Полный четырёхтомник Манматхи Натха Датта, английский, Калькутта, 1891–1894. Все четыре тома конкретного перевода М. Н. Датта: Балаканда, Айодхьяканда, Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда, Сундараканда, Юддхаканда и Уттараканда. Полный текст выбранного четырёхтомного издания; это не собрание всех версий Рамаяны.
Все четыре тома конкретного перевода М. Н. Датта: Балаканда, Айодхьяканда, Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда, Сундараканда, Юддхаканда и Уттараканда. Полный текст выбранного четырёхтомного издания; это не собрание всех версий Рамаяны.
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Then Rama, accompanied by the monkey-leaders, along with Sugriva,
ascended the top of Suvela, measuring a circumference of two _yojanas_.
And staying there for a while and looking at the ten cardinal points, he
saw Lanka finely placed on the charming summit of Trikuta,--graced with
elegant groves; and (he also saw) the unconquerable lord of Rakshasas,
stationed at the top of the gateway, fanned with white _chamaras_;
graced with the umbrella betokening victory; smeared with red sandal;
adorned in red ornaments; resembling masses of sable clouds; and
apparelled in golden attire,--his breast bearing scars from the
tusk-ends of Airavata; covered with a sheet hued like the blood of
hares; and appearing like clouds lighted up by the evening sun. And on
seeing the Rakshasa-chief, Sugriva suddenly rose up in the sight of the
lords of monkeys as well as Raghava. And influenced by wrath, he,
mustering strength and vigor, rising from the brow of the mountain,
bounded to the gateway. And pausing for a while and eying the Rakshasa
intrepidly, he, slighting the Raksha, addressed him in harsh speech,
saying,--"O Rakshasa, I am the friend as well as the slave of Rama--lord
of men. Me, backed by the energy of that king of the Earth, shalt thou
not escape to-day". Saying this, he, suddenly springing up, descended on
him; and snatching away his variegated crown, let it fall on the earth.
And seeing him come abruptly, the night-ranger spoke to him thus,--"Thou
that wert Sugriva beyond my ken, shalt be neckless[102] near me". Having
said this, he rose up swiftly and dragged him[103] down to the earth.
Thereat springing like pith, the monkey pushed down his antagonist with
his arms. And each having his body bathed in sweat and his person
covered with blood, each choking and annuling the efforts of the
other,--and resembling a _Salmali_ or a _Kincuka_, and dealing blows and
slaps, and hitting with his arms and hands,--those exceedingly strong
ones, the lord of the Rakshasas and that of the monkeys, fought
wonderfully. And having for a long time encountered each other in combat
on the dais belonging to the gate,--they, now lifting up their persons
and now lowering them, went down, each felling the other with his legs.
And smiting each other, they, their bodies fastened together, went down
between the wall and the moat,--and again stood upon the ground. And
heaving breath, they, resting for a space, grappled with each other; and
they fast bound each other with their arms serving for ropes. And each
fired with wrath, and each having both strength and skill, they now bore
themselves in the lists like a tiger and a lion, furnished with teeth;
or like the young of the foremost elephants engaged in encounter,--and
restraining and pushing each other with their arms, they simultaneously
both came down to the ground. Then starting again to their feet, they,
vituperating each other, ranged the lists, displaying feats expressive
of skill and strength. Nor did those heroes speedily come by fatigue.
And resembling mighty elephants, they, resisting each other by means of
their powerful arms like unto the trunks of elephants, fought for a long
while, swiftly wheeling about the arena. And approaching each other,
they strove to slay each other, like unto two cats seated, momentarily
encountering each other over some food. And the lord of monkeys and
Ravana, accomplished in fight, coursed the arena, displaying wonderful
mandalas,[104] various _sthanas_[105] curious _gomatrakas_[106]
_gatapratyagatas_, _tiraschi-nagatas_, _vakragatas_, _parimokshas_,
_varjanas_, _paridhavanas_, _abhidravanas_,[107] _aplavanas_,[108]
_savigrahavasthanas_,[109] _paravrittas_,[110] _apavrittas_,[111]
_apadrutas_[112] _avaplutas_,[113] _apanyastas_,[114] and
_upanyastas_.[115] In the meanwhile the Raksha attempted to put forth
his power of illusion. Knowing this, the king of monkeys shot into the
sky. And Ravana, overpowered by fatigue and out of breath, thus baffled
by the monkey-king, stood where he was. Thus the master of the foremost
monkeys, securing fame in fight, beat the night-ranger, causing him to
experience fatigue. And bounding beyond the spacious sky, the offspring
of the Sun came to the side of Rama in the midst of the monkey-forces.
