Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 40
BndP 2 40.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच सुचन्द्रे पतिते राजन् राजेन्द्राणां शिरोमणौ । तत्पुत्रः पुष्कराक्षस्तु रामं योद्धुमथागतः
vasiṣṭha uvāca sucandre patite rājan rājendrāṇāṃ śiromaṇau / tatputraḥ puṣkarākṣastu rāmaṃ yoddhumathāgataḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: When Sucandra had fallen, O king — he who was the crest-jewel of the lords of kings — his son Puṣkarākṣa then came to fight Rāma.
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BndP 2 40.2
स रथस्थो महावीर्यः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदः । अभिवीक्ष्य रणेत्युग्रं रामं कालातकोपमम्
sa rathastho mahāvīryaḥ sarvaśastrāstrakovidaḥ / abhivīkṣya raṇetyugraṃ rāmaṃ kālātakopamam
He, standing in his chariot, of great might, skilled in all weapons and missiles, seeing in battle the exceedingly fierce Rāma, who was like the end (of the world) brought by Time —
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BndP 2 40.3
चकार शरजालं च भार्गवेन्द्रस्य सर्वतः । मुहूर्त्तं जामदग्न्यो ऽपि बाणैः संझदितो ऽभवत्
cakāra śarajālaṃ ca bhārgavendrasya sarvataḥ / muhūrttaṃ jāmadagnyo 'pi bāṇaiḥ saṃjhadito 'bhavat
— made a net of arrows all around the lord of the Bhārgavas; and for a moment even the son of Jamadagni was covered over with arrows.
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BndP 2 40.4
ततो निष्कम्य सहसा भार्गवेन्द्रो महाबलः । शरबन्धान्महाराज समुदैक्षत सर्वतः
tato niṣkamya sahasā bhārgavendro mahābalaḥ / śarabandhānmahārāja samudaikṣata sarvataḥ
Then, having suddenly come forth from the bonds of arrows, the mighty lord of the Bhārgavas, O great king, looked all around.
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BndP 2 40.5
दृष्ट्वा तं पुष्काराक्षं तु सुचन्द्रतनयं तदा । क्रोधमाहारयामास दिधक्षन्निव पावकः
dṛṣṭvā taṃ puṣkārākṣaṃ tu sucandratanayaṃ tadā / krodhamāhārayāmāsa didhakṣanniva pāvakaḥ
And then, seeing that Puṣkarākṣa, the son of Sucandra, he summoned up anger, like a fire about to burn (all).
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BndP 2 40.6
स क्रोधेन समाविष्टो वारुणं समवासृजत् । ततो मेघाः समुत्पन्ना गर्जन्तो भैरवान्नवान्
sa krodhena samāviṣṭo vāruṇaṃ samavāsṛjat / tato meghāḥ samutpannā garjanto bhairavānnavān
He, filled with anger, released the weapon of Varuṇa; thereupon clouds arose, thundering with new and dreadful (roars).
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BndP 2 40.7
ववृषुर्जलधाराभिः प्लावयन्तो धरां नृप । पुष्कराक्षो महावीर्यो वायव्यास्त्रुमवासृजत्
vavṛṣurjaladhārābhiḥ plāvayanto dharāṃ nṛpa / puṣkarākṣo mahāvīryo vāyavyāstrumavāsṛjat
They rained with torrents of water, flooding the earth, O king; (then) Puṣkarākṣa of great might released the weapon of Vāyu.
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BndP 2 40.8
तेन ते ऽदर्शनं नीताः सद्य एव बलाहकाः । अथ रामो भृशं क्रुद्धो ब्राह्मं तत्राभिसंदधे
tena te 'darśanaṃ nītāḥ sadya eva balāhakāḥ / atha rāmo bhṛśaṃ kruddho brāhmaṃ tatrābhisaṃdadhe
By it those rain-clouds were at once made invisible; then Rāma, greatly enraged, fitted the weapon of Brahmā there.
