सप्तभिस्तु महावीर्यो मैन्दं मर्मविदारणैः। पञ्चभिर्विशिखैश्चैव गजं विव्याध संयुगे
With seven mighty, marrow-piercing arrows he struck Mainda, and with five more, he wounded Gaja in the fight.
जाम्बवन्तं तु दशभिर्नीलं त्रिंशद्भिरेव च। सुग्रीवमृषभं चैव सोऽङ्गदं द्विविदं तथा
He struck Jambavan with ten arrows, Nila with thirty, and likewise Sugriva, Rishabha, Angada, and Dvivida.
घोरैर्दत्तवरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्निष्प्राणानकरोत् तदा। अन्यानपि तथा मुख्यान् वानरान् बहुभिः शरैः
With dreadful, boon-given, sharp arrows, he then made many other leading monkeys lifeless as well.
अर्दयामास संक्रुद्धः कालाग्निरिव मूर्च्छितः। स शरैः सूर्यसंकाशैः सुमुक्तैः शीघ्रगामिभिः
Enraged and stupefied like the fire of destruction, he assailed with arrows, brilliant as the sun, swiftly released.
वानराणामनीकानि निर्ममन्थ महारणे। आकुलां वानरीं सेनां शरजालेन पीडिताम्
He shattered the armies of the monkeys in the great battle, afflicting the monkey host, thrown into confusion, with a torrent of arrows.
हृष्टः स परया प्रीत्या ददर्श क्षतजोक्षिताम्। पुनरेव महातेजा राक्षसेन्द्रात्मजो बली
Filled with supreme delight, he beheld them drenched in blood; and again, the mighty and radiant son of the king of the rakshasas,
संसृज्य बाणवर्षं च शस्त्रवर्षं च दारुणम्। ममर्द वानरानीकं परितस्त्विन्द्रजिद् बली
Unleashing a rain of arrows and a fierce shower of weapons, Indrajit crushed the monkey troops all around.
स्वसैन्यमुत्सृज्य समेत्य तूर्णं महाहवे वानरवाहिनीषु। अदृश्यमानः शरजालमुग्रं ववर्ष नीलाम्बुधरो यथाम्बु
Leaving his own army, he swiftly joined the monkey forces in the great battle; unseen, he poured a fierce shower of arrows, like a dark cloud releasing water.
ते शक्रजिद्बाणविशीर्णदेहा मायाहता विस्वरमुन्नदन्तः। रणे निपेतुर्हरयोऽद्रिकल्पा यथेन्द्रवज्राभिहता नगेन्द्राः
Their bodies shattered by Indrajit's arrows, struck by illusion, they cried out in confusion; the monkey heroes fell in battle, like mountains struck by Indra's thunderbolt.
ते केवलं संददृशुः शिताग्रान् बाणान् रणे वानरवाहिनीषु। मायाविगूढं च सुरेन्द्रशत्रुं न चात्र तं राक्षसमप्यपश्यन्
They saw only sharp-pointed arrows among the monkey forces in battle; but the enemy of the gods, concealed by illusion, was not seen, nor did they see that rakshasa there.
ततः स रक्षोधिपतिर्महात्मा सर्वा दिशो बाणगणैः शिताग्रैः। प्रच्छादयामास रविप्रकाशै- र्विदारयामास च वानरेन्द्रान्
Then that great-souled lord of the rakshasas covered all directions with groups of sharp arrows, radiant as the sun, and tore apart the monkey chiefs.
स शूलनिस्त्रिंशपरश्वधानि व्याविद्धदीप्तानलसप्रभाणि। सविस्फुलिङ्गोज्ज्वलपावकानि ववर्ष तीव्रं प्लवगेन्द्रसैन्ये
He rained down spears, swords, axes, blazing like fiery flames, sparkling and brilliant, upon the army of monkey chiefs.
ततो ज्वलनसंकाशैर्बाणैर्वानरयूथपाः। ताडिताः शक्रजिद्बाणैः प्रफुल्ला इव किंशुकाः
Then, struck by Indrajit's arrows, glowing like fire, the monkey leaders appeared like blossoming kimshuka trees.
तेऽन्योन्यमभिसर्पन्तो निनदन्तश्च विस्वरम्। राक्षसेन्द्रास्त्रनिर्भिन्ना निपेतुर्वानरर्षभाः
Rushing at each other and crying out in confusion, pierced by the weapons of the king of the rakshasas, the foremost monkeys fell.
उदीक्षमाणा गगनं केचिन्नेत्रेषु ताडिताः। शरैर्विविशुरन्योन्यं पेतुश्च जगतीतले
Some, gazing at the sky, struck in the eyes by arrows, entered into one another and fell to the earth.
