Yuddha Kanda · Sarga 69 of 128 · 96 verses
Angada Kills Narantaka
Trishiras tells his lamenting father: our mighty uncle has been killed, but the good do not lament like this. You are equal to the three worlds; why grieve like a common man? You have Brahma’s spear, armour, arrows and bow, and a chariot drawn by a thousand donkeys that rumbles like a cloud; you have often slaughtered gods and danavas; you can punish Raghava. But stay, great king; I will go out to battle and root out your enemies as Garuda roots out snakes; today Rama will lie struck down by me as Shambara by Indra and Naraka by Vishnu. Ravana, driven by Time, feels reborn. Devantaka, Narantaka and radiant Atikaya are also roused, crying “I! I!”: Ravana’s heroic sons, equal to Indra, all moving through the sky, masters of magic, crushers of the gods’ pride, never defeated, skilled in weapons, holders of boons. Surrounded by them, Ravana shines like Indra among the gods. He embraces his sons, adorns them, blesses them and sends them out, with his two brothers, Yuddhonmatta and Matta, to guard them. Anointed with every herb and perfume, the six go out, driven by Time: Mahodara on the elephant Sudarshana of Airavata’s line, like the sun on the western mountain; three-crowned Trishiras in a chariot, like Himavat with three golden peaks; Atikaya, best of archers, in a fine chariot, like Meru shining; Narantaka on a white horse like Uchchaihshravas, lance in hand, like Skanda on his peacock; Devantaka with a gold-adorned iron bar, imitating Vishnu holding the mountain; Mahaparshva with a mace, like Kubera. They go out like gods from Amaravati, resolved on death or victory, followed by elephants, horses and chariots.
The monkeys, seeing them, raise rocks and roar; the rakshasas roar back more terribly; a fierce battle begins, rocks and trees against arrows, until the ground is soaked with blood and strewn with bodies; monkeys kill monkeys with captured rakshasas, and rakshasas kill rakshasas; the sages and gods cheer. Then Narantaka, on his horse swift as the wind, plunges into the monkey army like a fish into the sea, piercing seven hundred monkeys with his blazing lance in a moment; wherever he goes, the monkeys fall like mountains split by thunderbolts before they can even raise a tree. Sugriva, seeing the army scatter, sends young Angada: go and kill that rakshasa on the horse. Angada leaps from the army like the sun from a cloud, unarmed except for teeth and nails, and calls to Narantaka: stop; what will you do with these common monkeys? Hurl that thunderbolt-like lance at my chest. Narantaka, biting his lip, hurls it; it breaks on Angada’s chest like a snake cut by Garuda. Angada strikes the horse on the head with his palm; it falls dead, its legs sunk, eyes burst, tongue out, head shattered. Narantaka, enraged, strikes Angada’s head with his fist; Angada, bleeding, faints and recovers, then brings down his fist, like a mountain peak and swift as Death, on Narantaka’s chest; Narantaka, his chest crushed, vomiting flames and blood, falls like a mountain split by a thunderbolt. Gods and monkeys roar in the sky and on earth; Angada has done a feat that gladdens Rama’s heart, and, amazed at himself, is eager for more battle.
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एवं विलपमानस्य रावणस्य दुरात्मनः । श्रुत्वा शोकाभिभूतस्य त्रिशिरा वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥
To the evil-souled Ravana, lamenting so, overcome with grief, Trishiras, having heard, said this:
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एवमेव महावीर्यो हतो नस्तातमध्यमः । न तु सत्पुरुषा राजन् विलपन्ति यथा भवान् ॥ २ ॥
“Just so has our very valiant middle uncle been killed; but good men do not lament as you do, king.
नूनं त्रिभुवनस्यापि पर्याप्तस्त्वमसि प्रभो । स कस्मात् प्राकृत इव शोचस्यात्मानमीदृशम् ॥ ३ ॥
“Surely you are a match even for the three worlds, lord; so why do you grieve over yourself like this, like a common man?
ब्रह्मदत्तास्ति ते शक्तिः कवचं सायको धनुः । सहस्रखरसंयुक्तो रथो मेघसमस्वनः ॥ ४ ॥
“You have Brahma’s spear, armour, arrow and bow, and a chariot yoked with a thousand donkeys, rumbling like a cloud.
