स्वरथं भज्यमानं तु दृष्ट्वा राजा त्वरन्बली । अन्यं रथं समास्थाय युयुधे तं महाबलम्
Seeing his own chariot being destroyed, the powerful king quickly mounted another chariot and fought that mighty one.
पुच्छे मुखेऽथोरसि च भुजे चरणयोर्नृपः । जघान शरसंधानकोविदः परमास्त्रवित्
The king, skilled in the use of arrows and master of supreme weapons, struck him on the tail, mouth, chest, arms, and feet.
तदा क्रुद्धः कपिवरस्ताडयामास वक्षसि । पादेनोत्प्लुत्य वेगेन राज्ञः सुभटशोभिनः
Then the best of monkeys, enraged, leapt swiftly and struck the illustrious king on the chest with his foot.
स पदा प्रहतो भूमौ पपात किल मूर्च्छितः । मुखाद्वमन्नसृक्चोष्णं श्वासपूरप्रवेपितः
Struck by the foot, he fell to the ground unconscious, hot blood flowing from his mouth, his breath trembling with pain.
तदा प्रकुपितोऽत्यंतं हनूमान्प्रधनांगणे । अश्वान्वीरान्गजांश्चापि चूर्णयामास वेगतः
Then Hanuman, extremely enraged in the midst of the main battlefield, swiftly crushed horses, warriors, and elephants.
तदा सुकेतुस्तद्भ्राता तथा लक्ष्मीनिधिर्नृपः । उभावपि सुसन्नद्धौ युद्धाय समुपस्थितौ
Then Suketu, his brother, and the king Lakshminidhi, both well-armored, came forward together for battle.
राजानं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा प्रपलाय्य गता नराः । इतस्ततो बाणसंघैः क्षताः पुष्कलवर्षितैः
Seeing the king unconscious, the men fled, wounded here and there by showers of arrows.
तद्भज्यमानं स्वबलं वीक्ष्य राजात्मजो बली । दमनः स्तंभयामास सेतुर्वार्धिमिवोच्चलम्
Seeing his own force being destroyed, the powerful prince Damana restrained them, like a dam holding back a rising flood.
तदा तु मूर्च्छितो राजा स्वप्नमेकं ददर्श ह । रणमध्ये कपिवरप्रपदाघातताडितः
Then the unconscious king saw a dream: in the midst of battle, struck by the foot of the best of monkeys.
रामचंद्रस्त्वयोध्यायां सरयूतीरमंडपे । ब्राह्मणैर्याज्ञिकश्रेष्ठैर्बहुभिः परिवारितः
Rama Chandra, in Ayodhya, at the Sarayu river pavilion, was surrounded by many eminent Brahmins, foremost in sacrifice.
तत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवास्तत्र ब्रह्मांडकोटयः । कृतप्राञ्जलयस्तं वै स्तुवंति स्तुतिभिर्मुहुः
There were Brahma and other gods, and countless universes; with joined palms, they praised him again and again with hymns.
रामं श्यामं सुनयनं मृगशृंगपरिग्रहम् । गायंति नारदाद्याश्च वीणोल्लसितपाणयः
Rama, dark-hued, with beautiful eyes and holding a deer-horn, was being sung by Narada and others, their hands shining with lutes.
नृत्यंत्यप्सरसस्तत्र घृताची मेनकादयः । वेदा मूर्तिधरा भूत्वा उपतिष्ठंति राघवम्
There, the Apsarases such as Ghritachi and Menaka were dancing, and the Vedas, taking embodied form, attended upon Raghava.
यच्च किंचिद्वस्तुजातं सर्वशोभासमन्वितम् । तस्य दातारमखिलं भक्तानां भोगदायकम्
And whatever kinds of objects existed there, all endowed with every beauty, their giver was entirely he who grants enjoyment to devotees.
इत्येवमादिसंपश्यञ्जाग्रत्संज्ञामवाप सः । ब्रह्मशापहतज्ञानः किं दृष्टमिति वै वदन्
Seeing thus, he, whose knowledge had been destroyed by Brahma's curse, while awake, attained awareness, saying, 'What have I seen?'
