भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 31

एष्टारमेषिता संख्ये सोढारं सहिता भृशम् । रेष्टारं रेषितं व्यास्यद्रोष्टाऽक्षः शस्त्र-संहतीः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: The irascible Aksa who used to search out (bis) enemies in battle, and was highly capable of endurance and prone to resentment, hurled multitudes of weapons to injure Hanuman who (also) sought out (his enemies), endured (anything) and wounded (the adversary).

Verse 32

शस्त्रैर्दिदेविषुं संख्ये दुद्यूषुः परिघं कपिः ।अर्दिधिषुर्यशः कीर्तिमीर्त्सुं वृक्षैरताडयत् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Desirous of sporting his iron club and intent on enhancing his fame, the monkey thrashed, with trees, Aksa (who was also) desirous of playing with weapons and adding to his reputation.

Verse 33

भूयस्तं धिप्सुमाहूय राज-पुत्रं दिदम्भिषुः ।अहंस्ततः स मूर्च्छा-वान्संशिश्रीषुरभूद्ध्वजम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Having again challenged that prince who wished to deceive him, Hanuman ( himself ) intent on deception, hit him ; then overcome by swoon, he (Aksa) tended to take support of the flag-staf.

Verse 34

आश्वस्याऽक्षः क्षणाल्लोकान्बिभ्रक्षुरिव तेजसा । रुषा बिभ्रज्जिषु-प्रख्यं कपिं बाणैरवाकिरत् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Having regained his breath in a moment, Aksa, as if intent on burning the worlds with his lustre, covered, with arrows, the monkey who resembled fire on account of his wrath.

Verse 35

संयुयूषुं दिशो बाणैरक्षं यियविषुर्द्रुमैः । कपिर्मायामिवाऽकार्षीद्दर्शयन्विक्रमं रणे ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Exhibiting (his) valour in the fight, the monkey desirous of engulfing, with trees, Aksa who was intent on mixing up (churning) the quarters with his arrows, performed (some) jugglery, as it were.

Verse 36

वानरं प्रोर्णुनविषुः शस्त्रैरक्षो विदिद्युते । तं प्रोर्णुनूषुरुपलैः स-वृक्षैराबभौ कपिः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Desirous of covering (engulfing) the monkey (with missiles), Aksa sported with weapons ; the monkey (also), intent on covering him, shone with stones and trees (with which he engulfed Aksa).

Verse 37

स्वां जिज्ञापयिषू शक्तिं बुभूर्षू नु जगन्ति किम् । शस्त्रैरित्यकृषातां तौ पश्यतां बुद्धिमाहवे ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: Are these two intent upon filling the worlds (i.e., the atmosphere) with their missiles, desirous of making their respective prowess known (to each other) : The two, (Hanuman and Aksa), aroused this thought in the onlookers.

Verse 38

मायाभिः सु-चिरं क्लिष्ट्वा राक्षसोऽक्लिशित-क्रियम् । संप्राप्य वानरं भूमौ पपात परिघाऽऽहतः ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: The demon, after tormenting the monkey for pretty long with his illusory tricks, the monkey whose exploits, (how ever) continued unhindered, confronted him (direct, but, being) struck by the iron club, fell (dead) on the ground.

Verse 39

पवितोऽनुगुणैर्वातैः शीतैः पूत्वा पयो-निधौ । बभञ्जाऽध्युषितं भुयः क्षुधित्वा पत्रिभिर्वनम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: (Hanuman) having washed (himself) in the ocean and cleansed by cool and favourable breezes, again mowed down the forest wherein dwelt the birds which had become hunger stricken.

Verse 40

उच्चैरञ्चित-लाङ्गूलः शिरोऽञ्चित्वेव संवहन् । दधद्विलुभितं वातैः केशरं वह्नि-पिङ्गलम् ॥

Metre: अनुष्टुप्

Karandikar: -Hanuman who had raised his tail high, was holding his head high as if in self-esteem and was sporting a fire-brown bunch of hair dishevelled by the breezes.

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