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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-army. What shalt
thou do with the ignoble? Do thou, O Rakshasa bear the descent of this
mountain". Hearing those words of the monkey-king instinct with strength
and fortitude, that terrible Rakshasa--Kumbhakarna--said,--"O monkey,
thou stormest, because thou art the grandson of Prajapati[231] and the
son of the king of bears; and because as such thou art endowed with
fortitude and prowess". Hearing Kumbhakarna's speech, Sugriva whirling
that mountain-peak, suddenly let it go; and with that rock resembling
_Vajra_ or the thunder-bolt, smote Kumbhakarna in the chest. And on
coming in contact with his wide breast, that mountain-peak was at once
shattered in shivers. And thereat the monkeys grew dispirited and the
Rakshasa's ranks shouted in joy. And struck with the mountain-summit,
Kumbhakarna was fired with wrath; and roared, expending his face. And
then, whirling his dart resembling lightning displayed, he hurled it for
compassing the destruction of the master of monkeys. Then swiftly
bounding up, the Wind-god's son, resisting that whetted dart fastened
with golden chains,--with his hands violently snapped it in twain. And
placing the same on his thighs, (Hanuman) snapped that ponderous and
terrible dart composed of black iron, and thereat the monkeys waxed
delighted. And seeing the dart severed by Hanuman, the monkey-army,
growing delighted, set up countless shouts and rushed in all directions.
And the Rakshasa was seized with fear and turned away (from the field.)
And the monkeys excessively delighted, set up loud shouts, and finding
the dart broken, poured forth thanks to the Wind-god's son. Then the
mighty-minded lord of Rakshasas seeing the dart thus severed, uprooted a
peak from the Malaya and with it smote Sugriva. The king of monkeys
struck with the mountain-peak fell senseless upon the field, and the
demons finding him in this plight shouted out in great joy. Then
Kumbhakarna coming to the wonderfully mighty master of monkeys, took him
up and stole away from the field, as a violent gust of wind stealeth
away a patch of cloud. Kumbhakarna, who resembled a mountain in
loftiness of stature, while taking him away like a mass of cloud
appeared like Sumeru overtopped with lofty peaks. Thus the lord of
Rakshasas went on hearing thanks (from the Rakshasas) and shouts from
the lords of the heavens, wondered at the capture of the foremost of
monkeys. Thus taking him captive, that mighty one resembling Indra in
puissance, thought his death would destroy the entire host of the
opponents together with Raghava. Then Hanuman, the shrewd son of Maruta,
finding the whole host of monkeys scattered in all directions, as well
as Sugriva captured by Kumbhakarna bethought himself--"What ought to be
done by me now that our king has been captured? I will doubtless do as
befits me now--let me assume the shape of a mountain and kill the
Rakshasas. Let me kill the mighty Kumbhakarna, splitting his body with
my strong fist and thus relieve the master of monkeys--thus let the
whole host of monkeys become delighted. Or, even when captured by the
whole host of gods or Asuras or serpents he is mighty enough to
extricate himself. Meseems, the lord of monkeys struck with dart in
battle by Kumbhakarna has not yet recovered his senses. Else in a moment
he would do the needful for himself as well as the monkeys. Should the
relief of the mighty-minded Sugriva come from me, I should be incurring
his displeasure and it would certainly lead to the loss of his
reputation for ever; then I must wait a moment and see his own might
displayed by himself when relieved. Meanwhile let me cheer up the
monkey-host". Thinking thus within himself, Hanuman, that son of Maruta,
began to stay the mighty host of monkeys. In the meantime Kumbhakarna
entered Lanka with Sugrira trembling, being honored with the showering
of beautiful flowers from the sky, the buildings on the main roads and
the town-gate. Then the mighty one (Sugriva) slowly recovered his senses
with the shower of fried paddy and sweet scent and the sprinkling of
water as well as with the coolness of the streets. Then that
mighty-minded (Sugriva), caught in the arms of the powerful Rakshasa,
having with difficulty come to his senses and surveying around him the
streets of the town bethought himself:--"When thus within the grasp of
the enemy how can I take revenge? Or let me do what will be acceptable
and advantageous to our army". Then advancing all on a sudden, he with
his nails and sharp teeth cut off the ears and nose of that lord of the
enemies of the gods and split both his sides with the blow of his feet.
And Kumbhakarna losing his ears and nose and having his sides split with
nails and teeth grew angry, and becoming all covered over with blood,
threw Sugriva to the ground and pressed him. Thus pressed upon the
ground with main force and severely struck by the enemies of gods, he
flew to the skies like a ball-rolling, and once more joined Rama. The
mighty Kumbhakarna having lost his nose and ears and drenched in blood,
appeared like a mountain covered all over with streamlets. That
huge-bodied Rakshasa, younger brother of Ravana, terrible in appearance,
resembling a mass of deep black collyrium, and covered all over with
blood, appeared like an evening cloud; and (once more) made up his mind
to appear in battle. Sugriva having thus escaped, that dreadful enemy of
the king of the celestials in wrath again rushed to battle; and finding
himself destitute of arms took up a fearful mace. And then that
mighty-minded one, the Raksha Kumbhakarna, issuing out of the city began
to devour the terrific host of monkeys, as doth the mighty fire eat up
people at the end of a Yuga. On entering the mighty host of monkeys, the
hungry Kumbhakarna, hankering after flesh and blood, ate up the monkeys,
and with them, devoured many a Rakshasa and Pisacha by mistake. Thus, as
Death devoureth creatures at the end of a Yuga, he destroyed the mighty
monkeys. And he in wrath, taking up with one hand the monkeys along with
the Rakshasas, hurriedly threw them into his mouth,--one, two three, or
many at a time. And blood and fat flowed copiously down his body; and
though struck by the monkeys with peaks of mountains, the mighty one
devoured all those monkeys. And the monkeys as they were being devoured,
saught the shelter of Rama. And Kumbhakarna wrought up with wrath,
chased amain hundreds of monkeys, eating up seven, eight, twenty, or
thirty. And fastening (the monkeys) with his arms, he, devouring them,
rushed on. And resembling the Destroyer of prodigious dimensions at the
end of a Yuga, that one furnished with extremely sharp teeth, having his
body covered with fat, marrow and blood, and coiling entrails about his
ears, began to discharge darts. And at this moment, that subduer of
hostile hosts and captor of the capitals of foes--Sumitra's
son--Lakshmana, growing enraged, entered on an encounter with the enemy.
