समुत्पेतुर्महावेगा हुताशसमतेजसः। रथैश्च मत्तैर्नागैश्च वाजिभिश्च महाजवैः
They rose up with great speed, their brilliance like blazing fire, with chariots, intoxicated elephants, and swift horses.
शस्त्रैश्च विविधैस्तीक्ष्णैः सर्वैश्चोपहिता बलैः। ततस्तु ददृशुर्वीरा दीप्यमानं महाकपिम्
Armed with various sharp weapons and supported by all their forces, then the heroes saw the great monkey blazing forth.
रश्मिमन्तमिवोद्यन्तं स्वतेजोरश्मिमालिनम्। तोरणस्थं महावेगं महासत्त्वं महाबलम्
He shone like the rising sun with rays, his own brilliance forming a halo, standing on the gateway, swift, of great spirit and immense strength.
महामतिं महोत्साहं महाकायं महाभुजम्। तं समीक्ष्यैव ते सर्वे दिक्षु सर्वास्ववस्थिताः
Possessed of great intellect, immense enthusiasm, a vast body, and mighty arms; seeing him, all of them stationed in every direction,
तैस्तैः प्रहरणैर्भीमैरभिपेतुस्ततस्ततः। तस्य पञ्चायसास्तीक्ष्णाः सिताः पीतमुखाः शराः। शिरस्युत्पलपत्राभा दुर्धरेण निपातिताः
then attacked from all sides with those various dreadful weapons; five sharp, steel-tipped arrows with pale yellow points, resembling lotus petals, were shot at his head by Durdhara.
स तैः पञ्चभिराविद्धः शरैः शिरसि वानरः। उत्पपात नदन् व्योम्नि दिशो दश विनादयन्
Struck on the head by those five arrows, the monkey leapt up roaring into the sky, making the ten directions resound.
ततस्तु दुर्धरो वीरः सरथः सज्जकार्मुकः। किरन् शरशतैर्नैकैरभिपेदे महाबलः
Then the hero Durdhara, with his chariot and ready bow, showered countless arrows and approached the mighty one.
स कपिर्वारयामास तं व्योम्नि शरवर्षिणम्। वृष्टिमन्तं पयोदान्ते पयोदमिव मारुतः
The monkey warded off that archer in the sky, as the wind disperses a rain cloud at the end of the rainy season.
अर्द्यमानस्ततस्तेन दुर्धरेणानिलात्मजः। चकार निनदं भूयो व्यवर्धत च वीर्यवान्
Assailed by Durdhara, the wind-born son let out another roar and grew even more in valor.
स दूरं सहसोत्पत्य दुर्धरस्य रथे हरिः। निपपात महावेगो विद्युद्राशिर्गिराविव
Then, leaping suddenly from afar, the monkey landed with great speed on Durdhara's chariot, like a mass of lightning on a mountain.
ततः स मथिताष्टाश्वं रथं भग्नाक्षकूबरम्। विहाय न्यपतद् भूमौ दुर्धरस्त्यक्तजीवितः
With his eight horses crushed and the chariot's axle and pole broken, Durdhara abandoned his chariot and fell to the ground, his life forsaken.
तं विरूपाक्षयूपाक्षौ दृष्ट्वा निपतितं भुवि। तौ जातरोषौ दुर्धर्षावुत्पेततुररिंदमौ
Seeing Durdhara fallen on the ground, Virūpākṣa and Yupākṣa, filled with anger and difficult to defeat, both leapt up, destroyers of foes.
स ताभ्यां सहसोत्प्लुत्य विष्ठितो विमलेऽम्बरे। मुद्गराभ्यां महाबाहुर्वक्षस्यभिहतः कपिः
Then, as the great-armed monkey suddenly leapt up with them into the clear sky, he was struck on the chest by their maces.
तयोर्वेगवतोर्वेगं निहत्य स महाबलः। निपपात पुनर्भूमौ सुपर्ण इव वेगितः
That mighty one, having overcome the force of those two swift warriors, fell again to the ground, like a swift Garuda.
स सालवृक्षमासाद्य समुत्पाट्य च वानरः। तावुभौ राक्षसौ वीरौ जघान पवनात्मजः
The monkey, reaching a sal tree and uprooting it, slew both those heroic rakshasas, the son of the wind.
ततस्तांस्त्रीन् हतान् ज्ञात्वा वानरेण तरस्विना। अभिपेदे महावेगः प्रहस्य प्रघसो बली
Then, knowing those three had been slain by the powerful monkey, Praghasa, strong and swift, approached, laughing.
