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Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 51

PdP 5 51.1

शेष उवाच। तच्छ्रुत्वा भाषितं तस्य सुरथस्यांगदाननात् । सज्जीभूता रणे सर्वे रथस्था रणकोविदाः

śeṣa uvāca| tacchrutvā bhāṣitaṃ tasya surathasyāṃgadānanāt | sajjībhūtā raṇe sarve rathasthā raṇakovidāḥ

Śeṣa said: Hearing that speech of Suratha's from Aṅgada's mouth, all the men skilled in war, mounted in chariots, made themselves ready for battle.

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PdP 5 51.2

पटहानां निनादोऽभूद्भेरीनादस्तथैव च । वीराणां गर्जनानादाः प्रादुर्भूता रणांगणे

paṭahānāṃ ninādo'bhūdbherīnādastathaiva ca | vīrāṇāṃ garjanānādāḥ prādurbhūtā raṇāṃgaṇe

There arose a din of drums and likewise the sound of kettledrums; the roaring shouts of the heroes broke out on the battlefield.

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PdP 5 51.3

रथचीत्कारशब्देन गजानां बृंहितेन च । व्याप्तं तत्सकलं विश्वं दिवं यातो महारवः

rathacītkāraśabdena gajānāṃ bṛṃhitena ca | vyāptaṃ tatsakalaṃ viśvaṃ divaṃ yāto mahāravaḥ

With the creaking sound of chariots and the trumpeting of elephants, that whole world was filled, and the great roar went to heaven.

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PdP 5 51.4

रणोत्साहेन संयुक्ता वीरा रणविशारदाः । कुर्वंति विविधान्नादान्कातरस्य भयंकरान्

raṇotsāhena saṃyuktā vīrā raṇaviśāradāḥ | kurvaṃti vividhānnādānkātarasya bhayaṃkarān

The heroes, expert in war and filled with zest for battle, uttered various cries, terrifying to a coward.

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PdP 5 51.5

एवं कोलाहले वृत्ते सुरथो नाम भूमिपः । स्वसुतैः सैनिकैश्चाथ वृतः प्रायाद्रणांगणे

evaṃ kolāhale vṛtte suratho nāma bhūmipaḥ | svasutaiḥ sainikaiścātha vṛtaḥ prāyādraṇāṃgaṇe

When the uproar had thus arisen, the king named Suratha, surrounded by his own sons and by his soldiers, set out for the battlefield.

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PdP 5 51.6

गजैरथैर्हयैः पत्तिव्रजैः पूर्णां तु मेदिनीम् । कुर्वन्समुद्रइव तां प्लावयन्ददृशे भटैः

gajairathairhayaiḥ pattivrajaiḥ pūrṇāṃ tu medinīm | kurvansamudraiva tāṃ plāvayandadṛśe bhaṭaiḥ

Making the earth full of elephants, chariots, horses and throngs of foot-soldiers, he was seen flooding it with his warriors like an ocean.

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PdP 5 51.7

शंखनादेन संघुष्टं जयनादैस्तथैव च । वीक्ष्य तं प्रधनोद्युक्तं सुमतिं प्राह भूमिपः

śaṃkhanādena saṃghuṣṭaṃ jayanādaistathaiva ca | vīkṣya taṃ pradhanodyuktaṃ sumatiṃ prāha bhūmipaḥ

Seeing him roaring with the blast of conches and likewise with shouts of victory, and readied for battle, the king spoke to Sumati.

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PdP 5 51.8

शत्रुघ्न उवाच। एष राजा समायातो महासैन्यपरीवृतः । अत्र यत्कृत्यमस्माकं तद्वदस्व महामते

śatrughna uvāca| eṣa rājā samāyāto mahāsainyaparīvṛtaḥ | atra yatkṛtyamasmākaṃ tadvadasva mahāmate

Śatrughna said: This king has come, surrounded by a great army. Tell (me), O great-minded one, what we must do here.

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PdP 5 51.9

सुमतिरुवाच। योद्धव्यमत्र बहुभिर्वीरै रणविशारदैः । पुष्कलादिभिरत्युग्रैः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदैः

sumatiruvāca| yoddhavyamatra bahubhirvīrai raṇaviśāradaiḥ | puṣkalādibhiratyugraiḥ sarvaśastrāstrakovidaiḥ

Sumati said: Here (the fight) must be waged by many heroes skilled in battle, by the exceedingly fierce Puṣkala and the rest, who are versed in all weapons and missiles.

