03.271
मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥
Markandeya said.
ततो विनिर्याय पुरात्कुम्भकर्णः सहानुगः। अपश्यत्कपिसैन्यं तज्जितकाश्यग्रतः स्थितम् ॥०३-२७१-१॥
Then, Kumbhakarna left the city with his followers and saw the army of monkeys, resplendent in victory, standing before him. (03-271-1)
तमभ्येत्याशु हरयः परिवार्य समन्ततः। अभ्यघ्नंश्च महाकायैर्बहुभिर्जगतीरुहैः ॥ करजैरतुदंश्चान्ये विहाय भयमुत्तमम् ॥०३-२७१-२॥
The monkeys swiftly approached him and, surrounding him on all sides, struck him with their huge bodies and with many trees; others, having set aside great fear, also pierced him with their nails. (03-271-2)
बहुधा युध्यमानास्ते युद्धमार्गैः प्लवङ्गमाः। नानाप्रहरणैर्भीमं राक्षसेन्द्रमताडयन् ॥०३-२७१-३॥
The vanaras, fighting in many ways with various strategies and using various weapons, struck the dreadful king of the rakshasas. (03-271-3)
स ताड्यमानः प्रहसन्भक्षयामास वानरान्। पनसं च गवाक्षं च वज्रबाहुं च वानरम् ॥०३-२७१-४॥
He, even as he was being struck, laughed and ate the monkeys—Panasā, Gavākṣa, and the monkey Vajrabāhu. (03-271-4)
तद्दृष्ट्वा व्यथनं कर्म कुम्भकर्णस्य रक्षसः। उदक्रोशन्परित्रस्तास्तारप्रभृतयस्तदा ॥०३-२७१-५॥
Seeing the terrible act of Kumbhakarṇa the Rakṣasa, Tāra and the rest, terrified, then cried out. (03-271-5)
तं तारमुच्चैः क्रोशन्तमन्यांश्च हरियूथपान्। अभिदुद्राव सुग्रीवः कुम्भकर्णमपेतभीः ॥०३-२७१-६॥
Sugrīva, without fear, rushed toward Kumbhakarṇa—toward Tāra, who was loudly crying out, and the other monkey chiefs. (03-271-6)
ततोऽभिपत्य वेगेन कुम्भकर्णं महामनाः। शालेन जघ्निवान्मूर्ध्नि बलेन कपिकुञ्जरः ॥०३-२७१-७॥
Then the great-minded monkey, possessing the strength of an elephant, swiftly approached and struck Kumbhakarṇa on the head with a śāla tree. (03-271-7)
स महात्मा महावेगः कुम्भकर्णस्य मूर्धनि। बिभेद शालं सुग्रीवो न चैवाव्यथयत्कपिः ॥०३-२७१-८॥
Sugrīva, the great-souled and swift, struck a śāla tree upon the head of Kumbhakarṇa, but the monkey was not in the least disturbed. (03-271-8)
ततो विनद्य प्रहसञ्शालस्पर्शविबोधितः। दोर्भ्यामादाय सुग्रीवं कुम्भकर्णोऽहरद्बलात् ॥०३-२७१-९॥
Then Kumbhakarṇa, awakened by the touch of the śāla trees, roaring and laughing, seized Sugrīva with his two arms and carried him off by force. (03-271-9)
ह्रियमाणं तु सुग्रीवं कुम्भकर्णेन रक्षसा। अवेक्ष्याभ्यद्रवद्वीरः सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दनः ॥०३-२७१-१०॥
But when the heroic Saumitrī, the delight of Mitra, saw Sugriva being carried away by Kumbhakarṇa the rakshasa, he rushed at him. (03-271-10)
सोऽभिपत्य महावेगं रुक्मपुङ्खं महाशरम्। प्राहिणोत्कुम्भकर्णाय लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा ॥०३-२७१-११॥
Lakṣmaṇa, the destroyer of enemy heroes, having approached, sent forth at Kumbhakarṇa a great arrow with golden feathers, swift as a thunderbolt. (03-271-11)
स तस्य देहावरणं भित्त्वा देहं च सायकः। जगाम दारयन्भूमिं रुधिरेण समुक्षितः ॥०३-२७१-१२॥
The arrow, having pierced his armor and his body, continued onward, tearing into the earth, moistened with blood. (03-271-12)
तथा स भिन्नहृदयः समुत्सृज्य कपीश्वरम्। कुम्भकर्णो महेष्वासः प्रगृहीतशिलायुधः ॥ अभिदुद्राव सौमित्रिमुद्यम्य महतीं शिलाम् ॥०३-२७१-१३॥
Thus, with his heart shattered, Kumbhakarṇa, the great archer, after abandoning the lord of the monkeys, grasped a stone weapon and rushed toward Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), lifting a huge rock. (03-271-13)
तस्याभिद्रवतस्तूर्णं क्षुराभ्यामुच्छ्रितौ करौ। चिच्छेद निशिताग्राभ्यां स बभूव चतुर्भुजः ॥०३-२७१-१४॥
