इति कृत्वा मतिं वीराः संजग्मुः संयुगार्थिनः। जगर्जुश्च प्रणेदुश्च चिक्षिपुश्चापि सायकान्
Thus making up their minds, the heroes went forth seeking battle; they roared, trumpeted, and hurled arrows.
जगृहुश्च महात्मानो निर्यान्तो युद्धदुर्मदाः। क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितानां वै संचचालेव मेदिनी
The great souls, fierce in battle, seized their weapons as they went out; the earth seemed to tremble with their shouts and the sounds of their blows.
रक्षसां सिंहनादैश्च संस्फोटितमिवाम्बरम्। तेऽभिनिष्क्रम्य मुदिता राक्षसेन्द्रा महाबलाः
With the lion-roars of the rakṣasas, the sky seemed to resound; those mighty rakṣasa lords emerged joyfully.
ददृशुर्वानरानीकं समुद्यतशिलानगम्। हरयोऽपि महात्मानो ददृशू राक्षसं बलम्
They saw the army of monkeys, raising rocks and trees; and the great-souled monkeys saw the rakṣasa forces.
हस्त्यश्वरथसम्बाधं किङ्किणीशतनादितम्। नीलजीमूतसंकाशं समुद्यतमहायुधम्
Crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots, ringing with hundreds of bells, dark as blue clouds, and armed with great weapons.
दीप्तानलरविप्रख्यैर्नैर्ऋतैः सर्वतो वृतम्। तद् दृष्ट्वा बलमायातं लब्धलक्षाः प्लवङ्गमाः
Surrounded on all sides by night-dwellers, blazing like fiery rays; seeing that army approaching, the monkeys gained their target.
समुद्यतमहाशैलाः सम्प्रणेदुर्मुहुर्मुहुः। अमृष्यमाणा रक्षांसि प्रतिनर्दन्त वानराः
Raising great mountains, they roared again and again; unable to bear the rakṣasas, the monkeys shouted in reply.
ततः समुत्कृष्टरवं निशम्य रक्षोगणा वानरयूथपानाम्। अमृष्यमाणाः परहर्षमुग्रं महाबला भीमतरं प्रणेदुः
Then, hearing the resounding cries of the hosts of demons and the chiefs of the monkeys, the mighty demons, unable to bear the fierce exultation of their foes, roared even more terribly.
ते राक्षसबलं घोरं प्रविश्य हरियूथपाः। विचेरुरुद्यतैः शैलैर्नगाः शिखरिणो यथा
Those chiefs of the monkeys, entering the dreadful army of the demons, roamed about with raised mountains, like peaks among the hills.
केचिदाकाशमाविश्य केचिदुर्व्यां प्लवङ्गमाः। रक्षःसैन्येषु संक्रुद्धाः केचिद् द्रुमशिलायुधाः
Some of the monkeys leapt into the sky, some onto the ground, and some, enraged, attacked the demon army wielding trees and rocks as weapons.
द्रुमांश्च विपुलस्कन्धान् गृह्य वानरपुङ्गवाः। तद् युद्धमभवद् घोरं रक्षोवानरसंकुलम्
The foremost monkeys, seizing great trees with thick trunks, made that battle terrible, crowded with demons and monkeys.
ते पादपशिलाशैलैश्चक्रुर्वृष्टिमनूपमाम्। बाणौघैर्वार्यमाणाश्च हरयो भीमविक्रमाः
With trees, rocks, and mountain peaks, they unleashed an unceasing rain; though assailed by volleys of arrows, the monkeys of dreadful prowess pressed on.
सिंहनादान् विनेदुश्च रणे राक्षसवानराः। शिलाभिश्चूर्णयामासुर्यातुधानान् प्लवङ्गमाः
In battle, the demons and monkeys roared like lions; the monkeys crushed the demons with rocks.
निर्जघ्नुः संयुगे क्रुद्धाः कवचाभरणावृतान्। केचिद् रथगतान् वीरान् गजवाजिगतानपि
Enraged, they struck down in combat those demons adorned with armor and ornaments, some who were on chariots, and even those mounted on elephants and horses.
निर्जघ्नुः सहसाऽऽप्लुत्य यातुधानान् प्लवङ्गमाः। शैलशृङ्गान्विताङ्गास्ते मुष्टिभिर्वान्तलोचनाः
The monkeys, leaping suddenly, struck down the demons, their bodies armed with mountain peaks, their fists bloodied and eyes rolling in fury.