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PdP 5 51.10

राज्ञा सह समीरस्य पुत्रः परमशौर्यवान् । युद्धं करोतु सुबलः परयुद्धविशारदः

rājñā saha samīrasya putraḥ paramaśauryavān | yuddhaṃ karotu subalaḥ parayuddhaviśāradaḥ

Let Subala, the son of the Wind, of the highest valour and skilled in fighting the enemy, do battle with the king.

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PdP 5 51.11

शेष उवाच। इति ब्रूते महामात्यो यावत्तावन्नृपात्मजाः । रणांगणे धनूंष्यद्धा स्फारयामासुरुद्धताः

śeṣa uvāca| iti brūte mahāmātyo yāvattāvannṛpātmajāḥ | raṇāṃgaṇe dhanūṃṣyaddhā sphārayāmāsuruddhatāḥ

Śeṣa said: While the great minister was speaking thus, meanwhile the king's sons, excited, at once stretched their bows on the battlefield.

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PdP 5 51.12

तान्वीक्ष्य योधाः सुबलाः पुष्कलाद्या रणोत्कटाः । अभिजग्मुः स्यंदनैः स्वैर्धनुर्बाणकरा मताः

tānvīkṣya yodhāḥ subalāḥ puṣkalādyā raṇotkaṭāḥ | abhijagmuḥ syaṃdanaiḥ svairdhanurbāṇakarā matāḥ

Seeing them, the warriors—the mighty Puṣkala and the others, formidable in battle, esteemed, with bows and arrows in their hands—advanced with their own chariots.

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PdP 5 51.13

चंपकेन महावीरः पुष्कलः परमास्त्रवित् । द्वैरथेनैव युयुधे महावीरेण शालिना

caṃpakena mahāvīraḥ puṣkalaḥ paramāstravit | dvairathenaiva yuyudhe mahāvīreṇa śālinā

The great hero Puṣkala, foremost knower of missiles, fought in single chariot-combat with Campaka, the great hero, the eminent one.

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PdP 5 51.14

मोहकं योधयामास जानकिः स कुशध्वजः । रिपुंजयेन विमलो दुर्वारेण सुबाहुकः

mohakaṃ yodhayāmāsa jānakiḥ sa kuśadhvajaḥ | ripuṃjayena vimalo durvāreṇa subāhukaḥ

Kuśadhvaja, the son of Jānaki, made Mohaka fight (him); Vimala (fought) with Ripuñjaya, and Subāhuka with Durvāra.

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PdP 5 51.15

प्रतापिना प्रतापाग्र्यो बलमोदेन चांगदः । हर्यक्षेण नीलरत्नः सहदेवेन सत्यवान्

pratāpinā pratāpāgryo balamodena cāṃgadaḥ | haryakṣeṇa nīlaratnaḥ sahadevena satyavān

Pratāpāgrya with Pratāpin, and Aṅgada with Balamoda, Nīlaratna with Haryakṣa, Satyavān with Sahadeva.

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PdP 5 51.16

राजा वीरमणिर्भूरि देवेन युयुधे बली । असुतापेन चोग्राश्वो युयुधे बलसंयुतः

rājā vīramaṇirbhūri devena yuyudhe balī | asutāpena cogrāśvo yuyudhe balasaṃyutaḥ

The mighty king Vīramaṇi fought with Bhūrideva, and Ugrāśva, endowed with strength, fought with Asutāpa.

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PdP 5 51.17

द्वैरथं तु महद्युद्धमकुर्वन्युद्धकोविदाः । सर्वे शस्त्रास्त्रकुशलाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः

dvairathaṃ tu mahadyuddhamakurvanyuddhakovidāḥ | sarve śastrāstrakuśalāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ

And those versed in warfare waged a great chariot-to-chariot battle, all of them adept with weapons and missiles, all of them skilled in fighting.

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PdP 5 51.18

एवं प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे सुरथस्य सुतैस्तदा । अत्यंतं कदनं तत्र बभूव मुनिसत्तम

evaṃ pravṛtte saṃgrāme surathasya sutaistadā | atyaṃtaṃ kadanaṃ tatra babhūva munisattama

When the battle had thus begun with the sons of Suratha, an utter slaughter took place there, O best of sages.

