Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 43
PdP 5 43.1
शेष उवाच हनूमान्वीरसिंहं तु समागत्याब्रवीद्वचः । तिष्ठ यासि कुतो वीर जेष्यामि त्वां क्षणादिह
śeṣa uvāca hanūmānvīrasiṃhaṃ tu samāgatyābravīdvacaḥ | tiṣṭha yāsi kuto vīra jeṣyāmi tvāṃ kṣaṇādiha
Śeṣa said: But Hanūmān, having come up to Vīrasiṃha, spoke these words: "Stand! Where are you going, hero? I shall conquer you here in a moment."
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PdP 5 43.2
एवमुक्तं समाकर्ण्य प्लवगस्य वचो महत् । कोपपूरपरिप्लुष्टः कार्मुकं जलदस्वनम्
evamuktaṃ samākarṇya plavagasya vaco mahat | kopapūraparipluṣṭaḥ kārmukaṃ jaladasvanam
Hearing this great speech of the monkey thus spoken, scorched by a flood of anger, (he took up) his bow, whose sound was that of a rain-cloud —
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PdP 5 43.3
विनद्य घोरान्निशितान्बाणान्मुंचन्बभौ रणे । आषाढे जलदस्येव धारासारे मनोहरः
vinadya ghorānniśitānbāṇānmuṃcanbabhau raṇe | āṣāḍhe jaladasyeva dhārāsāre manoharaḥ
Roaring, and loosing terrible sharpened arrows, he shone in the battle, lovely as a cloud in Āṣāḍha pouring down its torrents of rain.
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PdP 5 43.4
तान्दृष्ट्वा निशितान्बाणान्स्वदेहे सुविलग्नकान् । चुकोप हृदयेऽत्यतं हनूमानंजनी सुतः
tāndṛṣṭvā niśitānbāṇānsvadehe suvilagnakān | cukopa hṛdaye'tyataṃ hanūmānaṃjanī sutaḥ
Seeing those sharpened arrows well lodged in his own body, Hanumān, Añjanā's son, grew exceedingly angry in his heart.
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PdP 5 43.5
मुष्टिना ताडयामास हृदये वज्रसारिणा । समुष्टिना हतो वीरः पपात धरणीतले
muṣṭinā tāḍayāmāsa hṛdaye vajrasāriṇā | samuṣṭinā hato vīraḥ papāta dharaṇītale
He struck (him) on the chest with his fist, which had the substance of a thunderbolt; struck by that fist the hero fell to the surface of the earth.
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PdP 5 43.6
मूर्च्छितं तं समालोक्य पितृव्यं स शुभांगदः । रुक्मांगदोऽपि संमूर्च्छां त्यक्त्वागाद्रणमंडलम्
mūrcchitaṃ taṃ samālokya pitṛvyaṃ sa śubhāṃgadaḥ | rukmāṃgado'pi saṃmūrcchāṃ tyaktvāgādraṇamaṃḍalam
Seeing his uncle fallen in a swoon, that Śubhāṅgada—and Rukmāṅgada too—abandoned his own faint and went to the arena of battle.
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PdP 5 43.7
बाणान्समभिवर्षंतौ मेघाविव महास्वनौ । कुर्वंतौ कदनं घोरं प्लवंगं प्रति जग्मतुः
bāṇānsamabhivarṣaṃtau meghāviva mahāsvanau | kurvaṃtau kadanaṃ ghoraṃ plavaṃgaṃ prati jagmatuḥ
The two of them, raining down arrows, like two great-thundering clouds, working dreadful slaughter, advanced against the monkey.
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PdP 5 43.8
तौ दृष्ट्वा समरे वीरौ समायातौ कपीश्वरः । लांगूलेन च संवेष्ट्य सरथौ चापधारकौ
tau dṛṣṭvā samare vīrau samāyātau kapīśvaraḥ | lāṃgūlena ca saṃveṣṭya sarathau cāpadhārakau
Seeing those two heroes come on in the fight, the lord of the monkeys wrapped them round with his tail, chariots and all, bows in hand,
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PdP 5 43.9
स्फोटयामास भूदेशे तत्क्षणान्मूर्च्छितावुभौ । निश्चेष्टौ समभूतां तौ रुधिरारक्तदेहकौ
sphoṭayāmāsa bhūdeśe tatkṣaṇānmūrcchitāvubhau | niśceṣṭau samabhūtāṃ tau rudhirāraktadehakau
and dashed them upon the ground; in that instant both were unconscious, and the two lay motionless, their bodies reddened with blood.
