भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

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Verse 21

उल्का ददृशिरे दीप्ता रुरुवुश्चाऽशिवं शिवाः । चक्ष्माये च मही रामः शशङ्के चाऽशुभाऽगमम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Blazing meteors were sighted and jackals howled ominously ; the earth quaked and Rama suspected the advent of evil.

Verse 22

रावणः शुश्रुवान्शत्रून्राक्षसानभ्युपेयुषः । स्वयं युयुत्सयांचक्रे प्राकाराऽग्रे निषेदिवान् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Seated on the front of the rampart, Ravana who had heard that the enemies were desirous of attacking the demons, personally inspired them for fighting.

Verse 23

निरासू राक्षसा बाणान्प्रजहुः शूल-पट्टिशान् ।असींश्च वाहयांचक्रुः पाशैश्चाऽऽचकृषुस्ततैः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: The demons discharged arrows, hurled spears and axes, used swords and pulled broad nooses.

Verse 24

भल्लैश्च बिभिदुस्तीक्ष्णैर्विविधुस्तोमरैस्तथा। । गदाभिश्चूर्णयांचक्रुः शितैश्चक्रैश्च चिच्छिदुः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: And, they pierced with sharp crescent-shaped lances and similarly injured with javelins, crushed with maces and tore off with cutting discs.

Verse 25

वानरा मुष्टिभिर्जघ्नुर्ददंशुर्दशनैस्तथा । निरासुश्च गिरींस्तुङ्गान्द्रुमान्विचकरुस्तथा ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: The monkeys beat with fists and also bit with teeth, hurled lofty boulders and similarly dispersed trees ;

Verse 26

लाङ्गूलैर्लोठयांचक्रुस्तलैर्निन्युश्च संक्षयम् । नखैश्चकृततुः क्रुद्धाः पिपिषुश्च क्षितौ बलात् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Enraged, they killed with tails, led to destruction with palms, tore up with nails and pulverised on the earth with force.

Verse 27

संबभूवुः कबन्धानि प्रोहुः शोणित-तोय-गाः । तेरुर्भटाऽऽस्य-पद्मानि ध्वजैः फेणैरिवाऽऽबभे ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: There arose headless trunks; rivers of blood flowed ; the lotus-like faces of warriors floated and the flags appeared like foam.

Verse 28

रक्त-पङ्के गजाः सेदुर्न प्रचक्रमिरे रथाः । निममज्जुस्तुरङ्गाश्च गन्तुं नोत्सेहिरे भटाः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Elephants got stuck up in mud (created by) blood, chariots could not proceed, horses sank deep and warriors dared not go ahead.

Verse 29

कोट्या कोट्या पुर-द्वारमेकैकं रुरुघे द्विषाम् । षट्-त्रिंशद्धरि-कोट्यश्च निवव्रुर्वानराऽऽधिपम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Each and every gate of the city was blocked by a crore each of the enemies ; and thirty-six crores encircled the lord of the monkeys.

Verse 30

तस्तनुर्जह्वलुर्मम्लुर्जग्लुर्लुलुठिरे क्षताः । मुमूर्च्छुर्ववमू रक्तं ततृषुश्चोभये भटाः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Injured warriors of both sides groaned, tossed about, felt weary, desponded, rolled (on the ground), fainted, vomitted blood and got thirsty.

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