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PdP 5 51.19

पुष्कलश्चंपकं प्राह किं नामासि नृपात्मज । धन्योसि यो मया सार्धं रणमध्यमुपेयिवान्

puṣkalaścaṃpakaṃ prāha kiṃ nāmāsi nṛpātmaja | dhanyosi yo mayā sārdhaṃ raṇamadhyamupeyivān

Puṣkala said to Campaka: What is your name, prince? You are fortunate, you who have come into the midst of battle with me.

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PdP 5 51.20

इदानीं तिष्ठ किं यासि कथं ते जीवितं भवेत् । एहि युद्धं मया सार्धं सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविद

idānīṃ tiṣṭha kiṃ yāsi kathaṃ te jīvitaṃ bhavet | ehi yuddhaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ sarvaśastrāstrakovida

Now stand! Why do you go? How would your life be (saved)? Come, (do) battle with me, O you versed in all weapons and missiles.

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PdP 5 51.21

इत्यभिव्याहृतं तस्य श्रुत्वा राजात्मजो बली । जगाद पुष्कलं वीरो मेघगंभीरया गिरा

ityabhivyāhṛtaṃ tasya śrutvā rājātmajo balī | jagāda puṣkalaṃ vīro meghagaṃbhīrayā girā

Hearing that speech of his, the mighty prince, the hero, spoke to Puṣkala in a voice deep as a cloud.

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PdP 5 51.22

चंपक उवाच। न नाम्ना न कुलेनेदं युद्धमत्र भविष्यति । तथापि तव वक्ष्येऽहं स्वनामबलपूर्वकम्

caṃpaka uvāca| na nāmnā na kulenedaṃ yuddhamatra bhaviṣyati | tathāpi tava vakṣye'haṃ svanāmabalapūrvakam

Campaka said: This battle here will not be (decided) by name nor by lineage; nevertheless I shall tell you, beginning with my own name and strength.

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PdP 5 51.23

मम माता राघवेशो मत्पिता राघवः स्मृतः । मम बंधू रामचंद्र स्वःजनो मम राघवः

mama mātā rāghaveśo matpitā rāghavaḥ smṛtaḥ | mama baṃdhū rāmacaṃdra svaḥjano mama rāghavaḥ

My mother is the Lord of the Raghus, my father is held to be Rāghava; my kinsman is Rāmacandra, my own people is Rāghava.

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PdP 5 51.24

मन्नाम रामदासश्च सदा रामस्य सेवकः । तारयिष्यति मां युद्धे रामो भक्तकृपाकरः

mannāma rāmadāsaśca sadā rāmasya sevakaḥ | tārayiṣyati māṃ yuddhe rāmo bhaktakṛpākaraḥ

And my name is Rāmadāsa, ever the servant of Rāma; Rāma, who bestows compassion on his devotees, will carry me across in the battle.

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PdP 5 51.25

लोकानां मतमास्थाय प्रब्रवीमि तवाधुना । सुरथस्य सुतश्चाहं माता वीरवतीमम

lokānāṃ matamāsthāya prabravīmi tavādhunā | surathasya sutaścāhaṃ mātā vīravatīmama

Relying on the view of the people, I now declare to you: I am the son of Suratha, and my mother is Vīravatī.

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PdP 5 51.26

मन्नामयो मधौ सर्वाञ्छोभनान्विदधाति वै । मधुपायंरसावा संत्यजंति मधुमोहिताः

mannāmayo madhau sarvāñchobhanānvidadhāti vai | madhupāyaṃrasāvā saṃtyajaṃti madhumohitāḥ

(A word) made of my name is in "madhu" (honey); it indeed makes all things lovely. Those bewitched by honey give up (other) flavours for the drinking of honey.

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PdP 5 51.27

वर्णेन स्वर्णसदृशो मध्ये लिंगवपुर्धरः । तदाख्ययाभिधां वीर जानीहि मम मोहिनीम्

varṇena svarṇasadṛśo madhye liṃgavapurdharaḥ | tadākhyayābhidhāṃ vīra jānīhi mama mohinīm

In colour like gold, bearing the form of a liṅga in the middle — by that designation, hero, know my name: Mohinī.

