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Pancharatra-Ext: Battle continues for 23 days with ups and downs!

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Bhishma said:)

Bhishma spoke:

ततः प्रभाते राजेन्द्र सूर्ये विमल उद्गते। भार्गवस्य मया सार्धं पुनर्युद्धमवर्तत ॥५-१८३-१॥

tataḥ prabhāte rājendra sūrye vimala udgate। bhārgavasya mayā sārdhaṃ punaryuddhamavartata ॥5-183-1॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; सूर्ये (sūrye) - sun; विमल (vimala) - pure; उद्गते (udgate) - having risen; भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Bhārgava; मया (mayā) - by me; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - with; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अवर्तत (avartata) - took place;]

(Then, in the morning, O king, when the pure sun had risen, a battle took place again with Bhārgava by me.)

Then, in the morning, O King, when the pure sun had risen, I engaged in battle once more with Bhārgava.

ततो भ्रान्ते रथे तिष्ठन्रामः प्रहरतां वरः। ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि मयि शक्र इवाचले ॥५-१८३-२॥

tato bhrānte rathe tiṣṭhanrāmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ। vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi mayi śakra ivācale ॥5-183-2॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भ्रान्ते (bhrānte) - confused; रथे (rathe) - chariot; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of the attackers; वरः (varaḥ) - best; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; मयि (mayi) - on me; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; इव (iva) - like; अचले (acale) - on the mountain;]

(Then, standing on the confused chariot, Rama, the best of attackers, showered arrow showers on me like Indra on the mountain.)

Then, as the chariot was in disarray, Rama, the greatest among warriors, stood firm and unleashed a torrent of arrows upon me, akin to how Indra would rain upon a mountain.

तेन सूतो मम सुहृच्छरवर्षेण ताडितः। निपपात रथोपस्थे मनो मम विषादयन् ॥५-१८३-३॥

tena sūto mama suhṛccharavarṣeṇa tāḍitaḥ। nipapāta rathopasthe mano mama viṣādayan ॥5-183-3॥

[तेन (tena) - by him; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer; मम (mama) - my; सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by the shower of arrows; ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; मम (mama) - my; विषादयन् (viṣādayan) - distressing;]

(By him, the charioteer, my friend, was struck by the shower of arrows and fell down on the chariot seat, distressing my mind.)

My friend, the charioteer, was struck by a shower of arrows by him and fell onto the chariot seat, causing me great distress.

ततः सूतः स मेऽत्यर्थं कश्मलं प्राविशन्महत्। पृथिव्यां च शराघातान्निपपात मुमोह च ॥५-१८३-४॥

tataḥ sūtaḥ sa me'tyarthaṃ kaśmalaṃ prāviśanmahat. pṛthivyāṃ ca śarāghātānnipapāta mumoha ca ॥5-183-4॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer; सः (saḥ) - he; मे (me) - my; अत्यर्थं (atyarthaṃ) - exceedingly; कश्मलं (kaśmalam) - confusion; प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - entered; महत् (mahat) - great; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on the earth; च (ca) - and; शराघातात् (śarāghātāt) - from the impact of arrows; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; मुमोह (mumoha) - became unconscious; च (ca) - and;]

(Then the charioteer, exceedingly confused, entered a great state. He fell down on the earth from the impact of arrows and became unconscious.)

Then the charioteer, overwhelmed by great confusion, fell to the ground due to the impact of the arrows and lost consciousness.

ततः सूतोऽजहात्प्राणान्रामबाणप्रपीडितः। मुहूर्तादिव राजेन्द्र मां च भीराविशत्तदा ॥५-१८३-५॥

tataḥ sūto'jahātprāṇānrāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ। muhūrtādiva rājendra māṃ ca bhīrāviśattadā ॥5-183-5॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer; अजहात् (ajahāt) - left; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths; राम (rāma) - Rama; बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; प्रपीडितः (prapīḍitaḥ) - afflicted; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment; इव (iva) - as if; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; माम् (mām) - me; च (ca) - and; भीरा (bhīrā) - fear; अविशत् (aviśat) - entered; तदा (tadā) - then;]

(Then the charioteer, afflicted by Rama's arrow, left his life-breaths. After a moment, as if in fear, O king, it entered me then.)