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BndP 2 40.9
पुष्कराक्षो ऽपि तेनैव विचकर्ष महाबलः । ब्राह्म सो ऽप्याहितं दृष्ट्वा दण्डाहत इवारगः
puṣkarākṣo 'pi tenaiva vicakarṣa mahābalaḥ / brāhma so 'pyāhitaṃ dṛṣṭvā daṇḍāhata ivāragaḥ
Puṣkarākṣa too, mighty as he was, drew (his bow) with that very same (weapon); and he, seeing the Brahmā-weapon laid on, like a snake struck with a stick —
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BndP 2 40.10
घोरं परशुमादाय निःश्वसंस्तमधावत । रामस्याधावतस्तत्र पुष्कराक्षो धनुर्धरः
ghoraṃ paraśumādāya niḥśvasaṃstamadhāvata / rāmasyādhāvatastatra puṣkarākṣo dhanurdharaḥ
— taking up his terrible axe, hissing, he rushed at him; and as Rāma rushed on there, Puṣkarākṣa the bowman —
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BndP 2 40.11
संदधे पञ्चविशिखान्दीप्तास्यानुरगानिव । एकैकेन च बाणेन हृदि शीर्षे भुजद्वये
saṃdadhe pañcaviśikhāndīptāsyānuragāniva / ekaikena ca bāṇena hṛdi śīrṣe bhujadvaye
— fitted five arrows, like serpents with blazing mouths; and with one arrow each, in the chest, in the head, in the two arms,
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BndP 2 40.12
शिखायां च क्रमाद्भित्त्वा तस्तंभ भृश मातुरम् । स चैवं पीडीतो रामः पुष्कराक्षेण संयुगे
śikhāyāṃ ca kramādbhittvā tastaṃbha bhṛśa māturam / sa caivaṃ pīḍīto rāmaḥ puṣkarākṣeṇa saṃyuge
and in the crest-lock, piercing him in turn, he brought him to a standstill, greatly afflicted. And Rāma, thus tormented by Puṣkarākṣa in the battle,
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BndP 2 40.13
क्षणं स्थित्वा भृशं धावन्परशुं मूर्ध्न्यपतयात् । शिखामारभ्य पादान्तं पुथ्कराक्षं द्विधाकरोत्
kṣaṇaṃ sthitvā bhṛśaṃ dhāvanparaśuṃ mūrdhnyapatayāt / śikhāmārabhya pādāntaṃ puthkarākṣaṃ dvidhākarot
stood for a moment, then, running hard, let the axe fall on his head; beginning at the crest-lock down to the feet, he made Puṣkarākṣa into two.
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BndP 2 40.14
पतिते शकले भूमौ तत्कालं पश्यता नृणाम् । आश्चर्यं सुमाहज्जातं दिवि चैव दिवौ कसाम्
patite śakale bhūmau tatkālaṃ paśyatā nṛṇām / āścaryaṃ sumāhajjātaṃ divi caiva divau kasām
When the two halves fell to the ground, at that moment, as men looked on, a very great wonder arose, both in heaven and (among) the dwellers in heaven.
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BndP 2 40.15
विदार्य रामस्तं क्रोधात्पुष्कराक्ष महाबलम् । तत्सैन्यमदहत्क्रुद्धः पावको विपिनं यथा
vidārya rāmastaṃ krodhātpuṣkarākṣa mahābalam / tatsainyamadahatkruddhaḥ pāvako vipinaṃ yathā
Having cleft that mighty Puṣkarākṣa in anger, Rāma, enraged, burned up his army, as fire burns a forest.
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BndP 2 40.16
यतो यतो धावति भार्गवेन्द्रो मनो ऽनिलौजाः प्रहरन्परश्वधम् । ततस्ततो वाजिरथेभमानवा निकृत्तगात्राः शतशो निपेतुः
yato yato dhāvati bhārgavendro mano 'nilaujāḥ praharanparaśvadham / tatastato vājirathebhamānavā nikṛttagātrāḥ śataśo nipetuḥ
Wherever the lord of the Bhārgavas ran, with the force of mind and wind, striking with his axe, there horses, chariots, elephants and men fell by the hundreds with their bodies cut apart.
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BndP 2 40.17
रामेण तत्रा तिबलेन संगरे निहन्यमानास्तु परश्वधेन । हा तात मातस्त्विति जल्पमांना भस्मीबभूवुः सुविचूर्णितास्तदा
rāmeṇa tatrā tibalena saṃgare nihanyamānāstu paraśvadhena / hā tāta mātastviti jalpamāṃnā bhasmībabhūvuḥ suvicūrṇitāstadā
Being slain there in the battle by Rāma of surpassing strength with his axe, crying out "Alas, father! Alas, mother!", they were then well ground to pieces and reduced to ashes.
