03.269
मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥
Markandeya said.
ततो निविशमानांस्तान्सैनिकान्रावणानुगाः। अभिजग्मुर्गणानेके पिशाचक्षुद्ररक्षसाम् ॥०३-२६९-१॥
Then, Rāvaṇa's followers approached those soldiers taking their positions, along with certain groups of piśācas and lesser rakṣasas. (03-269-1)
पर्वणः पूतनो जम्भः खरः क्रोधवशो हरिः। प्ररुजश्चारुजश्चैव प्रघसश्चैवमादयः ॥०३-२६९-२॥
Parvaṇa, Pūtana, Jambha, Khara, Krodhavaśa, Hari, Praruja, Cāruja, Praghasa, and others. (03-269-2)
ततोऽभिपततां तेषामदृश्यानां दुरात्मनाम्। अन्तर्धानवधं तज्ज्ञश्चकार स विभीषणः ॥०३-२६९-३॥
Then Vibhīṣaṇa, who was knowledgeable about such things, carried out the destruction of those wicked-souled, invisible attackers. (03-269-3)
ते दृश्यमाना हरिभिर्बलिभिर्दूरपातिभिः। निहताः सर्वशो राजन्महीं जग्मुर्गतासवः ॥०३-२६९-४॥
O king, those (enemies), made visible and killed completely by the powerful monkeys capable of hurling far, fell lifeless upon the earth. (03-269-4)
अमृष्यमाणः सबलो रावणो निर्ययावथ। व्यूह्य चौशनसं व्यूहं हरीन्सर्वानहारयत् ॥०३-२६९-५॥
Unable to endure, Rāvaṇa, with his full army, came out; after arranging the battle formation as taught by Uśanas, he called all the monkeys forward. (03-269-5)
राघवस्त्वभिनिर्याय व्यूढानीकं दशाननम्। बार्हस्पत्यं विधिं कृत्वा प्रत्यव्यूहन्निशाचरम् ॥०३-२६९-६॥
But Rāghava, having come forth, arrayed his troops, and then, employing the strategy of Bṛhaspati, counter-arrayed them against Daśānana, the night-wanderer. (03-269-6)
समेत्य युयुधे तत्र ततो रामेण रावणः। युयुधे लक्ष्मणश्चैव तथैवेन्द्रजिता सह ॥०३-२६९-७॥
Having gathered, Rāvaṇa then fought with Rāma there. Similarly, Lakṣmaṇa also fought together with Indrajit. (03-269-7)
विरूपाक्षेण सुग्रीवस्तारेण च निखर्वटः। तुण्डेन च नलस्तत्र पटुशः पनसेन च ॥०३-२६९-८॥
Sugrīva with Virūpākṣa, Nikharvaṭa with Tāra, Nala with Tuṇḍa, and Paṭuśa with Panasa were there together. (03-269-8)
विषह्यं यं हि यो मेने स स तेन समेयिवान्। युयुधे युद्धवेलायां स्वबाहुबलमाश्रितः ॥०३-२६९-९॥
Whoever considered someone conquerable, when he encountered him, fought relying on his own strength at the time of battle. (03-269-9)
स सम्प्रहारो ववृधे भीरूणां भयवर्धनः। लोमसंहर्षणो घोरः पुरा देवासुरे यथा ॥०३-२६९-१०॥
That assault intensified, dreadful and causing terror among the timid, raising their hair, just as it had once been in the ancient battle between the devas and asuras. (03-269-10)
रावणो राममानर्छच्छक्तिशूलासिवृष्टिभिः। निशितैरायसैस्तीक्ष्णै रावणं चापि राघवः ॥०३-२६९-११॥
Rāvaṇa attacked Rāma with showers of darts, spears, and swords, and Rāghava (Rāma) also attacked Rāvaṇa with keen, sharp iron weapons. (03-269-11)
तथैवेन्द्रजितं यत्तं लक्ष्मणो मर्मभेदिभिः। इन्द्रजिच्चापि सौमित्रिं बिभेद बहुभिः शरैः ॥०३-२६९-१२॥
Just so, Lakṣmaṇa wounded Indrajit with arrows that pierced vital parts; and likewise, Indrajit also pierced Saumitri with many arrows. (03-269-12)
विभीषणः प्रहस्तं च प्रहस्तश्च विभीषणम्। खगपत्रैः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरभ्यवर्षद्गतव्यथः ॥०३-२६९-१३॥
Vibhīṣaṇa struck at Prahasta and Prahasta (in turn) struck at Vibhīṣaṇa, each showering sharp, bird-feathered arrows, both untroubled by pain. (03-269-13)
तेषां बलवतामासीन्महास्त्राणां समागमः। विव्यथुः सकला येन त्रयो लोकाश्चराचराः ॥०३-२६९-१४॥
A meeting of great weapons occurred among those powerful ones, by which all the three worlds of both moving and unmoving beings were agitated. (03-269-14)