And Lakshmana endued with prowess shot seven shafts at Kumbhakarna's
body; and next, taking up other arrows also discharged them (at his
antagonist). And thereat that Rakshasa, smarting under the wounds
inflicted by that weapon,[232] cut it off (by means of a weapon).
Thereupon grew enraged the powerful Lakshmana--enhancer of Sumitra's
joy. And then as the wind overspreadeth evening clouds, he with his
shafts covered his[233] shining and graceful mail entirely made of gold.
And smit with arrows dight with gold, that one resembling a mass of
dark-blue collyrium appeared beautiful like the ray-furnished Sun
surrounded by clouds. Then that dreadful Rakshasa voiced like masses of
clouds, scornfully addressed the enhancer of Sumitra's felicity,
saying,--"By dauntlessly fighting with me, who have without ado brought
down the Destroyer himself in battle, thou hast established thy heroism.
Even by staying before me, who am equipped with arms in this encounter,
and who in mighty conflict resemble Death himself, thou deservest to be
honored. What shall I say of thy fighting? Not even that lord--Sakra
himself--mounted on his Airavata, and engirt by all the immortals,--had
ever before stayed before me in the field. But to-day, O Sumitra's son,
albeit a boy, thou hast gratified me with thy prowess. Now taking thy
leave, I wish to go to Raghava. And as I have been well pleased in
battle with thy vigour and strength and enthusiasm, I now wish to slay
Rama alone, who being slain, all are slain. On Rama being here slain by
me, the rest remaining in the encounter--them shall I undertake with my
all-crushing vigour". When that Raksha had spoken thus, (Lakshmana);
Sumitra's son, present in that contest, answered him laughing in
terrible words, saying,--"That thy prowess is incapable of being borne
by Sakra and other celestials,--is true. It is not otherwise, O hero.
To-day I myself have witnessed thy prowess. Yonder is Dacaratha's
son--Rama--staying like a moveless mountain". Hearing this, that
night-ranger--Kumhhakarna--possessed of immense might, disregarding
Lakshmana and passing beyond Sumitra's son, rushed against Rama, making
the earth tremble. Thereat Dacaratha's son, Rama, employing a terrific
weapon, discharged sharpened shafts at Kumbhakarna's breast. Thereat
flames mixed with live embers shot out from the mouth of that enraged
one suddenly rushing (against Rama),--as Rama pierced him (with his
arrows). And on being frightfully pierced by Rama's weapons, that
foremost of Rakshasas, roaring wrathfully darted against Rama, and
pursued the monkeys in the conflict. And those shafts adorned with
peacock's plumes, alighting on (Kumbhakarna's) chest, his mace, escaping
his hand, dropped to the earth; and all his (other) arms also were
scattered on the ground. And when that exceedingly powerful one saw
himself deprived of all his arms, he began to spread a huge havoc by
means of his clenched fists and hands. And with his body entirely
covered with arrows and bathed in blood, he began to bleed like a hill
overflowing with fountains. And fired with wrath and maddened with
blood,[234] he rusheth on, devouring monkeys and Rakshasas and bears.
And that redoubtable one possessed of dreadful prowess, resembling the
Reaper himself, whirling a mighty mountain-peak, hurled it aiming at
Rama. Thereat Bharata's elder brother, the righteous Rama, ere that
prodigious peak had alighted, severed the same by means of seven
straight-speeding shafts wrought with gold. Intent on finishing
Kumbhakarna, the virtuous Lakshmana, revolving many a means, (at last)
spoke unto Rama,--"O king, this one knoweth not monkeys and
Rakshasas,--maddened with the smell of blood, he eateth up his own as
well as his enemies. Now let the foremost monkeys, putting forth their
best, mount on him; and let the leaders of bands according to their
rank, stand surrounding him. And then to-day this wicked-minded
Rakshasa, oppressed with a mighty weight, will no longer be able to eat
up any more monkeys". Hearing the words of the intelligent prince, those
exceedingly powerful monkeys with alacrity ascended Kumbhakarna. And
Kumbhakarna mounted by those monkeys, waxing exceedingly enraged, shook
them vehemently, even as mad elephants shake the drivers thereof. And
Raghava seeing them shaken, and concluding the Rakshasa to be wroth,
furiously sprang forward, taking his bow. And with his eyes crimsoned
with choler, the gentle Raghava, as if burning up the Rakshasa with his
eyes, rushed forth vehemently, summoning up all his impetuosity, thereby
cheering up the leaders of bands that had been sore tried by the might
of Kumbhakarna. And equipped with an excellent quiver and arrows, Rama
cheering up the monkeys sprang forward, taking a bow, resembling a
serpent; terrific; having a stout string; and embellished in gold. Then
surrounded by exceedingly invincible monkey-bands, that highly powerful
hero, followed by Lakshmana, marched forth. And he saw the redoubtable
and high-souled Kumbhakarna, with his body drenched in blood, and with
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