यतो हि ददृशाते तौ शरान् निपतिताञ्छितान्। ततस्तु तौ दाशरथी ससृजातेऽस्त्रमुत्तमम्
Wherever they saw arrows falling, those sons of Daśaratha then released a supreme weapon.
रावणिस्तु दिशः सर्वा रथेनातिरथोऽपतत्। विव्याध तौ दाशरथी लघ्वस्त्रो निशितैः शरैः
Rāvaṇa, the great charioteer, rushed with his chariot in all directions and struck the sons of Daśaratha with swift, sharp arrows.
तेनातिविद्धौ तौ वीरौ रुक्मपुङ्खैः सुसंहतैः। बभूवतुर्दाशरथी पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ
Pierced deeply by those well-aimed arrows with golden feathers, the sons of Daśaratha appeared like blossoming kiṃśuka trees.
नास्य वेगगतिं कश्चिन्न च रूपं धनुः शरान्। न चास्य विदितं किंचित् सूर्यस्येवाभ्रसम्प्लवे
No one could discern his speed, form, bow, or arrows; nothing about him was known, as when the sun is hidden by clouds.
तेन विद्धाश्च हरयो निहताश्च गतासवः। बभूवुः शतशस्तत्र पतिता धरणीतले
Struck by him, the monkeys were slain and lifeless; hundreds lay fallen upon the earth.
लक्ष्मणस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो भ्रातरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्। ब्राह्ममस्त्रं प्रयोक्ष्यामि वधार्थं सर्वरक्षसाम्
Then Lakṣmaṇa, enraged, spoke to his brother: 'I will employ the Brahma weapon to destroy all the rākṣasas.'
तमुवाच ततो रामो लक्ष्मणं शुभलक्षणम्। नैकस्य हेतो रक्षांसि पृथिव्यां हन्तुमर्हसि
Rāma then addressed Lakṣmaṇa, whose marks were auspicious: 'You should not kill all the rākṣasas on earth for the sake of one.'
अयुध्यमानं प्रच्छन्नं प्राञ्जलिं शरणागतम्। पलायमानं मत्तं वा न हन्तुं त्वमिहार्हसि
You must not slay one who does not fight, who is concealed, who approaches with joined palms seeking refuge, who flees, or who is intoxicated.
तस्यैव तु वधे यत्नं करिष्यामि महाभुज। आदेक्ष्यावो महावेगानस्त्रानाशीविषोपमान्
But for his death alone I will exert effort, O mighty-armed; we shall employ weapons of great speed, resembling venomous serpents.
तमेनं मायिनं क्षुद्रमन्तर्हितरथं बलात्। राक्षसं निहनिष्यन्ति दृष्ट्वा वानरयूथपाः
The chiefs of the monkeys, seeing that petty sorcerer, the Rakshasa, whose chariot is concealed, will slay him by force.
यद्येष भूमिं विशते दिवं वा रसातलं वापि नभस्तलं वा। एवं विगूढोऽपि ममास्त्रदग्धः पतिष्यते भूमितले गतासुः
Even if he enters the earth, or the sky, or the netherworld, or the realm of space, though he hides himself thus, struck by my weapon, he will fall lifeless upon the ground.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं महार्थं रघुप्रवीरः प्लवगर्षभैर्वृतः। वधाय रौद्रस्य नृशंसकर्मण- स्तदा महात्मा त्वरितं निरीक्षते
Having spoken these weighty words, the mighty hero of the Raghu line, surrounded by the foremost monkeys, then swiftly gazed toward the destruction of that fierce perpetrator of cruel deeds.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीये आदिकाव्ये युद्धकाण्डे अशीतितमः सर्गः
Thus ends the eightieth sarga in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa of the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, the first epic.
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Let the eighty-first sarga be heard. In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa, this is the seventy-third sarga of the three sevens.
विज्ञाय तु मनस्तस्य राघवस्य महात्मनः। स निवृत्याहवात् तस्मात् प्रविवेश पुरं ततः
Understanding the mind of the great-souled Rāghava, he withdrew from the battle and then entered the city.
सोऽनुस्मृत्य वधं तेषां राक्षसानां तरस्विनाम्। क्रोधताम्रेक्षणः शूरो निर्जगामाथ रावणिः
Recalling the slaughter of those swift Rakshasas, the heroic Rāvaṇa's son, his eyes reddened with anger, emerged.
