03.270
मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥
Markandeya said.
ततः प्रहस्तः सहसा समभ्येत्य विभीषणम्। गदया ताडयामास विनद्य रणकर्कशः ॥०३-२७०-१॥
Then Prahasta, fierce in battle, suddenly approached Vibhīṣaṇa, roaring, and struck him with a mace. (03-270-1)
स तयाभिहतो धीमान्गदया भीमवेगया। नाकम्पत महाबाहुर्हिमवानिव सुस्थिरः ॥०३-२७०-२॥
Though struck by her with a mace of terrible force, the wise and mighty-armed hero did not waver, remaining as firm as the Himavat mountain. (03-270-2)
ततः प्रगृह्य विपुलां शतघण्टां विभीषणः। अभिमन्त्र्य महाशक्तिं चिक्षेपास्य शिरः प्रति ॥०३-२७०-३॥
Then Vibhīṣaṇa, having taken the massive weapon adorned with a hundred bells and having consecrated it with mantras, hurled the great weapon at his head. (03-270-3)
पतन्त्या स तया वेगाद्राक्षसोऽशनिनादया। हृतोत्तमाङ्गो ददृशे वातरुग्ण इव द्रुमः ॥०३-२७०-४॥
Struck by her as she fell at speed, the rakshasa, with a thunderous sound and his head torn away, looked like a tree shattered by the wind. (03-270-4)
तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं सङ्ख्ये प्रहस्तं क्षणदाचरम्। अभिदुद्राव धूम्राक्षो वेगेन महता कपीन् ॥०३-२७०-५॥
When he saw Prahasta, the night-wanderer, slain in battle, Dhūmrākṣa rushed at the monkeys with great speed. (03-270-5)
तस्य मेघोपमं सैन्यमापतद्भीमदर्शनम्। दृष्ट्वैव सहसा दीर्णा रणे वानरपुङ्गवाः ॥०३-२७०-६॥
Seeing his army, cloud-like and terrible in appearance, approaching, the foremost of the monkeys suddenly scattered in the battle. (03-270-6)
ततस्तान्सहसा दीर्णान्दृष्ट्वा वानरपुङ्गवान्। निर्याय कपिशार्दूलो हनूमान्पर्यवस्थितः ॥०३-२७०-७॥
Then Hanuman, the tiger among monkeys, having come out and having seen those best of monkeys suddenly torn, stood firmly. (03-270-7)
तं दृष्ट्वावस्थितं सङ्ख्ये हरयः पवनात्मजम्। वेगेन महता राजन्संन्यवर्तन्त सर्वशः ॥०३-२७०-८॥
O king, seeing the son of the wind standing (firm) in battle, the monkeys, with great speed, all turned back. (03-270-8)
ततः शब्दो महानासीत्तुमुलो लोमहर्षणः। रामरावणसैन्यानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ॥०३-२७०-९॥
Then there arose a great, tumultuous, hair-raising sound from the armies of Rāma and Rāvaṇa as they charged against each other. (03-270-9)
तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते सङ्ग्रामे घोरे रुधिरकर्दमे। धूम्राक्षः कपिसैन्यं तद्द्रावयामास पत्रिभिः ॥०३-२७०-१०॥
During that terrible, blood-muddied battle, Dhūmrākṣa routed the monkey army with arrows. (03-270-10)
तं राक्षसमहामात्रमापतन्तं सपत्नजित्। तरसा प्रतिजग्राह हनूमान्पवनात्मजः ॥०३-२७०-११॥
Hanuman, son of the wind, who conquers his foes, seized with force the great minister of the rākṣasas as he was rushing forward. (03-270-11)
तयोर्युद्धमभूद्घोरं हरिराक्षसवीरयोः। जिगीषतोर्युधान्योन्यमिन्द्रप्रह्लादयोरिव ॥०३-२७०-१२॥
A terrible battle arose between those two—the hero Hari and the rakshasa—both eager to conquer each other, just like that between Indra and Prahlada. (03-270-12)
गदाभिः परिघैश्चैव राक्षसो जघ्निवान्कपिम्। कपिश्च जघ्निवान्रक्षः सस्कन्धविटपैर्द्रुमैः ॥०३-२७०-१३॥
The demon struck the monkey with maces and iron clubs, while the monkey in turn struck the demon with trees bearing branches and trunks. (03-270-13)
ततस्तमतिकायेन साश्वं सरथसारथिम्। धूम्राक्षमवधीद्धीमान्हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः ॥०३-२७०-१४॥
Then, Hanūmān, the intelligent son of the Wind-god, killed Dhūmrākṣa along with his horses, chariot, and charioteer. (03-270-14)
ततस्तं निहतं दृष्ट्वा धूम्राक्षं राक्षसोत्तमम्। हरयो जातविस्रम्भा जघ्नुरभ्येत्य सैनिकान् ॥०३-२७०-१५॥
Then, seeing Dhūmrākṣa, the foremost among the rākṣasas, slain, the monkeys, gaining confidence, approached and killed the soldiers. (03-270-15)
