ये तु पूर्वं महात्मानः कुम्भकर्णेन पातिताः। ते स्वस्था वानरश्रेष्ठाः सुग्रीवमुपतस्थिरे
Those great monkeys who had earlier been struck down by Kumbhakarṇa, now recovered, approached Sugrīva, the foremost of monkeys.
प्रेक्षमाणः स सुग्रीवो ददृशे हरिवाहिनीम्। नरान्तकभयत्रस्तां विद्रवन्तीं यतस्ततः
Sugrīva, observing, saw the monkey army fleeing in all directions, terrified by Narāntaka.
विद्रुतां वाहिनीं दृष्ट्वा स ददर्श नरान्तकम्। गृहीतप्रासमायान्तं हयपृष्ठप्रतिष्ठितम्
Seeing the army routed, Sugrīva beheld Narāntaka approaching, spear in hand, mounted upon his horse.
दृष्ट्वोवाच महातेजाः सुग्रीवो वानराधिपः। कुमारमङ्गदं वीरं शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमम्
Seeing this, the mighty Sugriva, lord of the monkeys, spoke to the heroic prince Angada, whose valor was equal to Indra.
गच्छैनं राक्षसं वीरं योऽसौ तुरगमास्थितः। क्षोभयन्तं हरिबलं क्षिप्रं प्राणैर्वियोजय
Go swiftly to that rakshasa warrior who is mounted on a horse and is disturbing the monkey army, and quickly deprive him of his life.
स भर्तुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा निष्पपाताङ्गदस्तदा। अनीकान्मेघसंकाशादंशुमानिव वीर्यवान्
Hearing his master's command, Angada, full of strength, leapt forth from the army, resembling the radiant sun emerging from a mass of clouds.
शैलसंघातसंकाशो हरीणामुत्तमोऽङ्गदः। रराजाङ्गदसंनद्धः सधातुरिव पर्वतः
Angada, foremost among the monkeys, shone like a mountain mass, adorned with golden ornaments, resembling a mountain with veins of ore.
निरायुधो महातेजाः केवलं नखदंष्ट्रवान्। नरान्तकमभिक्रम्य वालिपुत्रोऽब्रवीद् वचः
Weaponless but possessing great energy, armed only with his nails and teeth, Vali's son approached Narantaka and spoke these words.
तिष्ठ किं प्राकृतैरेभिर्हरिभिस्त्वं करिष्यसि। अस्मिन् वज्रसमस्पर्शं प्रासं क्षिप्र ममोरसि
"Stop! What will you accomplish with these ordinary monkeys? Hurl your spear, whose touch is like thunder, swiftly at my chest!"
अङ्गदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रचुक्रोध नरान्तकः। संदश्य दशनैरोष्ठं निःश्वस्य च भुजंगवत्। अभिगम्याङ्गदं क्रुद्धो वालिपुत्रं नरान्तकः
Hearing Angada's words, Narantaka became enraged, biting his lip with his teeth, hissing like a serpent, and angrily approached Vali's son.
स प्रासमाविध्य तदाङ्गदाय समुज्ज्वलन्तं सहसोत्ससर्ज। स वालिपुत्रोरसि वज्रकल्पे बभूव भग्नो न्यपतच्च भूमौ
Then, brandishing his shining spear, Narantaka hurled it with force at Angada, but when it struck Vali's son in the chest, hard as a diamond, it broke and fell to the ground.
तं प्रासमालोक्य तदा विभग्नं सुपर्णकृत्तोरगभोगकल्पम्। तलं समुद्यम्य स वालिपुत्र- स्तुरंगमस्याभिजघान मूर्ध्नि
Seeing his spear shattered, resembling the severed coil of a serpent cut by Garuda, Vali's son raised his palm and struck the horse on the head.
निमग्नपादः स्फुटिताक्षितारो निष्क्रान्तजिह्वोऽचलसंनिकाशः। स तस्य वाजी निपपात भूमौ तलप्रहारेण विकीर्णमूर्धा
With its legs sunken, axle broken, tongue protruding, and resembling a mountain, the horse fell to the ground, its head shattered by the blow of Angada's palm.
नरान्तकः क्रोधवशं जगाम हतं तुरंगं पतितं समीक्ष्य। स मुष्टिमुद्यम्य महाप्रभावो जघान शीर्षे युधि वालिपुत्रम्
Seeing his horse slain and fallen, Narantaka was seized by fury; raising his fist, the mighty one struck Vali's son on the head in battle.