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PdP 5 43.10
बलमित्रश्चिरं युद्धं विधाय सुमदेन हि । मूर्च्छामप्रापयत्तं वै बाणैः सुशितपर्वभिः
balamitraściraṃ yuddhaṃ vidhāya sumadena hi | mūrcchāmaprāpayattaṃ vai bāṇaiḥ suśitaparvabhiḥ
Balamitra, having fought long with Sumada, brought him to a swoon with arrows of well-sharpened joints.
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PdP 5 43.11
पुष्कलेन क्षणान्नीतो मूर्च्छां चैतन्यवर्जिताम् । जयमाप्तं तु कटकं शत्रुघ्नस्य भटार्दनम्
puṣkalena kṣaṇānnīto mūrcchāṃ caitanyavarjitām | jayamāptaṃ tu kaṭakaṃ śatrughnasya bhaṭārdanam
By Puṣkala he was in a moment brought to a swoon devoid of consciousness; and the army of Śatrughna, the crusher of warriors, gained victory.
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PdP 5 43.12
एतस्मिन्समये सांबः स्यंदनं वरमास्थितः । विस्फारयन्धनुर्दिव्यमुपाधावद्भटानिमान्
etasminsamaye sāṃbaḥ syaṃdanaṃ varamāsthitaḥ | visphārayandhanurdivyamupādhāvadbhaṭānimān
At this moment Sāmba, mounted on his excellent chariot, twanging his divine bow, rushed upon these warriors.
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PdP 5 43.13
जटाजूटांतरगतां चंद्ररेखां वहन्महान् । सर्पाभूषां मनःस्पर्शां दधदाजगवं धनुः
jaṭājūṭāṃtaragatāṃ caṃdrarekhāṃ vahanmahān | sarpābhūṣāṃ manaḥsparśāṃ dadhadājagavaṃ dhanuḥ
The great one, bearing the streak of the moon set within the mass of his matted hair, adorned with serpents, holding the bow Ājagava that is a delight to the mind—
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PdP 5 43.14
मूर्च्छितान्स्वजनान्दृष्ट्वा भक्तार्तिघ्नो महेश्वरः । योद्धुं प्रायान्महासैन्यैः शत्रुघ्नस्य भटानिमान्
mūrcchitānsvajanāndṛṣṭvā bhaktārtighno maheśvaraḥ | yoddhuṃ prāyānmahāsainyaiḥ śatrughnasya bhaṭānimān
seeing his own people fallen in a swoon, Maheśvara, destroyer of his devotees' distress, set out with great armies to fight these warriors of Śatrughna,
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PdP 5 43.15
सगणः सपरीवारः कंपयन्पृथिवीतलम् । भक्तरक्षार्थमागच्छंस्त्रिपुरं तु पुरा यथा
sagaṇaḥ saparīvāraḥ kaṃpayanpṛthivītalam | bhaktarakṣārthamāgacchaṃstripuraṃ tu purā yathā
with his hosts and with his retinue, making the surface of the earth tremble, coming for the protection of his devotee, as (he once went) against Tripura of old.
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PdP 5 43.16
कोपाच्छोणतरे नेत्रे वहन्प्रलयकारकः । पश्यन्वीरान्बहुमतीन्पिनाकी देववंदितः
kopācchoṇatare netre vahanpralayakārakaḥ | paśyanvīrānbahumatīnpinākī devavaṃditaḥ
Bearing eyes reddened with anger, he the bringer-on of dissolution, the bearer of the Pināka, praised by the gods, looked upon the many proud heroes.
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PdP 5 43.17
तमागतं महेशानं वीक्ष्य रामानुजो बली । जगाम समरे योद्धुं सर्वदेवशिरोमणिम्
tamāgataṃ maheśānaṃ vīkṣya rāmānujo balī | jagāma samare yoddhuṃ sarvadevaśiromaṇim
Seeing that Maheśāna had come, the mighty younger brother of Rāma went to fight in battle with him, the crest-jewel of all the gods.
