Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 23
PdP 5 23.1
शेष उवाच। क्षणं स्थित्वा तृणान्यत्त्वा ययौ वाजी मनोजवः । वीरश्रेणीवृतः पत्रं भाले धृत्वा सचामरः
śeṣa uvāca| kṣaṇaṃ sthitvā tṛṇānyattvā yayau vājī manojavaḥ | vīraśreṇīvṛtaḥ patraṃ bhāle dhṛtvā sacāmaraḥ
Śeṣa said: Having stood a moment and eaten grass, the horse swift as thought went on, surrounded by a company of heroes, bearing the letter on its forehead, with a yak-tail fan.
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PdP 5 23.2
शत्रुघ्नेन सुवीरेण लक्ष्मीनिधि नृपेण च । पुष्कलेनोग्रवाहेन प्रतापाग्र्येण रक्षितः
śatrughnena suvīreṇa lakṣmīnidhi nṛpeṇa ca | puṣkalenogravāhena pratāpāgryeṇa rakṣitaḥ
(It was) guarded by Śatrughna, the good hero, and by the king Lakṣmīnidhi, and by Puṣkala of fierce mount, foremost in valour.
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PdP 5 23.3
ययौ पुरीं स चक्रांकां सुबाहुपरिरक्षिताम् । अनेकवीरकोटीभी रक्षितोऽनुगतः प्रभो
yayau purīṃ sa cakrāṃkāṃ subāhuparirakṣitām | anekavīrakoṭībhī rakṣito'nugataḥ prabho
It went to that city marked with a discus, protected by Subāhu, guarded and followed by many crores of heroes, O lord.
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PdP 5 23.4
तदा पुत्रोस्य दमनो मृगयामास्थितो महान् । ददर्शाश्वं भालपत्रं चंदनादिकचर्चितम्
tadā putrosya damano mṛgayāmāsthito mahān | dadarśāśvaṃ bhālapatraṃ caṃdanādikacarcitam
Then his son Damana, a great man, engaged in hunting, saw the horse with the letter on its forehead, smeared with sandal paste and the like.
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PdP 5 23.5
विलोक्य सेवकं प्राह कस्याश्वो मेऽक्षिगोचरः । भाले पत्रं धृतं किं नु चामरं किंतु शोभनम्
vilokya sevakaṃ prāha kasyāśvo me'kṣigocaraḥ | bhāle patraṃ dhṛtaṃ kiṃ nu cāmaraṃ kiṃtu śobhanam
Looking (at it), he said to a servant: "Whose is this horse that has come within my sight? Why is a letter fastened on its forehead, and why the yak-tail fan — yet it is splendid."
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PdP 5 23.6
इति राज्ञोवचः श्रुत्वा सेवकः प्रययौ ततः । यत्रासौ वर्तते वाजी भालपत्रः सुशोभनः
iti rājñovacaḥ śrutvā sevakaḥ prayayau tataḥ | yatrāsau vartate vājī bhālapatraḥ suśobhanaḥ
Having heard this speech of the king, the servant went off from there, to where that horse, splendid with the letter on its forehead, was.
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PdP 5 23.7
गृहीत्वा तं केशसंघे रत्नमालाविभूषितम् । निनाय चाग्रे भूपस्य सुबाहुकुलधारिणः
gṛhītvā taṃ keśasaṃghe ratnamālāvibhūṣitam | nināya cāgre bhūpasya subāhukuladhāriṇaḥ
Seizing it by its mass of hair, adorned with a jewelled garland, he led it before the king, the upholder of Subāhu's line.
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PdP 5 23.8
स पत्रं वाचयामास सुंदराक्षरशोभितम् । अयोध्याधिपतिश्चासीद्राजा दशरथो बली
sa patraṃ vācayāmāsa suṃdarākṣaraśobhitam | ayodhyādhipatiścāsīdrājā daśaratho balī
He had the letter read out, resplendent with beautiful characters: "There was a lord of Ayodhyā, the mighty king Daśaratha,
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PdP 5 23.9
तस्यात्मजो रामभद्रः सर्वशूरशिरोमणिः । नान्योस्ति तत्समः पृथ्व्यां धनुर्धरणविक्रमः
tasyātmajo rāmabhadraḥ sarvaśūraśiromaṇiḥ | nānyosti tatsamaḥ pṛthvyāṃ dhanurdharaṇavikramaḥ
his son is Rāmabhadra, the crest-jewel of all warriors; there is no other on earth equal to him in the valour of wielding the bow.
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PdP 5 23.10
तेनासौ मोचितो वाजी चंदनादिकचर्चितः । तं पालयति धर्मात्मा शत्रुघ्नः परवीरहा
tenāsau mocito vājī caṃdanādikacarcitaḥ | taṃ pālayati dharmātmā śatrughnaḥ paravīrahā
By him this horse, smeared with sandal paste and the like, has been released; the righteous Śatrughna, slayer of enemy heroes, guards it.
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PdP 5 23.11
ये च शूरा वयं वीरा धनुर्हस्ता इमे वयम् । ते गृह्णंतु बलाद्वाहं रत्नमालाविभूषितम्
ye ca śūrā vayaṃ vīrā dhanurhastā ime vayam | te gṛhṇaṃtu balādvāhaṃ ratnamālāvibhūṣitam
"And those who are warriors — we are the heroes; these with bows in hand — we are they; let them seize by force the mount adorned with a jewelled garland.