त्वयासकृद्धि शस्त्रेण विशस्ता देवदानवाः । स सर्वायुधसम्पन्नो राघवं शास्तुमर्हसि ॥ ५ ॥
“For with weapons you have again and again cut down gods and danavas; you, supplied with every weapon, should punish Raghava.
कामं तिष्ठ महाराज निर्गमिष्याम्यहं रणे । उद्धरिष्यामि ते शत्रून् गरुडः पन्नगानिव ॥ ६ ॥
“Or stay, great king; I will go out to battle; I will root out your enemies as Garuda roots out snakes.
शम्बरो देवराजेन नरको विष्णुना यथा । तथाद्य शयिता रामो मया युधि निपातितः ॥ ७ ॥
“As Shambara by the king of the gods, as Naraka by Vishnu, so today Rama will lie, struck down by me in battle.”
श्रुत्वा त्रिशिरसो वाक्यं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः । पुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मन्यते कालचोदितः ॥ ८ ॥
Hearing Trishiras’s words, Ravana, king of the rakshasas, driven by Time, thought himself as if reborn.
श्रुत्वा त्रिशिरसो वाक्यं देवान्तकनरान्तकौ । अतिकायश्च तेजस्वी बभूवुर्युद्धहर्षिताः ॥ ९ ॥
Hearing Trishiras’s words, Devantaka and Narantaka and radiant Atikaya became eager for battle.
ततोऽहमहमित्येवं गर्जन्तो नैर्ऋतर्षभाः । रावणस्य सुता वीराः शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमाः ॥ १० ॥
Then, roaring “I! I!”, the bulls among nairritas, Ravana’s heroic sons, of valour equal to Shakra’s,
अन्तरिक्षगताः सर्वे सर्वे मायाविशारदाः । सर्वे त्रिदशदर्पघ्नाः सर्वे समरदुर्मदाः ॥ ११ ॥
all moving in the sky, all skilled in magic, all crushers of the pride of the thirty gods, all wild in battle,
सर्वे सुबलसम्पन्नाः सर्वे विस्तीर्णकीर्तयः । सर्वे समरमासाद्य न श्रूयन्ते स्म निर्जिताः ॥ १२ ॥
all endowed with great strength, all of wide fame, all, having come to battle, never heard of as defeated,
देवैरपि सगन्धर्वैः सकिंनरमहोरगैः । सर्वेऽस्त्रविदुषो वीराः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः । सर्वे प्रवरविज्ञानाः सर्वे लब्धवरास्तथा ॥ १३ ॥
even by the gods with the gandharvas, with the kinnaras and great serpents; all heroes skilled in weapons, all masters of war, all of excellent knowledge, and all had won boons.
स तैस्तथा भास्करतुल्यवर्चसैः सुतैर्वृतः शत्रुबलश्रियार्दनैः । रराज राजा मघवान् यथामरै- र्वृतो महादानवदर्पनाशनैः ॥ १४ ॥
Surrounded by those sons, with the splendour of the sun, crushers of the strength and glory of enemies, the king shone like Maghavan surrounded by the immortals, destroyers of the pride of great danavas.
स पुत्रान् सम्परिष्वज्य भूषयित्वा च भूषणैः । आशीर्भिश्च प्रशस्ताभिः प्रेषयामास वै रणे ॥ १५ ॥
Embracing his sons and adorning them with ornaments, he sent them out to battle with fine blessings.
युद्धोन्मत्तं च मत्तं च भ्रातरौ चापि रावणः । रक्षणार्थं कुमाराणां प्रेषयामास संयुगे ॥ १६ ॥
Ravana sent his two brothers, Yuddhonmatta and Matta, into battle to protect the princes.
तेऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं रावणं लोकरावणम् । कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं चैव महाकायाः प्रतस्थिरे ॥ १७ ॥
Saluting great-souled Ravana, who makes the worlds cry out, and walking round him, the huge-bodied ones set out.