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PdP 5 43.18
अथागतं तु शत्रुघ्नं रुद्रो वीक्ष्य पिनाकधृक् । उवाच परमापन्नः कोपं सगुणचापधृक्
athāgataṃ tu śatrughnaṃ rudro vīkṣya pinākadhṛk | uvāca paramāpannaḥ kopaṃ saguṇacāpadhṛk
Then Rudra, bearer of the Pināka, seeing Śatrughna come, holding his strung bow and fallen into extreme anger, said:
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PdP 5 43.19
पुष्कलेन महत्कर्म कृतं रामांघ्रिसेविना । मद्भक्तं यो रणे हत्वा गतः समरमंडलम्
puṣkalena mahatkarma kṛtaṃ rāmāṃghrisevinā | madbhaktaṃ yo raṇe hatvā gataḥ samaramaṃḍalam
"A great deed has been done by Puṣkala, the servant of Rāma's feet, who, having slain my devotee in battle, has gone (again) into the circle of the fight.
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PdP 5 43.20
अद्य क्वास्ति परो वीरः पुष्कलः परमास्त्रवित् । तं हत्वा सुखमाप्स्यामि समरे भक्तपीडनम्
adya kvāsti paro vīraḥ puṣkalaḥ paramāstravit | taṃ hatvā sukhamāpsyāmi samare bhaktapīḍanam
Where today is that surpassing hero Puṣkala, knower of the highest weapons? Having slain him, the oppressor of my devotees in battle, I shall obtain ease."
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PdP 5 43.21
शेष उवाच इत्युक्त्वा वीरभद्रं स प्रेषयामास पुष्कलम् । याहि त्वं समरे योद्धुं पुष्कलं सेवकार्दनम्
śeṣa uvāca ityuktvā vīrabhadraṃ sa preṣayāmāsa puṣkalam | yāhi tvaṃ samare yoddhuṃ puṣkalaṃ sevakārdanam
Śeṣa said: Having spoken thus, he dispatched Vīrabhadra against Puṣkala: "Go you to fight in battle with Puṣkala, the tormentor of (my) servants."
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PdP 5 43.22
नंदिनं प्रेषयामास हनूमंतं महाबलम् । कुशध्वजं प्रचंडं तु भृंगिणं च सुबाहुकम्
naṃdinaṃ preṣayāmāsa hanūmaṃtaṃ mahābalam | kuśadhvajaṃ pracaṃḍaṃ tu bhṛṃgiṇaṃ ca subāhukam
He dispatched Nandin against Hanumān of great strength, and Kuśadhvaja and Pracaṇḍa and Bhṛṅgin and Subāhuka,
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PdP 5 43.23
सुमदं चंडनामानं गणं स्वीयं समादिशत् । पुष्कलस्तु समायांतं वीरभद्रं महागणम्
sumadaṃ caṃḍanāmānaṃ gaṇaṃ svīyaṃ samādiśat | puṣkalastu samāyāṃtaṃ vīrabhadraṃ mahāgaṇam
(He) also commanded his own troop-leader named Sumada and Caṇḍa. But Puṣkala (saw) Vīrabhadra, the great troop-leader, approaching—
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PdP 5 43.24
महारुद्रस्य संवीक्ष्य योद्धुं प्रायान्महामनाः । पुष्कलः पंचभिर्बाणैस्ताडयामास संयुगे
mahārudrasya saṃvīkṣya yoddhuṃ prāyānmahāmanāḥ | puṣkalaḥ paṃcabhirbāṇaistāḍayāmāsa saṃyuge
—and, having looked upon (that servant) of the great Rudra, the high-minded (Puṣkala) advanced to fight; Puṣkala struck (him) in the battle with five arrows.
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PdP 5 43.25
तैर्बाणैः क्षतगात्रस्तु त्रिशूलं स समादिशत् । स त्रिशूलं क्षणाच्छित्त्वा व्यगर्जत महाबलः
tairbāṇaiḥ kṣatagātrastu triśūlaṃ sa samādiśat | sa triśūlaṃ kṣaṇācchittvā vyagarjata mahābalaḥ
His body wounded by those arrows, he hurled his trident; (Puṣkala,) of great strength, cut the trident to pieces in an instant and roared.
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PdP 5 43.26
छिन्नं स्वीयं त्रिशूलं वै वीक्ष्य रुद्रानुगो बली । खट्वांगेन जघानाशु मस्तके भारतिं द्विज
chinnaṃ svīyaṃ triśūlaṃ vai vīkṣya rudrānugo balī | khaṭvāṃgena jaghānāśu mastake bhāratiṃ dvija
Seeing his own trident cut, the mighty follower of Rudra swiftly struck Bhārati (Puṣkala) on the head with his skull-staff, O twice-born one.
