Narasimha Purana — Chapter 52

NsP 52.1

इति श्रुत्वा प्रियावार्तां वायुपुत्रेण कीर्तिताम् रामो गत्वा समुद्रान्तं वानरैः सह विस्तृतैः

iti śrutvā priyāvārtāṃ vāyuputreṇa kīrtitām rāmo gatvā samudrāntaṃ vānaraiḥ saha vistṛtaiḥ

Having thus heard the news of his beloved, told by the son of the Wind, Rāma went to the ocean's edge together with the monkeys spread far and wide,

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NsP 52.2

सागरस्य तटे रम्ये तालीवनविराजिते सुग्रीवो जाम्बवांश् चाथ वानरैर् अतिहर्षितैः

sāgarasya taṭe ramye tālīvanavirājite sugrīvo jāmbavāṃś cātha vānarair atiharṣitaiḥ

on the lovely shore of the sea, resplendent with groves of palm trees; and then Sugrīva and Jāmbavān, with the exceedingly joyful monkeys —

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NsP 52.3

संख्यातीतैर् वृतः श्रीमान् नक्षत्रैर् इव चन्द्रमाः अनुजेन च धीरेण वीक्ष्य तस्थौ सरित्पतिम्

saṃkhyātītair vṛtaḥ śrīmān nakṣatrair iva candramāḥ anujena ca dhīreṇa vīkṣya tasthau saritpatim

the glorious one (Rāma), surrounded by countless (monkeys) like the moon by the stars, and with his steadfast younger brother, stood gazing at the lord of rivers (the ocean).

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NsP 52.4

रावणेनाथ लङ्कायां स सूक्तौ भर्त्सितो ऽनुजः विभीषणो महाबुद्धिः शास्त्रज्ञैर् मन्त्रिभिः सह

rāvaṇenātha laṅkāyāṃ sa sūktau bhartsito 'nujaḥ vibhīṣaṇo mahābuddhiḥ śāstrajñair mantribhiḥ saha

Then in Laṅkā the younger brother, Vibhīṣaṇa of great intelligence, was rebuked by Rāvaṇa for his good counsel, together with the ministers learned in the treatises;

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NsP 52.5

नरसिंहे महादेवे श्रीधरे भक्तवत्सले एवं रामे ऽचलां भक्तिम् आगत्य विनयात् तदा

narasiṃhe mahādeve śrīdhare bhaktavatsale evaṃ rāme 'calāṃ bhaktim āgatya vinayāt tadā

and thus having come, out of humility, to unwavering devotion to Rāma — Narasiṃha, the great god, Śrīdhara, fond of his devotees —

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NsP 52.6

कृताञ्जलिर् उवाचेदं रामम् अक्लिष्टकारिणम् राम राम महाबाहो देवदेव जनार्दन

kṛtāñjalir uvācedaṃ rāmam akliṣṭakāriṇam rāma rāma mahābāho devadeva janārdana

with hands joined he said this to Rāma, the doer of deeds without difficulty: "Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed one, god of gods, Janārdana,

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NsP 52.7

विभीषणो ऽस्मि मां रक्ष अहं ते शरणं गतः इत्य् उक्त्वा निपपाताथ प्राञ्जली रामपादयोः

vibhīṣaṇo 'smi māṃ rakṣa ahaṃ te śaraṇaṃ gataḥ ity uktvā nipapātātha prāñjalī rāmapādayoḥ

I am Vibhīṣaṇa; protect me, I have come to you for refuge." Having said this, with joined hands he then fell at Rāma's feet.

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NsP 52.8

विदितार्थो ऽथ रामस् तु तम् उत्थाप्य महामतिम् समुद्रतोयैस् तं वीरम् अभिषिच्य विभीषणम्

viditārtho 'tha rāmas tu tam utthāpya mahāmatim samudratoyais taṃ vīram abhiṣicya vibhīṣaṇam

Then Rāma, knowing the matter, raised up that man of great mind, and having consecrated that hero Vibhīṣaṇa with the waters of the ocean,

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NsP 52.9

लङ्काराज्यं तवैवेति प्रोक्तः संभाष्य तस्थिवान् ततो विभीषणेनोक्तं त्वं विष्णुर् भुवनेश्वरः

laṅkārājyaṃ tavaiveti proktaḥ saṃbhāṣya tasthivān tato vibhīṣaṇenoktaṃ tvaṃ viṣṇur bhuvaneśvaraḥ

and having declared "The kingship of Laṅkā is yours alone," he conversed (with him) and remained (there). Then it was said by Vibhīṣaṇa: "You are Viṣṇu, the lord of the worlds.

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NsP 52.10

अब्धिर् ददातु मार्गं ते देव तं याचयामहे इत्युक्तो वानरैः सार्धं शिश्ये तत्र स राघवः

abdhir dadātu mārgaṃ te deva taṃ yācayāmahe ityukto vānaraiḥ sārdhaṃ śiśye tatra sa rāghavaḥ

Let the ocean grant you a path, O god; we shall entreat him." Thus addressed, that descendant of Raghu lay down there together with the monkeys.

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NsP 52.11

सुप्ते रामे गतं तत्र त्रिरात्रम् अमितद्युतौ ततः क्रुद्धो जगन्नाथो रामो राजीवलोचनः

supte rāme gataṃ tatra trirātram amitadyutau tataḥ kruddho jagannātho rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ

While Rāma slept, three nights passed there for that one of measureless brilliance; then the lord of the world, lotus-eyed Rāma, grew angry.

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NsP 52.12

संशोषणम् अपां कर्तुम् अस्त्रम् आग्नेयम् आददे तदोत्थाय वचः प्राहः लक्ष्मणश् च रुषान्वितम्

saṃśoṣaṇam apāṃ kartum astram āgneyam ādade tadotthāya vacaḥ prāhaḥ lakṣmaṇaś ca ruṣānvitam

He took up the fiery weapon in order to dry up the waters; then Lakṣmaṇa rose and spoke words to him who was filled with rage.

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NsP 52.13

क्रोधस् ते लयकर्ता हि एनं जहि महमते भूतानां रक्षणार्थाय अवतारस् त्वया कृतः

krodhas te layakartā hi enaṃ jahi mahamate bhūtānāṃ rakṣaṇārthāya avatāras tvayā kṛtaḥ

Your anger is indeed the agent of dissolution; slay him, O great-minded one. Your descent (into the world) was made for the protection of beings.

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NsP 52.14

क्षन्तव्यं देवदेवेश इत्य् उक्त्वा धृतवान् शरम् ततो रात्रित्रये याते क्रुद्धं रामम् अवेक्ष्य सः

kṣantavyaṃ devadeveśa ity uktvā dhṛtavān śaram tato rātritraye yāte kruddhaṃ rāmam avekṣya saḥ

"It should be forgiven, O lord of the gods of gods" — having said this, he held back the arrow. Then, when the three nights had passed, seeing Rāma angered, he,

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NsP 52.15

आग्नेयास्त्राच् च संत्रस्तः सागरो ऽभ्येत्य मूर्तिमान् आह रामं महादेवं रक्ष माम् अपकारिणम्

āgneyāstrāc ca saṃtrastaḥ sāgaro 'bhyetya mūrtimān āha rāmaṃ mahādevaṃ rakṣa mām apakāriṇam

terrified by the fiery weapon, the Ocean, having taken bodily form, came near and said to Rāma, the great god: "Protect me, though I am an offender.

