ध्वजवर्मरथानश्वान् नानाप्रहरणानि च। आप्लुत्याप्लुत्य समरे वानरेन्द्रा बभञ्जिरे
The monkey chiefs, leaping again and again in battle, shattered banners, armor, chariots, horses, and various weapons.
केशान् कर्णललाटं च नासिकाश्च प्लवंगमाः। रक्षसां दशनैस्तीक्ष्णैर्नखैश्चापि व्यकर्तयन्
The monkeys tore out the hair, ears, foreheads, and noses of the rākṣasas with their sharp teeth and claws.
एकैकं राक्षसं संख्ये शतं वानरपुंगवाः। अभ्यधावन्त फलिनं वृक्षं शकुनयो यथा
A hundred foremost monkeys rushed at each rākṣasa in battle, like birds flocking to a fruit-laden tree.
तदा गदाभिर्गुर्वीभिः प्रासैः खड्गैः परश्वधैः। निर्जघ्नुर्वानरान् घोरान् राक्षसाः पर्वतोपमाः
Then the rākṣasas, massive as mountains, struck down the fierce monkeys with heavy maces, spears, swords, and axes.
राक्षसैर्वध्यमानानां वानराणां महाचमूः। शरण्यं शरणं याता रामं दशरथात्मजम्
The great host of monkeys, being slain by the rākṣasas, sought refuge with Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, as their protector.
ततो रामो महातेजा धनुरादाय वीर्यवान्। प्रविश्य राक्षसं सैन्यं शरवर्षं ववर्ष च
Then Rāma, mighty and radiant, took up his bow and, entering the rākṣasa army, unleashed a shower of arrows.
प्रविष्टं तु तदा रामं मेघाः सूर्यमिवाम्बरे। नाधिजग्मुर्महाघोरा निर्दहन्तं शराग्निना
When Rāma entered, the terrifying rākṣasas could not approach him, as clouds cannot approach the sun burning in the sky with the fire of his arrows.
कृतान्येव सुघोराणि रामेण रजनीचराः। रणे रामस्य ददृशुः कर्माण्यसुकराणि ते
The night-stalkers saw Rāma perform truly dreadful and difficult deeds in battle.
चालयन्तं महासैन्यं विधमन्तं महारथान्। ददृशुस्ते न वै रामं वातं वनगतं यथा
They saw him shaking the great army and scattering mighty warriors, but could not see Rāma himself, like the wind in the forest.
छिन्नं भिन्नं शरैर्दग्धं प्रभग्नं शस्त्रपीडितम्। बलं रामेण ददृशुर्न रामं शीघ्रकारिणम्
They saw their forces cut down, shattered, burned by arrows, and broken by weapons, but did not see swift-acting Rāma.
प्रहरन्तं शरीरेषु न ते पश्यन्ति राघवम्। इन्द्रियार्थेषु तिष्ठन्तं भूतात्मानमिव प्रजाः
They did not see Rāghava striking their bodies, just as creatures do not see the embodied soul abiding in the senses.
एष हन्ति गजानीकमेष हन्ति महारथान्। एष हन्ति शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः पदातीन् वाजिभिः सह
This one slays the elephant divisions, this one slays the great chariot-warriors, this one slays the infantry with sharp arrows along with their horses.
इति ते राक्षसाः सर्वे रामस्य सदृशान् रणे। अन्योन्यं कुपिता जघ्नुः सादृश्याद् राघवस्य तु
Thus, all the rākṣasas, angered in battle, struck each other, mistaking one another for Rāma because of his likeness.
न ते ददृशिरे रामं दहन्तमपि वाहिनीम्। मोहिताः परमास्त्रेण गान्धर्वेण महात्मना
They could not see Rama, even as he was burning down the army, for they were deluded by the supreme Gandharva weapon of the great-souled one.
ते तु रामसहस्राणि रणे पश्यन्ति राक्षसाः। पुनः पश्यन्ति काकुत्स्थमेकमेव महाहवे
But the Rakshasas saw thousands of Ramas on the battlefield, and then again saw only the single Kakutstha in the great combat.
भ्रमन्तीं काञ्चनीं कोटिं कार्मुकस्य महात्मनः। अलातचक्रप्रतिमां ददृशुस्ते न राघवम्
They saw a whirling golden disk, like a blazing wheel, belonging to the great-souled archer, but they did not see Raghava.
शरीरनाभि सत्त्वार्चिः शरारं नेमिकार्मुकम्। ज्याघोषतलनिर्घोषं तेजोबुद्धिगुणप्रभम्
With a body as its hub, blazing with the energy of his spirit, with arrows as its spokes and the bow as its rim, resounding with the twang of the bowstring, shining with the qualities of brilliance, intellect, and power—
दिव्यास्त्रगुणपर्यन्तं निघ्नन्तं युधि राक्षसान्। ददृशू रामचक्रं तत् कालचक्रमिव प्रजाः
That Rama-chakra, encircled by the qualities of divine weapons, striking down Rakshasas in battle, appeared to them like the wheel of Time to living beings.
अनीकं दशसाहस्रं रथानां वातरंहसाम्। अष्टादश सहस्राणि कुञ्जराणां तरस्विनाम्
Ten thousand chariots, swift as the wind, and eighteen thousand mighty elephants—
चतुर्दश सहस्राणि सारोहाणां च वाजिनाम्। पूर्णे शतसहस्रे द्वे राक्षसानां पदातिनाम्
Fourteen thousand horsemen with riders, and two full hundred thousand foot-soldiers among the Rakshasas—
दिवसस्याष्टभागेन शरैरग्निशिखोपमैः। हतान्येकेन रामेण रक्षसां कामरूपिणाम्
Within one eighth of a day, Rama alone slew these shape-shifting Rakshasas with arrows blazing like tongues of fire.
ते हताश्वा हतरथाः शान्ता विमथितध्वजाः। अभिपेतुः पुरीं लङ्कां हतशेषा निशाचराः
Their horses slain, their chariots destroyed, their banners shattered and their ranks broken, the surviving night-stalkers fled into the city of Lanka.
हतैर्गजपदात्यश्वैस्तद् बभूव रणाजिरम्। आक्रीडभूमिः क्रुद्धस्य रुद्रस्येव महात्मनः
With elephants, infantry, and horses slain, that battlefield became like a playground for the wrathful, great-souled Rudra.
ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः। साधु साध्विति रामस्य तत् कर्म समपूजयन्
Then the gods, along with the Gandharvas, Siddhas, and great sages, praised Rama's deed, exclaiming, 'Well done! Well done!'
अब्रवीच्च तदा रामः सुग्रीवं प्रत्यनन्तरम्। विभीषणं च धर्मात्मा हनूमन्तं च वानरम्
Then Rama, the righteous one, spoke at once to Sugriva, to Vibhishana, and to Hanuman the monkey.
जाम्बवन्तं हरिश्रेष्ठं मैन्दं द्विविदमेव च। एतदस्त्रबलं दिव्यं मम वा त्र्यम्बकस्य वा
To Jambavan, the foremost of monkeys, and to Mainda and Dvivida as well, he said: 'This divine power of weapons is either mine or belongs to Tryambaka.'
निहत्य तां राक्षसराजवाहिनीं रामस्तदा शक्रसमो महात्मा। अस्त्रेषु शस्त्रेषु जितक्लमश्च संस्तूयते देवगणैः प्रहृष्टैः
Having destroyed that army of the Rakshasa king, Rama, equal to Indra and great-souled, free from fatigue in weapons and arms, was praised by the delighted hosts of gods.
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Let the ninety-fourth sarga now be heard in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
तानि नागसहस्राणि सारोहाणि च वाजिनाम्। रथानां त्वग्निवर्णानां सध्वजानां सहस्रशः
Those thousands of elephants, horsemen with riders, and thousands of chariots with blazing banners—
राक्षसानां सहस्राणि गदापरिघयोधिनाम्। काञ्चनध्वजचित्राणां शूराणां कामरूपिणाम्
Thousands of Rakshasas, wielding maces and iron clubs, adorned with golden banners, heroic and shape-shifting—