मुक्तामणिचितं चेदं रमणीयं विभूषितम्। धरण्यां पतितं सौम्य कस्य भग्नं महद् धनुः
Gentle one, whose great bow, adorned with pearls and gems, beautiful and splendid, lies broken here upon the ground?
राक्षसानामिदं वत्स सुराणामथवापि वा। तरुणादित्यसंकाशं वैदूर्यगुलिकाचितम्
Child, is this the bow of the Rākṣasas or perhaps of the gods, radiant like the rising sun and studded with cat's-eye gems?
विशीर्णं पतितं भूमौ कवचं कस्य काञ्चनम्। छत्रं शतशलाकं च दिव्यमाल्योपशोभितम्
Whose golden armor, shattered and fallen to the earth, is this? And whose royal umbrella, with a hundred ribs and adorned with divine garlands?
भग्नदण्डमिदं सौम्य भूमौ कस्य निपातितम्। काञ्चनोरश्छदाश्चेमे पिशाचवदनाः खराः
Gentle one, whose broken staff is this, lying on the ground? And these Kharas, with ghastly faces and golden chest-plates—
भीमरूपा महाकायाः कस्य वा निहता रणे। दीप्तपावकसंकाशो द्युतिमान् समरध्वजः
Terrifying in form, massive in body—whose are these, struck down in battle? And whose war-banner, shining like blazing fire, lies here?
अपविद्धश्च भग्नश्च कस्य साङ्ग्रामिको रथः। रथाक्षमात्रा विशिखास्तपनीयविभूषणाः
Whose war chariot is this, cast aside and broken, O gentle one? The arrows, adorned with gold, are scattered like chariot wheels.
कस्येमे निहता बाणाः प्रकीर्णा घोरदर्शनाः। शरावरौ शरैः पूर्णौ विध्वस्तौ पश्य लक्ष्मण
Lakṣmaṇa, whose are these slain arrows, dreadful to behold, scattered about? See, the two quivers are shattered and filled with arrows.
प्रतोदाभीषुहस्तोऽयं कस्य वा सारथिर्हतः। पदवी पुरुषस्यैषा व्यक्तं कस्यापि रक्षसः
Whose charioteer is this, struck down, still clutching the whip and goad? This is clearly the path of some Rākṣasa.
वैरं शतगुणं पश्य मम तैर्जीवितान्तकम्। सुघोरहृदयैः सौम्य राक्षसैः कामरूपिभिः
See, gentle one, how my enmity with those Rākṣasas, fierce-hearted and shape-shifting, has become a hundredfold, bringing death.
हृता मृता वा वैदेही भक्षिता वा तपस्विनी। न धर्मस्त्रायते सीतां ह्रियमाणां महावने
If Vaidehī has been taken, killed, or devoured—if the ascetic Sītā has been lost—then righteousness does not protect her, seized in this great forest.
भक्षितायां हि वैदेह्यां हृतायामपि लक्ष्मण। के हि लोके प्रियं कर्तुं शक्ताः सौम्य ममेश्वराः
If Vaidehī has been devoured or carried off, Lakṣmaṇa, who in this world, gentle one, even among the gods, could bring me joy?
कर्तारमपि लोकानां शूरं करुणवेदिनम्। अज्ञानादवमन्येरन् सर्वभूतानि लक्ष्मण
Lakṣmaṇa, even the lord of all beings, heroic and compassionate, might be disregarded by all creatures out of ignorance.
मृदुं लोकहिते युक्तं दान्तं करुणवेदिनम्। निर्वीर्य इति मन्यन्ते नूनं मां त्रिदशेश्वराः
Surely, the lords of the gods think me weak, because I am gentle, devoted to the good of the world, self-controlled, and compassionate.
मां प्राप्य हि गुणो दोषः संवृत्तः पश्य लक्ष्मण। अद्यैव सर्वभूतानां रक्षसामभवाय च
See, Lakṣmaṇa, how my virtue has turned into a fault for me; today, it will be the destruction of all beings and the Rākṣasas.
संहृत्यैव शशिज्योत्स्नां महान् सूर्य इवोदितः। संहृत्यैव गुणान् सर्वान् मम तेजः प्रकाशते
Just as the great sun, when risen, withdraws the light of the moon, so, withdrawing all virtues, my power will shine forth.