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NsP 52.16

मार्गो दत्तो मया ते ऽद्य कुशलः सेतुकर्मणि नलस् च कथितो वीरस् तेन कारय राघव

mārgo datto mayā te 'dya kuśalaḥ setukarmaṇi nalas ca kathito vīras tena kāraya rāghava

A passage is given by me to you today. Nala, a hero skilled in the work of bridge-building, has been spoken of; have (it) made by him, O Rāghava —

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NsP 52.17

यावदिष्टं तु विस्तीर्णं सेतुबन्धनम् उत्तमम् ततो नलमुखैर् अन्यैर् वानरैर् अमितौजसैः

yāvadiṣṭaṃ tu vistīrṇaṃ setubandhanam uttamam tato nalamukhair anyair vānarair amitaujasaiḥ

an excellent bridge-construction, extending as far as is desired." Then, by Nala at their head and by other monkeys of measureless might,

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NsP 52.18

बन्धयित्वा महासेतुं तेन गत्वा स राघवः सुवेलाख्यं गिरिं प्राप्तः स्थितो ऽसौ वानरैर् वृतः

bandhayitvā mahāsetuṃ tena gatvā sa rāghavaḥ suvelākhyaṃ giriṃ prāptaḥ sthito 'sau vānarair vṛtaḥ

the great bridge having been built, Rāghava went by it and reached the mountain called Suvela, and he stayed there surrounded by the monkeys.

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NsP 52.19

हर्म्यस्थलस्थितं दुष्टं रावणं वीक्ष्य चाङ्गदः रामादेशाद् अथोत्प्लुत्य दूतकर्मसु तत्परः

harmyasthalasthitaṃ duṣṭaṃ rāvaṇaṃ vīkṣya cāṅgadaḥ rāmādeśād athotplutya dūtakarmasu tatparaḥ

And Aṅgada, seeing the wicked Rāvaṇa standing on the terrace of his palace, then leaping up at Rāma's command, intent upon an envoy's business,

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NsP 52.20

प्रादात् पादप्रहरं तु रोषाद् रावणमूर्धनि विस्मितं तैः सुरगणैर् वीक्षितः सो ऽतिवीर्यवान्

prādāt pādapraharaṃ tu roṣād rāvaṇamūrdhani vismitaṃ taiḥ suragaṇair vīkṣitaḥ so 'tivīryavān

delivered, out of fury, a kick upon Rāvaṇa's head; that exceedingly valiant one was gazed at with amazement by those hosts of gods.

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NsP 52.21

साधयित्वा प्रतिज्ञां तां सुवेलं पुनर् आगतः ततो वानरसेनाभिः संख्यातीताभिर् अच्युतः

sādhayitvā pratijñāṃ tāṃ suvelaṃ punar āgataḥ tato vānarasenābhiḥ saṃkhyātītābhir acyutaḥ

Having fulfilled that vow, he came back to Suvela. Then, with monkey armies past counting, the imperishable one

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NsP 52.22

रुरोध रावणपुरीं लङ्कां तत्र प्रतापवान् रामः समन्ताद् आलोक्य प्राह लक्ष्मणम् अन्तिके

rurodha rāvaṇapurīṃ laṅkāṃ tatra pratāpavān rāmaḥ samantād ālokya prāha lakṣmaṇam antike

blockaded Rāvaṇa's city Laṅkā there, that majestic one; and Rāma, looking all around, spoke to Lakṣmaṇa at his side:

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NsP 52.23

तीर्णो ऽर्णवः कवलितेव कपीश्वरस्य सेनाभटैर् झटिति राक्षसराजधानी यत् पौरुषोचितम् इहाङ्कुरितं मया तद् दैवस्य वश्यम् अपरं धनुषो ऽथ वास्य

tīrṇo 'rṇavaḥ kavaliteva kapīśvarasya senābhaṭair jhaṭiti rākṣasarājadhānī yat pauruṣocitam ihāṅkuritaṃ mayā tad daivasya vaśyam aparaṃ dhanuṣo 'tha vāsya

"The sea is crossed; the capital of the rākṣasa is, as it were, swallowed in an instant by the soldiers of the monkey-lord's army. What befits manly effort has here been made to sprout by me; the rest is in the power of fate — or else of this bow.

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NsP 52.24

यावल् ललाटशिखरं भ्रुकुटिर् न याति यावन् न कार्मुकशिखाम् अधिरोहति ज्या तावन् निशाचरपतेः पटिम् आनमेतु त्रैलोक्यमूलविभुजेषु भुजेषु दर्पः

yāval lalāṭaśikharaṃ bhrukuṭir na yāti yāvan na kārmukaśikhām adhirohati jyā tāvan niśācarapateḥ paṭim ānametu trailokyamūlavibhujeṣu bhujeṣu darpaḥ

So long as the frown does not reach the crest of the brow, so long as the bowstring does not climb the tip of the bow, so long let the pride in the arms of the lord of the night-walkers — arms that uproot the three worlds — bend down his standard.

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NsP 52.26

पिता ते यद् वाली बलिनि दशकण्ठे कलितवान् न शक्तास् तद् वक्तुं वयम् अपि मुदा तेन पुलकः स एव त्वं व्यावर्तयसि तनुजत्वेन पितृतां ततः किं वक्तव्यं तिलकयति सृष्टार्थपदवीम्

pitā te yad vālī balini daśakaṇṭhe kalitavān na śaktās tad vaktuṃ vayam api mudā tena pulakaḥ sa eva tvaṃ vyāvartayasi tanujatvena pitṛtāṃ tataḥ kiṃ vaktavyaṃ tilakayati sṛṣṭārthapadavīm

What your father Vālin inflicted upon the mighty ten-throated one — even we are not able to tell it with delight; that very same thrill (returns). You, as (his) son, turn about (his) fatherhood — what then is to be said? It sets the mark upon the course of the purpose for which (all this) was created.

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NsP 52.28

किं प्राकारविहारतोरणवतीं लङ्काम् इहैवानये किं वा सैन्यम् अहं द्रुतं रघुपते तत्रैव संपादये अत्यल्पं कुलपर्वतैर् अविरलैर् बध्नामि वा सागरं देवादेशय किं करोमि सकलं दोर्दण्डसाध्यं मम

kiṃ prākāravihāratoraṇavatīṃ laṅkām ihaivānaye kiṃ vā sainyam ahaṃ drutaṃ raghupate tatraiva saṃpādaye atyalpaṃ kulaparvatair aviralair badhnāmi vā sāgaraṃ devādeśaya kiṃ karomi sakalaṃ dordaṇḍasādhyaṃ mama

Shall I bring Laṅkā itself here, with its ramparts, pleasure-grounds and archways? Or shall I swiftly convey the army right there, O lord of the Raghus? That is far too little — or shall I dam the ocean with unbroken ranges of the great mountains? Command, O god: what shall I do? All of it is accomplishable by my arms.

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NsP 52.30

अज्ञानाद् अथवाधिपत्यरभसा वास्मत्परोक्षे हृता सीतेयं प्रविमुच्यताम् इति वचो गत्वा दशास्यं वद नो चेल् लक्ष्मणमुक्तमार्गणगणच्छेदोच्छलच्छोणितच् छत्रच्छन्नदिगन्तम् अन्तकपुरीं पुत्रैर् वृतो यास्यसि

ajñānād athavādhipatyarabhasā vāsmatparokṣe hṛtā sīteyaṃ pravimucyatām iti vaco gatvā daśāsyaṃ vada no cel lakṣmaṇamuktamārgaṇagaṇacchedocchalacchoṇitac chatracchannadigantam antakapurīṃ putrair vṛto yāsyasi

"Either out of ignorance or out of the arrogance of sovereignty, this Sītā was carried off behind our backs; let her be released" — go and speak this word to the ten-faced one; if not, surrounded by your sons you shall go to the city of Death, its horizons covered by a canopy of blood spurting up from the gashes made by the mass of arrows loosed by Lakṣmaṇa.

