गोलाङ्गूला महाकायास्तमसा तुल्यवर्चसः। सम्परिष्वज्य बाहुभ्यां भक्षयन् रजनीचरान्
The great-bodied golāṅgūlas, whose color matched the darkness, embraced the night-roaming rākṣasas with their arms and devoured them.
अङ्गदस्तु रणे शत्रून् निहन्तुं समुपस्थितः। रावणिं निजघानाशु सारथिं च हयानपि
Angada, arriving in battle to slay his enemies, swiftly struck down Rāvaṇa's son, his charioteer, and even his horses.
इन्द्रजित् तु रथं त्यक्त्वा हताश्वो हतसारथिः। अङ्गदेन महाकायस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
Indrajit, abandoning his chariot after his horses and charioteer were killed, vanished there, his great body concealed by Angada.
तत् कर्म वालिपुत्रस्य सर्वे देवाः सहर्षिभिः। तुष्टुवुः पूजनार्हस्य तौ चोभौ रामलक्ष्मणौ
All the gods, together with the sages, praised the deed of Vāli's son, worthy of honor, and also both Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.
प्रभावं सर्वभूतानि विदुरिन्द्रजितो युधि। ततस्ते तं महात्मानं दृष्ट्वा तुष्टाः प्रधर्षितम्
All beings knew the power of Indrajit in battle; yet, seeing that great soul defeated, they rejoiced.
ततः प्रहृष्टाः कपयः ससुग्रीवविभीषणाः। साधुसाध्विति नेदुश्च दृष्ट्वा शत्रुं पराजितम्
Then the monkeys, together with Sugrīva and Vibhīṣaṇa, exulted, shouting 'Well done!' upon seeing the enemy vanquished.
इन्द्रजित् तु तदानेन निर्जितो भीमकर्मणा। संयुगे वालिपुत्रेण क्रोधं चक्रे सुदारुणम्
Indrajit, defeated in battle by Vāli's son, who performed mighty deeds, became fiercely enraged.
सोऽन्तर्धानगतः पापो रावणी रणकर्शितः। ब्रह्मदत्तवरो वीरो रावणिः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः
That wicked Rāvaṇa's son, distressed by battle, endowed with a boon from Brahmā, entered invisibility, his mind seized by wrath.
अदृश्यो निशितान् बाणान् मुमोचाशनिवर्चसः। रामं च लक्ष्मणं चैव घोरैर्नागमयैः शरैः
Invisible, he released sharp arrows shining like lightning, and with dreadful serpent-like shafts struck both Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.
बिभेद समरे क्रुद्धः सर्वगात्रेषु राक्षसः। मायया संवृतस्तत्र मोहयन् राघवौ युधि
Enraged, the rākṣasa wounded them in battle on every limb, cloaked in illusion, bewildering the Rāghavas in combat.
अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां कूटयोधी निशाचरः। बबन्ध शरबन्धेन भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ
Invisible to all beings, the deceitful night-wanderer bound the brothers Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa with a snare of arrows.
तौ तेन पुरुषव्याघ्रौ क्रुद्धेनाशीविषैः शरैः। सहसाभिहतौ वीरौ तदा प्रेक्षन्त वानराः
Struck suddenly by that angry one with serpent-like arrows, those two tiger-men, the valiant brothers, were watched by the monkeys.
प्रकाशरूपस्तु यदा न शक्त- स्तौ बाधितुं राक्षसराजपुत्रः। मायां प्रयोक्तुं समुपाजगाम बबन्ध तौ राजसुतौ दुरात्मा
When, in visible form, the rākṣasa prince could not harm the two, he resorted to illusion and bound the royal brothers, wickedly.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीये आदिकाव्ये श्रीमद्युद्धकाण्डे चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः
Thus ends the forty-fourth sarga in the glorious Yuddha Kāṇḍa of the venerable Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa, the first great poem.
