भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 31

तस्याः सासद्यमानाया लोलूया-वान्रघूत्तमः ।असिं कौक्षेयमुद्यम्य चकाराऽप-नसं मुखम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Having lifted the sword from his side, Laksmana keenly desirous of cutting, rendered the face of (Surpapakha), who was approaching hideously, devoid of the nose.

Verse 32

"अहं शूर्प-णखा नाम्ना नूनं नाऽज्ञायिषि त्वया । दण्डोऽयं क्षेत्रियो येन मय्यपाती"ति साऽब्रवीत् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: (She shouted), ‘I have, indeed, not been recognised by you as Sarpanakha by name, since this irremediable physical punishment (injury) has been inflicted upon me.

Verse 33

पर्यशाप्सीद्दिवि-ष्ठाऽसौ संदर्श्य भय-दं वपुः ।अपिस्फवच्च बन्धूनां निनङ्क्षुर्विक्रमं मुहुः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Having revealed her fearful form, she, standing in the sky, lamented loudlyand (as if) desirous of being destroyed, (she) repeatedly proclaimed the valour of (her) brothers.

Verse 34

खर-दूषणयोर्भ्रात्रोः पर्यदेविष्ट सा पुरः । विजिग्राहयिषू रामं दण्डकारण्य-वासिनोः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Desirous of making them pick up a quarrel with Rama and Laksmana (who were ) dwelling in the forest, she wailed aloud in front of her brothers, Khara and Dusana

Verse 35

"कृते सौभागिनेयस्य भरतस्य विवासितौ । पित्रा दौर्भागिनेयौ यौ पश्यतं चेष्टितं तयोः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: You two behold the action of those two sons of unfortunate wives, who were sent into exile by their father for the sake of Bharata, the son of the fortunate wife.

Verse 36

मम रावण-नाथाया भगिन्या युवयोः पुनः ।अयं तापसकाद्ध्वंसः क्षमध्वं यदि वः क्षमम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: May you tolerate, if it is tolerable to you, this deformity (inflicted) by the contemptible ascetic, upon me having Ravana as her protector and moreover the sister of you two,

Verse 37

अ-संस्कृत्रिम-संव्यानावनुप्त्रिम-फलाशिनौ ।अ-भृत्रिम-परीवारौ पर्यभूतां तथापि माम्।" ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: The two who wear unfinished (unknit) clothing, eat uncultivated fruits and do not have any retinue nourished (by them), have nevertheless, humiliated me"

Verse 38

"श्वःश्रेयसमवाप्तासि" भ्रातृभ्यां प्रत्यभाणि सा । प्राणिवस्तव मानाऽर्थं व्रजाऽऽश्वसिहि मा रुदः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: You shall attain your own well-being,” (thus) she was replied to by her two brothers. *We two breathe (i.e., live) for the sake of your honour. Depart, take courage, do not weep."

Verse 39

जक्षिमोऽनपराधेऽपि नरान्नक्तं-दिवं वयम् । कुतस्-त्यं भीरु ! यत्तेभ्यो द्रुह्यद्भ्योऽपि क्षमामहे।" ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: We devour human beings day and night, even in the absence of any wrong (done to us). Whence come, Oh timid one, that we would tolerate those two bearing ill-will towards you."

Verse 40

तौ चतुर्दश-साहस्रबलौ निर्ययतुस्ततः । पारश्वधिक-धानुष्क-शाक्तिक-प्रासिकाऽन्वितौ ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Then the two, who had an army of fourteen thousand and were equipped with axes, bows, missiles and spearheads marched out.

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