03.269
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥
Markandeya said.
tato niviśamānāṁs tān sainikān rāvaṇānugāḥ। abhijagmur gaṇān eke piśāca-kṣudra-rakṣasām ॥03-269-1॥
Then, Rāvaṇa's followers approached those soldiers taking their positions, along with certain groups of piśācas and lesser rakṣasas. (03-269-1)
parvaṇaḥ pūtano jambhaḥ kharaḥ krodhavaśo hariḥ| prarujaś cārujaś caiva praghasaś caivam ādayaḥ ॥03-269-2॥
Parvaṇa, Pūtana, Jambha, Khara, Krodhavaśa, Hari, Praruja, Cāruja, Praghasa, and others. (03-269-2)
tato'bhipatatāṃ teṣāmadṛśyānāṃ durātmanām। antardhānavadhaṃ tajjñaścakāra sa vibhīṣaṇaḥ ॥03-269-3॥
Then Vibhīṣaṇa, who was knowledgeable about such things, carried out the destruction of those wicked-souled, invisible attackers. (03-269-3)
te dṛśyamānā haribhirbalibhirdūrapātibhiḥ। nihatāḥ sarvaśo rājanmahīṃ jagmurgatāsavaḥ॥03-269-4॥
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)
amṛṣyamāṇaḥ sabalo rāvaṇo niryayāvatha। vyūhya cauśanasaṃ vyūhaṃ harīnsarvānahārayat ॥03-269-5॥
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)
rāghavas tv abhiniryāya vyūḍhānīkaṃ daśānanam। bārhaspatyaṃ vidhiṃ kṛtvā pratyavyūhann-işācaram ॥03-269-6॥
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)
sametya yuyudhe tatra tato rāmeṇa rāvaṇaḥ। yuyudhe lakṣmaṇaś caiva tathaivendrajitā saha ॥03-269-7॥
Having gathered, Rāvaṇa then fought with Rāma there. Similarly, Lakṣmaṇa also fought together with Indrajit. (03-269-7)
virūpākṣeṇa sugrīvastāreṇa ca nikharvaṭaḥ। tuṇḍena ca nalas tatra paṭuśaḥ panasena ca॥03-269-8॥
Sugrīva with Virūpākṣa, Nikharvaṭa with Tāra, Nala with Tuṇḍa, and Paṭuśa with Panasa were there together. (03-269-8)
viṣahyaṃ yaṃ hi yo mene sa sa tena sameyivān। yuyudhe yuddhavelāyāṃ svabāhubalamāśritaḥ ॥03-269-9॥
Whoever considered someone conquerable, when he encountered him, fought relying on his own strength at the time of battle. (03-269-9)
sa samprahāro vavṛdhe bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhanaḥ। lomasamharṣaṇo ghoraḥ purā devāsure yathā ॥03-269-10॥
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)
rāvaṇo rāmam ānarca kṣaktiśūlāsivṛṣṭibhiḥ। niśitair āyasais tīkṣṇai rāvaṇaṃ cāpi rāghavaḥ ॥03-269-11॥
Rāvaṇa attacked Rāma with showers of darts, spears, and swords, and Rāghava (Rāma) also attacked Rāvaṇa with keen, sharp iron weapons. (03-269-11)
tathaiva indrajitaṃ yat taṃ lakṣmaṇo marmabhedibhiḥ। indrajit ca api saumitriṃ bibheda bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ॥03-269-12॥
Just so, Lakṣmaṇa wounded Indrajit with arrows that pierced vital parts; and likewise, Indrajit also pierced Saumitri with many arrows. (03-269-12)
vibhīṣaṇaḥ prahastaṃ ca prahastaś ca vibhīṣaṇam। khagapatraiḥ śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ abhyavarṣat gatavyathaḥ ॥03-269-13॥
Vibhīṣaṇa struck at Prahasta and Prahasta (in turn) struck at Vibhīṣaṇa, each showering sharp, bird-feathered arrows, both untroubled by pain. (03-269-13)
teṣāṃ balavatām āsīn mahāstrāṇāṃ samāgamaḥ. vivyathuḥ sakalā yena trayo lokāś carācarāḥ ॥03-269-14॥
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)