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NsP 52.32

संधौ वा विग्रहे वापि मयि दूते दशाननी अक्षता वा क्षता वापि क्षितिपीठे लुठिष्यति

saṃdhau vā vigrahe vāpi mayi dūte daśānanī akṣatā vā kṣatā vāpi kṣitipīṭhe luṭhiṣyati

Whether it be peace or war, with me as envoy the ten-faced one — unwounded or wounded — shall roll upon the floor of the earth.

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NsP 52.33

तदा श्रीरामचन्द्रेण प्रशस्य प्रहितो ऽङ्गदः उक्तिप्रत्युक्तिचातुर्यैः पराजित्यागतो रिपुम्

tadā śrīrāmacandreṇa praśasya prahito 'ṅgadaḥ uktipratyukticāturyaiḥ parājityāgato ripum

Then Aṅgada, praised by Śrī Rāmacandra, was dispatched; and having defeated the enemy by his skill in speech and retort, he returned.

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NsP 52.34

राघवस्य बलं ज्ञात्वा चारैस् तदनुजस्य च वानराणां च भीतो ऽपि निर्भीर् इव दशाननः

rāghavasya balaṃ jñātvā cārais tadanujasya ca vānarāṇāṃ ca bhīto 'pi nirbhīr iva daśānanaḥ

Having learned through spies the strength of Rāghava, and of his younger brother, and of the monkeys, the ten-faced one, though afraid, (acted) as if unafraid.

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NsP 52.35

लङ्कापुरस्य रक्षार्थम् आदिदेश स राक्षसान् आदिश्य सर्वतो दिक्षु पुत्रान् आह दशाननः

laṅkāpurasya rakṣārtham ādideśa sa rākṣasān ādiśya sarvato dikṣu putrān āha daśānanaḥ

He commanded the rākṣasas to guard the city of Laṅkā; and having assigned (them) in all directions, the ten-faced one spoke to his sons:

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NsP 52.36

धूम्राक्षं धूम्रपानं च राक्षसा यात मे पुरीम् पाशैर् बध्नीत तौ मर्त्यौ अमित्रान्तकवीर्यवान् कुम्भकर्णो ऽपि मद्भ्राता तुर्यनादैः प्रबोधितः

dhūmrākṣaṃ dhūmrapānaṃ ca rākṣasā yāta me purīm pāśair badhnīta tau martyau amitrāntakavīryavān kumbhakarṇo 'pi madbhrātā turyanādaiḥ prabodhitaḥ

"Dhūmrākṣa and Dhūmrapāna — O rākṣasas, go for my city's sake; bind those two mortals with nooses!" And Kumbhakarṇa too, his brother, of valour that ends enemies, was awakened by the sounding of trumpets.

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NsP 52.37

राक्षसाश् चैव संदिष्टा रावणेन महाबलाः तस्याज्ञां शिरसादाय युयुधुर् वानरैः सह

rākṣasāś caiva saṃdiṣṭā rāvaṇena mahābalāḥ tasyājñāṃ śirasādāya yuyudhur vānaraiḥ saha

And the rākṣasas of great strength, instructed by Rāvaṇa, taking his command upon their heads, fought with the monkeys.

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NsP 52.38

युध्यमाना यथाशक्त्या कोटिसंख्यास् तु राक्षसाः वानरैर् निधनं प्राप्ताः पुनर् अन्यान् यथादिशत्

yudhyamānā yathāśaktyā koṭisaṃkhyās tu rākṣasāḥ vānarair nidhanaṃ prāptāḥ punar anyān yathādiśat

Fighting according to their strength, the rākṣasas, numbering in crores, met their destruction at the hands of the monkeys; then he assigned others as before.

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NsP 52.39

पूर्वद्वारे दशग्रीवो राक्षसान् अमितौजसः ते चापि युध्य हरिभिर् नीलाद्यैर् निधनं गताः

pūrvadvāre daśagrīvo rākṣasān amitaujasaḥ te cāpi yudhya haribhir nīlādyair nidhanaṃ gatāḥ

At the eastern gate the ten-necked one (posted) rākṣasas of immeasurable might; they too, having fought, met destruction at the hands of the monkeys led by Nīla.

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NsP 52.40

अथ दक्षिणदिग्भागे रावणेन नियोजिताः ते सर्वे वानरवरैर् दारितास् तु यमं गताः

atha dakṣiṇadigbhāge rāvaṇena niyojitāḥ te sarve vānaravarair dāritās tu yamaṃ gatāḥ

Then those (rākṣasas) posted by Rāvaṇa in the southern quarter were all torn apart by the best of the monkeys and went to Yama.

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NsP 52.41

पश्चिमे ऽङ्गदमुख्यैश् च वानरैर् अतिगर्वितैः राक्षसाः पर्वताकाराः प्रापिता यमसादनम्

paścime 'ṅgadamukhyaiś ca vānarair atigarvitaiḥ rākṣasāḥ parvatākārāḥ prāpitā yamasādanam

In the west, the rākṣasas, mountain-shaped, were sent to Yama's abode by the exceedingly proud monkeys headed by Aṅgada.

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NsP 52.42

तदुत्तरे तु दिग्भागे रावणेन निवेशिताः पेतुस् ते राक्षसाः क्रूरा मैन्दाद्यैर् वानरैर् हताः

taduttare tu digbhāge rāvaṇena niveśitāḥ petus te rākṣasāḥ krūrā maindādyair vānarair hatāḥ

And in the northern quarter of it, those cruel rākṣasas stationed by Rāvaṇa fell, slain by the monkeys led by Mainda.

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NsP 52.43

ततो वानरसंघास् तु लङ्काप्राकारम् उच्छ्रितम् उत्प्लुत्याभ्यन्तरस्थांश् च राक्षसान् बलदर्पितान्

tato vānarasaṃghās tu laṅkāprākāram ucchritam utplutyābhyantarasthāṃś ca rākṣasān baladarpitān

Then the troops of monkeys, having leapt over Laṅkā's lofty rampart, (fell upon) the rākṣasas who were within, puffed up with strength,

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NsP 52.44

हत्वा शीघ्रं पुनः प्राप्ताः स्वसेनाम् एव वानराः एवं हतेषु सर्वेषु राक्षसेषु दशाननः

hatvā śīghraṃ punaḥ prāptāḥ svasenām eva vānarāḥ evaṃ hateṣu sarveṣu rākṣaseṣu daśānanaḥ

and having killed (them), the monkeys quickly returned again to their own army. When all the rākṣasas had thus been slain, the ten-faced one,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.45

रोदमानासु तत्स्त्रीषु निर्गतः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः द्वारे स पश्चिमे वीरो राक्षसैर् बहुभिर् वृतः

rodamānāsu tatstrīṣu nirgataḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ dvāre sa paścime vīro rākṣasair bahubhir vṛtaḥ

while their women wept, went forth, stupefied with rage; that hero (stood) at the western gate, surrounded by many rākṣasas,

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NsP 52.46

क्वासौ रामेति च वदन् धनुष्पाणिः प्रतापवान् रथस्थः शरवर्षं च विसृजन् वानरेषु सः

kvāsau rāmeti ca vadan dhanuṣpāṇiḥ pratāpavān rathasthaḥ śaravarṣaṃ ca visṛjan vānareṣu saḥ

saying "Where is that Rāma?" — bow in hand, blazing with power, standing in his chariot and releasing a rain of arrows upon the monkeys.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.47