सर्वौषधीभिर्गन्धैश्च समालभ्य महाबलाः । निर्जग्मुर्नैर्ऋतश्रेष्ठाः षडेते युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः ॥ १८ ॥
Anointing themselves with all herbs and perfumes, the mighty ones went out, these six best of nairritas, eager for battle:
त्रिशिराश्चातिकायश्च देवान्तकनरान्तकौ । महोदरमहापार्श्वौ निर्जग्मुः कालचोदिताः ॥ १९ ॥
Trishiras, Atikaya, Devantaka and Narantaka, Mahodara and Mahaparshva went out, driven by Time.
ततः सुदर्शनं नागं नीलजीमूतसंनिभम् । ऐरावतकुले जातमारुरोह महोदरः ॥ २० ॥
Then Mahodara mounted the elephant Sudarshana, like a dark cloud, born in the line of Airavata.
सर्वायुधसमायुक्तस्तूणीभिश्चाप्यलंकृतः । रराज गजमास्थाय सवितेवास्तमूर्धनि ॥ २१ ॥
Furnished with all weapons and adorned with quivers, he shone mounted on the elephant like the sun on the top of the western mountain.
हयोत्तमसमायुक्तं सर्वायुधसमाकुलम् । आरुरोह रथश्रेष्ठं त्रिशिरा रावणात्मजः ॥ २२ ॥
Trishiras, Ravana’s son, mounted a fine chariot yoked with the best horses, full of every weapon.
त्रिशिरा रथमास्थाय विरराज धनुर्धरः । सविद्युदुल्कः सज्वालः सेन्द्रचाप इवाम्बुदः ॥ २३ ॥
Mounted in the chariot, bow in hand, Trishiras shone like a cloud with lightning and meteors, with flames and Indra’s bow.
त्रिभिः किरीटैस्त्रिशिराः शुशुभे स रथोत्तमे । हिमवानिव शैलेन्द्रस्त्रिभिः काञ्चनपर्वतैः ॥ २४ ॥
With three crowns, Trishiras shone in that fine chariot like Himavat, king of mountains, with three golden peaks.
अतिकायोऽतितेजस्वी राक्षसेन्द्रसुतस्तदा । आरुरोह रथश्रेष्ठं श्रेष्ठः सर्वधनुष्मताम् ॥ २५ ॥
Very radiant Atikaya, son of the king of the rakshasas, best of all bowmen, then mounted a fine chariot,
सुचक्राक्षं सुसंयुक्तं स्वनुकर्षं सुकूबरम् । तूणीबाणासनैर्दीप्तं प्रासासिपरिघाकुलम् ॥ २६ ॥
with good wheels and axles, well yoked, with a good drag and pole, blazing with quivers and bows, full of lances, swords and iron bars.
स काञ्चनविचित्रेण किरीटेन विराजता । भूषणैश्च बभौ मेरुः प्रभाभिरिव भासयन् ॥ २७ ॥
With his wonderful golden crown shining, and his ornaments, he shone like Meru lighting up all with his radiance.
स रराज रथे तस्मिन् राजसूनुर्महाबलः । वृतो नैर्ऋतशार्दूलैर्वज्रपाणिरिवामरैः ॥ २८ ॥
The mighty prince shone in that chariot, surrounded by tigers among nairritas, like the wielder of the thunderbolt by the immortals.
हयमुच्चैःश्रवःप्रख्यं श्वेतं कनकभूषणम् । मनोजवं महाकायमारुरोह नरान्तकः ॥ २९ ॥
Narantaka mounted a horse like Uchchaihshravas, white, adorned with gold, swift as thought, of huge body.
गृहीत्वा प्रासमुल्काभं विरराज नरान्तकः । शक्तिमादाय तेजस्वी गुहः शिखिगतो यथा ॥ ३० ॥
Taking a lance like a meteor, Narantaka shone, as radiant Guha does on his peacock, taking his spear.
देवान्तकः समादाय परिघं हेमभूषणम् । परिगृह्य गिरिं दोर्भ्यां वपुर्विष्णोर्विडम्बयन् ॥ ३१ ॥
Devantaka, taking an iron bar adorned with gold, imitating the form of Vishnu holding the mountain with his arms;
महापार्श्वो महातेजा गदामादाय वीर्यवान् । विरराज गदापाणिः कुबेर इव संयुगे ॥ ३२ ॥
and Mahaparshva, radiant and valiant, taking a mace, shone, mace in hand, like Kubera in battle.