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BndP 2 40.18
मुहूर्त्तमात्रेण च भार्गवेण तत्पुष्कराक्षस्य बलं समग्रम् । अनेकराजन्यकुलं हतेश्वरं इतं नवाक्षौहिणिकं भृशातुरम्
muhūrttamātreṇa ca bhārgaveṇa tatpuṣkarākṣasya balaṃ samagram / anekarājanyakulaṃ hateśvaraṃ itaṃ navākṣauhiṇikaṃ bhṛśāturam
And in a mere moment, by the Bhārgava, that whole army of Puṣkarākṣa — comprising many royal families, its lord slain, nine akṣauhiṇīs strong — was brought to sore distress.
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BndP 2 40.19
पतिते पुष्कराक्षे तु कार्त्तवीर्यार्जुनः स्वयम् । आजगाम महावीर्यः सुवर्णरथमास्थितः
patite puṣkarākṣe tu kārttavīryārjunaḥ svayam / ājagāma mahāvīryaḥ suvarṇarathamāsthitaḥ
But when Puṣkarākṣa had fallen, Kārtavīrya Arjuna himself, of great might, came, mounted on a golden chariot,
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BndP 2 40.20
नानाशस्त्रसमाकीर्णं नानारत्नपरिच्छदम् । दशनल्वप्रमाणं च शतवाजियुतं नृपः
nānāśastrasamākīrṇaṃ nānāratnaparicchadam / daśanalvapramāṇaṃ ca śatavājiyutaṃ nṛpaḥ
(A chariot) strewn with many weapons, having appointments of various jewels, of the measure of ten nalvas, and yoked with a hundred horses — (in it) the king,
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BndP 2 40.21
युते बाहुसहस्रेण नानायुधधरेण च । बभौ स्वर्लोकमारोक्ष्यन्देहति सुकृती यथा
yute bāhusahasreṇa nānāyudhadhareṇa ca / babhau svarlokamārokṣyandehati sukṛtī yathā
together with (his) thousand arms bearing various weapons, shone like a meritorious man about to ascend to heaven in his (very) body.
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BndP 2 40.22
पुत्रास्तस्य महावीर्याः शतं युद्धविशारदाः । सेनाः संव्यूह्य संतस्थुः संग्रामे पितुराज्ञया
putrāstasya mahāvīryāḥ śataṃ yuddhaviśāradāḥ / senāḥ saṃvyūhya saṃtasthuḥ saṃgrāme piturājñayā
His hundred sons, of great valour and skilled in battle, having arrayed the armies, stood firm in the battle at their father's command.
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BndP 2 40.23
कार्त्तवीर्यस्तु बलवान्रामं दृष्ट्वा रणाजिरे । कालान्तकयमप्रख्यं योद्धुं समुपचक्रमे
kārttavīryastu balavānrāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā raṇājire / kālāntakayamaprakhyaṃ yoddhuṃ samupacakrame
But the mighty son of Kṛtavīrya, seeing Rāma on the field of battle, like Yama the ender at the time of doom, set about fighting.
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BndP 2 40.24
दक्षे पञ्चशतं बाणान्वामे पञ्चशतं धनुः । जग्रा ह भार्गवेन्द्रस्य समरे जेतुमुद्यतः
dakṣe pañcaśataṃ bāṇānvāme pañcaśataṃ dhanuḥ / jagrā ha bhārgavendrasya samare jetumudyataḥ
He took five hundred arrows in his right (hands) and five hundred bows in his left, ready to conquer the lord of the Bhārgavas in combat.
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BndP 2 40.25
बाणवर्षं चकाराथ रामस्योपरि भूपते । यथा बलाहको वीर पर्वतोपरि वर्षति
bāṇavarṣaṃ cakārātha rāmasyopari bhūpate / yathā balāhako vīra parvatopari varṣati
Then, O lord of the earth, he made a rain of arrows upon Rāma, as, O hero, a cloud rains upon a mountain.
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BndP 2 40.26
बाणवर्षेण नेनाजौ सत्कृतो भृगुनन्दनः । जग्राह स्वघनुर्दिव्यं बाणवर्षं तथाकरोत्
bāṇavarṣeṇa nenājau satkṛto bhṛgunandanaḥ / jagrāha svaghanurdivyaṃ bāṇavarṣaṃ tathākarot
Honoured (thus) in the battle with a rain of arrows, the son of Bhṛgu took up his own divine bow and likewise made a rain of arrows.
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BndP 2 40.27
तावुभौरणसंदृप्तौ तदा भार्गवहैहयौ । चक्रतुर्यद्धमतुलं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्
tāvubhauraṇasaṃdṛptau tadā bhārgavahaihayau / cakraturyaddhamatulaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
Then those two, the Bhārgava and the Haihaya, both frenzied in battle, waged an unmatched fight, tumultuous and hair-raising.