ततस् तद्बाणछिन्नाङ्गा वानरा दुद्रुवुस् तदा पलायमानांस् तान् दृष्ट्वा वानरान् राघवस् तदा

tatas tadbāṇachinnāṅgā vānarā dudruvus tadā palāyamānāṃs tān dṛṣṭvā vānarān rāghavas tadā

Then the monkeys, their limbs cut by his arrows, ran away; and seeing those monkeys fleeing, Rāghava then (said):

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NsP 52.48

कस्मात् तु वानरा भग्नाः किम् एषां भयम् आगतम् इति रामवचः श्रुत्वा प्राह वाक्यं विभीषणः

kasmāt tu vānarā bhagnāḥ kim eṣāṃ bhayam āgatam iti rāmavacaḥ śrutvā prāha vākyaṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ

"Why are the monkeys broken? What fear has come upon them?" Hearing Rāma's words, Vibhīṣaṇa spoke this speech:

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NsP 52.49

शृणु राजन् महाबाहो रावणो निर्गतो ऽधुना तद्बाणछिन्ना हरयः पलायन्ते महामते

śṛṇu rājan mahābāho rāvaṇo nirgato 'dhunā tadbāṇachinnā harayaḥ palāyante mahāmate

"Listen, O king, mighty-armed one: Rāvaṇa has now come out; cut down by his arrows the monkeys are fleeing, O great-minded one."

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NsP 52.50

इत्युक्तो राघवस् तेन धनुर् उद्यम्य रोषितः ज्याघोषतलघोषाभ्यां पूरयाम्_अस खं दिशः

ityukto rāghavas tena dhanur udyamya roṣitaḥ jyāghoṣatalaghoṣābhyāṃ pūrayām_asa khaṃ diśaḥ

Thus addressed by him, Rāghava, enraged, raised his bow and filled the sky and the quarters with the twang of the string and the slap of his palm.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.51

युयुधे रावणेनाथ रामः कमललोचनः सुग्रीवो जाम्बवांश् चैव हनुमान् अङ्गदस् तथा

yuyudhe rāvaṇenātha rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ sugrīvo jāmbavāṃś caiva hanumān aṅgadas tathā

Then lotus-eyed Rāma fought with Rāvaṇa; and Sugrīva, Jāmbavān, Hanumān, and Aṅgada likewise,

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NsP 52.52

विभीषणो वानराश् च लक्ष्मणश् चापि वीर्यवान् उपेत्य रावणीं सेनां वर्षन्तीं सर्वसायकान्

vibhīṣaṇo vānarāś ca lakṣmaṇaś cāpi vīryavān upetya rāvaṇīṃ senāṃ varṣantīṃ sarvasāyakān

Vibhīṣaṇa and the monkeys, and valorous Lakṣmaṇa too, closing in upon Rāvaṇa's army, which was raining down every kind of arrow,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.53

हस्त्यश्वरथसंयुक्तां ते निजघ्नुर् महाबलाः रामरावणयोर् युद्धम् अभूत् तत्रापि भीषणम्

hastyaśvarathasaṃyuktāṃ te nijaghnur mahābalāḥ rāmarāvaṇayor yuddham abhūt tatrāpi bhīṣaṇam

those mighty ones struck down (that army) furnished with elephants, horses and chariots. There too the battle between Rāma and Rāvaṇa became terrifying.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.54

रावणेन विसृष्टानि शस्त्रास्त्राणि च यानि वै तानि छित्त्वाथ शस्त्रैस् तु राघवश् च महाबलः

rāvaṇena visṛṣṭāni śastrāstrāṇi ca yāni vai tāni chittvātha śastrais tu rāghavaś ca mahābalaḥ

And whatever weapons and missiles were loosed by Rāvaṇa, mighty Rāghava, cutting them apart with his weapons,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.55

शरेण सारथिं हत्वा दशभिश् च महाहयान् रावणस्य धनुस् छित्त्वा भल्लेनैकेन राघवः

śareṇa sārathiṃ hatvā daśabhiś ca mahāhayān rāvaṇasya dhanus chittvā bhallenaikena rāghavaḥ

Having killed the charioteer with one arrow and the great horses with ten, Rāghava cut off Rāvaṇa's bow with a single broad-headed shaft;

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NsP 52.56

मुकुटं पञ्चदशभिश् छित्त्वा तन्मस्तकं पुनः सुवर्णपुङ्खैर् दशभिः शरैर् विव्याध वीर्यवान्

mukuṭaṃ pañcadaśabhiś chittvā tanmastakaṃ punaḥ suvarṇapuṅkhair daśabhiḥ śarair vivyādha vīryavān

and having cut off his crown with fifteen (arrows), the mighty one then pierced his head with ten gold-feathered arrows.

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NsP 52.57

तदा दशास्यो व्यथितो रामबाणैर् भृशं तदा विवेश मन्त्रिभिर् नीतः स्वपुरीं देवमर्दकः

tadā daśāsyo vyathito rāmabāṇair bhṛśaṃ tadā viveśa mantribhir nītaḥ svapurīṃ devamardakaḥ

Then the ten-faced one, sorely afflicted by Rāma's arrows, that crusher of the gods, led by his ministers, entered his own city.

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NsP 52.58

बोधितस् तूर्यनादैस् तु गजयूथक्रमैः शनैः पुनः प्राकारम् उल्लङ्घ्य कुम्भकर्णो विनिर्गतः

bodhitas tūryanādais tu gajayūthakramaiḥ śanaiḥ punaḥ prākāram ullaṅghya kumbhakarṇo vinirgataḥ

But Kumbhakarṇa, roused by the blaring of trumpets and by the slow tramping of herds of elephants, again leapt over the rampart and came forth.

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NsP 52.59

उत्तुङ्गस्थूलदेहो ऽस भीमदृष्टिर् महाबलः वानरान् भक्षयन् दुष्टो विचचार क्षुधान्वितः

uttuṅgasthūladeho 'sa bhīmadṛṣṭir mahābalaḥ vānarān bhakṣayan duṣṭo vicacāra kṣudhānvitaḥ

With his towering, massive body, of terrible gaze, of great strength, that evil one, seized by hunger, roamed about devouring the monkeys.

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NsP 52.60

तं दृष्ट्वोत्पत्य सुग्रीवः शूलेनोरस्य् अताडयत् कर्णद्वयं कराभ्यां तु *च्छित्त्वा वक्रेण नासिकाम्

taṃ dṛṣṭvotpatya sugrīvaḥ śūlenorasy atāḍayat karṇadvayaṃ karābhyāṃ tu *cchittvā vakreṇa nāsikām

Seeing him, Sugrīva leapt up and struck him on the chest with a spear, and tore off both his ears with his hands and his nose with his teeth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

NsP 52.61

सर्वतो युध्यमानांश् च रक्षोनाथान् रणे ऽधिकान् राघवो घातयित्वा तु वानरेन्द्रैः समन्ततः

sarvato yudhyamānāṃś ca rakṣonāthān raṇe 'dhikān rāghavo ghātayitvā tu vānarendraiḥ samantataḥ

And Rāghava, together with the monkey chiefs on every side, having slain the lords of the demons who were fighting all around, superior in battle,

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NsP 52.62

चकर्त विशिखैस् तीक्ष्णैः कुम्भकर्णस्य कन्धराम् विजित्येन्द्रजितं साक्षाद् गरुडेनागतेन सः

cakarta viśikhais tīkṣṇaiḥ kumbhakarṇasya kandharām vijityendrajitaṃ sākṣād garuḍenāgatena saḥ

cut through Kumbhakarṇa's neck with sharp arrows; and he, having conquered Indrajit in person, with Garuḍa having come,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

NsP 52.63

रामो लक्ष्मणसंयुक्तः शुशुभे वानरैर् वृतः व्यर्थं गते चेन्द्रजिति कुम्भकर्णे निपातिते

rāmo lakṣmaṇasaṃyuktaḥ śuśubhe vānarair vṛtaḥ vyarthaṃ gate cendrajiti kumbhakarṇe nipātite

Rāma, joined with Lakṣmaṇa and surrounded by the monkeys, shone forth, when Indrajit had gone off in vain and Kumbhakarṇa had been felled.