ते प्रतस्थुर्महात्मानोऽमरावत्याः सुरा इव । तान् गजैश्च तुरङ्गैश्च रथैश्चाम्बुदनिःस्वनैः ॥ ३३ ॥
Those great souls set out like gods from Amaravati; with elephants, horses and chariots rumbling like clouds,
अनूत्पेतुर्महात्मानो राक्षसाः प्रवरायुधाः । ते विरेजुर्महात्मानः कुमाराः सूर्यवर्चसः ॥ ३४ ॥
great-souled rakshasas with fine weapons followed them. Those great-souled princes, with the splendour of the sun,
किरीटिनः श्रिया जुष्टा ग्रहा दीप्ता इवाम्बरे । प्रगृहीता बभौ तेषां शस्त्राणामवलिः सिता ॥ ३५ ॥
crowned, attended by glory, shone like blazing planets in the sky; the white row of their raised weapons shone
शरदभ्रप्रतीकाशा हंसावलिरिवाम्बरे । मरणं वापि निश्चित्य शत्रूणां वा पराजयम् ॥ ३६ ॥
like a line of autumn clouds, like a row of geese in the sky. Resolving on death or the defeat of their enemies,
इति कृत्वा मतिं वीराः संजग्मुः संयुगार्थिनः । जगर्जुश्च प्रणेदुश्च चिक्षिपुश्चापि सायकान् ॥ ३७ ॥
setting their minds so, the heroes went out eager for battle; they roared, shouted and shot arrows.
जगृहुश्च महात्मानो निर्यान्तो युद्धदुर्मदाः । क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितानां वै संचचालेव मेदिनी ॥ ३८ ॥
The great souls, wild in battle, took them up as they went out; with their shrieks and arm-slapping the earth seemed to shake,
रक्षसां सिंहनादैश्च संस्फोटितमिवाम्बरम् । तेऽभिनिष्क्रम्य मुदिता राक्षसेन्द्रा महाबलाः ॥ ३९ ॥
and with the rakshasas’ lions’ roars the sky seemed to split. Going out joyfully, the mighty rakshasa lords
ददृशुर्वानरानीकं समुद्यतशिलानगम् । हरयोऽपि महात्मानो ददृशू राक्षसं बलम् ॥ ४० ॥
saw the monkey army with raised rocks and trees. And the great-souled monkeys too saw the rakshasa army,
हस्त्यश्वरथसम्बाधं किङ्किणीशतनादितम् । नीलजीमूतसंकाशं समुद्यतमहायुधम् ॥ ४१ ॥
crowded with elephants, horses and chariots, ringing with hundreds of little bells, like dark clouds, with great weapons raised,
दीप्तानलरविप्रख्यैर्नैर्ऋतैः सर्वतो वृतम् । तद् दृष्ट्वा बलमायातं लब्धलक्षाः प्लवङ्गमाः ॥ ४२ ॥
surrounded on every side by nairritas like blazing fire and the sun. Seeing that army come, the leapers, having found their mark,
समुद्यतमहाशैलाः सम्प्रणेदुर्मुहुर्मुहुः । अमृष्यमाणा रक्षांसि प्रतिनर्दन्त वानराः ॥ ४३ ॥
raising great mountains, roared again and again; not bearing it, the monkeys roared back at the rakshasas.
ततः समुत्कृष्टरवं निशम्य रक्षोगणा वानरयूथपानाम् । अमृष्यमाणाः परहर्षमुग्रं महाबला भीमतरं प्रणेदुः ॥ ४४ ॥
Then, hearing the loud cry of the leaders of the monkey troops, the hosts of rakshasas, mighty, not bearing the enemy’s fierce joy, roared more terribly.
ते राक्षसबलं घोरं प्रविश्य हरियूथपाः । विचेरुरुद्यतैः शैलैर्नगाः शिखरिणो यथा ॥ ४५ ॥
Those leaders of the monkey troops, entering that terrible rakshasa army, ranged about with raised rocks like mountains with peaks.
केचिदाकाशमाविश्य केचिदुर्व्यां प्लवङ्गमाः । रक्षःसैन्येषु संक्रुद्धाः केचिद् द्रुमशिलायुधाः ॥ ४६ ॥
Some leapers entered the sky, some the earth, some, enraged, among the rakshasa armies, with trees and rocks for weapons.
द्रुमांश्च विपुलस्कन्धान् गृह्य वानरपुङ्गवाः । तद् युद्धमभवद् घोरं रक्षोवानरसंकुलम् ॥ ४७ ॥
Taking trees with wide trunks, the bulls among monkeys: that battle became terrible, crowded with rakshasas and monkeys.
ते पादपशिलाशैलैश्चक्रुर्वृष्टिमनूपमाम् । बाणौघैर्वार्यमाणाश्च हरयो भीमविक्रमाः ॥ ४८ ॥
They made an unequalled rain of trees, rocks and mountains; and the monkeys of terrible valour, being held off with floods of arrows,
सिंहनादान् विनेदुश्च रणे राक्षसवानराः । शिलाभिश्चूर्णयामासुर्यातुधानान् प्लवङ्गमाः ॥ ४९ ॥
rakshasas and monkeys roared lions’ roars in the battle. The leapers ground the yatudhanas to powder with rocks,
निर्जघ्नुः संयुगे क्रुद्धाः कवचाभरणावृतान् । केचिद् रथगतान् वीरान् गजवाजिगतानपि ॥ ५० ॥
and in the battle, enraged, struck those covered with armour and ornaments; some heroes in chariots, and some on elephants and horses,
निर्जघ्नुः सहसाऽऽप्लुत्य यातुधानान् प्लवङ्गमाः । शैलशृङ्गान्विताङ्गास्ते मुष्टिभिर्वान्तलोचनाः ॥ ५१ ॥
the leapers suddenly leapt on and struck, the yatudhanas; their limbs struck with mountain peaks, their eyes forced out by fists,
चेलुः पेतुश्च नेदुश्च तत्र राक्षसपुङ्गवाः । राक्षसाश्च शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्बिभिदुः कपिकुञ्जरान् ॥ ५२ ॥
the bulls among rakshasas staggered, fell and cried out there. And the rakshasas pierced the elephants among monkeys with sharp arrows,
शूलमुद्गरखड्गैश्च जघ्नुः प्रासैश्च शक्तिभिः । अन्योन्यं पातयामासुः परस्परजयैषिणः ॥ ५३ ॥
struck them with spears, hammers and swords, with lances and darts; they brought each other down, each wishing for victory over the other.
रिपुशोणितदिग्धाङ्गास्तत्र वानरराक्षसाः । ततः शैलैश्च खड्गैश्च विसृष्टैर्हरिराक्षसैः ॥ ५४ ॥
There monkeys and rakshasas, their limbs smeared with enemies’ blood; then with rocks and swords loosed by monkeys and rakshasas,
मुहूर्तेनावृता भूमिरभवच्छोणितोक्षिता । विकीर्णैः पर्वताकारै रक्षोभिरभिमर्दितैः । आसीद् वसुमती पूर्णा तदा युद्धमदान्वितैः ॥ ५५ ॥
in a moment the ground was covered and drenched with blood; the earth was then filled with rakshasas, like mountains, scattered and crushed, wild with the frenzy of battle.
आक्षिप्ताः क्षिप्यमाणाश्च भग्नशैलाश्च वानराः । पुनरङ्गैस्तदा चक्रुरासन्ना युद्धमद्भुतम् ॥ ५६ ॥
Thrown down and being thrown, their rocks broken, the monkeys, close at hand, fought a wondrous battle then with their limbs.
वानरान् वानरैरेव जघ्नुस्ते नैर्ऋतर्षभाः । राक्षसान् राक्षसैरेव जघ्नुस्ते वानरा अपि ॥ ५७ ॥
The bulls among nairritas killed monkeys with monkeys; and the monkeys too killed rakshasas with rakshasas.
आक्षिप्य च शिलाः शैलाञ्जघ्नुस्ते राक्षसास्तदा । तेषां चाच्छिद्य शस्त्राणि जघ्नू रक्षांसि वानराः ॥ ५८ ॥
Snatching rocks and mountains, the rakshasas then struck; and the monkeys, snatching their weapons, struck the rakshasas.
निर्जघ्नुः शैलशृङ्गैश्च बिभिदुश्च परस्परम् । सिंहनादान् विनेदुश्च रणे राक्षसवानराः ॥ ५९ ॥
They struck with mountain peaks and split each other; rakshasas and monkeys roared lions’ roars in battle.
छिन्नवर्मतनुत्राणा राक्षसा वानरैर्हताः । रुधिरं प्रसृतास्तत्र रससारमिव द्रुमाः ॥ ६० ॥
Their armour and protection cut, rakshasas struck by monkeys poured blood there, like trees their sap.
रथेन च रथं चापि वारणेनापि वारणम् । हयेन च हयं केचिन्निर्जघ्नुर्वानरा रणे ॥ ६१ ॥
With chariot against chariot, elephant against elephant, horse against horse, some monkeys struck in battle.
क्षुरप्रैरर्धचन्द्रैश्च भल्लैश्च निशितैः शरैः । राक्षसा वानरेन्द्राणां बिभिदुः पादपान् शिलाः ॥ ६२ ॥
With razor-headed and crescent arrows, with bhallas and sharp arrows, the rakshasas split the trees and rocks of the monkey lords.
विकीर्णाः पर्वतास्तैश्च द्रुमच्छिन्नैश्च संयुगे । हतैश्च कपिरक्षोभिर्दुर्गमा वसुधाभवत् ॥ ६३ ॥
With scattered mountains and cut trees in battle, and with slain monkeys and rakshasas, the earth became hard to pass.
ते वानरा गर्वितहृष्टचेष्टाः संग्राममासाद्य भयं विमुच्य । युद्धं स्म सर्वे सह राक्षसैस्ते नानायुधाश्चक्रुरदीनसत्त्वाः ॥ ६४ ॥
Those monkeys, their actions proud and joyful, having come to battle and let go of fear, all fought with the rakshasas with many kinds of weapons, undaunted in spirit.
तस्मिन् प्रवृत्ते तुमुले विमर्दे प्रहृष्यमाणेषु वलीमुखेषु । निपात्यमानेषु च राक्षसेषु महर्षयो देवगणाश्च नेदुः ॥ ६५ ॥
When that tumultuous crush had begun, when the monkeys were rejoicing and the rakshasas being brought down, the great sages and hosts of gods cried out.
ततो हयं मारुततुल्यवेग- मारुह्य शक्तिं निशितां प्रगृह्य । नरान्तको वानरसैन्यमुग्रं महार्णवं मीन इवाविवेश ॥ ६६ ॥
Then, mounting his horse, swift as the wind, taking a sharp lance, Narantaka entered the fierce monkey army like a fish the great ocean.
स वानरान् सप्त शतानि वीरः प्रासेन दीप्तेन विनिर्बिभेद । एकः क्षणेनेन्द्ररिपुर्महात्मा जघान सैन्यं हरिपुङ्गवानाम् ॥ ६७ ॥
The hero split seven hundred monkeys with his blazing lance; alone, in a moment, the great-souled enemy of Indra killed an army of bulls among monkeys.
ददृशुश्च महात्मानं हयपृष्ठप्रतिष्ठितम् । चरन्तं हरिसैन्येषु विद्याधरमहर्षयः ॥ ६८ ॥
The vidyadharas and great sages saw the great soul, seated on his horse’s back, ranging among the monkey armies.
स तस्य ददृशे मार्गो मांसशोणितकर्दमः । पतितैः पर्वताकारैर्वानरैरभिसंवृतः ॥ ६९ ॥
His path was seen, a mire of flesh and blood, covered with fallen monkeys like mountains.
यावद् विक्रमितुं बुद्धिं चक्रुः प्लवगपुङ्गवाः । तावदेतानतिक्रम्य निर्बिभेद नरान्तकः ॥ ७० ॥
As soon as the bulls among leapers set their minds on valour, Narantaka passed them by and split them.
ज्वलन्तं प्रासमुद्यम्य संग्रामाग्रे नरान्तकः । ददाह हरिसैन्यानि वनानीव विभावसुः ॥ ७१ ॥
Raising his blazing lance at the front of the battle, Narantaka burned the monkey armies as fire burns forests.
यावदुत्पाटयामासुर्वृक्षान् शैलान् वनौकसः । तावत् प्रासहताः पेतुर्वज्रकृत्ता इवाचलाः ॥ ७२ ॥
As soon as the forest-dwellers tore up trees and rocks, they fell struck by the lance, like mountains cut by the thunderbolt.
दिक्षु सर्वासु बलवान् विचचार नरान्तकः । प्रमृद्नन् सर्वतो युद्धे प्रावृट्काले यथानिलः ॥ ७३ ॥
Mighty Narantaka ranged in all directions, crushing on every side in battle like the wind in the rainy season.
न शेकुर्धावितुं वीरा न स्थातुं स्पन्दितुं भयात् । उत्पतन्तं स्थितं यान्तं सर्वान् विव्याध वीर्यवान् ॥ ७४ ॥
The heroes could not run, nor stand, nor move, from fear; the valiant one pierced them all, leaping, standing or going.
एकेनान्तककल्पेन प्रासेनादित्यतेजसा । भग्नानि हरिसैन्यानि निपेतुर्धरणीतले ॥ ७५ ॥
By one lance, like Death, with the splendour of the sun, the monkey armies were broken and fell on the ground.
वज्रनिष्पेषसदृशं प्रासस्याभिनिपातनम् । न शेकुर्वानराः सोढुं ते विनेदुर्महास्वनम् ॥ ७६ ॥
The monkeys could not bear the fall of the lance, like the crash of the thunderbolt; they cried out with a great sound.
पततां हरिवीराणां रूपाणि प्रचकाशिरे । वज्रभिन्नाग्रकूटानां शैलानां पततामिव ॥ ७७ ॥
The forms of the falling monkey heroes appeared like mountains falling, their peaks split by the thunderbolt.
ये तु पूर्वं महात्मानः कुम्भकर्णेन पातिताः । ते स्वस्था वानरश्रेष्ठाः सुग्रीवमुपतस्थिरे ॥ ७८ ॥
The best of monkeys who had been struck down before by Kumbhakarna, now recovered, came to Sugriva.
प्रेक्षमाणः स सुग्रीवो ददृशे हरिवाहिनीम् । नरान्तकभयत्रस्तां विद्रवन्तीं यतस्ततः ॥ ७९ ॥
Looking about, Sugriva saw the monkey army terrified with fear of Narantaka, running here and there.
विद्रुतां वाहिनीं दृष्ट्वा स ददर्श नरान्तकम् । गृहीतप्रासमायान्तं हयपृष्ठप्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ ८० ॥
Seeing the army fleeing, he saw Narantaka coming on, lance in hand, seated on his horse’s back.
दृष्ट्वोवाच महातेजाः सुग्रीवो वानराधिपः । कुमारमङ्गदं वीरं शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमम् ॥ ८१ ॥
Seeing him, radiant Sugriva, lord of the monkeys, said to Prince Angada, the hero, of valour equal to Shakra’s:
गच्छैनं राक्षसं वीरं योऽसौ तुरगमास्थितः । क्षोभयन्तं हरिबलं क्षिप्रं प्राणैर्वियोजय ॥ ८२ ॥
“Go to that heroic rakshasa who is mounted on the horse, shaking the monkey army, and quickly part him from his life.”
स भर्तुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा निष्पपाताङ्गदस्तदा । अनीकान्मेघसंकाशादंशुमानिव वीर्यवान् ॥ ८३ ॥
Hearing his master’s words, Angada then rushed out from the army like a cloud, like the valiant sun.
शैलसंघातसंकाशो हरीणामुत्तमोऽङ्गदः । रराजाङ्गदसंनद्धः सधातुरिव पर्वतः ॥ ८४ ॥
Like a mass of rocks, best of the monkeys, Angada shone, girt with armlets, like a mountain with minerals.
निरायुधो महातेजाः केवलं नखदंष्ट्रवान् । नरान्तकमभिक्रम्य वालिपुत्रोऽब्रवीद् वचः ॥ ८५ ॥
Without a weapon, radiant, having only nails and teeth, Vali’s son, approaching Narantaka, said:
तिष्ठ किं प्राकृतैरेभिर्हरिभिस्त्वं करिष्यसि । अस्मिन् वज्रसमस्पर्शं प्रासं क्षिप्र ममोरसि ॥ ८६ ॥
“Stop! What will you do with these common monkeys? Hurl quickly at my chest this lance whose touch is like the thunderbolt.”
अङ्गदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रचुक्रोध नरान्तकः । संदश्य दशनैरोष्ठं निःश्वस्य च भुजंगवत् । अभिगम्याङ्गदं क्रुद्धो वालिपुत्रं नरान्तकः ॥ ८७ ॥
Hearing Angada’s words, Narantaka grew very angry; biting his lip with his teeth and hissing like a serpent, Narantaka, angry, came up to Angada, Vali’s son.
स प्रासमाविध्य तदाङ्गदाय समुज्ज्वलन्तं सहसोत्ससर्ज । स वालिपुत्रोरसि वज्रकल्पे बभूव भग्नो न्यपतच्च भूमौ ॥ ८८ ॥
Whirling the lance, he suddenly let it fly, blazing, at Angada; on the chest of Vali’s son, like a thunderbolt, it broke and fell on the ground.
तं प्रासमालोक्य तदा विभग्नं सुपर्णकृत्तोरगभोगकल्पम् । तलं समुद्यम्य स वालिपुत्र- स्तुरंगमस्याभिजघान मूर्ध्नि ॥ ८९ ॥
Seeing that lance broken, like a serpent’s coil cut by Suparna, Vali’s son, raising his palm, struck the horse on the head.
निमग्नपादः स्फुटिताक्षितारो निष्क्रान्तजिह्वोऽचलसंनिकाशः । स तस्य वाजी निपपात भूमौ तलप्रहारेण विकीर्णमूर्धा ॥ ९० ॥
Its feet sunk, its eyeballs burst, its tongue out, like a mountain, that horse of his fell on the ground, its head shattered by the blow of the palm.
नरान्तकः क्रोधवशं जगाम हतं तुरंगं पतितं समीक्ष्य । स मुष्टिमुद्यम्य महाप्रभावो जघान शीर्षे युधि वालिपुत्रम् ॥ ९१ ॥
Narantaka fell under the power of anger, seeing his horse killed and fallen; raising his fist, the very powerful one struck Vali’s son on the head in battle.
अथाङ्गदो मुष्टिविशीर्णमूर्धा सुस्राव तीव्रं रुधिरं भृशोष्णम् । मुहुर्विजज्वाल मुमोह चापि संज्ञां समासाद्य विसिस्मिये च ॥ ९२ ॥
Then Angada, his head split by the fist, poured very hot blood fiercely; again and again he blazed and fainted, and, regaining consciousness, was amazed.
अथाङ्गदो मृत्युसमानवेगं संवर्त्य मुष्टिं गिरिशृङ्गकल्पम् । निपातयामास तदा महात्मा नरान्तकस्योरसि वालिपुत्रः ॥ ९३ ॥
Then great-souled Angada, Vali’s son, clenching his fist, like a mountain peak, of speed equal to Death’s, brought it down on Narantaka’s chest.
स मुष्टिनिर्भिन्ननिमग्नवक्षा ज्वाला वमन् शोणितदिग्धगात्रः । नरान्तको भूमितले पपात यथाचलो वज्रनिपातभग्नः ॥ ९४ ॥
His chest split and sunk by the fist, vomiting flames, his limbs smeared with blood, Narantaka fell on the ground like a mountain broken by the fall of a thunderbolt.
तदान्तरिक्षे त्रिदशोत्तमानां वनौकसां चैव महाप्रणादः । बभूव तस्मिन् निहतेऽग्र्यवीर्ये नरान्तके वालिसुतेन संख्ये ॥ ९५ ॥
Then a great cry arose in the sky from the best of the thirty gods and from the forest-dwellers, when Narantaka, of foremost valour, had been killed by Vali’s son in battle.
अथाङ्गदो राममनःप्रहर्षणं सुदुष्करं तं कृतवान् हि विक्रमम् । विसिस्मिये सोऽप्यथ भीमकर्मा पुनश्च युद्धे स बभूव हर्षितः ॥ ९६ ॥
Then Angada had done that very difficult feat that delighted Rama’s heart; he was amazed himself, and that one of terrible deeds was again joyful for battle.