भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 1

ततो वि-निद्रं कृत-देवताऽर्चं दृष्ट्यैव चित्त-प्रशमं किरन्तम् ।आविष्कृताऽङ्ग-प्रतिकर्म-रम्यं विभीषणं वाचमुवाच माता ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Then to Vibhisana whose sleep was over, who had offered worship to the deity, who bestowed mental quietude by a mere glance and who was attractive on account of the visible embellishment of (his) body, (his) mother spoke (these) words.

Verse 2

"प्रबाधमानस्य जगन्ति धीमंस् ! त्वं सोदरस्याऽतिमदोद्धतस्य ।आनन्दनो नाक-सदां प्रशान्तिं तूर्णं विषस्याऽमृत-वत्कुरुष्व ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: ‘‘Oh intelligent one, you, delightful to the gods, bring about mental quietude to your co-outerine brother, who is greatly tornmenting the worlds and is haughty with excessive arrogance, just as nectar allays poison.

Verse 3

कुर्यास्तथा येन जहाति सीतां विषाद-नीहार-परीत-मूर्तिम् । स्थितां क्षितौ शान्त-शिखा-प्रतानां तारामिव त्रास-करीं जनस्य ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: You may so arrange that he would give back Sita whose body is enveloped in the mist of grief, (who is) seated on the ground, whose long stretch of hair is dull and who instills fear in the people like a meteor enveloped in the mist of poison, which has fallen on the earth with its blaze of fire extinguished.

Verse 4

यावन्न संत्रासित-देव-संघः पिण्डो विषस्येव हरेण भीष्मः । संग्रस्यतेऽसौ पुरुषाऽधिपेन द्रुतं कुलाऽऽनन्द ! यतस्व तावत् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Oh joy of (Our) family! exert (yourself) before (Ravana) who has greatly terrified the hosts of gods, who is diresome like a lump of poison, and is not annihilated by the lord of men, just as the terrific block of poison which was swallowed by Hara (Siva).

Verse 5

हता जनस्थान सदो निकायाः कृता जितोत्खात-भट-द्रुमा पूः । सदांसि दग्धानि विधेयमस्मिन्यद्बन्धुना तद्घटयस्व तस्मिन्।" ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Hosts (of demons) residing in the Janasthana are slain, the capital is made to have its warriors vanquished, trees uprooted, and houses burnt ; accomplish what ought to be done by a brother in this (calamity or position)."

Verse 6

चिकीर्षिते पूर्व-तरं स तस्मिन्क्षेमं-करेऽर्थे मुहुरीर्यमाणः । मात्राऽतिमात्रं शुभयैव बुद्ध्या चिरं सुधीरभ्यधिकं समाधात् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Being (thus ) repeatedly urged with a certainly well-meaning intention by his mother for the beneficient purpose which was already desired (by him ) to be accomplished, that well-meaning Vibhisana pondered (still) more, for a long time.

Verse 7

दौवारिकाऽभ्याहत-शक्र-दूतं सोपायनोपस्थित-लोक-पालम् । साऽऽशङ्क-भीष्माऽऽप्त-विशन्-निशाटं द्वारं ययौ रावण-मन्द्रिरस्य ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: He went to the door of Ravana's palace where the messengers of Indra were beaten up by the door-keepers, where the Lokapalas had arrived with presents, and wherein were entering the fear-entertaining, terrific demon brethren.

Verse 8

दूरात्प्रतीहार-नतः स वार्तां पृच्छन्ननावेदित-संप्रविष्टः । स-गौरवं दत्त-पथो निशाटै- रैक्षिष्ट शैलाऽग्रमिवेन्द्रशत्रुम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Asking for news, (Vibhisana) who was saluted from a distance by the doorkeepers, who was escorted without being announced and for whom a way was made respectfully by the demons, saw the enemy of Indra (Ravana) like a mountain summit.

Verse 9

कृशानु-वर्ष्मण्यधिरूढमुच्चैः सिंहासने संक्षय-मेघ-भीमम् । निसर्ग-तीक्ष्णं नयन-स्फुलिङ्गं युगान्त-वह्नेरिव धूम-राशिम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: -seated on a lofty throne lustrous like the fire, terrific like the clouds of destruction, stern by nature, having spark-like eyes, a mass of smoke, as it were, of the (all-destructive) fire at the end of an aeon,

Verse 10

प्रीत्याऽपि दत्तेक्षण-सन्निपातं भयं भूजङ्गाऽधिप-वद्दधानम् । तमः-समूहाऽऽकृतिमप्यशेषा- नूर्जा जयन्तं प्रथित-प्रकाशान् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: -instilling fear like the lord of serpents even (if) (his) multitudinous eyes were east out of love, and subduing with (his) radiance one and all of those that emanated light though himself having a form resembling a mass of darkness.

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