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NsP 52.64

लङ्कानाथस् ततः क्रुद्धः पुत्रं त्रिशिरसं पुनः अतिकायमहाकायौ देवान्तकनरान्तकौ

laṅkānāthas tataḥ kruddhaḥ putraṃ triśirasaṃ punaḥ atikāyamahākāyau devāntakanarāntakau

Then the lord of Laṅkā, enraged, (summoned) again his son Triśiras, and Atikāya and Mahākāya, Devāntaka and Narāntaka:

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NsP 52.65

यूयं हत्वा तु पुत्राद्या तौ नरौ युधि निघ्नत तान् नियुज्य दशग्रीवः पुत्रान् एवं पुनर् ब्रवीत्

yūyaṃ hatvā tu putrādyā tau narau yudhi nighnata tān niyujya daśagrīvaḥ putrān evaṃ punar bravīt

"You, my sons and the rest, strike down those two men in battle and kill them!" Having appointed them, the ten-necked one spoke again thus to his sons:

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NsP 52.66

महोदरमहापाश्वौ सार्धम् एतैर् महाबलैः संग्रामे ऽस्मिन् रिपून् हन्तुं युवां व्रजतम् उद्यतौ

mahodaramahāpāśvau sārdham etair mahābalaiḥ saṃgrāme 'smin ripūn hantuṃ yuvāṃ vrajatam udyatau

"Mahodara and Mahāpārśva, you two, together with these mighty ones, go forth ready to kill the enemies in this battle!"

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NsP 52.67

दृष्ट्वा तान् आगतांश् चैव युध्यमानान् रणे रिपून् अनयल् लक्ष्मणः षड्भिः शरैस् तीक्ष्णैर् यमालयम्

dṛṣṭvā tān āgatāṃś caiva yudhyamānān raṇe ripūn anayal lakṣmaṇaḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ śarais tīkṣṇair yamālayam

And seeing those enemies who had come and were fighting in the battle, Lakṣmaṇa sent them to Yama's abode with six sharp arrows.

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NsP 52.68

वानराणां समूहश् च शिष्टांश् च रजनीचरान् सुग्रीवेण हतः कुम्भो राक्षसो बलदर्पितः

vānarāṇāṃ samūhaś ca śiṣṭāṃś ca rajanīcarān sugrīveṇa hataḥ kumbho rākṣaso baladarpitaḥ

And a host of monkeys (killed) the remaining night-rangers; the demon Kumbha, proud of his strength, was slain by Sugrīva;

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NsP 52.69

निकुम्भो वायुपुत्रेण निहतो देवकण्टकः विरूपाक्षं युध्यमानां गदया तु विभीषणः

nikumbho vāyuputreṇa nihato devakaṇṭakaḥ virūpākṣaṃ yudhyamānāṃ gadayā tu vibhīṣaṇaḥ

Nikumbha, that thorn in the gods' side, was slain by the son of the Wind; and Vibhīṣaṇa (slew) Virūpākṣa, who was fighting, with his mace;

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NsP 52.70

भीममैन्दौ च श्वपतिं वानरेन्द्रौ निजघ्नतुः अङ्गदो जाम्बवांश् चाथ हरयो ऽन्यान् निशाचरान्

bhīmamaindau ca śvapatiṃ vānarendrau nijaghnatuḥ aṅgado jāmbavāṃś cātha harayo 'nyān niśācarān

and the two monkey chiefs Bhīma and Mainda slew Śvapati; and Aṅgada and Jāmbavān and the (other) monkeys (slew) the other night-rangers.

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NsP 52.71

युध्यमनस् तु समरे महालक्षं महाचलम् जघान रामो ऽथ रणे बाणवृष्टिकरं नृप

yudhyamanas tu samare mahālakṣaṃ mahācalam jaghāna rāmo 'tha raṇe bāṇavṛṣṭikaraṃ nṛpa

Then, O king, Rāma slew in battle Mahālakṣa and Mahācala, who were fighting in the encounter and pouring down showers of arrows.

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NsP 52.72

इन्द्रजिन् मन्त्रलब्धं तु रथम् आरुह्य वै पुनः वानरेषु च सरेषु शरवर्षं ववर्ष सः

indrajin mantralabdhaṃ tu ratham āruhya vai punaḥ vānareṣu ca sareṣu śaravarṣaṃ vavarṣa saḥ

But Indrajit, mounting once more the chariot obtained by spells, rained down a rain of arrows upon the monkeys and upon the (other) arrows.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

NsP 52.73

रात्रौ तद्बाणभिन्नं तु बलं सर्वं च राघवम् निश्चेष्टम् अखिलं दृष्ट्वा जाम्बवत् प्रेरितस् तदा

rātrau tadbāṇabhinnaṃ tu balaṃ sarvaṃ ca rāghavam niśceṣṭam akhilaṃ dṛṣṭvā jāmbavat preritas tadā

In the night, seeing the whole army and Rāghava pierced by his arrows and all of them motionless, Hanumān, urged on by Jāmbavān,

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NsP 52.74

वीर्याद् औषधम् आनीय हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः भूम्यां शयानम् उत्थाप्य रामं हरिगणांस् तथा

vīryād auṣadham ānīya hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ bhūmyāṃ śayānam utthāpya rāmaṃ harigaṇāṃs tathā

by his valour brought the healing herb — Hanumān, the son of the Wind — and raising up Rāma, who lay on the ground, and likewise the troops of monkeys,

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NsP 52.75

तैर् एव वानरैः सार्धं ज्वलितोल्काकरैर् निशि दाहयाम्_अस लङ्कां तां हस्त्यश्वरथरक्षसाम्

tair eva vānaraiḥ sārdhaṃ jvalitolkākarair niśi dāhayām_asa laṅkāṃ tāṃ hastyaśvaratharakṣasām

Together with those very monkeys, who carried blazing firebrands, he had that Laṅkā burned by night — (the Laṅkā) of elephants, horses, chariots and demons.

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NsP 52.76

वर्षन्तं शरजालानि सर्वदिक्षु घनो यथा स भ्रात्रा मेघनादं तं घातयाम्_अस राघवः

varṣantaṃ śarajālāni sarvadikṣu ghano yathā sa bhrātrā meghanādaṃ taṃ ghātayām_asa rāghavaḥ

That Meghanāda, who was raining nets of arrows in all directions like a cloud — Rāghava, with his brother, had him slain.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.77

घातितेष्व् अथ रक्षस्सु पुत्रमित्रादिबन्धुषु कारितेष्व् अथ विघ्नेषु होमजप्यादिकर्मणाम्

ghātiteṣv atha rakṣassu putramitrādibandhuṣu kāriteṣv atha vighneṣu homajapyādikarmaṇām

Then, when the demons had been slain — sons, friends and other kinsmen — and when obstacles had been made to the rites of oblation, muttered prayer and the rest,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.78

ततः क्रुद्धो दशग्रीवो लङ्काद्वारे विनिर्गतः क्वासौ राम इति ब्रूते मानुषस् तापसाकृतिः

tataḥ kruddho daśagrīvo laṅkādvāre vinirgataḥ kvāsau rāma iti brūte mānuṣas tāpasākṛtiḥ

then the ten-necked one, enraged, came forth at Laṅkā's gate; "Where is that Rāma?" he says, "a man with the appearance of an ascetic,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.79

