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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 7 (Uttarakāṇḍa) • Sarga 32

Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 32

उत्तरकाण्डम् • सर्गः 32

Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 32 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 72 verses.

Total: 72 Verses • Citations: VR 7.32.1–72 • 175 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
VR 7.32.31 अनुष्टुप्
ततस्ते रावणामात्यैरमात्याः पार्थिवस्य तु । सूदिताश्चापि ते युद्धे भक्षिताश्च बुभुक्षितैः ॥
tataste rāvaṇāmātyairamātyāḥ pārthivasya tu | sūditāścāpi te yuddhe bhakṣitāśca bubhukṣitaiḥ ||
English Translation
Thereupon the hungry councillors of Rāvana, slew some of the ministers of the king and devoured some.
VR 7.32.32 अनुष्टुप्
ततो हलहलाशब्दो नर्मदा तिर आबभौ । अर्जुनस्यानुयात्राणां रावणस्य च मन्त्रिणाम् ॥
tato halahalāśabdo narmadā tira ābabhau | arjunasyānuyātrāṇāṃ rāvaṇasya ca mantriṇām ||
English Translation
There arose a dreadful uproar on the banks of Narmada, of the councillors of Răvana and Arjuna.
VR 7.32.33 अनुष्टुप्
इषुभिस्तोमरैः शूलैर्वज्रकल्पैः सकर्षणैः । सरावणानर्दयन्तः समन्तात्समभिद्रुताः ॥
iṣubhistomaraiḥ śūlairvajrakalpaiḥ sakarṣaṇaiḥ | sarāvaṇānardayantaḥ samantātsamabhidrutāḥ ||
English Translation
The warriors of Arjuna assailed Rāvana and his ministers with hundreds of arrows, Prāsas, darts, Tomaras, thunder-bolts and Karsanas.
VR 7.32.34 अनुष्टुप्
हैहयाधिपयोधानां वेग आसीत्सुदारुणः । सनक्रमीनमकरसमुद्रस्येव निस्वनः ॥
haihayādhipayodhānāṃ vega āsītsudāruṇaḥ | sanakramīnamakarasamudrasyeva nisvanaḥ ||
English Translation
The warriors of Arjuna became dreadfully furious and emitted cries like the roaring of the deep infested with crocodiles, fishes and other marine monsters.
VR 7.32.35 अनुष्टुप्
रावणस्य तु तेऽमात्याः प्रहस्तशुकसारणाः । कार्तवीर्यबलं क्रुद्धा निर्दहन्त्यग्नितेजसः ॥
rāvaṇasya tu te'mātyāḥ prahastaśukasāraṇāḥ | kārtavīryabalaṃ kruddhā nirdahantyagnitejasaḥ ||
English Translation
Thereupon being enraged and displaying their own prowess Suka, Sāraṇa and other ministers of Ravana began to destroy Arjuna's soldiers.
VR 7.32.36 अनुष्टुप्
अर्जुनाय तु तत्कर्म रावणस्य समन्त्रिणः । क्रीडमानाय कथितं पुरुषैर्द्वाररक्षिभिः ॥
arjunāya tu tatkarma rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ | krīḍamānāya kathitaṃ puruṣairdvārarakṣibhiḥ ||
English Translation
Thereupon the emissaries, stricken with fear, went to the sporting king and communicated to him the proceedings of Rāvana and his iministers.
VR 7.32.37 अनुष्टुप्
उक्त्वा न भेतव्यमिति स्त्रीजनं स ततोऽर्जुनः । उत्ततार जलात्तस्माद्गङ्गातोयादिवाञ्जनः ॥
uktvā na bhetavyamiti strījanaṃ sa tato'rjunaḥ | uttatāra jalāttasmādgaṅgātoyādivāñjanaḥ ||
English Translation
Hearing those words and saying to the females-"Do not fear” he rose up from the waters like an elephante
VR 7.32.38 अनुष्टुप्
क्रोधदूषितनेत्रस्तु स ततोऽर्जुन पावकः । प्रजज्वाल महाघोरो युगान्त इव पावकः ॥
krodhadūṣitanetrastu sa tato'rjuna pāvakaḥ | prajajvāla mahāghoro yugānta iva pāvakaḥ ||
English Translation
The eyes of that fire-like Arjuna were reddened with ire and he shone dreadfully like the fire of dissolution.
VR 7.32.39 अनुष्टुप्
स तूर्णतरमादाय वरहेमाङ्गदो गदाम् । अभिद्रवति रक्षांसि तमांसीव दिवाकरः ॥
sa tūrṇataramādāya varahemāṅgado gadām | abhidravati rakṣāṃsi tamāṃsīva divākaraḥ ||
English Translation
And taking up speedily his club, that one, always using golden clubs, pursued the Rakşasas like to darkness following the sun.
