Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 40
PdP 5 40.1
शेष उवाच। सेनाचरा महाराज्ञो महाबलसमन्विताः । समागतास्तं पश्यंतो हयं रामस्य भूपतेः
śeṣa uvāca| senācarā mahārājño mahābalasamanvitāḥ | samāgatāstaṃ paśyaṃto hayaṃ rāmasya bhūpateḥ
Śeṣa said: The soldiers of the great king, endowed with great strength, came together, looking for that horse of King Rāma.
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PdP 5 40.2
क्वा सावश्वः केन नीतः कथं वा दृश्यते न सः । को गंता यमपुर्यां वै वाहं हृत्वा सुमंदधीः
kvā sāvaśvaḥ kena nītaḥ kathaṃ vā dṛśyate na saḥ | ko gaṃtā yamapuryāṃ vai vāhaṃ hṛtvā sumaṃdadhīḥ
"Where is that horse? By whom was it led away? Or how is it that he is not seen? Who is it, of such dull wit, that will go to Yama's city for having carried off the horse?"
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PdP 5 40.3
विलोकयंतस्तन्मार्गं यावत्सेनाचरा रघोः । तावत्प्राप्तो महाराजो महासैन्यपरीवृतः
vilokayaṃtastanmārgaṃ yāvatsenācarā raghoḥ | tāvatprāpto mahārājo mahāsainyaparīvṛtaḥ
While Raghu('s descendant's) soldiers were searching along that track, meanwhile the great king arrived, surrounded by his great army.
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PdP 5 40.4
पप्रच्छ सेवकान्सर्वान्कुत्राश्वो मम सांप्रतम् । न दृश्यते कथं वाहः स्वर्णपत्रसुशोभितः
papraccha sevakānsarvānkutrāśvo mama sāṃpratam | na dṛśyate kathaṃ vāhaḥ svarṇapatrasuśobhitaḥ
He asked all the attendants: "Where is my horse now? How is it that the horse, splendid with its golden plate, is not to be seen?"
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PdP 5 40.5
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सेवकास्ते हयानुगाः । प्रोचुर्नाथ मनोवेगो वाहः केनापि कानने
iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sevakāste hayānugāḥ | procurnātha manovego vāhaḥ kenāpi kānane
Hearing that speech of his, those attendants who had followed the horse said: "O master, the horse Manovega has been (taken) by someone in the forest —
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PdP 5 40.6
हृतो न लक्ष्यते तस्मादस्माभिर्मार्गकोविदैः । तदत्र यत्नः कर्तव्यो हयप्राप्तिं प्रति प्रभो
hṛto na lakṣyate tasmādasmābhirmārgakovidaiḥ | tadatra yatnaḥ kartavyo hayaprāptiṃ prati prabho
— it has been carried off, and is not traced by us, though we are skilled in tracking. Therefore effort must be made here toward recovering the horse, O lord."
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PdP 5 40.7
तेषां वचनमाकर्ण्य पप्रच्छ सुमतिं नृपः । शत्रुघ्नः शत्रुसंहारकारीमोहनरूपधृक्
teṣāṃ vacanamākarṇya papraccha sumatiṃ nṛpaḥ | śatrughnaḥ śatrusaṃhārakārīmohanarūpadhṛk
Hearing their words, King Śatrughna — slayer of foes, bearing a form that bewitches — questioned Sumati.
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PdP 5 40.8
शत्रुघ्न उवाच। कोऽत्र राजा निवसति कथं वाहस्य संगमः । कियद्बलं भूमिपतेर्येन मेऽद्य हृतो हयः
śatrughna uvāca| ko'tra rājā nivasati kathaṃ vāhasya saṃgamaḥ | kiyadbalaṃ bhūmipateryena me'dya hṛto hayaḥ
Śatrughna said: Who is the king who dwells here? How did the encounter with the horse come about? How great is the strength of the lord of this land, by whom my horse has been carried off today?
