चंपको मुक्तमस्त्रं तद्दृष्ट्वा सर्वास्त्रकोविदः । तत्संहर्तुं तदेवास्त्रं मुमोच रिपुमुद्यतम्
Champaka, expert in all weapons, seeing that weapon released, released the same weapon to counter the enemy's attack.
द्वयोरेकतमं तेजः प्रलयं मेनिरे जनाः । संजहार तदास्त्रास्त्रमेकीभूतं परास्त्रकम्
People believed the combined brilliance of the two would bring destruction; at that moment, the weapons merged and neutralized each other.
तत्कर्मचाद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा पुष्कलस्तिष्ठतिष्ठ च । ब्रुवञ्छरानमोघांस्तु चंपकं स क्रुधाहनत्
Seeing that wondrous feat, Pushkala called out, 'Stop! Stop!' and, in anger, struck Champaka with unfailing arrows.
चंपकस्ताञ्छरान्मुक्तानगणय्य महामनाः । रामास्त्रं प्रमुमोचाथ पुष्कलं प्रति दारुणम्
Champaka, disregarding those arrows released, with a great mind, then unleashed the fierce Rama weapon against Pushkala.
तन्मुक्तमस्त्रमालोक्य चंपकेन महात्मना । छेत्तुं यावन्मनश्चक्रे तावद्ग्रस्तः शरेण सः
Seeing that weapon released, Champaka, the great-souled, resolved to cut it; but before he could, he was seized by an arrow.
बद्धश्चंपकवीरेण रथे स्वे स्थापितः पुनः । पुरं प्रेषयितुं तावन्मनश्चक्रे महामनाः
Bound by the hero Champaka, he was placed again on his own chariot; then, with a great mind, he resolved to send him to the city.
हाहाकारो महानासीद्बद्धे पुष्कलसंज्ञिके । शत्रुघ्नं प्रययुर्योधाः पलायनपरायणाः
A great cry of 'Alas!' arose when Pushkala was bound; the warriors fled toward Shatrughna, intent on escape.
भग्नांस्तान्वीक्ष्य शत्रुघ्नो हनूमंतमुवाच ह । केन वीरेण मे भग्नं बलं वीरैरलंकृतम्
Seeing them broken, Shatrughna spoke to Hanuman: 'By which hero has my force, adorned with heroes, been defeated?'
तदोवाच महीनाथ पुष्कलं परवीरहा । बद्ध्वा नयति वीरोऽसौ चंपकः स्वपदोद्धुरः
Then the lord of the earth, the destroyer of enemy heroes, spoke: 'That valiant Champaka, having bound Pushkala, is leading him away, proud of his own strength.'
तस्येदृग्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य शत्रुघ्नः कोपसंयुतः । उवाच पवनोद्भूतं मोचयाशु नृपात्मजात्
Hearing such words, Shatrughna, filled with anger, said to Hanuman: 'Quickly free the prince, the son of the king, who has been bound.'
महाबलः सुतश्चास्य बद्ध्वा यः पुष्कलं भटम् । तस्मान्मोचय वीराग्र्य कथं तिष्ठसि चाहवे
'That mighty son, who has bound the warrior Pushkala—release him at once, O foremost of heroes! Why do you stand idle on the battlefield?'
एतद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य हनूमानोमिति ब्रुवन् । जगाम तं मोचयितुं पुष्कलं चंपकाद्भटात्
Hearing these words, Hanuman replied, 'So be it,' and went to free Pushkala from the warrior Champaka.
हनूमंतमथालोक्य तं मोचयितुमागतम् । बाणैः शतैश्च साहस्रैर्जघान परकोपनः
Seeing Hanuman approaching to free him, the enraged enemy struck at him with hundreds and thousands of arrows.
बाणांस्तान्स बभंजाशु मुक्तांस्तेन महात्मना । पुनरप्येनमेवाशु बाणान्मुंचन्महानभूत्
Hanuman, the great-souled one, swiftly broke all those arrows as they were released; yet again, the mighty foe quickly shot more arrows at him.
तान्सर्वांश्चूर्णयामास नाराचान्वैरिमोचितान् । शालं करे समाधृत्य जघान नृपनंदनम्
Hanuman crushed all those arrows, the iron-tipped shafts released by the enemy; then, seizing a shala tree in his hand, he struck the prince.
