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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 6 (Yuddhakāṇḍa) • Sarga 32

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 32

युद्धकाण्डम् • सर्गः 32

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 32 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 32 verses.

Total: 32 Verses • Citations: VR 6.32.1–32 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 6.32.1 अनुष्टुप्
ततस्ते राक्षसास्तत्र गत्वा रावणमन्दिरम् । न्यवेदयन्पुरीं रुद्धां रामेण सह वानरैः ॥
tataste rākṣasāstatra gatvā rāvaṇamandiram | nyavedayanpurīṃ ruddhāṃ rāmeṇa saha vānaraiḥ ||
English Translation
Then those Rākşasas, going to that subduer of enemies, Rāvana, informed him that Rāma along with the monkeys had laid siege to the city.
VR 6.32.2 अनुष्टुप्
रुद्धां तु नगरीं श्रुत्वा जातक्रोधो निशाचरः । विधानं द्विगुणं श्रुत्वा प्रासादं सोऽध्यरोहत ॥
ruddhāṃ tu nagarīṃ śrutvā jātakrodho niśācaraḥ | vidhānaṃ dviguṇaṃ śrutvā prāsādaṃ so'dhyarohata ||
English Translation
Hearing the city besieged, the night-ranger was enraged. And, hearing that double arrangements had been made (by Rāma) in guarding the gateways (Råvaņa) ascended the palace.
VR 6.32.3 अनुष्टुप्
स ददर्शावृतां लङ्कां सशैलवनकाननाम् । असंख्येयैर्हरिगणैः सर्वतो युद्धकाङ्क्षिभिः ॥
sa dadarśāvṛtāṃ laṅkāṃ saśailavanakānanām | asaṃkhyeyairharigaṇaiḥ sarvato yuddhakāṅkṣibhiḥ ||
English Translation
He saw Lanka with her hills, woods, and forests, covered everywhere with innumerable monkeys eager for encounter.
VR 6.32.4 अनुष्टुप्
स दृष्ट्वा वानरैः सर्वां वसुधां कवलीकृताम् । कथं क्षपयितव्याः स्युरिति चिन्तापरोऽभवत् ॥
sa dṛṣṭvā vānaraiḥ sarvāṃ vasudhāṃ kavalīkṛtām | kathaṃ kṣapayitavyāḥ syuriti cintāparo'bhavat ||
English Translation
He saw the entire Earth tawneyed with the monkeys; and he reflected within himself how he could destroy these.
VR 6.32.5 अनुष्टुप्
स चिन्तयित्वा सुचिरं धैर्यमालम्ब्य रावणः । राघवं हरियूथांश्च ददर्शायतलोचनः ॥
sa cintayitvā suciraṃ dhairyamālambya rāvaṇaḥ | rāghavaṃ hariyūthāṃśca dadarśāyatalocanaḥ ||
English Translation
And reflecting for long, Rāvana having expansive eyes, Assuming patience, gazed at Rāghava and the leader of monkeys.
VR 6.32.6 अनुष्टुप्
प्रेक्षतो राक्षसेन्द्रस्य तान्यनीकानि भागशः । राघवप्रियकामार्थं लङ्कामारुरुहुस्तदा ॥
prekṣato rākṣasendrasya tānyanīkāni bhāgaśaḥ | rāghavapriyakāmārthaṃ laṅkāmāruruhustadā ||
English Translation
And for doing what was dear to Rāma, that army, divided into separate parties, in the presence of the Raksasa chief commenced scaling Lanka.
VR 6.32.7 अनुष्टुप्
ते ताम्रवक्त्रा हेमाभा रामार्थे त्यक्तजीविताः । लङ्कामेवाह्यवर्तन्त सालतालशिलायुधाः ॥
te tāmravaktrā hemābhā rāmārthe tyaktajīvitāḥ | laṅkāmevāhyavartanta sālatālaśilāyudhāḥ ||
English Translation
Those copper-faced once of golden sheen, who had consecrated their lives to the service of Rāma, equipped with trees and rocks, began to throng upon Lankā.