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PdP 5 40.9
सुमतिरुवाच। राजन्देवपुरं ह्येतद्देवेनैव विनिर्मितम् । कैलासमिव दुर्गम्यं वैरिसंघैः सुसंहतैः
sumatiruvāca| rājandevapuraṃ hyetaddevenaiva vinirmitam | kailāsamiva durgamyaṃ vairisaṃghaiḥ susaṃhataiḥ
Sumati said: O king, this is Devapura, built by a god himself, hard to reach, like Kailāsa, even for well-massed hosts of foes.
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PdP 5 40.10
अस्मिन्वीरमणी राजा महाशूरः प्रतापवान् । राज्यं करोति धर्मेण शिवेन परिरक्षितः
asminvīramaṇī rājā mahāśūraḥ pratāpavān | rājyaṃ karoti dharmeṇa śivena parirakṣitaḥ
In it (dwells) King Vīramaṇi, a great hero, full of might; he rules the kingdom by dharma, guarded on all sides by Śiva.
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PdP 5 40.11
योऽसौ प्रलयकारी स आस्ते भक्त्या वशीकृतः । चंद्रचूडः स्वभक्तस्य पक्षपातं सृजन्सदा
yo'sau pralayakārī sa āste bhaktyā vaśīkṛtaḥ | caṃdracūḍaḥ svabhaktasya pakṣapātaṃ sṛjansadā
That one who brings about the dissolution (of the world) — he abides here, subdued by (the king's) devotion: the Moon-crested (Śiva), ever showing partiality toward his own devotee.
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PdP 5 40.12
तस्मादत्र महद्युद्धं गृहीतश्चेद्भविष्यति । यत्ताः संतः प्रकुर्वंतु रक्षणं कटकस्य हि
tasmādatra mahadyuddhaṃ gṛhītaścedbhaviṣyati | yattāḥ saṃtaḥ prakurvaṃtu rakṣaṇaṃ kaṭakasya hi
Therefore, if (the horse) has been seized, there will be a great battle here; let the good men see to the protection of the camp.
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PdP 5 40.13
एवं श्रुत्वा स शत्रुघ्नः सर्वभूपशिरोमणिः । सैन्यव्यूहं रचित्वासौ तिष्ठति स्म महायशाः
evaṃ śrutvā sa śatrughnaḥ sarvabhūpaśiromaṇiḥ | sainyavyūhaṃ racitvāsau tiṣṭhati sma mahāyaśāḥ
Having heard this, that Śatrughna, the crest-jewel of all kings, of great fame, arranged the array of his army and stood (waiting).
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PdP 5 40.14
अथ तं सुखमासीनं मंत्रयंतं सुमंत्रिणा । आजगाम स देवर्षिर्युद्धकौतुकसंयुतः
atha taṃ sukhamāsīnaṃ maṃtrayaṃtaṃ sumaṃtriṇā | ājagāma sa devarṣiryuddhakautukasaṃyutaḥ
Then, as he sat at ease taking counsel with his good minister, that divine sage came, filled with curiosity about the battle.
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PdP 5 40.15
तमागतं मुनिं दृष्ट्वा शत्रुघ्नस्तपसां निधिम् । अभ्युत्थायासने स्थाप्य मधुपर्कमथार्पयत्
tamāgataṃ muniṃ dṛṣṭvā śatrughnastapasāṃ nidhim | abhyutthāyāsane sthāpya madhuparkamathārpayat
Seeing that sage, a treasury of austerities, arrived, Śatrughna rose up, seated (him) on a seat, and then offered the honey-mixture (madhuparka).