नैव यक्षा न गन्धर्वा न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः। किंनरा वा मनुष्या वा सुखं प्राप्स्यन्ति लक्ष्मण
Neither Yakṣas, nor Gandharvas, nor Piśācas, nor Rākṣasas, nor Kinnaras, nor humans, Lakṣmaṇa, shall find happiness.
ममास्त्रबाणसम्पूर्णमाकाशं पश्य लक्ष्मण। असम्पातं करिष्यामि ह्यद्य त्रैलोक्यचारिणाम्
See, Lakṣmaṇa, the sky filled with my weapons and arrows; today I will make it impassable for all who roam the three worlds.
संनिरुद्धग्रहगणमावारितनिशाकरम्। विप्रणष्टानलमरुद्भास्करद्युतिसंवृतम्
With the hosts of planets restrained, the moon obstructed, the fire and wind vanished, and the radiance of the sun concealed—
विनिर्मथितशैलाग्रं शुष्यमाणजलाशयम्। ध्वस्तद्रुमलतागुल्मं विप्रणाशितसागरम्
With mountain peaks shattered, lakes drying up, trees, creepers, and thickets destroyed, and the ocean itself vanished—
त्रैलोक्यं तु करिष्यामि संयुक्तं कालकर्मणा। न ते कुशलिनीं सीतां प्रदास्यन्ति ममेश्वराः
I shall bring the three worlds, joined with the force of Time and Death, to ruin; the lords of the world will not return Sita to me unharmed.
अस्मिन् मुहूर्ते सौमित्रे मम द्रक्ष्यन्ति विक्रमम्। नाकाशमुत्पतिष्यन्ति सर्वभूतानि लक्ष्मण
In this very moment, O Saumitri, they shall witness my might; no beings, O Lakshmana, shall ascend to the heavens.
समाकुलममर्यादं जगत् पश्याद्य लक्ष्मण। आकर्णपूर्णैरिषुभिर्जीवलोकदुरावरैः
Behold today, O Lakshmana, the world thrown into turmoil and disorder, pierced through with arrows impossible for living beings to withstand.
करिष्ये मैथिलीहेतोरपिशाचमराक्षसम्। मम रोषप्रयुक्तानां विशिखानां बलं सुराः
For the sake of Maithili, I shall destroy the demons and fiends; the gods themselves shall see the power of my wrathful arrows.
द्रक्ष्यन्त्यद्य विमुक्तानाममर्षाद् दूरगामिनाम्। नैव देवा न दैतेया न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः
Today the gods shall see my arrows, released in anger and flying far, and neither gods, nor titans, nor fiends, nor demons—
भविष्यन्ति मम क्रोधात् त्रैलोक्ये विप्रणाशिते। देवदानवयक्षाणां लोका ये रक्षसामपि
Shall remain, when, out of my fury, the three worlds are destroyed; the realms of gods, demons, yakshas, and even of the rakshasas—
बहुधा निपतिष्यन्ति बाणौघैः शकलीकृताः। निर्मर्यादानिमाँल्लोकान् करिष्याम्यद्य सायकैः
Will fall in many ways, shattered by torrents of arrows; today I shall make these worlds lawless with my shafts.
हृतां मृतां वा सौमित्रे न दास्यन्ति ममेश्वराः। तथारूपां हि वैदेहीं न दास्यन्ति यदि प्रियाम्
If the lords do not return Sita to me, whether she is stolen or dead, if they do not restore my beloved Vaidehi in such a state—
नाशयामि जगत् सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्। यावद् दर्शनमस्या वै तापयामि च सायकैः
I shall destroy the entire world, the threefold universe with all that moves and does not move, and with my arrows I shall torment it until I see her.
इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधताम्राक्षः स्फुरमाणोष्ठसम्पुटः। वल्कलाजिनमाबद्ध्य जटाभारमबन्धयत्
Having spoken thus, his eyes reddened with anger, his lips quivering, he fastened his bark garment and deerskin, and bound up his matted locks.
तस्य क्रुद्धस्य रामस्य तथाभूतस्य धीमतः। त्रिपुरं जघ्नुषः पूर्वं रुद्रस्येव बभौ तनुः
In that state, the body of wise Rama, furious as he was, shone like Rudra's when he once destroyed Tripura.