तत्रैव तावत् त्वरितो रथं प्रापय सारथे। एते च बलिनो घ्नन्ति सुबहून् राक्षसान् रणे
Right there, at once, hasten the chariot, O charioteer; these powerful ones are slaying many rākṣasas in battle.
एते च बलवन्तो वा भीमकोपाश्च वानराः। द्रुमशैलप्रहरणास्तिष्ठन्ति प्रमुखे मम
These strong and terribly enraged monkeys, wielding trees and mountains as weapons, stand before me.
एतान् निहन्तुमिच्छामि समरश्लाघिनो ह्यहम्। एतैः प्रमथितं सर्वं रक्षसां दृश्यते बलम्
I wish to kill these, who boast of their prowess in battle; for the entire strength of the rākṣasas appears to have been crushed by them.
ततः प्रचलिताश्वेन रथेन रथिनां वरः। हरीनभ्यपतद् दूराच्छरजालैरकम्पनः
Then, with his chariot drawn by swift horses, that foremost of charioteers, Akampana, attacked the monkeys from a distance with volleys of arrows.
न स्थातुं वानराः शेकुः किं पुनर्योद्धुमाहवे। अकम्पनशरैर्भग्नाः सर्व एवाभिदुद्रुवुः
The monkeys could not stand their ground, much less fight; all of them, broken by Akampana's arrows, fled in every direction.
तान् मृत्युवशमापन्नानकम्पनशरानुगान्। समीक्ष्य हनुमान् ज्ञातीनुपतस्थे महाबलः
Seeing his kin, struck down by Akampana's arrows and fallen under the sway of death, Hanuman, mighty in strength, approached them.
तं महाप्लवगं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे ते प्लवगर्षभाः। समेत्य समरे वीराः संहृष्टाः पर्यवारयन्
Beholding that great monkey, all the foremost monkeys gathered joyfully around him on the battlefield.
व्यवस्थितं हनूमन्तं ते दृष्ट्वा प्लवगर्षभाः। बभूवुर्बलवन्तो हि बलवन्तमुपाश्रिताः
Seeing Hanuman standing firm, those leading monkeys became strong themselves, for they had joined with the strong.
अकम्पनस्तु शैलाभं हनूमन्तमवस्थितम्। महेन्द्र इव धाराभिः शरैरभिववर्ष ह
Akampana, seeing Hanuman standing like a mountain, showered him with arrows, as Mahendra pours down with streams.
अचिन्तयित्वा बाणौघान् शरीरे पातितान् कपिः। अकम्पनवधार्थाय मनो दध्रे महाबलः
The mighty monkey, disregarding the torrents of arrows falling upon his body, fixed his mind on slaying Akampana.
स प्रहस्य महातेजा हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः। अभिदुद्राव तद्रक्षः कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम्
Hanuman, son of the wind, radiant in power, laughed and charged at that rakshasa, shaking the earth as he went.
तस्याथ नर्दमानस्य दीप्यमानस्य तेजसा। बभूव रूपं दुर्धर्षं दीप्तस्येव विभावसोः
As he roared, ablaze with energy, his form became fierce and unapproachable, like a blazing fire.
आत्मानं त्वप्रहरणं ज्ञात्वा क्रोधसमन्वितः। शैलमुत्पाटयामास वेगेन हरिपुङ्गवः
Knowing himself to be weaponless and filled with wrath, the foremost monkey uprooted a mountain with speed.
गृहीत्वा सुमहाशैलं पाणिनैकेन मारुतिः। स विनद्य महानादं भ्रामयामास वीर्यवान्
Hanuman, son of the wind, grasped the huge mountain with one hand, and, letting out a mighty roar, began to whirl it.
ततस्तमभिदुद्राव राक्षसेन्द्रमकम्पनम्। पुरा हि नमुचिं संख्ये वज्रेणेव पुरंदरः
Then he rushed at Akampana, lord of the rakshasas, just as Purandara once attacked Namuci in battle with his thunderbolt.
अकम्पनस्तु तद् दृष्ट्वा गिरिशृङ्गं समुद्यतम्। दूरादेव महाबाणैरर्धचन्द्रैर्व्यदारयत्
Akampana, seeing the mountain peak raised, shattered it from afar with his great arrows, shaped like half-moons.