चेलुः पेतुश्च नेदुश्च तत्र राक्षसपुङ्गवाः। राक्षसाश्च शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्बिभिदुः कपिकुञ्जरान्
There, the foremost demons staggered, fell, and roared; and the demons pierced the monkeys and elephants with sharp arrows.
शूलमुद्गरखड्गैश्च जघ्नुः प्रासैश्च शक्तिभिः। अन्योन्यं पातयामासुः परस्परजयैषिणः
With spears, clubs, swords, lances, and javelins, they struck each other down, each side striving for victory over the other.
रिपुशोणितदिग्धाङ्गास्तत्र वानरराक्षसाः। ततः शैलैश्च खड्गैश्च विसृष्टैर्हरिराक्षसैः
There, monkeys and demons, their bodies smeared with the blood of their enemies, hurled mountains and swords at each other.
मुहूर्तेनावृता भूमिरभवच्छोणितोक्षिता। विकीर्णैः पर्वताकारै रक्षोभिरभिमर्दितैः। आसीद् वसुमती पूर्णा तदा युद्धमदान्वितैः
In a moment, the earth became covered and soaked with blood, strewn with demon corpses resembling mountains, trampled down in the frenzy of battle; the ground was filled with those intoxicated by war.
आक्षिप्ताः क्षिप्यमाणाश्च भग्नशैलाश्च वानराः। पुनरङ्गैस्तदा चक्रुरासन्ना युद्धमद्भुतम्
Monkeys, thrown, hurled, and struck by broken mountains, once again fought at close quarters with their bodies, creating a wondrous battle.
वानरान् वानरैरेव जघ्नुस्ते नैर्ऋतर्षभाः। राक्षसान् राक्षसैरेव जघ्नुस्ते वानरा अपि
The foremost of the demons struck down monkeys with monkeys, and the monkeys likewise struck down demons with demons.
आक्षिप्य च शिलाः शैलाञ्जघ्नुस्ते राक्षसास्तदा। तेषां चाच्छिद्य शस्त्राणि जघ्नू रक्षांसि वानराः
Then the demons hurled rocks and mountains, striking down their foes; and the monkeys, breaking their weapons, struck down the demons.
निर्जघ्नुः शैलशृङ्गैश्च बिभिदुश्च परस्परम्। सिंहनादान् विनेदुश्च रणे राक्षसवानराः
They struck each other with mountain peaks, breaking one another; and in battle, the demons and monkeys roared like lions.
छिन्नवर्मतनुत्राणा राक्षसा वानरैर्हताः। रुधिरं प्रसृतास्तत्र रससारमिव द्रुमाः
The demons, their armor and body-protectors shattered, were slain by the monkeys; their blood flowed out there, like sap from trees.
रथेन च रथं चापि वारणेनापि वारणम्। हयेन च हयं केचिन्निर्जघ्नुर्वानरा रणे
Some monkeys in battle struck down chariots with chariots, elephants with elephants, and horses with horses.
क्षुरप्रैरर्धचन्द्रैश्च भल्लैश्च निशितैः शरैः। राक्षसा वानरेन्द्राणां बिभिदुः पादपान् शिलाः
With razors, crescent-shaped arrows, and sharp shafts, the rākṣasas shattered the trees and rocks hurled by the chiefs of the monkeys.
विकीर्णाः पर्वतास्तैश्च द्रुमच्छिन्नैश्च संयुगे। हतैश्च कपिरक्षोभिर्दुर्गमा वसुधाभवत्
Mountains lay scattered, trees were cut down in battle, and with monkeys and rākṣasas slain, the earth became impassable.
ते वानरा गर्वितहृष्टचेष्टाः संग्राममासाद्य भयं विमुच्य। युद्धं स्म सर्वे सह राक्षसैस्ते नानायुधाश्चक्रुरदीनसत्त्वाः
Those monkeys, proud and exhilarated in their actions, having entered the battle and cast off fear, fought together with the rākṣasas, wielding various weapons, their spirits undaunted.
तस्मिन् प्रवृत्ते तुमुले विमर्दे प्रहृष्यमाणेषु वलीमुखेषु। निपात्यमानेषु च राक्षसेषु महर्षयो देवगणाश्च नेदुः
As that tumultuous and fierce struggle began, with the monkey leaders rejoicing and rākṣasas being struck down, the great sages and hosts of gods roared aloud.
ततो हयं मारुततुल्यवेग- मारुह्य शक्तिं निशितां प्रगृह्य। नरान्तको वानरसैन्यमुग्रं महार्णवं मीन इवाविवेश
Then Narāntaka, mounting a horse swift as the wind and grasping a sharp spear, plunged into the fierce monkey army like a fish entering a vast ocean.