VR 7.32.40 अनुष्टुप्
बाहुविक्षेपकरणां समुद्यम्य महागदाम् । गारुडं वेगमास्थाय आपपातैव सोऽर्जुनः ॥
bāhuvikṣepakaraṇāṃ samudyamya mahāgadām | gāruḍaṃ vegamāsthāya āpapātaiva so'rjunaḥ ||
English Translation
Holding up the huge club and hurling it with his arms, Arjuna, resorting to the velocity of Garuda, went on
VR 7.32.41 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य मर्गं समावृत्य विन्ध्योऽर्कस्येव पर्वतः । स्थितो विन्ध्य इवाकम्प्यः प्रहस्तो मुसलायुधः ॥
tasya margaṃ samāvṛtya vindhyo'rkasyeva parvataḥ | sthito vindhya ivākampyaḥ prahasto musalāyudhaḥ ||
English Translation
Thereupon stood there obstructing his course Raksasa, worked up with anger and with a mace in his hand, like to the Vindhya range standing in the way of the sun.
VR 7.32.42 अनुष्टुप्
ततोऽस्य मुसलं घोरं लोहबद्धं मदोद्धतः । प्रहस्तः प्रेषयन्क्रुद्धो ररास च यथाम्बुदः ॥
tato'sya musalaṃ ghoraṃ lohabaddhaṃ madoddhataḥ | prahastaḥ preṣayankruddho rarāsa ca yathāmbudaḥ ||
English Translation
And throwing down off his hand the iron mace, he, in anger, began to roar, like Yama.
VR 7.32.43 अनुष्टुप्
तस्याग्रे मुसलस्याग्निरशोकापीडसंनिभः । प्रहस्तकरमुक्तस्य बभूव प्रदहन्निव ॥
tasyāgre musalasyāgniraśokāpīḍasaṃnibhaḥ | prahastakaramuktasya babhūva pradahanniva ||
English Translation
And the top of the mace freed from the hand of Prahasta, was ablaze like the tips of Asoka flowers.
VR 7.32.44 अनुष्टुप्
आधावमानं मुसलं कार्तवीर्यस्तदार्जुनः । निपुणं वञ्चयामास सगदो गजविक्रमः ॥
ādhāvamānaṃ musalaṃ kārtavīryastadārjunaḥ | nipuṇaṃ vañcayāmāsa sagado gajavikramaḥ ||
English Translation
Not the least agitated on beholding that mace, the king Arjuna, by his club, baffled its action.
VR 7.32.45 अनुष्टुप्
ततस्तमभिदुद्राव प्रहस्तं हैहयाधिपः । भ्रामयाणो गदां गुर्वीं पञ्चबाहुशतोच्छ्रयाम् ॥
tatastamabhidudrāva prahastaṃ haihayādhipaḥ | bhrāmayāṇo gadāṃ gurvīṃ pañcabāhuśatocchrayām ||
English Translation
Thereupon uplifting the huge club, five hundred hands long, the king of Haihayas pursued Prahasta.
VR 7.32.46 अनुष्टुप्
तेनाहतोऽतिवेगेन प्रहस्तो गदया तदा । निपपात स्थितः शैलो वज्रिवज्रहतो यथा ॥
tenāhato'tivegena prahasto gadayā tadā | nipapāta sthitaḥ śailo vajrivajrahato yathā ||
English Translation
And within a short time being struck down by that club gifted with great velocity Prahasta fell down on earth like to the summit of a mountain clapped down by the thunder-bolt of Indra.
VR 7.32.47 अनुष्टुप्
प्रहस्तं पतितं दृष्ट्वा मारीचशुकसारणाः । समहोदरधूम्राक्षा अपसृप्ता रणाजिरात् ॥
prahastaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mārīcaśukasāraṇāḥ | samahodaradhūmrākṣā apasṛptā raṇājirāt ||
English Translation
Beholding Prahasta fallen, Marica, Suka, Säraņa, Mahodara and Dhumrākṣa fled away from the battle-field.
VR 7.32.48 अनुष्टुप्
अपक्रान्तेष्वमात्येषु प्रहस्ते च निपातिते । रावणोऽभ्यद्रवत्तूर्णमर्जुनं नृपसत्तमम् ॥
apakrānteṣvamātyeṣu prahaste ca nipātite | rāvaṇo'bhyadravattūrṇamarjunaṃ nṛpasattamam ||
English Translation
All the councillors having thus fled away and Prahasta being slain, Rāvaņa speedily proceeded towards Arjuna, the foremost of kings.
VR 7.32.49 अनुष्टुप्
सहस्रबाहोस्तद्युद्धं विंशद्बाहोश्च दारुणम् । नृपराक्षसयोस्तत्र आरब्धं लोमहर्षणम् ॥
sahasrabāhostadyuddhaṃ viṃśadbāhośca dāruṇam | nṛparākṣasayostatra ārabdhaṃ lomaharṣaṇam ||
English Translation
Thereupon there ensued a terrible encounter capable of making down erect between the thousand-armed Arjuna, the king of men, and the twenty-armed Ravana, the king of Raksasas.