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PdP 5 40.16
स्वागतेन च संतुष्टं नारदं मुनिसत्तमम् । उवाच प्रीणयन्वाचा वाक्यवादविशारदः
svāgatena ca saṃtuṣṭaṃ nāradaṃ munisattamam | uvāca prīṇayanvācā vākyavādaviśāradaḥ
And to Nārada, best of sages, pleased by the welcome, he — skilled in speech and discourse — spoke, gratifying (him) with his words:
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PdP 5 40.17
शत्रुघ्न उवाच। मदीयोऽश्व कुत्र विप्र कथयस्व महामते । न लक्ष्यते गतिस्तस्य सेवकैर्मम कोविदैः
śatrughna uvāca| madīyo'śva kutra vipra kathayasva mahāmate | na lakṣyate gatistasya sevakairmama kovidaiḥ
Śatrughna said: Where is my horse, O brahmin? Tell (me), O greatly wise one. Its course is not discerned by my servants, though they are skilled.
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PdP 5 40.18
शंस तं येन वा नीतं क्षत्त्रियेण च मानिना । कथमत्र हयप्राप्तिर्भविष्यति तपोधन
śaṃsa taṃ yena vā nītaṃ kṣattriyeṇa ca māninā | kathamatra hayaprāptirbhaviṣyati tapodhana
Tell by which proud kṣatriya it has been carried off, and how the recovery of the horse will come about here, O you whose wealth is austerity.
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PdP 5 40.19
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य शत्रुघ्नस्य स नारदः । उवाच वीणां रणयन्गायन्रामकथां मुहुः
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya śatrughnasya sa nāradaḥ | uvāca vīṇāṃ raṇayangāyanrāmakathāṃ muhuḥ
Having heard this speech of Śatrughna, that Nārada spoke, making his vīṇā resound and repeatedly singing the story of Rāma:
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PdP 5 40.20
नारद उवाच। एतद्देवपुरं राजन्भूपो वीरमणिर्महान् । तत्पुत्रेण वनस्थेन गृहीतस्तव वाजिराट्
nārada uvāca| etaddevapuraṃ rājanbhūpo vīramaṇirmahān | tatputreṇa vanasthena gṛhītastava vājirāṭ
Nārada said: This is Devapura, O king; the great king (here) is Vīramaṇi. By his son, who was in the forest, your king of horses has been seized.
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PdP 5 40.21
तत्र युद्धं महत्तेऽद्य भविष्यति सुदारुणम् । अत्र वीराः पतिष्यंति बलशौर्यसमन्विताः
tatra yuddhaṃ mahatte'dya bhaviṣyati sudāruṇam | atra vīrāḥ patiṣyaṃti balaśauryasamanvitāḥ
There a great and most terrible battle will be yours today; here heroes endowed with strength and valour will fall.
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PdP 5 40.22
तस्मादत्र महायत्नात्स्थातव्यं ते महाबल । रचय व्यूहरचनां दुर्गमां परसैनिकैः
tasmādatra mahāyatnātsthātavyaṃ te mahābala | racaya vyūharacanāṃ durgamāṃ parasainikaiḥ
Therefore you must stand here with great effort, O mighty one; construct an array-formation impassable to the enemy soldiers.
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PdP 5 40.23
जयस्ते भविता राजन्कृच्छ्रेणास्मान्नृपोत्तमात् । रामं को नु पराजीयाद्भुवने सकले ह्यपि
jayaste bhavitā rājankṛcchreṇāsmānnṛpottamāt | rāmaṃ ko nu parājīyādbhuvane sakale hyapi
Victory will be yours, O king, (though) with difficulty, over this best of kings; for who in the whole world could defeat Rāma?
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PdP 5 40.24
इत्युक्त्वांतर्दधे विप्रो नभसि स्थितवांस्ततः । युद्धं सुदारुणं द्रक्ष्यन्देवदानवयोरिव
ityuktvāṃtardadhe vipro nabhasi sthitavāṃstataḥ | yuddhaṃ sudāruṇaṃ drakṣyandevadānavayoriva
Having said this the brahmin vanished, and then remained in the sky, intending to watch the most terrible battle, like one between gods and demons.
