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 Atikaya, enraged, setting his arrow on his bow, shot it at
Lakshmana, as if devouring up the welkin. Thereat, Lakshmana--slayer of
hostile heroes--with a crescent severed that sharpened shaft resembling
a venomous serpent, as it was descending. And seeing the shaft severed,
like a serpent having its person cut off, Atikaya waxing exceedingly
enraged, took up five arrows; and the night-ranger discharged them at
Lakshmana. Thereat Bharata's younger brother cut off the approaching
arrows with whetted shafts. And having severed them with sharpened
shafts, Lakshmana--slayer of hostile heroes--took up a sharpened arrow,
as if flaming in energy. And taking it, Lakshmana set it on his
excellent bow; and drawing the latter, vigorously discharged the shaft.
And that hero endowed with prowess hit that foremost of Rakshasas in the
forehead with that shaft having bent knots, discharged from his bow
drawn to its full bent.--And that arrow piercing the forehead of that
dreadful Rakshasa, and smeared with blood, appeared like the lord of
serpents in a mountain. And the Rakshasa, smarting under Lakshmana's
shaft, showered, like the dreadful gateway of Tripuri battered by Rudra.
Then recovering himself and reflecting, he said,[259]--"Excellent well!
By this discharge of thy shaft, thou approvest thyself as a foe in whom
I can well glory". Having spoken thus candidly, he, folding his hands at
ease, and seated on the platform of his car, began to range in it. And
then that foremost of Rakshasas began to take up, set, and shoot one,
three, five, or seven shafts. And those shafts resembling Fate itself,
plated with gold at the feathered parts,--and looking like the Sun
himself (in splendour),--discharged from the bow of the lord of
Rakshasas, lighted up the heavens. Thereat Raghava's younger brother by
means of many a sharpened shaft calmly cut off all those vollies of
arrows shot by the Rakshasa. And finding all those arrows riven in the
encounter, that enemy of the lord of the immortals, Ravana's son, was
fired with wrath, and took up a whetted shaft. And then aiming that
arrow, that highly powerful one suddenly shot it; and with that, rushing
on, hit Sumitra's son in the chest. And struck in the encounter by
Atikaya, the son of Sumitra began to bleed copiously, like a mad
elephant discharging the temporal juice. And then that lord at once
extricated the arrow; and then took up a keen shaft and fixed the same
on his weapon.[260] And then he set a shaft (on his bow-string) reciting
a formula for the Agneya[261] weapon; and thereat his arrow as well as
bow flamed up. Then the highly powerful Atikaya took up a Raudra[262]
weapon; and thereon fixed a shaft plated with gold at the feathered
part, and resembling a serpent in sheen. And even as the Reaper hurleth
his rod, did Lakshmana hurl that weapon inspired with divine energy,
dreadful and aflame,--at Atikaya. And seeing that shaft set upon an
Agneya weapon, that night-ranger discharged a Raudra arrow set upon a
Solar weapon. And there like a pair of infuriated serpents, those arrows
with their heads flaming in energy, baffled each other in the sky. And
burning each other, the shafts fell on the earth; and those best of
arrows, shorn of brilliance and reduced to ashes, were deprived of their
splendour. And having blazed in the welkin, those two fell down to the
earth reft of their lustre, Then Atikaya wrought up with wrath
discharged an arrow called Aishika dedicated to Tashtri. Thereat the
powerful son of Sumitra severed that shaft by an Aindra[263] weapon.
