Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 38

BndP 2 38.1

वसिष्ठ उवाच अन्तर्द्धानं गते कृष्णे रामस्तु सुमहायशाः । समुद्रिक्तमथात्मानं मेने कृष्णानुभावतः

vasiṣṭha uvāca antarddhānaṃ gate kṛṣṇe rāmastu sumahāyaśāḥ / samudriktamathātmānaṃ mene kṛṣṇānubhāvataḥ

Vasiṣṭha said: When Kṛṣṇa had gone into invisibility, Rāma of very great fame considered himself swollen (with power) through Kṛṣṇa's influence.

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BndP 2 38.2

अकृतव्रणसंयुक्तः प्रदीप्ताग्निरिव ज्वलन् । समायातो भार्गवो ऽसीपुरीं महिष्मतीं प्रति

akṛtavraṇasaṃyuktaḥ pradīptāgniriva jvalan / samāyāto bhārgavo 'sīpurīṃ mahiṣmatīṃ prati

Accompanied by Akṛtavraṇa, blazing like a kindled fire, the Bhārgava came to the city Māhiṣmatī.

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BndP 2 38.3

यत्र पापहरा पुण्या नर्मदा सरितां वरा । पुनाति दर्शनादेव प्राणिनः पापिनो ह्यपि

yatra pāpaharā puṇyā narmadā saritāṃ varā / punāti darśanādeva prāṇinaḥ pāpino hyapi

There the meritorious Narmadā, remover of sins, best of rivers, purifies living beings, even sinful ones, by the mere sight (of her).

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BndP 2 38.4

पुरा त्रय हरेणापि निविष्टेन महात्मना । त्रिपुरस्य विनाशाय कृतो यत्नो महीपते

purā traya hareṇāpi niviṣṭena mahātmanā / tripurasya vināśāya kṛto yatno mahīpate

Formerly, O lord of the earth, by Hara himself, the great one, when he had settled there, an effort was made for the destruction of Tripura.

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BndP 2 38.5

तत्र किं वर्ण्यते पुण्यं नृणां देवस्वरूपिणाम् । सदृष्ट्वा नर्मदां भूप भर्गवः कुलनन्दनः

tatra kiṃ varṇyate puṇyaṃ nṛṇāṃ devasvarūpiṇām / sadṛṣṭvā narmadāṃ bhūpa bhargavaḥ kulanandanaḥ

What (need) is there to describe the merit of men there, who (become) of divine form? O king, seeing the Narmadā, the Bhārgava, delight of his lineage,

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BndP 2 38.6

नमश्चकार सुप्रीतः शत्रुसाधनतत्परः । नमो ऽस्तु नर्मदे तुभ्यं हरदेहसमुद्भवे

namaścakāra suprītaḥ śatrusādhanatatparaḥ / namo 'stu narmade tubhyaṃ haradehasamudbhave

well pleased, made obeisance, intent on the destruction of his enemies: "Homage be to you, O Narmadā, arisen from the body of Hara!

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BndP 2 38.7

क्षिप्रं नाशय शत्रून्मे वरदा भव शोभने । इत्येवं स नमस्कृत्य नर्मदां पापनाशिनीम्

kṣipraṃ nāśaya śatrūnme varadā bhava śobhane / ityevaṃ sa namaskṛtya narmadāṃ pāpanāśinīm

Quickly destroy my enemies, be a granter of boons, O lovely one!" Having thus paid homage to the Narmadā, destroyer of sins,

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BndP 2 38.8

दूतं प्रस्थापयामास कार्त्तवीर्यार्जुनं प्रति । दूत राजात्वया वाच्यो यदहं वच्मि ते ऽनघ

dūtaṃ prasthāpayāmāsa kārttavīryārjunaṃ prati / dūta rājātvayā vācyo yadahaṃ vacmi te 'nagha

he sent a messenger to Kārtavīrya Arjuna: "Messenger, the king is to be told by you what I tell you, O sinless one.