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PdP 5 43.27
खट्वांगाभिहतः सोऽथ मुमूर्च्छ क्षणमुद्भटः । विहाय मूर्च्छां सद्वीरः पुष्कलः परमास्त्रवित्
khaṭvāṃgābhihataḥ so'tha mumūrccha kṣaṇamudbhaṭaḥ | vihāya mūrcchāṃ sadvīraḥ puṣkalaḥ paramāstravit
Then, struck by the skull-staff, that eminent (hero) fainted for a moment; but the good hero Puṣkala, knower of the highest weapons, shook off his swoon
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PdP 5 43.28
शरैश्चिच्छेद खट्वांगं करस्थं तस्य तत्क्षणात् । वीरभद्रः स्वकेच्छिन्ने खट्वांगे करसंस्थिते
śaraiściccheda khaṭvāṃgaṃ karasthaṃ tasya tatkṣaṇāt | vīrabhadraḥ svakecchinne khaṭvāṃge karasaṃsthite
and with arrows cut apart the skull-staff in his hand that very instant. And Vīrabhadra, his skull-staff being cut while (still) held in his hand,
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PdP 5 43.29
परमक्रोधमापन्नो बभंज रथिनो रथम् । भंक्त्वा रथं तु वीरस्य पदातिं च विधाय सः
paramakrodhamāpanno babhaṃja rathino ratham | bhaṃktvā rathaṃ tu vīrasya padātiṃ ca vidhāya saḥ
fell into the utmost rage and smashed the chariot of the chariot-rider; and having smashed the hero's chariot and made him a foot-soldier, he
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PdP 5 43.30
बाहुयुद्धेन युयुधे पुष्कलेन महात्मना । स पुष्कलो रथं त्यक्त्वा चूर्णितं तेन वेगतः
bāhuyuddhena yuyudhe puṣkalena mahātmanā | sa puṣkalo rathaṃ tyaktvā cūrṇitaṃ tena vegataḥ
fought with the great-souled Puṣkala in a battle of arms. That Puṣkala, abandoning the chariot that had been swiftly crushed to powder by him,
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PdP 5 43.31
मुष्टिना ताडयामास वीरभद्रं महाबलः । अन्योन्यं मुष्टिभिर्घ्नंतावूरुभिर्जानुभिस्तथा
muṣṭinā tāḍayāmāsa vīrabhadraṃ mahābalaḥ | anyonyaṃ muṣṭibhirghnaṃtāvūrubhirjānubhistathā
—that one of great strength—struck Vīrabhadra with his fist; and the two went on beating each other with fists, with thighs and with knees,
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PdP 5 43.32
परस्परवधोद्युक्तौ परस्परजयैषिणौ । एवं चतुर्दिनमभूद्रात्रिं दिवमपीशयोः
parasparavadhodyuktau parasparajayaiṣiṇau | evaṃ caturdinamabhūdrātriṃ divamapīśayoḥ
both bent on killing each other, both seeking victory over each other. Thus it went on for four days, and for the nights too, between those two lords.
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PdP 5 43.33
न कोपि तत्र हीयेत न जीयेत महाबलः । पंचमे तु दिने वृत्ते वीरभद्रो महाबलः
na kopi tatra hīyeta na jīyeta mahābalaḥ | paṃcame tu dine vṛtte vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ
Neither of them there was diminished, nor was either mighty one conquered. But when the fifth day had come round, Vīrabhadra of great strength
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PdP 5 43.34
गृहीत्वा नभ उड्डीनो महावीरं तु पुष्कलम् । तत्र युद्धं तयोरासीद्देवासुरविमोहनम्
gṛhītvā nabha uḍḍīno mahāvīraṃ tu puṣkalam | tatra yuddhaṃ tayorāsīddevāsuravimohanam
seized the great hero Puṣkala and flew up into the sky. There the fight between the two took place, bewildering (even) gods and demons,
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PdP 5 43.35
मुष्टिना चरणाघातैर्बाहुभिः सुखुरैर्महत् । तदात्यंतं प्रकुपितः पुष्कलो वीरभद्रकम्
