Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 64
PdP 5 64.1
शेष उवाच। शत्रुघ्नं पतितं वीक्ष्य सुरथः प्रवरो नृपः । प्रययौ मणिना सृष्टे रथे तिष्ठन्महाद्भुते
śeṣa uvāca| śatrughnaṃ patitaṃ vīkṣya surathaḥ pravaro nṛpaḥ | prayayau maṇinā sṛṣṭe rathe tiṣṭhanmahādbhute
Śeṣa said: Seeing Śatrughna fallen, Suratha, the foremost of kings, went forth, standing on the greatly marvellous chariot that had been produced by the jewel.
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PdP 5 64.2
पुष्कलस्तु रणे पूर्वं पातितः स विचारयन् । लवं ययौ तदा योद्धुं महावीरबलोन्नतम्
puṣkalastu raṇe pūrvaṃ pātitaḥ sa vicārayan | lavaṃ yayau tadā yoddhuṃ mahāvīrabalonnatam
But Puṣkala, who had earlier been struck down in the battle, reflecting, then went to fight Lava, who was exalted by the strength of a great hero.
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PdP 5 64.3
सुरथः कुशमासाद्य बाणान्मुंचन्ननेकधा । व्यथयामास समरे महावीरशिरोमणिः
surathaḥ kuśamāsādya bāṇānmuṃcannanekadhā | vyathayāmāsa samare mahāvīraśiromaṇiḥ
Suratha, that crest-jewel of great heroes, approaching Kuśa and loosing arrows in many ways, caused him pain in the fight.
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PdP 5 64.4
सुरथं विरथं चक्रे बाणैर्दशभिरुच्छिखैः । धनुश्चिच्छेद तरसा सुदृढं गुणपूरितम्
surathaṃ virathaṃ cakre bāṇairdaśabhirucchikhaiḥ | dhanuściccheda tarasā sudṛḍhaṃ guṇapūritam
With ten flame-tipped arrows he made Suratha chariotless, and swiftly cut apart (his) very strong bow with its string fitted.
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PdP 5 64.5
अस्त्रप्रत्यस्त्रसंहारैः क्षैपणैः प्रतिक्षेपणैः । अभवत्तुमुलं युद्धं वीराणां रोमहर्षणम्
astrapratyastrasaṃhāraiḥ kṣaipaṇaiḥ pratikṣepaṇaiḥ | abhavattumulaṃ yuddhaṃ vīrāṇāṃ romaharṣaṇam
With missiles and counter-missiles, with hurlings and counter-hurlings, there came about a tumultuous battle of the heroes, one that made the hair stand up.
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PdP 5 64.6
अत्यंतं समरोद्युक्ते सुरथे दुर्जये नृपे । कुशः संचिंतयामास किंकर्तव्यं रणे मया
atyaṃtaṃ samarodyukte surathe durjaye nṛpe | kuśaḥ saṃciṃtayāmāsa kiṃkartavyaṃ raṇe mayā
When king Suratha, hard to conquer, was exerting himself utterly in the fight, Kuśa reflected: "What is to be done by me in this battle?"
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PdP 5 64.7
विचार्य निशितं घोरं सायकं समुपाददे । हननाय नृपस्यास्य महाबलसमन्वितः
vicārya niśitaṃ ghoraṃ sāyakaṃ samupādade | hananāya nṛpasyāsya mahābalasamanvitaḥ
Having considered, he took up a sharp, terrible arrow, endowed as he was with great strength, to kill this king.
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PdP 5 64.8
तमागतं शरं दृष्ट्वा कालानलसमप्रभम् । छेत्तुं मतिं चकाराशु तावल्लग्नो महाशरः
tamāgataṃ śaraṃ dṛṣṭvā kālānalasamaprabham | chettuṃ matiṃ cakārāśu tāvallagno mahāśaraḥ
Seeing that arrow coming on, with a radiance like the fire of time, he formed the intention to cut it down—but by then the great arrow had struck home.
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PdP 5 64.9
मुमूर्च्छ समरे वीरो महावीरबलस्ततः । पपात स्यंदनोपस्थे सारथिस्तमुपाहरत्
mumūrccha samare vīro mahāvīrabalastataḥ | papāta syaṃdanopasthe sārathistamupāharat
Then the hero of great heroic strength swooned in the battle; he fell on the floor of the chariot, and the charioteer carried him away.
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PdP 5 64.10
सुरथे पतिते दृष्ट्वा कुशं जयसमन्वितम् । त्रासयंतं वीरगणानियाय पवनात्मजः
surathe patite dṛṣṭvā kuśaṃ jayasamanvitam | trāsayaṃtaṃ vīragaṇāniyāya pavanātmajaḥ
Seeing, when Suratha had fallen, that Kuśa was possessed of victory and was terrifying the throngs of heroes, the son of the Wind came on.