शालं तेन विनिर्मुक्तं तिलशः कृतवान्बली । गजो हनूमता मुक्तो नृपनंदन मस्तके
The powerful Hanuman shattered the shala tree released at him into tiny pieces; then, with an elephant, he struck the prince's head.
सोऽप्याहतश्चंपकेन मृतो भूमौ पपातसः । शिलाः संमोचयामास हनूमान्परमास्त्रवित्
Struck by Champaka, the elephant fell dead to the ground; Hanuman, master of supreme weapons, released the stones.
चंपकस्ताः शिलाः सर्वाः क्षणाच्चूर्णितवान्भृशम् । बाणयंत्रिकया ब्रह्मन्महच्चित्रमभूदिदम्
Champaka instantly pulverized all those stones with great force, using his arrow-machine; O Brahman, this was a wondrous sight.
स्वमुक्तास्ताः शिलाः सर्वाश्चूर्णिता वीक्ष्य मारुतिः । चुकोप हृदयेऽत्यतं बहुवीर्यमिति स्मरन्
Seeing all the stones he had thrown shattered, Hanuman, recalling his own great valor, became exceedingly angry in his heart.
आगत्य च करे धृत्वा नभस्युत्पतितः कपिः । तावद्ययौ नेत्रपथादुपरि क्षिप्रवेगवान्
Then the monkey, seizing another stone, leapt into the sky and swiftly advanced, moving out of sight above.
चंपकस्तं हनूमंतं युयुधे नभसि स्थितः । बाहुयुद्धेन महता ताडितः कपिपुंगवः
Champaka engaged Hanuman, who stood in the sky, in a great hand-to-hand battle, striking the foremost of monkeys.
चुकोप मानसे वीरो गर्वपर्वतदारुणः । पदा धृत्वा चंपकं तं ताडयामास भूतले
The hero, fierce as a mountain of pride, grew angry in his mind; grasping Champaka with his foot, he struck him to the ground.
ताडितोऽसौ कपींद्रेण क्षणादुत्थाय वेगवान् । हनूमंतं तु लांगूले धृत्वा बभ्राम सर्वतः
Struck by the lord of monkeys, Champaka quickly rose up, seized Hanuman by the tail, and whirled him all around.
कपींद्रस्तद्बलं वीक्ष्य हसन्पादेऽग्रहीत्पुनः । भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणं गजोपस्थे ह्यपातयत्
The monkey king, seeing that strength, laughed and again seized him by the foot; spinning him a hundred times, he threw him onto the back of the elephant.
पपात भूमौ सुबलो राजसूनुः स चंपकः । मूर्च्छितो वीरभूषाढ्यमलंकुर्वन्रणांगणम्
The powerful prince Champaka fell to the ground, unconscious, adorning the battlefield with his heroic ornaments.
तदा हाहेति वै लोकाश्चुक्रुशुश्चंपकानुगाः । पुष्कलं मोचयामास बद्धं चंपकपाशतः
Then the followers of Champaka cried out 'Alas!'; Hanuman freed Pushkala, who had been bound by Champaka's bonds.
शेष उवाच। चंपकं पतितं दृष्ट्वा सुरथः क्षत्रियो बली । पुत्रदुःखपरीतांगो जगाम स्यंदने स्थितः
Śeṣa said: Seeing Campaka fallen, Suratha, the powerful Kṣatriya, afflicted by grief for his son, proceeded while standing in his chariot.
कपींद्रमाजुहावाथ सुरथः कोपसंयुतः । निःश्वासवेगं संमुंचन्महाबलसमन्वितः
Then Suratha, filled with anger, summoned the lord of the monkeys, exhaling forcefully, endowed with great strength.
आह्वयानं नृपं दृष्ट्वा निजं वीरः कपीश्वरः । जगाम तं महावीरो महावेगसमन्वितः
Seeing the king's challenge, the heroic lord of monkeys approached him, possessing immense speed and valor.
तमागतं हनूमंतं तृणीकुर्वं तमुद्भटान् । उवाच सुरथो राजा मेघगंभीरसुस्वरः
When Hanuman arrived, disregarding those fierce warriors, King Suratha spoke to him with a voice deep as thunderclouds.