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PdP 5 23.12
तं च मोक्ष्यति शत्रुघ्नः सर्ववीरशिरोमणिः । अन्यथा पादयोस्तस्य प्रणतिं यांतु धन्विनः
taṃ ca mokṣyati śatrughnaḥ sarvavīraśiromaṇiḥ | anyathā pādayostasya praṇatiṃ yāṃtu dhanvinaḥ
and Śatrughna, the crest-jewel of all heroes, will release it; otherwise let the bowmen come to obeisance at his feet.
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PdP 5 23.13
इत्यभिप्रायमालोक्य जगाद नृपनंदनः । राम एव धनुर्धारी न वयं क्षत्त्रियाः स्मृताः
ityabhiprāyamālokya jagāda nṛpanaṃdanaḥ | rāma eva dhanurdhārī na vayaṃ kṣattriyāḥ smṛtāḥ
Perceiving this intention, the king's son said: "Rāma alone is the bearer of the bow; we are not reckoned as Kṣatriyas!"
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PdP 5 23.14
ताते मेऽवस्थिते पृथ्व्यां कोऽयं गर्वो महान्भुवि । प्राप्नोतु गर्वस्य फलं मम निर्मुक्तसायकैः
tāte me'vasthite pṛthvyāṃ ko'yaṃ garvo mahānbhuvi | prāpnotu garvasya phalaṃ mama nirmuktasāyakaiḥ
While my father stands upon the earth, what is this great pride in the world? Let (him) obtain the fruit of his pride from the arrows loosed by me.
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PdP 5 23.15
अद्य मे निशिता बाणाः शत्रुघ्नं किंशुकं यथा । पुष्पितं विदधत्वद्धा क्षतावृतशरीरकम्
adya me niśitā bāṇāḥ śatrughnaṃ kiṃśukaṃ yathā | puṣpitaṃ vidadhatvaddhā kṣatāvṛtaśarīrakam
Today let my sharpened arrows make Śatrughna, his body covered with wounds, verily blossom like a kiṃśuka tree in flower.
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PdP 5 23.16
दारयंतु कपोलांश्च सायका मम दंतिनाम् । अश्वान्पश्यंतु शतशो रुधिरौघपरिप्लुतान्
dārayaṃtu kapolāṃśca sāyakā mama daṃtinām | aśvānpaśyaṃtu śataśo rudhiraughapariplutān
And let my arrows split open the temples of the elephants; let (people) behold horses by the hundreds drenched in floods of blood.
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PdP 5 23.17
पिबंतु योगिनीसंघा रुधिराणि नृमस्तकैः । शिवा भवंतु संतुष्टा मद्वैरिक्रव्यभक्षणैः
pibaṃtu yoginīsaṃghā rudhirāṇi nṛmastakaiḥ | śivā bhavaṃtu saṃtuṣṭā madvairikravyabhakṣaṇaiḥ
Let the troops of yoginīs drink blood from men's skulls; let the she-jackals be satisfied by feeding on the flesh of my enemies.
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PdP 5 23.18
पश्यंतु सुभटास्तस्य मम बाहुबलं महत् । कोदंडदंडनिर्मुक्ताः शरकोटीर्विमुंचतः
paśyaṃtu subhaṭāstasya mama bāhubalaṃ mahat | kodaṃḍadaṃḍanirmuktāḥ śarakoṭīrvimuṃcataḥ
Let his fine warriors behold the great strength of my arms as I loose crores of arrows released from the staff of my bow.
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PdP 5 23.19
इत्थमुक्त्वा महीपस्य तनुजो दमनाभिधः । स्वपुरं प्रेषयित्वा तं प्रहृष्टोऽभवदुद्भटः
itthamuktvā mahīpasya tanujo damanābhidhaḥ | svapuraṃ preṣayitvā taṃ prahṛṣṭo'bhavadudbhaṭaḥ
Having spoken thus, the king's son named Damana, having sent him off to his own city, became greatly delighted and fierce.
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PdP 5 23.20
सेनापतिमुवाचेदं सज्जीकुरु महामते । सेनां परिमितां मह्यं वैरिवृंदनिवारणे
senāpatimuvācedaṃ sajjīkuru mahāmate | senāṃ parimitāṃ mahyaṃ vairivṛṃdanivāraṇe
He said this to the commander of the army: "O great-minded one, make ready for me an army of measured size for the warding off of the host of enemies."
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PdP 5 23.21
सज्जां सेनां विधायाशु संमुखो रणमंडले । स्थितवान्या वदत्युग्रस्तावत्प्राप्ता हयानुगाः
sajjāṃ senāṃ vidhāyāśu saṃmukho raṇamaṃḍale | sthitavānyā vadatyugrastāvatprāptā hayānugāḥ
Having quickly made the army ready, the fierce one stood facing (the foe) on the field of battle; and even as he was speaking, those who had been following the horse arrived.
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PdP 5 23.22
क्वासौ हयो महाराज्ञो भालपत्रेण चिह्नितः । पप्रच्छुस्ते तु चान्योन्यमतिव्याकुलिता मुहुः
kvāsau hayo mahārājño bhālapatreṇa cihnitaḥ | papracchuste tu cānyonyamativyākulitā muhuḥ
"Where is that horse of the great king, marked with a plate on its forehead?" — and they, greatly agitated, kept asking one another again and again.