योद्धा कपिबलीत्य् उच्चैर् व्याहरद् राक्षसाधिपः वेगवद्भिर् विनीतैश् च अश्वैश् चित्ररथे स्थितः

yoddhā kapibalīty uccair vyāharad rākṣasādhipaḥ vegavadbhir vinītaiś ca aśvaiś citrarathe sthitaḥ

a fighter with an army of monkeys?" — thus the lord of demons cried aloud, stationed in his gleaming chariot with swift, well-trained horses.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.80

अथायान्तं तु तं दृष्ट्वा रामः प्राह दशाननम् रामो ऽहम् अत्र दुष्टात्मन्न् एहि रावण मां प्रति

athāyāntaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmaḥ prāha daśānanam rāmo 'ham atra duṣṭātmann ehi rāvaṇa māṃ prati

Then, seeing him coming, Rāma said to the ten-faced one: "I am Rāma here, O evil-souled one; come at me, Rāvaṇa!"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.81

इत्युक्ते लक्ष्मणः प्राह रामं राजीवलोचनम् अनेन राक्षसा योत्स्ये त्वं तिष्ठेति महाबलः

ityukte lakṣmaṇaḥ prāha rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam anena rākṣasā yotsye tvaṃ tiṣṭheti mahābalaḥ

When this had been said, Lakṣmaṇa of great strength said to Rāma, the lotus-eyed: "I will fight with this demon; you stay back."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.82

ततस् तु लक्ष्मणो गत्वा रुरोध शरवृष्टिभिः विंशद्बाहुविसृष्टैस् तु शस्त्रास्त्रैर् लक्ष्मणं युधि

tatas tu lakṣmaṇo gatvā rurodha śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ viṃśadbāhuvisṛṣṭais tu śastrāstrair lakṣmaṇaṃ yudhi

Then Lakṣmaṇa went and blocked (him) with showers of arrows; but with weapons and missiles loosed from his twenty arms (Rāvaṇa blocked) Lakṣmaṇa in the battle —

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NsP 52.83

रुरोध स दशग्रीवः तयोर् युद्धम् अभून् महत् देवा व्योम्नि विमानस्था वीक्ष्य तस्थुर् महाहवम्

rurodha sa daśagrīvaḥ tayor yuddham abhūn mahat devā vyomni vimānasthā vīkṣya tasthur mahāhavam

that ten-necked one blocked (him). Great was the fight between the two; the gods, stationed in their aerial cars in the sky, stood watching the great battle.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.84

ततो रावणशस्त्राणि *च्छित्त्वा स्वैस् तीक्ष्णसायकैः लक्ष्मणः सारथिं हत्वा तस्याश्वान् अपि भल्लकैः

tato rāvaṇaśastrāṇi *cchittvā svais tīkṣṇasāyakaiḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ sārathiṃ hatvā tasyāśvān api bhallakaiḥ

Then Lakṣmaṇa, cutting Rāvaṇa's weapons with his own sharp arrows, and killing his charioteer and also his horses with broad-headed shafts,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.85

रावणस्य धनुश् छित्त्वा ध्वजं च निशितैः शरैः वक्षःस्थलं महावीर्यो विव्याध परवीरहा

rāvaṇasya dhanuś chittvā dhvajaṃ ca niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ vakṣaḥsthalaṃ mahāvīryo vivyādha paravīrahā

cutting Rāvaṇa's bow and his banner with keen arrows, that mighty slayer of enemy heroes pierced his chest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.86

ततो रथान् निपत्याधः क्षिप्रं राक्षसनायकः शक्तिं जग्राह कुपितो घण्टानादविनादिनीम्

tato rathān nipatyādhaḥ kṣipraṃ rākṣasanāyakaḥ śaktiṃ jagrāha kupito ghaṇṭānādavinādinīm

Then the demon chief quickly leapt down from the chariot and, in fury, took up a spear that rang with the sound of bells,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.87

अग्निज्वालाज्वलज्जिह्वां महोल्कासदृशद्युतिम् दृढमुष्ट्या तु निक्षिप्ता शक्तिः सा लक्ष्मणोरसि

agnijvālājvalajjihvāṃ maholkāsadṛśadyutim dṛḍhamuṣṭyā tu nikṣiptā śaktiḥ sā lakṣmaṇorasi

whose tongue blazed with flames of fire, whose brilliance was like a great meteor; and that spear, hurled with a firm fist, (struck) Lakṣmaṇa's chest,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.88

विदार्यान्तःप्रविष्टाथ देवास् त्रस्तास् ततो ऽम्बरे लक्ष्मणं पतितं दृष्ट्वा रुदद्भिर् वानरेश्वरैः

vidāryāntaḥpraviṣṭātha devās trastās tato 'mbare lakṣmaṇaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā rudadbhir vānareśvaraiḥ

and, tearing it open, entered within. Then the gods in the sky were terrified. Seeing Lakṣmaṇa fallen, with the monkey chiefs weeping,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.89

दुःखितः शीघ्रम् आगम्य तत्पार्श्वं प्राह राघवः क्व गतो हनुमान् वीरो मित्रो मे पवनात्मजः

duḥkhitaḥ śīghram āgamya tatpārśvaṃ prāha rāghavaḥ kva gato hanumān vīro mitro me pavanātmajaḥ

Rāghava, grieved, came quickly to his side and said: "Where has the hero Hanumān gone, my friend, the son of the Wind?

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NsP 52.90

यदि जीवति मे भ्राता कथंचित् पतितो भुवि इत्युक्ते हनुमान् राजन् वीरो विख्यातपौरुषः

yadi jīvati me bhrātā kathaṃcit patito bhuvi ityukte hanumān rājan vīro vikhyātapauruṣaḥ

— if my brother, somehow fallen to the ground, is (still) alive." When this was said, O king, Hanumān, the hero of renowned valour,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.91

बद्ध्वाञ्जलिं बभाषेदं देह्य् अनुज्ञां स्थितो ऽस्मि भोः रामः प्राह महावीर विशल्यकरणी मम

baddhvāñjaliṃ babhāṣedaṃ dehy anujñāṃ sthito 'smi bhoḥ rāmaḥ prāha mahāvīra viśalyakaraṇī mama

folding his hands, said this: "Give the command, sir, I stand ready." Rāma said: "Great hero, my (herb) that draws out darts —

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NsP 52.92

अनुजं विरुजं शीघ्रं कुरु मित्र महाबल ततो वेगात् समुत्पत्य गत्वा द्रोणगिरिं कपिः

anujaṃ virujaṃ śīghraṃ kuru mitra mahābala tato vegāt samutpatya gatvā droṇagiriṃ kapiḥ

quickly make my younger brother free of hurt, O friend of great strength." Then the monkey, springing up with speed, went to Mount Droṇa,

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NsP 52.93

बद्ध्वा च शिघ्रम् आनीय लक्ष्मणं नीरुजं क्षणात् चकार देवदेवेशां पश्यतां राघवस्य च

baddhvā ca śighram ānīya lakṣmaṇaṃ nīrujaṃ kṣaṇāt cakāra devadeveśāṃ paśyatāṃ rāghavasya ca

and having bound (the herb / the mountain), bringing it swiftly, in an instant he made Lakṣmaṇa free of pain, while the lords of gods and Rāghava looked on.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

NsP 52.94

ततः क्रुद्धो जगन्नाथो रामः कमललोचनः रावणस्य बलं शिष्टं हस्त्यश्वरथराक्षसम्

tataḥ kruddho jagannātho rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ rāvaṇasya balaṃ śiṣṭaṃ hastyaśvaratharākṣasam

