Paumacariya 59
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Learning that Hasta and Prahasta had been killed in battle, many warriors of Rāvaṇa, / overcome with anger, arose there, heroic in war:
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Siṁhakaṭi, Mānin, Svayambhu, Śuka, Sāraṇa, and Śambhu, / Candra, likewise Arka, Gaja, and the one named Bībhatsa,
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the warrior Jara, Arka, Makara, and the one named Vajrākṣa— / these and others, profound, were armored and enthusiastic with the thrill of battle.
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In chariots yoked with lions, with swords, spears, and javelins in their hands, / these night-wanderers were seen descending by the Vānara warriors.
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Madanāṅkura, Saṃtāpa, Ākrośa, Ānandana, likewise Harita, / Nabhapuṣpa, Utthāvaghra, these and Priyaṃkara and the others [advanced].
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A terrible single combat took place between the noble warriors, / such that with their weapons the vault of the sky suddenly became as if ablaze.
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Saṁtāva came face to face with Mārīca at the battle-front, / and the mighty one named Vighna struck Sīhakaḍī.
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Between Akkōsa and Sāraṇa, and between Suya and Sāraṇa, there was an intense fight, / producing an array of flame-sparks through the clash of swords, gold maces, discs, and javelins.
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Saṁtāva was slain by the warrior Mārīca; and Jara by Nandaṇa; / and Vighna of immense renown struck Sīhakaḍī.
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When their wives heard that these warriors had been slain in battle, / while they were weeping pitiably, the sun set.
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At sunrise the feudatories of both armies rose up once again, / armored, wearing their insignia, taking up weapons, missiles, and shields.
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Vajrakṣa, Kṣapitāri, Mayūradamana, Vidhi, and Śambhu, / as well as Svayambhū, Candaka, and Vajrāyudha,
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were summoned in the vanguard of battle: Kṣapitāri suddenly by the warrior Krodha, / and then Mayūradamana was challenged by Bāhubali.
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Śārdūla was slain by Vajrāyudha with the blow of a heavy spear; / and with fury Kṣapitāri and Śambhu struck down Viśāla.
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Vijaya, struck by a mace, met death at the hands of Svayambhū; / thus were other warriors also slain by the night-stalkers.
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Seeing the army of the Vānaras sinking in battle, / the son of Pavana himself arose, mounted on a noble chariot.
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Seeing Hanumat advancing into battle, the frightened Rākṣasas said: / "Today this one will make many women widows!"
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Mālin, the best of Rākṣasas, advanced face-to-face against Hanumat, / releasing showers of arrows like a cloud discharging streams of water.
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Cutting down that mass of arrows in an instant with sharp crescent-tipped arrows, / Hanumat broke king Mālin, like a lion breaking a lordly elephant.
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The son of Pavana, pressing forward, was suddenly blocked by Vajrodara; / his banner, parasol, and armor cut down, he too was quickly rendered chariotless.
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Climbing onto another chariot, fighting with spears, javelins, and arrows, / that Vajrodara too was slain at the battle-front by Hanumat.
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Seeing him dead, the son of the lord of Laṅkā, / named Jambumālī, became enraged and challenged the son of Pavana.
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As soon as he stood forth, the son of Rāvaṇa, with a crescent arrow, / severed Hanumat's gold-staffed banner bearing the Vānara emblem.
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Cutting his too, Hanumat instantly severed his excellent bow, / and shredded his armor as if it were an old cloth.
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Enraged, Jambumālī bound on another suit of armor, / and struck Hanumat with arrows that gleamed like blue water-lilies upon his body.
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Then the son of Pavana released a hundred and sixty lions, / their mouths fierce with fangs, tongues lolling, and eyes blazing.
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When that army of elephants, horses, and foot-soldiers was shattered by the lions / and turned away from the battle, Mahodara became enraged.
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While the fight between Hanumat and Mahodara was underway, / all the lions were restrained by the night-stalkers.
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Having subdued the lions, the Rākṣasas rose up on all sides; / enraged, they hurled a mass of weapons down upon Hanumat.
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Those heaps of weapons hurled against Hanumat by the Rākṣasa warriors / caused no distress to his mind, just as insults [cause none] to a śramaṇa.