स पश्चिमेन द्वारेण निर्ययौ राक्षसैर्वृतः। इन्द्रजित् सुमहावीर्यः पौलस्त्यो देवकण्टकः
Indrajit, of immense prowess, the thorn of the gods, descended from the western gate, surrounded by Rakshasas, being a descendant of Pulastya.
इन्द्रजित्तु ततो दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। रणायाभ्युुद्यतौ वीरौ मायां प्रादुष्करोत् तदा
Then Indrajit, seeing the two brothers, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, both heroes advancing for battle, manifested his illusion.
इन्द्रजित्तु रथे स्थाप्य सीतां मायामयीं तदा। बलेन महतावृत्य तस्या वधमरोचयत्
Indrajit then placed a magical Sītā upon his chariot, and, surrounded by a great force, resolved upon her killing.
मोहनार्थं तु सर्वेषां बुद्धिं कृत्वा सुदुर्मतिः। हन्तुं सीतां व्यवसितो वानराभिमुखो ययौ
With the intent to bewilder all, having devised a scheme for confusion, that wicked-minded one, determined to slay Sītā, advanced toward the monkeys.
तं दृष्ट्वा त्वभिनिर्यान्तं सर्वे ते काननौकसः। उत्पेतुरभिसंक्रुद्धाः शिलाहस्ता युयुत्सवः
Seeing him advancing, all those dwellers of the forest, enraged and eager for battle, sprang up with stones in hand.
हनूमान् पुरतस्तेषां जगाम कपिकुञ्जरः। प्रगृह्य सुमहच्छृङ्गं पर्वतस्य दुरासदम्
Hanuman, the elephant among monkeys, went ahead of them, grasping the immense and formidable peak of a mountain.
स ददर्श हतानन्दां सीतामिन्द्रजितो रथे। एकवेणीधरां दीनामुपवासकृशाननाम्
He saw Sītā, deprived of joy, on Indrajit's chariot, wearing a single braid, forlorn, her face emaciated from fasting.
परिक्लिष्टैकवसनाममृजां राघवप्रियाम्। रजोमलाभ्यामालिप्तैः सर्वगात्रैर्वरस्त्रियम्
He saw her, clad in a single soiled garment, unadorned, beloved of Rāghava, her entire body smeared with dust and filth, that noble lady.
तां निरीक्ष्य मुहूर्तं तु मैथिलीमध्यवस्य च। बभूवाचिरदृष्टा हि तेन सा जनकात्मजा
Gazing for a moment at Maithilī and reflecting, he realized that she, the daughter of Janaka, had not been seen by him for a long time.
अब्रवीत् तां तु शोकार्तां निरानन्दां तपस्विनीम्। दृष्ट्वा रथस्थितां दीनां राक्षसेन्द्रसुतश्रिताम्
He spoke to her, afflicted by sorrow, joyless, ascetic, seeing her standing on the chariot, forlorn, under the power of the Rakshasa lord's son.
किं समर्थितमस्येति चिन्तयन् स महाकपिः। सह तैर्वानरश्रेष्ठैरभ्यधावत रावणिम्
Wondering what purpose this act served, the great monkey, together with those foremost monkeys, rushed toward Rāvaṇa's son.
तद् वानरबलं दृष्ट्वा रावणिः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। कृत्वा विकोशं निस्त्रिंशं मूर्ध्नि सीतामकर्षयत्
Seeing the army of monkeys, the son of Ravana, overcome with rage, drew his sharp sword and dragged Sita by the hair.
तां स्त्रियं पश्यतां तेषां ताडयामास राक्षसः। क्रोशन्तीं राम रामेति मायया योजितां रथे
That rakshasa struck the woman as all looked on, while she cried out 'Rama! Rama!'—her form conjured by illusion and placed upon the chariot.
गृहीतमूर्धजां दृष्ट्वा हनूमान् दैन्यमागतः। दुःखजं वारि नेत्राभ्यामुत्सृजन् मारुतात्मजः
Seeing her seized by the hair, Hanuman was filled with sorrow, and the son of the wind-god shed tears of grief from his eyes.