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PdP 5 64.11
समीरसूनुं प्रबलमायांतं वीक्ष्य वानरम् । जहास दर्शयन्दंतान्कोपयन्निव तं क्रुधा
samīrasūnuṃ prabalamāyāṃtaṃ vīkṣya vānaram | jahāsa darśayandaṃtānkopayanniva taṃ krudhā
Seeing the mighty monkey, the son of the Wind, coming on, he (Kuśa) laughed, baring his teeth, as if provoking him in anger.
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PdP 5 64.12
उवाच च हनूमंतमेहि त्वं मम संमुखम् । भेत्स्ये बाणसहस्रेण मृतो यास्यसि यामिनीम्
uvāca ca hanūmaṃtamehi tvaṃ mama saṃmukham | bhetsye bāṇasahasreṇa mṛto yāsyasi yāminīm
And he said to Hanūmān: "Come you before my face! I shall pierce you with a thousand arrows, and dead you shall go to the night."
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PdP 5 64.13
इत्युक्तो हनुमाञ्ज्ञात्वा रामसूनुं महाबलम् । स्वामिकार्यं प्रकर्तव्यमिति कृत्वा प्रधावितः
ityukto hanumāñjñātvā rāmasūnuṃ mahābalam | svāmikāryaṃ prakartavyamiti kṛtvā pradhāvitaḥ
Addressed thus, Hanūmān, knowing (him to be) Rāma's son of great strength, resolved "the master's task must be carried out," and rushed forward.
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PdP 5 64.14
शालमुत्पाट्य तरसा विशालं शतशाखिनम् । कुशं वक्षसि संलक्ष्य ययौ योद्धुं महाबलः
śālamutpāṭya tarasā viśālaṃ śataśākhinam | kuśaṃ vakṣasi saṃlakṣya yayau yoddhuṃ mahābalaḥ
Swiftly tearing up a huge sāla tree with a hundred branches, and marking Kuśa's chest, the mighty one went to fight.
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PdP 5 64.15
शालहस्तं समायांतं हनूमंतं महाबलम् । त्रिभिः क्षुरप्रैर्विव्याध हृदि चंद्रोपमैर्बली
śālahastaṃ samāyāṃtaṃ hanūmaṃtaṃ mahābalam | tribhiḥ kṣuraprairvivyādha hṛdi caṃdropamairbalī
As Hanūmān of great strength came on with the sāla in his hand, the strong one pierced him in the chest with three razor-edged arrows resembling the moon.
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PdP 5 64.16
स बाणविद्धस्तरसा कुशेन बलशालिना । शालेन हृदि संजघ्ने दंतान्निष्पिष्य मारुतिः
sa bāṇaviddhastarasā kuśena balaśālinā | śālena hṛdi saṃjaghne daṃtānniṣpiṣya mārutiḥ
Pierced by the arrows, the son of the Wind, grinding his teeth, swiftly struck Kuśa, the strong one, on the chest with the sāla tree.
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PdP 5 64.17
शालाहतस्तदा बालः किंचिन्नाकंपत स्मयात् । तदा वीराः प्रशंसां तु प्रचक्रुस्तस्य बाल्यतः
śālāhatastadā bālaḥ kiṃcinnākaṃpata smayāt | tadā vīrāḥ praśaṃsāṃ tu pracakrustasya bālyataḥ
Then the boy, struck by the sāla, did not tremble at all, out of pride; then the heroes uttered praise of him, considering his boyhood.
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PdP 5 64.18
स शालेन हतो वीरः संहारास्त्रं समाददे । संहन्तुं वैरिणं कोपात्कुशः स परमास्त्रवित्
sa śālena hato vīraḥ saṃhārāstraṃ samādade | saṃhantuṃ vairiṇaṃ kopātkuśaḥ sa paramāstravit
That hero, struck by the sāla, took up the destroying missile—Kuśa, that knower of the supreme weapons, in anger, to destroy his foe.
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PdP 5 64.19
संहारास्त्रं समालोक्य दुर्जयं कुशमोचितम् । दध्यौ रामं स्वमनसा भक्तविघ्नविनाशकम्
saṃhārāstraṃ samālokya durjayaṃ kuśamocitam | dadhyau rāmaṃ svamanasā bhaktavighnavināśakam
Seeing the invincible destroying missile released by Kuśa, he meditated in his mind on Rāma, the destroyer of his devotees' obstacles.
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PdP 5 64.20
तदा मुक्तं कुशेनाशु तदस्त्रं हृदि मारुतेः । लग्नं महाव्यथाकारि तेन मूर्च्छामितः पुनः
tadā muktaṃ kuśenāśu tadastraṃ hṛdi māruteḥ | lagnaṃ mahāvyathākāri tena mūrcchāmitaḥ punaḥ
Then that missile swiftly loosed by Kuśa lodged in the chest of the son of the Wind, causing great pain, and by it he was again made to swoon.
