Doha 46
प्रभु पद कमल सीस तिन्ह नाए। देखि सुभट रघुपति मन भाए॥ राम कृपा करि जुगल निहारे। भए बिगतश्रम परम सुखारे॥१॥
गए जानि अंगद हनुमाना। फिरे भालु मर्कट भट नाना॥ जातुधान प्रदोष बल पाई। धाए करि दससीस दोहाई॥२॥
निसिचर अनी देखि कपि फिरे। जहँ तहँ कटकटाइ भट भिरे॥ द्वौ दल प्रबल पचारि पचारी। लरत सुभट नहिं मानहिं हारी॥३॥
महाबीर निसिचर सब कारे। नाना बरन बलीमुख भारे॥ सबल जुगल दल समबल जोधा। कौतुक करत लरत करि क्रोधा॥४॥
प्राबिट सरद पयोद घनेरे। लरत मनहु मारुत के प्रेरे॥ अनिप अकंपन अरु अतिकाया। बिचलत सेन कीन्हि इन्ह माया॥५॥
भयउ निमिष महँ अति अँधिआरा। बृष्टि होइ रुधिरोपल छारा॥६॥
Meaning
They bowed their head at the lotus-feet of their Master, and Śrī Raghunātha was glad at heart to see the valiant warriors. Śrī Rāma graciously looked upon them both and presently their fatigue was gone and they became supremely happy. (1) On learning that Aṅgada and Hanumān had left, the numerous monkey and bear warriors retired from the field; while the demons, recovering their strength at nightfall, sallied forth, shouting victory for their ten-headed lord. (2) At the sight of the demon host the monkeys turned again and gnashing their teeth in fury the heroes closed with their opponents here and there. The two armies stood formidable; their heroes challenging one another all the time, came to a grim fight without giving in. (3) The demons were all great warriors and dark in complexion; while the monkeys were stupendous in size and of numerous colours. The two armies were equally strong and the warriors too equally matched; displaying their martial feats, they fought with fury, (4) and looked like masses of rainy and autumnal clouds driven against one another by a strong wind. The generals Akampana and Atikāya (sons of Rāvaṇa), when they perceived their troops losing ground, employed Māyā (illusive devices). (5) In an instant it grew pitch dark and there was a downpour of blood, stone and ashes. (6)
देखि निबिड़ तम दसहुँ दिसि कपिदल भयउ खभार। एकहि एक न देखई जहँ तहँ करहिं पुकार॥४६॥
Meaning
Seeing the dense darkness all around, the monkey host was thrown into disarray. They could not see one another and there was an outcry everywhere. (46)
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