ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टो रामो दशरथात्मजः। उवाच रावणं वीरः प्रहस्य परुषं वचः
Then Rāma, son of Daśaratha, filled with anger, laughed and spoke harsh words to Rāvaṇa in the midst of battle.
मम भार्या जनस्थानादज्ञानाद् राक्षसाधम। हृता ते विवशा यस्मात् तस्मात् त्वं नासि वीर्यवान्
Because my wife was taken from Janasthāna by you, the lowest of rākṣasas, through ignorance and helplessness, you are not truly powerful.
मया विरहितां दीनां वर्तमानां महावने। वैदेहीं प्रसभं हृत्वा शूरोऽहमिति मन्यसे
You forcibly abducted Vaidehī, abandoned and distressed by me, while she was dwelling in the great forest, and you imagine yourself a hero.
स्त्रीषु शूर विनाथासु परदाराभिमर्शनम्। कृत्वा कापुरुषं कर्म शूरोऽहमिति मन्यसे
You consider yourself a hero for committing the vile act of violating defenseless women and approaching another man's wife.
भिन्नमर्याद निर्लज्ज चारित्रेष्वनवस्थित। दर्पान्मृत्युमुपादाय शूरोऽहमिति मन्यसे
You, who have broken boundaries, are shameless, unstable in conduct, and, out of arrogance, have invited death, yet you think yourself a hero.
शूरेण धनदभ्रात्रा बलैः समुदितेन च। श्लाघनीयं महत्कर्म यशस्यं च कृतं त्वया
With the wealth and support of your brother, you accomplished a great and praiseworthy deed, renowned and celebrated.
उत्सेकेनाभिपन्नस्य गर्हितस्याहितस्य च। कर्मणः प्राप्नुहीदानीं तस्याद्य सुमहत् फलम्
Now receive the immense result of your action, which was undertaken with arrogance, condemned and harmful.
शूरोऽहमिति चात्मानमवगच्छसि दुर्मते। नैव लज्जास्ति ते सीतां चौरवद् व्यपकर्षतः
You, of wicked mind, regard yourself as a hero, yet you feel no shame in abducting Sītā like a thief.
यदि मत्संनिधौ सीता धर्षिता स्यात् त्वया बलात्। भ्रातरं तु खरं पश्येस्तदा मत्सायकैर्हतः
If Sītā had been violated by you by force in my presence, you would have seen your brother Khara slain by my arrows.
दिष्ट्यासि मम मन्दात्मंश्चक्षुर्विषयमागतः। अद्य त्वां सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्नयामि यमसादनम्
By fortune, you have come within my sight, O dull-minded one; today I shall send you to the abode of Yama with sharp arrows.
अद्य ते मच्छरैश्छिन्नं शिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम्। क्रव्यादा व्यपकर्षन्तु विकीर्णं रणपांसुषु
Today, let your head, severed by my arrows and adorned with blazing earrings, be dragged away by flesh-eaters, scattered upon the dust of battle.
निपत्योरसि गृध्रास्ते क्षितौ क्षिप्तस्य रावण। पिबन्तु रुधिरं तर्षाद् बाणशल्यान्तरोत्थितम्
When you fall to the ground, O Rāvaṇa, let the vultures drink your blood, eager for it, as it flows from the wounds made by arrows.
अद्य मद्बाणभिन्नस्य गतासोः पतितस्य ते। कर्षन् त्वन्त्राणि पतगा गरुत्मन्त इवोरगान्
Today, as you lie dead, struck by my arrows, let the birds pull out your entrails, as Garuḍas do with serpents.
इत्येवं स वदन् वीरो रामः शत्रुनिबर्हणः। राक्षसेन्द्रं समीपस्थं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्
Thus speaking, the heroic Rāma, destroyer of enemies, showered the king of rākṣasas standing nearby with volleys of arrows.
बभूव द्विगुणं वीर्यं बलं हर्षश्च संयुगे। रामस्यास्त्रबलं चैव शत्रोर्निधनकांक्षिणः
Rāma's strength, valor, and joy in battle doubled, as did the power of his weapons, desiring the enemy's destruction.