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PdP 5 64.21
मूर्च्छां प्राप्तं तु तं दृष्ट्वा प्लवंगं बलसंयुतः । विव्याध सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैः सैन्यं तत्सकलं महत्
mūrcchāṃ prāptaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā plavaṃgaṃ balasaṃyutaḥ | vivyādha sāyakaistīkṣṇaiḥ sainyaṃ tatsakalaṃ mahat
But seeing that the monkey had fallen into a swoon, he, endowed with strength, pierced that whole great army with sharp arrows.
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PdP 5 64.22
तस्य बाणायुतैर्भग्नं बलं सर्वं रणांगणे । पलायनपरं जातं चतुरंगसमन्वितम्
tasya bāṇāyutairbhagnaṃ balaṃ sarvaṃ raṇāṃgaṇe | palāyanaparaṃ jātaṃ caturaṃgasamanvitam
By his myriad arrows the whole army was broken on the battlefield; complete with its four divisions, it was intent on flight.
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PdP 5 64.23
तदा कपिपतिः कोपात्सुग्रीवो रक्षको महान् । अभ्यधावन्नगान्नैकानुत्पाट्य कुशमुद्भटम्
tadā kapipatiḥ kopātsugrīvo rakṣako mahān | abhyadhāvannagānnaikānutpāṭya kuśamudbhaṭam
Then the lord of the monkeys, Sugrīva, the great protector, in anger uprooted many trees and rushed at the fierce Kuśa.
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PdP 5 64.24
कुशः सर्वान्प्रचिच्छेद लीलया प्रहसन्नगान् । पुनरप्यागतान्वृक्षांश्चिच्छेद तरसा बली
kuśaḥ sarvānpraciccheda līlayā prahasannagān | punarapyāgatānvṛkṣāṃściccheda tarasā balī
Kuśa, laughing, cut all the trees to pieces as if in play; and when they came again, the strong one swiftly cut the trees down.
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PdP 5 64.25
अनेकबाणव्यथितः सुग्रीवः समरांगणे । जग्राह पर्वतं घोरं कुशमस्तकमध्यतः
anekabāṇavyathitaḥ sugrīvaḥ samarāṃgaṇe | jagrāha parvataṃ ghoraṃ kuśamastakamadhyataḥ
Sugrīva, pained by many arrows, on the battlefield seized a dreadful mountain (to hurl it) at the middle of Kuśa's head.
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PdP 5 64.26
कुशस्तं नगमायांतं वीक्ष्य बाणैरनेकधा । निष्पिपेष चकाराशु महारुद्रांगयोग्यताम्
kuśastaṃ nagamāyāṃtaṃ vīkṣya bāṇairanekadhā | niṣpipeṣa cakārāśu mahārudrāṃgayogyatām
Kuśa, seeing that mountain coming, ground it to bits with arrows in many ways, and quickly made it fit to be a limb of the great Rudra.
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PdP 5 64.27
सुग्रीवस्तन्महत्कर्म दृष्ट्वा बालेन निर्मितम् । जयाशाप्रतिनिर्वृत्तो बभूव समरांगणे
sugrīvastanmahatkarma dṛṣṭvā bālena nirmitam | jayāśāpratinirvṛtto babhūva samarāṃgaṇe
Sugrīva, seeing that great deed performed by a boy, on the battlefield became one whose hope of victory had turned back.
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PdP 5 64.28
रणमध्ये दुराक्रांतं कुशं लांगूलताडकम् । अत्यमर्षीरुषाक्रांतस्तं हंतुं नगमाददे
raṇamadhye durākrāṃtaṃ kuśaṃ lāṃgūlatāḍakam | atyamarṣīruṣākrāṃtastaṃ haṃtuṃ nagamādade
Overcome with excessive impatient rage, he took up a mountain to kill Kuśa, who was hard to assail in the midst of battle and who had struck (him) with his tail.
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PdP 5 64.29
आत्मानं हंतुमुद्युक्तं वीक्ष्य सुग्रीवमादरात् । ताडयामास बहुभिः सायकैः शितपर्वभिः
ātmānaṃ haṃtumudyuktaṃ vīkṣya sugrīvamādarāt | tāḍayāmāsa bahubhiḥ sāyakaiḥ śitaparvabhiḥ
Seeing Sugrīva intent on killing him, (Kuśa) attentively struck (him) with many arrows with sharpened joints.
