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.
ते मुक्तकेशाः सम्भ्रान्ता भग्नमानाः पराजिताः। भयाच्छ्रमजलैरङ्गैः प्रस्रवद्भिर्विदुद्रुवुः
With hair disheveled, confused, their pride broken and defeated, they fled, their limbs streaming with sweat from fear and exhaustion.
अन्योन्यं ये प्रमथ्नन्तो विविशुर्नगरं भयात्। पृष्ठतस्ते तु सम्मूढाः प्रेक्षमाणा मुहुर्मुहुः
Striking one another as they went, they entered the city out of fear, looking back again and again, bewildered.
तेषु लङ्कां प्रविष्टेषु राक्षसेषु महाबलाः। समेत्य हरयः सर्वे हनूमन्तमपूजयन्
When those Rakshasas of great strength had entered Lanka, all the monkeys gathered and honored Hanuman.
सोऽपि प्रवृद्धस्तान् सर्वान् हरीन् सम्प्रत्यपूजयत्। हनूमान् सत्त्वसम्पन्नो यथार्हमनुकूलतः
And Hanuman, endowed with virtue, in turn honored all the monkeys appropriately and with goodwill.
विनेदुश्च यथाप्राणं हरयो जितकाशिनः। चकृषुश्च पुनस्तत्र सप्राणानेव राक्षसान्
The victorious monkeys shouted with all their might, and once more regarded the Rakshasas there as if they were still alive.
स वीरशोभामभजन्महाकपिः समेत्य रक्षांसि निहत्य मारुतिः। महासुरं भीमममित्रनाशनं विष्णुर्यथैवोरुबलं चमूमुखे
That great monkey, Maruti, having slain the Rakshasas, attained the splendor of a hero, like Vishnu, the destroyer of enemies, with his vast power on the battlefield after slaying the mighty, fearsome demon.
अपूजयन् देवगणास्तदाकपिं स्वयं च रामोऽतिबलश्च लक्ष्मणः। तथैव सुग्रीवमुखाः प्लवंगमा विभीषणश्चैव महाबलस्तदा
Then the hosts of gods, as well as Rama, the exceedingly strong Lakshmana, Sugriva and the other monkeys, and Vibhishana of great strength, all honored the monkey.
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Listen now to the fifty-seventh sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
अकम्पनवधं श्रुत्वा क्रुद्धो वै राक्षसेश्वरः। किंचिद् दीनमुखश्चापि सचिवांस्तानुदैक्षत
Hearing of Akampana's death, the lord of the Rakshasas became angry and, his face somewhat downcast, looked at his ministers.
स तु ध्यात्वा मुहूर्तं तु मन्त्रिभिः संविचार्य च। ततस्तु रावणः पूर्वदिवसे राक्षसाधिपः। पुरीं परिययौ लङ्कां सर्वान् गुल्मानवेक्षितुम्
After pondering for a moment and consulting with his counselors, then Ravana, the lord of the Rakshasas, at dawn went around the city of Lanka to inspect all the battalions.