यो ह्ययं मम लाङ्गूले दीप्यते हव्यवाहनः। अस्य संतर्पणं न्याय्यं कर्तुमेभिर्गृहोत्तमैः
Since this fire, like the sacred flame, burns upon my tail, it is fitting to satisfy it with these finest houses.
ततः प्रदीप्तलाङ्गूलः सविद्युदिव तोयदः। भवनाग्रेषु लङ्काया विचचार महाकपिः
Then, with his tail ablaze, like a rain-cloud flashing with lightning, the great monkey roamed before the houses of Lanka.
गृहाद् गृहं राक्षसानामुद्यानानि च वानरः। वीक्षमाणो ह्यसंत्रस्तः प्रासादांश्च चचार सः
From house to house of the rākṣasas, and through their gardens, the fearless monkey wandered, also moving among the palaces.
अवप्लुत्य महावेगः प्रहस्तस्य निवेशनम्। अग्निं तत्र विनिक्षिप्य श्वसनेन समो बली
Leaping with great speed, he entered Prahasta's residence, cast fire there, and, powerful as the wind, moved on.
ततोऽन्यत् पुप्लुवे वेश्म महापार्श्वस्य वीर्यवान्। मुमोच हनुमानग्निं कालानलशिखोपमम्
Then Hanuman, full of might, leapt to the house of Mahāpārśva and released fire there, like a tongue of the final conflagration.
वज्रदंष्ट्रस्य च तथा पुप्लुवे स महाकपिः। शुकस्य च महातेजाः सारणस्य च धीमतः
So too, the great monkey leapt to the houses of Vajradaṃṣṭra, Śuka, and the wise Sāraṇa, blazing with energy.
तथा चेन्द्रजितो वेश्म ददाह हरियूथपः। जम्बुमालेः सुमालेश्च ददाह भवनं ततः
Likewise, the leader of the monkeys set fire to the house of Indrajit, and then burned the dwellings of Jambumāli and Sumāli.
रश्मिकेतोश्च भवनं सूर्यशत्रोस्तथैव च। ह्रस्वकर्णस्य दंष्ट्रस्य रोमशस्य च रक्षसः
He burned the houses of Raśmiketu, Sūryaśatru, Hrasvakarṇa, Daṃṣṭra, and the rākṣasa Romaśa as well.
युद्धोन्मत्तस्य मत्तस्य ध्वजग्रीवस्य रक्षसः। विद्युज्जिह्वस्य घोरस्य तथा हस्तिमुखस्य च
He set fire to the homes of Yuddhonmatta, Matta, Dhvajagrīva, the fierce Vidyujjihva, and Hastimukha.
करालस्य विशालस्य शोणिताक्षस्य चैव हि। कुम्भकर्णस्य भवनं मकराक्षस्य चैव हि
He burned the houses of Karāla, Viśāla, Śoṇitākṣa, Kumbhakarṇa, and Makarākṣa as well.
नरान्तकस्य कुम्भस्य निकुम्भस्य दुरात्मनः। यज्ञशत्रोश्च भवनं ब्रह्मशत्रोस्तथैव च
He set fire to the homes of Narāntaka, Kumbha, the wicked Nikumbha, Yajñaśatru, and Brahmaśatru as well.
वर्जयित्वा महातेजा विभीषणगृहं प्रति। क्रममाणः क्रमेणैव ददाह हरिपुङ्गवः
Except for the house of Vibhīṣaṇa, the mighty Hanumān, proceeding step by step, set fire as he went.
तेषु तेषु महार्हेषु भवनेषु महायशाः। गृहेष्वृद्धिमतामृद्धिं ददाह कपिकुञ्जरः
In those splendid and costly mansions, the illustrious chief of monkeys set ablaze the prosperity of the prosperous.
सर्वेषां समतिक्रम्य राक्षसेन्द्रस्य वीर्यवान्। आससादाथ लक्ष्मीवान् रावणस्य निवेशनम्
Surpassing all the houses, the valiant Hanumān then approached the residence of Rāvaṇa, the lord of the Rākṣasas, resplendent in glory.
ततस्तस्मिन् गृहे मुख्ये नानारत्नविभूषिते। मेरुमन्दरसंकाशे नानामङ्गलशोभिते
There, in that principal house, adorned with various jewels, shining like Meru and Mandara, and resplendent with many auspicious signs—
प्रदीप्तमग्निमुत्सृज्य लाङ्गूलाग्रे प्रतिष्ठितम्। ननाद हनुमान् वीरो युगान्तजलदो यथा
Hanumān, the hero, released the blazing fire set at the tip of his tail, and roared like a thundercloud at the end of an age.