VR 6.32.8 अनुष्टुप्
ते द्रुमैः पर्वताग्रैश्च मुष्टिभिश्च प्लवंगमाः । प्रासादाग्राणि चोच्चानि ममन्तुस्तोरणानि च ॥
te drumaiḥ parvatāgraiśca muṣṭibhiśca plavaṃgamāḥ | prāsādāgrāṇi coccāni mamantustoraṇāni ca ||
English Translation
With the means of mountain peaks, as well as their fists, the Vanaras scaled the boundary walls and gateways of the city.
VR 6.32.9 अनुष्टुप्
पारिखाः पूरयन्ति स्म प्रसन्नसलिलायुताः । पांसुभिः पर्वताग्रैश्च तृणैः काष्ठैश्च वानराः ॥
pārikhāḥ pūrayanti sma prasannasalilāyutāḥ | pāṃsubhiḥ parvatāgraiśca tṛṇaiḥ kāṣṭhaiśca vānarāḥ ||
English Translation
The Vanaras started filling the moats with soil, pure water, logs of wood, grass, and mountain peaks.
VR 6.32.10 अनुष्टुप्
ततः सहस्रयूथाश्च कोटियूथाश्च यूथपाः । कोटीशतयुताश्चान्ये लङ्कामारुरुहुस्तदा ॥
tataḥ sahasrayūthāśca koṭiyūthāśca yūthapāḥ | koṭīśatayutāścānye laṅkāmāruruhustadā ||
English Translation
Then leader of thousands and koțis and hundreds of koțis began to scale Lanka.
VR 6.32.11 अनुष्टुप्
काञ्चनानि प्रमृद्नन्तस्तोरणानि प्लवंगमाः । कैलासशिखराभानि गोपुराणि प्रमथ्य च ॥
kāñcanāni pramṛdnantastoraṇāni plavaṃgamāḥ | kailāsaśikharābhāni gopurāṇi pramathya ca ||
English Translation
The Vanaras started breaking the golden gateways and crushing them which were like peaks of Kailasa mountain.
VR 6.32.12 अनुष्टुप्
आप्लवन्तः प्लवन्तश्च गर्जन्तश्च प्लवंगमाः । लङ्कां तामभ्यवर्तन्त महावारणसंनिभाः ॥
āplavantaḥ plavantaśca garjantaśca plavaṃgamāḥ | laṅkāṃ tāmabhyavartanta mahāvāraṇasaṃnibhāḥ ||
English Translation
The monkeys crushed golden gateways; and, breaking down gates resembling the tops of the summits of Kailasa, bounded roaring, some towards the wall and some all around. And resembling gigantic elephants, they rushed towards Lankā.
VR 6.32.13 अनुष्टुप्
जयत्यतिबलो रामो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः । राजा जयति सुग्रीवो राघवेणाभिपालितः ॥
jayatyatibalo rāmo lakṣmaṇaśca mahābalaḥ | rājā jayati sugrīvo rāghaveṇābhipālitaḥ ||
English Translation
"Victorious is Sri Rama, who is exceedingly strong and Lakshmana who is endowed with supreme strength. Victorious is Sugriva the king of Vanaras who is protected by Raghava on all sides."
VR 6.32.14 अनुष्टुप्
इत्येवं घोषयन्तश्च गर्जन्तश्च प्लवंगमाः । अभ्यधावन्त लङ्कायाः प्राकारं कामरूपिणः ॥
ityevaṃ ghoṣayantaśca garjantaśca plavaṃgamāḥ | abhyadhāvanta laṅkāyāḥ prākāraṃ kāmarūpiṇaḥ ||
English Translation
Victory to the mighty Rāma, and victory to the exceedingly powerful Lakşmaņa, and Victory to king Sugriva, who is protected by Rāghava.' Thus shouting, those monkeys, wearing forms at will, sending up roars, rushed amain towards the wall of Lankā.
VR 6.32.15 अनुष्टुप्
वीरबाहुः सुबाहुश्च नलश्च वनगोचरः । निपीड्योपनिविष्टास्ते प्राकारं हरियूथपाः ॥
vīrabāhuḥ subāhuśca nalaśca vanagocaraḥ | nipīḍyopaniviṣṭāste prākāraṃ hariyūthapāḥ ||
English Translation
And Virabăhu, Subāhu, Nala and Panasaleader of monkeys-breaking (a portion of) the wall, took up their post there. In the meantime, (they) arranged the forces in order of battle.