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PdP 5 23.23
तावद्ददर्श पुरतः प्रतापाग्र्यः परंतपः । सज्जीभूतं तु कटकं वीरशब्दनिनादितम्
tāvaddadarśa purataḥ pratāpāgryaḥ paraṃtapaḥ | sajjībhūtaṃ tu kaṭakaṃ vīraśabdanināditam
Just then Pratāpāgrya, foremost in valour, scorcher of foes, saw before him the camp made ready, resounding with the shouts of warriors.
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PdP 5 23.24
तत्रावदञ्जनाः केचिन्नीतोऽश्वोऽनेन भूपते । अन्यथा संमुखस्तिष्ठेत्कथं वीरो बलानुगः
tatrāvadañjanāḥ kecinnīto'śvo'nena bhūpate | anyathā saṃmukhastiṣṭhetkathaṃ vīro balānugaḥ
There some people said: "O lord of the earth, the horse has been carried off by this man; otherwise how would a hero, followed by an army, be standing here facing us?"
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PdP 5 23.25
इत्याकर्ण्य प्रतापाग्र्यः प्रेषयामास सेवकम् । स गत्वा तत्र पप्रच्छ कुत्राश्वो रामभूपतेः
ityākarṇya pratāpāgryaḥ preṣayāmāsa sevakam | sa gatvā tatra papraccha kutrāśvo rāmabhūpateḥ
Hearing this, Pratāpāgrya sent a servant. He went there and asked: "Where is the horse of King Rāma?
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PdP 5 23.26
केन नीतः कुतो नीतो रामं जानाति नो कुधीः । यं शक्रप्रमुखा देवा बलिमादाय सन्नताः
kena nītaḥ kuto nīto rāmaṃ jānāti no kudhīḥ | yaṃ śakrapramukhā devā balimādāya sannatāḥ
By whom was it taken, whither was it taken? The dull-witted one does not know Rāma, to whom the gods, led by Śakra, bow down bringing tribute.
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PdP 5 23.27
तस्य वै धर्मराजस्य कुपितं तु बलं महत् । सर्वथा हि ग्रसिष्येत प्रणतिं चेन्न यास्यति
tasya vai dharmarājasya kupitaṃ tu balaṃ mahat | sarvathā hi grasiṣyeta praṇatiṃ cenna yāsyati
Great indeed is the power of that king of righteousness when angered; it will surely devour (him), if he will not come to submission."
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PdP 5 23.28
इत्थमुक्तं समाकर्ण्य तदा राजसुतो बली । तं वै धिक्कारयामास वाग्जालेन सुदुर्मनाः
itthamuktaṃ samākarṇya tadā rājasuto balī | taṃ vai dhikkārayāmāsa vāgjālena sudurmanāḥ
Hearing this said, the mighty son of the king, greatly incensed, reviled him with a net of words:
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PdP 5 23.29
मयानीतो यज्ञहयः पत्रचिह्नाद्यलंकृतः । ये शूरास्ते तु मां जित्वा मोचयंतु बलादिह
mayānīto yajñahayaḥ patracihnādyalaṃkṛtaḥ | ye śūrāste tu māṃ jitvā mocayaṃtu balādiha
"The sacrificial horse, adorned with the forehead-mark and the rest, was taken by me. Let those who are heroes defeat me and release it here by force."
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PdP 5 23.30
सेवकस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा रोषपूर्णो हसन्ययौ । राज्ञे निवेदयामास यथावदुपवर्णितम्
sevakastadvacaḥ śrutvā roṣapūrṇo hasanyayau | rājñe nivedayāmāsa yathāvadupavarṇitam
The servant, hearing that speech, full of rage, went off laughing, and reported to the king just as it had been declared.
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PdP 5 23.31
तच्छ्रुत्वा रोषताम्राक्षः प्रतापाग्र्यो महाबलः । ययौ योद्धुं राजपुत्रं महावीरपुरस्कृतम्
tacchrutvā roṣatāmrākṣaḥ pratāpāgryo mahābalaḥ | yayau yoddhuṃ rājaputraṃ mahāvīrapuraskṛtam
Hearing that, the mighty Pratāpāgrya, his eyes coppery with rage, went to fight the king's son, who had great heroes set before him.
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PdP 5 23.32
रथेन कनकांगेन चतुर्वाजिसुशोभिना । सुकूबरेण सर्वास्त्रपूरितेन ययौ बली
rathena kanakāṃgena caturvājisuśobhinā | sukūbareṇa sarvāstrapūritena yayau balī
The strong one went in a chariot with golden body, splendid with four horses, with a fine pole, filled with every kind of weapon.
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PdP 5 23.33
धनुष्टंकारयामास महाबलसमन्वितः । पुनःपुनर्जहासोच्चैः कोपादुद्गमिताश्रुकः
dhanuṣṭaṃkārayāmāsa mahābalasamanvitaḥ | punaḥpunarjahāsoccaiḥ kopādudgamitāśrukaḥ
Endowed with great strength, he made his bow twang; again and again he laughed aloud, tears starting from his eyes out of rage.
