Doha 91
कहि दुर्बचन क्रुद्ध दसकंधर। कुलिस समान लाग छाँड़ै सर॥ नानाकार सिलीमुख धाए। दिसि अरु बिदिसि गगन महि छाए॥१॥
पावक सर छाँड़ेउ रघुबीरा। छन महुँ जरे निसाचर तीरा॥ छाड़िसि तीब्र सक्ति खिसिआई। बान संग प्रभु फेरि चलाई॥२॥
कोटिन्ह चक्र त्रिसूल पबारै। बिनु प्रयास प्रभु काटि निवारै॥ निफल होहिं रावन सर कैसें। खल के सकल मनोरथ जैसें॥३॥
तब सत बान सारथी मारेसि। परेउ भूमि जय राम पुकारेसि॥ राम कृपा करि सूत उठावा। तब प्रभु परम क्रोध कहुँ पावा॥४॥
Meaning
Having uttered these taunting words Rāvaṇa furiously began to discharge arrows like so many thunderbolts. Shafts of various designs flew and filled all the quarters, nay, every corner of the earth and heavens. (1) Śrī Raghuvīra let fly a fiery dart, and in a moment the demon’s shafts were all consumed. Rāvaṇa ground his teeth out of frustration and hurled a fierce lance; but the Lord sent it back along with His arrow. (2) The demon then cast a cloud of discs and tridents; but the Lord frustrated them by tearing them asunder without any exertion. Rāvaṇa’s arrows proved as futile as the schemes of the wicked invariably are. (3) Then with a hundred arrows he struck Śrī Rāma’s charioteer (Mātali), who fell to the ground shouting “Victory to Śrī Rāma!” Śrī Rāma compassionately lifted up the charioteer; the Lord was now stirred up with a terrible fury. (4)
भए क्रुद्ध जुद्ध बिरुद्ध रघुपति त्रोन सायक कसमसे। कोदंड धुनि अति चंड सुनि मनुजाद सब मारुत ग्रसे॥ मंदोदरी उर कंप कंपति कमठ भू भूधर त्रसे। चिक्करहिं दिग्गज दसन गहि महि देखि कौतुक सुर हँसे॥
Meaning
When Śrī Raghunātha encountered the enemy on the battle-field, full of rage, the arrows in His quiver vied with one another in their endeavour to shoot forth. The man-eating demons were all seized with terror at the sound of the most awful twang of His bow. Mandodarī’s heart quaked; the ocean, the Tortoise supporting the globe, the earth and the mountains trembled; and the elephants guarding the quarters squealed, and clutched the globe with their tusks. The gods smiled at this amusing sight.
तानेउ चाप श्रवन लगि छाँड़े बिसिख कराल। राम मारगन गन चले लहलहात जनु ब्याल॥९१॥
Meaning
Śrī Rāma drew the bow-string right up to His ear and let fly His terrible darts, which sped forth vibrating like so many serpents. (91)
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