Then, O King, the charioteer, struck by Rama's arrow, gave up his life. In that moment, fear seemed to enter me.

ततः सूते हते राजन्क्षिपतस्तस्य मे शरान्। प्रमत्तमनसो रामः प्राहिणोन्मृत्युसंमितान् ॥५-१८३-६॥

tataḥ sūte hate rājan kṣipatas tasya me śarān। pramattamanaso rāmaḥ prāhiṇon mṛtyusaṃmitān ॥5-183-6॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सूते (sūte) - charioteer; हते (hate) - killed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्षिपतः (kṣipatas) - throwing; तस्य (tasya) - his; मे (me) - my; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; प्रमत्तमनसः (pramattamanasaḥ) - of the distracted mind; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; मृत्युसंमितान् (mṛtyusaṃmitān) - equal to death;]

(Then, O king, as the charioteer was killed, Rama, with a distracted mind, sent my arrows, equal to death, throwing them.)

Then, O king, when the charioteer was killed, Rama, in his distraction, sent forth my arrows, which were as deadly as death itself.

ततः सूतव्यसनिनं विप्लुतं मां स भार्गवः। शरेणाभ्यहनद्गाढं विकृष्य बलवद्धनुः ॥५-१८३-७॥

tataḥ sūtavyasaninaṃ viplutaṃ māṃ sa bhārgavaḥ। śareṇābhyahanadgāḍhaṃ vikṛṣya balavaddhanuḥ ॥5-183-7॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सूतव्यसनिनं (sūtavyasaninaṃ) - charioteer-afflicted; विप्लुतं (viplutaṃ) - distressed; मां (māṃ) - me; स (sa) - he; भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhārgava; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck; गाढं (gāḍhaṃ) - deeply; विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having drawn; बलवत् (balavat) - strong; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow;]

(Then, Bhārgava, with a strong bow, having drawn deeply, struck me, distressed and afflicted by the charioteer, with an arrow.)

Then Bhārgava, with his powerful bow, drew it back and struck me deeply with an arrow, while I was distressed and afflicted by the charioteer.

स मे जत्र्वन्तरे राजन्निपत्य रुधिराशनः। मयैव सह राजेन्द्र जगाम वसुधातलम् ॥५-१८३-८॥

sa me jatrvantare rājannipaty rudhirāśanaḥ। mayaiva saha rājendra jagāma vasudhātalam ॥5-183-8॥

[स (sa) - he; मे (me) - my; जत्र्वन्तरे (jatrvantare) - in the midst of the battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; निपत्य (nipatya) - having fallen; रुधिराशनः (rudhirāśanaḥ) - blood-eating; मया (mayā) - by me; एव (eva) - indeed; सह (saha) - with; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; जगाम (jagāma) - went; वसुधातलम् (vasudhātalam) - to the earth;]

(He, my blood-eating one, having fallen in the midst of the battle, indeed went to the earth with me, O king of kings.)

He, my bloodthirsty companion, fell in the midst of the battle and went to the earth with me, O king of kings.

मत्वा तु निहतं रामस्ततो मां भरतर्षभ। मेघवद्व्यनदच्चोच्चैर्जहृषे च पुनः पुनः ॥५-१८३-९॥

matvā tu nihataṃ rāmas-tato māṃ bharatarṣabha। meghavad-vyanadac-coccair-jahṛṣe ca punaḥ punaḥ ॥5-183-9॥

[मत्वा (matvā) - thinking; तु (tu) - but; निहतं (nihataṃ) - killed; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मां (māṃ) - me; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas; मेघवत् (meghavat) - like a cloud; विनदत् (vinadat) - roaring; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; जहृषे (jahṛṣe) - rejoiced; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]

(Thinking that I was killed, Rama then, O best of Bharatas, roared loudly like a cloud and rejoiced again and again.)

