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title: "Uttara Kanda, Sarga 15"
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# Uttara Kanda, Sarga 15

> ततस्ताँल्लक्ष्य वित्रस्तान् यक्षेन्द्रांश्च सहस्रशः।  
> धनाध्यक्षो महायक्षं माणिभद्रमथाब्रवीत्॥ १॥  
> रावणं जहि यक्षेन्द्र दुर्वृत्तं पापचेतसम्।  
> शरणं भव वीराणां यक्षाणां युद्धशालिनाम्॥ २॥  
> एवमुक्तो महाबाहुर्माणिभद्रः सुदुर्जयः।  
> वृतो यक्षसहस्रैस्तु चतुर्भिः समयोधयत्॥ ३॥  
> ते गदामुसलप्रासैः शक्तितोमरमुद्गरैः।  
> अभिघ्नन्तस्तदा यक्षा राक्षसान् समुपाद्रवन्॥ ४॥  
> कुर्वन्तस्तुमुलं युद्धं चरन्तः श्येनवल्लघु।  
> बाढं प्रयच्छ नेच्छामि दीयतामिति भाषिणः॥ ५॥  
> ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वा ऋषयो ब्रह्मवादिनः।  
> दृष्ट्वा तत् तुमुलं युद्धं परं विस्मयमागमन्॥ ६॥

Then the gods, Gandharvas and Ṛṣis who were exponents of the Vedas, were greatly surprised to witness that fierce fight. (6)

> यक्षाणां तु प्रहस्तेन सहस्रं निहतं रणे।  
> महोदरेण चानिन्द्यं सहस्रमपरं हतम्॥ ७॥

Prahasta on his part killed in the battle a thousand Yakṣas and Mahodara killed another thousand who were irreproachable heroes. (7)

> क्रुद्धेन च तदा राजन् मारीचेन युयुत्सुना।  
> निमेषान्तरमात्रेण द्वे सहस्रे निपातिते॥ ८॥

O king, by the enraged Mārīca, eager for battle, two thousand more Yakṣas were killed in the twinkling of an eye. (8)

> क्व च यक्षार्जवं युद्धं क्व च मायाबलाश्रयम्।  
> रक्षसां पुरुषव्याघ्र तेन तेऽभ्यधिका युधि॥ ९॥

Altogether incomparable, O tiger among men, were the straight warfare of the Yakṣas and the deceitful warfare of the Rākṣasas. Hence the Rākṣasas had the upper hand in conflict. (9)

> धूम्राक्षेण समागम्य माणिभद्रो महारणे।  
> मुसलेनोरसि क्रोधात् ताडितो न च कम्पितः॥ १०॥

Closing with Dhūmrākṣa in the great struggle, Māṇibhadra was furiously struck in the breast with a pestle by the former, but he did not budge. (10)

> ततो गदां समाविध्य माणिभद्रेण राक्षसः।  
> धूम्राक्षस्ताडितो मूर्ध्नि विह्वलः स पपात ह॥ ११॥

Then Māṇibhadra whirled his club and struck the Rākṣasa, Dhūmrākṣa, on the head; he fell down confused. (11)

> धूम्राक्षं ताडितं दृष्ट्वा पतितं शोणितोक्षितम्।  
> अभ्यधावत संग्रामे माणिभद्रं दशाननः॥ १२॥

Seeing Dhūmrākṣa struck and fallen bathed in blood, Daśānana rushed towards Māṇibhadra in the battle. (12)

> संक्रुद्धमभिधावन्तं माणिभद्रो दशाननम्।  
> शक्तिभिस्ताडयामास तिसृभिर्यक्षपुङ्गवः॥ १३॥

Seeing the enraged Daśānana rushing towards him, Māṇibhadra, the best of Yakṣas, struck him with three javelins. (13)

> ताडितो माणिभद्रस्य मुकुटे प्राहरद् रणे।  
> तस्य तेन प्रहारेण मुकुटं पार्श्वमागतम्॥ १४॥

When struck on the field of battle Rāvaṇa dealt a blow at Māṇibhadra’s diadem; as a result of that blow of Rāvaṇa, Māṇibhadra’s diadem turned to one side. (14)

> ततः प्रभृति यक्षोऽसौ पार्श्वमौलिरभूत् किल।  
> तस्मिंस्तु विमुखीभूते माणिभद्रे महात्मनि।  
> संनादः सुमहान् राजंस्तस्मिन् शैले व्यवर्धत॥ १५॥

From that day onward Māṇibhadra, the Yakṣa, came to be known as Pārśwamauli (one whose diadem has turned to one side). When the colossal Māṇibhadra turned his face away (from the battlefield), there arose, O king, a great clamour of the Rākṣasas on that hill. (15)

> ततो दूरात् प्रददृशे धनाध्यक्षो गदाधरः।  
> शुक्रप्रौष्ठपदाभ्यां च पद्मशङ्खसमावृतः॥ १६॥