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PdP 5 23.34
अश्ववाहा गजारूढाः खड्गोल्लसितपाणयः । अन्वयुस्ते प्रतापाग्र्यं रोषपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्
aśvavāhā gajārūḍhāḥ khaḍgollasitapāṇayaḥ | anvayuste pratāpāgryaṃ roṣapūrṇākulekṣaṇam
Riders on horses, mounted on elephants, with swords flashing in their hands, they followed him—Pratāpāgrya, whose eyes were troubled and full of fury.
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PdP 5 23.35
हस्तिनः पत्तयश्चैव कोटिशः प्रधनोद्यताः । चिरकालमभीप्संतो रणं वीरेणकारितम्
hastinaḥ pattayaścaiva koṭiśaḥ pradhanodyatāḥ | cirakālamabhīpsaṃto raṇaṃ vīreṇakāritam
And elephants and foot-soldiers by the tens of millions, ready for battle, long desiring (it)—the war was brought about by the hero.
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PdP 5 23.36
तदोद्यतं समाज्ञाय रिपुसैन्यं नृपात्मजः । प्रत्युज्जगाम वीराग्र्यो महाबलपरीवृतः
tadodyataṃ samājñāya ripusainyaṃ nṛpātmajaḥ | pratyujjagāma vīrāgryo mahābalaparīvṛtaḥ
Then, learning that the enemy army was thus arrayed, the king's son, foremost of heroes, surrounded by a great force, went forth to meet (them).
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PdP 5 23.37
सन्नद्धः कवची खड्गी शरासनधरो युवा । लीलयैव ययौ योद्धुं मृगराड्गजतामिव
sannaddhaḥ kavacī khaḍgī śarāsanadharo yuvā | līlayaiva yayau yoddhuṃ mṛgarāḍgajatāmiva
Armed, wearing armour, bearing a sword, holding bow and arrows, the young man went to fight as if in mere sport, like the lion (going) against a herd of elephants.
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PdP 5 23.38
तदा योधाः प्रकुपिताः परस्परवधैषिणः । छिंधि भिंधीति भाषंतो रणकार्यविशारदाः
tadā yodhāḥ prakupitāḥ parasparavadhaiṣiṇaḥ | chiṃdhi bhiṃdhīti bhāṣaṃto raṇakāryaviśāradāḥ
Then the warriors, greatly enraged, each seeking the other's death, skilled in the business of battle, shouting "Cut him down! Split him open!"
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PdP 5 23.39
पत्तयः पत्तिसंघेन गजारूढाश्च सादिभिः । रथारूढा रथस्थैश्च वाहारूढाश्वसंस्थितैः
pattayaḥ pattisaṃghena gajārūḍhāśca sādibhiḥ | rathārūḍhā rathasthaiśca vāhārūḍhāśvasaṃsthitaiḥ
Foot-soldiers with the throng of foot-soldiers, those mounted on elephants with the horsemen, those in chariots with the chariot-fighters, and those on horseback with the mounted riders (fought).
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PdP 5 23.40
गजा भिन्ना द्विधा जाता हयाश्च द्विदलीकृताः । अनेकनरमस्तिष्कैर्मेदिनीपूरिता ह्यभूत्
gajā bhinnā dvidhā jātā hayāśca dvidalīkṛtāḥ | anekanaramastiṣkairmedinīpūritā hyabhūt
Elephants were split and became two, and horses were cut in halves; the earth was filled with the brains of many men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 23.41
तदा प्रकुपितो राजा प्रतापाग्र्यो महाबलः । स्वसैन्यकदनोद्युक्तं राजपुत्रं समीक्ष्य च
tadā prakupito rājā pratāpāgryo mahābalaḥ | svasainyakadanodyuktaṃ rājaputraṃ samīkṣya ca
Then king Pratāpāgrya, of great strength, was enraged, seeing the prince intent on the destruction of his own army.
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PdP 5 23.42
उवाच सारथिं तत्र प्रापयाश्वान्यतो मम । सैन्यस्य कदनासक्तो राजपुत्रो महारथः
uvāca sārathiṃ tatra prāpayāśvānyato mama | sainyasya kadanāsakto rājaputro mahārathaḥ
He said to his charioteer there: "Take my horses to where the prince, the great chariot-warrior, is engaged in slaughtering the army."
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PdP 5 23.43
अथ वीरशिरोरत्न नमितांघ्रिर्नृपात्मजः । ययौ संमुखमेवास्य प्रतापाग्र्यस्य वीर्यवान्
atha vīraśiroratna namitāṃghrirnṛpātmajaḥ | yayau saṃmukhamevāsya pratāpāgryasya vīryavān
Then the king's son, that jewel among the heads of heroes, at whose feet (others) bowed, valiant, went straight to face this Pratāpāgrya.
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PdP 5 23.44
सारथिः प्रापयामास प्रतापाग्र्यस्य वाजिनः । यत्रासौ दमनो वीरः सर्वशूरशिरोमणिः
sārathiḥ prāpayāmāsa pratāpāgryasya vājinaḥ | yatrāsau damano vīraḥ sarvaśūraśiromaṇiḥ
The charioteer brought Pratāpāgrya's horses to where that hero Damana, the crest-jewel of all warriors, was.
