निदर्शयस्वात्मबलं समुद्यतं कुरुष्व सर्वायुधसायकव्ययम्। न लक्ष्मणस्यैत्य हि बाणगोचरं त्वमद्य जीवन् सबलो गमिष्यसि
Show your own strength, fully raised; expend all your weapons and arrows; for today, after entering Lakshmana's range of arrows, you will not depart alive with your forces.
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Hear now the eighty-eighth sarga (chapter). In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa, the eighty-eighth sarga.
विभीषणवचः श्रुत्वा रावणिः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। अब्रवीत् परुषं वाक्यं क्रोधेनाभ्युत्पपात च
Hearing Vibhīṣaṇa's words, Rāvaṇa's son, overcome by anger, spoke harsh words and rose up in fury.
उद्यतायुधनिस्त्रिंशो रथे सुसमलंकृते। कालाश्वयुक्ते महति स्थितः कालान्तकोपमः
Armed with a sword, standing in a splendidly adorned chariot yoked with horses of death, he appeared like Death at the end of time.
महाप्रमाणमुद्यम्य विपुलं वेगवद् दृढम्। धनुर्भीमबलो भीमं शरांश्चामित्रनाशनान्
Raising a great, strong, swift bow, mighty in strength, he took up terrible arrows meant for the destruction of enemies.
तं ददर्श महेष्वासो रथस्थः समलंकृतः। अलंकृतममित्रघ्नो रावणस्यात्मजो बली
The great archer, adorned and standing in his chariot, saw him—Rāvaṇa's powerful son, destroyer of foes, splendidly adorned.
हनूमत्पृष्ठमारूढमुदयस्थरविप्रभम्। उवाचैनं सुसंरब्धः सौमित्रिं सविभीषणम्
Mounted on Hanuman's back, shining like the rising sun, he fiercely addressed Saumitri and Vibhīṣaṇa.
तांश्च वानरशार्दूलान् पश्यध्वं मे पराक्रमम्। अद्य मत्कार्मुकोत्सृष्टं शरवर्षं दुरासदम्
Look, O foremost among monkeys, at my valor; today, the rain of arrows released from my bow will be impossible to withstand.
मुक्तवर्षमिवाकाशे धारयिष्यथ संयुगे। अद्य वो मामका बाणा महाकार्मुकनिःसृताः। विधमिष्यन्ति गात्राणि तूलराशिमिवानलः
As you bear the released shower in the sky during battle, today my arrows, shot from the great bow, will strike your bodies like fire consuming heaps of cotton.
तीक्ष्णसायकनिर्भिन्नान् शूलशक्त्यृष्टितोमरैः। अद्य वो गमयिष्यामि सर्वानेव यमक्षयम्
Pierced by sharp arrows, spears, javelins, and tomars, today I will send all of you to Yama's abode.
सृजतः शरवर्षाणि क्षिप्रहस्तस्य संयुगे। जीमूतस्येव नदतः कः स्थास्यति ममाग्रतः
As I release showers of arrows with swift hands in battle, who will stand before me, like thunder before a roaring cloud?
रात्रियुद्धे तदा पूर्वं वज्राशनिसमैः शरैः। शायितौ तौ मया भूयो विसंज्ञौ सपुरःसरौ
In that earlier night battle, with arrows like thunderbolts and lightning, I struck down those two leaders and their followers, rendering them unconscious.
स्मृतिर्न तेऽस्ति वा मन्ये व्यक्तं यातो यमक्षयम्। आशीविषसमं क्रुद्धं यन्मां योद्धुमुपस्थितः
It seems you have no memory, for surely you have gone to the realm of Yama, since you have come to fight me, who am as furious as a venomous serpent.
तच्छ्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रस्य गर्जितं राघवस्तदा। अभीतवदनः क्रुद्धो रावणिं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
Hearing the roar of the king of the Rākṣasas, Rāghava, his face fearless and filled with anger, spoke these words to Rāvaṇa's son.
उक्तश्च दुर्गमः पारः कार्याणां राक्षस त्वया। कार्याणां कर्मणा पारं यो गच्छति स बुद्धिमान्
You have said, O Rākṣasa, that the far shore of deeds is difficult to reach; but he who attains the end of his tasks through action is truly wise.