There came to view from afar the lord of wealth, who was holding a club and was accompanied by Śukra and Prauṣṭhapada, his two ministers, and by the deities presiding over two of his treasures, Padma and Śaṅkha. (16)

> स दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं संख्ये शापाद् विभ्रष्टगौरवम्।  
> उवाच वचनं धीमान् युक्तं पैतामहे कुले॥ १७॥

Seeing on the battlefield his brother (Rāvaṇa) who had lost his sense of respect (for elders) by reason of the curse, that wise man tendered the following advice worthy of the House of Brahmā (the grandfather of the universe): (17)

> यन्मया वार्यमाणस्त्वं नावगच्छसि दुर्मतेः।  
> पश्चादस्य फलं प्राप्य ज्ञास्यसे निरयं गतः॥ १८॥

“O fool, though being warned by me, you do not listen; you will, however, come to your senses later when, as a result of your misdeeds, you go to hell. (18)

> यो हि मोहाद् विषं पीत्वा नावगच्छति दुर्मतिः।  
> स तस्य परिणामान्ते जानीते कर्मणः फलम्॥ १९॥

“The fool who, out of delusion, drinks poison and does not recognize it as such, will come to know the result of that action when he reaps its fruit. (19)

> दैवतानि न नन्दन्ति धर्मयुक्तेन केनचित्।  
> येन त्वमीदृशं भावं नीतस्तच्च न बुद्ध्यसे॥ २०॥

“The gods will not be pleased even with an act which is righteous in your eyes. Deluded by that displeasure (of the gods) you have been led to this violence; yet you do not understand that. (20)

> मातरं पितरं विप्रमाचार्यं चावमन्यते।  
> स पश्यति फलं तस्य प्रेतराजवशं गतः॥ २१॥

“He who insults his mother, father, teacher and a Brāhmaṇa will reap the consequence when he has fallen under the sway of Yama (the king of the departed). (21)

> अध्रुवे हि शरीरे यो न करोति तपोऽर्जनम्।  
> स पश्चात् तप्यते मूढो मृतो गत्वाऽऽत्मनो गतिम्॥ २२॥

“The fool who does not practise austerities with his transient body will repent when he meets with his destiny after death. (22)

> धर्माद् राज्यं धनं सौख्यमधर्माद् दुःखमेव च।  
> तस्माद् धर्मं सुखार्थाय कुर्यात् पापं विसर्जयेत्॥ २३॥

From virtue follow sovereignty, wealth and happiness; misery alone results from unrighteousness. Hence to secure happiness one should practise virtue and abjure sin. (23)

> पापस्य हि फलं दुःखं तद् भोक्तव्यमिहात्मना।  
> तस्मादात्मापघातार्थं मूढः पापं करिष्यति॥ २४॥

“The fruit of sin is misery and it must be reaped by the sinner himself; hence a fool commits sin for his own destruction. (24)

> कस्यचिन्न हि दुर्बुद्धेश्छन्दतो जायते मतिः।  
> यादृशं कुरुते कर्म तादृशं फलमश्नुते॥ २५॥

“Sense does not dawn on an evil-minded man of its own accord. As he sows so he reaps. (25)

> ऋदिं्ध रूपं बलं पुत्रान् वित्तं शूरत्वमेव च।  
> प्राप्नुवन्ति नरा लोके निर्जितं पुण्यकर्मभिः॥ २६॥

“People attain in this world prosperity, personality, strength, sons, wealth and valour as earned by their meritorious deeds. (26)

> एवं निरयगामी त्वं यस्य ते मतिरीदृशी।  
> न त्वां समभिभाषिष्येऽसद्वृत्तेष्वेव निर्णयः॥ २७॥

“Thus you will go to hell since your mind is disposed to evil. I shall speak to you no more. This is the rule laid down in regard to men of bad conduct.” (27)

> एवमुक्तास्ततस्तेन तस्यामात्याः समाहताः।  
> मारीचप्रमुखाः सर्वे विमुखा विप्रदुद्रुवुः॥ २८॥

Admonished in such words and hit hard by Kubera, the ministers of Rāvaṇa, headed by Mārīca, thereupon lost their enthusiasm and fled. (28)

> ततस्तेन दशग्रीवो यक्षेन्द्रेण महात्मना।  
> गदयाभिहतो मूर्ध्नि न च स्थानात् प्रकम्पितः॥ २९॥

Then Rāvaṇa was struck on the head by the noble leader of the Yakṣas with his club, but he did not budge from his position. (29)

> ततस्तौ राम निघ्नन्तौ तदान्योन्यं महामृधे।  
> न विह्वलौ न च श्रान्तौ तावुभौ यक्षराक्षसौ॥ ३०॥

The Yakṣa and the Rākṣasa thereafter exchanged blows in the course of the great conflict, but, O Rāma, neither of them felt afflicted or exhausted. (30)

> आग्नेयमस्त्रं तस्मै स मुमोच धनदस्तदा।  
> राक्षसेन्द्रो वारुणेन तदस्त्रं प्रत्यवारयत्॥ ३१॥