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BndP 2 40.28
ब्रह्मास्त्रं च सभूपालः संदधे रणमूर्द्धनि । वधाय भार्गवेन्द्रस्य सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रधृगबली
brahmāstraṃ ca sabhūpālaḥ saṃdadhe raṇamūrddhani / vadhāya bhārgavendrasya sarvaśastrāstradhṛgabalī
And that protector of the earth, strong, wielding every weapon and missile, fitted the brahma-missile at the head of the battle for the killing of the lord of the Bhārgavas.
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BndP 2 40.29
रामो ऽपि वार्युपस्पृश्य ब्रह्मं ब्राह्मय संदधे । ततो व्योम्नि सदा सक्ते द्वे चाप्य स्त्रे नराधिप
rāmo 'pi vāryupaspṛśya brahmaṃ brāhmaya saṃdadhe / tato vyomni sadā sakte dve cāpya stre narādhipa
Rāma too, touching water, fitted the brahma (missile) with the brahma (formula); then, O ruler of men, the two missiles hung there in the sky,
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BndP 2 40.30
ववृधाते जगत्प्रान्ते तेजसा ज्वलनार्कवत् । त्रयो लोकाः सपाताला दृष्ट्वा तन्महदद्भुतम्
vavṛdhāte jagatprānte tejasā jvalanārkavat / trayo lokāḥ sapātālā dṛṣṭvā tanmahadadbhutam
and grew as though at the end of the world, in blazing splendour like fire and sun. The three worlds together with the nether regions, seeing that great marvel,
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BndP 2 40.31
ज्वलदस्त्रयुगं तप्ता मेनिरे ऽस्योपसंयमम् । रामस्तदा वीक्ष्य जगत्प्रणाशं जगन्निवासोक्तमथास्मरत्तदा
jvaladastrayugaṃ taptā menire 'syopasaṃyamam / rāmastadā vīkṣya jagatpraṇāśaṃ jagannivāsoktamathāsmarattadā
scorched by the pair of blazing missiles, thought that its restraining (was needed). Then Rāma, seeing the destruction of the world, remembered what the Dweller-in-the-world had said:
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BndP 2 40.32
रक्षा विधेयाद्य मयास्य संयमो निवारणीयः परमांशधारिणा । इति व्यवस्य प्रभुरुग्रतेजा नेत्रद्वयेनाथ तदस्त्रयुगमम्
rakṣā vidheyādya mayāsya saṃyamo nivāraṇīyaḥ paramāṃśadhāriṇā / iti vyavasya prabhurugratejā netradvayenātha tadastrayugamam
"Protection must be arranged by me now; the restraining of this must be brought about by one who bears the supreme portion." Having so resolved, the lord of fierce splendour, with his two eyes, that pair of missiles —
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BndP 2 40.33
पीत्वातिरामं जगदाकलय्य तस्थौ क्षणं ध्यानगतो महात्मा । ध्यानप्रभावेण ततस्तु तस्य ब्रह्मास्त्रयुग्मं विगतप्रभावम्
pītvātirāmaṃ jagadākalayya tasthau kṣaṇaṃ dhyānagato mahātmā / dhyānaprabhāveṇa tatastu tasya brahmāstrayugmaṃ vigataprabhāvam
having drunk (them) up, exceedingly delightful, and having surveyed the world, the great-souled one stood a moment absorbed in meditation; then by the power of his meditation that pair of brahma-missiles, its power gone,
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BndP 2 40.34
पपात भूमौ सहसाथ तत्क्षणं सर्वं जगत्स्वास्थ्यमुपाजगाम । स जामदग्न्यो महातां महीयान्स्रष्टुं तथा पालयितुं निहन्तुम्
papāta bhūmau sahasātha tatkṣaṇaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsvāsthyamupājagāma / sa jāmadagnyo mahātāṃ mahīyānsraṣṭuṃ tathā pālayituṃ nihantum
fell suddenly to the ground, and in that instant the whole world came to well-being. That son of Jamadagni, greater than the great, to create, to protect and to destroy —
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BndP 2 40.35
विभुस्तथापीह निजंप्रभावं गोपायितुं लोकविधिं चकार । धनुर्द्धरः शूरतमो महस्वान्सदग्रणीः संसदि तथ्यवक्ता
vibhustathāpīha nijaṃprabhāvaṃ gopāyituṃ lokavidhiṃ cakāra / dhanurddharaḥ śūratamo mahasvānsadagraṇīḥ saṃsadi tathyavaktā
though he was the all-pervading lord, here, to conceal his own power, he followed the way of the world: a bowman, most heroic, full of might, foremost among the good, a speaker of truth in the assembly,
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BndP 2 40.36
कलाकलापेषु कृतप्रयत्नो विद्यासु शास्त्रेषु बुधो विधिज्ञः । एवं नृलोके प्रथयन्स्वभावं सर्वाणि कल्यानि करोति नित्यम्
kalākalāpeṣu kṛtaprayatno vidyāsu śāstreṣu budho vidhijñaḥ / evaṃ nṛloke prathayansvabhāvaṃ sarvāṇi kalyāni karoti nityam
diligent in the whole range of the arts, learned in the sciences and treatises, knowing the rules — thus, displaying (such) a nature in the world of men, he ever performs all auspicious things.