And having done that deed, the son of the Sun,--lord of monkeys--with
his heart surcharged with rejoicing, entered that host having the speed
of the wind; enhancing the martial ardour of the son of the foremost of
the Raghus, and honored by the monkeys.
[102] The text has _hinagriva--neckless_. There is a pun here, turning
on the word _griva_--neck. Ravana says: "Thou wert Sugriva
(good-necked) in my absence,--but now thou shalt be
_hinagriva_--neckless".--T.
[103] Sugriva.
[104] A _mandala_ is of four kinds, _viz., chari, karana, khanda and
mahamandala._ Proceeding with one leg advanced is _chari_, with
two alternately advanced is _karana_; proceeding after the manner
of _karana_, with some special movements, is _khanda_; and two or
three _khandas_ combined is a _mahamandala_.--T.
[105] A particular adjustment of the steps successively; awry, etc.--It
is of six kinds, _viz._, _Vaishnava, Sampada, Vaicakka, Mandala,
Pratyalirha_ and _Analirha.--T._
[106] A kind of motion resembling cow's urine flowing, as its name
signifies.
[107] Swiftly fronting the antagonist.
[108] Proceeding 'like a summer's cloud.'
[109] Standing before the adversary, after making others engage in
combat. What this means in the passage under notice is hard to
divine.
[110] Turning away from a foe.
[111] Moving off from the side of the enemy.
[112] Movement with low posture for seizing at the thighs of the
adversary.
[113] Going for a kick at the adversary.
[114] Distending the chest, so that the antagonist may not catch the
arms.
[115] Stretching forth the arms for seizing those of the enemy.
SECTION XLI.
Seeing those ominous signs, Lakshmana's elder brother, Rama, embracing
Sugriva, said,--"Without consulting with me, thou hast acted thus
rashly. But kings should not act in such a rash way. Placing in
suspense, me, this army and Bibhishana, thou, O hero, enamoured of
daring deeds, hast put thyself to all this trouble. But, O hero,
henceforth, do not act so. O subduer of enemies, if thou come by any
mischance, what shall Sita avail me; or Bharata; or my younger
brother--Lakshmana; or Satrughna, O slayer of enemies; or, again, my own
person? Ere thou hadst come, I had arrived at this determination;
albeit, O thou that art equal to the mighty Indra or Varuna, I knew thy
prowess full well. Slaying Ravana in battle along with his sons, forces
and vehicles, and installing Bibhishana in Lanka, and placing the
kingdom in the hands of Bharata, I shall renounce my body, O exceedingly
powerful one!" When Rama had said this, Sugriva answered,--"Knowing my
own strength, how, O Raghava, viewing Ravana, who had ravished away thy
wife, could I forbear, O hero?" As that hero was speaking thus, Raghava
addressed Lakshmana having auspiciousness, thus,--"O Lakshmana,
occupying some tract furnished with cool water and woods bearing fruits,
we shall sojourn, dividing and marshalling our forces. I see a mighty
fear present, destructive of people,--and boding destruction unto the
foremost heroes among the bears, monkeys and Rakshasas. The winds
ruffle; and the earth is tremulous. And the tops of mountains tremble,
and the mountains themselves send up loud sounds. And the clouds are
goblinish; and fierce; and harsh-sounding. And wearing terrific looks,
they fiercely pour down showers mixed with drops of blood. And the
Evening resembles the red sandal, and is fearful. And a flaming circle
droppeth from the Sun. And exciting great fear, inauspicious birds and
beasts, wearing cruel looks, and in distressful guise,--cry in piteous
accents, facing the Sun. And at night, the ominous Moon with a black-red
brim as at the time of universal wreck, burneth. And, O Lakshmana, there
is a crimson, rough, slight, and graceful rim round the Sun; and a blue
mark is visible on his disc. And the stars do not course as formerly.