Rama, believing that I was slain, O best of the Bharatas, roared loudly like a thunderous cloud and rejoiced repeatedly.

तथा तु पतिते राजन्मयि रामो मुदा युतः। उदक्रोशन्महानादं सह तैरनुयायिभिः ॥५-१८३-१०॥

tathā tu patite rājanmayi rāmo mudā yutaḥ। udakrośanmahānādaṃ saha tairanuyāyibhiḥ ॥5-183-10॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; तु (tu) - but; पतिते (patite) - fallen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मयि (mayi) - on me; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; युतः (yutaḥ) - filled; उदक्रोशन् (udakrośan) - shouted loudly; महानादं (mahānādaṃ) - great sound; सह (saha) - with; तैः (taiḥ) - those; अनुयायिभिः (anuyāyibhiḥ) - followers;]

(Thus, but when I fell, O king, Rama, filled with joy, shouted loudly with those followers.)

Thus, when I fell, O king, Rama, filled with joy, shouted loudly along with his followers.

मम तत्राभवन्ये तु कौरवाः पार्श्वतः स्थिताः। आगता ये च युद्धं तज्जनास्तत्र दिदृक्षवः ॥ आर्तिं परमिकां जग्मुस्ते तदा मयि पातिते ॥५-१८३-११॥

mama tatrābhavanye tu kauravāḥ pārśvataḥ sthitāḥ। āgatā ye ca yuddhaṃ tajjanāstatra didṛkṣavaḥ ॥ ārtiṃ paramikāṃ jagmuste tadā mayi pātite ॥5-183-11॥

[मम (mama) - my; तत्र (tatra) - there; अभवन् (abhavan) - were; ये (ye) - those who; तु (tu) - but; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas; पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - beside; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood; आगताः (āgatāḥ) - arrived; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तज्जनाः (tajjanāḥ) - those people; तत्र (tatra) - there; दिदृक्षवः (didṛkṣavaḥ) - eager to see; आर्तिम् (ārtim) - distress; परमिकाम् (paramikām) - extreme; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; ते (te) - they; तदा (tadā) - then; मयि (mayi) - in me; पातिते (pātite) - fallen; ॥५-१८३-११॥ (॥5-183-11॥) - (verse number);]

(My Kauravas stood beside me there. Those who arrived for the battle, those people eager to see, went into extreme distress then when I had fallen.)

My Kauravas stood beside me there. Those who came for the battle, eager to witness, were deeply distressed when I fell.

ततोऽपश्यं पातितो राजसिंह; द्विजानष्टौ सूर्यहुताशनाभान्। ते मां समन्तात्परिवार्य तस्थुः; स्वबाहुभिः परिगृह्याजिमध्ये ॥५-१८३-१२॥

tato'paśyaṃ pātito rājasiṃha; dvijānaṣṭau sūryahutāśanābhān। te māṃ samantātparivārya tasthuḥ; svabāhubhiḥ parigṛhyājimadhye ॥5-183-12॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - fallen; राजसिंहः (rājasiṃhaḥ) - royal lion; द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins; अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; हुताशनाभान् (hutāśanābhān) - fire-like; ते (te) - they; माम् (mām) - me; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - stood; स्वबाहुभिः (svabāhubhiḥ) - with their arms; परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - embracing; अजिमध्ये (ajimadhye) - in the midst of the battlefield;]

(Then I saw the fallen royal lion; eight Brahmins, sun-like and fire-like. They stood surrounding me all around, embracing with their arms in the midst of the battlefield.)

Then I saw the fallen royal lion; eight Brahmins, radiant like the sun and fire. They surrounded me completely, standing with their arms embracing me in the middle of the battlefield.

