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.
देवान्तकश्च संक्रुद्धः परिघेण तदाङ्गदम्। उपगम्याभिहत्याशु व्यपचक्राम वेगवान्
Devantaka too, enraged, approached Angada and swiftly struck him with his club, then withdrew at speed.
स त्रिभिर्नैर्ऋतश्रेष्ठैर्युगपत् समभिद्रुतः। न विव्यथे महातेजा वालिपुत्रः प्रतापवान्
Though attacked simultaneously by those three foremost of rakshasas, the radiant and valiant son of Vali did not falter.
स वेगवान् महावेगं कृत्वा परमदुर्जयः। तलेन समभिद्रुत्य जघानास्य महागजम्
That swift and formidable Angada, making a mighty rush, struck the great elephant with his palm.
तस्य तेन प्रहारेण नागराजस्य संयुगे। पेततुर्नयने तस्य विननाश स कुञ्जरः
By that blow in battle, the eyes of the king of elephants fell out, and the elephant perished.
विषाणं चास्य निष्कृष्य वालिपुत्रो महाबलः। देवान्तकमभिद्रुत्य ताडयामास संयुगे
Then Vali's mighty son pulled out its tusk and, rushing at Devantaka, struck him in the fight.
स विह्वलस्तु तेजस्वी वातोद्धूत इव द्रुमः। लाक्षारससवर्णं च सुस्राव रुधिरं महत्
Reeling, the radiant Devantaka was like a tree shaken by the wind, and he shed a great stream of blood, red as lac dye.
अथाश्वास्य महातेजाः कृच्छ्राद् देवान्तको बली। आविध्य परिघं वेगादाजघान तदाङ्गदम्
Then, regaining his composure with difficulty, the powerful Devantaka swung his club with force and struck Angada.
परिघाभिहतश्चापि वानरेन्द्रात्मजस्तदा। जानुभ्यां पतितो भूमौ पुनरेवोत्पपात ह
Struck by the club, the son of the monkey king fell to his knees on the ground, but immediately sprang up again.
तमुत्पतन्तं त्रिशिरास्त्रिभिर्बाणैरजिह्मगैः। घोरैर्हरिपतेः पुत्रं ललाटेऽभिजघान ह
As he leapt up, Trishira struck the son of the monkey lord on the forehead with three fierce, straight-flying arrows.
ततोऽङ्गदं परिक्षिप्तं त्रिभिर्नैर्ऋतपुङ्गवैः। हनूमानथ विज्ञाय नीलश्चापि प्रतस्थतुः
Then, seeing Aṅgada surrounded by three foremost Niṣāda warriors, Hanumān and also Nīla set out, having understood the situation.
ततश्चिक्षेप शैलाग्रं नीलस्त्रिशिरसे तदा। तद् रावणसुतो धीमान् बिभेद निशितैः शरैः
At that moment, Nīla hurled a mountain peak at Triśiras, but Rāvaṇa’s intelligent son shattered it with sharp arrows.
तद्बाणशतनिर्भिन्नं विदारितशिलातलम्। सविस्फुलिङ्गं सज्वालं निपपात गिरेः शिरः
Then, split by a hundred arrows and its rocky surface torn apart, the mountain peak, with sparks and flames, fell down from the mountain.
स विजृम्भितमालोक्य हर्षाद् देवान्तको बली। परिघेणाभिदुद्राव मारुतात्मजमाहवे
Seeing this display, the mighty Devāntaka, overjoyed, rushed at Hanumān in battle, wielding an iron club.
तमापतन्तमुत्पत्य हनूमान् कपिकुञ्जरः। आजघान तदा मूर्ध्नि वज्रकल्पेन मुष्टिना
As he charged, Hanumān, the foremost among monkeys, leapt up and struck him on the head with a fist as hard as a thunderbolt.
शिरसि प्राहरद् वीरस्तदा वायुसुतो बली। नादेनाकम्पयच्चैव राक्षसान् स महाकपिः
The heroic son of Vāyu struck his head with force, and with his roar, that great monkey shook the Rākṣasas.
स मुष्टिनिष्पिष्टविभिन्नमूर्धा निर्वान्तदन्ताक्षिविलम्बिजिह्वः। देवान्तको राक्षसराजसूनु- र्गतासुरुर्व्यां सहसा पपात
With his head crushed and split by the fist, his teeth and eyes knocked out, his tongue lolling, Devāntaka, son of the Rākṣasa king, fell dead to the ground at once.
तस्मिन् हते राक्षसयोधमुख्ये महाबले संयति देवशत्रौ। क्रुद्धस्त्रिशीर्षा निशितास्त्रमुग्रं ववर्ष नीलोरसि बाणवर्षम्
When that chief and mighty Rākṣasa warrior, the enemy of the gods, was slain in battle, the enraged Triśiras showered a fierce rain of sharp arrows upon Nīla’s chest.
महोदरस्तु संक्रुद्धः कुञ्जरं पर्वतोपमम्। भूयः समधिरुह्याशु मन्दरं रश्मिवानिव
Then Mahodara, furious, mounted again the elephant, massive as a mountain, as the sun swiftly ascends Mandara.
ततो बाणमयं वर्षं नीलस्योपर्यपातयत्। गिरौ वर्षं तडिच्चक्रचापवानिव तोयदः
After that, he rained down a shower of arrows upon Nīla, as a cloud pours rain, with lightning and a rainbow, upon a mountain.
ततः शरौघैरभिवृष्यमाणो विभिन्नगात्रः कपिसैन्यपालः। नीलो बभूवाथ विसृष्टगात्रो विष्टम्भितस्तेन महाबलेन
Then, battered by volleys of arrows, his body wounded, Nīla, the commander of the monkey army, became exhausted and immobilized by that mighty warrior.