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PdP 5 23.45
गत्वा तमाह्वयामास राजपुत्रं रणोद्यतम् । रथे पुरटनिर्णिक्ते तिष्ठन्कोदंडदंडभृत्
gatvā tamāhvayāmāsa rājaputraṃ raṇodyatam | rathe puraṭanirṇikte tiṣṭhankodaṃḍadaṃḍabhṛt
Having gone (there), standing on his gold-plated chariot and holding the staff of his bow, he challenged that prince who was ready for battle.
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PdP 5 23.46
रे राजपुत्र क शिशो त्वया बद्धोऽश्वसत्तमः । न ज्ञातोसि महाराजः सर्ववीरेंद्र सेवितः
re rājaputra ka śiśo tvayā baddho'śvasattamaḥ | na jñātosi mahārājaḥ sarvavīreṃdra sevitaḥ
"Hey, prince! Who are you, child, that you have tied up the best of horses? Have you not learned of the great king, served by all the lords of heroes?
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PdP 5 23.47
यस्य प्रतापं दैत्येंद्रो न शक्तः सोढुमद्भुतम् । तस्य त्वं वाजिनं नीत्वा गतोऽसि पुटभेदनम्
yasya pratāpaṃ daityeṃdro na śaktaḥ soḍhumadbhutam | tasya tvaṃ vājinaṃ nītvā gato'si puṭabhedanam
He whose wondrous might the lord of the demons was unable to endure—you have taken his horse and gone to your own city.
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PdP 5 23.48
मां जानीहि पुरः प्राप्तं कालरूपं तु वैरिणम् । मुंचाश्वमर्भ गच्छाशु बालक्रीडनकं कुरु
māṃ jānīhi puraḥ prāptaṃ kālarūpaṃ tu vairiṇam | muṃcāśvamarbha gacchāśu bālakrīḍanakaṃ kuru
Know me, come before you, as an enemy in the form of Death itself. Release the horse, boy; go quickly, play children's games.
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PdP 5 23.49
कस्यात्मजस्त्वं कुत्रत्यः कथं नोऽदीर्घदर्शिना । धृतोऽश्वस्त्वथ संजाता घृणा मम शिशो त्वयि
kasyātmajastvaṃ kutratyaḥ kathaṃ no'dīrghadarśinā | dhṛto'śvastvatha saṃjātā ghṛṇā mama śiśo tvayi
Whose son are you? Where are you from? How, being one who does not see far ahead, was the horse seized by you? And now, child, pity for you has arisen in me."
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PdP 5 23.50
इत्थमाकर्ण्य दमनः स्मितं चक्रे महामनाः । उवाच च प्रतापाग्र्यं तृणीकुर्वंश्च तद्बलम्
itthamākarṇya damanaḥ smitaṃ cakre mahāmanāḥ | uvāca ca pratāpāgryaṃ tṛṇīkurvaṃśca tadbalam
Hearing this, the great-minded Damana smiled, and, reckoning that force as (mere) straw, he spoke to Pratāpāgrya.
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PdP 5 23.51
दमन उवाच। मया बद्धो बलादश्वो नीतः स्वपुटभेदनम् । नार्पयिष्येऽद्य सप्राणः कुरु युद्धं महाबल
damana uvāca| mayā baddho balādaśvo nītaḥ svapuṭabhedanam | nārpayiṣye'dya saprāṇaḥ kuru yuddhaṃ mahābala
Damana said: "The horse was tied up by me by force and led to my own city. While I have life, I shall not hand it over today—make battle, O mighty one!
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PdP 5 23.52
त्वया यदुक्तं बालस्त्वं गत्वा क्रीडनकं कुरु । तन्मे पश्य महाराज क्रीडनं रणमूर्धनि
tvayā yaduktaṃ bālastvaṃ gatvā krīḍanakaṃ kuru | tanme paśya mahārāja krīḍanaṃ raṇamūrdhani
As for what you said—that you are a child, go and play your games—look at that play of mine, great king, at the front of the battle!"
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PdP 5 23.53
शेष उवाच। इत्युक्त्वा सगुणं चापं विधाय सुभुजां गजः । शराणां शतमाधत्त प्रतापाग्र्यस्य वक्षसि
śeṣa uvāca| ityuktvā saguṇaṃ cāpaṃ vidhāya subhujāṃ gajaḥ | śarāṇāṃ śatamādhatta pratāpāgryasya vakṣasi
Śeṣa said: Having spoken thus, the (elephant-like) one, with his strong arms, strung the bow and set a hundred arrows at Pratāpāgrya's chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 23.54
संधाय बाणशतकं शंखं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् । तेन शंखनिनादेन कातराणां भयं ह्यभूत्
saṃdhāya bāṇaśatakaṃ śaṃkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān | tena śaṃkhaninādena kātarāṇāṃ bhayaṃ hyabhūt
Having fitted the hundred arrows (to the bow), the valorous one blew his conch; and by that blast of the conch there arose fear in the faint-hearted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 23.55
ताडयामास हृदये बाणानां शतकेन सः । प्रतापाग्र्यः प्रचिच्छेद लघुहस्तः सुपर्वणः
tāḍayāmāsa hṛdaye bāṇānāṃ śatakena saḥ | pratāpāgryaḥ praciccheda laghuhastaḥ suparvaṇaḥ
He struck (him) in the heart with a hundred arrows; but Pratāpāgrya, swift of hand, cut the well-jointed (shafts) to pieces.