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PdP 5 40.25
शेष उवाच। अथ राजा वीरमणिः सर्वशूरशिरोमणिः । पटहं घोषितुं स्वीये पुरमध्ये महारवम्
śeṣa uvāca| atha rājā vīramaṇiḥ sarvaśūraśiromaṇiḥ | paṭahaṃ ghoṣituṃ svīye puramadhye mahāravam
Śeṣa said: Then king Vīramaṇi, the crest-jewel of all heroes, (resolved) to have the loud-sounding war-drum proclaimed in the midst of his own city;
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PdP 5 40.26
आह्वयामास सेनान्यं रिपुवीरं महोन्नतम् । कथयामास च क्षिप्रं मेघगंभीरया गिरा
āhvayāmāsa senānyaṃ ripuvīraṃ mahonnatam | kathayāmāsa ca kṣipraṃ meghagaṃbhīrayā girā
he summoned his general, a hero against foes, of very lofty (stature), and quickly spoke in a voice deep as a cloud:
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PdP 5 40.27
वीरमणिरुवाच। सेनानीः पटहस्याज्ञां देहि मे शोभने पुरे । तच्छ्रुत्वा मे सुसन्नद्धाः शत्रुघ्नं प्रति यांतु ते
vīramaṇiruvāca| senānīḥ paṭahasyājñāṃ dehi me śobhane pure | tacchrutvā me susannaddhāḥ śatrughnaṃ prati yāṃtu te
Vīramaṇi said: General, give the order for the drum for me in the fair city; hearing it, let my (men), well armed, march against Śatrughna.
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PdP 5 40.28
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य राज्ञो वीरमणेस्तदा । कारयामास पटहं महारवनिनादितम्
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya rājño vīramaṇestadā | kārayāmāsa paṭahaṃ mahāravanināditam
Having heard this speech of king Vīramaṇi, he then had the drum sounded, resounding with a great noise.
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PdP 5 40.29
गेहे गेहे च रथ्यायां श्रूयते पटहध्वनिः । शत्रुघ्नं यांतु ये सर्वे वीरा राजपुरे स्थिताः
gehe gehe ca rathyāyāṃ śrūyate paṭahadhvaniḥ | śatrughnaṃ yāṃtu ye sarve vīrā rājapure sthitāḥ
In house after house and in the street the sound of the drum is heard: "Let all the heroes who are in the royal city go against Śatrughna!
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PdP 5 40.30
ये वै राज्ञः समुल्लंघ्य शासनं वीरमानिनः । पुत्रा वा भ्रातरो वापि ते वध्याः स्युर्नृपाज्ञया
ye vai rājñaḥ samullaṃghya śāsanaṃ vīramāninaḥ | putrā vā bhrātaro vāpi te vadhyāḥ syurnṛpājñayā
Those who, thinking themselves heroes, transgress the king's command — be they sons or brothers — they are to be killed by the king's order.
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PdP 5 40.31
शृण्वंतु वीराः पुनरप्याह ते पटहे रवम् । श्रुत्वा विधीयतामाशु कर्तव्यं मा विलंबितम्
śṛṇvaṃtu vīrāḥ punarapyāha te paṭahe ravam | śrutvā vidhīyatāmāśu kartavyaṃ mā vilaṃbitam
"Let the heroes hear!" — again the drum sounded its call for them: "Having heard, let what must be done be arranged at once; let there be no delay."
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PdP 5 40.32
शेष उवाच। इति पटहरवं स्वकर्णगोचरं । नरवरवीरवरा ययुर्नृपोत्तमम् । कनककवचभूषितस्वदेहाः । समरमहोत्सव हृष्टचित्तकोशाः
śeṣa uvāca| iti paṭaharavaṃ svakarṇagocaraṃ | naravaravīravarā yayurnṛpottamam | kanakakavacabhūṣitasvadehāḥ | samaramahotsava hṛṣṭacittakośāḥ
Śeṣa said: Thus, when that drumbeat came within their own hearing, the best of men, the foremost heroes, went to the best of kings, their bodies adorned with golden armour, their inmost minds delighted at the great festival of battle.
