अद्यप्रभृति लोकांस्त्रीन् सर्वे दानवराक्षसाः। भयेन प्रभृता नित्यं विचरिष्यन्ति शाश्वतम्
From this day forward, all dānavas and rākṣasas will forever wander the three worlds, always filled with fear.
दैवतैस्तु समागम्य सर्वैश्चेन्द्रपुरोगमैः। वृषध्वजस्त्रिपुरहा महादेवः प्रतोषितः
Having assembled with all the gods, led by Indra, the bull-bannered, city-destroying great god Śiva was satisfied.
प्रसन्नस्तु महादेवो देवानेतद् वचोऽब्रवीत्। उत्पत्स्यति हितार्थं वो नारी रक्षःक्षयावहा
The gracious great god spoke these words to the gods: ‘For your welfare, a woman will be born who will bring about the destruction of the rākṣasas.’
एषा देवैः प्रयुक्ता तु क्षुद् यथा दानवान् पुरा। भक्षयिष्यति नः सर्वान् राक्षसघ्नी सरावणान्
She, set in motion by the gods, will devour all of us rākṣasas, just as hunger once consumed the dānavas of old—she will be the slayer of rākṣasas, including Rāvaṇa.
रावणस्यापनीतेन दुर्विनीतस्य दुर्मतेः। अयं निष्टानको घोरः शोकेन समभिप्लुतः
Because of the misdeeds of wicked-minded Rāvaṇa, this dreadful, final wailing, overwhelmed by grief, has arisen.
तं न पश्यामहे लोके यो नः शरणदो भवेत्। राघवेणोपसृष्टानां कालेनेव युगक्षये
We do not see anyone in the world who can grant us refuge, beset by Rāghava, as if at the end of an age, overtaken by Time.
नास्ति नः शरणं किंचिद् भये महति तिष्ठताम्। दावाग्निवेष्टितानां हि करेणूनां यथा वने
There is no refuge for us, standing in this great terror, just as there is none for female elephants surrounded by a forest fire in the woods.
प्राप्तकालं कृतं तेन पौलस्त्येन महात्मना। यत एव भयं दृष्टं तमेव शरणं गतः
That great-souled descendant of Pulastya acted at the right time; seeing danger, he sought refuge in the very one from whom it arose.
इतीव सर्वा रजनीचरस्त्रियः परस्परं सम्परिरभ्य बाहुभिः। विषेदुरार्तातिभयाभिपीडिता विनेदुरुच्चैश्च तदा सुदारुणम्
Thus, all the night-dwelling women, embracing each other with their arms, were overcome with intense fear and distress, and then wailed loudly and terribly.
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Let the ninety-fifth sarga now be heard in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
आर्तानां राक्षसीनां तु लङ्कायां वै कुले कुले। रावणः करुणं शब्दं शुश्राव परिदेवितम्
In every household of Lanka, Ravana heard the pitiful cries and lamentations of the grieving demon women.
स तु दीर्घं विनिःश्वस्य मुहूर्तं ध्यानमास्थितः। बभूव परमक्रुद्धो रावणो भीमदर्शनः
He sighed deeply, and after a moment of meditation, Ravana—terrifying in appearance—became exceedingly enraged.
संदश्य दशनैरोष्ठं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः। राक्षसैरपि दुर्दर्शः कालाग्निरिव मूर्तिमान्
Biting his lip with his teeth, his eyes bloodshot with anger, he appeared like embodied death-fire, dreadful even to the demons.
उवाच च समीपस्थान् राक्षसान् राक्षसेश्वरः। क्रोधाव्यक्तकथस्तत्र निर्दहन्निव चक्षुषा
The lord of the demons, his speech choked with wrath and his gaze as if burning, addressed the nearby demons.
महोदरं महापार्श्वं विरूपाक्षं च राक्षसम्। शीघ्रं वदत सैन्यानि निर्यातेति ममाज्ञया
To Mahodara, Mahaparsva, and the demon Virupaksha, he said: 'Quickly command the armies to march forth at my order.'