muṣṭinā caraṇāghātairbāhubhiḥ sukhurairmahat | tadātyaṃtaṃ prakupitaḥ puṣkalo vīrabhadrakam
a great (fight) with fists, with kicks of the feet, with arms and with sharp (blows). Then Puṣkala, exceedingly enraged, (seizing) Vīrabhadra
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PdP 5 43.36
गृहीत्वा कंठदेशे तु ताडयामास भूतले । तत्प्रहारेण व्यथितो वीरभद्रो महाबलः
gṛhītvā kaṃṭhadeśe tu tāḍayāmāsa bhūtale | tatprahāreṇa vyathito vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ
by the region of the neck, dashed him upon the ground. Stricken by that blow, Vīrabhadra of great strength
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PdP 5 43.37
गृहीत्वा पुष्कलं पादे जघानास्फालयन्मुहुः । ताडयित्वा महीदेशे पुष्कलं सुमहाबलः
gṛhītvā puṣkalaṃ pāde jaghānāsphālayanmuhuḥ | tāḍayitvā mahīdeśe puṣkalaṃ sumahābalaḥ
seized Puṣkala by the foot, struck him and dashed him down again and again; and having beaten Puṣkala upon the surface of the earth, that one of very great strength
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PdP 5 43.38
त्रिशूलेन चकर्ताशु शिरो ज्वलितकुंडलम् । जगर्ज पुष्कलं हत्वा वीरभद्रो महाबलः
triśūlena cakartāśu śiro jvalitakuṃḍalam | jagarja puṣkalaṃ hatvā vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ
swiftly cut off with his trident his head with its blazing earrings. Having slain Puṣkala, Vīrabhadra of great strength roared.
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PdP 5 43.39
गर्जता तेन शार्वेण प्रापितास्त्रा समुद्भटाः । हाहाकारो महानासीत्पुष्कले पतिते रणे
garjatā tena śārveṇa prāpitāstrā samudbhaṭāḥ | hāhākāro mahānāsītpuṣkale patite raṇe
By that roaring (follower) of Śarva, the eminent (warriors) were made to (drop?) their weapons. A great cry of "alas, alas!" arose when Puṣkala fell in the battle.
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PdP 5 43.40
त्रासं प्रापुर्जनाः सर्वे रणमध्ये सुकोविदाः । ते शशंशुश्च शत्रुघ्नं पुष्कलं पतितं रणे
trāsaṃ prāpurjanāḥ sarve raṇamadhye sukovidāḥ | te śaśaṃśuśca śatrughnaṃ puṣkalaṃ patitaṃ raṇe
All the people, though well skilled in the midst of battle, were seized with terror; and they reported to Śatrughna that Puṣkala had fallen in the fight,
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PdP 5 43.41
निहतं वीरभद्रेण महेश्वरगणेन वै । इत्याश्रुत्य महावीरः पुष्कलस्य वधं तदा
nihataṃ vīrabhadreṇa maheśvaragaṇena vai | ityāśrutya mahāvīraḥ puṣkalasya vadhaṃ tadā
slain by Vīrabhadra, the troop-chief of Maheśvara. Having thus heard of the slaying of Puṣkala, the great hero then
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PdP 5 43.42
दुःखं प्राप्तो रणेऽत्यतं कंपमानः शुचा महान् । तं दुःखितं च शत्रुघ्नं ज्ञात्वा रुद्रो ऽब्रवीद्वचः
duḥkhaṃ prāpto raṇe'tyataṃ kaṃpamānaḥ śucā mahān | taṃ duḥkhitaṃ ca śatrughnaṃ jñātvā rudro 'bravīdvacaḥ
came to exceeding grief in the battle, that great one trembling with sorrow. And Rudra, knowing that Śatrughna was grieved, spoke these words
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PdP 5 43.43
शत्रुघ्नं समरे वीरं शोचंतं पुष्कले हते । रे शत्रुघ्न रणे शोकं मा कृथाः सुमहाबल
śatrughnaṃ samare vīraṃ śocaṃtaṃ puṣkale hate | re śatrughna raṇe śokaṃ mā kṛthāḥ sumahābala
(Seeing) Śatrughna, the hero, grieving in the battle now that Puṣkala had been slain: "Ho, Śatrughna, do not grieve in battle, you of very great strength!"