Behold, O Lakshmana, all these, prefiguring the Doom. And crows and
hawks and vultures drop down. And jackals yell with loud inauspicious
notes. The Earth, converted into mud with flesh and gore, shall be
covered with darts and javelins and swords, discharged by Rakshasas and
monkeys. This very day with all expedition shall we, surrounded on all
sides by the monkeys, march towards the city governed by Ravana". Having
said this unto Lakshmana, Lakshmana's elder brother possessed of
exceeding strength, hastily descended from the top of the mountain. And
descending from the mountain, the righteous Raghava surveyed his troops,
incapable of being beaten by enemies. And after making the mighty host
of the monkey-king equip itself, Raghava versed in season, along with
Sugriva, at the proper hour, issued orders for battle. Then in due time
that one, accoutred with his bow, surrounded by a mighty army, set out,
with the intention of entering the city of Lanka. And those
two--Bibhishana and Sugriva--and Hanuman, and Jambavan, and Nala, and
the bear-king Nila, and Lakshmana, followed (Rama). Behind them, the
mighty array of bears and monkeys followed Raghava, covering a wide
surface of land. The monkeys, resembling elephants, capable of resisting
foes, took mountain-peaks and tall trees by hundreds. And in a short
time those repressors of foes--the brothers Rama and Lakshmana--arrived
at the city of Ravana; with pennons streaming over her; charming;
garnished with groves and woods; having variegated gateways;
inaccessible; and having walls and gates. And urged on by Rama's
command, the wood-rangers,[116] as commanded, blocking up (Lanka)
incapable of being subdued even by the gods, stationed themselves.
Coming to Lanka ruled by Ravana, that hero, Rama, son unto Dacaratha,
along with Lakshmana, remained stationed at the Northern gate, where
Ravana used to reside. None save Rama was competent to protect that
dreadful gate, where Ravana used to reside. None save Rama was competent
to protect that dreadful gate, guarded by Ravana himself, like the Ocean
guarded by Varuna,--and protected on all sides by terrible Rakshasas
equipped with weapons; capable of striking terror into the weak; like
unto the nether regions guarded by Danavas. And (Rama) saw there many
and various arms and mail of the warriors, ranged together. And coming
to the Eastern gate, that leader of the monkey-army, the powerful Nila,
along with Mainda and Dwivida,--took up his post there. And the
exceedingly strong Angada, accompanied by Rishava, Gavaksha, Gaya, and
Gavaya, occupied the Southern gate. And the mighty monkey Hanuman
protected the Western entrance. And Sugriva himself, with Prajangha,
Tarasa and other heroes, was quartered near the garrision in the centre.
And accompanied by all the foremost monkeys resembling Suparna or the
Wind, twenty _kotis_ of renowned monkey-leaders, blocking up all sides,
stationed themselves near the monkey, Sugriva. And at Rama's command,
Lakshmana along with Bibhishana, went from door to door, issuing
instructions to _kotis_ of monkeys. On the west of Rama, Jambavan along
with Sushena, followed by innumerable troops, remained hard by at the
garrison in the middle. And those tiger-like monkeys, furnished with
teeth like unto tigers, weilding trees and mountain-tops, stood ready
for fight. And all had their tails curled up, and all were armed with
teeth and nails, and all had chequered bodies, and all had frightful
faces. And some had the strength of ten elephants; and some had strength
ten times as much; and some of the monkey-leaders there had the strength
of a thousand elephants,--and some had the strength of numbers (of
elephants); and some had strength hundred times as much. And others had
immeasurable might. And wonderful and astonishing wИсточники и права