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BndP 2 40.37
सर्वे तु लोका विजितास्तु तेन रामेण राजन्यनिषूदनेन । एवं स रामः प्रथितप्रभावः प्रशामयित्वा तु तदस्त्रयुग्मम्
sarve tu lokā vijitāstu tena rāmeṇa rājanyaniṣūdanena / evaṃ sa rāmaḥ prathitaprabhāvaḥ praśāmayitvā tu tadastrayugmam
And all the worlds were conquered by that Rāma, the slayer of the kṣatriyas. Thus that Rāma of renowned power, having quelled that pair of missiles,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.38
पुनः प्रवृत्तो निधनं प्रकर्तुं रणागणे हैहयवंशकेतोः । तुणीरतः पत्रियुगं गृहीत्वा पुङ्खे निधायाथ धनुर्ज्यकायाम्
punaḥ pravṛtto nidhanaṃ prakartuṃ raṇāgaṇe haihayavaṃśaketoḥ / tuṇīrataḥ patriyugaṃ gṛhītvā puṅkhe nidhāyātha dhanurjyakāyām
again set about accomplishing the death of the banner of the Haihaya line on the field of battle: taking a pair of feathered arrows from the quiver, and setting them by the notch on the bowstring,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.39
आलक्ष्य लक्ष्यं नृपकर्णयुग्मं चकर्त्त चूडामणिहर्तुकामः । स कृत्तकर्णो नृपतिर्महात्मा विनिर्जिताशेषजगत्प्रवीरः
ālakṣya lakṣyaṃ nṛpakarṇayugmaṃ cakartta cūḍāmaṇihartukāmaḥ / sa kṛttakarṇo nṛpatirmahātmā vinirjitāśeṣajagatpravīraḥ
marking his target, the king's two ears, he cut (them off), wishing to carry away the crest-jewel. That great-souled king, his ears cut off, the hero who had conquered the entire world —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.40
मेने निजं वीर्यमिह प्रणष्टं रामेण भूमीशतिरस्कृतात्मा । क्षणं धराधीशतनुर्विवर्णा गतानुभावा नृपतेर्बभूव
mene nijaṃ vīryamiha praṇaṣṭaṃ rāmeṇa bhūmīśatiraskṛtātmā / kṣaṇaṃ dharādhīśatanurvivarṇā gatānubhāvā nṛpaterbabhūva
His self humbled by (Rāma), the lord of the earth thought his own valour here destroyed by Rāma; for a moment the king's body grew pale, its dignity gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.41
लेख्येव सच्चित्रकरप्रयुक्ता सुदीनचित्तस्य विलक्ष्यते ऽग । ततः स राजा निजवीर्यवैभवं समस्तलोकाधिकतां प्रयातम्
lekhyeva saccitrakaraprayuktā sudīnacittasya vilakṣyate 'ga / tataḥ sa rājā nijavīryavaibhavaṃ samastalokādhikatāṃ prayātam
Like a painting drawn by a skilled artist, (the face) of him whose mind was utterly dejected was seen (motionless). Then that king (recalled) the glory of his own valour, his supremacy over all the worlds, now gone —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 40.42
विचिन्त्य पौलस्त्यजयादिलब्धं शोचन्निवासीत्स जयाभिकाङ्क्षीं । दध्यौ पुनर्मीलितलोचनो नृपौ दत्तं तमात्रेयकुलप्रदीपम्
vicintya paulastyajayādilabdhaṃ śocannivāsītsa jayābhikāṅkṣīṃ / dadhyau punarmīlitalocano nṛpau dattaṃ tamātreyakulapradīpam
— reflecting that it had been obtained through the conquest of Paulastya (Rāvaṇa) and the rest, he sat grieving, still longing for victory; and again, with eyes closed, he meditated on Datta, the lamp of Ātreya's lineage, who had (once) granted (boons) to the king.