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Listen now to the forty-fifth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
स तस्य गतिमन्विच्छन् राजपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। दिदेशातिबलो रामो दश वानरयूथपान्
Then Rāma, the mighty prince, seeking his enemy’s path, commanded ten leaders of the monkeys.
द्वौ सुषेणस्य दायादौ नीलं च प्लवगाधिपम्। अङ्गदं वालिपुत्रं च शरभं च तरस्विनम्
He sent the two sons of Suṣeṇa, Nīla the lord of monkeys, Aṅgada son of Vāli, and the swift Śarabha.
द्विविदं च हनूमन्तं सानुप्रस्थं महाबलम्। ऋषभं चर्षभस्कन्धमादिदेश परंतपः
He dispatched Dvivida, Hanumān, the powerful Sānuprastha, and Ṛṣabha with shoulders like a bull, the subduer of foes.
ते सम्प्रहृष्टा हरयो भीमानुद्यम्य पादपान्। आकाशं विविशुः सर्वे मार्गमाणा दिशो दश
Those mighty monkeys, delighted, seized great trees and all entered the sky, searching the ten directions.
तेषां वेगवतां वेगमिषुभिर्वेगवत्तरैः। अस्त्रवित् परमास्त्रस्तु वारयामास रावणिः
But Rāvaṇa’s son, skilled in weapons and supreme among archers, blocked those swift ones with arrows even swifter.
तं भीमवेगा हरयो नाराचैः क्षतविक्षताः। अन्धकारे न ददृशुर्मेघैः सूर्यमिवावृतम्
The monkeys, struck and wounded by sharp arrows, could not see him in the darkness, like the sun hidden by clouds.
रामलक्ष्मणयोरेव सर्वदेहभिदः शरान्। भृशमावेशयामास रावणिः समितिंजयः
Rāvaṇa’s son, the conqueror in battle, fiercely rained arrows that pierced the bodies of only Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.
निरन्तरशरीरौ तु तावुभौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। क्रुद्धेनेन्द्रजिता वीरौ पन्नगैः शरतां गतैः
Those two heroes, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, their bodies covered without gap, were struck by the enraged Indrajit with arrows like serpents.
तयोः क्षतजमार्गेण सुस्राव रुधिरं बहु। तावुभौ च प्रकाशेते पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ
From their wounds blood flowed abundantly, and both shone like blossoming kiṃśuka trees.
ततः पर्यन्तरक्ताक्षो भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमः। रावणिर्भ्रातरौ वाक्यमन्तर्धानगतोऽब्रवीत्
Then Rāvaṇa’s son, his eyes bloodshot and dark as a mass of broken collyrium, spoke to the two brothers while remaining invisible.
युध्यमानमनालक्ष्यं शक्रोऽपि त्रिदशेश्वरः। द्रष्टुमासादितुं वापि न शक्तः किं पुनर्युवाम्
Even Indra, lord of the gods, could not see or approach me in battle—how much less could you two?
प्रापिताविषुजालेन राघवौ कङ्कपत्रिणा। एष रोषपरीतात्मा नयामि यमसादनम्
You Rāghavas, ensnared by my net of serpent-arrows with vulture-feathered shafts, I, filled with wrath, now send to the abode of Yama.
एवमुक्त्वा तु धर्मज्ञौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। निर्बिभेद शितैर्बाणैः प्रजहर्ष ननाद च
Having spoken thus, he pierced the righteous brothers Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa with sharp arrows, rejoicing and roaring.
भिन्नाञ्जनचयश्यामो विस्फार्य विपुलं धनुः। भूय एव शरान् घोरान् विससर्ज महामृधे
Dark as a mass of shattered collyrium, he drew his great bow and again released dreadful arrows in the mighty battle.
ततो मर्मसु मर्मज्ञो मज्जयन् निशितान् शरान्। रामलक्ष्मणयोर्वीरो ननाद च मुहुर्मुहुः
Then the hero, skilled in striking vital points, repeatedly roared as he drove sharp arrows into the vital spots of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.