As he rushed quickly towards him, (he) cut off his upraised hands with two razor-edged weapons of sharp points; then he became four-armed. (03-271-14)
तानप्यस्य भुजान्सर्वान्प्रगृहीतशिलायुधान्। क्षुरैश्चिच्छेद लघ्वस्त्रं सौमित्रिः प्रतिदर्शयन् ॥०३-२७१-१५॥
He, the son of Sumitra, also cut off all his arms holding stone-weapons with knives, demonstrating his light weapon. (03-271-15)
स बभूवातिकायश्च बहुपादशिरोभुजः। तं ब्रह्मास्त्रेण सौमित्रिर्ददाहाद्रिचयोपमम् ॥०३-२७१-१६॥
He became of enormous size, with many feet, heads, and arms. Saumitri (Lakshmana) burnt him with the Brahma weapon, like a heap of mountains. (03-271-16)
स पपात महावीर्यो दिव्यास्त्राभिहतो रणे। महाशनिविनिर्दग्धः पादपोऽङ्कुरवानिव ॥०३-२७१-१७॥
He of great might fell in battle, struck by celestial weapons, like a tree with young shoots scorched by a great thunderbolt. (03-271-17)
तं दृष्ट्वा वृत्रसङ्काशं कुम्भकर्णं तरस्विनम्। गतासुं पतितं भूमौ राक्षसाः प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥०३-२७१-१८॥
When they saw the mighty Kumbhakarṇa, who resembled Vṛtra, fallen lifeless on the ground, the rākṣasas fled in fear. (03-271-18)
तथा तान्द्रवतो योधान्दृष्ट्वा तौ दूषणानुजौ। अवस्थाप्याथ सौमित्रिं सङ्क्रुद्धावभ्यधावताम् ॥०३-२७१-१९॥
Thus, seeing the warriors fleeing, those two younger brothers of Dūṣaṇa, after placing Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa) in position, then, greatly enraged, rushed forward. (03-271-19)
तावाद्रवन्तौ सङ्क्रुद्धौ वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनौ। प्रतिजग्राह सौमित्रिर्विनद्योभौ पतत्रिभिः ॥०३-२७१-२०॥
At that moment, Saumitri, roaring, confronted both of the infuriated assailants, who rushed with the force and swiftness of thunderbolts, with his arrows. (03-271-20)
ततः सुतुमुलं युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम्। दूषणानुजयोः पार्थ लक्ष्मणस्य च धीमतः ॥०३-२७१-२१॥
Then, O son of Prithā, a very tumultuous and hair-raising battle occurred between Dūṣaṇa's brothers and the wise Lakṣmaṇa. (03-271-21)
महता शरवर्षेण राक्षसौ सोऽभ्यवर्षत। तौ चापि वीरौ सङ्क्रुद्धावुभौ तौ समवर्षताम् ॥०३-२७१-२२॥
With a great shower of arrows he attacked the two rākṣasas, and those two heroes, furious, both returned the shower of arrows. (03-271-22)
मुहूर्तमेवमभवद्वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनोः। सौमित्रेश्च महाबाहोः सम्प्रहारः सुदारुणः ॥०३-२७१-२३॥
Thus, in that instant, there occurred a very fierce blow between the two of thunderbolt-like force—Saumitri, the mighty-armed, among them. (03-271-23)
अथाद्रिशृङ्गमादाय हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः। अभिद्रुत्याददे प्राणान्वज्रवेगस्य रक्षसः ॥०३-२७१-२४॥
Then Hanuman, the son of Marut, having seized a mountain-peak, rushed at Vajravega, the demon, and took his life. (03-271-24)
नीलश्च महता ग्राव्णा दूषणावरजं हरिः। प्रमाथिनमभिद्रुत्य प्रममाथ महाबलः ॥०३-२७१-२५॥
Nīla, with a great stone, rushed at Dūṣaṇa's younger brother and, being mighty, smashed the attacker. (03-271-25)
ततः प्रावर्तत पुनः सङ्ग्रामः कटुकोदयः। रामरावणसैन्यानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ॥०३-२७१-२६॥
Then once again a fierce battle broke out between the armies of Rāma and Rāvaṇa as they attacked each other. (03-271-26)
शतशो नैरृतान्वन्या जघ्नुर्वन्यांश्च नैरृताः। नैरृतास्तत्र वध्यन्ते प्रायशो न तु वानराः ॥०३-२७१-२७॥
By the hundreds, the Nairṛtas are being killed by the forest-dwellers, and the Nairṛtas also slay the forest-dwellers. There, in general, it is the Nairṛtas who are slain, not the monkeys. (03-271-27)
