भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 51

पश्यामि रामादधिकं समं वा नाऽन्यं विरोधे यमुपाश्रयेम । दत्त्वा वरं साऽनुशयः स्वयम्भू- रिन्द्राऽऽदयः पूर्व-तरं विरुद्धाः ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: I do not perceive another one superior or equal to Rama whom we can confront in conflict ; the self-born Creator is repentant after having given a boon (to you), (and) Indra and others have been opposed (to you) since long back

Verse 52

दुर्गाऽऽश्रितानां बहुनाऽपि राजन् ! कालेन पार्ष्णिग्रहणाऽऽदि-हेतुः । दुर्गोपरोधं न च कुर्वतोऽस्ति शत्रोश्चिरेणाऽपि दशाऽऽस्य ! हानिः ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: For those who take shelter in a fortress, Oh King, (there does arise), after a long time, a cause (of trouble), like seizure by the rear troops (or kings) and others. But, for the enemy who lays a seige on the fortress, Oh Ravana, there is no loss, even after long.

Verse 53

शस्त्रं तरूर्वी-धरमम्बु पानं वृत्तिः फलैर्नो गज-वाजि-नार्यः । राष्ट्रं न पश्चान्न जनोऽभिरक्ष्यः किं दुःस्थमाचक्ष्व भवेत्परेषाम् ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: (Their) weapon, viz., trees and mountains, drink, viz., water, livelihood on fruits, with no elephants, horses and women, and no country (to be left) behind—say, what evil can befall the enemy.

Verse 54

संधानमेवाऽस्तु परेण तस्मान्नाऽन्योऽभ्युपायोऽस्ति निरूप्यमाणः । नूनं वि-संधौ त्वयि सर्वमेतन्नेष्यन्ति नाशं कपयोऽचिरेण।" ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: Therefore, let there only be peace with the enemy; no other means is being perceived. Verily, if you make no peace, the monkeys will, before long, reduce all this to ruin."

Verse 55

विभीषणोक्तं बहु मन्यमानः प्रोन्नम्य देहं परिणाम-नम्रम् । स्खलद्-वलिर्वार्धक-कम्प्र-मूर्धा मातामहो रावणमित्युवाच ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Regarding the speech of Vibhisapa ( as ) highly ( important ), the maternal grandfather ( Malyavan) whose wrinkles hung loose and whose head was tremulous due to old age, spoke thus to Ravana, after having straightened up his body which was bent through age:

Verse 56

"एकः पदातिः पुरुषो धनुष्मान्योऽनेक-मायानि वियद्-गतानि । रक्षः-सहस्राणि चतुर्दशाऽऽर्दीत्का तत्र वो मानुष-मात्र-शङ्का ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: What (sort of) wrong impression of yours is (that) he is mere human being, who, a single man, fighting on foot and bearing a bow, killed fourteen thousand demons who used many magic jugglaries and occupied the sky ?

Verse 57

ब्रह्मर्षिभिर्नूनमयं स-देवैः संतापितौ रात्रिचर-क्षयाय । नराऽऽकृतिर्वानर-सैन्यशाली जगत्य-जय्यो विहितोऽभ्युपायः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Verily invincible in the world, this one who has a human form and is equipped with an army of monkeys, is a means forged by the tormented brahmana-sages, along with the gods, for the destruction of the demons.

Verse 58

वज्राऽभिघातैर-विरुग्ण-मूर्तेः फेणैर्जलानामसुरस्य मूर्ध्नः । चकार भेदं मृदुभिर्महेन्द्रो यथा तथैतत्किमपीति बोध्यम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: "It ought to be realised that this is something as queer as the (fact) that by means of the delicate foam of water Mahendra caused the rupture of the demon (Vrtra) whose form had not been injured even by the blows of the adamant !

Verse 59

क्व स्त्री-विषह्याः करजाः क्व वक्षो दैत्यस्य शैलेन्द्र-शिला-विशालम् । संपश्यतैतद्द्युसदां सुनीतं बिभेद तैस्तन्नर-सिंह-मूर्तिः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: "Where are the nails bearable (even) to women and where are the demon's (Hiranyakasipu's) chest, as broad as a boulder from the loftiest mountain ? Behold, this successful stratagem of the gods, (viz., that with those (nails), he whose form was of a man-lion, tore up that (chest) !

Verse 60

प्रमाद-वांस्त्वं क्षत-धर्म-वर्त्मा गतो मुनीनामपि शत्रु-भावम् । कुलस्य शान्तिं बहु मन्यसे चेत्कुरुष्व राजेन्द्र ! विभीषणोक्तम्।" ॥

Metre: उपेन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: "If you, possessed of insanity, have abandoned the righteous path and have attained enmity even with the sages, greatly prize peace to your family, Oh best of kings, do what is told by Vibhisana.

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