उत्थाय प्रययौ पद्भ्यां शत्रुघ्नचरणं प्रति । भृत्यकोटिपरीवारो रथकोटिपरीवृतः
Rising up, he went on foot towards Shatrughna's feet, surrounded by a multitude of servants and encircled by a host of chariots.
सुकेतुं तु समाहूय विचित्रं दमनं तथा । युद्धं कर्तुं समुद्युक्तान्वारयामास धर्मवित्
He summoned Suketu and the wondrous Daman, and, as they were eager to fight, the knower of dharma restrained them.
उवाच तान्महाराजो धर्मात्मा धर्मसंयुतः । भ्रातःपुत्रौ शृणुत मे वाक्यं धर्मसमन्वितम्
The great king, righteous and endowed with dharma, spoke to them: 'O sons of my brother, listen to my words imbued with dharma.'
मा युद्धं कुरुत क्षिप्रमनयस्तु महानभूत् । यद्रामचंद्रवाहं त्वमगृह्णाद्दमनोर्ज्जितम्
'Do not quickly engage in battle; let this great calamity not occur. For you seized the vehicle of Rama, powerful in subduing enemies.'
एष रामः परंब्रह्म कार्यकारणतः परम् । चराचरजगत्स्वामी न मानुषवपुर्धरः
'This Rama is the Supreme Brahman, the highest in cause and effect, the lord of the moving and unmoving world, not one who bears a human form.'
एतद्धि ब्रह्मविज्ञानमधुना ज्ञातवानहम् । पुरासितांगशापेन हृतज्ञानधनोऽनघाः
'Now I have come to know this knowledge of Brahman; formerly, deprived of wisdom by Asitanga's curse, I was bereft of knowledge, O sinless ones.'
अहं पुरा तीर्थयात्रां गतस्तत्त्वविवित्सया । तत्रानेके मया दृष्टा मुनयो धर्मवित्तमाः
'Once, desiring to know the truth, I went on a pilgrimage; there I saw many sages, most learned in dharma.'
असितांगं मुनिमहं गतवाञ्ज्ञातुमिच्छया । तदा प्रोवाच मां विप्रः कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि
'I went to the sage Asitanga, wishing to know; then that brahmin, taking pity on me, spoke to me.'
योऽसावयोध्याधिपतिः स परब्रह्मशब्दितः । तस्य या जानकी देवी साक्षात्सा चिन्मयी स्मृता
'He who is the lord of Ayodhya is called the Supreme Brahman; his consort, the goddess Janaki, is regarded as pure consciousness herself.'
एनं तु योगिनः साक्षादुपासते यमादिभिः । दुस्तरा पारसंसारवारिधिं संतितीर्षवः
'Him, indeed, the yogis worship directly through self-restraint and other means, desiring to cross the difficult ocean of worldly existence.'
स्मृतमात्रो महापापहारी स गरुडध्वजः । य एनं सेवते विद्वान्स संसारं तरिष्यति
'He, Garuda-bannered, removes great sins by mere remembrance; the wise one who serves him will cross over worldly existence.'
तदाहमहसं विप्रं कोऽयं रामस्तु मानुषः । केयं सा जानकी देवी हर्षशोकसमाकुला
'Then I asked that brahmin: Who is this Rama, a mere man? Who is this goddess Janaki, overwhelmed by joy and sorrow?'
अजन्मनः कथं जन्म अकर्तुः कृत्यमत्र किम् । जन्मदुःखजरातीतं कथयस्व मुने मम
'How can the unborn be born? What deed is there for the non-doer? Tell me, sage, about one who is beyond the suffering of birth and old age.'
इत्युक्तवंतं मां क्रुद्धः शशाप स मुनीश्वरः । अज्ञात्वा तत्स्वरूपं त्वं प्रतिब्रूषे ममाधम
'As I spoke thus, the great sage, angered, cursed me: Not knowing his true nature, you answer me, O base one.'
एनं निंदसि रामं त्वं मानुषोऽयमिदं हसन् । तस्मात्त्वं तत्त्वसंमूढो भविष्यस्युदरंभरिः
'You revile Rama, saying "he is a man," and mock this; therefore, you will become deluded about the truth and be a devourer of food.'