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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 6 (Yuddhakāṇḍa) • Sarga 33

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 33

युद्धकाण्डम् • सर्गः 33

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 33 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 46 verses.

Total: 46 Verses • Citations: VR 6.33.1–46 • 175 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 16 shown)
VR 6.33.31 अनुष्टुप्
स शरैरतिविद्धाङ्गो द्विविदः क्रोधमूर्छितः । सालेन सरथं साश्वं निजघानाशनिप्रभम् ॥
sa śarairatividdhāṅgo dvividaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ | sālena sarathaṃ sāśvaṃ nijaghānāśaniprabham ||
English Translation
Thereat, beside himself with wrath, with his entire body wounded with arrows, Dvivida with a sala destroyed Asaniprabha along with his car and horses.
VR 6.33.32 अनुष्टुप्
निकुम्भस्तु रणे नीलं नीलाञ्जनचयप्रभम् । निर्बिभेद शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः करैर्मेघमिवांशुमान् ॥
nikumbhastu raṇe nīlaṃ nīlāñjanacayaprabham | nirbibheda śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ karairmeghamivāṃśumān ||
English Translation
Nikumbha in fight wounded Nila resembling a mass of blue collyrium, with sharpened shafts, as the Sun pierce clouds with his rays.
VR 6.33.33 अनुष्टुप्
पुनः शरशतेनाथ क्षिप्रहस्तो निशाचरः । बिभेद समरे नीलं निकुम्भः प्रजहास च ॥
punaḥ śaraśatenātha kṣiprahasto niśācaraḥ | bibheda samare nīlaṃ nikumbhaḥ prajahāsa ca ||
English Translation
Again with an hundred arrows, that lighthanded night-ranger pierced Nīla in the field; and Nikumbha laughed thereat.
VR 6.33.34 अनुष्टुप्
तस्यैव रथचक्रेण नीलो विष्णुरिवाहवे । शिरश्चिच्छेद समरे निकुम्भस्य च सारथेः ॥
tasyaiva rathacakreṇa nīlo viṣṇurivāhave | śiraściccheda samare nikumbhasya ca sāratheḥ ||
English Translation
At this, even as Visnu did in battle, Nila with a wheel of his car, cut off in conflict Nikumbha's head together with that of his charioteer.
VR 6.33.35 अनुष्टुप्
विद्युन्माली रथस्थस्तु शरैः काञ्चनभूषणैः । सुषेणं ताडयामास ननाद च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥
vidyunmālī rathasthastu śaraiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ | suṣeṇaṃ tāḍayāmāsa nanāda ca muhurmuhuḥ ||
English Translation
And Vidyanmālī, mounted on a car, assailed Suşeņa with shafts decked with gold, and behan to shout momentarily.
VR 6.33.36 अनुष्टुप्
तं रथस्थमथो दृष्ट्वा सुषेणो वानरोत्तमः । गिरिशृङ्गेण महता रथमाशु न्यपातयत् ॥
taṃ rathasthamatho dṛṣṭvā suṣeṇo vānarottamaḥ | giriśṛṅgeṇa mahatā rathamāśu nyapātayat ||
English Translation
Seeing him mounted on his car, Suşena-best of monkeys-taking up a huge crag, swiftly brought his car down to the ground.
VR 6.33.37 अनुष्टुप्
लाघवेन तु संयुक्तो विद्युन्माली निशाचरः । अपक्रम्य रथात्तूर्णं गदापाणिः क्षितौ स्थितः ॥
lāghavena tu saṃyukto vidyunmālī niśācaraḥ | apakramya rathāttūrṇaṃ gadāpāṇiḥ kṣitau sthitaḥ ||
English Translation
Thereat, endowed with lightness, that nightranger, Vidyunmāli, at once extricating himself from his car, stood on the ground with a mace in his hand.
VR 6.33.38 अनुष्टुप्
ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टः सुषेणो हरिपुंगवः । शिलां सुमहतीं गृह्य निशाचरमभिद्रवत् ॥
tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭaḥ suṣeṇo haripuṃgavaḥ | śilāṃ sumahatīṃ gṛhya niśācaramabhidravat ||
English Translation
Thereupon that foremost of monkeys, Sușeņa, growing furious, taking up a gigantic crag, rushed at the night-ranger.
VR 6.33.39 अनुष्टुप्
तमापतन्तं गदया विद्युन्माली निशाचरः । वक्षस्यभिजग्नानाशु सुषेणं हरिसत्तमम् ॥
tamāpatantaṃ gadayā vidyunmālī niśācaraḥ | vakṣasyabhijagnānāśu suṣeṇaṃ harisattamam ||
English Translation
As he was descending, the night-ranger, Vidyunmālī, with his mace swiftly hit at the breast of Susena-greatest of monkeys.
VR 6.33.40 अनुष्टुप्
गदाप्रहारं तं घोरमचिन्त्यप्लवगोत्तमः । तां शिलां पातयामास तस्योरसि महामृधे ॥
gadāprahāraṃ taṃ ghoramacintyaplavagottamaḥ | tāṃ śilāṃ pātayāmāsa tasyorasi mahāmṛdhe ||
English Translation
Thereat, without thinking at all of the terrific hit of the mace, that best of monkeys in mighty conflict brought down that upon his head.
VR 6.33.41 अनुष्टुप्
शिलाप्रहाराभिहतो विद्युन्माली निशाचरः । निष्पिष्टहृदयो भूमौ गतासुर्निपपात ह ॥
śilāprahārābhihato vidyunmālī niśācaraḥ | niṣpiṣṭahṛdayo bhūmau gatāsurnipapāta ha ||
English Translation
Assailed with the crag, the night-ranger Vidyanmali, having his chest crushed, fell down to the earth, deprived of life.
VR 6.33.42 अनुष्टुप्
एवं तैर्वानरैः शूरैः शूरास्ते रजनीचराः । द्वन्द्वे विमृदितास्तत्र दैत्या इव दिवौकसैः ॥
evaṃ tairvānaraiḥ śūraiḥ śūrāste rajanīcarāḥ | dvandve vimṛditāstatra daityā iva divaukasaiḥ ||
English Translation
Like the celestials warring against the Daityas, the heroic monkeys warred on and confounded the valiant rangers of the night.
VR 6.33.43 अनुष्टुप्
भल्लैः खड्गैर्गदाभिश्च शक्तितोमर पट्टसैः । अपविद्धश्च भिन्नश्च रथैः सांग्रामिकैर्हयैः ॥
bhallaiḥ khaḍgairgadābhiśca śaktitomara paṭṭasaiḥ | apaviddhaśca bhinnaśca rathaiḥ sāṃgrāmikairhayaiḥ ||
VR 6.33.44 उपजातिः
निहतैः कुञ्जरैर्मत्तैस्तथा वानरराक्षसैः । चक्राक्षयुगदण्डैश्च भग्नैर्धरणिसंश्रितैः । बभूवायोधनं घोरं गोमायुगणसेवितम् ॥
nihataiḥ kuñjarairmattaistathā vānararākṣasaiḥ | cakrākṣayugadaṇḍaiśca bhagnairdharaṇisaṃśritaiḥ | babhūvāyodhanaṃ ghoraṃ gomāyugaṇasevitam ||
English Translation
The battlefield was dreadful and, frequented by jackals with spears, javelins, maces, and swords, strewn all over, similarly with broken chariots, horses, elephants, and monkeys fit for war. Broken wheels and axles of chariots were found all over.
VR 6.33.45 अनुष्टुप्
कबन्धानि समुत्पेतुर्दिक्षु वानररक्षसाम् । विमर्दे तुमुले तस्मिन्देवासुररणोपमे ॥
kabandhāni samutpeturdikṣu vānararakṣasām | vimarde tumule tasmindevāsuraraṇopame ||
English Translation
It was like the war between Devatas and demons, with the trunks of the bodies of Vanaras and Rakshasas rubbing together lying scattered in all directions.
VR 6.33.46 वंशस्थम्
विदार्यमाणा हरिपुंगवैस्तदा; निशाचराः शोणितदिग्धगात्राः । पुनः सुयुद्धं तरसा समाश्रिता; दिवाकरस्यास्तमयाभिकाङ्क्षिणः ॥
vidāryamāṇā haripuṃgavaistadā; niśācarāḥ śoṇitadigdhagātrāḥ | punaḥ suyuddhaṃ tarasā samāśritā; divākarasyāstamayābhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
English Translation
Thus destroyed by the foremost of monkeys, the rangers of night, beyond themselves with the smell of blood, eagerly wishing for the setting of the Sun, again made active preparation for a renewal of the fight.
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