VR 6.32.16 अनुष्टुप्
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चक्रुः स्कन्धावारनिवेशनम् ॥
etasminnantare cakruḥ skandhāvāraniveśanam ||
VR 6.32.17 अनुष्टुप्
पूर्वद्वारं तु कुमुदः कोटिभिर्दशभिर्वृतः । आवृत्य बलवांस्तस्थौ हरिभिर्जितकाशिभिः ॥
pūrvadvāraṃ tu kumudaḥ koṭibhirdaśabhirvṛtaḥ | āvṛtya balavāṃstasthau haribhirjitakāśibhiḥ ||
English Translation
The strong Kumuda, surrounded by ten kotis of victorious monkeys, stood obstruction the Estern gate.
VR 6.32.18 अनुष्टुप्
दक्षिणद्वारमागम्य वीरः शतबलिः कपिः । आवृत्य बलवांस्तस्थौ विंशत्या कोटिभिर्वृतः ॥
dakṣiṇadvāramāgamya vīraḥ śatabaliḥ kapiḥ | āvṛtya balavāṃstasthau viṃśatyā koṭibhirvṛtaḥ ||
English Translation
And obstruction the Southern entrance stood the strong and gallant monkey, Śatabali surrounded by twenty koțis.
VR 6.32.19 अनुष्टुप्
सुषेणः पश्चिमद्वारं गतस्तारा पिता हरिः । आवृत्य बलवांस्तस्थौ षष्टि कोटिभिरावृतः ॥
suṣeṇaḥ paścimadvāraṃ gatastārā pitā hariḥ | āvṛtya balavāṃstasthau ṣaṣṭi koṭibhirāvṛtaḥ ||
English Translation
The strong sire of Tārā the powerful Sus ena, obstructed the Western gate, backed by kot is upon kotis (of monkeys).
VR 6.32.20 अनुष्टुप्
उत्तरद्वारमासाद्य रामः सौमित्रिणा सह । आवृत्य बलवांस्तस्थौ सुग्रीवश्च हरीश्वरः ॥
uttaradvāramāsādya rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha | āvṛtya balavāṃstasthau sugrīvaśca harīśvaraḥ ||
English Translation
Obstructing the Northern gate, remained the puissant Răma himself along with Sumitrā's son, as well as the king of monkeys-Sugriva.
VR 6.32.21 अनुष्टुप्
गोलाङ्गूलो महाकायो गवाक्षो भीमदर्शनः । वृतः कोट्या महावीर्यस्तस्थौ रामस्य पार्वतः ॥
golāṅgūlo mahākāyo gavākṣo bhīmadarśanaḥ | vṛtaḥ koṭyā mahāvīryastasthau rāmasya pārvataḥ ||
English Translation
That huge-bodied and dreadful Golangula-the mighty and powerful Gavākşa-surrounded by a koti, remained by the side of Rama.
VR 6.32.22 अनुष्टुप्
ऋष्काणां भीमवेगानां धूम्रः शत्रुनिबर्हणः । वृतः कोट्या महावीर्यस्तस्थौ रामस्य पार्श्वतः ॥
ṛṣkāṇāṃ bhīmavegānāṃ dhūmraḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ | vṛtaḥ koṭyā mahāvīryastasthau rāmasya pārśvataḥ ||
English Translation
That huge-bodied and dreadful Golangula-the mighty and powerful Gavākşa-surrounded by a koti, remained by the side of Rama.
VR 6.32.23 अनुष्टुप्
संनद्धस्तु महावीर्यो गदापाणिर्विभीषणः । वृतो यस्तैस्तु सचिवैस्तस्थौ तत्र महाबलः ॥
saṃnaddhastu mahāvīryo gadāpāṇirvibhīṣaṇaḥ | vṛto yastaistu sacivaistasthau tatra mahābalaḥ ||
English Translation
Vibheeshana with defensive clamour, of extraordinary virility accompanied by his mighty ministers, stood there with his mace in hand.
VR 6.32.24 अनुष्टुप्
गजो गवाक्षो गवयः शरभो गन्धमादनः । समन्तात्परिघावन्तो ररक्षुर्हरिवाहिनीम् ॥
gajo gavākṣo gavayaḥ śarabho gandhamādanaḥ | samantātparighāvanto rarakṣurharivāhinīm ||
English Translation
And Gaya, and Gavāksa, and Gavaya, and Śarabha, and Gandhamādana, protected the monkey-army, coursing all around.