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BndP 2 40.43
यस्य प्रभावानुगृहीत ओजसा तिरश्चकारा खिललोकपालकान् । यदास्य हृद्येष महानुभावो दत्तः प्रयातो न हि दर्शनं तदा
yasya prabhāvānugṛhīta ojasā tiraścakārā khilalokapālakān / yadāsya hṛdyeṣa mahānubhāvo dattaḥ prayāto na hi darśanaṃ tadā
By whose power, favoured (by him), he had with his might overcome all the guardians of the worlds — that very Datta of great dignity, dear to his heart, had then departed and did not come into (his) sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 40.44
खिन्नो ऽतिमात्रं धरणीपतिस्तदा पुनः पुनर्ध्यानपथं जगाम । स ध्यायमानो ऽपि न चाजगाम दत्तो मनोगोचरमस्य राजन्
khinno 'timātraṃ dharaṇīpatistadā punaḥ punardhyānapathaṃ jagāma / sa dhyāyamāno 'pi na cājagāma datto manogocaramasya rājan
The lord of the earth, exceedingly distressed, then went again and again upon the path of meditation; yet though he meditated, Datta did not come within the range of his mind, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.45
तपस्विनो दान्ततमस्य साधोरनागसो दुष्कृतिकारिणो विभुः । एवं यदात्रेस्तनयो महात्मा दृष्टो न च ध्यानपथे नृपेण
tapasvino dāntatamasya sādhoranāgaso duṣkṛtikāriṇo vibhuḥ / evaṃ yadātrestanayo mahātmā dṛṣṭo na ca dhyānapathe nṛpeṇa
The Lord (is the refuge) of the ascetic, of him who has utterly subdued darkness, of the good man, of the innocent, (and even) of the evildoer; thus, when the great-souled son of Atri was not seen by the king on the path of meditation,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 40.46
तदातिदुः खेन विदूयमानः शोकेन मोहेन युतो बभूव । तं शोकमग्नं नृपतिं महात्मा रामो जगादाखिलचित्तदर्शी
tadātiduḥ khena vidūyamānaḥ śokena mohena yuto babhūva / taṃ śokamagnaṃ nṛpatiṃ mahātmā rāmo jagādākhilacittadarśī
then, tormented by extreme pain, he was filled with grief and bewilderment. To that king sunk in grief the great-souled Rāma, who sees into all minds, spoke:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.47
मा शोकभावं नृपते प्रयाहि नैवानुशोचन्ति महानुभावाः । यस्ते वरायाभवमादिसर्गे स एव चाहं तंव सादनाय
mā śokabhāvaṃ nṛpate prayāhi naivānuśocanti mahānubhāvāḥ / yaste varāyābhavamādisarge sa eva cāhaṃ taṃva sādanāya
"Do not fall into grief, O king; the great-spirited do not lament. He who in the first creation became (the giver) of a boon to you — that very one am I, (come) for your destruction."
