ततो वृक्षैश्च शैलैश्च प्रासादानां शतैस्तथा । ततस्ते सचिवास्तस्य यथाकामं यथाबलम् । अयुध्यन्त महावीराः स च राजा दशाननः ।। ७.२१.
Then, with trees and mountains, and with hundreds of palaces as well, his ministers and the mighty king of the ten heads fought as they wished and as they were able.
ते तु शोणितदिग्धाङ्गाः सर्वशस्त्रसमाहताः । अमात्या राक्षसेन्द्रस्य चक्रुरायोधनं महत् ।। ७.२१.
Those ministers of the lord of the rākṣasas, their bodies smeared with blood and struck by all kinds of weapons, engaged in a great battle.
अन्योन्यं ते महाभागा जघ्नुः प्रहरणैर्भृशम् । यमस्य च महाबाहो रावणस्य च मन्त्रिणः ।। ७.२१.
Those illustrious ones struck each other fiercely with weapons—the mighty warriors of Yama and the ministers of Rāvaṇa.
अमात्यांस्तांस्तु सन्त्यज्य यमयोधा महाबलाः । तमेव चाभ्यधावन्त शूलवर्षैर्दशाननम् ।। ७.२१.
Abandoning those ministers, the powerful warriors of Yama rushed at the ten-headed one himself, showering spears upon him.
ततः शोणितदिग्धाङ्गः प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतः । फुल्लाशोक इवाभाति पुष्पके राक्षसाधिपः ।। ७.२१.
Then the lord of the rākṣasas, his limbs smeared with blood and battered by blows, shone like a blossoming aśoka tree in the Puṣpaka chariot.
स तु शूलगदापासाञ्छक्तितोमरसायकान् । मुसलानि शिलावृक्षान्मुमोचास्त्रबलाद्बली ।। ७.२१.
He, strong in the power of weapons, hurled spears, maces, nooses, javelins, swords, arrows, clubs, rocks, and trees.
तरूणां च शिलानां च शस्त्राणां चातिदारुणम् । यमसैन्येषु तद्वर्षं पपात धरणीतले ।। ७.२१.
A most dreadful shower of trees, rocks, and weapons fell upon the army of Yama, striking the earth.
तांस्तु सर्वान्विनिर्भिद्य तदस्त्रमपहत्य च । जघ्नुस्ते राक्षसं घोरमेकं शतसहस्रशः ।। ७.२१.
Breaking through all of them and repelling that weapon, the warriors struck down the terrible rākṣasa by the hundreds of thousands.
परिवार्य च तं सर्वे शैलं मोघोत्करा इव । भिन्दिपालैश्च शूलैश्च निरुच्छ्वासमपोथयन् ।। ७.२१.
All of them surrounded him like a mountain beset by futile attacks, and with slings and spears they battered him until he was breathless.
विमुक्तकवचः क्रुद्धः सिक्तः शोणितविस्रवैः । ततः स पुष्पकं त्यक्त्वा पृथिव्यामवतिष्ठत ।। ७.२१.
Stripped of his armor, enraged, and drenched with streams of blood, he then abandoned the Puṣpaka and stood upon the earth.
ततः स कार्मुकी वाणी समरे चाभिवर्तत । लब्धसञ्ज्ञो मुहूर्तेन क्रुद्धस्तस्थौ यथान्तकः ।। ७.२१.
Then, armed with his bow and arrows, he advanced in battle; regaining his senses in a moment, he stood, furious, like Death himself.
ततः पाशुपतं दिव्यमस्त्रं सन्धाय कार्मुके । तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति तानुक्त्वा तच्चापं विचकर्ष स ।। ७.२१.
Then, fitting the divine Pāśupata weapon to his bow, he called out, 'Stand! Stand!' and drew back that bow.
आकर्णात्स विकृष्याथ चापमिन्द्रारिराहवे । मुमोच तं शरं क्रुद्धस्त्रिपुरे शङ्करो यथा ।। ७.२१.
Drawing the bow to his ear, the enemy of Indra, enraged in battle, released that arrow as Śiva did at Tripura.
तस्य रूपं शरस्यासीत्विधूमज्वालमण्डलम् । वनं दहिष्यतो घर्मे दावाग्नेरिव मूर्च्छतः ।। ७.२१.
That arrow had the form of a blazing, smokeless fire, like a forest fire swelling to consume the woods in summer.
ज्वालामाली स तु शरः क्रव्यादानुगतो रणे । मुक्तो गुल्मान्द्रुमांश्चापि भस्म कृत्वा प्रधावति ।। ७.२१.