VR 6.32.25 अनुष्टुप्
ततः कोपपरीतात्मा रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः । निर्याणं सर्वसैन्यानां द्रुतमाज्ञापयत्तदा ॥
tataḥ kopaparītātmā rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ | niryāṇaṃ sarvasainyānāṃ drutamājñāpayattadā ||
English Translation
Then, his soul wrought up with wrath, Rāvaņa-lord of Rākşasas-speedily ordered the whole host to sally out.
VR 6.32.26 अनुष्टुप्
निष्पतन्ति ततः सैन्या हृष्टा रावणचोदिताः । समये पूर्यमाणस्य वेगा इव महोदधेः ॥
niṣpatanti tataḥ sainyā hṛṣṭā rāvaṇacoditāḥ | samaye pūryamāṇasya vegā iva mahodadheḥ ||
English Translation
And commanded by Råvana, the troops cheerfully issued forth like the onrushing of the mighty main filling all at the time of the universal dissolution.
VR 6.32.27 अनुष्टुप्
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे घोरः संग्रामः समपद्यत । रक्षसां वानराणां च यथा देवासुरे पुरा ॥
etasminnantare ghoraḥ saṃgrāmaḥ samapadyata | rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca yathā devāsure purā ||
English Translation
In the meantime there commenced a mighty a encounter between the Raksasas and the monkey, like that which took place of yore between the gods and the Asuras.
VR 6.32.28 अनुष्टुप्
ते गदाभिः प्रदीप्ताभिः शक्तिशूलपरश्वधैः । निजघ्नुर्वानरान्घोराः कथयन्तः स्वविक्रमान् ॥
te gadābhiḥ pradīptābhiḥ śaktiśūlaparaśvadhaiḥ | nijaghnurvānarānghorāḥ kathayantaḥ svavikramān ||
English Translation
And displaying their prowess, They* began to slaughter monkeys with maces, and darts, and adzes. *Raksasas.
VR 6.32.29 अनुष्टुप्
तथा वृक्षैर्महाकायाः पर्वताग्रैश्च वानराः । राक्षसास्तानि रक्षांसि नखैर्दन्तैश्च वेगिताः ॥
tathā vṛkṣairmahākāyāḥ parvatāgraiśca vānarāḥ | rākṣasāstāni rakṣāṃsi nakhairdantaiśca vegitāḥ ||
English Translation
The vehement monkeys (on their side) slaughtered Rākşasa with trees and tops of crags as well as with their nails and teeth.
VR 6.32.30 अनुष्टुप्
राक्षसास्त्वपरे भीमाः प्राकारस्था महीगतान् । भिण्डिपालैश्च खड्गैश्च शूलैश्चैव व्यदारयन् ॥
rākṣasāstvapare bhīmāḥ prākārasthā mahīgatān | bhiṇḍipālaiśca khaḍgaiśca śūlaiścaiva vyadārayan ||
English Translation
Then other dreadful Rākṣasa that were stationed upon the wall, dropping down, pierced the monkeys with darts and bhindipālas.
VR 6.32.31 अनुष्टुप्
वानराश्चापि संक्रुद्धाः प्राकारस्थान्महीगताः । राक्षसान्पातयामासुः समाप्लुत्य प्लवंगमाः ॥
vānarāścāpi saṃkruddhāḥ prākārasthānmahīgatāḥ | rākṣasānpātayāmāsuḥ samāplutya plavaṃgamāḥ ||
English Translation
And (thereat) the monkeys, flying into fury, descending to the earth and bounding, brought down the Rākşasas with their arms.
VR 6.32.32 अनुष्टुप्
स संप्रहारस्तुमुलो मांसशोणितकर्दमः । रक्षसां वानराणां च संबभूवाद्भुतोपमाः ॥
sa saṃprahārastumulo māṃsaśoṇitakardamaḥ | rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca saṃbabhūvādbhutopamāḥ ||
English Translation
That encounter of the Rākşasas and the monkeys was mighty and wonderful, and the ground became wet with flesh and gore.
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