रक्ष्यमाणश्च तैर्विप्रैर्नाहं भूमिमुपास्पृशम्। अन्तरिक्षे स्थितो ह्यस्मि तैर्विप्रैर्बान्धवैरिव ॥ स्वपन्निवान्तरिक्षे च जलबिन्दुभिरुक्षितः ॥५-१८३-१३॥

rakṣyamāṇaśca tairviprairnāhaṃ bhūmimupāspṛśam। antarikṣe sthito hyasmi tairviprairbāndhavairiva ॥ svapannivāntarikṣe ca jalabindubhirukṣitaḥ ॥5-183-13॥

[रक्ष्यमाणः (rakṣyamāṇaḥ) - protected; च (ca) - and; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by the sages; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground; उपास्पृशम् (upāspṛśam) - touched; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्मि (asmi) - am; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by the sages; बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ) - like relatives; इव (iva) - as if; स्वपन् (svapan) - sleeping; इव (iva) - as if; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; च (ca) - and; जल (jala) - water; बिन्दुभिः (bindubhiḥ) - by drops; उक्षितः (ukṣitaḥ) - sprinkled;]

(Protected by them, the sages, I did not touch the ground. Indeed, I am situated in the sky by them, the sages, as if by relatives. As if sleeping in the sky and sprinkled by drops of water.)

Protected by the sages, I did not touch the ground. I am indeed situated in the sky by them, as if by relatives, as if sleeping in the sky and sprinkled by drops of water.

ततस्ते ब्राह्मणा राजन्नब्रुवन्परिगृह्य माम्। मा भैरिति समं सर्वे स्वस्ति तेऽस्त्विति चासकृत् ॥५-१८३-१४॥

tataste brāhmaṇā rājannabruvanparigṛhya mām। mā bhairiti samaṃ sarve svasti te'stviti cāsakṛt ॥5-183-14॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brāhmaṇas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - embracing; माम् (mām) - me; मा (mā) - not; भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear; इति (iti) - thus; समम् (samam) - together; सर्वे (sarve) - all; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; ते (te) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - be; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly;]

(Then the brāhmaṇas, O king, said, embracing me, "Do not fear," thus, together all (said), "Well-being to you," thus, and repeatedly.)

Then the brāhmaṇas, O king, embraced me and said, "Do not fear." Together, they all repeatedly wished me well-being.

ततस्तेषामहं वाग्भिस्तर्पितः सहसोत्थितः। मातरं सरितां श्रेष्ठामपश्यं रथमास्थिताम् ॥५-१८३-१५॥

tatasteṣāmahaṃ vāgbhistarpitaḥ sahasotthitaḥ। mātaraṃ saritāṃ śreṣṭhāmapaśyaṃ rathamāsthitām ॥5-183-15॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अहम् (aham) - I; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - by words; तर्पितः (tarpitaḥ) - satisfied; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen; मातरम् (mātaram) - mother; सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers; श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - the best; अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - saw; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थिताम् (āsthitām) - seated;]

(Then, satisfied by their words, I suddenly arose. I saw the best mother of rivers seated in a chariot.)

Then, pleased by their words, I suddenly stood up and saw the revered mother of rivers seated in a chariot.

हयाश्च मे सङ्गृहीतास्तया वै; महानद्या संयति कौरवेन्द्र। पादौ जनन्याः प्रतिपूज्य चाहं; तथार्ष्टिषेणं रथमभ्यरोहम् ॥५-१८३-१६॥

hayāśca me saṅgṛhītāstayā vai; mahānadyā saṃyati kauravendra। pādau jananyāḥ pratipūjya cāhaṃ; tathārṣṭiṣeṇaṃ rathamabhyaroham ॥5-183-16॥

[हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; सङ्गृहीताः (saṅgṛhītāḥ) - taken; तया (tayā) - by her; वै (vai) - indeed; महानद्या (mahānadyā) - by the great river; संयति (saṃyati) - in the battle; कौरवेन्द्र (kauravendra) - O king of the Kurus; पादौ (pādau) - feet; जनन्याः (jananyāḥ) - of the mother; प्रतिपूज्य (pratipūjya) - having worshipped; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; तथा (tathā) - then; ऋष्टिषेणम् (ṛṣṭiṣeṇam) - Arshthisena; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; अभ्यरोहम् (abhyaroham) - ascended;]

(The horses, indeed, were taken by her; by the great river in the battle, O king of the Kurus. Having worshipped the feet of the mother, I then ascended the chariot of Arshthisena.)