तं पर्वताग्रमाकाशे रक्षोबाणविदारितम्। विकीर्णं पतितं दृष्ट्वा हनूमान् क्रोधमूिर्च्छतः
Seeing the mountain peak, torn apart by rakshasa arrows and scattered as it fell from the sky, Hanuman was seized by anger.
सोऽश्वकर्णं समासाद्य रोषदर्पान्वितो हरिः। तूर्णमुत्पाटयामास महागिरिमिवोच्छ्रितम्
Then, filled with rage and pride, Hanuman approached Ashvakarna and swiftly uprooted a great mountain.
तं गृहीत्वा महास्कन्धं सोऽश्वकर्णं महाद्युतिः। प्रगृह्य परया प्रीत्या भ्रामयामास संयुगे
Seizing Ashvakarna, who had a mighty trunk, Hanuman, radiant in splendor, grasped him with utmost delight and whirled him in battle.
प्रधावन्नुरुवेगेन बभञ्ज तरसा द्रुमान्। हनूमान् परमक्रुद्धश्चरणैर्दारयन् महीम्
Running with tremendous speed, Hanuman, in extreme anger, broke trees with force and tore up the earth with his feet.
गजांश्च सगजारोहान् सरथान् रथिनस्तथा। जघान हनुमान् धीमान् राक्षसांश्च पदातिगान्
Hanuman, wise and powerful, slew elephants along with their riders, chariots with their warriors, and rakshasa foot soldiers.
तमन्तकमिव क्रुद्धं सद्रुमं प्राणहारिणम्। हनूमन्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य राक्षसा विप्रदुद्रुवुः
Seeing Hanuman, furious and deadly, wielding a tree and destroying lives like Death himself, the rakshasas fled in terror.
तमापतन्तं संक्रुद्धं राक्षसानां भयावहम्। ददर्शाकम्पनो वीरश्चुक्षोभ च ननाद च
Akampana, the heroic rakshasa, saw Hanuman rushing in wrath, a terror to the rakshasas, and was shaken and roared aloud.
स चतुर्दशभिर्बाणैर्निशितैर्देहदारणैः। निर्बिभेद महावीर्यं हनूमन्तमकम्पनः
Then Akampana, of great valor, pierced Hanuman with fourteen sharp arrows that could rend the body.
स तथा विप्रकीर्णस्तु नाराचैः शितशक्तिभिः। हनूमान् ददृशे वीरः प्ररूढ इव सानुमान्
Thus scattered by those barbed, keen-tipped arrows, Hanuman, the heroic one, appeared like a mountain overgrown with trees.
विरराज महावीर्यो महाकायो महाबलः। पुष्पिताशोकसंकाशो विधूम इव पावकः
That mighty, large-bodied, and powerful Hanuman shone like a blossoming Ashoka tree, or like a smokeless fire.
ततोऽन्यं वृक्षमुत्पाट्य कृत्वा वेगमनुत्तमम्। शिरस्याभिजघानाशु राक्षसेन्द्रमकम्पनम्
Then, uprooting another tree and gathering tremendous speed, he swiftly struck the head of Akampana, the lord of the Rakshasas.
स वृक्षेण हतस्तेन सक्रोधेन महात्मना। राक्षसो वानरेन्द्रेण पपात च ममार च
Struck by that tree in anger by the great-souled Hanuman, the Rakshasa was felled by the lord of monkeys and died.
तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं भूमौ राक्षसेन्द्रमकम्पनम्। व्यथिता राक्षसाः सर्वे क्षितिकम्प इव द्रुमाः
Seeing Akampana, the lord of the Rakshasas, slain on the ground, all the Rakshasas were distressed, like trees shaken by an earthquake.
त्यक्तप्रहरणाः सर्वे राक्षसास्ते पराजिताः। लङ्कामभिययुस्त्रासाद् वानरैस्तैरभिद्रुताः
All those defeated Rakshasas, abandoning their weapons, fled in fear toward Lanka, pursued by the monkeys.