भासकर्णश्च संक्रुद्धः शूलमादाय वीर्यवान्। एकतः कपिशार्दूलं यशस्विनमवस्थितौ
Bhāsakarṇa, enraged and valorous, took up a spear, and both stood facing the illustrious tiger among monkeys.
पट्टिशेन शिताग्रेण प्रघसः प्रत्यपोथयत्। भासकर्णश्च शूलेन राक्षसः कपिकुञ्जरम्
Praghasa struck the monkey-elephant with a sharp-edged lance, and Bhāsakarṇa, the rakshasa, with a spear.
स ताभ्यां विक्षतैर्गात्रैरसृग्दिग्धतनूरुहः। अभवद् वानरः क्रुद्धो बालसूर्यसमप्रभः
With his limbs wounded by those two, his body stained with blood, the monkey became enraged, shining like the young sun.
समुत्पाट्य गिरेः शृङ्गं समृगव्यालपादपम्। जघान हनुमान् वीरो राक्षसौ कपिकुञ्जरः। गिरिशृङ्गसुनिष्पिष्टौ तिलशस्तौ बभूवतुः
Hanuman, the heroic monkey-elephant, uprooted a mountain peak with beasts, serpents, and trees, and slew the two rakshasas; crushed by the mountain peak, they became like sesame seeds.
ततस्तेष्ववसन्नेषु सेनापतिषु पञ्चसु। बलं तदवशेषं तु नाशयामास वानरः
Then, when those five commanders had fallen, the monkey destroyed the remaining force.
अश्वैरश्वान् गजैर्नागान् योधैर्योधान् रथै रथान्। स कपिर्नाशयामास सहस्राक्ष इवासुरान्
With horses against horses, elephants against elephants, warriors against warriors, chariots against chariots, the monkey destroyed them, like Indra destroying the asuras.
हयैर्नागैस्तुरंगैश्च भग्नाक्षैश्च महारथैः। हतैश्च राक्षसैर्भूमी रुद्धमार्गा समन्ततः
With horses, elephants, chargers, broken chariots, and slain rakshasas, the earth was blocked in all directions.
ततः कपिस्तान् ध्वजिनीपतीन् रणे निहत्य वीरान् सबलान् सवाहनान्। तथैव वीरः परिगृह्य तोरणं कृतक्षणः काल इव प्रजाक्षये
Then the monkey, having slain those heroic commanders with their troops and vehicles in battle, seized the gate, ready at the moment like Time at the destruction of creatures.
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Let the forty-seventh chapter be heard.
सेनापतीन् पञ्च स तु प्रमापितान् हनूमता सानुचरान् सवाहनान्। निशम्य राजा समरोद्धतोन्मुखं कुमारमक्षं प्रसमैक्षताक्षम्
Having heard that the five commanders with their followers and vehicles had been subdued by Hanuman, the king, eager for battle, looked intently at Prince Aksha.
स तस्य दृष्ट्यर्पणसम्प्रचोदितः प्रतापवान् काञ्चनचित्रकार्मुकः। समुत्पपाताथ सदस्युदीरितो द्विजातिमुख्यैर्हविषेव पावकः
Prompted by the king's gaze, that powerful prince, with a golden, decorated bow, rose up, as summoned in the assembly, like fire called forth by the priests for the offering.
ततो महान् बालदिवाकरप्रभं प्रतप्तजाम्बूनदजालसंततम्। रथं समास्थाय ययौ स वीर्यवान् महाहरिं तं प्रति नैर्ऋतर्षभः
Then, mounting a great chariot, radiant like the young sun, adorned with a network of heated gold, that valorous leader of the rakshasas went forth against the great monkey.
ततस्तपःसंग्रहसंचयार्जितं प्रतप्तजाम्बूनदजालचित्रितम्। पताकिनं रत्नविभूषितध्वजं मनोजवाष्टाश्ववरैः सुयोजितम्
That chariot, earned by accumulated ascetic power, adorned with heated gold, bearing banners, with a jewel-encrusted flag, well yoked with eight swift horses.
सुरासुराधृष्यमसङ्गचारिणं तडित्प्रभं व्योमचरं समाहितम्। सतूणमष्टासिनिबद्धबन्धुरं यथाक्रमावेशितशक्तितोमरम्
Unassailable by gods and demons, moving freely, shining like lightning, traversing the sky, equipped with quivers and eight swords, beautifully bound, with spears and javelins arranged in order.