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PdP 5 40.33
केचिद्ययुः शिरस्त्राणं धृत्वा शिरसि शोभनम् । कवचेन सुशोभाढ्याः शतकोटिसुशोभिताः
kecidyayuḥ śirastrāṇaṃ dhṛtvā śirasi śobhanam | kavacena suśobhāḍhyāḥ śatakoṭisuśobhitāḥ
Some went having put a splendid helmet on the head, richly resplendent with their armour, gleaming with a hundred (weapon-)points.
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PdP 5 40.34
रथेन हययुग्मेन मणिकांचनशोभिना । ययुस्ते राजसंदेशान्नृवरालयमुन्मदाः
rathena hayayugmena maṇikāṃcanaśobhinā | yayuste rājasaṃdeśānnṛvarālayamunmadāḥ
By the king's message they went, exhilarated, to the abode of the best of men, in a chariot with a pair of horses gleaming with jewels and gold.
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PdP 5 40.35
केचिन्मतंगजैर्मत्तैः केचिद्वाहैः सुशोभनैः । ययुर्नपगृहं सर्वे राजसंदेशकारकाः
kecinmataṃgajairmattaiḥ kecidvāhaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ | yayurnapagṛhaṃ sarve rājasaṃdeśakārakāḥ
Some on rutting elephants, some on splendid mounts — all of them, carrying out the king's command, went to the king's house.
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PdP 5 40.36
विविक्तस्वर्णकवचशिरस्त्राणसुशोभितः । रुक्मांगदोऽपि च निजे रथे तिष्ठन्मनोजवे
viviktasvarṇakavacaśirastrāṇasuśobhitaḥ | rukmāṃgado'pi ca nije rathe tiṣṭhanmanojave
Rukmāṅgada too, resplendent with helmet and armour of pure gold, standing in his own chariot swift as thought,
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PdP 5 40.37
शुभांगदोऽनुजस्तस्य महारत्नमयं दधत् । कवचं वपुषि श्रेष्ठं निजं प्रायाद्रणोत्सवे
śubhāṃgado'nujastasya mahāratnamayaṃ dadhat | kavacaṃ vapuṣi śreṣṭhaṃ nijaṃ prāyādraṇotsave
Śubhāṅgada, his younger brother, putting on his own excellent armour made of great jewels upon his body, set out for the festival of battle.
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PdP 5 40.38
राजभ्राता वीरसिंहः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदः । ययौ नृपाज्ञया तत्र शासनं भूमिपस्य हि
rājabhrātā vīrasiṃhaḥ sarvaśastrāstrakovidaḥ | yayau nṛpājñayā tatra śāsanaṃ bhūmipasya hi
The king's brother Vīrasiṃha, skilled in all weapons and missiles, went there by the king's order — for such was the command of the lord of the earth.
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PdP 5 40.39
जामेयस्तस्य राज्ञोऽपि बलमित्र इति स्मृतः । सन्नद्धः कवची खड्गी जगाम नृपमंदिरम्
jāmeyastasya rājño'pi balamitra iti smṛtaḥ | sannaddhaḥ kavacī khaḍgī jagāma nṛpamaṃdiram
And that king's sister's son, known as Balamitra, girded, armoured, and sword in hand, went to the king's palace.
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PdP 5 40.40
सेनानी रिपुवारोऽपि सेनां तां चतुरंगिणीम् । सज्जां विधाय भूपाय न्यवेदयदथो महान् मणिना सह युद्धनिश्चयोनाम चत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः
senānī ripuvāro'pi senāṃ tāṃ caturaṃgiṇīm | sajjāṃ vidhāya bhūpāya nyavedayadatho mahān maṇinā saha yuddhaniścayonāma catvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ
And the general Ripuvāra too, having made that four-limbed army ready, reported it to the king. — Thus the fortieth chapter, called "The Resolve upon War with the Great Maṇi."