अथाङ्गदो मुष्टिविशीर्णमूर्धा सुस्राव तीव्रं रुधिरं भृशोष्णम्। मुहुर्विजज्वाल मुमोह चापि संज्ञां समासाद्य विसिस्मिये च
Then Angada, his head split by the blow, bled profusely with hot blood; he blazed repeatedly, became faint, regained consciousness, and was astonished.
अथाङ्गदो मृत्युसमानवेगं संवर्त्य मुष्टिं गिरिशृङ्गकल्पम्। निपातयामास तदा महात्मा नरान्तकस्योरसि वालिपुत्रः
Then Angada, gathering his fist with the speed of death and resembling a mountain peak, struck Narantaka, the great-souled son of Vali, on the chest.
स मुष्टिनिर्भिन्ननिमग्नवक्षा ज्वाला वमन् शोणितदिग्धगात्रः। नरान्तको भूमितले पपात यथाचलो वज्रनिपातभग्नः
With his chest shattered and sunken by the fist, vomiting flames and his body smeared with blood, Narantaka fell to the ground like a mountain broken by a thunderbolt.
तदान्तरिक्षे त्रिदशोत्तमानां वनौकसां चैव महाप्रणादः। बभूव तस्मिन् निहतेऽग्र्यवीर्ये नरान्तके वालिसुतेन संख्ये
Then, as the mighty Narantaka was slain in battle by Vali's son, a great roar arose in the sky from the best of the gods and the forest-dwellers.
अथाङ्गदो राममनःप्रहर्षणं सुदुष्करं तं कृतवान् हि विक्रमम्। विसिस्मिये सोऽप्यथ भीमकर्मा पुनश्च युद्धे स बभूव हर्षितः
Then Angada, having accomplished that most difficult feat which delighted Rama's heart, was himself amazed by his own terrible deed and rejoiced again in battle.
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Hear now the seventieth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
नरान्तकं हतं दृष्ट्वा चुक्रुशुर्नैर्ऋतर्षभाः। देवान्तकस्त्रिमूर्धा च पौलस्त्यश्च महोदरः
Seeing Narantaka slain, the foremost of the night-stalkers—Devantaka, Trishira, Paulastya, and Mahodara—cried out.
आरूढो मेघसंकाशं वारणेन्द्रं महोदरः। वालिपुत्रं महावीर्यमभिदुद्राव वेगवान्
Mahodara, swift in action, mounted a great elephant dark as a rain cloud and charged at Angada, the mighty son of Vali.
भ्रातृव्यसनसंतप्तस्तदा देवान्तको बली। आदाय परिघं घोरमङ्गदं समभिद्रवत्
Devantaka, powerful and burning with the grief of his brother's death, seized a terrible iron club and rushed at Angada.
रथमादित्यसंकाशं युक्तं परमवाजिभिः। आस्थाय त्रिशिरा वीरो वालिपुत्रमथाभ्यगात्
The hero Trishira, boarding a chariot shining like the sun and yoked with supreme steeds, advanced toward Vali's son.
स त्रिभिर्देवदर्पघ्नै राक्षसेन्द्रैरभिद्रुतः। वृक्षमुत्पाटयामास महाविटपमङ्गदः
Assailed by those three mighty rakshasas, destroyers of the pride of the gods, Angada tore up a great tree with spreading branches.
देवान्तकाय तं वीरश्चिक्षेप सहसाङ्गदः। महावृक्षं महाशाखं शक्रो दीप्तामिवाशनिम्
That hero Angada suddenly hurled the huge, broad-branched tree at Devantaka, as Indra would cast a blazing thunderbolt.
त्रिशिरास्तं प्रचिच्छेद शरैराशीविषोपमैः। स वृक्षं कृत्तमालोक्य उत्पपात तदाङ्गदः
Trishira cut down that tree with arrows sharp as venomous serpents; seeing the tree felled, Angada leapt up.
स ववर्ष ततो वृक्षान् शिलाश्च कपिकुञ्जरः। तान् प्रचिच्छेद संक्रुद्धस्त्रिशिरा निशितैः शरैः
Then the monkey-chief rained down trees and rocks, but the enraged Trishira cut them all apart with keen arrows.
परिघाग्रेण तान् वृक्षान् बभञ्ज स महोदरः। त्रिशिराश्चाङ्गदं वीरमभिदुद्राव सायकैः
With the tip of his iron club, Mahodara smashed those trees, while Trishira rushed at the heroic Angada with arrows.
गजेन समभिद्रुत्य वालिपुत्रं महोदरः। जघानोरसि संक्रुद्धस्तोमरैर्वज्रसंनिभैः
Mahodara, charging at Vali's son on his elephant, struck him on the chest in fury with spears as hard as thunderbolts.