Doha 92
Rāvaṇa hurls a lance at Vibhīṣaṇa : Śrī Rāma puts Vibhīṣaṇa behind Him and exposes Himself to its full force; encounter between Vibhīṣaṇa and Rāvaṇa
चले बान सपच्छ जनु उरगा। प्रथमहिं हतेउ सारथी तुरगा॥ रथ बिभंजि हति केतु पताका। गर्जा अति अंतर बल थाका॥१॥
तुरत आन रथ चढ़ि खिसिआना। अस्त्र सस्त्र छाँड़ेसि बिधि नाना॥ बिफल होहिं सब उद्यम ताके। जिमि परद्रोह निरत मनसा के॥२॥
तब रावन दस सूल चलावा। बाजि चारि महि मारि गिरावा॥ तुरग उठाइ कोपि रघुनायक। खैंचि सरासन छाँड़े सायक॥३॥
रावन सिर सरोज बनचारी। चलि रघुबीर सिलीमुख धारी॥ दस दस बान भाल दस मारे। निसरि गए चले रुधिर पनारे॥४॥
स्रवत रुधिर धायउ बलवाना। प्रभु पुनि कृत धनु सर संधाना॥ तीस तीर रघुबीर पबारे। भुजन्हि समेत सीस महि पारे॥५॥
काटतहीं पुनि भए नबीने। राम बहोरि भुजा सिर छीने॥ प्रभु बहु बार बाहु सिर हए। कटत झटिति पुनि नूतन भए॥६॥
पुनि पुनि प्रभु काटत भुज सीसा। अति कौतुकी कोसलाधीसा॥ रहे छाइ नभ सिर अरु बाहू। मानहुँ अमित केतु अरु राहू॥७॥
Meaning
The arrows flew like winged serpents. At the first onset they killed Rāvaṇa’s charioteer and horses; then, smashing the chariot, they tore off his ensign and flags. Even though his strength had inwardly failed him, he roared aloud. (1) And immediately mounting another car, ground his teeth and hurled missiles and other weapons of every description. All his efforts, however, failed like those of a man whose mind is ever intent on harming others. (2) Then Rāvaṇa hurled forth ten pikes, which struck the four horses of Śrī Rāma’s chariot and overthrew them. The Lord raised His horses and, drawing the bow-string, let fly His darts in great fury. (3) The arrows of Śrī Rāma sped forth like a string of bees* to enter Rāvaṇa’s heads, as though they were a bed of lotuses. Śrī Rāma struck each of his brows with ten arrows, which pierced through them; and blood gushed forth in torrents. (4) * The word ‘Śilīmukha’ in the original bears a double meaning. It denotes both an arrow and a bee. Hence the sentence has been translated as above. Though bleeding profusely, the mighty demon rushed forward; the Lord once more put arrows to His bow; Śrī Raghuvīra discharged thirty shafts, which shot down his heads and arms to the ground. (5) But they grew afresh as soon as they were severed; Śrī Rāma, however, struck off his heads and arms once more. Time after time the Lord smote off his arms and heads, but they were renewed as soon as they were blown off. (6) Again and again the Lord cut off his arms and heads; for the King of Kosala Śrī Rāma takes delight in playful activities. The sky was full of heads and arms like an infinite number of Ketus and Rāhus. (7)
जनु राहु केतु अनेक नभ पथ स्रवत सोनित धावहीं। रघुबीर तीर प्रचंड लागहिं भूमि गिरन न पावहीं॥ एक एक सर सिर निकर छेदे नभ उड़त इमि सोहहीं। जनु कोपि दिनकर कर निकर जहँ तहँ बिधुंतुद पोहहीं॥
Meaning
It seemed as though multitudes of Rāhus and Ketus were rushing through the air, streaming with blood; hit by the terrible shafts of Śrī Raghuvīra again and again, they could not fall to the ground. The arrows, as they flew through the air, each transfixing myriad of heads, seemed like so many rays of the angry sun, each stringing all over a number of Rāhus.
जिमि जिमि प्रभु हर तासु सिर तिमि तिमि होहिं अपार। सेवत बिषय बिबर्ध जिमि नित नित नूतन मार॥९२॥
Meaning
As quickly as the Lord struck off his heads, they instantly got renewed again and yet again and became innumerable like the passions of a man, which grow ever more and more even as he enjoys the pleasures of sense. (92)
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