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PdP 5 64.30
स ताडितो बहुविधैः शरैः पीडासमन्वितः । कुशं हंतुं समारब्धो ययौ शालं समाददे
sa tāḍito bahuvidhaiḥ śaraiḥ pīḍāsamanvitaḥ | kuśaṃ haṃtuṃ samārabdho yayau śālaṃ samādade
He, struck by manifold arrows and filled with pain, set out to kill Kuśa: he went and took hold of a sāl tree.
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PdP 5 64.31
तदापि च कुशो वीरो वारुणास्त्रं समाददे । बबंध तं च पाशेन दृढेन स लवाग्रजः
tadāpi ca kuśo vīro vāruṇāstraṃ samādade | babaṃdha taṃ ca pāśena dṛḍhena sa lavāgrajaḥ
Even then the hero Kuśa took up the weapon of Varuṇa, and he, Lava's elder brother, bound him with a firm noose.
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PdP 5 64.32
स बद्धः पाशकैः स्निग्धैः कुशेन बलशालिना । पपात रणमध्ये वै महावीरैरलंकृते
sa baddhaḥ pāśakaiḥ snigdhaiḥ kuśena balaśālinā | papāta raṇamadhye vai mahāvīrairalaṃkṛte
Bound with the smooth nooses by the mighty Kuśa, he fell in the middle of the battlefield, which was adorned with great heroes.
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PdP 5 64.33
सुग्रीवं पतितं दृष्ट्वा वीराः सर्वत्र दुद्रुवुः । जयमाप लवभ्राता महावीरशिरोमणिः
sugrīvaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā vīrāḥ sarvatra dudruvuḥ | jayamāpa lavabhrātā mahāvīraśiromaṇiḥ
Seeing Sugrīva fallen, the heroes fled in all directions; Lava's brother, the crest-jewel of great heroes, won the victory.
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PdP 5 64.34
तावल्लवो भटाञ्जित्वा पुष्कलं चांगदं तथा । प्रतापाग्र्यं वीरमणिं तथान्यानपि भूभुजः
tāvallavo bhaṭāñjitvā puṣkalaṃ cāṃgadaṃ tathā | pratāpāgryaṃ vīramaṇiṃ tathānyānapi bhūbhujaḥ
Meanwhile Lava, having conquered the warriors — Puṣkala and Aṅgada too, and Vīramaṇi foremost in valour, and the other kings as well —
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PdP 5 64.35
जयं प्राप्य रणे वीरो लवो भ्रातरमागमत् । संग्रामे जयकर्तारं वैरिकोटिनिपातकम्
jayaṃ prāpya raṇe vīro lavo bhrātaramāgamat | saṃgrāme jayakartāraṃ vairikoṭinipātakam
having gained victory in the battle, the hero Lava came to his brother, the maker of victory in the fight, the feller of ten million foes.
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PdP 5 64.36
परस्परं प्रहृषितौ परिरंभं प्रकुर्वतः । जयं प्राप्तौ तदा वार्तां मुने चक्रतुरुन्मदौ
parasparaṃ prahṛṣitau pariraṃbhaṃ prakurvataḥ | jayaṃ prāptau tadā vārtāṃ mune cakraturunmadau
Delighted with each other, the two embraced; having gained victory, then, O sage, in their exhilaration they exchanged news.
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PdP 5 64.37
लव उवाच। भ्रातस्तव प्रसादेन निस्तीर्णो रणतोयधिः । इदानीं वीररणकं शोधयावः सुशोभितम्
lava uvāca| bhrātastava prasādena nistīrṇo raṇatoyadhiḥ | idānīṃ vīraraṇakaṃ śodhayāvaḥ suśobhitam
Lava said: Brother, by your grace the ocean of battle has been crossed. Now let us two clear out the beautiful battlefield of heroes.
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PdP 5 64.38
इत्युक्त्वा त्वरितं वीरो जग्मतुस्तौ कुशीलवौ । राज्ञो मौलिमणिं चित्रं जग्राह कनकाचितम्
ityuktvā tvaritaṃ vīro jagmatustau kuśīlavau | rājño maulimaṇiṃ citraṃ jagrāha kanakācitam
Having said this the two heroes, Kuśa and Lava, went quickly; (one) took the king's brilliant crest-jewel inlaid with gold.
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PdP 5 64.39
पुष्कलस्य लवो वीरो जग्राह मुकुटं शुभम् । अंगदे च महानर्घ्ये शत्रुघ्नस्यापरस्य च
puṣkalasya lavo vīro jagrāha mukuṭaṃ śubham | aṃgade ca mahānarghye śatrughnasyāparasya ca
The hero Lava took Puṣkala's fine crown, and the two very costly armlets of Śatrughna and of another.
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PdP 5 64.40
गृहीत्वा शस्त्रसंघातं हनूमंतं कपीश्वरम् । सुग्रीवं सविधे गत्वा उभावपि बबंधतुः
gṛhītvā śastrasaṃghātaṃ hanūmaṃtaṃ kapīśvaram | sugrīvaṃ savidhe gatvā ubhāvapi babaṃdhatuḥ
Having taken the heap of weapons, going near to Hanūmān the lord of monkeys and to Sugrīva, the two bound them both.