हनूमन्तं च सुग्रीवमङ्गदं गन्धमादनम्। जाम्बवन्तं सुषेणं च वेगदर्शिनमेव च
Hanuman, Sugriva, Angada, Gandhamadana, Jambavan, Sushena, and also Vegadarshi,
मैन्दं च द्विविदं नीलं गवाक्षं गवयं तथा। केसरिं हरिलोमानं विद्युद्दंष्ट्रं च वानरम्
Mainda, Dvivida, Nila, Gavaksha, Gavaya, Kesari, Hariloma, Vidyuddamshtra the monkey,
सूर्याननं ज्योतिर्मुखं तथा दधिमुखं हरिम्। पावकाक्षं नलं चैव कुमुदं चैव वानरम्
Suryanana, Jyotirmukha, Dadhimukha the monkey, Pavakaksha, Nala, and Kumuda the monkey,
प्रासैः शूलैः शितैर्बाणैरिन्द्रजिन्मन्त्रसंहितैः। विव्याध हरिशार्दूलान् सर्वांस्तान् राक्षसोत्तमः
With spears, lances, sharp arrows, empowered by Indrajit's mantras, that foremost rakshasa pierced all those tiger-like monkeys.
स वै गदाभिर्हरियूथमुख्यान् निर्भिद्य बाणैस्तपनीयवर्णैः। ववर्ष रामं शरवृष्टिजालैः सलक्ष्मणं भास्कररश्मिकल्पैः
He struck the chief monkey leaders with maces and arrows, golden-hued; he showered Rama and Lakshmana with torrents of arrows, like rays of the sun.
स बाणवर्षैरभिवृष्यमाणो धारानिपातानिव तानचिन्त्य। समीक्षमाणः परमाद्भुतश्री- रामस्तदा लक्ष्मणमित्युवाच
Rama, being showered with a rain of arrows, like streams pouring down, gazed in wonder and spoke to Lakshmana.
असौ पुनर्लक्ष्मण राक्षसेन्द्रो ब्रह्मास्त्रमाश्रित्य सुरेन्द्रशत्रुः। निपातयित्वा हरिसैन्यमस्मान्- शितैः शरैरर्दयति प्रसक्तम्
Lakṣmaṇa, that king of the Rākṣasas, the foe of the lord of the gods, having resorted to the Brahmāstra, has struck down our army of monkeys and now relentlessly torments us with sharp arrows.
स्वयंभुवा दत्तवरो महात्मा समाहितोऽन्तर्हितभीमकायः। कथं नु शक्यो युधि नष्टदेहो निहन्तुमद्येन्द्रजिदुद्यतास्त्रः
Granted a boon by the Self-born, that great-souled one, composed and with his dreadful form vanished, how can Indrajit, now wielding his weapons, be slain in battle when his body is lost?
मन्ये स्वयंभूर्भगवानचिन्त्य- स्तस्यैतदस्त्रं प्रभवश्च योऽस्य। बाणावपातं त्वमिहाद्य धीमन् मया सहाव्यग्रमनाः सहस्व
I think the Self-born Lord alone knows the power of this weapon and its source; but you, steadfast one, endure the fall of these arrows here today with me, keeping your mind unshaken.
प्रच्छादयत्येष हि राक्षसेन्द्रः सर्वा दिशः सायकवृष्टिजालैः। एतच्च सर्वं पतिताग्र्यशूरं न भ्राजते वानरराजसैन्यम्
This king of the Rākṣasas is covering all directions with torrents of arrow-rain; and now, with all the foremost heroes fallen, the army of the monkey king no longer shines.
आवां तु दृष्ट्वा पतितौ विसंज्ञौ निवृत्तयुद्धौ हतहर्षरोषौ। ध्रुवं प्रवेक्ष्यत्यमरारिवास- मसौ समासाद्य रणाग्र्यलक्ष्मीम्
Seeing us both fallen, unconscious, withdrawn from battle, with our joy and anger destroyed, surely that slayer of the immortals' foes, having attained supreme glory in war, will enter his city.
ततस्तदा वानरसैन्यमेवं रामं च संख्ये सह लक्ष्मणेन। विषादयित्वा सहसा विवेश पुरीं दशग्रीवभुजाभिगुप्ताम्। संस्तूयमानः स तु यातुधानैः पित्रे च सर्वं हृषितोऽभ्युवाच
Then, having thus suddenly disheartened the monkey army and Rāma together with Lakṣmaṇa in battle, he entered the city guarded by the arms of the ten-headed one, praised by the Rākṣasas, and joyfully reported everything to his father.
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Hear now the seventy-fourth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddhakāṇḍa.
तयोस्तदासादितयो रणाग्रे मुमोह सैन्यं हरियूथपानाम्। सुग्रीवनीलाङ्गदजाम्बवन्तो न चापि किंचित् प्रतिपेदिरे ते
When those two were struck down at the forefront of battle, the army of monkey chiefs was bewildered; Sugrīva, Nīla, Aṅgada, and Jāmbavān did not respond at all.
ततो विषण्णं समवेक्ष्य सर्वं विभीषणो बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठः। उवाच शाखामृगराजवीरा- नाश्वासयन्नप्रतिमैर्वचोभिः
Then Vibhīṣaṇa, foremost among the wise, seeing all the army dejected, spoke to the heroic leaders of the monkey troops, consoling them with incomparable words.