भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 21

उच्चख्नुः परिरब्धान्कपि-सङ्घा बाहुभिस्ततो भूमि-भृतः । निष्पष्ट-शेष-मूर्ध्नः शृङ्ग-विकीर्णोष्ण-रश्मि-नक्षत्र-गणान् ॥

Metre: आर्यागीति

Karandikar: Then the hosts of monkeys dug up the mountains that were clasped in their hands, that crushed the hoods of ( serpent ) Sesa and caused deviation of the sun and the groups of constellations.

Verse 22

तुङ्ग-महा-गिरि-सुभरा बाहु-समारुद्ध-भिदुर-टङ्का बहुधा । लवण-जल-बन्ध-कामा आरूढा अम्बरं महा-परिणाहम् ॥

Metre: आर्यागीति

Karandikar: (The monkeys) who were heavily burdened with the lofty and massive boulders, who clasped in their hands the breakable cliffs and who had a desire to bind down variously the saline waters, ascended the sky that had vast dimensions,

Verse 23

बहु-धवल-वारि-वाहं विमलाऽऽयस-महाऽसि-देह-च्छायम् । बद्ध-विहङ्गम-मालं हिम-गिरिमिव मत्त-कुरर-रव-संबद्धम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: -and numerous white clouds, the colour of whose form was that of a huge sword of pure steel, wherein birds had formed rows (garlands), which, like the Himalaya mountain, was endowed with the chirping of intoxicated ospreys;

Verse 24

चारु-कलहंस्-संकुल- स-चण्ड-संचार-सारसाऽऽबद्ध-रवम् । स-कुसुम-कण-गन्ध-वहं समयाऽऽगम-वारि-सङ्ग-विमलाऽऽयामम् ॥

Metre: आर्यागीति

Karandikar: -which was crowded with beautiful sweet-warbling

Verse 25

सहसा ते तरु-हरिणा गिरि-सुभरा लवण-सलिल-बन्धाऽऽरम्भे । तीर-गिरिमारूढा रामाऽऽगम-रुद्ध-स-भय-रिपु-संचारम् ॥

Karandikar: At the commencement of the binding down of the saline waters, those monkeys heavily loaded with boulders, suddenly ascended the mountain on the shore whereupon the movements of frightened enemies were restricted by the arrival (appearance of) Rama (at the mountain top).

Verse 26

ततः प्राणीताः कपि-यूथ-मुख्यैर्न्यस्ताः कृशानोस्तनयेन सम्यक् ।अ-कम्प्र-ब्राध्नाऽग्र-नितम्ब-भागा महाऽर्णवं भूमि-भृतोऽवगाढाः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Then, fetched by the chiefs of the flocks of monkeys, and properly laid by the Son of Fire, (Nala), the mountains with unshakable bottoms, slopes and top portions sank into the vast ocean.

Verse 27

तेनेऽद्रि-बन्ध्यो ववृधे पयोधिस्तुतोष रामो मुमुदे कपीन्द्रः । तत्रास शत्रुर्ददृशे सुवेलः प्रापे जलान्तो जुहृषुः प्लवङ्गाः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: The rock-bridge was stretched ; the ocean swelled ; Rama was pleased ; the lord of the monkeys felt happy ; the enemy took fright; the Suvela mountain was seen; the edge of the waters was reached and the monkeys got overjoyed.

Verse 28

भ्रेमुर्ववल्गुर्ननृतुर्जजक्षुर्जुगुः समुत्पुप्लुविरे निषेदुः ।आस्फोटयांचक्रुरभिप्रणेदू रेजुर्ननन्दुर्विययुः समीयुः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: The monkeys roamed (about), bustled, danced, ate, sang, jumped high, sat down, boasted, shouted around, shone, rejoiced, went apart (and) joined together.

Verse 29

गिरि-पङ्क-चारु-देहं कक्कोल-लवङ्ग-बध-सुरभि-परिमलम् । बहु-बहलोरु-तरङ्गं परिसरसारूढमुद्धरं लवण-जलम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Overstepping the earth, the saline waters (ocean) whose form was charming with the mineral paste, which had put on the fragrant aroma of caper (kakkola) and cloves, which had numerous huge and lofty billows, ascended (i.e., rose on) the outskirts.

Verse 30

लोलं कूलाऽभिगमे खे तुङ्गा-मल-निबद्ध-पुरु-परिणाहम् । सुर-गङ्गा-भरण-सहं गिरि-बन्ध-वरेण लवण-सलिलं रुद्धम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: The saline water which became agitated on reaching the shore, which had acquired an ample wide expanse in the sky, and which was capable of flooding the divine Ganges (Mandakini), was bound down by the excellent rock-bridge.

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