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PdP 5 23.56
स बाणच्छेदनं दृष्ट्वा कुपितो व्यसृजच्छरान् । कंकपक्षान्वितांस्तीक्ष्णभल्लान्राजात्मजो बली
sa bāṇacchedanaṃ dṛṣṭvā kupito vyasṛjaccharān | kaṃkapakṣānvitāṃstīkṣṇabhallānrājātmajo balī
Seeing his arrows cut apart, the mighty prince, enraged, loosed shafts fitted with heron feathers and sharp broad blades.
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PdP 5 23.57
आकाशे भुवि मध्ये च बाणा ददृशिरेऽञ्चिताः । स्वनामचिह्नितास्तीक्ष्णधारापातसुशोभिताः
ākāśe bhuvi madhye ca bāṇā dadṛśire'ñcitāḥ | svanāmacihnitāstīkṣṇadhārāpātasuśobhitāḥ
In the sky, on the ground, and in between, the arrows were seen bent (in flight), marked with (their owner's) own name, splendid with the fall of their sharp edges.
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PdP 5 23.58
शरास्तद्बाहु हृदये लग्ना वह्निकणान्बहून् । सृजंतः कुर्वते सैन्यदाहनं तदभून्महत्
śarāstadbāhu hṛdaye lagnā vahnikaṇānbahūn | sṛjaṃtaḥ kurvate sainyadāhanaṃ tadabhūnmahat
The arrows, fastened in his arm and heart, emitting many sparks of fire, set about burning the army; that (blaze) became great.
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PdP 5 23.59
प्रतापाग्र्यः प्रकुपितस्तिष्ठतिष्ठेति च ब्रुवन् । शरेण दशसंख्येन ताडयामास मूर्धनि
pratāpāgryaḥ prakupitastiṣṭhatiṣṭheti ca bruvan | śareṇa daśasaṃkhyena tāḍayāmāsa mūrdhani
Pratāpāgrya, greatly enraged, crying "Stand! Stand!", struck (him) on the head with arrows ten in number.
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PdP 5 23.60
ते बाणा राजपुत्रस्य ललाटे परिनिष्ठिताः । विराजंते स्म च मुने दशशाखास्तरोरिव
te bāṇā rājaputrasya lalāṭe pariniṣṭhitāḥ | virājaṃte sma ca mune daśaśākhāstaroriva
Those arrows, planted fast in the prince's forehead, shone, O sage, like the ten branches of a tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 23.61
तेन बाणप्रहारेण विव्यथेन महामनाः । यष्टिकाप्रहतो यद्वत्कुंजरः सप्तवर्षकः
tena bāṇaprahāreṇa vivyathena mahāmanāḥ | yaṣṭikāprahato yadvatkuṃjaraḥ saptavarṣakaḥ
By that blow of the arrows the great-minded one was pained, like a seven-year-old elephant struck with a stick.
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PdP 5 23.62
बाणान्धनुषि संधाय मुमोच त्रिशताञ्छुभान् । सुवर्णपुंखरचितान्महाकालानलोपमान्
bāṇāndhanuṣi saṃdhāya mumoca triśatāñchubhān | suvarṇapuṃkharacitānmahākālānalopamān
Fitting arrows to his bow, he released three hundred fine ones, wrought with golden feather-shafts, like the fire of the great destruction.
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PdP 5 23.63
ते बाणास्तु प्रतापाग्र्य वक्षो भित्त्वा गता ह्यधः । शोणिताक्ता यथा रामचंद्र भक्ति पराङ्मुखाः
te bāṇāstu pratāpāgrya vakṣo bhittvā gatā hyadhaḥ | śoṇitāktā yathā rāmacaṃdra bhakti parāṅmukhāḥ
But those arrows, O Pratāpāgrya, split his chest and passed downward, smeared with blood, like those who turn their backs on devotion to Rāmacandra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 23.64
प्रतापाग्र्यः प्रकुपितः शरान्मुंचन्सहस्रशः । अकरोद्विरथं सूनुं सुबाहोस्तत्क्षणाद्द्रुतम्
pratāpāgryaḥ prakupitaḥ śarānmuṃcansahasraśaḥ | akarodvirathaṃ sūnuṃ subāhostatkṣaṇāddrutam
Pratāpāgrya, enraged, releasing arrows by the thousand, in that very instant swiftly made Subāhu's son chariotless.
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PdP 5 23.65
चतुर्भिश्च तुरो वाहान्द्वाभ्यां ध्वजमशातयत् । एकेन सारथेः कायाच्छिरो मह्यामपातयत्
caturbhiśca turo vāhāndvābhyāṃ dhvajamaśātayat | ekena sāratheḥ kāyācchiro mahyāmapātayat
With four (arrows) he felled the four horses, with two the banner; with one he brought the charioteer's head down from his body to the earth.
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PdP 5 23.66
चतुर्भिस्ताडयामास तं सूनुं नृपतेः पुनः । तत्क्षणाच्चापमेकेन गुणयुक्तं तु चिच्छिदे
caturbhistāḍayāmāsa taṃ sūnuṃ nṛpateḥ punaḥ | tatkṣaṇāccāpamekena guṇayuktaṃ tu cicchide
With four he struck that son of the king again, and in that instant with one he cut through his bow together with its string.