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BndP 2 40.48
समागतस्त्वं भवधीरचित्तः संग्रामकाले न विषादचर्चा । सर्वो हि लोकः स्वकृतं भुनक्ति शुभाशुभं दैवकृतं विपाके
samāgatastvaṃ bhavadhīracittaḥ saṃgrāmakāle na viṣādacarcā / sarvo hi lokaḥ svakṛtaṃ bhunakti śubhāśubhaṃ daivakṛtaṃ vipāke
"You have come here; be firm of mind. At the time of battle there is no occasion for despondency. For every person, at the time of ripening, enjoys the good and evil he himself has done, ordained by fate."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.49
अन्योनको ऽप्यस्य शुभाशुभस्य विपर्ययं कर्तुमलं नरेश । यत्ते सुपुण्यं बहुजन्मसंचितं तेनेह दत्तस्य वरार्हपात्रम्
anyonako 'pyasya śubhāśubhasya viparyayaṃ kartumalaṃ nareśa / yatte supuṇyaṃ bahujanmasaṃcitaṃ teneha dattasya varārhapātram
"No other is able to reverse this good and evil, O lord of men. By that great merit of yours, accumulated over many births, you became here a vessel worthy of Datta's boon;"
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BndP 2 40.50
जातो भवानद्य तु दुष्कृतस्य फलं प्रभुङ्क्ष्व त्वमिहार्जितस्य । गुरुर्विमत्यापकृतस्त्वया मे यतस्ततः कर्णनिकृन्तनं ते
jāto bhavānadya tu duṣkṛtasya phalaṃ prabhuṅkṣva tvamihārjitasya / gururvimatyāpakṛtastvayā me yatastataḥ karṇanikṛntanaṃ te
"but today, enjoy here the fruit of the evil deed you have earned. Since my guru was wronged by you out of disrespect, therefore the cutting off of your ears (has come about)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.51
कृतं मया पश्य हरन्तमोजसा चूडामणिं मामपत्दृत्य ते यशः । इत्येवमुक्त्वा स भृगुर्महात्मा नियोज्य बाणं च विकृष्य चापम्
kṛtaṃ mayā paśya harantamojasā cūḍāmaṇiṃ māmapatdṛtya te yaśaḥ / ityevamuktvā sa bhṛgurmahātmā niyojya bāṇaṃ ca vikṛṣya cāpam
"See what has been done by me: (you), who by force carried off the crest-jewel, disregarding me — (I take away) your fame." Having spoken thus, the great-souled Bhṛgu (descendant), fitting an arrow and drawing the bow,
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BndP 2 40.52
चिक्षेप राज्ञः स तु लाघवेन च्छित्त्वा मणिं रामममुपाजगाम । तद्वीक्ष्य कर्मास्य मुनेः सुतस्य स चार्जुनो हैहयवंशधर्त्ता
cikṣepa rājñaḥ sa tu lāghavena cchittvā maṇiṃ rāmamamupājagāma / tadvīkṣya karmāsya muneḥ sutasya sa cārjuno haihayavaṃśadharttā
shot it at the king; and it, with swiftness, cut off the jewel and came back to Rāma. Seeing that deed of the sage's son, that Arjuna, upholder of the Haihaya line,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.53
समुद्यतो ऽभूत्पुनरप्युदायुधस्तं हन्तुमाजौ द्विजमात्मशत्रुम् । शूलशक्तिगदाचक्रखढ्गपट्टिशतोमरैः
samudyato 'bhūtpunarapyudāyudhastaṃ hantumājau dvijamātmaśatrum / śūlaśaktigadācakrakhaḍhgapaṭṭiśatomaraiḥ
rose up again with weapons raised, to kill in battle that brahmin, his enemy — with spears, lances, maces, discuses, swords, paṭṭiśas and tomaras,
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BndP 2 40.54
नानाप्रहरणैश्चान्यैराजघान द्विजात्मजम् । स रामो लाघवेनैव संप्रक्षिप्तान्यनेन च
nānāpraharaṇaiścānyairājaghāna dvijātmajam / sa rāmo lāghavenaiva saṃprakṣiptānyanena ca
and with various other missiles he struck the brahmin's son. But that Rāma, by sheer swiftness, (cut down) the things hurled by him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.55
शूलादीनि चकर्त्ताशु मध्य एव निजाशुगैः । स राजा वार्युपस्पृश्य ससर्जाग्नेयमुत्तमम्
śūlādīni cakarttāśu madhya eva nijāśugaiḥ / sa rājā vāryupaspṛśya sasarjāgneyamuttamam
and quickly cut the spears and the rest right in the middle with his own arrows. That king, touching water, released the supreme fire-weapon;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.56
अस्त्रं रामो वारुणेन शमयामास सत्वरम् । गान्धर्वं विदधे राजा वायव्येनाहनद्विभुम्
astraṃ rāmo vāruṇena śamayāmāsa satvaram / gāndharvaṃ vidadhe rājā vāyavyenāhanadvibhum
Rāma at once quenched that weapon with the water-weapon. The king employed the gāndharva (weapon); with the wind-weapon he (Rāma) struck (it) down, the mighty one.