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PdP 5 51.28

युध्यस्व बाणैः प्रधनेन को जेतुं हि मां क्षमः । इदानीं दर्शयिष्यामि स्वपराक्रममद्भुतम्

yudhyasva bāṇaiḥ pradhanena ko jetuṃ hi māṃ kṣamaḥ | idānīṃ darśayiṣyāmi svaparākramamadbhutam

Fight with arrows in combat! Who indeed is able to conquer me? Now I shall display my own marvellous prowess.

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PdP 5 51.29

शेष उवाच। इति श्रुत्वा महद्वाक्यं पुष्कलो हृदि तोषितः । तं दुर्जयं मन्यमानः शरान्मुंचन्रणेऽभवत्

śeṣa uvāca| iti śrutvā mahadvākyaṃ puṣkalo hṛdi toṣitaḥ | taṃ durjayaṃ manyamānaḥ śarānmuṃcanraṇe'bhavat

Śeṣa said: Hearing this lofty speech, Puṣkala was pleased at heart; considering him hard to conquer, he took to loosing arrows in the fight.

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PdP 5 51.30

शरसंघं प्रमुंचंतं कोटिधा पुष्कलं ययौ । चंपकः कोपसंयुक्तो धनुः सज्यमथाकरोत्

śarasaṃghaṃ pramuṃcaṃtaṃ koṭidhā puṣkalaṃ yayau | caṃpakaḥ kopasaṃyukto dhanuḥ sajyamathākarot

Campaka, filled with anger, went against Puṣkala, who was loosing a mass of arrows ten million times over, and then strung his bow.

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PdP 5 51.31

मुमोच निशितान्बाणान्वैरिवृंदविदारणान् । स्वनामचिह्नितान्स्वर्णपुंखभागसमन्वितान्

mumoca niśitānbāṇānvairivṛṃdavidāraṇān | svanāmacihnitānsvarṇapuṃkhabhāgasamanvitān

He released sharpened arrows that tear apart the throngs of enemies, marked with his own name and fitted with golden feathered shafts.

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PdP 5 51.32

तांश्चिच्छेद महावीरः पुष्कलः प्रधनांगणे । शरांधकारं सर्वत्र मुंचन्बाणाञ्छिलाशितान्

tāṃściccheda mahāvīraḥ puṣkalaḥ pradhanāṃgaṇe | śarāṃdhakāraṃ sarvatra muṃcanbāṇāñchilāśitān

The great hero Puṣkala cut them down on the field of battle, loosing everywhere arrows whetted on stone, (making) a darkness of arrows.

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PdP 5 51.33

स्वबाणच्छेदनं दृष्ट्वा कृतं वीरेण चंपकः । आह्वयामास बलिनं पुष्कलं कोपपूरितः

svabāṇacchedanaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛtaṃ vīreṇa caṃpakaḥ | āhvayāmāsa balinaṃ puṣkalaṃ kopapūritaḥ

Seeing the cutting of his own arrows accomplished by the hero, Campaka, filled with rage, challenged the mighty Puṣkala.

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PdP 5 51.34

मा प्रयाहि रणं त्यक्त्वेति ब्रुवन्समरे पुनः । पुष्कलं हृदये बाणैर्विव्याध दशभिस्त्वरन्

mā prayāhi raṇaṃ tyaktveti bruvansamare punaḥ | puṣkalaṃ hṛdaye bāṇairvivyādha daśabhistvaran

Saying "Do not go off, abandoning the battle!", again in the fight he swiftly pierced Puṣkala in the heart with ten arrows.

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PdP 5 51.35

ते बाणाः पुष्कलस्याहो हृदये तीव्रवेगिनः । आगत्य सुभृशं लग्नाः शोणितं पपुरूर्जितम्

te bāṇāḥ puṣkalasyāho hṛdaye tīvraveginaḥ | āgatya subhṛśaṃ lagnāḥ śoṇitaṃ papurūrjitam

Ah, those arrows of fierce speed, having arrived at Puṣkala's heart, lodged there very firmly and drank his abundant blood.

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PdP 5 51.36

तैर्बाणैर्व्यथितो वीरः शरान्पंच समाददे । सुतीक्ष्णाग्रान्महाकोपाद्वारयन्पर्वतानिव

tairbāṇairvyathito vīraḥ śarānpaṃca samādade | sutīkṣṇāgrānmahākopādvārayanparvatāniva

Pained by those arrows, the hero took up five arrows with very sharp points, in great anger, warding (them) off as though (they were) mountains.