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PdP 5 23.67
सोऽन्यरथं समारुह्य हयरत्नसुशोभितम् । धनुः करे समादाय सज्यं चक्रे महामनाः
so'nyarathaṃ samāruhya hayaratnasuśobhitam | dhanuḥ kare samādāya sajyaṃ cakre mahāmanāḥ
He, the great-minded one, mounting another chariot adorned with jewel-like horses, took a bow in his hand and strung it.
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PdP 5 23.68
प्रत्युवाच प्रतापाग्र्यं त्वया विक्रांतमद्भुतम् । पश्येदानीं पराक्रांतिं धनुषो मम सद्भट
pratyuvāca pratāpāgryaṃ tvayā vikrāṃtamadbhutam | paśyedānīṃ parākrāṃtiṃ dhanuṣo mama sadbhaṭa
He answered Pratāpāgrya: "Wondrous is the valour shown by you; now see the might of my bow, O good warrior."
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PdP 5 23.69
एवमुक्त्वा तु दमनो बाणान्दश समाददे । चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहान्निनाय यमसादनम्
evamuktvā tu damano bāṇāndaśa samādade | caturbhiścaturo vāhānnināya yamasādanam
Having spoken thus, Damana took up ten arrows; with four he led the four horses to Yama's abode.
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PdP 5 23.70
चतुर्भिस्तिलशः कृत्तो रथश्चक्रसमन्वितः । एकेन हृदि विव्याध बाणेनैकेन सारथिम्
caturbhistilaśaḥ kṛtto rathaścakrasamanvitaḥ | ekena hṛdi vivyādha bāṇenaikena sārathim
With four the chariot, together with its wheels, was cut into sesame-sized bits; with one arrow he pierced (him) in the heart, and with one the charioteer.
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PdP 5 23.71
जगर्ज शंखमापूर्य शंखशब्दसमन्वितः । तत्कर्म पूजयामास साधु वीर महाबल
jagarja śaṃkhamāpūrya śaṃkhaśabdasamanvitaḥ | tatkarma pūjayāmāsa sādhu vīra mahābala
He roared, filling his conch (with breath), joined with the conch's sound; and (Pratāpāgrya) applauded that deed: "Well done, hero, mighty one!"
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PdP 5 23.72
इति विक्रांतमालोक्य प्रतापाग्र्यो रुषान्वितः । अन्यं रथं समास्थाय ययौ योद्धुं नृपात्मजम्
iti vikrāṃtamālokya pratāpāgryo ruṣānvitaḥ | anyaṃ rathaṃ samāsthāya yayau yoddhuṃ nṛpātmajam
Seeing such valour, Pratāpāgrya, filled with fury, mounted another chariot and went to fight the prince.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 23.73
उवाच वीर पश्य त्वं मम विक्रांतमद्भुतम् । इत्युक्त्वाशु मुमोचौघाञ्छराणां शितपर्वणाम्
uvāca vīra paśya tvaṃ mama vikrāṃtamadbhutam | ityuktvāśu mumocaughāñcharāṇāṃ śitaparvaṇām
He said: "Hero, behold my wondrous prowess!" Having said this, he swiftly loosed floods of arrows with sharpened joints.
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PdP 5 23.74
शराः सर्वत्र दृश्यंते कुंजरेषु हयेषु च । परब्रह्मेव सर्वत्र व्याप्ताश्चांतरगोचराः
śarāḥ sarvatra dṛśyaṃte kuṃjareṣu hayeṣu ca | parabrahmeva sarvatra vyāptāścāṃtaragocarāḥ
Arrows are seen everywhere, on the elephants and on the horses, pervading all as though they were the supreme Brahman, (yet) beyond the reach (of sight).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 23.75
तं राजपुत्रं शितबाणकोटिभि -। र्व्याप्तं विधायाशु जगर्ज विक्रमी । संहर्षयन्स्वीयगणान्परान्महान् । कुर्वन्हृदा शून्यतमान्गतासुकान्
taṃ rājaputraṃ śitabāṇakoṭibhi -| rvyāptaṃ vidhāyāśu jagarja vikramī | saṃharṣayansvīyagaṇānparānmahān | kurvanhṛdā śūnyatamāngatāsukān
Having swiftly made that prince covered over with millions of sharp arrows, the valiant one roared, gladdening his own troops and making the great enemies utterly empty at heart, their lives gone.
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PdP 5 23.76
स राजपुत्रः शितसायकव्रजैः । संपूर्णमात्मानमवेक्ष्य रोषितः । जग्राह शस्त्राणि दुरंतविक्रमो । धनुश्च धुन्वन्भुजदंडयोर्महान्
sa rājaputraḥ śitasāyakavrajaiḥ | saṃpūrṇamātmānamavekṣya roṣitaḥ | jagrāha śastrāṇi duraṃtavikramo | dhanuśca dhunvanbhujadaṃḍayormahān
That prince, seeing himself filled full with volleys of sharp arrows, was enraged; the great one of irresistible valour seized his weapons and his bow, shaking (them) in his two staff-like arms.
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PdP 5 23.77
चकर्त सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि शस्त्राणि च महाबलः । रोषताम्रेक्षणो मुंचञ्छरान्वैरिविदारिणः
cakarta sarvāṇyastrāṇi śastrāṇi ca mahābalaḥ | roṣatāmrekṣaṇo muṃcañcharānvairividāriṇaḥ
The mighty one cut apart all the missiles and weapons, his eyes coppery with rage, releasing arrows that tore the foe.
