स लब्धसंज्ञोऽतिबलो मुष्टिं संगृह्य राक्षसः। अपहस्तेन चिक्षेप विसंज्ञः स पपात ह
Regaining consciousness, the mighty rakshasa gathered his fist and hurled it with his left hand; struck senseless, he collapsed.
तस्मिन् प्लवगशार्दूले विसंज्ञे पतिते भुवि। तच्छूलं समुपादाय सुग्रीवमभिदुद्रुवे
When that foremost monkey lay senseless, fallen to the ground, he seized his spear and rushed toward Sugriva.
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम्। उत्पपात तदा वीरः सुग्रीवो वानराधिपः
Seeing Kumbhakarna, of immense strength, charging, the heroic Sugriva, lord of the monkeys, leapt up.
स पर्वताग्रमुत्क्षिप्य समाविध्य महाकपिः। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम्
The great monkey, lifting a mountain peak and whirling it, charged swiftly at Kumbhakarna, the mighty one.
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य कुम्भकर्णः प्लवंगमम्। तस्थौ विवृत्तसर्वाङ्गो वानरेन्द्रस्य सम्मुखः
Seeing the monkey charging, Kumbhakarna stood before the monkey king, his whole body expanded.
कपिशोणितदिग्धाङ्गं भक्षयन्तं महाकपीन्। कुम्भकर्णं स्थितं दृष्ट्वा सुग्रीवो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
Seeing Kumbhakarna standing, his limbs smeared with monkey blood, devouring the great monkeys, Sugriva spoke.
पातिताश्च त्वया वीराः कृतं कर्म सुदुष्करम्। भक्षितानि च सैन्यानि प्राप्तं ते परमं यशः
You have slain heroes, accomplished a deed most difficult, and devoured the troops; you have attained the highest glory.
त्यज तद् वानरानीकं प्राकृतैः किं करिष्यसि। सहस्वैकं निपातं मे पर्वतस्यास्य राक्षस
Leave aside this monkey army; what will you do with ordinary ones? Endure alone the blow of this mountain from me, O rakshasa.
तद् वाक्यं हरिराजस्य सत्त्वधैर्यसमन्वितम्। श्रुत्वा राक्षसशार्दूलः कुम्भकर्णोऽब्रवीद् वचः
Hearing the words of the monkey king, filled with courage and resolve, Kumbhakarna, tiger among rakshasas, replied.
प्रजापतेस्तु पौत्रस्त्वं तथैवर्क्षरजःसुतः। धृतिपौरुषसम्पन्नस्तस्माद् गर्जसि वानर
You are the grandson of Prajapati and the son of Arka's dust; endowed with fortitude and valor, therefore you roar, O monkey.
स कुम्भकर्णस्य वचो निशम्य व्याविध्य शैलं सहसा मुमोच। तेनाजघानोरसि कुम्भकर्णं शैलेन वज्राशनिसंनिभेन
Hearing Kumbhakarna's words, he whirled the mountain and hurled it swiftly; with that mountain, like a thunderbolt, he struck Kumbhakarna on the chest.
तच्छैलशृङ्गं सहसा विभिन्नं भुजान्तरे तस्य तदा विशाले। ततो विषेदुः सहसा प्लवंगा रक्षोगणाश्चापि मुदा विनेदुः
That mountain peak, swiftly shattered between his vast arms, then the monkeys cried out in alarm, and the rakshasa hosts shouted in joy.
स शैलशृङ्गाभिहतश्चुकोप ननाद रोषाच्च विवृत्य वक्त्रम्। व्याविध्य शूलं स तडित्प्रकाशं चिक्षेप हर्यृक्षपतेर्वधाय
Struck by the mountain peak, he grew angry, roared, and opened his mouth wide in rage; whirling his spear, shining like lightning, he hurled it to slay the monkey chief.
तत् कुम्भकर्णस्य भुजप्रणुन्नं शूलं शितं काञ्चनधामयष्टिम्। क्षिप्रं समुत्पत्य निगृह्य दोर्भ्यां बभञ्ज वेगेन सुतोऽनिलस्य
That sharp spear, with a golden shaft, struck by Kumbhakarna's arm, Hanuman quickly leapt up, seized it with both hands, and broke it with force.
कृतं भारसहस्रस्य शूलं कालायसं महत्। बभञ्ज जानुमारोप्य तदा हृष्टः प्लवंगमः
The great iron spear, weighing a thousand loads, Hanuman broke by placing it on his knee, rejoicing.
शूलं भग्नं हनुमता दृष्ट्वा वानरवाहिनी। हृष्टा ननाद बहुशः सर्वतश्चापि दुद्रुवे
Seeing the spear broken by Hanuman, the monkey army rejoiced, roared repeatedly, and ran everywhere.
