Doha 54
घायल बीर बिराजहिं कैसे। कुसुमित किंसुक के तरु जैसे॥ लछिमन मेघनाद द्वौ जोधा। भिरहिं परसपर करि अति क्रोधा॥१॥
एकहि एक सकइ नहिं जीती। निसिचर छल बल करइ अनीती॥ क्रोधवंत तब भयउ अनंता। भंजेउ रथ सारथी तुरंता॥२॥
नाना बिधि प्रहार कर सेषा। राच्छस भयउ प्रान अवसेषा॥ रावन सुत निज मन अनुमाना। संकठ भयउ हरिहि मम प्राना॥३॥
बीरघातिनी छाड़िसि साँगी। तेजपुंज लछिमन उर लागी॥ मुरुछा भई सक्ति के लागें। तब चलि गयउ निकट भय त्यागें॥४॥
Meaning
The wounded warriors shone like so many Kiṁśuka* trees in flower. The two heroes, Lakṣmaṇa and Meghanāda, grappled with each other in mounting fury. (1) * A Kiṁśuka tree bears crimson flowers; hence the wounded parts of the warriors have been compared with the flowers of a Kiṁśuka tree. Neither could get the better of the other. The demon, however, resorted to wily tricks and unfair means. Lakṣmaṇa, who was no other than Ananta (the serpent-god Śeṣa, whose wrath brings about the dissolution of the universe), then waxed furious and in a trice smashed the chariot and tore its driver to pieces. (2) Śeṣa (Lakṣmaṇa) smote him in so many ways that the demon Meghanāda was all but dead. The son of Rāvaṇa, Meghanāda, thought within himself that he was in dire straits and the enemy would surely take his life. (3) He threw a javelin which was notorious for killing warriors and was glowing like fire; and lo! it struck Lakṣmaṇa in the breast. The blow was so smart that the prince swooned and Meghanāda now went near him shedding all fear. (4)
मेघनाद सम कोटि सत जोधा रहे उठाइ। जगदाधार सेष किमि उठै चले खिसिआइ॥५४॥
Meaning
A vast number of heroes as powerful as Meghanāda strove to lift him; but how could Śeṣa, the support of the entire globe, be thus lifted? Hence they returned smarting with shame. (54)
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