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PdP 5 23.78
तच्छस्त्रजालं निर्धूय राजपुत्रो जगाद तम् । क्षमस्वैकं प्रहारं मे यदि शूरोसि मारिष
tacchastrajālaṃ nirdhūya rājaputro jagāda tam | kṣamasvaikaṃ prahāraṃ me yadi śūrosi māriṣa
Having shaken off that net of weapons, the prince said to him: "Endure one blow of mine, sir, if you are a hero.
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PdP 5 23.79
यद्यनेन भवंतं वै रथाच्चेत्पातयामि न । प्रतिज्ञां शृणु मे वीर मम गर्वेण निर्मिताम्
yadyanena bhavaṃtaṃ vai rathāccetpātayāmi na | pratijñāṃ śṛṇu me vīra mama garveṇa nirmitām
If with this I do not indeed fell you from your chariot — hear, hero, the vow I make in my pride:
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PdP 5 23.80
वेदं निंदंति ये मत्ता हेतुवादविचक्षणाः । तेषां पापं ममैवास्तु नरकार्णवमज्जकम्
vedaṃ niṃdaṃti ye mattā hetuvādavicakṣaṇāḥ | teṣāṃ pāpaṃ mamaivāstu narakārṇavamajjakam
whatever sin belongs to those who, intoxicated and clever in argumentation, revile the Veda — that sin, which sinks one in the ocean of hell, be mine alone."
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PdP 5 23.81
इत्युक्त्वा बाणमासाद्य कोदंडे कालसन्निभम् । ज्वालामालाकुलं तीक्ष्णं निषंगादुद्धृतं वरम्
ityuktvā bāṇamāsādya kodaṃḍe kālasannibham | jvālāmālākulaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ niṣaṃgāduddhṛtaṃ varam
Having said this, (he) fitted to the bow an arrow like Death, wreathed in garlands of flame, sharp, excellent, drawn out from the quiver.
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PdP 5 23.82
स मुक्तो नृपवर्येण हृदि लक्ष्यीकृतः शरः । जगाम तरसा तं वै कालानलसमप्रभः
sa mukto nṛpavaryeṇa hṛdi lakṣyīkṛtaḥ śaraḥ | jagāma tarasā taṃ vai kālānalasamaprabhaḥ
That arrow, released by the best of kings and aimed at the heart, sped swiftly upon him, blazing like the fire of the world's end.
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PdP 5 23.83
प्रतापाग्र्यः शरं दृष्ट्वा स्वपातनसमुद्यतम् । बाणान्धनुष्यथाधत्त शरच्छेदायवै शितान्
pratāpāgryaḥ śaraṃ dṛṣṭvā svapātanasamudyatam | bāṇāndhanuṣyathādhatta śaracchedāyavai śitān
Pratāpāgrya, seeing the arrow set on felling him, then fitted sharp arrows to his bow to cut down that arrow.
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PdP 5 23.84
स बाणः सर्वबाणांस्तांश्छिंदन्मध्यत एव हि । जगाम वै प्रतापाग्र्यहृदयं धैर्यसंयुतम्
sa bāṇaḥ sarvabāṇāṃstāṃśchiṃdanmadhyata eva hi | jagāma vai pratāpāgryahṛdayaṃ dhairyasaṃyutam
That arrow, cutting all those arrows right in mid-course, went indeed to Pratāpāgrya's heart, which was possessed of steadfastness.
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PdP 5 23.85
संलग्नो हृदि नालीकः प्रविवेश तदंतरम् । राजाकृतप्रहारस्तु पपात धरणीतले
saṃlagno hṛdi nālīkaḥ praviveśa tadaṃtaram | rājākṛtaprahārastu papāta dharaṇītale
The shaft, fastened in his heart, entered its interior; and the king, struck by the blow, fell to the surface of the earth.
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PdP 5 23.86
मूर्च्छितं चेतनाहीनं रथोपस्थाद्गतं भुवि । सारथिस्तं समादायापोवाह रणमंडलात्
mūrcchitaṃ cetanāhīnaṃ rathopasthādgataṃ bhuvi | sārathistaṃ samādāyāpovāha raṇamaṃḍalāt
The charioteer, taking him up — fainted, bereft of consciousness, fallen from the chariot-seat to the ground — carried him away from the field of battle.
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PdP 5 23.87
हाहाकारोमहानासीद्बलं भग्नं गतं ततः । यत्र शत्रुघ्ननामासौ वीरकोटिपरीवृतः
hāhākāromahānāsīdbalaṃ bhagnaṃ gataṃ tataḥ | yatra śatrughnanāmāsau vīrakoṭiparīvṛtaḥ
There was a great cry of woe; the army, broken, went thence to where that one named Śatrughna was, surrounded by ten million heroes.
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PdP 5 23.88
राजात्मजो जयं प्राप्य प्रतापाग्र्यं विजित्य सः । प्रतीक्षां तु चकारास्य शत्रुघ्नस्य च भूपतेः
rājātmajo jayaṃ prāpya pratāpāgryaṃ vijitya saḥ | pratīkṣāṃ tu cakārāsya śatrughnasya ca bhūpateḥ
The prince, having gained victory and conquered Pratāpāgrya, then waited for this king Śatrughna.
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