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PdP 5 64.41
पुच्छे वायुसुतस्यायं गृहीत्वा तु कुशानुजः । भ्रातरं प्रत्युवाचेदं नेष्यामि स्वकमंदिरम्
pucche vāyusutasyāyaṃ gṛhītvā tu kuśānujaḥ | bhrātaraṃ pratyuvācedaṃ neṣyāmi svakamaṃdiram
And Kuśa's younger brother, taking the son of the Wind by the tail, said this in reply to his brother: "I will lead (him) to our own dwelling,
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PdP 5 64.42
आवयोर्जननी प्रीत्यै गृहीत्वा पुच्छके त्वहम् । क्रीडार्थमृषिपुत्राणां कौतुकार्थं ममैव च
āvayorjananī prītyai gṛhītvā pucchake tvaham | krīḍārthamṛṣiputrāṇāṃ kautukārthaṃ mamaiva ca
for the delight of our mother; I, having taken him by the tail, for the play of the sages' sons and for my own amusement."
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PdP 5 64.43
एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो वाक्यमुवाच च कुशो लवम् । अहमेनं ग्रहीष्यामि वानरं बलिनं दृढम्
etacchrutvā tato vākyamuvāca ca kuśo lavam | ahamenaṃ grahīṣyāmi vānaraṃ balinaṃ dṛḍham
Hearing this speech, Kuśa then said to Lava: "I shall take hold of this strong, sturdy monkey."
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PdP 5 64.44
इत्येवं भाषमाणौ तौ बद्ध्वा तौ बलिनां वरौ । पुच्छयोर्बलिनौ धृत्वा जग्मतुः स्वाश्रमं प्रति
ityevaṃ bhāṣamāṇau tau baddhvā tau balināṃ varau | pucchayorbalinau dhṛtvā jagmatuḥ svāśramaṃ prati
As those two, the best of the strong, were speaking thus, they bound the two (monkeys), and, holding the strong ones by their tails, went off toward their own hermitage.
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PdP 5 64.45
स्वाश्रमाय प्रगच्छंतौ वीक्ष्य तौ कपिसत्तमौ । कंपमानौ जगदतुरन्योन्यं भीतया गिरा
svāśramāya pragacchaṃtau vīkṣya tau kapisattamau | kaṃpamānau jagadaturanyonyaṃ bhītayā girā
Seeing that they were being carried off toward that hermitage, those two foremost of monkeys, trembling, spoke to each other in frightened voices.
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PdP 5 64.46
हनूमान्कपिराजानं प्रत्युवाच भयार्द्रधीः । एतौ रामसुतावस्मान्नेष्यतः स्वाश्रमं प्रति
hanūmānkapirājānaṃ pratyuvāca bhayārdradhīḥ | etau rāmasutāvasmānneṣyataḥ svāśramaṃ prati
Hanumān, his mind wet with fear, replied to the king of the monkeys: "These two, sons of Rāma, are taking us to their hermitage."
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PdP 5 64.47
मया पूर्वं कृतं कर्म जानकीं प्रतिगच्छता । तत्र मे जानकी देवी संमुखाभून्मनोहरा
mayā pūrvaṃ kṛtaṃ karma jānakīṃ pratigacchatā | tatra me jānakī devī saṃmukhābhūnmanoharā
"A deed was done by me before, when I went to Jānakī; there the divine Jānakī, the charming one, came face to face with me."
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PdP 5 64.48
सा मां द्रक्ष्यति वैदेही बद्धं पाशेन वैरिणा । तदा हसिष्यति वरा त्रपा मेऽत्र भविष्यति
sā māṃ drakṣyati vaidehī baddhaṃ pāśena vairiṇā | tadā hasiṣyati varā trapā me'tra bhaviṣyati
"That Vaidehī will see me bound with a rope by an enemy; then that excellent lady will laugh, and there will be shame for me in this."
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PdP 5 64.49
मया किमत्र कर्तव्यं प्राणत्यागो भविष्यति । महद्दुःखं चापतितं स रामः किं करिष्यति
mayā kimatra kartavyaṃ prāṇatyāgo bhaviṣyati | mahadduḥkhaṃ cāpatitaṃ sa rāmaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati
"What is to be done by me here? It will be the giving up of my life. A great misery has befallen (us); what will that Rāma do?"
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PdP 5 64.50
सुग्रीवस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा ममाप्येवं महाकपे । नेष्यते यदि मामेवं निधनं तु भविष्यति
sugrīvastadvacaḥ śrutvā mamāpyevaṃ mahākape | neṣyate yadi māmevaṃ nidhanaṃ tu bhaviṣyati
Sugrīva, hearing that speech (said): "For me too it is thus, O great monkey; if I am led (there) in this way, it will be my death."