प्रादुर्बभूवुरस्त्राणि सर्वाणि विदितात्मनः। प्रहर्षाच्च महातेजाः शीघ्रहस्ततरोऽभवत्
All the weapons known to him manifested, and, filled with joy, the mighty one became even swifter in hand.
शुभान्येतानि चिह्नानि विज्ञायात्मगतानि सः। भूय एवार्दयद् रामो रावणं राक्षसान्तकृत्
Recognizing these auspicious signs within himself, Rāma, the destroyer of rākṣasas, pressed Rāvaṇa even harder.
हरीणां चाश्मनिकरैः शरवर्षैश्च राघवात्। हन्यमानो दशग्रीवो विघूर्णहृदयोऽभवत्
Struck by showers of stones from the monkeys and arrows from Rāghava, the ten-headed one became shaken in heart.
यदा च शस्त्रं नारेभे न चकर्ष शरासनम्। नास्य प्रत्यकरोद् वीर्यं विक्लवेनान्तरात्मना
When he could no longer wield weapons nor draw his bow, his inner strength failed him, and he could not resist.
क्षिप्ताश्चाशु शरास्तेन शस्त्राणि विविधानि च। मरणार्थाय वर्तन्ते मृत्युकालोऽभ्यवर्तत
The arrows swiftly released by him, along with various weapons, were directed for the purpose of killing; the time of death had arrived.
सूतस्तु रथनेतास्य तदवस्थं निरीक्ष्य तम्। शनैर्युद्धादसम्भ्रान्तो रथं तस्यापवाहयत्
The charioteer, seeing his master in that condition, calmly and without confusion, gradually withdrew his chariot from the battle.
रथं च तस्याथ जवेन सारथि- र्निवार्य भीमं जलदस्वनं तदा। जगाम भीत्या समरान्महीपतिं निरस्तवीर्यं पतितं समीक्ष्य
Then the charioteer, restraining the terrible, thunderous chariot with speed, out of fear, departed from the battlefield after seeing the king fallen, his strength destroyed.
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Hear now the one hundred and fourth sarga.
स तु मोहात् सुसंक्रुद्धः कृतान्तबलचोदितः। क्रोधसंरक्तनयनो रावणः सूतमब्रवीत्
But Ravana, greatly deluded, exceedingly enraged, and urged on by the force of death, his eyes reddened with anger, spoke to his charioteer.
हीनवीर्यमिवाशक्तं पौरुषेण विवर्जितम्। भीरुं लघुमिवासत्त्वं विहीनमिव तेजसा
You appear weak, powerless, lacking in manliness, fearful, light in spirit, and devoid of energy.
विमुक्तमिव मायाभिरस्त्रैरिव बहिष्कृतम्। मामवज्ञाय दुर्बुद्धे स्वया बुद्ध्या विचेष्टसे
As if abandoned by magic, cast out by weapons, you act on your own understanding, disregarding me, O fool.
किमर्थं मामवज्ञाय मच्छन्दमनवेक्ष्य च। त्वया शत्रुसमक्षं मे रथोऽयमपवाहितः
Why, disregarding me and not considering my will, have you withdrawn my chariot before my enemy?
त्वयाद्य हि ममानार्य चिरकालमुपार्जितम्। यशो वीर्यं च तेजश्च प्रत्ययश्च विनाशितः
Today, by you, O ignoble one, my long-acquired fame, valor, energy, and trust have been destroyed.
शत्रोः प्रख्यातवीर्यस्य रञ्जनीयस्य विक्रमैः। पश्यतो युद्धलुब्धोऽहं कृतः कापुरुषस्त्वया
In the presence of my enemy, renowned for his strength and celebrated for his exploits, while I, eager for battle, was watching, you have made me a coward.
यत् त्वं कथमिदं मोहान्न चेद् वहसि दुर्मते। सत्योऽयं प्रतितर्को मे परेण त्वमुपस्कृतः
If you did not do this out of delusion, O wicked-minded one, then my suspicion is true: you have been bribed by the other side.