Doha 81
Encounter between Lakṣmaṇa and Rāvaṇa
सुर ब्रह्मादि सिद्ध मुनि नाना। देखत रन नभ चढ़े बिमाना॥ हमहू उमा रहे तेहिं संगा। देखत राम चरित रन रंगा॥ १ ॥
सुभट समर रस दुहु दिसि माते। कपि जयसील राम बल ताते॥ एक एक सन भिरहिं पचारहिं। एकन्ह एक मर्दि महि पारहिं॥२॥
मारहिं काटहिं धरहिं पछारहिं। सीस तोरि सीसन्ह सन मारहिं॥ उदर बिदारहिं भुजा उपारहिं। गहि पद अवनि पटकि भट डारहिं॥३॥
निसिचर भट महि गाड़हिं भालू। ऊपर ढारि देहिं बहु बालू॥ बीर बलीमुख जुद्ध बिरुद्धे। देखिअत बिपुल काल जनु क्रुद्धे॥४॥
Meaning
Brahmā and the other gods, as well as a number of Siddhas and sages mounted their aerial cars and watched the combat from the heavens. I, too, Umā (continues Lord Śiva,) happened to be in that company and witnessed Śrī Rāma’s exploits replete with martial zeal. (1) The warriors of both sides were maddened with passion for war; the monkeys, however, led the field through the might of Śrī Rāma. With shouts of defiance they closed in single combat, each crushing his adversary and throwing him to the ground. (2) They smote the enemy, hacked him to pieces, clutched him and dashed him to the ground; nay, they tore his head off and pelted another (demon-warrior) with the same (cut-off head). They ripped up bellies, plucked up arms and seizing the opponent by the foot, dashed him to the ground. (3) The bears buried the demon warriors underground and piled over them large heaps of sand. The gallant monkeys on the battle-field looked like so many infuriated forms of Death as they desperately fought against the enemy. (4)
क्रुद्धे कृतांत समान कपि तन स्रवत सोनित राजहीं। मर्दहिं निसाचर कटक भट बलवंत घन जिमि गाजहीं॥ मारहिं चपेटन्हि डाटि दातन्ह काटि लातन्ह मीजहीं। चिक्करहिं मर्कट भालु छल बल करहिं जेहिं खल छीजहीं॥१॥
धरि गाल फारहिं उर बिदारहिं गल अँतावरि मेलहीं। प्रह्लादपति जनु बिबिध तनु धरि समर अंगन खेलहीं॥ धरु मारु काटु पछारु घोर गिरा गगन महि भरि रही। जय राम जो तृन ते कुलिस कर कुलिस ते कर तृन सही॥२॥
Meaning
Their bodies streaming with blood, the powerful monkey-warriors looked like the god of death in fury. Crushing the warriors of the demon host they roared like thunder-clouds. They slapped and browbeat their opponents, bit them and trampled them under foot. The monkeys and bears sent out a shrill cry and employed every stratagem to annihilate the demon host. (1) They seized and tore open the cheeks, ripped up the bellies and hung the entrails round their necks, as though the lord of Prahlāda (Bhagavān Narasiṁha) had assumed multiplicity of forms and sported on the field of death. The savage cries of “Seize, smite, cut to pieces and knock down!” filled both heaven and earth. Glory to Śrī Rāma, who can actually convert a blade of grass into a thunderbolt and vice versa. (2)
निज दल बिचलत देखेसि बीस भुजाँ दस चाप। रथ चढ़ि चलेउ दसानन फिरहु फिरहु करि दाप॥८१॥
Meaning
When the ten-headed Rāvaṇa saw his troops breaking, he mounted his chariot and drawing ten bows in his twenty arms turned round, shouting in great fury “Turn back, turn back.” (81)
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