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PdP 5 64.51
एवं कथयतोरेव ह्यन्योन्यं भयभीतयोः । कुशो लवश्च भवनं मातुः प्रापतुरोजसा
evaṃ kathayatoreva hyanyonyaṃ bhayabhītayoḥ | kuśo lavaśca bhavanaṃ mātuḥ prāpaturojasā
Even as the two, terrified with fear, were talking to each other in this way, Kuśa and Lava reached their mother's dwelling by their strength.
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PdP 5 64.52
तावायातौ समीक्ष्यैव जहर्ष जननी तयोः । अन्योन्यं परमप्रीत्या परिरेभे निजौ सुतौ
tāvāyātau samīkṣyaiva jaharṣa jananī tayoḥ | anyonyaṃ paramaprītyā parirebhe nijau sutau
As soon as she saw the two arrived, their mother rejoiced, and with the greatest affection embraced her own two sons one after the other.
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PdP 5 64.53
ताभ्यां पुच्छगृहीतौ तौ वानरौ वीक्ष्य जानकी । हनूमंतं च सुग्रीवं सर्ववीरं कपीश्वरम्
tābhyāṃ pucchagṛhītau tau vānarau vīkṣya jānakī | hanūmaṃtaṃ ca sugrīvaṃ sarvavīraṃ kapīśvaram
Jānakī, seeing those two monkeys held by the tail by the two (boys) — Hanumān and Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys, hero among all —
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PdP 5 64.54
जहास पाशबद्धौ तौ वीक्षमाणा वरांगना । उवाच च विमोक्षार्थं वदंती वचनं वरम्
jahāsa pāśabaddhau tau vīkṣamāṇā varāṃganā | uvāca ca vimokṣārthaṃ vadaṃtī vacanaṃ varam
that excellent lady laughed as she looked at the two bound with a rope, and, to have them released, she spoke these fine words:
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PdP 5 64.55
पुत्रौ प्रमुंचतं कीशौ महावीरौ महाबलौ । ईक्षंतौ मां यदि स्फीतौ प्राणत्यागं करिष्यतः
putrau pramuṃcataṃ kīśau mahāvīrau mahābalau | īkṣaṃtau māṃ yadi sphītau prāṇatyāgaṃ kariṣyataḥ
"My sons, let the two monkeys go, the great heroes of great strength; if these mighty ones look at me, they will give up their lives."
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PdP 5 64.56
अयं वै हनुमान्वीरो यो ददाह दनोः पुरीम् । अयमप्यृक्षराजो हि सर्ववानरभूमिपः
ayaṃ vai hanumānvīro yo dadāha danoḥ purīm | ayamapyṛkṣarājo hi sarvavānarabhūmipaḥ
"This indeed is the hero Hanumān, who burned the city of Danu; and this one is the king of the bears, the lord of the earth of all the monkeys."
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PdP 5 64.57
किमर्थं विधृतौ कुत्र किं वा कृतमनादरात् । पुच्छे युवाभ्यां विधृतौ स महान्विस्मयोऽस्ति मे
kimarthaṃ vidhṛtau kutra kiṃ vā kṛtamanādarāt | pucche yuvābhyāṃ vidhṛtau sa mahānvismayo'sti me
"For what purpose were they seized, and where, or what was done out of disrespect? They have been held by you two by the tail — that is a great wonder to me."
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PdP 5 64.58
इति मातुर्वचः श्लक्ष्णं वीक्ष्यतां पुत्रकौ तदा । ऊचतुर्विनयश्रेष्ठौ महाबलसमन्वितौ
iti māturvacaḥ ślakṣṇaṃ vīkṣyatāṃ putrakau tadā | ūcaturvinayaśreṣṭhau mahābalasamanvitau
Thus regarding their mother's gentle words, the two dear sons, foremost in modesty and endowed with great strength, then said:
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PdP 5 64.59
मातः कश्चन भूपालो रामो दाशरथिर्बली । तेन मुक्तो हयः स्वर्णभालपत्रः सुशोभितः
mātaḥ kaścana bhūpālo rāmo dāśarathirbalī | tena mukto hayaḥ svarṇabhālapatraḥ suśobhitaḥ
"Mother, there is some king, Rāma the son of Daśaratha, a mighty one; by him a horse was released, splendid, with a golden plate on its forehead."
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PdP 5 64.60
तत्रैवं लिखितं मातरेकवीराप्रसूर्मम । ये क्षत्रियास्ते गृह्णन्तु नोचेत्पादतलार्चकाः
tatraivaṃ likhitaṃ mātarekavīrāprasūrmama | ye kṣatriyāste gṛhṇantu nocetpādatalārcakāḥ
"On it, mother, this was written: 'My mother bore but one hero. Let those who are kṣatriyas seize (this horse); if not, they are worshippers of the soles of my feet.'"