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PdP 5 51.37

ते बाणास्तस्य बाणाश्च परस्परमथोर्जिताः । आकाशे रचिताश्छिन्नाः शतधा राजसूनुना

te bāṇāstasya bāṇāśca parasparamathorjitāḥ | ākāśe racitāśchinnāḥ śatadhā rājasūnunā

Those arrows and his arrows, mighty, set against one another in the sky, were cut a hundredfold by the king's son.

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PdP 5 51.38

छित्त्वा बाणान्सुतीक्ष्णाग्रान्सुरथांगोद्भवो बली । बाणाञ्छतं समाधत्त पुष्कलं ताडितुं हृदि

chittvā bāṇānsutīkṣṇāgrānsurathāṃgodbhavo balī | bāṇāñchataṃ samādhatta puṣkalaṃ tāḍituṃ hṛdi

Having cut the very sharp-pointed arrows, the mighty one sprung from Suratha's body fitted a hundred arrows to strike Puṣkala in the heart.

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PdP 5 51.39

ते बाणाः शतधाच्छिन्नाः पुष्कलेन महात्मना । अपतन्समरोपांते शरवेगप्रपीडिताः

te bāṇāḥ śatadhācchinnāḥ puṣkalena mahātmanā | apatansamaropāṃte śaravegaprapīḍitāḥ

Those arrows, cut a hundredfold by the great-souled Puṣkala, fell at the edge of the battle, crushed by the force of the (opposing) arrows.

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PdP 5 51.40

तदा तत्सुमहत्कर्म दृष्ट्वा राज्ञः सुतो बली । सहस्रेण शराणां च ताडयन्वक्षसि स्फुटम्

tadā tatsumahatkarma dṛṣṭvā rājñaḥ suto balī | sahasreṇa śarāṇāṃ ca tāḍayanvakṣasi sphuṭam

Then, seeing that very great feat, the mighty son of the king struck (him) squarely on the chest with a thousand arrows.

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PdP 5 51.41

तानप्याशु प्रचिच्छेद पुष्कलः परमास्त्रवित् । पुनरप्याशु स्वे चापे समाधत्तायुतं शरान्

tānapyāśu praciccheda puṣkalaḥ paramāstravit | punarapyāśu sve cāpe samādhattāyutaṃ śarān

Those too Puṣkala, knower of the supreme weapons, quickly cut down; and again he swiftly fitted ten thousand arrows to his own bow.

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PdP 5 51.42

तानप्याशु प्रचिच्छेद पुष्कलः परमास्त्रवित् । ततोऽत्यतं प्रकुपितः शरवृष्टिमथाकरोत्

tānapyāśu praciccheda puṣkalaḥ paramāstravit | tato'tyataṃ prakupitaḥ śaravṛṣṭimathākarot

Those too Puṣkala, knower of the supreme weapons, quickly cut down; then, exceedingly enraged, he made a rain of arrows.

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PdP 5 51.43

शरवृष्टिं समायांतीं मत्वा चंपक वीरहा । साधुसाधुप्रशंसंतं पुष्कलं समताडयत्

śaravṛṣṭiṃ samāyāṃtīṃ matvā caṃpaka vīrahā | sādhusādhupraśaṃsaṃtaṃ puṣkalaṃ samatāḍayat

Aware of the arrow-shower coming on, Campaka, slayer of heroes, struck Puṣkala, who was crying out in praise, "Well done, well done!"

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PdP 5 51.44

पुष्कलश्चंपकं दृष्ट्वा महावीर्यसमन्वितम् । ब्रह्मणोऽस्त्रसमाधत्त स्वे चापे सर्वशस्त्रवित्

puṣkalaścaṃpakaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāvīryasamanvitam | brahmaṇo'strasamādhatta sve cāpe sarvaśastravit

Puṣkala, seeing Campaka endowed with great valour, knowing all weapons, fitted the weapon of Brahmā to his own bow.

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PdP 5 51.45

तेन मुक्तं महाशस्त्रं प्रजज्वाल दिशो दश । खं रोदसी व्याप्य विश्वं प्रलयं कर्तुमुद्यतम्

tena muktaṃ mahāśastraṃ prajajvāla diśo daśa | khaṃ rodasī vyāpya viśvaṃ pralayaṃ kartumudyatam

The great weapon released by him blazed in the ten directions, filling the sky and the two worlds, poised to bring about the dissolution of the universe.

