विस्वरं चोत्सृजन्नादान् धूम्राक्षस्य निपातितः। ववर्ष रुधिरं देवः संचचाल च मेदिनी
Uttering discordant cries, it fell upon Dhūmrākṣa; blood rained down from the sky, and the earth trembled.
प्रतिलोमं ववौ वायुर्निर्घातसमनिःस्वनः। तिमिरौघावृतास्तत्र दिशश्च न चकाशिरे
The wind blew against the natural order, roaring like thunder; the quarters were shrouded in dense darkness and did not appear.
स तूत्पातांस्ततो दृष्ट्वा राक्षसानां भयावहान्। प्रादुर्भूतान् सुघोरांश्च धूम्राक्षो व्यथितोऽभवत्। मुमुहू राक्षसाः सर्वे धूम्राक्षस्य पुरःसराः
Then, seeing these terrifying and dreadful omens, portending fear for the rākṣasas, Dhūmrākṣa became agitated; all the rākṣasas led by Dhūmrākṣa were bewildered.
ततः सुभीमो बहुभिर्निशाचरै- र्वृतोऽभिनिष्क्रम्य रणोत्सुको बली। ददर्श तां राघवबाहुपालितां महौघकल्पां बहु वानरीं चमूम्
Then that exceedingly fearsome and mighty night-stalker, eager for battle and surrounded by many rākṣasas, went forth and beheld that vast army of monkeys, protected by Rāghava's arms, resembling a great flood.
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Let the fifty-second sarga be heard in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
धूम्राक्षं प्रेक्ष्य निर्यान्तं राक्षसं भीमविक्रमम्। विनेदुर्वानराः सर्वे प्रहृष्टा युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः
Seeing Dhūmrākṣa, the rākṣasa of terrible valor, advancing, all the monkeys, delighted and eager for battle, roared.
तेषां सुतुमुलं युद्धं संजज्ञे कपिरक्षसाम्। अन्योन्यं पादपैर्घोरैर्निघ्नतां शूलमुद्गरैः
A tumultuous battle arose among those monkeys and rākṣasas, as they struck each other with dreadful trees, spears, and clubs.
राक्षसैर्वानरा घोरा विनिकृत्ताः समन्ततः। वानरै राक्षसाश्चापि द्रुमैर्भूमिसमीकृताः
The fierce rākṣasas cut down the monkeys on all sides, while the monkeys, in turn, leveled the rākṣasas to the ground with trees.
राक्षसास्त्वभिसंक्रुद्धा वानरान् निशितैः शरैः। विव्यधुर्घोरसंकाशैः कङ्कपत्रैरजिह्मगैः
The enraged rākṣasas pierced the monkeys with sharp, straight-flying arrows tipped with heron feathers, dreadful to behold.
ते गदाभिश्च भीमाभिः पट्टिशैः कूटमुद्गरैः। घोरैश्च परिघैश्चित्रैस्त्रिशूलैश्चापि संश्रितैः
They also struck with terrible maces, swords, spiked clubs, fearsome iron rods, and various decorated tridents.
विदार्यमाणा रक्षोभिर्वानरास्ते महाबलाः। अमर्षजनितोद्धर्षाश्चक्रुः कर्माण्यभीतवत्
Though being torn apart by the rākṣasas, those mighty monkeys, emboldened by wrath, performed deeds without fear.
शरनिर्भिन्नगात्रास्ते शूलनिर्भिन्नदेहिनः। जगृहुस्ते द्रुमांस्तत्र शिलाश्च हरियूथपाः
Their bodies pierced by arrows, their limbs torn by spears, the monkey chiefs seized trees and rocks there.
ते भीमवेगा हरयो नर्दमानास्ततस्ततः। ममन्थू राक्षसान् वीरान् नामानि च बभाषिरे
Those monkeys, roaring again and again with terrible speed, crushed the heroic rakshasas and called out their names.
तद् बभूवाद्भुतं घोरं युद्धं वानररक्षसाम्। शिलाभिर्विविधाभिश्च बहुशाखैश्च पादपैः
Then there arose a wondrous and dreadful battle between monkeys and rakshasas, with many rocks and countless-branching trees.
राक्षसा मथिताः केचिद् वानरैर्जितकाशिभिः। प्रवेमू रुधिरं केचिन्मुखै रुधिरभोजनाः
Some rakshasas, crushed by the victorious monkeys, vomited blood; others, who fed on blood, spewed it from their mouths.