The horses were taken by her near the great river during the battle, O king of the Kurus. After worshipping my mother's feet, I ascended Arshthisena's chariot.

ररक्ष सा मम रथं हयांश्चोपस्कराणि च। तामहं प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा पुनरेव व्यसर्जयम् ॥५-१८३-१७॥

rarakṣa sā mama rathaṃ hayāṃścopaskarāṇi ca। tāmahaṃ prāñjalirbhūtvā punareva vyasarjayam ॥5-183-17॥

[ररक्ष (rarakṣa) - protected; सा (sā) - she; मम (mama) - my; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; हयान् (hayān) - horses; च (ca) - and; उपस्कराणि (upaskarāṇi) - equipment; च (ca) - and; ताम् (tām) - her; अहम् (aham) - I; प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; विसर्जयम् (visarjayam) - sent off;]

(She protected my chariot, horses, and equipment. I, with folded hands, sent her off again indeed.)

She protected my chariot, horses, and equipment. Then, with folded hands, I respectfully sent her off once more.

ततोऽहं स्वयमुद्यम्य हयांस्तान्वातरंहसः। अयुध्यं जामदग्न्येन निवृत्तेऽहनि भारत ॥५-१८३-१८॥

tato'ham svayamudyamya hayāṃstānvātaraṃhasaḥ। ayudhyaṃ jāmadagnyena nivṛtte'hani bhārata ॥5-183-18॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having mounted; हयान् (hayān) - horses; तान् (tān) - those; वातरंहसः (vātaraṃhasaḥ) - swift as the wind; अयुध्यम् (ayudhyam) - fought; जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - with Jamadagni's son; निवृत्ते (nivṛtte) - on the return; अहनि (ahani) - day; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]

(Then I myself, having mounted those horses swift as the wind, fought with Jamadagni's son on the return day, O Bharata.)

Then I personally mounted those swift horses and fought with Jamadagni's son on the day of return, O Bharata.

ततोऽहं भरतश्रेष्ठ वेगवन्तं महाबलम्। अमुञ्चं समरे बाणं रामाय हृदयच्छिदम् ॥५-१८३-१९॥

tato'haṃ bharataśreṣṭha vegavantaṃ mahābalam। amuñcaṃ samare bāṇaṃ rāmāya hṛdayacchidam ॥5-183-19॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; वेगवन्तम् (vegavantam) - swift; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; अमुचम् (amucam) - released; समरे (samare) - in battle; बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow; रामाय (rāmāya) - at Rama; हृदयच्छिदम् (hṛdayacchidam) - heart-piercing;]

(Then I, O best of the Bharatas, released a swift and mighty arrow in battle at Rama, piercing his heart.)

Then, O best of the Bharatas, I released a swift and powerful arrow in the battle aimed at Rama, piercing his heart.

ततो जगाम वसुधां बाणवेगप्रपीडितः। जानुभ्यां धनुरुत्सृज्य रामो मोहवशं गतः ॥५-१८३-२०॥

tato jagāma vasudhāṃ bāṇavegaprapīḍitaḥ। jānubhyāṃ dhanurutsṛjya rāmo mohavaśaṃ gataḥ ॥5-183-20॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जगाम (jagāma) - went; वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - earth; बाणवेगप्रपीडितः (bāṇavegaprapīḍitaḥ) - oppressed by the speed of arrows; जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - on his knees; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; मोहवशम् (mohavaśam) - under the influence of delusion; गतः (gataḥ) - went;]

(Then, oppressed by the speed of arrows, Rama went to the earth on his knees, having abandoned his bow, under the influence of delusion.)

