
Eight fangs, tawny beard, conch-shaped ears, and blood-red hue,
वैवर्त्तज्ञानसंपन्नं संबुद्धं चैव संभवात्
Endowed with knowledge of transformation, awakened at birth,
कुत्सायां क्विति शब्दो ऽयं शरीरं बेरमुच्यते
In contempt, the sound 'kvi' is uttered; the body is called 'bera.'
यस्माद्विश्रवसो ऽपत्यं सादृश्याद्विश्रवा इव
Because he was the offspring of Viśravas, and resembled Viśrava,
ऋद्रयां कुबेरो ऽजनयद्विश्रुतं नलकूबरम्
Kubera, with Ṛḍra, begot the renowned Nalakūbara.
विभीषणचतुर्थांस्तु कैकस्यजनयत्सुतान्
Kaikasi gave birth to four sons, with Vibhīṣaṇa as the fourth.
चतुष्पाद्विंशतिभुजो महाकायो महाबलः
He had four feet, twenty arms, a gigantic body, and immense strength.
राक्षसेनौजसा युक्तो रूपेण च बलेन च
Endowed with rākṣasa vigor, form, and strength,
विसर्गदारुणः क्रूरो रावणो द्रावणस्तु सः
Fierce in emission, cruel, he was Rāvaṇa, also called Drāvaṇa.
चतुर्युगानि राजाभूत् त्रयोदश स राक्षसः
That rākṣasa was king for thirteen cycles of four ages.
नियुतान्येकषष्टिं च शरदां गणितानि वै
He ruled for sixty-one hundred thousand autumns, counted.
देवतानामृषीणां च घोरं कृत्वा प्रजागरम्
He caused dreadful wakefulness among the gods and sages.
रामं दाशरथिं प्राप्य सगणः क्षयमीयिवान्
Upon encountering Rāma, son of Daśaratha, he perished with his retinue.
पुष्पोत्कटायाः पुत्रास्ते कन्या कुम्भीनसी तथा
Puṣpotkaṭā’s sons were these; and Kumbhīnasī, a daughter.
कन्यानुपालिका चैव वाकायाः प्रसवः स्मृतः
And Anupālikā, a daughter; thus is Vākā’s offspring remembered.
दारुणाभिजनाः सर्वे देवैरपि दुरासदाः
All are of fierce lineage, difficult even for the gods to approach.
यक्षाणां चैव सर्वेषां पौलस्त्या चे च राक्षसाः
And all the Yakṣas, as well as the Paulastyas and Rākṣasas,
वेदाध्ययनशीलानां तपोव्रतनिषेविणाम्
are devoted to Vedic study and observance of austerities and vows.
इतरे ये यज्ञजुषस्ते वै रक्षोगणास्त्रयः
The others who delight in sacrifice—these are the three groups of Rākṣasas.
निशाचरगणास्तेषां चत्वारः कविभिः स्मृताः
Among them, four groups of night-wandering beings are remembered by the sages.
इत्येताः सप्त तेषां वै जातयो राक्षसाः स्मृताः
Thus, these seven are known as the races of the Rākṣasas.
वृत्ताक्षाः पिङ्गलाश्चैव महाकाया महोदराः
With round eyes, tawny in hue, great-bodied and large-bellied,
आकर्णा हारितस्याश्च मुञ्जधूम्रोर्ध्वमूर्धजाः
with ears reaching the shoulders, hair tawny and standing upright,
ताम्रास्या लंबजिह्वोष्ठा लंबभ्रूस्थूलनासिकाः
copper-faced, with hanging tongues and lips, drooping brows, and thick noses,
महाघोरस्वराश्चैव विकटोद्बद्धपिण्डिकाः
possessing terrible voices, with grotesquely swollen limbs,
दारुणाभिजनाः क्रूराः प्रायशः क्लिष्टकर्मिणः
of fierce descent, cruel, and generally engaged in painful deeds,
विचित्राभरणाश्चित्रमाल्यगन्धानुलेपनाः
adorned with varied ornaments, garlands, fragrances, and unguents,