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PdP 5 51.46

चंपको मुक्तमस्त्रं तद्दृष्ट्वा सर्वास्त्रकोविदः । तत्संहर्तुं तदेवास्त्रं मुमोच रिपुमुद्यतम्

caṃpako muktamastraṃ taddṛṣṭvā sarvāstrakovidaḥ | tatsaṃhartuṃ tadevāstraṃ mumoca ripumudyatam

Campaka, expert in all weapons, seeing that weapon which had been loosed, loosed that very same weapon, raised against his foe, to check it.

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PdP 5 51.47

द्वयोरेकतमं तेजः प्रलयं मेनिरे जनाः । संजहार तदास्त्रास्त्रमेकीभूतं परास्त्रकम्

dvayorekatamaṃ tejaḥ pralayaṃ menire janāḥ | saṃjahāra tadāstrāstramekībhūtaṃ parāstrakam

People thought that the single blaze of the two was the dissolution (of the world); then that weapon, become one, drew in the other's weapon.

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PdP 5 51.48

तत्कर्मचाद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा पुष्कलस्तिष्ठतिष्ठ च । ब्रुवञ्छरानमोघांस्तु चंपकं स क्रुधाहनत्

tatkarmacādbhutaṃ dṛṣṭvā puṣkalastiṣṭhatiṣṭha ca | bruvañcharānamoghāṃstu caṃpakaṃ sa krudhāhanat

Seeing that wondrous feat, Puṣkala, crying "Stand! Stand!", struck Campaka in anger with unerring arrows.

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PdP 5 51.49

चंपकस्ताञ्छरान्मुक्तानगणय्य महामनाः । रामास्त्रं प्रमुमोचाथ पुष्कलं प्रति दारुणम्

caṃpakastāñcharānmuktānagaṇayya mahāmanāḥ | rāmāstraṃ pramumocātha puṣkalaṃ prati dāruṇam

Campaka, high of mind, paying no heed to those arrows that had been loosed, then released the dreadful Rāma-weapon against Puṣkala.

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PdP 5 51.50

तन्मुक्तमस्त्रमालोक्य चंपकेन महात्मना । छेत्तुं यावन्मनश्चक्रे तावद्ग्रस्तः शरेण सः

tanmuktamastramālokya caṃpakena mahātmanā | chettuṃ yāvanmanaścakre tāvadgrastaḥ śareṇa saḥ

Seeing that weapon loosed by the great-souled Campaka, in the very moment that he set his mind on cutting it down, he was seized by the shaft.

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PdP 5 51.51

बद्धश्चंपकवीरेण रथे स्वे स्थापितः पुनः । पुरं प्रेषयितुं तावन्मनश्चक्रे महामनाः

baddhaścaṃpakavīreṇa rathe sve sthāpitaḥ punaḥ | puraṃ preṣayituṃ tāvanmanaścakre mahāmanāḥ

Bound by the hero Campaka and set upon his own chariot, thereupon the great-minded one made up his mind to send (him) to the city.

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PdP 5 51.52

हाहाकारो महानासीद्बद्धे पुष्कलसंज्ञिके । शत्रुघ्नं प्रययुर्योधाः पलायनपरायणाः

hāhākāro mahānāsīdbaddhe puṣkalasaṃjñike | śatrughnaṃ prayayuryodhāḥ palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ

There was a great cry of woe when the one named Puṣkala was bound; the warriors, bent upon flight, went to Śatrughna.

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PdP 5 51.53

भग्नांस्तान्वीक्ष्य शत्रुघ्नो हनूमंतमुवाच ह । केन वीरेण मे भग्नं बलं वीरैरलंकृतम्

bhagnāṃstānvīkṣya śatrughno hanūmaṃtamuvāca ha | kena vīreṇa me bhagnaṃ balaṃ vīrairalaṃkṛtam

Seeing them routed, Śatrughna said to Hanumān: "By what hero has my army, adorned with heroes, been broken?"

