भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 1

अथाऽस्तमासेदुषि मन्द-कान्तौ पुण्य-क्षयेणेव निधौ कलानाम् । समाललम्बे रिपु-मित्र-कल्पैः पद्मैः प्रहासः कुमुदैर्विषादः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Now, as the moon, whose lustre was dimmed as though on account of the waning of its religious merit, was about to set, full blooming and gloom were attained (respectively) by the sun lotuses and the moon lotuses (which were) comparable to its enemies and friends.

Verse 2

दूरं समारुह्य दिवः पतन्तं भृगोरिवेन्दुं विहितोपकारम् । बद्धाऽनुरागोऽनुपपात तूर्णं तारा-गणः संभृत-शुभ्र-कीर्तिः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: The hosts of stars, which had fixed (their) love upon the moon, and had acquired clear fame, hastily fell (i.e., set) following it, which after rising for up the sky (the previous night) was (now) falling down (i.e., setting) as if from a precipice (but) after it had conferred obligations (upon them).

Verse 3

क्व ते कटाक्षाः क्व विलासवन्ति प्रोक्तानि वा तानि ममेति मत्वा । लङ्काऽङ्गनानामवबोध-काले लुलामनारुह्य गतोऽस्तमिन्दुः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Where do I possess those sidelong glances or those graceful utterances ?’ Reflecting thus and having been (proved) incapable of standing comparison (with them), the moon went to set, at the waking time of the ladies of Lanka.

Verse 4

मानेन तल्पेष्व-यथा-मुखीना मिथ्या-प्रसुप्तैर्गमित-त्रियामाः । स्त्रीभिर्निशाऽतिक्रम-विह्वलाभिर्दृष्टेऽपि दोषे पतयोऽनुनीताः ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: The husbands who, through pride, had turned away their faces in the beds and had passed three parts (of the night) in feigned sleep, were entreated by the wives that were distressed at the dwindling of the night, even though (their) faults had been noticed.

Verse 5

ईर्श्या-विरुग्णाः स्थिर-बद्ध-मूला निरस्त-निःशेष-शुभ-प्रतानाः ।आप्यायिता नेत्र-जल-प्रसेकैः प्रेम-द्रुमाः संरुरुहुः प्रियाणाम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Hurt through jealousy, the lovers' trees in the form of love, whose roots were firmly fixed, but whose auspicious tendrils were cut off without remnant, grew up (when) nourished by the sprinkings of water from the eyes.

Verse 6

ततः समाशङ्कित-विप्रयोगः पुनर्-नवीभूत-रसोऽवितृष्णः । स्मरस्य सन्तं पुनरुक्त-भावं नाऽऽवर्तमानस्य विवेद लोकः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Thereafter the unsatiated people who feared separation, and whose addiction (interest) was revived again, did not notice the (oft) occurring recurrence of Cupid who was wandering around.

Verse 7

वृत्तौ प्रकाशं हृदये कृतायां सुखेन सर्वेन्द्रिय-संभवेन । संकोचमेवाऽसहमानमस्था- द-शक्त-वद्वञ्चित-मानि चक्षुः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: The ecstacy arising in all the senses having taken its seat in the heart the intolerant eye, regarding itself as deceived, resorted to more contraction, like a weak person.

Verse 8

पीने भटस्योरसि वीक्ष्य भुग्नांस्तनु-त्वचः पाणि-रुहान्सु-मध्या ।इच्छा-विभङ्गाऽऽकुल-मानसत्वाद्भर्त्रे नखेभ्यश्च चिरं जुजूरे ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: On seeing her nails that (usually) injured the body reversed on the stout chest of the warrior, the shapely-waisted lady got wild for long (both) with her husband and her nails, her mind being agitated by the defeat of her intention.

Verse 9

स्रस्ताऽङ्ग-चेष्टो विनिमीलिताऽक्षः स्वेदाऽम्बु-रोमोद्गम-गम्य-जीवः ।अ-शेष-नष्ट-प्रतिभा-पटुत्वो गाढोपगूढो दयितैर्जनोऽभूत् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Tightly embraced by the lovers, the womenfolk were rendered as ones who had lost the activity of (their) limbs, closed their eyes, had life inferable only from the rise of sweat and horripilation, and had their skill of genius totally lost.

Verse 10

तमः प्रसुप्तं मरणं सुखं नु मूर्च्छा नु माया नु मनोभवस्य । किं तत्कथं वेत्युपलब्ध-संज्ञा विकल्पयन्तोऽपि न संप्रतीयुः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: ‘(Was it) indeed a blacking out, or sleep, or death, or ecstacy, or unconsciousness, or a jugglery of Cupid ?’’ Thus conjecturing variously after regaining consciousness, as to what and how (it was), they did not identify (it) all the same.

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