Then the lord of the world, lotus-eyed Rāma, enraged, (attacked) Rāvaṇa's remaining army of elephants, horses, chariots and demons,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.95

हत्वा क्षणेन रामस् तु तच्छरीरं तु सायकैः तीक्ष्णैर् जर्जरितं कृत्वा तस्थिवान् वानरैर् वृतः

hatvā kṣaṇena rāmas tu taccharīraṃ tu sāyakaiḥ tīkṣṇair jarjaritaṃ kṛtvā tasthivān vānarair vṛtaḥ

Having slain (them) in an instant, Rāma made his (Rāvaṇa's) body torn to pieces with sharp arrows, and stood surrounded by the monkeys.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.96

अस्तचेष्टो दशग्रीवः संज्ञां प्राप्य शनैः पुनः उत्थाय रावणः क्रुद्धः सिंहनादं ननाद च

astaceṣṭo daśagrīvaḥ saṃjñāṃ prāpya śanaiḥ punaḥ utthāya rāvaṇaḥ kruddhaḥ siṃhanādaṃ nanāda ca

The ten-necked one, his movement stopped, slowly regaining consciousness again, Rāvaṇa rose up in anger and roared a lion's roar.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.97

तन्नादश्रवणैर् व्योम्नि वित्रस्तो देवतागणः एतस्मिन्न् एव कले तु रामं प्राप्य महामुनिः

tannādaśravaṇair vyomni vitrasto devatāgaṇaḥ etasminn eva kale tu rāmaṃ prāpya mahāmuniḥ

At the hearing of that roar the host of gods in the sky was terrified; and at just this time the great sage, having come to Rāma—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.98

रावणे बद्धवैरस् तु अगस्त्यो वै जयप्रदम् आदित्यहृदयं नाम मन्त्रं प्रादाज् जयप्रदम्

rāvaṇe baddhavairas tu agastyo vai jayapradam ādityahṛdayaṃ nāma mantraṃ prādāj jayapradam

—Agastya, who bore enmity toward Rāvaṇa, gave (him) the victory-bestowing mantra called Ādityahṛdaya, the giver of victory.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.99

रामो ऽपि जप्त्वा तन्मन्त्रम् अगस्त्योक्तं जयप्रदम् तद्दत्तं वैष्णवं चापम् अतुलं सद्गुणं दृढम्

rāmo 'pi japtvā tanmantram agastyoktaṃ jayapradam taddattaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ cāpam atulaṃ sadguṇaṃ dṛḍham

And Rāma, having muttered that victory-giving mantra spoken by Agastya, (took) the Vaiṣṇava bow given by him, matchless, of excellent qualities, firm—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.100

पूजयित्वा तद् आदाय सज्यं कृत्वा महाबलः सौवर्णपुङ्खैस् तीक्ष्णैस् तु शरैर् मर्मविदारणैः

pūjayitvā tad ādāya sajyaṃ kṛtvā mahābalaḥ sauvarṇapuṅkhais tīkṣṇais tu śarair marmavidāraṇaiḥ

—having honoured it and taken it up and strung it, the mighty one, with sharp arrows with golden shafts that split the vital parts,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.101

युयुधे राक्षसेन्द्रेण रघुनाथः प्रतापवान् तयोस् तु युध्यतोस् तत्र भीमशक्त्योर् महामते

yuyudhe rākṣasendreṇa raghunāthaḥ pratāpavān tayos tu yudhyatos tatra bhīmaśaktyor mahāmate

the valorous lord of the Raghus fought with the lord of the rākṣasas; and as those two of terrible power were fighting there, O great-minded one,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.102

परस्परविसृष्टस् तु व्योम्नि संवर्द्धितो ऽनलः समुत्थितो नृपश्रेष्ठ रामरावणयोर् युधि

parasparavisṛṣṭas tu vyomni saṃvarddhito 'nalaḥ samutthito nṛpaśreṣṭha rāmarāvaṇayor yudhi

a fire, released by each at the other and swelling in the sky, arose, O best of kings, in the battle of Rāma and Rāvaṇa.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.103

संगरे वर्तमाने तु रामो दाशरथिस् तदा पदातिर् युयुधे वीरो रामो ऽनुक्तपराक्रमः

saṃgare vartamāne tu rāmo dāśarathis tadā padātir yuyudhe vīro rāmo 'nuktaparākramaḥ

While the battle was going on, Rāma the son of Daśaratha then fought on foot, the hero Rāma of unspoken (i.e., indescribable) prowess.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.104

सहस्राश्वयुतं दिव्यं रथं मातलिम् एव च प्रेषयाम्_अस देवेन्द्रो महान्तं लोकविश्रुतम्

sahasrāśvayutaṃ divyaṃ rathaṃ mātalim eva ca preṣayām_asa devendro mahāntaṃ lokaviśrutam

The lord of the gods sent a divine chariot yoked with a thousand horses, and Mātali too, (a chariot) great and famed in the worlds.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.105

रामस् तम् रथम् आरुह्य पूज्यमानः सुरोत्तमैः मातुल्युक्तोपदेशस् तु रामचन्द्रः प्रतापवान्

rāmas tam ratham āruhya pūjyamānaḥ surottamaiḥ mātulyuktopadeśas tu rāmacandraḥ pratāpavān

Rāma, mounting that chariot, being honoured by the best of the gods, and instructed by Mātali's words, the valorous Rāmacandra—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.106

ब्रह्मदत्तवरं दुष्टं ब्रह्मास्त्रेण दशाननम् जघान वैरिणं क्रूरं रामदेवः प्रतापवान्

brahmadattavaraṃ duṣṭaṃ brahmāstreṇa daśānanam jaghāna vairiṇaṃ krūraṃ rāmadevaḥ pratāpavān

—the valorous lord Rāma slew with the Brahmā-weapon the wicked ten-faced one, the cruel foe who had received a boon granted by Brahmā.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.107

रामेण निहते तत्र रावणे सगणे रिपौ इन्द्राद्या देवताः सर्वाः परस्परम् अथाब्रुवन्

rāmeṇa nihate tatra rāvaṇe sagaṇe ripau indrādyā devatāḥ sarvāḥ parasparam athābruvan

When Rāvaṇa the enemy had been slain there by Rāma together with his troops, all the gods, Indra and the rest, then said to one another:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.108

रामो भूत्वा हरिर् यस्माद् अस्माकं वैरिणं रणे अन्यैर् अवध्यम् अप्य् एनं जघान युधि रावणम्

rāmo bhūtvā harir yasmād asmākaṃ vairiṇaṃ raṇe anyair avadhyam apy enaṃ jaghāna yudhi rāvaṇam

"Since Hari, having become Rāma, slew in battle this Rāvaṇa, our enemy, though he could not be slain by others,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.109

तस्मात् तं रामनामानम् अनन्तम् अपराजितम् पूजयामो ऽवतीर्यैनम् इत्य् उक्त्वा ते दिवौकसः

tasmāt taṃ rāmanāmānam anantam aparājitam pūjayāmo 'vatīryainam ity uktvā te divaukasaḥ

therefore let us go down and worship him who bears the name Rāma, the endless, the unconquered"—so saying, those dwellers in heaven,

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NsP 52.110

नानाविमानैः श्रीमद्भिर् अवतीर्य महीतले रुद्रेन्द्रवसुचन्द्राद्या विधातारं सनातनम्

nānāvimānaiḥ śrīmadbhir avatīrya mahītale rudrendravasucandrādyā vidhātāraṃ sanātanam

descending to the surface of the earth in various splendid aerial cars—Rudra, Indra, the Vasus, the Moon and the rest—(approached) the eternal ordainer,