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PdP 5 51.54

तदोवाच महीनाथ पुष्कलं परवीरहा । बद्ध्वा नयति वीरोऽसौ चंपकः स्वपदोद्धुरः

tadovāca mahīnātha puṣkalaṃ paravīrahā | baddhvā nayati vīro'sau caṃpakaḥ svapadoddhuraḥ

Then he said: "O lord of the earth, that hero Campaka, slayer of enemy heroes, having bound Puṣkala, is carrying him off, unshaken in his own place."

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PdP 5 51.55

तस्येदृग्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य शत्रुघ्नः कोपसंयुतः । उवाच पवनोद्भूतं मोचयाशु नृपात्मजात्

tasyedṛgvākyamākarṇya śatrughnaḥ kopasaṃyutaḥ | uvāca pavanodbhūtaṃ mocayāśu nṛpātmajāt

Hearing such a speech of his, Śatrughna, filled with wrath, said to the son of the wind: "Free (him) quickly from that prince!"

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PdP 5 51.56

महाबलः सुतश्चास्य बद्ध्वा यः पुष्कलं भटम् । तस्मान्मोचय वीराग्र्य कथं तिष्ठसि चाहवे

mahābalaḥ sutaścāsya baddhvā yaḥ puṣkalaṃ bhaṭam | tasmānmocaya vīrāgrya kathaṃ tiṣṭhasi cāhave

"And his son, of great strength, who has bound the warrior Puṣkala — free (him) from him, foremost of heroes; why do you stand (idle) in the battle?"

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PdP 5 51.57

एतद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य हनूमानोमिति ब्रुवन् । जगाम तं मोचयितुं पुष्कलं चंपकाद्भटात्

etadvākyaṃ samākarṇya hanūmānomiti bruvan | jagāma taṃ mocayituṃ puṣkalaṃ caṃpakādbhaṭāt

Hearing this speech, Hanumān, saying "Yes," went to free that Puṣkala from the warrior Campaka.

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PdP 5 51.58

हनूमंतमथालोक्य तं मोचयितुमागतम् । बाणैः शतैश्च साहस्रैर्जघान परकोपनः

hanūmaṃtamathālokya taṃ mocayitumāgatam | bāṇaiḥ śataiśca sāhasrairjaghāna parakopanaḥ

Then, seeing Hanumān come to free him, he, furious at the foe, struck (him) with arrows by hundreds and by thousands.

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PdP 5 51.59

बाणांस्तान्स बभंजाशु मुक्तांस्तेन महात्मना । पुनरप्येनमेवाशु बाणान्मुंचन्महानभूत्

bāṇāṃstānsa babhaṃjāśu muktāṃstena mahātmanā | punarapyenamevāśu bāṇānmuṃcanmahānabhūt

He swiftly shattered those arrows loosed by that great one; and again, swiftly loosing arrows at him, he grew huge.

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PdP 5 51.60

तान्सर्वांश्चूर्णयामास नाराचान्वैरिमोचितान् । शालं करे समाधृत्य जघान नृपनंदनम्

tānsarvāṃścūrṇayāmāsa nārācānvairimocitān | śālaṃ kare samādhṛtya jaghāna nṛpanaṃdanam

He ground to powder all those iron shafts loosed by the enemy; and taking a sāl tree in his hand, he struck the king's son.

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PdP 5 51.61

शालं तेन विनिर्मुक्तं तिलशः कृतवान्बली । गजो हनूमता मुक्तो नृपनंदन मस्तके

śālaṃ tena vinirmuktaṃ tilaśaḥ kṛtavānbalī | gajo hanūmatā mukto nṛpanaṃdana mastake

The strong one made the sāl tree loosed by him into sesame-sized fragments; then an elephant was hurled by Hanumān at the prince's head.

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PdP 5 51.62

सोऽप्याहतश्चंपकेन मृतो भूमौ पपातसः । शिलाः संमोचयामास हनूमान्परमास्त्रवित्

so'pyāhataścaṃpakena mṛto bhūmau papātasaḥ | śilāḥ saṃmocayāmāsa hanūmānparamāstravit

That (elephant) too, struck by Campaka, fell dead upon the ground; Hanumān, who knew the highest weapons, hurled down rocks.