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PdP 5 43.44
वीराणां रणमध्ये तु पातनं कीर्तये स्मृतम् । धन्यो वीरः पुष्कलाख्यो यश्च वै दिनपंचकम्
vīrāṇāṃ raṇamadhye tu pātanaṃ kīrtaye smṛtam | dhanyo vīraḥ puṣkalākhyo yaśca vai dinapaṃcakam
"But the falling of heroes in the midst of battle is held to be (a matter) for fame. Blessed is the hero named Puṣkala, who for five days
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PdP 5 43.45
युयुधे वीरभद्रेण महाप्रलयकारिणा । येन क्षणाद्विनिहतो दक्षो मदपमानकृत्
yuyudhe vīrabhadreṇa mahāpralayakāriṇā | yena kṣaṇādvinihato dakṣo madapamānakṛt
fought with Vīrabhadra, the worker of the great dissolution—by whom Dakṣa, who had committed the insult (against me) out of arrogance, was slain in an instant,
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PdP 5 43.46
क्षणाद्विनिहता येन दैत्यास्त्रिपुरसैनिकाः । तस्माद्युद्ध्स्व राजेंद्र शोकं त्यक्त्वा महाबल
kṣaṇādvinihatā yena daityāstripurasainikāḥ | tasmādyuddhsva rājeṃdra śokaṃ tyaktvā mahābala
by whom in an instant the demons, the soldiers of Tripura, were slain. Therefore fight, lord of kings, casting off grief, you of great strength!
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PdP 5 43.47
यत्नात्तिष्ठाद्य वीराग्र्य मयि योद्धरि संस्थिते । शोकं संत्यज्य शत्रुघ्नो वीरश्चुक्रोध शंकरम्
yatnāttiṣṭhādya vīrāgrya mayi yoddhari saṃsthite | śokaṃ saṃtyajya śatrughno vīraścukrodha śaṃkaram
Stand firm with effort today, foremost of heroes, now that I am established as your opponent." Casting off grief, the hero Śatrughna raged against Śaṅkara.
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PdP 5 43.48
आत्तसज्जधनुर्बाणैः प्रचच्छाद महेश्वरम् । ते बाणाः सुरशीर्षण्य वपुषं क्षतविक्षतम्
āttasajjadhanurbāṇaiḥ pracacchāda maheśvaram | te bāṇāḥ suraśīrṣaṇya vapuṣaṃ kṣatavikṣatam
With bow taken up and arrows fitted he covered Maheśvara over. Those arrows, O head of the gods, (made) his body pierced and torn—
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PdP 5 43.49
अकुर्वत महच्चित्रं भक्तरक्षार्थमागतम् । ते बाणाः शंकरस्यापि बाणा नभसि संस्थिताः
akurvata mahaccitraṃ bhaktarakṣārthamāgatam | te bāṇāḥ śaṃkarasyāpi bāṇā nabhasi saṃsthitāḥ
they made a great marvel of him who had come for the sake of protecting his devotee. Those arrows, and Śaṅkara's arrows too, stood fixed in the sky,
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PdP 5 43.50
व्याप्यैतत्सकलं विश्वं चित्रकारि मुनेरपि । तद्बाणयोर्युद्धबलं वीक्ष्य सर्वत्र मेनिरे
vyāpyaitatsakalaṃ viśvaṃ citrakāri munerapi | tadbāṇayoryuddhabalaṃ vīkṣya sarvatra menire
pervading this whole universe, working a marvel even for a sage. Seeing the fighting-power of the arrows of those two, on all sides they took (it for)
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PdP 5 43.51
प्रलयं लोकसंहारकारकं सर्वमोहकम् । आकाशे तु विमानानि संश्रित्य स्वपुरस्थिताः
pralayaṃ lokasaṃhārakārakaṃ sarvamohakam | ākāśe tu vimānāni saṃśritya svapurasthitāḥ
the dissolution, which brings about the destruction of the worlds and bewilders all. But in the sky, those who dwell in their own cities, taking to their flying chariots,
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PdP 5 43.52
विलोकयितुमागत्य प्रशंसंति तयोर्भृशम् । अयं लोकत्रयस्यास्य प्रलयोत्पत्तिकारकः
vilokayitumāgatya praśaṃsaṃti tayorbhṛśam | ayaṃ lokatrayasyāsya pralayotpattikārakaḥ
having come to look on, praise the two of them exceedingly: "This one is the cause of the dissolution and the origination of these three worlds;
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PdP 5 43.53
असावपि महाराज रामचंद्रस्य चानुजः । किमिदं भविता को वा जेष्यति क्षितिमंडले
asāvapi mahārāja rāmacaṃdrasya cānujaḥ | kimidaṃ bhavitā ko vā jeṣyati kṣitimaṃḍale
and that one, great king, is the younger brother of Rāmacandra. What will come of this, and who on the circle of the earth will win,
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PdP 5 43.54
पराजयं वा को वीरः प्राप्स्यते रणमूर्धनि । एवमेकादशाहानि वृत्तं युद्धं परस्परम्
parājayaṃ vā ko vīraḥ prāpsyate raṇamūrdhani | evamekādaśāhāni vṛttaṃ yuddhaṃ parasparam
or which hero will meet defeat at the head of the battle?" In this way the mutual fighting went on for eleven days.