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PdP 5 64.61
तदा मया विचारो वै कृतः स्वांते पतिव्रते । भवती क्षत्रिया किं न वीरसूः किं न वा भवेत्
tadā mayā vicāro vai kṛtaḥ svāṃte pativrate | bhavatī kṣatriyā kiṃ na vīrasūḥ kiṃ na vā bhavet
"Then, O faithful wife, I made this reflection in my own mind: 'Is your ladyship not a kṣatriya woman? Or would she not be the bearer of a hero?'"
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PdP 5 64.62
धार्ष्ट्यं तद्वीक्ष्य भूपस्य गृहीतोऽश्वो मया बलात् । जितं कुशेन वीरेण सैन्यं तत्पातितं रणे
dhārṣṭyaṃ tadvīkṣya bhūpasya gṛhīto'śvo mayā balāt | jitaṃ kuśena vīreṇa sainyaṃ tatpātitaṃ raṇe
"Seeing that insolence of the king, the horse was seized by me by force; the army was conquered by the hero Kuśa and felled in battle."
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PdP 5 64.63
मुकुटोऽयं भूमिपतेर्जानीहि पतिदेवते । अयमप्यन्यवीरस्य पुष्कलस्य महात्मनः
mukuṭo'yaṃ bhūmipaterjānīhi patidevate | ayamapyanyavīrasya puṣkalasya mahātmanaḥ
"Know, O you who hold your husband as your god, that this crown is the king's; and this other one is of another hero, the great-souled Puṣkala."
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PdP 5 64.64
जानीहि मुकुटं त्वन्यं मणिमुक्ताविराजितम् । अश्वोऽयं मे मनोहारी कामयानो हि भूपतेः सैन्यजीवनंनाम चतुःषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
jānīhi mukuṭaṃ tvanyaṃ maṇimuktāvirājitam | aśvo'yaṃ me manohārī kāmayāno hi bhūpateḥ sainyajīvanaṃnāma catuḥṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ
"Know this other crown, resplendent with gems and pearls; and this horse of mine, stealing the heart, is indeed desired by the king." — Chapter sixty-four, called "The Reviving of the Army."
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PdP 5 64.65
आरोहणाय मद्भ्रातुर्जानीहि बलिनो वरे । इमौ कीशौ मया रंतुमानीतौ बलिनां वरौ
ārohaṇāya madbhrāturjānīhi balino vare | imau kīśau mayā raṃtumānītau balināṃ varau
"Know (this one) the best of the strong, for my brother to mount. These two monkeys, best of the strong, were brought by me for sport."
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PdP 5 64.66
कौतुकार्थं तवैवैतौ संग्रामे युद्धकारकौ । इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य जानकी पतिदेवता
kautukārthaṃ tavaivaitau saṃgrāme yuddhakārakau | iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya jānakī patidevatā
"These two, who make battle in war, are for your amusement alone." Having heard this speech, Jānakī, devoted to her husband,
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PdP 5 64.67
जगाद पुत्रौ तौ वीरौ मोचयेथां पुनः पुनः । सीतोवाच। युवाभ्यामनयः सृष्टो हृतो रामहयो महान्
jagāda putrau tau vīrau mocayethāṃ punaḥ punaḥ | sītovāca| yuvābhyāmanayaḥ sṛṣṭo hṛto rāmahayo mahān
said to those two heroic sons: "Release (them), again and again!" Sītā said: "By you two a wrong has been done: Rāma's great horse has been carried off.
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PdP 5 64.68
अनेके पातिता वीरा इमौ बद्धौ कपीश्वरौ । पितुस्तव हयो वीरो यागार्थं मोचितोऽमुना
aneke pātitā vīrā imau baddhau kapīśvarau | pitustava hayo vīro yāgārthaṃ mocito'munā
Many heroes have been struck down, and these two lords of monkeys bound. Your father's horse, a heroic one, was set loose by him for the sake of the sacrifice.
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PdP 5 64.69
तस्यापि हृतवंतौ किं वाजिनं मखसत्तमे । मुंचतं प्लवगावेतौ मुंचतं वाजिनां वरम्
tasyāpi hṛtavaṃtau kiṃ vājinaṃ makhasattame | muṃcataṃ plavagāvetau muṃcataṃ vājināṃ varam
Why then have you two seized his horse at that best of sacrifices? Release these two monkeys, release the best of horses.