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PdP 5 51.63

चंपकस्ताः शिलाः सर्वाः क्षणाच्चूर्णितवान्भृशम् । बाणयंत्रिकया ब्रह्मन्महच्चित्रमभूदिदम्

caṃpakastāḥ śilāḥ sarvāḥ kṣaṇāccūrṇitavānbhṛśam | bāṇayaṃtrikayā brahmanmahaccitramabhūdidam

Campaka in an instant utterly pulverized all those rocks with his arrow-engine — O brahman, this was a great marvel.

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PdP 5 51.64

स्वमुक्तास्ताः शिलाः सर्वाश्चूर्णिता वीक्ष्य मारुतिः । चुकोप हृदयेऽत्यतं बहुवीर्यमिति स्मरन्

svamuktāstāḥ śilāḥ sarvāścūrṇitā vīkṣya mārutiḥ | cukopa hṛdaye'tyataṃ bahuvīryamiti smaran

Seeing all those rocks he himself had loosed reduced to powder, Māruti was exceedingly angered in his heart, thinking, "Great is (his) valour."

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PdP 5 51.65

आगत्य च करे धृत्वा नभस्युत्पतितः कपिः । तावद्ययौ नेत्रपथादुपरि क्षिप्रवेगवान्

āgatya ca kare dhṛtvā nabhasyutpatitaḥ kapiḥ | tāvadyayau netrapathādupari kṣipravegavān

And the monkey, coming up and taking (him) in his hand, sprang up into the sky; swift in speed, he went so far as to pass above the range of sight.

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PdP 5 51.66

चंपकस्तं हनूमंतं युयुधे नभसि स्थितः । बाहुयुद्धेन महता ताडितः कपिपुंगवः

caṃpakastaṃ hanūmaṃtaṃ yuyudhe nabhasi sthitaḥ | bāhuyuddhena mahatā tāḍitaḥ kapipuṃgavaḥ

Campaka, standing in the sky, fought with that Hanumān; the bull among monkeys was struck by (him) with a mighty arm-to-arm combat.

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PdP 5 51.67

चुकोप मानसे वीरो गर्वपर्वतदारुणः । पदा धृत्वा चंपकं तं ताडयामास भूतले

cukopa mānase vīro garvaparvatadāruṇaḥ | padā dhṛtvā caṃpakaṃ taṃ tāḍayāmāsa bhūtale

The hero, harsh as a mountain of pride, grew angry in his mind; seizing that Campaka with his foot, he beat him upon the ground.

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PdP 5 51.68

ताडितोऽसौ कपींद्रेण क्षणादुत्थाय वेगवान् । हनूमंतं तु लांगूले धृत्वा बभ्राम सर्वतः

tāḍito'sau kapīṃdreṇa kṣaṇādutthāya vegavān | hanūmaṃtaṃ tu lāṃgūle dhṛtvā babhrāma sarvataḥ

Beaten by the lord of monkeys, he, swift, rose up in an instant, and seizing Hanumān by the tail, whirled him about in every direction.

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PdP 5 51.69

कपींद्रस्तद्बलं वीक्ष्य हसन्पादेऽग्रहीत्पुनः । भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणं गजोपस्थे ह्यपातयत्

kapīṃdrastadbalaṃ vīkṣya hasanpāde'grahītpunaḥ | bhrāmayitvā śataguṇaṃ gajopasthe hyapātayat

The lord of monkeys, seeing that strength of his, laughed and again seized him by the foot; having whirled him a hundred times over, he flung him down at an elephant's side.

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PdP 5 51.70

पपात भूमौ सुबलो राजसूनुः स चंपकः । मूर्च्छितो वीरभूषाढ्यमलंकुर्वन्रणांगणम्

papāta bhūmau subalo rājasūnuḥ sa caṃpakaḥ | mūrcchito vīrabhūṣāḍhyamalaṃkurvanraṇāṃgaṇam

That very strong Campaka, the king's son, fell to the ground, unconscious, adorning the battlefield, rich in the ornaments of a hero.

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PdP 5 51.71

तदा हाहेति वै लोकाश्चुक्रुशुश्चंपकानुगाः । पुष्कलं मोचयामास बद्धं चंपकपाशतः

tadā hāheti vai lokāścukruśuścaṃpakānugāḥ | puṣkalaṃ mocayāmāsa baddhaṃ caṃpakapāśataḥ

Then the people, the followers of Campaka, cried out "Alas! Alas!"; (Hanumān) released Puṣkala, who had been bound by Campaka's noose.

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