ते वध्यमाना बलिभिर्हरिभिर्जितकाशिभिः। राक्षसा भग्नसङ्कल्पा लङ्कामभ्यपतन्भयात् ॥०३-२७०-१६॥
As they were being slain by the strong monkeys whose brilliance was unconquered, the rākṣasas, their resolve broken, fled to Laṅkā out of fear. (03-270-16)
तेऽभिपत्य पुरं भग्ना हतशेषा निशाचराः। सर्वं राज्ञे यथावृत्तं रावणाय न्यवेदयन् ॥०३-२७०-१७॥
Defeated and those rākṣasas who survived after being slain, having returned to the city, reported everything as it had happened to King Rāvaṇa. (03-270-17)
श्रुत्वा तु रावणस्तेभ्यः प्रहस्तं निहतं युधि। धूम्राक्षं च महेष्वासं ससैन्यं वानरर्षभैः ॥०३-२७०-१८॥
But when Rāvaṇa heard from them that Prahasta and Dhūmrākṣa, the mighty archer, along with their army, were slain in battle by the chief monkeys, (03-270-18)
सुदीर्घमिव निःश्वस्य समुत्पत्य वरासनात्। उवाच कुम्भकर्णस्य कर्मकालोऽयमागतः ॥०३-२७०-१९॥
He exhaled as if with a very deep breath, rose from his excellent seat, and said, "The time for action for Kumbhakarna has arrived." (03-270-19)
इत्येवमुक्त्वा विविधैर्वादित्रैः सुमहास्वनैः। शयानमतिनिद्रालुं कुम्भकर्णमबोधयत् ॥०३-२७०-२०॥
Thus, having said so, they awoke Kumbhakarna, who was lying down in deep sleep, using various musical instruments of great sound. (03-270-20)
प्रबोध्य महता चैनं यत्नेनागतसाध्वसः। स्वस्थमासीनमव्यग्रं विनिद्रं राक्षसाधिपः ॥ ततोऽब्रवीद्दशग्रीवः कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम् ॥०३-२७०-२१॥
After awakening Kumbhakarṇa with great effort, though anxious with fear, the king of the rākṣasas saw him sitting healthy, calm and fully awake. Then the ten-headed Rāvaṇa addressed the mighty Kumbhakarṇa. (03-270-21)
धन्योऽसि यस्य ते निद्रा कुम्भकर्णेयमीदृशी। य इमं दारुणं कालं न जानीषे महाभयम् ॥०३-२७०-२२॥
You are indeed fortunate, whose sleep, O Kumbhakarṇa, is such as this; for you do not know of this terrible time, this great danger. (03-270-22)
एष तीर्त्वार्णवं रामः सेतुना हरिभिः सह। अवमन्येह नः सर्वान्करोति कदनं महत् ॥०३-२७०-२३॥
This Rama, having crossed the ocean by the bridge together with the monkeys, disregards all of us here and is causing great destruction. (03-270-23)
मया ह्यपहृता भार्या सीता नामास्य जानकी। तां मोक्षयिषुरायातो बद्ध्वा सेतुं महार्णवे ॥०३-२७०-२४॥
Indeed, I have carried away Sita, the wife of this man, named the daughter of Janaka. In order to release her, he has come, having built a bridge across the great ocean. (03-270-24)
तेन चैव प्रहस्तादिर्महान्नः स्वजनो हतः। तस्य नान्यो निहन्तास्ति त्वदृते शत्रुकर्शन ॥०३-२७०-२५॥
It was by him that Prahasta and other great kinsmen of ours were killed. For him, there is no other slayer but you, O destroyer of enemies. (03-270-25)
स दंशितोऽभिनिर्याय त्वमद्य बलिनां वर। रामादीन्समरे सर्वाञ्जहि शत्रूनरिंदम ॥०३-२७०-२६॥
He, having been wounded, go forth now, O best among the mighty; destroy in battle all the enemies, including Rāma and the others, O destroyer of foes. (03-270-26)
दूषणावरजौ चैव वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनौ। तौ त्वां बलेन महता सहितावनुयास्यतः ॥०३-२७०-२७॥
Dūṣaṇa and his younger brother, indeed mighty and swift as a thunderbolt, will both follow you together with great force. (03-270-27)
इत्युक्त्वा राक्षसपतिः कुम्भकर्णं तरस्विनम्। संदिदेशेतिकर्तव्ये वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनौ ॥०३-२७०-२८॥
Having spoken thus, the lord of the rākṣasas, addressing mighty Kumbhakarṇa, instructed the two (warriors) renowned for their thunderbolt-like speed as to what was to be done. (03-270-28)
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु तौ वीरौ रावणं दूषणानुजौ। कुम्भकर्णं पुरस्कृत्य तूर्णं निर्ययतुः पुरात् ॥०३-२७०-२९॥
Having thus spoken, the two heroes, Rāvaṇa's younger brothers—Dūṣaṇa and others—quickly left the city, placing Kumbhakarṇa at the front. (03-270-29)