Seeing Aishika baffled, that Prince--son unto Ravana--fired with rage,
fixed an arrow on a Yamya[264] weapon; and then the night-ranger shot
that weapon at Lakshmana. And Lakshmana resisted it by a Vayavya[265]
weapon. And then as a mass of clouds poureth down showers, Lakshmana,
enraged, poured volleys of shafts on Ravana's son. Thereupon, hitting
Atikaya, those arrows coming in contact with his mail, had their barbs
broken, and fell down to the earth. And seeing them baffled, that slayer
of hostile heroes--the renowned Lakshmana--began to shower shafts by
thousands. And albeit showered with those arrows, that Rakshasa--the
mighty Atikaya--in that encounter was not pierced by them on account of
his impenetrable mail; and that best of men failed to hurt him in the
contest. Then approaching him, the Wind-god spake unto him,
saying,--"This one hath received a boon from Brahma, and is covered with
an impenetrable mail. Pierce him with a Brahma[266] weapon. He cannot
otherwise be slain. This one clad in mail and endowed with prowess is
forsooth incapable of being slain by others". Hearing the words of the
Wind-god, Sumitra's son like unto Indra in prowess took an arrow endowed
with fierce impetuosity, and at once set it on a Brahma weapon. And on
that sharp-headed best of arrows being fixed on that foremost of
weapons, the cardinal quarters and the Moon and the Sun and the mighty
planets and the sky were seized with affright; and the earth shook. And
inspiring that arrow furnished with a feathered part and resembling an
emissary of Yama himself, and fixing the same an his bow, Sumitra's son
in that encounter discharged that shaft like unto the thunder-bolt at
the son of the enemy of Indra. And in that conflict Atikaya beheld that
shaft fair-feathered and having its feathered part dight with splendid
diamonds, acquiring enhanced vehemence arising from its having been
discharged by Lakshmana,--and hissing and rushing on with tremendous
impetuosity. And seeing it, Atikaya swiftly resisted it with countless
sharpened shafts. But endowed with the energy of Suparna himself, that
shaft vehemently went to him. And seeing that shaft flaming and
resembling the Fatal Destroyer himself,--coming, he, exerting himself to
the utmost resisted it with darts and _rishtis_ and maces and adzes and
javelins and arrows. But beating down all those weapons of wonderful
forms, that arrow alive with flames, coming to the diadem-decked head of
Atikaya, severed the same (in twain) And that head furnished with a
corsalet, cut off by Lakshmana's arrow, suddenly dropped to the earth,
like a summit of Himavan toppling (to the ground). Seeing him rolling on
the earth, with his attire and ornaments scattered about, those
night-rangers that survived were overwhelmed with grief. And with pale
forces and distressed, they, fatigued in consequence of the thrashing
they had undergone, suddenly began to cry in frightful accents. And on
their leader having been slain, those night-rangers that were about
(Atikaya), without waiting any longer,--overwhelmed with panic, rushed
towards the city. And on their foe endowed with terrific prowess and
incapable of being confronted, having been slain, innumerable monkeys
filled with excess of joy, and displaying countenances resembling blown
lotuses, paid homage unto Lakshmana working out their welfare.
[255] The seventh lunar asterism.--T.
[256] _Isvara--Siva_.--His weapon is the trident.--T.
[257] The commentator says the passage means--"Thou knowest (me) _for
death_ itself. I prefer the sense given.--T.
[258] The encounter that ensued between Lakshmana and Atikaya .--T.
[259] _Chintayamasa--thought_, I apprehend, means _said_ in this
connection.
[260] _i.e._ the bow.
[261] Belonging to the god of Fire.
[262] Relative to Rudra.
[263] Belonging to Indra.
[264] What could this be like? The commentator is silent over this
important point.--T.
[265] Belonging to the Wind-god.
[266] Belonging to Brahma.
SECTION LXIXII.
Hearing Atikaya slain by the high-souled Lakshmana, the king was filled
with exceeding great anxiety and spoke thus,--"Dhumraksha exceedingly
wrathful,--best of those equipped with all arms--and Akampana and
Prahasta and Kumbhakarna--all these exceedingly mighty heroes--Rakshasas
ever seeking warfare, conquerers of the forces of foes, and never
defeated by antagonists, have together with their hosts been slain by
Rama of untiring feats. And other Rakshasas having gigantic bodies and
skilled in various arms,--countless high-souled heroes--have also been
brought down. These brothers were formerly bound by my son Indrajit of
renowned strength and prowess with terrific shafts, obtained as boons.
And I do not know by what power or superhuman virtue or stupifying
energy did those brothers--Rama and Lakshmana--liberate themselves from
those dreadful bonds, which could be loosed neither by celestials nor
the highly powerful Asuras combined nor Yakyas, Gandharbas and Pannagas.
And all those heroic Rakshasa warriors that marched forth at my bidding,
have been destroyed by monkeys of marvellous might. Him see I not that
can now slay Rama with Lakshmana,--that hero together with his forces
and Sugriva and Bibhishana. Alack! mighty must be Rama and wondrous is
his strength of weapon--he coming in contact with whose prowess, these
Rakshasas have met with their deaths. Now let this palace be everywhere
guarded by a vigilant garrison,--as also the _acoka_ wood where Sita is
being guarded. We should always be acquainted with the ingress and
egress (of every person). And do ye, surrounded by forces, remain where
there are garrisons. And the night-rangers should in the evening, at
midnight and in the morning always watch the movements of the monkeys.
The monkeys should by no means be slighted. And ye should know whether
the enemy putteth forth (fresh) efforts,--and whether they advance or
remain stationed where they at present are".--Thereupon those exceeding
mighty Rakshasas did as they had been desired. And having directed them,
Ravana--lord of Rakshasas--bearing the dart of ire (in his heart), in
forlorn guise entered his own mansion. And with the fire of his rage
blazing up, the exceedingly powerful sovereign of the night-rangers,
absorbed with the danger that had befallen his son, began to sigh
momentarily.
SECTION LXXIII.
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