Then, struck by the swift arrows, Rama fell to the ground on his knees, dropping his bow, overwhelmed by delusion.

ततस्तस्मिन्निपतिते रामे भूरिसहस्रदे। आवव्रुर्जलदा व्योम क्षरन्तो रुधिरं बहु ॥५-१८३-२१॥

tatastasminnipatite rāme bhūrisahasrade। āvavruḥ jaladā vyoma kṣaranto rudhiraṃ bahu ॥5-183-21॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; निपतिते (nipatite) - fallen; रामे (rāme) - Rama; भूरि (bhūri) - abundant; सहस्रदे (sahasrade) - thousandfold; आवव्रुः (āvavruḥ) - covered; जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds; व्योम (vyoma) - sky; क्षरन्तः (kṣarantaḥ) - shedding; रुधिरं (rudhiraṃ) - blood; बहु (bahu) - much;]

(Then, in that fallen Rama, abundant thousandfold clouds covered the sky, shedding much blood.)

Then, when Rama had fallen, numerous clouds covered the sky, pouring down a great amount of blood.

उल्काश्च शतशः पेतुः सनिर्घाताः सकम्पनाः। अर्कं च सहसा दीप्तं स्वर्भानुरभिसंवृणोत् ॥५-१८३-२२॥

ulkāśca śataśaḥ petuḥ sanirghātāḥ sakampanāḥ। arkaṃ ca sahasā dīptaṃ svarbhānurabhisaṃvṛṇot ॥5-183-22॥

[उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors; च (ca) - and; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; सनिर्घाताः (sanirghātāḥ) - with thunder; सकम्पनाः (sakampanāḥ) - with tremors; अर्कम् (arkam) - the sun; च (ca) - and; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing; स्वर्भानुः (svarbhānuḥ) - Rahu; अभिसंवृणोत् (abhisaṃvṛṇot) - covered;]

(Meteors fell by hundreds with thunder and tremors. Rahu suddenly covered the blazing sun.)

Meteors fell in hundreds accompanied by thunder and tremors. Suddenly, Rahu covered the blazing sun.

ववुश्च वाताः परुषाश्चलिता च वसुन्धरा। गृध्रा बडाश्च कङ्काश्च परिपेतुर्मुदा युताः ॥५-१८३-२३॥

vavuśca vātāḥ paruṣāścalitā ca vasundharā। gṛdhrā baḍāśca kaṅkāśca paripeturmudā yutāḥ ॥5-183-23॥

[ववुः (vavuḥ) - blew; च (ca) - and; वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds; परुषाः (paruṣāḥ) - harsh; चलिता (calitā) - shaken; च (ca) - and; वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - earth; गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures; बडाः (baḍāḥ) - herons; च (ca) - and; कङ्काः (kaṅkāḥ) - cranes; च (ca) - and; परिपेतुः (paripetuḥ) - flew around; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; युताः (yutāḥ) - accompanied;]

(The winds blew harshly, and the earth was shaken. Vultures, herons, and cranes flew around with joy.)

The winds blew fiercely, causing the earth to tremble. Vultures, herons, and cranes joyfully circled the sky.

दीप्तायां दिशि गोमायुर्दारुणं मुहुरुन्नदत्। अनाहता दुन्दुभयो विनेदुर्भृशनिस्वनाः ॥५-१८३-२४॥

dīptāyāṃ diśi gomāyurdāruṇaṃ muhurunnadat। anāhatā dundubhayo vinedurbhṛśanisvanāḥ ॥5-183-24॥

[दीप्तायां (dīptāyāṃ) - in the blazing; दिशि (diśi) - direction; गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal; दारुणं (dāruṇam) - terrible; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly; उन्नदत् (unnadat) - howled; अनाहताः (anāhatāḥ) - unstruck; दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - drums; विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - resounded; भृशनिस्वनाः (bhṛśanisvanāḥ) - with great sound;]

(In the blazing direction, the jackal howled terribly and repeatedly. The unstruck drums resounded with great sound.)