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PdP 5 43.55
द्वादशे दिवसे प्राप्ते मुमोचास्त्रं नराधिपः । ब्रह्मसंज्ञं महादेवं हंतुं क्रोधसमन्वितः
dvādaśe divase prāpte mumocāstraṃ narādhipaḥ | brahmasaṃjñaṃ mahādevaṃ haṃtuṃ krodhasamanvitaḥ
When the twelfth day came, the king of men, filled with wrath, released the weapon called Brahmā's in order to slay Mahādeva.
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PdP 5 43.56
सविज्ञाय महास्त्रं तन्मुक्तं शत्रुघ्नवैरिणा । हसन्नप्यपिबत्तेन मुक्तं ब्रह्मशिरो महत्
savijñāya mahāstraṃ tanmuktaṃ śatrughnavairiṇā | hasannapyapibattena muktaṃ brahmaśiro mahat
Recognizing that great weapon released by Śatrughna's foe, even while laughing he drank up that great Brahmaśiras released (at him).
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PdP 5 43.57
अत्यंतं विस्मयं प्राप्य किं कर्तव्यमतः परम् । एवं विचारयुक्तस्य हृदये ज्वलनोपमम्
atyaṃtaṃ vismayaṃ prāpya kiṃ kartavyamataḥ param | evaṃ vicārayuktasya hṛdaye jvalanopamam
Reaching the utmost astonishment—"What is to be done beyond this?"—into the heart of him thus engaged in reflection, (an arrow) like fire
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PdP 5 43.58
शरं वै निचखानाशु देवदेव शिरोमणिः । तेन बाणेन शत्रुघ्नो मूर्च्छितो रणमंडले
śaraṃ vai nicakhānāśu devadeva śiromaṇiḥ | tena bāṇena śatrughno mūrcchito raṇamaṃḍale
the crest-jewel god of gods swiftly drove in. By that arrow Śatrughna fell senseless on the field of battle.
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PdP 5 43.59
हाहाभूतमभूत्सर्वं कटकं भटसेवितम् । वीराः सर्वे रुद्रगणैः पातिताः पृथिवीतले
hāhābhūtamabhūtsarvaṃ kaṭakaṃ bhaṭasevitam | vīrāḥ sarve rudragaṇaiḥ pātitāḥ pṛthivītale
The whole camp, thronged with soldiers, became a cry of "Alas! Alas!" All the heroes were felled to the earth's surface by Rudra's hosts,
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PdP 5 43.60
सुबाहुसुमदोन्मुख्याः स्वबाहुबलदर्पिताः । पतितं मूर्च्छया वीक्ष्य शत्रुघ्नं शरपीडितम्
subāhusumadonmukhyāḥ svabāhubaladarpitāḥ | patitaṃ mūrcchayā vīkṣya śatrughnaṃ śarapīḍitam
chief among them Subāhu and Sumada, proud of the strength of their own arms. Seeing Śatrughna fallen in a swoon, tormented by the arrow,
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PdP 5 43.61
पुष्कलं तु रथे स्थाप्य सेवकैः परिरक्षितुम् । हनूमानागतो योद्धुं शिवं संहारकारकम्
puṣkalaṃ tu rathe sthāpya sevakaiḥ parirakṣitum | hanūmānāgato yoddhuṃ śivaṃ saṃhārakārakam
and having set Puṣkala on the chariot to be guarded by the attendants, Hanumān came to fight Śiva, the worker of destruction,
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PdP 5 43.62
श्रीरामस्मरणं योधान्स्वीयान्विप्र प्रहर्षितान् । प्रकुर्वन्रोषितस्तीव्रं लांगूलं च प्रकंपयन्
śrīrāmasmaraṇaṃ yodhānsvīyānvipra praharṣitān | prakurvanroṣitastīvraṃ lāṃgūlaṃ ca prakaṃpayan
making his own warriors, O brahmin, gladdened by the remembrance of Śrī Rāma, enraged, and violently shaking his tail.
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