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title: "Lanka Kand Doha 95"
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# Lanka Kand · Doha 95

Fierce fighting; Rāvaṇa’s swoon

**चौ०** 
> देखा श्रमित बिभीषनु भारी। धायउ हनूमान गिरि धारी॥  
> रथ तुरंग सारथी निपाता। हृदय माझ तेहि मारेसि लाता॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> ठाढ़ रहा अति कंपित गाता। गयउ बिभीषनु जहँ जनत्राता॥  
> पुनि रावन कपि हतेउ पचारी। चलेउ गगन कपि पूँछ पसारी॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> गहिसि पूँछ कपि सहित उड़ाना। पुनि फिरि भिरेउ प्रबल हनुमाना॥  
> लरत अकास जुगल सम जोधा। एकहि एकु हनत करि क्रोधा॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> सोहहिं नभ छल बल बहु करहीं। कज्जल गिरि सुमेरु जनु लरहीं॥  
> बुधि बल निसिचर परइ न पार्‌यो। तब मारुतसुत प्रभु संभार्‌यो॥४॥

Meaning: Perceiving Vibhīṣaṇa much exhausted, Hanumān rushed forward with a rock in his hand; crushing the chariot, the horses and the charioteer all at once, he gave Rāvaṇa a kick right on his chest. (1)

The demon, however, kept standing though shaking violently all over. Meanwhile Vibhīṣaṇa withdrew into the presence of Śrī Rāma, the Protector of His devotees. Rāvaṇa thereupon challenged and assailed Hanumān, who ascended in the air spreading his tail. (2)

Rāvaṇa laid hold of his tail, but Hanumān flew along with him. The mighty Hanumān then turned and closed with him. The two well-matched warriors fought overhead, each striking the other in great fury. (3)

Putting forth all their strength and stratagem while in the air, the two looked like a mountain of soot and Mount Sumeru contending with each other. When the demon could not be overthrown either through wit or valour, the son of the wind-god, Hanumān, invoked his lord. (4)

**छं०** 
> संभारि श्रीरघुबीर धीर पचारि कपि रावनु हन्यो।  
> महि परत पुनि उठि लरत देवन्ह जुगल कहुँ जय जय भन्यो॥  
> हनुमंत संकट देखि मर्कट भालु क्रोधातुर चले।  
> रन मत्त रावन सकल सुभट प्रचंड भुज बल दलमले॥

Meaning: Invoking Śrī Raghuvīra, the strong-minded Hanumān challenged and struck Rāvaṇa. The two fell to the ground and rising again resumed fighting. The gods shouted ‘Victory’ to both. Seeing Hanumān in such a strait, the monkeys and bears sallied forth in furious haste; while Rāvaṇa, who was battle-mad, crushed all the heroes by the tremendous might of his arm.

**दो०** 
> तब रघुबीर पचारे धाए कीस प्रचंड।  
> कपि बल प्रबल देखि तेहिं कीन्ह प्रगट पाषंड॥९५॥

Meaning: Then, rallied by Śrī Raghuvīra, the fierce monkeys rushed forward. Seeing the overwhelming monkey host, Rāvaṇa, however, displayed his Māyā i.e. power to create illusions. (95)

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