Doha 98
Dialogue between Sītā and Trijaṭā
सिर भुज बाढ़ि देखि रिपु केरी। भालु कपिन्ह रिस भई घनेरी॥ मरत न मूढ़ कटेहुँ भुज सीसा। धाए कोपि भालु भट कीसा॥१॥
बालितनय मारुति नल नीला। बानरराज दुबिद बलसीला॥ बिटप महीधर करहिं प्रहारा। सोइ गिरि तरु गहि कपिन्ह सो मारा॥२॥
एक नखन्हि रिपु बपुष बिदारी। भागि चलहिं एक लातन्ह मारी॥ तब नल नील सिरन्हि चढ़ि गयऊ। नखन्हि लिलार बिदारत भयऊ॥३॥
रुधिर देखि बिषाद उर भारी। तिन्हहि धरन कहुँ भुजा पसारी॥ गहे न जाहिं करन्हि पर फिरहीं। जनु जुग मधुप कमल बन चरहीं॥४॥
कोपि कूदि द्वौ धरेसि बहोरी। महि पटकत भजे भुजा मरोरी॥ पुनि सकोप दस धनु कर लीन्हे। सरन्हि मारि घायल कपि कीन्हे॥५॥
हनुमदादि मुरुछित करि बंदर। पाइ प्रदोष हरष दसकंधर॥ मुरुछित देखि सकल कपि बीरा। जामवंत धायउ रनधीरा॥६॥
संग भालु भूधर तरु धारी। मारन लगे पचारि पचारी॥ भयउ क्रुद्ध रावन बलवाना। गहि पद महि पटकइ भट नाना॥७॥
देखि भालुपति निज दल घाता। कोपि माझ उर मारेसि लाता॥८॥
Meaning
The bears and monkeys grew furious when they saw the repeated renewal of Rāvaṇa’s heads and arms. “This fool does not die even though his arms and heads are cut off!” So saying, the bear and monkey warriors darted towards him in great fury. (1) Bāli’s son, Aṅgada, the son of the wind-god, Hanumān, Nala, Nīla, Sugrīva, the king of the monkeys, and Dwivida, all mighty heroes, hurled trees and rocks on him. Rāvaṇa, however, caught them and threw the same back upon the monkeys. (2) Some of the monkeys tore the enemy’s body with their claws, while others would kick him and run away. Then Nala and Nīla climbed up his heads and set to tearing his foreheads with their claws. (3) When he saw blood coming, he felt much troubled at heart and moved up his arms to catch hold of them. But they were not to be caught as they leapt from one head to another like a pair of bees hovering over a bed of lotuses. (4) At last with a furious bound he clutched them both; but before he could dash them to the ground, they twisted his arms and ran away. Again, in his fury he took ten bows in his hands and with his arrows struck and wounded the monkeys. (5) Having rendered Hanumān and other monkey—chiefs unconscious, Rāvaṇa rejoiced to see the approach of night. Seeing all the monkey heroes in a swoon, the valiant Jāmbavān rushed forward, (6) with a host of bears carrying rocks and trees, which they hurled upon Rāvaṇa, challenging him again and again. This enraged the mighty Rāvaṇa, who seized a number of the warriors by the foot and began dashing them to the ground. (7) Jāmbavān (the king of the bears) flew into a rage when he saw the havoc being wrought on his host, and gave Rāvaṇa a kick on the chest. (8)
उर लात घात प्रचंड लागत बिकल रथ ते महि परा। गहि भालु बीसहुँ कर मनहुँ कमलन्हि बसे निसि मधुकरा॥ मुरुछित बिलोकि बहोरि पद हति भालुपति प्रभु पहिं गयो। निसि जानि स्यंदन घालि तेहि तब सूत जतनु करत भयो॥
Meaning
The severe impact of the kick on his chest made Rāvaṇa dizzy and he fell from his chariot to the ground, grasping a bear in each of his twenty hands, like bees reposing by night in the folds of the lotus. Seeing him unconscious, the king of the bears struck him with his foot once more and rejoined the Lord. Perceiving that it was night, the charioteer lifted him on to his chariot and then tried to bring him back to his senses.
मुरुछा बिगत भालु कपि सब आए प्रभु पास। निसिचर सकल रावनहि घेरि रहे अति त्रास॥९८॥
Meaning
On recovering from their swoon, the bears and monkeys all arrived in the presence of the Lord, while all the demons stood round Rāvaṇa in great consternation. (98) [PAUSE 26 FOR A THIRTY-DAY RECITATION]
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