That arrow, wreathed in flames and accompanied by flesh-eating spirits, sped forth in battle, reducing battalions and trees to ashes.
ते तस्य तेजसा दग्धाः सैन्या वैवस्वतस्य तु । रणे तस्मिन्निपतिता दावदग्धा नगा इव ।। ७.२१.
Burned by its radiance, the armies of Vaivasvata fell in that battle like trees consumed by a forest fire.
ततस्तु सिचवैः सार्धं राक्षसो भीमविक्रमः । ननाद सुमहानादं कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम् ।। ७.२१.
Then the rākṣasa of terrible valor, together with his ministers, roared a mighty roar, as if shaking the earth.
स तस्य तु महानादं श्रुत्वा वैवस्वतः प्रभुः । शत्रुं विजयिनं मेने स्वबलस्य च सङ्क्षयम् ।। ७.२२.
Hearing that great roar, the lord Vaivasvata thought his enemy victorious and believed his own forces destroyed.
स हि योधान्हतान्मत्वा क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । अब्रवीत्त्वरितं सूतं रथो ऽयमुपनीयताम् ।। ७.२२.
Thinking his warriors slain, his eyes red with anger, he quickly said to his charioteer, 'Bring my chariot at once.'
तस्य सूतस्तदा दिव्यमुपस्थाप्य महारथम् । स्थितः स च महातेजा ह्यध्यारोहत तं रथम् । प्राशमुद्गरहस्तश्च मृत्युस्तस्याग्रतः स्थितः ।। ७.२२.
Then his charioteer brought forth the divine, great chariot; and that mighty, radiant one mounted it, with Death himself, club in hand, standing before him.
येन सङ्क्षिप्यते सर्वं त्रैलोक्यमिदमव्ययम् । कालदण्डस्तु पार्श्वस्थो मूर्तिमानस्य चाभवत् । यमप्रहरणं दिव्यं तेजसा ज्वलदग्निमत् ।। ७.२२.
By whom this entire, imperishable threefold world is restrained, the embodied Rod of Time stood at his side, blazing with the brilliance of fire, as Yama's divine weapon.
तस्य पार्श्वेषु निच्छिद्राः कालपाशाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ।। ७.२२.
Beside him were placed the flawless nooses of Time.
पावकस्पर्शसङ्काशः स्थितो मूर्तश्च मुद्गरः ।। ७.२२.
A club, solid and formed, stood there, shining like the touch of fire.
ततो लोकत्रयं क्षुब्धमकम्पन्त दिवौकसः । कालं दृष्ट्वा तथा क्रुद्धं सर्वलोकभयावहम् ।। ७.२२.
Then the three worlds were agitated, and the gods trembled, seeing Time so enraged, terrifying to all beings.
ततः प्रचोदयन्सूतस्तानश्वान्रुचिरप्रभान् । प्रययौ भीमसन्नादो यत्र रक्षःपतिः स्थितः ।। ७.२२.
Then, urging on those splendid, radiant horses, the charioteer set out with a dreadful roar to where the lord of the Rākṣasas stood.
मुहूर्तेन यमं ते तु हया हरिहयोपमाः । प्रापयन्मनसस्तुल्या यत्र तत्प्रस्तुतं रणम् ।। ७.२२.
In a moment, those horses, equal to the steeds of Indra, brought Yama, swift as thought, to where that battle was underway.
दृष्ट्वा तथैव विकृतं रथं मृत्युसमन्वितम् । सचिवा राक्षसेन्द्रस्य सहसा विप्रदुद्रुवुः ।। ७.२२.
Seeing that terrifying chariot, accompanied by Death, the ministers of the lord of the Rākṣasas suddenly fled.
लघुसत्त्वतया ते हि नष्टसञ्ज्ञा भयार्दिताः । नेह योद्धुं समर्थाः स्म इत्युक्त्वा प्रययुर्दिशः ।। ७.२२.
Because of their faint-heartedness, overwhelmed by fear and losing consciousness, they said, 'We are not able to fight here,' and scattered in all directions.
स तु तं तादृशं दृष्ट्वा रथं लोकभयावहम् । नाक्षुभ्यत दशग्रीवो न चापि भयमाविशत् ।। ७.२२.
But seeing that chariot, so fearsome to the worlds, Rāvaṇa was not shaken, nor did fear enter him.
स तु रावणमासाद्य व्यसृजच्छक्तितोमरान् । यमो मर्माणि सङ्क्रुद्धो रावणस्योपकृन्तत ।। ७.२२.
Then, approaching Rāvaṇa, Yama, enraged, hurled spears and javelins, striking at Rāvaṇa's vital points.