भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

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Verse 1

द्रु-भङ्ग-ध्वनि-संविग्नाः कुवद्-पक्षि-कुलाऽऽकुलाः ।अकार्षुः क्षणदा-चर्यो रावणस्य निवेदनम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Terrified by the noise of the breaking of the trees and agitated by the moaning flocks of birds, the demonesses made a report to Ravana.

Verse 2

"यदताप्सीच्छनैर्भानुर्यत्राऽवासीन्मितं मरुत् । यदाप्यानं हिमोस्रेण भनक्त्युपवनं कपिः।" ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: A monkey is pulling down the self-same grove which the sun heated (but) gently, wherein the wind blew restricted, and which is nourished by the moon."

Verse 3

ततोऽशीति-सहस्राणि किङ्कराणां समादिशत् ।इन्द्रजित्-सूर्विनाशाय मारुतेः क्रोध-मूर्च्छितः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Then stupified by rage, the father of Indrajit sent eighty thousand servants for the destruction of Maruti.

Verse 4

शक्त्यृष्टि-परिघ-प्रास-गदा-मुद्गर-पाणयः । व्यश्नुवाना दिशः प्रापुर्वनं दृष्टि-विषोपमाः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Comparable to serpents who have poison in their eyes, they who carried missiles, double-edged swords, iron clubs, darts and mallets arrived, pervading the quarters.

Verse 5

दध्वान मेघ-वद्भीममादाय परिघं कपिः । नेदुर्दीप्तायुधास्तेऽपि तडित्वन्त इवाऽम्बुदाः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Picking up a terrific iron club, the monkey thundered like a cloud. They whose weapons were radiant, also roared like water (-bearing) clouds accompanied by lightning.

Verse 6

कपिनाऽम्भोधि-धीरेण समगंसत राक्षसाः । वर्षासूद्धत-तोयौघाः समुद्रेणेव सिन्धवः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Like a river whose water-stream has swollen during the rains joining the sea, the demons confronted the monkey who was as steady as the ocean.

Verse 7

लाङ्गूलमुद्धतं धुन्वन्नुद्वहन्परिघं गुरुम् । तस्थौ तोरणमारुह्य पूर्वं न प्रजहार सः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Brandishing his upraised tail and wielding a heavy iron club, he waited, after ascending the outer porch, (but) did not strike first.

Verse 8

अक्षारिषुः शराम्भांसि तस्मिन्रक्षः-पयोधराः । न चाऽह्वालीन्न चाऽव्राजीत्त्रासं कपि-महीधरः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: The clouds in the form of demons showered upon him (streams of) water in the form of arrows; (but) the mountain in the form of the monkey neither shook nor took fright.

Verse 9

अवादीत्तिष्ठतेत्युच्चैः प्रादेवीत्परिघं कपिः । तथा यथा रणे प्राणान्बहूनामग्रहीद्द्विषाम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: "Halt," he shouted aloud and struck with the iron club in such a manner that it snatched away the lives of many enemies.

Verse 10

व्रणैरवमिषू रक्तं देहैः प्राऋनाविषुर्भुवम् । दिशः प्रौर्णाविषुश्चाऽन्ये यातुधाना भवद्-भियः ॥

Metre: उपगीति

Karandikar: Some demons emitted blood from their wounds, (some) covered the ground with their (dead) bodies and (some others), in whom fear was aroused, pervaded the quarters.

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