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BndP 2 40.57
नागास्त्रं गारुडेनापि रामश्चिच्छेद भूपते । दत्तेन दत्तं यच्छूलमव्यर्थं मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
nāgāstraṃ gāruḍenāpi rāmaściccheda bhūpate / dattena dattaṃ yacchūlamavyarthaṃ mantrapūrvakam
Rāma cut off the serpent-weapon too with the garuḍa-weapon, O lord of the earth. The spear given by Datta, unfailing, (empowered) with mantras,
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BndP 2 40.58
जग्राह समरे राजा भार्गवस्य वधाय च । तच्छूलं शतसूर्याभमनिवार्यं सुरासुरैः
jagrāha samare rājā bhārgavasya vadhāya ca / tacchūlaṃ śatasūryābhamanivāryaṃ surāsuraiḥ
the king seized in battle for the killing of the Bhārgava; that spear, radiant as a hundred suns, unstoppable by gods and demons,
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BndP 2 40.59
चिक्षेप राममुद्दिश्य समग्रेण बलेन सः । मूर्ध्नि तद्भार्गवस्याथ निपपात महीपते
cikṣepa rāmamuddiśya samagreṇa balena saḥ / mūrdhni tadbhārgavasyātha nipapāta mahīpate
he hurled with all his strength, aiming at Rāma; and then it fell upon the head of the Bhārgava, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.60
तेन शूलप्रहारेण व्यथितो भार्गवस्तदा । मूर्च्छामवाप राजेन्द्र पपात च हरिं स्मरन्
tena śūlaprahāreṇa vyathito bhārgavastadā / mūrcchāmavāpa rājendra papāta ca hariṃ smaran
Pained by that blow of the spear, the Bhārgava then swooned, O lord of kings, and fell, remembering Hari.
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BndP 2 40.61
पतिते भार्गवे तत्र सर्वे देवा भयाकुलाः । समाजग्मुः पुरस्कृत्य ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान्
patite bhārgave tatra sarve devā bhayākulāḥ / samājagmuḥ puraskṛtya brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarān
When the Bhārgava had fallen there, all the gods, agitated with fear, came together, putting Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara in front.
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BndP 2 40.62
शङ्करस्तु महाज्ञानी साक्षान्मृत्युञ्जयः प्रभुः । भार्गवं जीवयामास संजीवन्या स विद्यया
śaṅkarastu mahājñānī sākṣānmṛtyuñjayaḥ prabhuḥ / bhārgavaṃ jīvayāmāsa saṃjīvanyā sa vidyayā
But Śaṅkara, the great knower, the Lord who is Death's conqueror in person, brought the Bhārgava back to life by that Saṃjīvanī science.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.63
रामस्तु चेतनां प्राप्य ददर्श पुरतः सुरान् । प्रणनाम च राजेन्द्र भक्त्या ब्रह्मादिकांस्तु तान्
rāmastu cetanāṃ prāpya dadarśa purataḥ surān / praṇanāma ca rājendra bhaktyā brahmādikāṃstu tān
Rāma, regaining consciousness, saw the gods before him, and bowed, O lord of kings, with devotion to those (gods) headed by Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 40.64
ते स्तुता भार्गवेन्द्रेण सद्यो ऽदर्शनमागताः । स रामो वार्युस्पृश्य जजाप कवचं तु तत्
te stutā bhārgavendreṇa sadyo 'darśanamāgatāḥ / sa rāmo vāryuspṛśya jajāpa kavacaṃ tu tat
Praised by the lord of the Bhārgavas, they at once became invisible; and that Rāma, touching water, muttered that armour(-spell).
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BndP 2 40.65
उत्थितश्च सुसंरब्धो निर्दहन्निव चक्षुषा । स्मृत्वा पाशुपतं चास्त्रं शिवदत्तं स भार्गवः
utthitaśca susaṃrabdho nirdahanniva cakṣuṣā / smṛtvā pāśupataṃ cāstraṃ śivadattaṃ sa bhārgavaḥ
And that Bhārgava rose up, greatly enraged, as if burning (all) up with his eye, and called to mind the Pāśupata weapon given by Śiva —
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BndP 2 40.66
सद्यः संहृतवांस्तत्तु कार्त्तवीर्यं महाबलम् । स राजा दत्तभक्तस्तु विष्णोश्चक्रं सुदर्शनम् । प्रविष्टो भस्मसाज्जातं शरीरं बाहुनन्दन
sadyaḥ saṃhṛtavāṃstattu kārttavīryaṃ mahābalam / sa rājā dattabhaktastu viṣṇoścakraṃ sudarśanam / praviṣṭo bhasmasājjātaṃ śarīraṃ bāhunandana
— and at once he destroyed with it that Kārtavīrya of great strength; but that king, being a devotee of Datta, entered Viṣṇu's discus Sudarśana, his body having been reduced to ashes, O joy of Bāhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain