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—
निहतानि शरैर्दीप्तैस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः। रावणेन प्रयुक्तानि रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा
All these, deployed by Ravana, were struck down by Rama, the unwearied in action, with blazing arrows adorned with heated gold.
दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वा च सम्भ्रान्ता हतशेषा निशाचराः। राक्षस्यश्च समागम्य दीनाश्चिन्तापरिप्लुताः
Seeing and hearing this, the surviving night-dwellers, agitated, gathered together with the demonesses, distressed and overwhelmed by anxiety.
विधवा हतपुत्राश्च क्रोशन्त्यो हतबान्धवाः। राक्षस्यः सह संगम्य दुःखार्ताः पर्यदेवयन्
The widowed, those whose sons were slain, and those bereft of kin, the demonesses, coming together in their grief, wailed in anguish.
कथं शूर्पणखा वृद्धा कराला निर्णतोदरी। आससाद वने रामं कंदर्पसमरूपिणम्
How did the aged, fierce, sunken-bellied Śūrpaṇakhā encounter Rāma in the forest, who appeared like the god of love himself?
सुकुमारं महासत्त्वं सर्वभूतहिते रतम्। तं दृष्ट्वा लोकवध्या सा हीनरूपा प्रकामिता
That woman, infamous in the world, lacking beauty and shameless, upon seeing him—gentle, of great strength, devoted to the welfare of all beings—
कथं सर्वगुणैर्हीना गुणवन्तं महौजसम्। सुमुखं दुर्मुखी रामं कामयामास राक्षसी
How did that ugly-faced demoness, devoid of all virtues, desire Rāma, who was handsome, virtuous, and possessed of great energy?
जनस्यास्याल्पभाग्यत्वाद् वलिनी श्वेतमूर्धजा। अकार्यमपहास्यं च सर्वलोकविगर्हितम्
Because of her misfortune, with wrinkled skin and white hair, she did what was improper and laughable, condemned by all people.
राक्षसानां विनाशाय दूषणस्य खरस्य च। चकाराप्रतिरूपा सा राघवस्य प्रधर्षणम्
For the destruction of the demons, and of Dūṣaṇa and Khara, she, unworthy as she was, provoked Rāghava’s wrath.
तन्निमित्तमिदं वैरं रावणेन कृतं महत्। वधाय सीता साऽऽनीता दशग्रीवेण रक्षसा
Because of that, this great enmity was created by Rāvaṇa; for Sītā’s abduction by the ten-headed demon was for her death.
न च सीतां दशग्रीवः प्राप्नोति जनकात्मजाम्। बद्धं बलवता वैरमक्षयं राघवेण च
But the ten-headed one does not obtain Sītā, the daughter of Janaka; instead, a powerful and unending enmity with Rāghava has been bound.