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसास्ते भयार्दिताः। चोदयामासुरव्यग्रान् राक्षसांस्तान् नृपाज्ञया
Hearing his words, those demons, seized by fear, hurriedly urged the other demons onward by the king's command.
ते तु सर्वे तथेत्युक्त्वा राक्षसा भीमदर्शनाः। कृतस्वस्त्ययनाः सर्वे ते रणाभिमुखा ययुः
All those dreadful-looking demons replied, 'So be it,' performed auspicious rites, and advanced toward the battle.
प्रतिपूज्य यथान्यायं रावणं ते महारथाः। तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे भर्तुर्विजयकाङ्क्षिणः
Having duly honored Ravana, all those great chariot-warriors stood with joined palms, desiring their master's victory.
ततोवाच प्रहस्यैतान् रावणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। महोदरमहापार्श्वौ विरूपाक्षं च राक्षसम्
Then Ravana, his mind overcome by anger, laughed and spoke to Mahodara, Mahaparsva, and the demon Virupaksha.
अद्य बाणैर्धनुर्मुक्तैर्युगान्तादित्यसंनिभैः। राघवं लक्ष्मणं चैव नेष्यामि यमसादनम्
Today, with arrows released from my bow, blazing like the sun at the end of an age, I will send Rama and Lakshmana to the abode of Yama.
खरस्य कुम्भकर्णस्य प्रहस्तेन्द्रजितोस्तथा। करिष्यामि प्रतीकारमद्य शत्रुवधादहम्
Today, after slaying my enemies, I will avenge Khara, Kumbhakarna, Prahasta, and Indrajit.
नैवान्तरिक्षं न दिशो न च द्यौर्नापि सागराः। प्रकाशत्वं गमिष्यन्ति मद्बाणजलदावृताः
Neither the sky, nor the directions, nor heaven, nor even the oceans will remain visible, covered by the clouds of my arrows.
अद्य वानरमुख्यानां तानि यूथानि भागशः। धनुषा शरजालेन वधिष्यामि पतत्त्रिणा
Today, with showers of arrows from my bow, I will destroy, group by group, the troops of the foremost monkeys.
अद्य वानरसैन्यानि रथेन पवनौजसा। धनुःसमुद्रादुद्भूतैर्मथिष्यामि शरोर्मिभिः
Today, with my chariot and the force of the wind, I will churn the monkey armies with waves of arrows rising from my bow like a sea.
व्याकोशपद्मवक्त्राणि पद्मकेसरवर्चसाम्। अद्य यूथतटाकानि गजवत् प्रमथाम्यहम्
Today, like elephants, I will crush the monkey battalions whose faces are like blossoming lotuses and whose splendor matches the finest lotus filaments.
सशरैरद्य वदनैः संख्ये वानरयूथपाः। मण्डयिष्यन्ति वसुधां सनालैरिव पङ्कजैः
Today, in battle, the chiefs of the monkeys will deck the earth with their faces pierced by arrows, as with lotuses along with their stalks.
अद्य यूथप्रचण्डानां हरीणां द्रुमयोधिनाम्। मुक्तेनैकेषुणा युद्धे भेत्स्यामि च शतं शतम्
Today, in battle, I will shatter hundreds upon hundreds of those fierce, troop-leading monkeys, wielders of trees, with a single released arrow.
हतो भ्राता च येषां वै येषां च तनयो हतः। वधेनाद्य रिपोस्तेषां करोम्यश्रुप्रमार्जनम्
Those whose brother has been slain, and those whose son has been killed—today, by killing my enemies, I will wipe away their tears.
अद्य मद्बाणनिर्भिन्नैः प्रस्तीर्णैर्गतचेतनैः। करोमि वानरैर्युद्धे यत्नावेक्ष्यतलां महीम्
Today, in battle, I will cover the earth with monkeys, pierced by my intoxicating arrows, lying lifeless and strewn out, so that the ground will be hard to see.
अद्य काकाश्च गृध्राश्च ये च मांसाशिनोऽपरे। सर्वांस्तांस्तर्पयिष्यामि शत्रुमांसैः शराहतैः
Today, I will satisfy all the crows, vultures, and other flesh-eaters with the flesh of enemies struck down by arrows.