स त्वमर्थस्य हीनार्थो दुरवापस्य केनचित्। वाचा व्याहृत्य जानीषे कृतार्थोऽस्मीति दुर्मते
You, lacking in true wealth and unable to attain what is difficult, imagine yourself accomplished just by uttering words, O misguided one.
अन्तर्धानगतेनाजौ यत्त्वया चरितस्तदा। तस्कराचरितो मार्गो नैष वीरनिषेवितः
That conduct of yours on the battlefield, vanishing from sight, is the way of thieves, not the path followed by heroes.
यथा बाणपथं प्राप्य स्थितोऽस्मि तव राक्षस। दर्शयस्वाद्य तत्तेजो वाचा त्वं किं विकत्थसे
Now that I stand within the range of your arrows, O Rākṣasa, show your prowess today—why do you boast with words?
एवमुक्तो धनुर्भीमं परामृश्य महाबलः। ससर्ज निशितान् बाणानिन्द्रजित् समितिंजयः
Thus addressed, the mighty Indrajit, grasping his formidable bow, released sharp arrows, victorious in battle.
तेन सृष्टा महावेगाः शराः सर्पविषोपमाः। सम्प्राप्य लक्ष्मणं पेतुः श्वसन्त इव पन्नगाः
Those arrows, unleashed with great speed and likened to serpent venom, reached Lakṣmaṇa and fell upon him like hissing serpents.
शरैरतिमहावेगैर्वेगवान् रावणात्मजः। सौमित्रिमिन्द्रजिद् युद्धे विव्याध शुभलक्षणम्
With those extremely swift arrows, the son of Rāvaṇa, Indrajit, wounded the auspicious Saumitri in battle.
स शरैरतिविद्धाङ्गो रुधिरेण समुक्षितः। शुशुभे लक्ष्मणः श्रीमान् विधूम इव पावकः
His body pierced by arrows and drenched in blood, the illustrious Lakṣmaṇa shone like a smokeless fire.
इन्द्रजित् त्वात्मनः कर्म प्रसमीक्ष्याभिगम्य च। विनद्य सुमहानादमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
Indrajit, observing his own deeds and drawing near, roared a great sound and spoke these words.
पत्रिणः शितधारास्ते शरा मत्कार्मुकच्युताः। आदास्यन्तेऽद्य सौमित्रे जीवितं जीवितान्तकाः
These feathered, sharp-edged arrows released from my bow, O Saumitri, will today take your life—they are the enders of life.
अद्य गोमायुसङ्घाश्च श्येनसङ्घाश्च लक्ष्मण। गृध्राश्च निपतन्तु त्वां गतासुं निहतं मया
Today, Lakṣmaṇa, packs of jackals, flocks of hawks, and vultures will fall upon you, lifeless and slain by me.
क्षत्रबन्धुं सदानार्यं रामः परमदुर्मतिः। भक्तं भ्रातरमद्यैव त्वां द्रक्ष्यति हतं मया
Today, Rāma, that most wicked one, will see you—his devoted brother—slain by me, lying dead, a disgrace to the warrior class and ever unworthy.
विस्रस्तकवचं भूमौ व्यपविद्धशरासनम्। हृतोत्तमाङ्गं सौमित्रे त्वामद्य निहतं मया
Saumitri, today I will slay you, your armor fallen, your bow cast aside on the ground, your head severed.
इति ब्रुवाणं संक्रुद्धः परुषं रावणात्मजम्। हेतुमद् वाक्यमर्थज्ञो लक्ष्मणः प्रत्युवाच ह
As Rāvaṇa's son spoke these harsh words in anger, Lakṣmaṇa, understanding the meaning, replied with reasoned speech.
वाग्बलं त्यज दुर्बुद्धे क्रूरकर्मन् हि राक्षस। अथ कस्माद् वदस्येतत् सम्पादय सुकर्मणा
Abandon your reliance on words, O evil-minded one, for you are cruel in deed, Rākṣasa; why do you speak thus? Accomplish it through noble action.
अकृत्वा कत्थसे कर्म किमर्थमिह राक्षस। कुरु तत् कर्म येनाहं श्रद्धेयं तव कत्थनम्
Why do you boast here, O Rākṣasa, without having acted? Do that deed by which your boasting will be worthy of belief.