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Seeing him surrounded by the night-stalkers, the great monkey-bannered champions, / mounted on elephants and horses, rose up with their weapons ready in hand:
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Priyaṃkara, Suṣeṇa, Nala, Nīla, and Virādhita, / Saṁtāva, Sīhakaḍī, Ravijyotis, and the warrior Atibala;
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the sons of Jambūnada and others, in chariots yoked to elephants, horses, and lions, / began fighting to protect Hanumat from the enemy army.
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Struck by merciless blows by the Vānara warriors, the Rākṣasa army / broke, like the mind of an unsettled monk [broken] by afflictions.
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Seeing his own army breaking before the Vānaras, Bhānukarṇa, / enraged, trident in hand, faced the enemy warriors.
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Seeing that hero coming, blazing with the luster of battle-spears, / warriors such as Suṣeṇa took their stand facing him:
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namely Candraraśmi, Candrābha, Yaśaḥkānta, / Rativardhana, Aṅga, Sammeda, and Aṅgada,
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Kunta, Balin, Turaṅga, Candra, Śaśimaṇḍala, Susāra, / Ratnajaṭin, Jayanāma, Velakkha, and Vīravasanta;
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these and many other warriors, accompanied by mighty shouts, / fought Bhānukarṇa with blows of barbed spears, arrows, and fish-tailed blades.
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Then all those Vānara warriors, by the enraged son of Ratnaśravas, / were paralyzed by the perception-obscuring spell.
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With their eyes rolling in sleep, deeply stupefied and loosened, / the choice weapons fell from their hands.
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Seeing his own warriors completely overcome by sleep, Sugrīva / quickly released the awakening spell for their sake.
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Then, having awakened, Hanumat and the others, filled with competitive zeal, / began to fight even more fiercely against him.
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Seeing his banner and armor cut down, his parasol shattered, / and his excellent chariots and horses crushed, the Ten-faced one wished to fight himself.
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As his father was eager to fight, prince Indrajit entreated him: / "Father, while I am here, it is not fitting for you to enter battle!
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This very vast host of the Vānaras, dense with a pride of charging elephants, / you will see breaking in a short while!"
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Bowing his head to his father, prince Indrajit, / armored and mail-clad, mounted the elephant Trailokyamaṇḍana.
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That army of noble monkeys, with its diverse elephants, horses, and foot-soldiers, / seemed completely swallowed up as soon as the hero stepped forth.
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With arrows drawn to the ear and shot by dexterous hands, / that entire army of Vānaras was covered as if by a cloud.
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Seeing his own army struck down, slain, and routed, Sugrīva, / accompanied by Bhāmaṇḍala and surrounded by champions, advanced.
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Horses clashed with horses, lordly elephants with elephants; / engaged in their master's cause, warriors fought against warriors.
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Then the king of Kiṣkindhī was addressed by the enraged Indrajit: / "Leaving the lord of Laṅkā, why do you serve a ground-dweller?
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"Today I shall swiftly sever this head of yours with a crescent-shaped arrow! / Let your lord's brother-in-law protect you now, O lowest of Vānaras!"
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Then the lord of the Vānaras said, "What use are many boastful words to you, warrior? / Today I shall break your pride, there is no doubt about this!"
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As soon as he had spoken thus, having twanged his bow, the enraged son of the Ten-necked one / loosed a shower of arrows at the lord of Kiṣkindhī.
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He too, with his hand skilled in strength, in order to protect his own troops, / cut down those incoming arrows with shafts drawn back to the ear.
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Then Bhāmaṇḍala was challenged in battle by Meghavāhana; / while entering, Vajranakha was also checked by Virādhita.
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Vajranakha was struck with a discus by the enraged Virādhita; / he too struck him upon the chest with the blow of a discus.
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The lord of the Vānaras was rendered weaponless by the son of the lord of Laṅkā; / he too, taking up a club, made it crowded with hundreds of weapons.
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Descending from his elephant, the son of Mandodarī mounted a chariot; / he discharged the Vāruṇa weapon, producing the rumbling sound of fresh storm clouds.