In the blazing direction, a jackal howled terribly and repeatedly, while the unstruck drums resounded with a great sound.

एतदौत्पातिकं घोरमासीद्भरतसत्तम। विसञ्ज्ञकल्पे धरणीं गते रामे महात्मनि ॥५-१८३-२५॥

etadautpātikaṃ ghoramāsīdbharatasattama। visañjñakalpe dharaṇīṃ gate rāme mahātmani ॥5-183-25॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; औत्पातिकम् (autpātikam) - ominous; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; विसञ्ज्ञकल्पे (visaṃjñakalpe) - in a state of unconsciousness; धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth; गते (gate) - having gone; रामे (rāme) - Rama; महात्मनि (mahātmani) - the great soul;]

(This ominous and terrible event occurred, O best of the Bharatas, when the great soul Rama had gone to the earth in a state of unconsciousness.)

This ominous and terrible event took place, O best of the Bharatas, when the great soul Rama had descended to the earth in a state of unconsciousness.

ततो रविर्मन्दमरीचिमण्डलो; जगामास्तं पांसुपुञ्जावगाढः। निशा व्यगाहत्सुखशीतमारुता; ततो युद्धं प्रत्यवहारयावः ॥५-१८३-२६॥

tato ravir mandamarīcimaṇḍalo; jagāmāstaṃ pāṃsupuñjāvagāḍhaḥ। niśā vyagāhatsukhaśītamārutā; tato yuddhaṃ pratyavahārayāvaḥ ॥5-183-26॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रविः (raviḥ) - the sun; मन्द (manda) - slow; मरीचि (marīci) - rays; मण्डलः (maṇḍalaḥ) - circle; जगाम (jagāma) - went; अस्तं (astaṃ) - to setting; पांसु (pāṃsu) - dust; पुञ्ज (puñja) - heap; अवगाढः (avagāḍhaḥ) - immersed; निशा (niśā) - night; व्यगाहत् (vyagāhat) - entered; सुख (sukha) - pleasant; शीत (śīta) - cool; मारुता (mārutā) - breeze; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; प्रत्यवहारयावः (pratyavahārayāvaḥ) - we withdrew;]

(Then the sun, with its circle of slow rays, went to setting, immersed in a heap of dust. The night entered with a pleasant cool breeze; then we withdrew from the battle.)

As the sun, with its dim circle of rays, set into the dusty horizon, the night arrived with a gentle and cool breeze, prompting us to withdraw from the battle.

एवं राजन्नवहारो बभूव; ततः पुनर्विमलेऽभूत्सुघोरम्। काल्यं काल्यं विंशतिं वै दिनानि; तथैव चान्यानि दिनानि त्रीणि ॥५-१८३-२७॥

evaṃ rājannavahāro babhūva; tataḥ punarvimale'bhūtsughoram। kālyaṃ kālyaṃ viṃśatiṃ vai dināni; tathaiva cānyāni dināni trīṇi ॥5-183-27॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नवहारः (navahāraḥ) - new feast; बभूव (babhūva) - became; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विमले (vimale) - in the clear sky; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; सुघोरम् (sughoram) - very terrible; काल्यम् (kālyam) - morning; काल्यम् (kālyam) - morning; विंशतिम् (viṃśatim) - twenty; वै (vai) - indeed; दिनानि (dināni) - days; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; च (ca) - and; अन्यानि (anyāni) - other; दिनानि (dināni) - days; त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three;]

(Thus, O king, a new feast occurred; then again in the clear sky it became very terrible. Morning after morning, indeed, for twenty days; similarly, for another three days.)

Thus, O king, a new feast took place; then again, in the clear sky, it became very terrible. Morning after morning, for twenty days, and similarly for another three days.