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PdP 5 64.70
क्षाम्यतां भूपतेर्भ्राता शत्रुघ्नः परकोपनः । जनन्यास्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा ऊचतुस्तां बलान्वितौ
kṣāmyatāṃ bhūpaterbhrātā śatrughnaḥ parakopanaḥ | jananyāstadvacaḥ śrutvā ūcatustāṃ balānvitau
Let the king's brother Śatrughna, greatly wrathful, be appeased." Hearing that speech of their mother, the two strong ones said to her:
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PdP 5 64.71
क्षात्रधर्मेण तं भूपं जितवंतौ बलान्वितम् । नास्माकमनयोर्भावि क्षात्रधर्मेण युध्यताम्
kṣātradharmeṇa taṃ bhūpaṃ jitavaṃtau balānvitam | nāsmākamanayorbhāvi kṣātradharmeṇa yudhyatām
"By the law of the kṣatriyas we two have conquered that strong king. No (fault) will come to us two who fight according to kṣatriya law.
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PdP 5 64.72
वाल्मीकिना पुरा प्रोक्तमस्माकं पठतां पुरः
vālmīkinā purā proktamasmākaṃ paṭhatāṃ puraḥ
It was spoken long ago by Vālmīki in the presence of us who were reciting:
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PdP 5 64.73
कण्वस्याश्रमकेवाहं धृत्वा यागक्रियोचितम् । तस्मात्सुतः स्वपित्रापि युध्येद्भ्रात्रापि चानुजः
kaṇvasyāśramakevāhaṃ dhṛtvā yāgakriyocitam | tasmātsutaḥ svapitrāpi yudhyedbhrātrāpi cānujaḥ
"... in Kaṇva's hermitage, I, having taken up what is fitting for the performance of the sacrifice ..." Therefore a son may fight even with his own father, and a younger brother even with his brother,
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PdP 5 64.74
गुरुणा शिष्य एवापि तस्मान्नो पापसंभवः । त्वदाज्ञातो ऽधुना चावां दास्यावो हयमुत्तमम्
guruṇā śiṣya evāpi tasmānno pāpasaṃbhavaḥ | tvadājñāto 'dhunā cāvāṃ dāsyāvo hayamuttamam
and even a pupil with his teacher; therefore no sin arises for us. And now, commanded by you, we two shall hand over the excellent horse.
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PdP 5 64.75
मोक्ष्यावः कीशावेतौ हि करिष्यावो वचस्तव । इत्युक्त्वा मातरं वीरौ गतौ रणे कपीश्वरौ
mokṣyāvaḥ kīśāvetau hi kariṣyāvo vacastava | ityuktvā mātaraṃ vīrau gatau raṇe kapīśvarau
We shall release these two monkeys; we shall do as you say." Having said this to their mother, the two heroes went to the battlefield, where the monkey lords were.
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PdP 5 64.76
अमुंचतां हयं चापि हयमेधक्रियोचितम् । सीतादेवी स्वपुत्राभ्यां श्रुत्वा सैन्यं निपातितम्
amuṃcatāṃ hayaṃ cāpi hayamedhakriyocitam | sītādevī svaputrābhyāṃ śrutvā sainyaṃ nipātitam
And they released the horse, the one fit for the horse-sacrifice rite. Queen Sītā, having heard that the army had been struck down by her own two sons,
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PdP 5 64.77
श्रीरामं मनसा ध्यात्वा भानुमैक्षत साक्षिणम् । यद्यहं मनसा वाचा कर्मणा रघुनायकम्
śrīrāmaṃ manasā dhyātvā bhānumaikṣata sākṣiṇam | yadyahaṃ manasā vācā karmaṇā raghunāyakam
meditating on Śrī Rāma in her mind, looked at the sun as witness: "If I, in thought, word and deed, (serve) the lord of the Raghus,
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PdP 5 64.78
भजामि नान्यं मनसा तर्हि जीवेदयं नृपः । सैन्यं चापि महत्सर्वं यन्नाशितमिदं बलात्
bhajāmi nānyaṃ manasā tarhi jīvedayaṃ nṛpaḥ | sainyaṃ cāpi mahatsarvaṃ yannāśitamidaṃ balāt
and worship no other in my mind, then let this king live, and this whole great army too, which has been destroyed by force
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PdP 5 64.79
पुत्राभ्यां तत्तु जीवेत मत्सत्याज्जगतांपते । इति यावद्वचो ब्रूते जानकीपतिदेवता
putrābhyāṃ tattu jīveta matsatyājjagatāṃpate | iti yāvadvaco brūte jānakīpatidevatā
by my two sons — let it live, by my truth, O lord of the worlds!" Even as Jānakī, devoted to her husband, was speaking these words,
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PdP 5 64.80
तावद्बलं च तत्सर्वं जीवितं रणमूर्द्धनि
tāvadbalaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ jīvitaṃ raṇamūrddhani
that very moment that whole army came to life on the front of the battlefield.
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