VR 7.32.50 अनुष्टुप्
सागराविव संक्षुब्धौ चलमूलाविवाचलौ । तेजोयुक्ताविवादित्यौ प्रदहन्ताविवानलौ ॥
sāgarāviva saṃkṣubdhau calamūlāvivācalau | tejoyuktāvivādityau pradahantāvivānalau ||
VR 7.32.51 अनुष्टुप्
बलोद्धतौ यथा नागौ वाशितार्थे यथा वृषौ । मेघाविव विनर्दन्तौ सिंहाविव बलोत्कटौ ॥
baloddhatau yathā nāgau vāśitārthe yathā vṛṣau | meghāviva vinardantau siṃhāviva balotkaṭau ||
VR 7.32.52 अनुष्टुप्
रुद्रकालाविव क्रुद्धौ तौ तथा राक्षसार्जुनौ । परस्परं गदाभ्यां तौ ताडयामासतुर्भृशम् ॥
rudrakālāviva kruddhau tau tathā rākṣasārjunau | parasparaṃ gadābhyāṃ tau tāḍayāmāsaturbhṛśam ||
VR 7.32.53 अनुष्टुप्
वज्रप्रहारानचला यथा घोरान्विषेहिरे । गदाप्रहारांस्तद्वत्तौ सहेते नरराक्षसौ ॥
vajraprahārānacalā yathā ghorānviṣehire | gadāprahārāṃstadvattau sahete nararākṣasau ||
English Translation
As the mountains suffer many clappings of thunder-bolts so did they bear many strokes.
VR 7.32.54 अनुष्टुप्
यथाशनिरवेभ्यस्तु जायते वै प्रतिश्रुतिः । तथा ताभ्यां गदापातैर्दिशः सर्वाः प्रतिश्रुताः ॥
yathāśaniravebhyastu jāyate vai pratiśrutiḥ | tathā tābhyāṃ gadāpātairdiśaḥ sarvāḥ pratiśrutāḥ ||
English Translation
And all the quarters were resounded with the sound proceeding from the stroke of their clubs like to the sound of thunder-bolts.
VR 7.32.55 अनुष्टुप्
अर्जुनस्य गदा सा तु पात्यमानाहितोरसि । काञ्चनाभं नभश्चक्रे विद्युत्सौदामनी यथा ॥
arjunasya gadā sā tu pātyamānāhitorasi | kāñcanābhaṃ nabhaścakre vidyutsaudāmanī yathā ||
English Translation
Being placed against the breast of Rāvaņa Arjuna's club rendered, for a moment, the welkin look like the burning gold as does the lightning.
VR 7.32.56 अनुष्टुप्
तथैव रावणेनापि पात्यमाना मुहुर्मुहुः । अर्जुनोरसि निर्भाति गदोल्केव महागिरौ ॥
tathaiva rāvaṇenāpi pātyamānā muhurmuhuḥ | arjunorasi nirbhāti gadolkeva mahāgirau ||
English Translation
And striking again and again against Arjuna's breast Ravana's club looked like a huge firebrand.
VR 7.32.57 अनुष्टुप्
नार्जुनः खेदमाप्नोति न राक्षसगणेश्वरः । सममासीत्तयोर्युद्धं यथा पूर्वं बलीन्द्रयोः ॥
nārjunaḥ khedamāpnoti na rākṣasagaṇeśvaraḥ | samamāsīttayoryuddhaṃ yathā pūrvaṃ balīndrayoḥ ||
English Translation
Neither Arjuna was worn out nor was Rāvaņa. And the conflict went on between them like the encounter between Bali and Våsava in the days of yore.
VR 7.32.58 अनुष्टुप्
शृङ्गैर्महर्षभौ यद्वद्दन्ताग्रैरिव कुञ्जरौ । परस्परं विनिघ्नन्तौ नरराक्षससत्तमौ ॥
śṛṅgairmaharṣabhau yadvaddantāgrairiva kuñjarau | parasparaṃ vinighnantau nararākṣasasattamau ||
English Translation
The King of men and the King of Rākşasas assailed and wounded one another with their clubs like to two bulls striking one another with their horns and two elephants with their tusks.
VR 7.32.59 अनुष्टुप्
ततोऽर्जुनेन क्रुद्धेन सर्वप्राणेन सा गदा । स्तनयोरन्तरे मुक्ता रावणस्य महाहवे ॥
tato'rjunena kruddhena sarvaprāṇena sā gadā | stanayorantare muktā rāvaṇasya mahāhave ||
English Translation
Thereupon worked up with rage, Arjuna, with his full might, smote Răvaņa on his breast, with his club.
VR 7.32.60 अनुष्टुप्
वरदानकृतत्राणे सा गदा रावणोरसि । दुर्बलेव यथा सेना द्विधाभूतापतत्क्षितौ ॥
varadānakṛtatrāṇe sā gadā rāvaṇorasi | durbaleva yathā senā dvidhābhūtāpatatkṣitau ||
English Translation
But Rāvana was well protected by the boon of the celestial, so the club fell on earth sundered into two pieces like one hurled by a weak wight.
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