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NsP 52.111

विष्णुं जिष्णुं जगन्मूर्तिं सानुजं रामम् अव्ययम् तं पूजयित्वा विधिवत् परिवार्योपतस्थिरे

viṣṇuṃ jiṣṇuṃ jaganmūrtiṃ sānujaṃ rāmam avyayam taṃ pūjayitvā vidhivat parivāryopatasthire

Viṣṇu, the victorious, whose form is the world, the imperishable Rāma with his younger brother; having worshipped him according to rule, they stood around him.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.112

रामो ऽयं दृश्यतां देवा लक्ष्मणो ऽयं व्यवस्थितः सुग्रीवो रविपुत्रो ऽयं वायुपुत्रो ऽयम् आस्थितः

rāmo 'yaṃ dṛśyatāṃ devā lakṣmaṇo 'yaṃ vyavasthitaḥ sugrīvo raviputro 'yaṃ vāyuputro 'yam āsthitaḥ

"Look, O gods, this is Rāma; this is Lakṣmaṇa standing here; this is Sugrīva, the son of the Sun; this is the son of the Wind, standing here;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.113

अङ्गदाद्या इमे सर्वे इत्य् ऊचुस् ते दिवौकसः गन्धामोदितदिक्पाला भ्रमरालिपदानुगा

aṅgadādyā ime sarve ity ūcus te divaukasaḥ gandhāmoditadikpālā bhramarālipadānugā

these are all (the others), Aṅgada and the rest"—so said those dwellers in heaven. Then a rain of flowers, making the guardians of the quarters fragrant with its scent, followed at its feet by swarms of bees,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.114

देवस्त्रीकरनिर्मुक्ता राममूर्धनि शोभिता पपात पुष्पवृष्टिस् तु लक्ष्मणस्य च मूर्धनि

devastrīkaranirmuktā rāmamūrdhani śobhitā papāta puṣpavṛṣṭis tu lakṣmaṇasya ca mūrdhani

released from the hands of the women of the gods, shining on Rāma's head, fell—the rain of flowers—also on Lakṣmaṇa's head.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 52.116

त्वं विष्णुर् आदिर् भूतानाम् अनन्तो ज्ञानदृक् प्रभुः त्वम् एव शाश्वतं ब्रह्म वेदान्ते विदितं परम्

tvaṃ viṣṇur ādir bhūtānām ananto jñānadṛk prabhuḥ tvam eva śāśvataṃ brahma vedānte viditaṃ param

You are Viṣṇu, the origin of beings, endless, the seer of knowledge, the lord; you alone are the eternal Brahman, known in the Vedānta as the supreme.

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NsP 52.117

त्वया यद् अद्य निहतो रावणो लोकरावणः तदाश्रु सर्वलोकानां देवानां कर्म साधितम्

tvayā yad adya nihato rāvaṇo lokarāvaṇaḥ tadāśru sarvalokānāṃ devānāṃ karma sādhitam

Since Rāvaṇa, the tormentor of the worlds, has today been slain by you, thereby the work of all the worlds and of the gods has been accomplished.

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NsP 52.118

इत्युक्ते पद्मयोनौ तु शंकरः प्रितिम् आस्थितः प्रणम्य रामं तस्मै तं भूयो दशरथं नृपम्

ityukte padmayonau tu śaṃkaraḥ pritim āsthitaḥ praṇamya rāmaṃ tasmai taṃ bhūyo daśarathaṃ nṛpam

When the lotus-born had spoken thus, Śaṅkara became pleased, and having bowed to Rāma, (he showed) him further King Daśaratha.

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NsP 52.119

दर्शयित्वा गतो देवः सीता सुद्धेति कीर्तयन् ततो बाहुबलप्राप्तं विमानं पुष्पकं शुभम्

darśayitvā gato devaḥ sītā suddheti kīrtayan tato bāhubalaprāptaṃ vimānaṃ puṣpakaṃ śubham

Having shown (him), the god departed, proclaiming "Sītā is pure." Then the auspicious Puṣpaka chariot, won by the strength of (his) arms—

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NsP 52.120

पूताम् आरोप्य सीतां ताम् आदिष्टः पवनात्मजः ततस् तु जानकीं देवीं विशोकां भूषणान्विताम्

pūtām āropya sītāṃ tām ādiṣṭaḥ pavanātmajaḥ tatas tu jānakīṃ devīṃ viśokāṃ bhūṣaṇānvitām

—having set the purified Sītā upon it, the son of the Wind was so instructed; then the goddess Jānakī, free of sorrow, adorned with ornaments,

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NsP 52.121

वन्दितां वानरेन्द्रैस् तु सार्धं भ्राता महाबलः प्रतिष्ठाप्य महादेवं सेतुमध्ये स राघवः

vanditāṃ vānarendrais tu sārdhaṃ bhrātā mahābalaḥ pratiṣṭhāpya mahādevaṃ setumadhye sa rāghavaḥ

—honoured by the chiefs of the monkeys, together with (his) brother of great strength: that Rāghava, having installed Mahādeva in the middle of the causeway,

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NsP 52.122

लब्धवान् परमं भक्तिं शिवे शंभोर् अनुग्रहात् रामेश्वर इति ख्यातो महादेवः पिनाकधृक्

labdhavān paramaṃ bhaktiṃ śive śaṃbhor anugrahāt rāmeśvara iti khyāto mahādevaḥ pinākadhṛk

obtained supreme devotion to Śiva by Śambhu's grace; Mahādeva, bearer of the Pināka, is renowned there as Rāmeśvara.

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NsP 52.123

तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वहत्यां व्यपोहति रामस् तीर्णप्रतिज्ञो ऽसौ भरतासक्तमानसः

tasya darśanamātreṇa sarvahatyāṃ vyapohati rāmas tīrṇapratijño 'sau bharatāsaktamānasaḥ

By the mere sight of him (the god) removes all killing (i.e. the guilt of every slaying). Rāma, his vow fulfilled, his mind attached to Bharata,

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NsP 52.124

ततो ऽयोध्यां पुरीं दिव्यां गत्वा तस्यां द्विजोत्तमैः अभिषिक्तो वसिष्ठाद्यैर् भरतेन प्रसादितः अकरोद् धर्मतो राज्यं चिरं रामः प्रतापवान्

tato 'yodhyāṃ purīṃ divyāṃ gatvā tasyāṃ dvijottamaiḥ abhiṣikto vasiṣṭhādyair bharatena prasāditaḥ akarod dharmato rājyaṃ ciraṃ rāmaḥ pratāpavān

then went to the divine city of Ayodhyā, and there was consecrated by the best of brahmins, by Vasiṣṭha and the others, and gratified by Bharata; and mighty Rāma ruled the kingdom lawfully for a long time.

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NsP 52.125

यज्ञादिकं कर्म निजं च कृत्वा पौरैस् तु रामो दिवम् आरुरोह राजन् मया ते कथितं समासतो रामस्य भूम्यां चरितं महात्मनः इदं सुभक्त्या पठतां च शृण्वतां ददाति रामः स्वपदं जगत्पतिः

yajñādikaṃ karma nijaṃ ca kṛtvā paurais tu rāmo divam āruroha rājan mayā te kathitaṃ samāsato rāmasya bhūmyāṃ caritaṃ mahātmanaḥ idaṃ subhaktyā paṭhatāṃ ca śṛṇvatāṃ dadāti rāmaḥ svapadaṃ jagatpatiḥ

And having performed sacrifice and the rest, his own proper duty, Rāma with the citizens ascended to heaven. O king, I have told you in brief the deeds of great-souled Rāma on earth; to those who read and hear this with true devotion, Rāma, the lord of the world, grants his own abode.

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