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BndP 2 38.9

न संदेहस्त्वया कार्यो दूतः क्वापि न बध्यते । यद्बलं तु समाश्रित्य जमदग्निमुनिं नृपः

na saṃdehastvayā kāryo dūtaḥ kvāpi na badhyate / yadbalaṃ tu samāśritya jamadagnimuniṃ nṛpaḥ

No doubt should be entertained by you: a messenger is nowhere killed. (Say:) 'Relying on what strength did you, O king,

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BndP 2 38.10

तिरस्त्वं कृतवान्मूढ तत्पुत्रो योद्धुमागतः । शीघ्रं निर्गच्छ मन्दात्मन्युद्धं रामाय देहि तत्

tirastvaṃ kṛtavānmūḍha tatputro yoddhumāgataḥ / śīghraṃ nirgaccha mandātmanyuddhaṃ rāmāya dehi tat

treat the sage Jamadagni with contempt, you fool? His son has come to fight. Come out quickly, dull-witted one, and give Rāma that battle.

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BndP 2 38.11

भार्गवं त्वं समासाद्य गच्छ लोकान्तरं त्वरा । इत्येवमुक्त्वा राजानं श्रुत्वा तस्य वचस्तथा

bhārgavaṃ tvaṃ samāsādya gaccha lokāntaraṃ tvarā / ityevamuktvā rājānaṃ śrutvā tasya vacastathā

Encountering the Bhārgava, go swiftly to the other world.'" Having spoken thus (he said): "...the king, and having heard his words likewise,

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BndP 2 38.12

शीघ्रमागच्छ भद्रं ते विलंबो नेह शस्यते । तेनैवमुक्तो दूतस्तु गतो हैहयभूपतिम्

śīghramāgaccha bhadraṃ te vilaṃbo neha śasyate / tenaivamukto dūtastu gato haihayabhūpatim

come back quickly — good fortune to you; delay is not commended here." Thus addressed by him, the messenger went to the Haihaya king,

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BndP 2 38.13

रामोदितं तत्सकलं श्रावयामास संसदि । स राजात्रेयभक्तस्तु महाबलपराक्रमः

rāmoditaṃ tatsakalaṃ śrāvayāmāsa saṃsadi / sa rājātreyabhaktastu mahābalaparākramaḥ

and made all that Rāma had said heard in the assembly. That king, a devotee of Ātreya (Dattātreya), of great strength and valour,

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BndP 2 38.14

चुक्रोध श्रुत्वा वाच्यं तद्दूतमुत्तरमावहत् । कार्त्तवीर्य उवाच मया भुजबलेनैव दत्तदत्तेन मेदिनी

cukrodha śrutvā vācyaṃ taddūtamuttaramāvahat / kārttavīrya uvāca mayā bhujabalenaiva dattadattena medinī

grew angry on hearing what was to be said, and gave that messenger a reply. Kārtavīrya said: By me, by the strength of my arm alone, given by Datta, the earth

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BndP 2 38.15

जिता प्रसह्य भूपालान्बद्ध्वानीय निजं पुरम् । तद्बलं मयि वर्त्तेत युद्धं दास्ये तवाधुना

jitā prasahya bhūpālānbaddhvānīya nijaṃ puram / tadbalaṃ mayi vartteta yuddhaṃ dāsye tavādhunā

was conquered by force, and the kings were bound and brought to my own city. If that strength still abides in me, I shall give you battle now.

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BndP 2 38.16

इत्युत्क्वा विससर्ज्जाशु दूतं हैहयभूपतिः । सेनाध्यक्षं समाहूय प्रोवाच वदतां वरः

ityutkvā visasarjjāśu dūtaṃ haihayabhūpatiḥ / senādhyakṣaṃ samāhūya provāca vadatāṃ varaḥ

Having said this, the Haihaya king at once dismissed the messenger, and summoning the commander of his army, that best of speakers said:

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BndP 2 38.17

सज्जं कुरु महाभाग सैन्यं मे वीरसंमतः । योत्स्ये रामेण भृगुणा विलंबो मा भवत्विति

sajjaṃ kuru mahābhāga sainyaṃ me vīrasaṃmataḥ / yotsye rāmeṇa bhṛguṇā vilaṃbo mā bhavatviti

"Make my army ready, O greatly fortunate one, you who are esteemed among heroes. I shall fight with Rāma the Bhṛgu; let there be no delay."

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BndP 2 38.18

एवमुक्तो महावीरः सेनाध्यक्षः प्रतापनः । सैन्यं सज्जं विधायाशु चतुरङ्ग न्यवेदयत्

evamukto mahāvīraḥ senādhyakṣaḥ pratāpanaḥ / sainyaṃ sajjaṃ vidhāyāśu caturaṅga nyavedayat

Thus addressed, the great hero, the glowing commander of the army, having quickly made the fourfold army ready, reported (it).

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BndP 2 38.19

सैन्यं सज्जं समाकर्ण्य कार्त्तवीर्यो नृपो मुदा । सूतोपनीतं स्वरथमारुरोह विशांपते

sainyaṃ sajjaṃ samākarṇya kārttavīryo nṛpo mudā / sūtopanītaṃ svarathamāruroha viśāṃpate

Hearing that the army was ready, King Kārtavīrya, with joy, mounted his own chariot brought up by the charioteer, O lord of peoples.

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BndP 2 38.20

तस्य राज्ञः समन्तात्तु सामन्ता मण्डलेश्वराः । अनेकाक्षौहिणीयुक्ताः परिवार्योपतस्थिरे

tasya rājñaḥ samantāttu sāmantā maṇḍaleśvarāḥ / anekākṣauhiṇīyuktāḥ parivāryopatasthire

On every side of that king the feudatory lords, rulers of provinces, joined with many divisions of troops, surrounded him and took their stand.

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BndP 2 38.21

नागास्तु कोटिशस्तत्र हयस्यन्दनपत्तयः । असंख्याता महाराज सैन्ये सागरसन्निभे

nāgāstu koṭiśastatra hayasyandanapattayaḥ / asaṃkhyātā mahārāja sainye sāgarasannibhe

There the elephants (were) in tens of millions, and the horses, chariots and foot-soldiers were beyond counting, O great king, in that army resembling the ocean.

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BndP 2 38.22

दृश्यन्ते तत्र भूपाला नानावंशसमुद्भवाः । महावीरा महाकाया नानायुद्धविशारदाः

dṛśyante tatra bhūpālā nānāvaṃśasamudbhavāḥ / mahāvīrā mahākāyā nānāyuddhaviśāradāḥ

There were seen kings sprung from various lineages, great heroes of huge bodies, skilled in many kinds of warfare,

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BndP 2 38.23

नानाशस्त्रास्त्रकुशला नानावाहगता नृपाः । नानालङ्कारसंयुक्ता मत्ता दानविभूषिताः

nānāśastrāstrakuśalā nānāvāhagatā nṛpāḥ / nānālaṅkārasaṃyuktā mattā dānavibhūṣitāḥ

kings expert in various weapons and missiles, mounted on various vehicles, adorned with various ornaments, excited (with pride), distinguished by their giving of gifts.

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BndP 2 38.24

महामात्रकृतेद्देशा भान्ति नागा ह्यनेकशः । नानाज्ञातिसमुत्पन्ना हयाः पवनरंहसः

mahāmātrakṛteddeśā bhānti nāgā hyanekaśaḥ / nānājñātisamutpannā hayāḥ pavanaraṃhasaḥ

The elephants, whose bodies were marked (with paint) by the elephant-drivers, shone in great numbers; and the horses, born of various breeds, swift as the wind,

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BndP 2 38.25

प्लवन्तो भान्ति भूपाल सादिभिः कृतशिक्षणाः । स्यन्दनानि सुदीर्घाणि जवनाश्वयुतानि च

plavanto bhānti bhūpāla sādibhiḥ kṛtaśikṣaṇāḥ / syandanāni sudīrghāṇi javanāśvayutāni ca

leaping along, shone, O ruler of the earth, trained by their riders; and the chariots, very long, yoked with swift horses,

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BndP 2 38.26

चक्रनिर्घोषयुक्तानि प्रावृण्मेघोपमानि च । पदातयस्तु राजन्ते खड्गचर्मधरा नृप

cakranirghoṣayuktāni prāvṛṇmeghopamāni ca / padātayastu rājante khaḍgacarmadharā nṛpa

resounding with the noise of their wheels and resembling rain-clouds (shone too); and the foot-soldiers were splendid, bearing swords and shields, O king,

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BndP 2 38.27

अहंपूर्वमहंपूर्वमित्यहंपूर्वकान्विताः । यदा प्रचलितं सैन्यं कार्त्तवीर्यार्जुनस्य वै

ahaṃpūrvamahaṃpūrvamityahaṃpūrvakānvitāḥ / yadā pracalitaṃ sainyaṃ kārttavīryārjunasya vai

filled with rivalry, (crying) "I first! I first!" — when the army of Kārtavīrya Arjuna set out,

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BndP 2 38.28

तदा प्राच्छादितं व्योम रजसा च दिशो दश । नानावादित्रनिर्घोषैर्हयानां ह्रेषितैस्तथा

tadā prācchāditaṃ vyoma rajasā ca diśo daśa / nānāvāditranirghoṣairhayānāṃ hreṣitaistathā

then the sky and the ten directions were covered over with dust; by the noise of various musical instruments and by the neighing of horses,

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BndP 2 38.29

गजानां बृंहितै राजन्व्याप्तं गगनमण्डलम् । मार्गे ददर्श राजेन्द्रो विपरीतानि भूपते

gajānāṃ bṛṃhitai rājanvyāptaṃ gaganamaṇḍalam / mārge dadarśa rājendro viparītāni bhūpate

and by the trumpeting of elephants, O king, the circle of the heavens was filled. On the road that lord of kings saw adverse (omens), O ruler of the earth—

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BndP 2 38.30

शकुनानि रणे तस्य मृत्युदौत्यकराणि च । मुक्तकेशां छिन्ननासां रुदतीं च दिगंबराम्

śakunāni raṇe tasya mṛtyudautyakarāṇi ca / muktakeśāṃ chinnanāsāṃ rudatīṃ ca digaṃbarām

birds that acted as messengers of death for him in the battle; and a woman with loosened hair, her nose cut off, weeping, naked,

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BndP 2 38.31

कृष्णवस्त्रपरीधानां वनितां स ददर्श ह । कुचैलं पतितं भग्नं नग्नं काषायवाससम्

kṛṣṇavastraparīdhānāṃ vanitāṃ sa dadarśa ha / kucailaṃ patitaṃ bhagnaṃ nagnaṃ kāṣāyavāsasam

clad in black garments — such a woman he saw; and one badly clothed, fallen, broken, naked, wearing ochre robes,

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BndP 2 38.32

अङ्गहीनं ददर्शासौ नरं दुःशितमानसम् । गोधां च शशकं शल्यं रिक्तकुम्भं सरीमृपम्

aṅgahīnaṃ dadarśāsau naraṃ duḥśitamānasam / godhāṃ ca śaśakaṃ śalyaṃ riktakumbhaṃ sarīmṛpam

and he saw a man lacking a limb, of afflicted mind, and a monitor lizard, a hare, a porcupine, an empty pot, a creeping snake,

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BndP 2 38.33

कार्पासं कच्छपं तैलं लवणं चास्थिखण्डकम् । स्वदक्षिणे शृगालं च कुर्वन्तं भैर्वं रवम्

kārpāsaṃ kacchapaṃ tailaṃ lavaṇaṃ cāsthikhaṇḍakam / svadakṣiṇe śṛgālaṃ ca kurvantaṃ bhairvaṃ ravam

cotton, a tortoise, oil, salt, and a piece of bone, and on his right a jackal making a fearful cry,

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BndP 2 38.34

रोगिणं पुंल्कसं चैव वृषं च श्येनभल्लुकौ । दृष्ट्वापि प्रययौ योद्धुं कालपाशावृतो हझात्

rogiṇaṃ puṃlkasaṃ caiva vṛṣaṃ ca śyenabhallukau / dṛṣṭvāpi prayayau yoddhuṃ kālapāśāvṛto hajhāt

and a sick man, and a low-caste man, and a bull, and a hawk and a bear — yet even having seen (these) he went on to fight, encircled all at once by the noose of Death.

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BndP 2 38.35

नर्मदोत्तरतीरस्थो ह्यकृतव्रणसंयुतः । वटच्छायासमासीनो रामो ऽपश्यदुपागतम्

narmadottaratīrastho hyakṛtavraṇasaṃyutaḥ / vaṭacchāyāsamāsīno rāmo 'paśyadupāgatam

Rāma, staying on the northern bank of the Narmadā, in the company of Akṛtavraṇa, seated in the shade of a banyan, saw (him) approaching—

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BndP 2 38.36

कार्त्तवीर्यं नृपवरं शतकोटिनृपान्वितम् । सहस्राक्षौहिणीयुक्तं दृष्ट्वा बभूव ह

kārttavīryaṃ nṛpavaraṃ śatakoṭinṛpānvitam / sahasrākṣauhiṇīyuktaṃ dṛṣṭvā babhūva ha

Kārtavīrya, best of kings, accompanied by a hundred crores of kings, joined with a thousand armies; having seen (him) he became (glad).

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BndP 2 38.37

अद्य मे सिद्धिमायातं कार्यं चिरसमीहितम् । यद्दृष्टिगोचरो जातः कार्तवीर्यो नृपाधमः

adya me siddhimāyātaṃ kāryaṃ cirasamīhitam / yaddṛṣṭigocaro jātaḥ kārtavīryo nṛpādhamaḥ

"Today the task I have long desired has come to fulfilment for me, since Kārtavīrya, basest of kings, has come within sight."

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BndP 2 38.38

इत्येवमुक्त्वा चोत्थाय धृत्वा परशुमायुधम् । व्यञ्जृभतारिनाशायसिंहः क्रुद्धो यथा तथा

ityevamuktvā cotthāya dhṛtvā paraśumāyudham / vyañjṛbhatārināśāyasiṃhaḥ kruddho yathā tathā

Having spoken thus, and rising up and taking the axe as his weapon, he stretched himself for the destruction of his enemy, as an angry lion does.

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BndP 2 38.39

दृष्ट्वा समुद्यतं रामं सैनिकानां वधाय च । चकंपिरे भृशं सर्वे मृत्योरिव शरीरिणः

dṛṣṭvā samudyataṃ rāmaṃ sainikānāṃ vadhāya ca / cakaṃpire bhṛśaṃ sarve mṛtyoriva śarīriṇaḥ

Seeing Rāma raised up for the slaying of the soldiers, they all trembled violently, like embodied beings (before) Death.

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BndP 2 38.40

स यत्र यत्रानिलरंहसं भृगुश्चिक्षेप रोषेण युतः परश्वधम् । ततस्ततश्छिन्नभुजोरुकङ्घरा नागा हयाः शूरनरा निपेतुः

sa yatra yatrānilaraṃhasaṃ bhṛguścikṣepa roṣeṇa yutaḥ paraśvadham / tatastataśchinnabhujorukaṅgharā nāgā hayāḥ śūranarā nipetuḥ

Wherever Bhṛgu (Rāma), filled with rage, hurled his axe, swift as the wind, there and there fell elephants, horses and heroic men, their arms, thighs and feet cut off.

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BndP 2 38.41

यथा गजेन्द्रो मदयुक्समन्ततो नालं वनं भर्द्दयति प्रधावन् । तथैव रामो ऽपि मनोनिलौजा विमर्द्दयामास नृपस्य सेनाम्

yathā gajendro madayuksamantato nālaṃ vanaṃ bharddayati pradhāvan / tathaiva rāmo 'pi manonilaujā vimarddayāmāsa nṛpasya senām

As a lordly elephant in rut, charging about on every side, crushes a whole forest, just so did Rāma too, whose strength was (swift as) the wind of his mind, crush the king's army.

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BndP 2 38.42

दृष्ट्वा तमित्थं प्रहरन्तमोजसा रामं रणे शस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठम् । उद्यम्य चापं महदास्थितो रथं सृज्यं च कृत्वा किलमन्स्यराजः

dṛṣṭvā tamitthaṃ praharantamojasā rāmaṃ raṇe śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭham / udyamya cāpaṃ mahadāsthito rathaṃ sṛjyaṃ ca kṛtvā kilamansyarājaḥ

Seeing Rāma, best of weapon-bearers, striking thus with force in the battle, the king of the Matsyas raised his great bow, mounted his chariot, and got it ready.

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BndP 2 38.43

आकृष्य वाणाननलोग्रतेजसः समाकिरन्भार्गवमाससाद । दृष्ट्वा तमायान्तमथो महात्मा रामो गृहीत्वा धनुषं महोग्रम्

ākṛṣya vāṇānanalogratejasaḥ samākiranbhārgavamāsasāda / dṛṣṭvā tamāyāntamatho mahātmā rāmo gṛhītvā dhanuṣaṃ mahogram

Drawing arrows of fierce fire-like brilliance, he approached the descendant of Bhṛgu, covering him (with them). Then the great-souled Rāma, seeing him coming on, took up his most terrible bow,

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BndP 2 38.44

वायव्यमस्त्रं विदधे रुषाप्लुतो निवारयन्मङ्गलबाणवर्षम् । स चापि राजातिबलो मनस्वी ससर्ज रामाय तु पर्वतास्त्रम्

vāyavyamastraṃ vidadhe ruṣāpluto nivārayanmaṅgalabāṇavarṣam / sa cāpi rājātibalo manasvī sasarja rāmāya tu parvatāstram

and, overcome with anger, employed the wind-weapon, warding off Maṅgala's rain of arrows; and that king too, exceedingly strong and resolute, discharged the mountain-weapon at Rāma.

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BndP 2 38.45

तस्तंभ तेनातिबलं तदस्त्रं वायव्यमिष्वस्त्रविधानदक्षः । रामो ऽपि तत्रातिबलं विदित्वा तं मत्स्यराजं विविधास्त्रपूगैः

tastaṃbha tenātibalaṃ tadastraṃ vāyavyamiṣvastravidhānadakṣaḥ / rāmo 'pi tatrātibalaṃ viditvā taṃ matsyarājaṃ vividhāstrapūgaiḥ

Skilled in the rules of arrows and missiles, (Rāma) checked that mighty weapon with the wind-weapon; and Rāma, recognising the great strength there, (assailed) that Matsya king with masses of various weapons,

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BndP 2 38.46

किरन्तमाजौ प्रसभं सुमोच नारायणास्त्रं विधिमन्त्रयुक्तम् । नारायणास्त्रे भृगुणा प्रयुक्ते रामेण राजन्नृपतेर्वधाय

kirantamājau prasabhaṃ sumoca nārāyaṇāstraṃ vidhimantrayuktam / nārāyaṇāstre bhṛguṇā prayukte rāmeṇa rājannṛpatervadhāya

as he (the king) was violently scattering (arrows) in battle, he released the Nārāyaṇa weapon, joined with the proper rite and mantra. When, O king, the Nārāyaṇa weapon was employed by Rāma Bhṛgu to slay the king,

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BndP 2 38.47

दिशस्तु सर्वाः सुभृशं हि तेजसा प्रजज्वलुर्मत्स्यपतिश्चकंपे । रामस्तु तस्याथ विलक्ष्य कम्पं बाणैश्चतुर्भिर्निजघान वाहान्

diśastu sarvāḥ subhṛśaṃ hi tejasā prajajvalurmatsyapatiścakaṃpe / rāmastu tasyātha vilakṣya kampaṃ bāṇaiścaturbhirnijaghāna vāhān

all the directions blazed up exceedingly with its brilliance, and the lord of the Matsyas trembled. Then Rāma, observing his trembling, struck down his horses with four arrows.

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BndP 2 38.48

शरेण चैकेन ध्वजं महात्मा चिच्छेद चापं च शरद्वयेन । बाणेन चैकेन प्रसह्य सारथिं निपात्य भूमौ रथमार्द्दयत्त्रिभिः

śareṇa caikena dhvajaṃ mahātmā ciccheda cāpaṃ ca śaradvayena / bāṇena caikena prasahya sārathiṃ nipātya bhūmau rathamārddayattribhiḥ

And with one shaft the great-souled one cut down his banner, and with two arrows his bow; and with one arrow he forcibly felled the charioteer to the ground, and with three he smashed the chariot.

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BndP 2 38.49

त्यक्त्वा रथं भूमिगतं च मङ्गलं परश्वधेनाशु जघान मूर्द्धनि । स भिन्नशीर्षो रुधिरं वमन्मुहुर्मर्च्छामवाप्याथ ममार च क्षणात्

tyaktvā rathaṃ bhūmigataṃ ca maṅgalaṃ paraśvadhenāśu jaghāna mūrddhani / sa bhinnaśīrṣo rudhiraṃ vamanmuhurmarcchāmavāpyātha mamāra ca kṣaṇāt

And Maṅgala, having abandoned his chariot and come to the ground, (Rāma) swiftly struck on the head with his axe. With his skull split, vomiting blood again and again, he fell into a swoon and died in a moment.

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