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Seeing his entire army plunged into darkness, the lord of the Vānaras / swiftly dispelled that Vāruṇa weapon with a Vāyavya weapon.
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Ghanavāhana also hurled the Āgneya weapon at the son of Janaka; / King Bhāmaṇḍala here dispelled it with the Vāruṇa weapon.
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The son of Mandodarī, in order to deprive Bhāmaṇḍala of battle, / dispatched the Tāmasa weapon, which possessed the dark luster of dense collyrium.
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The champions could see neither the surface of the earth nor the sky, neither themselves nor others; / their actions vanished, their eyes were blinded.
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Then Bhāmaṇḍala was bound exceedingly tightly by Ghanavāhana / with serpent nooses, blazing with fumes of emitted venom.
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The lord of the Vānaras also, swiftly bound tightly with serpent nooses, / was hurled to the ground by the eldest son of Rāvaṇa.
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Having seen both kings bound in serpent nooses, / Vibhīṣaṇa spoke to Padma and Lakṣmaṇa: "Listen!
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Now look at Indrajit: the sky has been veiled by a clash of arrows, / and Bhāmaṇḍala and Sugrīva have indeed been bound with serpent nooses!
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With the lord of the Vānaras bound and Bhāmaṇḍala defeated, here for us / gathered together in a mass, death will occur, there is no doubt.
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O greatly famous one! These two great men were the leaders of our army; / the army of the Vidyādharas and Vānaras has truly become leaderless!
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His umbrella and standard torn down, having crushed his excellent chariot swiftly, / the son of the Wind was seized in a slumber by Bhānukarṇa.
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Before the night-wanderers carry off these two, / Bhāmaṇḍala and the lord of the Vānaras lying on the ground, go and prevent them!"
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While Rāghava, agitated, was still addressing the son of Sumitrā, / prince Aṅgada engaged Bhānukarṇa in battle.
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A fight went on between the two of them with heaps of weapons striking down; / meanwhile Māruti quickly escaped from the arm-noose.
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Hanumat and Aṅgada mounted upon the crests of excellent celestial cars; / Lakṣmaṇa and Vibhīṣaṇa also cheered their own army.
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In the meantime, Vibhīṣaṇa arrived eager for battle with Indrajit; / seeing him, the prince reflected thus in his heart:
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"What difference is there between my father and him? If my father should grieve, / then by slaying a father, untarnished fame is not gained in the world.
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Bhāmaṇḍala and Sugrīva are bound in terrible serpent nooses; / they will surely die: our retreat is appropriate."
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Having reflected thus, both men withdrew from the battle; / the sons of Rāvaṇa were seen with their full army by the bearer of Lakṣmī.
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Then the son of Sumitrā began to speak: "Hear, O lord, my words! / Bhāmaṇḍala and Sugrīva are bound with terrible serpent nooses!
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Behold, these are being carried toward their own city by the sons of Rāvaṇa! / Without them, how can we conquer the Ten-faced one, anyone of them?"
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Then, through the rise of merit, Rāma remembered and spoke to Lakṣmaṇa: / "Recall quickly the boon that was attained then during the affliction!"
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Remembered by Lakṣmaṇa, the deity of vast vision straightaway / approached Rāma's presence, having known it through the scope of clairvoyance.
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Delighted, he gave Padma the lore named Siṁhavāhinī, / and the Garuḍā lore, accompanied by its retinue, was offered to the abode of Lakṣmī.
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He gave two chariots filled with divine, immaculate weapons, / Āgneya, Vāruṇa, and other supreme weapons of the gods.
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The excellent god gave to Lakṣmaṇa an elephant […] / and presented to Padma a divine plough and pestle.
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The two sons of Daśaratha, who had performed good deeds, attained supreme majesty; / the god too, delighted, gradually went to his own abode.
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Through good deeds in another life, men become heroes, / rich with many jewels, enjoyers of pleasures, handsome; / they obtain fame when surrounded by host of enemy warriors— / those who, with pure and bright minds, practice dharma.
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Thus ends the fifty-ninth chapter of the Paümacariya, entitled 'The Manifestation of the Lores'.
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