पार्श्वेषु दारिताः केचित् केचिद् राशीकृता द्रुमैः। शिलाभिश्चूर्णिताः केचित् केचिद् दन्तैर्विदारिताः
Some were torn at the sides, some were heaped up with trees, some were pulverized by rocks, and some were ripped apart by teeth.
ध्वजैर्विमथितैर्भग्नैः खड्गैश्च विनिपातितैः। रथैर्विध्वंसितैः केचिद् व्यथिता रजनीचराः
Some night-stalkers, struck by shattered and broken banners, by fallen swords, and by destroyed chariots, were afflicted.
गजेन्द्रैः पर्वताकारैः पर्वताग्रैर्वनौकसाम्। मथितैर्वाजिभिः कीर्णं सारोहैर्वसुधातलम्
The earth was strewn with great elephants, mountain-like in form, with mountain peaks hurled by the forest-dwellers, and with trampled horses.
वानरैर्भीमविक्रान्तैराप्लुत्योत्प्लुत्य वेगितैः। राक्षसाः करजैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मुखेषु विनिदारिताः
By monkeys of terrible valor, leaping swiftly again and again, rakshasas were torn open at the mouth by sharp nails.
विषण्णवदना भूयो विप्रकीर्णशिरोरुहाः। मूढाः शोणितगन्धेन निपेतुर्धरणीतले
With faces cast down, hair disheveled, bewildered by the smell of blood, they fell to the ground.
अन्ये तु परमक्रुद्धा राक्षसा भीमविक्रमाः। तलैरेवाभिधावन्ति वज्रस्पर्शसमैर्हरीन्
But other rakshasas, exceedingly enraged and of terrible prowess, rushed at the monkeys with their palms alone, hard as thunderbolts.
वानरैः पातयन्तस्ते वेगिता वेगवत्तरैः। मुष्टिभिश्चरणैर्दन्तैः पादपैश्चावपोथिताः
Those rakshasas, though swift, were struck down by monkeys even swifter, beaten with fists, feet, teeth, and trees.
सैन्यं तु विद्रुतं दृष्ट्वा धूम्राक्षो राक्षसर्षभः। रोषेण कदनं चक्रे वानराणां युयुत्सताम्
Seeing his army in flight, Dhumraksha, the foremost of rakshasas, in fury began a slaughter of the monkeys who wished to fight.
प्रासैः प्रमथिताः केचिद् वानराः शोणितस्रवाः। मुद्गरैराहताः केचित् पतिता धरणीतले
Some monkeys, crushed by spears and streaming with blood, struck by maces, fell to the ground.
परिघैर्मथिताः केचिद् भिन्दिपालैश्च दारिताः। पट्टिशैर्मथिताः केचिद् विह्वलन्तो गतासवः
Some were battered by iron clubs, some torn by sling-stones, some crushed by lances, staggering as they lost their lives.
केचिद् विनिहता भूमौ रुधिरार्द्रा वनौकसः। केचिद् विद्राविता नष्टाः संक्रुद्धै राक्षसैर्युधि
Some forest-dwellers, slain, lay on the ground soaked in blood; some, routed, vanished, driven off by the enraged rakshasas in battle.
विभिन्नहृदयाः केचिदेकपार्श्वेन शायिताः। विदारितास्त्रिशूलैश्च केचिदान्त्रैर्विनिःसृताः
Some, with hearts split open, lay on one side; some, pierced by tridents, had their entrails spilling out.
तत् सुभीमं महद्युद्धं हरिराक्षससंकुलम्। प्रबभौ शस्त्रबहुलं शिलापादपसंकुलम्
That great and terrifying battle, crowded with monkeys and rakshasas, shone forth, thick with weapons, rocks, and trees.
धनुर्ज्यातन्त्रिमधुरं हिक्कातालसमन्वितम्। मन्दस्तनितगीतं तद् युद्धगान्धर्वमाबभौ
The twang of bowstrings, the sweet sound of triple drums, the rhythm of hiccups, and the low thunder-like singing made that battle resemble a Gandharva performance.
धूम्राक्षस्तु धनुष्पाणिर्वानरान् रणमूर्धनि। हसन् विद्रावयामास दिशस्ताञ्छरवृष्टिभिः
Dhūmrākṣa, with bow in hand, laughed as he drove the monkeys in all directions on the battlefield with showers of arrows.