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PdP 5 40.41
अथ राजा वीरमणिः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपूरितम् । मणिसृष्टोच्चचक्रोच्चमारोहत्स्यंदनोत्तमम्
atha rājā vīramaṇiḥ sarvaśastrāstrapūritam | maṇisṛṣṭoccacakroccamārohatsyaṃdanottamam
Then king Vīramaṇi mounted an excellent chariot filled with all weapons and missiles, made by Maṇi (or: high with jewels), lofty with its high wheels.
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PdP 5 40.42
ततो वीरार्णवे शंखनिनादश्च समंततः । श्रूयते कातरान्वीरान्प्रेरयन्निव संगरे
tato vīrārṇave śaṃkhaninādaśca samaṃtataḥ | śrūyate kātarānvīrānprerayanniva saṃgare
Then in that ocean of heroes the blare of conches was heard on all sides, as if urging on the faint-hearted heroes in the battle.
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PdP 5 40.43
भेर्यः समंततो जघ्नुः शुभवादकवादिताः । अनीकान्यत्र तस्यासन्संग्रामाय प्रतस्थुषः
bheryaḥ samaṃtato jaghnuḥ śubhavādakavāditāḥ | anīkānyatra tasyāsansaṃgrāmāya pratasthuṣaḥ
On all sides the kettledrums, beaten by players of auspicious music, resounded; there were his divisions, setting out for the battle.
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PdP 5 40.44
सर्वे कृतस्वस्त्ययनाः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः । सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रसंपूर्णा ययुः समरमण्डलम्
sarve kṛtasvastyayanāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | sarvaśastrāstrasaṃpūrṇā yayuḥ samaramaṇḍalam
All, with the rites of blessing performed, adorned with every ornament, fully supplied with all weapons and missiles, went to the circle of battle.
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PdP 5 40.45
भेरीशंखनिनादेन पूरिताश्च नगा गुहाः । आकारितुं गतः किं नु तद्रवः स्वर्गसंस्थितान्
bherīśaṃkhaninādena pūritāśca nagā guhāḥ | ākārituṃ gataḥ kiṃ nu tadravaḥ svargasaṃsthitān
The mountains and caves were filled with the blare of drums and conches — had that sound gone, perhaps, to summon those dwelling in heaven?
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PdP 5 40.46
तस्मिन्कोलाहले वृत्ते राजा वीरमणिर्महान् । रणोत्साहेन संयुक्तो ययौ प्रधनमंडलम्
tasminkolāhale vṛtte rājā vīramaṇirmahān | raṇotsāhena saṃyukto yayau pradhanamaṃḍalam
When that uproar had arisen, the great king Vīramaṇi, filled with eagerness for battle, went to the field of combat.
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PdP 5 40.47
आगत्य संस्थितस्तावद्रथपत्तिसमाकुलम् । समुद्र इव तत्स्थानात्प्लावितुं पुरुषानयात्
āgatya saṃsthitastāvadrathapattisamākulam | samudra iva tatsthānātplāvituṃ puruṣānayāt
Having arrived, he stood there, (his force) thronged with chariots and foot-soldiers; like the ocean, it came from that place to flood the men.
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PdP 5 40.48
तदागतं बलं दृष्ट्वा रथिभिः शस्त्रकोविदैः । कोलाहलीकृतं सर्वमुवाच सुमतिं नृपः
tadāgataṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā rathibhiḥ śastrakovidaiḥ | kolāhalīkṛtaṃ sarvamuvāca sumatiṃ nṛpaḥ
Seeing that force arrived, and all of it made an uproar by the charioteers skilled in weapons, the king spoke to Sumati.
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PdP 5 40.49
शत्रुघ्न उवाच। समागतो वीरमणिर्मम वाजिधरो बली । योद्धुं मां महता भूयः सैन्येन चतुरंगिणा
śatrughna uvāca| samāgato vīramaṇirmama vājidharo balī | yoddhuṃ māṃ mahatā bhūyaḥ sainyena caturaṃgiṇā
Śatrughna said: Vīramaṇi has come, mighty, a master of horses, to fight with me once more, with a great four-limbed army.