बभूवाथ परित्रस्तो राक्षसो विमुखोऽभवत्। सिंहनादं च ते चक्रुः प्रहृष्टा वनगोचराः। मारुतिं पूजयांचक्रुर्दृष्ट्वा शूलं तथागतम्
Then the rakshasa became fearful and turned away; the delighted forest-dwellers gave lion-roars, honored Maruti, seeing the spear thus destroyed.
स तत् तथा भग्नमवेक्ष्य शूलं चुकोप रक्षोधिपतिर्महात्मा। उत्पाट्य लङ्कामलयात् स शृङ्गं जघान सुग्रीवमुपेत्य तेन
Seeing his spear thus broken, the great-souled king of the rakshasas grew enraged; uprooting a peak from Lanka's mountain, he struck Sugriva with it as he approached.
समभ्युपेत्याद्भुतघोरवीर्यं स कुम्भकर्णो युधि वानरेन्द्रम्। जहार सुग्रीवमभिप्रगृह्य यथानिलो मेघमिव प्रचण्डः
Then Kumbhakarna, of wondrous and terrible might, advanced in battle upon the king of the monkeys; seizing Sugriva firmly, he carried him off as a fierce wind carries off a cloud.
स तं महामेघनिकाशरूप- मुत्पाट्य गच्छन् युधि कुम्भकर्णः। रराज मेरुप्रतिमानरूपो मेरुर्यथा व्युच्छ्रितघोरशृङ्गः
Kumbhakarna, resembling a great dark cloud, carried him away in battle; his form, like Mount Meru, shone forth, towering with its dreadful peak.
ततस्तमादाय जगाम वीरः संस्तूयमानो युधि राक्षसेन्द्रः। शृण्वन् निनादं त्रिदिवालयानां प्लवङ्गराजग्रहविस्मितानाम्
Then the heroic lord of the rakshasas, praised on the battlefield, carried him off, hearing the cries of the dwellers of the heavens, who were astonished at the capture of the monkey king.
ततस्तमादाय तदा स मेने हरीन्द्रमिन्द्रोपममिन्द्रवीर्यः। अस्मिन् हते सर्वमिदं हतं स्यात् सराघवं सैन्यमितीन्द्रशत्रुः
Then, having seized him, the mighty Kumbhakarna, equal in strength to Indra, thought: 'If this lord of monkeys is slain, all this army, along with Rama, will be destroyed.'
विद्रुतां वाहिनीं दृष्ट्वा वानराणामितस्ततः। कुम्भकर्णेन सुग्रीवं गृहीतं चापि वानरम्
Seeing the monkey army fleeing here and there, and Sugriva seized by Kumbhakarna, the monkeys were dismayed.
हनूमांश्चिन्तयामास मतिमान् मारुतात्मजः। एवं गृहीते सुग्रीवे किं कर्तव्यं मया भवेत्
Hanuman, the wise son of the wind-god, began to ponder: 'With Sugriva thus captured, what should I do now?'
यद्धि न्याय्यं मया कर्तुं तत् करिष्याम्यसंशयम्। भूत्वा पर्वतसंकाशो नाशयिष्यामि राक्षसम्
'Whatever is right for me to do, that I will certainly do; assuming a form like a mountain, I will destroy the rakshasa.'
मया हते संयति कुम्भकर्णे महाबले मुष्टिविशीर्णदेहे। विमोचिते वानरपार्थिवे च भवन्तु हृष्टाः प्लवगाः समग्राः
'If I slay the mighty Kumbhakarna in battle, shattering his body with my fists, and free the monkey king, then all the monkeys will rejoice.'
अथवा स्वयमप्येष मोक्षं प्राप्स्यति वानरः। गृहीतोऽयं यदि भवेत् त्रिदशैः सासुरोरगैः
'Or perhaps this monkey will himself gain release, if he has been seized by the gods, asuras, or serpents.'
मन्ये न तावदात्मानं बुध्यते वानराधिपः। शैलप्रहाराभिहतः कुम्भकर्णेन संयुगे
'I think the lord of the monkeys is not yet conscious of himself, struck by Kumbhakarna in battle with a blow like a mountain.'
अयं मुहूर्तात् सुग्रीवो लब्धसंज्ञो महाहवे। आत्मनो वानराणां च यत् पथ्यं तत् करिष्यति
'In a moment, Sugriva will regain his senses in this great conflict, and will do whatever is best for himself and the monkeys.'
मया तु मोक्षितस्यास्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः। अप्रीतिश्च भवेत् कष्टा कीर्तिनाशश्च शाश्वतः
'But if I free this great-souled Sugriva, it would bring him bitter displeasure and a lasting loss of honor.'