“The lord of wealth then shot at Rāvaṇa an Āgneyāstra (a missile presided over by the god of fire), which missile the king of the Rākṣasas countered with a Vāruṇāstra, a missile presided over by Varuṇa, the god of water. (31)

> ततो मायां प्रविष्टोऽसौ राक्षसीं राक्षसेश्वरः।  
> रूपाणां शतसाहस्रं विनाशाय चकार च॥ ३२॥

“Then the king of the Rākṣasas fell back upon conjuring tricks natural to ogres and assumed myriads of forms to bring about the destruction of the Yakṣas. (32)

> व्याघ्रो वराहो जीमूतः पर्वतः सागरो द्रुमः।  
> यक्षो दैत्यस्वरूपी च सोऽदृश्यत दशाननः॥ ३३॥

“He, Daśānana, appeared as a tiger, a boar, a cloud, a hill, a sea, a tree, a Yakṣa and a Daitya. (33)

> बहूनि च करोति स्म दृश्यन्ते न त्वसौ ततः।  
> प्रतिगृह्य ततो राम महदस्त्रं दशाननः॥ ३४॥  
> जघान मूर्ध्नि धनदं व्याविद्ध्य महतीं गदाम्।  
> एवं स तेनाभिहतो विह्वलः शोणितोक्षितः॥ ३५॥  
> कृत्तमूल इवाशोको निपपात धनाधिपः।  
> ततः पद्मादिभिस्तत्र निधिभिः स तदा वृतः॥ ३६॥  
> धनदोच्छ्वासितस्तैस्तु वनमानीय नन्दनम्।  
> निर्जित्य राक्षसेन्द्रस्तं धनदं हृष्टमानसः॥ ३७॥  
> पुष्पकं तस्य जग्राह विमानं जयलक्षणम्।  
> काञ्चनस्तम्भसंवीतं वैदूर्यमणितोरणम्॥ ३८॥  
> मुक्ताजालप्रतिच्छन्नं सर्वकालफलद्रुमम्।  
> मनोजवं कामगमं कामरूपं विहंगमम्॥ ३९॥  
> मणिकाञ्चनसोपानं तप्तकाञ्चनवेदिकम्।  
> देवोपवाह्यमक्षय्यं सदा दृष्टिमनःसुखम्॥ ४०॥  
> बह्वाश्चर्यं भक्तिचित्रं ब्रह्मणा परिनिर्मितम्।  
> निर्मितं सर्वकामैस्तु मनोहरमनुत्तमम्॥ ४१॥  
> न तु शीतं न चोष्णं च सर्वर्तुसुखदं शुभम्।  
> स तं राजा समारुह्य कामगं वीर्यनिर्जितम्॥ ४२॥  
> जितं त्रिभुवनं मेने दर्पोत्सेकात् सुदुर्मतिः।  
> जित्वा वैश्रवणं देवं कैलासात् समवातरत्॥ ४३॥

“Nay, he appeared in many guises but he could not be seen. Then seizing hold of a mighty weapon, a huge club, and whirling it, Daśānana struck the lord of wealth on the head, O Rāma ! Knocked senseless when struck by him in this way and bathed in blood, the lord of wealth fell on the ground like an Aśoka tree cut at the root. Surrounded there at that time by the deities presiding over the treasures like Padma and others, the aforesaid lord of riches was brought to the Nandana grove and restored to his senses. Having vanquished the said lord of wealth, the king of the Rākṣasas, pleased at heart, seized his aerial car, the Puṣpaka, as a token of his victory. “The aerial car was furnished with pillars made of gold; its portals were made of cat’s-eye gems; it was hung with nets of pearls and planted with trees bearing fruit in all the seasons; it had the speed of the mind; it could go wherever one wanted to go; it could assume any form as desired; it had stairways of gems and gold and daises of refined gold; it was a celestial vehicle and was not subject to wear and tear; it was a perpetual joy to the eyes and the mind; it contained numerous curios of art; it looked picturesque with its compartments and had been constructed by Viśwakarmā, the architect of gods; it was provided with all objects of desire, was soul-captivating and unsurpassed in charm; it was neither too cool nor too hot; it was comfortable in all seasons and was splendid. Ascending the car, which had been won by his prowess and which could go wherever he wanted to go, that most evil-minded king thought in the height of his arrogance that he had conquered all the three worlds. Having vanquished God Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera), he descended from Kailāsa. (34—43)

> स तेजसा विपुलमवाप्य तं जयं  
> प्रतापवान् विमलकिरीटहारवान्।  
> रराज वै परमविमानमास्थितो  
> निशाचरः सदसि गतो यथानलः॥ ४४॥

“Having scored that great victory by dint of his valour and seated in his excellent aerial car, that glorious ranger of the night, who wore a brilliant diadem on his head and a necklace of pearls on his breast, shone like fire in a sacrificial hall.” (44)

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