श्वसनेन च संयोगादतिवेगो महाबलः। कालाग्निरिव जज्वाल प्रावर्धत हुताशनः
By the force of the wind, the mighty fire blazed with great speed, growing like the fire of destruction at the end of time.
प्रदीप्तमग्निं पवनस्तेषु वेश्मसु चारयन्। तानि काञ्चनजालानि मुक्तामणिमयानि च
Carrying the blazing fire into those mansions, Hanumān set alight the golden lattices and those made of pearls and gems.
भवनानि व्यशीर्यन्त रत्नवन्ति महान्ति च। तानि भग्नविमानानि निपेतुर्वसुधातले
The great and jewel-adorned palaces were shattered; those with broken towers fell to the earth.
भवनानीव सिद्धानामम्बरात् पुण्यसंक्षये। संजज्ञे तुमुलः शब्दो राक्षसानां प्रधावताम्
Like the celestial dwellings of Siddhas falling from the sky at the end of their merit, a tumultuous sound arose from the fleeing Rākṣasas.
स्वे स्वे गृहपरित्राणे भग्नोत्साहोज्झितश्रियाम्। नूनमेषोऽग्निरायातः कपिरूपेण हा इति
Each, in their own house, striving to protect it, bereft of spirit and abandoned by fortune, cried, 'Surely this fire has come in the form of a monkey—alas!'
क्रन्दन्त्यः सहसा पेतुः स्तनंधयधराः स्त्रियः। काश्चिदग्निपरीताङ्ग्यो हर्म्येभ्यो मुक्तमूर्धजाः
Women, their breasts suckling infants, suddenly fell, some with their bodies encircled by fire, their hair loosened as they fled from the mansions.
पतन्त्योरेजिरेऽभ्रेभ्यः सौदामन्य इवाम्बरात्। वज्रविद्रुमवैदूर्यमुक्तारजतसंहतान्
As they fell and rushed from the lofty mansions, they shone like lightning from the clouds, adorned with clusters of diamonds, coral, beryl, pearls, and silver.
विचित्रान् भवनाद्धातून् स्यन्दमानान् ददर्श सः। नाग्निस्तृप्यति काष्ठानां तृणानां च यथा तथा
Hanumān saw the various metals streaming from the wondrous mansions; just as fire is never sated with wood or grass, so too—
हनूमान् राक्षसेन्द्राणां वधे किंचिन्न तृप्यति। न हनूमद्विशस्तानां राक्षसानां वसुन्धरा
Hanumān was not at all satisfied with the destruction of the Rākṣasa lords; nor was the earth sated with the Rākṣasas slain by Hanumān.
हनूमता वेगवता वानरेण महात्मना। लङ्कापुरं प्रदग्धं तद् रुद्रेण त्रिपुरं यथा
By Hanumān, the swift and great-souled monkey, that city of Laṅkā was burned, just as Rudra once burned Tripura.
ततः स लङ्कापुरपर्वताग्रे समुत्थितो भीमपराक्रमोऽग्निः। प्रसार्य चूडावलयं प्रदीप्तो हनूमता वेगवतोपसृष्टः
Then, on the summit of Laṅkā's mountain, the fire of dreadful might arose, spreading its blazing crest, ignited by the swift Hanumān.
युगान्तकालानलतुल्यरूपः समारुतोऽग्निर्ववृधे दिवस्पृक्। विधूमरश्मिर्भवनेषु सक्तो रक्षःशरीराज्यसमर्पितार्चिः
The fire, resembling the world-ending flame, grew with the wind, reaching the sky, its rays smokeless, clinging to the mansions, its flames fed by the fat of Rākṣasa bodies.
आदित्यकोटीसदृशः सुतेजा लङ्कां समस्तां परिवार्य तिष्ठन्। शब्दैरनेकैरशनिप्ररूढै- र्भिन्दन्निवाण्डं प्रबभौ महाग्निः
Brilliant as millions of suns, the great fire encircled all of Laṅkā, standing there, resounding with many thunderous noises, as if splitting the cosmic egg.
तत्राम्बरादग्निरतिप्रवृद्धो रूक्षप्रभः किंशुकपुष्पचूडः। निर्वाणधूमाकुलराजयश्च नीलोत्पलाभाः प्रचकाशिरेऽभ्राः
There, from the cloth, fire blazed forth greatly—harsh in its radiance, crowned with kimshuka flowers; and clouds, dark as blue lotuses, shone, thick with smoke and dust from the extinguishing.