भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 1

निराकरिष्णू वर्तिष्णू वर्धिष्णू परतो रणम् ।उत्पतिष्णू सहिष्णू च चेरतुः खर-दूषणौ ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Desirous of annihilating (the enemy, staying put, growing (in strength), jumping up and bearing (the attack), Khara and Dusana stalked all over the battlefield.

Verse 2

तौ खड्ग-मुसल-प्रास-चक्र-बाण-गदा-करौ ।अकार्ष्टामायुध-च्छायं रजः-सन्तमसे रणे ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: The two, who had swords, clubs, spearheads, discuses, arrows and maces in their hands, spread a thick shadow of weapons on the battlefield that was strewn over by the darkness produced by dust.

Verse 3

अथ तीक्ष्णाऽऽयसैर्बानैरधि-मर्म रघूत्तमौ । व्याधं व्याधम-मूढौ तौ यम-साच्-चक्रतुर्द्विषौ ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Then piercing again and again (their) vitals with arrows having sharpened tips of steel, the two alert and excellent of Raghus made over the two enemies to Yama (the God of Death).

Verse 4

हत-बन्धुर्जगामाऽसौ ततः शूर्प-णखा वनात् । पारे-समुद्रं लङ्कायां वसन्तं रावणां पतिम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Surpanakha, whose brothers had been slain, then fled from the forest to (her) protector Ravana residing in Lanka across the occan.

Verse 5

संप्राप्य राक्षस-सभं चक्रन्द क्रोध-विह्वला । नाम-ग्राममरोदीत्सा भ्रातरौ रावणाऽन्तिके ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Having reached the assembly of the demons, she, who was agitated by wrath, wailed aloud. (Standing) by the side

Verse 6

"दण्डकानध्यवात्तां यौ वीर ! रक्षः-प्रकाण्डकौ । नृभ्यां संख्येऽकृशातां तौ स-भृत्यौ भूमि-वर्ध्नौ ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Oh warrior, the two excellent demons who dwelt in the Dandaka forestsalong with (their) servants, have been turned into corpses, in battle, by two human beings.

Verse 7

विग्रहस्तव शक्रेण बृहस्पति-पुरोधसा । सार्धं कुमार-सेनान्या शून्यश्चाऽसीति को नयः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: ‘‘You (took up) the cudgels against Indra who had Brhaspati for his priest and Kumara (Sadanana) for his commander. And, what ( sort of ) policy (is) this that you are disspirited (now) ?

Verse 8

यद्यहं नाथ ! नाऽयास्यं वि-नासा हत-बान्धवा । नाऽज्ञास्यस्त्वमिदं सर्वं प्रमाद्यंश्चार-दुर्-बलः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: ‘‘Oh Lord, if I, whose nose has been cut off and whose brothers have been killed, had not come over (here), you would not have known that all, weak in espionage and inattentive (that you are).

Verse 9

करिष्यमाणं विज्ञेयं कार्यं किं नु कृतं परैः ।अपकारे कृतेऽप्यज्ञो विजिगीषुर्न वा भवान् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: ‘(Even) the task that will be achieved by the enemies (in the future) should be known (by a king); what then of that which has (already been done ? Ignorant, even when a harm ( is done ), is it (possible) that you are not (at all) intent on victory ?

Verse 10

वृतस्त्वं पात्रे-समितैः खट्वाऽऽरूढः प्रमाद-वान् । पान-शौण्डः श्रियं नेता नाऽत्यन्तीन-त्वमुन्मनाः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Surrounded by parasites, ascending (others' ) beds, a bantering hard drunkard and listless (that) you (are), (your) royal riches will not stay with you for all times,

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