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PdP 5 40.50
कथं युद्धं प्रकर्तव्यं के योत्स्यंति बलोत्कटाः । तान्सर्वान्दिश मे वीरान्यथा स्याज्जय ईप्सितः
kathaṃ yuddhaṃ prakartavyaṃ ke yotsyaṃti balotkaṭāḥ | tānsarvāndiśa me vīrānyathā syājjaya īpsitaḥ
How is the battle to be waged? Which ones, mighty in strength, will fight? Point out to me all those heroes, so that the desired victory may come about.
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PdP 5 40.51
सुमतिरुवाच। स्वामिन्नसौ महाराजो महासैन्यपरीवृतः । समागतः स युद्धार्थं शिवभक्तिसमन्वितः
sumatiruvāca| svāminnasau mahārājo mahāsainyaparīvṛtaḥ | samāgataḥ sa yuddhārthaṃ śivabhaktisamanvitaḥ
Sumati said: Master, this great king, surrounded by a vast army, has come for battle, endowed with devotion to Śiva.
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PdP 5 40.52
सांप्रतं युद्ध्यतां वीरः पुष्कलः परमास्त्रवित् । अन्येपि नीलरत्नाद्या योद्धारो युद्धकोविदाः
sāṃprataṃ yuddhyatāṃ vīraḥ puṣkalaḥ paramāstravit | anyepi nīlaratnādyā yoddhāro yuddhakovidāḥ
Now let the hero Puṣkala, knower of the supreme weapons, fight, and the others too — Nīla, Ratna and the rest — warriors skilled in battle.
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PdP 5 40.53
शिवेन सह योद्धव्यं राज्ञा वा भवतानघ । द्वंद्वयुद्धेन जेतव्यो महाबलपराक्रमः
śivena saha yoddhavyaṃ rājñā vā bhavatānagha | dvaṃdvayuddhena jetavyo mahābalaparākramaḥ
You, O sinless one, must fight with Śiva or with the king; he of great strength and valour is to be conquered by single combat.
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PdP 5 40.54
अनेन विधिना राजञ्जयस्तेऽत्र भविष्यति । पश्चाद्यद्रोचते स्वामिंस्तत्कुरुष्व महामते
anena vidhinā rājañjayaste'tra bhaviṣyati | paścādyadrocate svāmiṃstatkuruṣva mahāmate
By this method, O king, your victory here will come about. Afterwards, master, do what pleases you, O great-minded one.
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PdP 5 40.55
शेष उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य शत्रुघ्नः परवीरहा । सुभटानादिदेशाथ युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः
śeṣa uvāca| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya śatrughnaḥ paravīrahā | subhaṭānādideśātha yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ
Śeṣa said: Having heard this speech, Śatrughna, slayer of enemy heroes, then commanded the good warriors, having made his resolve for battle:
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PdP 5 40.56
सर्वैः ससैन्यैर्युद्धार्थं राजभिः शस्त्रकोविदैः । यथा स्यान्मे जयः क्षिप्रं यतितव्यं तथा पुनः
sarvaiḥ sasainyairyuddhārthaṃ rājabhiḥ śastrakovidaiḥ | yathā syānme jayaḥ kṣipraṃ yatitavyaṃ tathā punaḥ
"Effort must be made by all the kings, skilled in weapons, together with their armies, for battle, in such a way that victory may be mine swiftly."
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PdP 5 40.57
जयार्थं राघवस्यैव श्रुत्वा ते रणकोविदाः । महोत्साहेन संयुक्ता ययुर्योद्धुं तु सैनिकैः
jayārthaṃ rāghavasyaiva śrutvā te raṇakovidāḥ | mahotsāhena saṃyuktā yayuryoddhuṃ tu sainikaiḥ
Hearing (this), those skilled in war, for the sake of the victory of the Rāghava himself, filled with great zeal, went out with the soldiers to fight.
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