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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Beholding Makaraksha out for battle, those foremost monkeys, leaping on
a sudden, addressed themselves for fight. Thereupon ensued a terrible
conflict, capable of making one's down stand on end, between the
night-rangers and the monkeys like unto one between the celestials and
Danavas. And those monkeys and night-rangers crushed each other down
with trees, darts, maces and _parighas_. And those night-rangers began
to assail those foremost of monkeys with _sakti_,[329] swords, maces,
_kuntas_, _tomaras_, _patticas_, _Vindipalas_,[330] arrows, nooses and
clubs. Being thus assailed with fearful arrows by Khara's son, those
monkeys, stricken with fear, fled away. And beholding the monkeys fly
away, the victorious Rakshasas began to roar like excited lions. The
monkeys thus flying away to all quarters, Rama with a downpour of shafts
assailed the Rakshasas. And beholding the Rakshasas thus overpowered,
the night ranger Makaraksha, excited with the flame of ire,
said,--"Stay, O Rama, let us both fight with each other; I shall take
thy life with sharp arrows discharged off my bow. Thou didst slay my
father in the forest of Dandaka. Remembering thy action and finding thee
before, my ire is excited. O Raghava! Vicious souled one! My limbs are
being burnt (with wrath) for I did not see thee then in that mighty
forest. O Rama, by my good luck, I have got thee to-day, like unto a
hungry lion desiring to have other animals. Being despatched by my
arrows to the world of devils, thou shalt live with those heroes, who
had been killed by thee before. What is the use of speaking more, O
Rama, do thou hear my words. Let all the people behold thy as well as my
prowess in the battlefield. Either with weapon or with clubs, in
whatever thou art expert, do thou fight with me in the battle-field, O
Rama". Hearing the words of Makaraksha, Rama, Dacaratha's son, smiling,
replied to the words of the babbler. "O Raksha, what is the use of idle
prating? None can achieve success in battle with idle words--but with
fighting. I slew in the forest of Dandaka thy father with fourteen
thousand Rakshasas, Tricira and Dushana. O vile one, thou being slain to
day, with thy flesh, vultures and crows, having sharp beaks and nails,
and jackals shall be satisfied.[331] Being thus addressed by Raghava,
the mighty Makaraksha, began to dart sharp arrows towards him in the
battle-field. And Rama, with his shafts, sundered into several pieces,
those arrows. And being thus rendered useless those arrows, feathered in
gold, fell down on the earth. Then there arose a terrible conflict
between the Rakshasa Khara's son and Dacaratha's son. And there were
audible in that battle-field, the outcry of the heroes and the twang of
the bows stretched by their hands, like unto the muttering of the clouds
in the sky. And to beheld that wondrous conflict, the celestials,
Danavas, Gandharbas, Kinnaras and the mighty serpents stationed
themselves in the sky. They were wounded with the arrows discharged by
each other and their strength was doubled. And they began to fight in
that battle-field one attacking and the other withstanding the attack.
And in that conflict the Rakshasa sundered the shafts discharged by
Rama. And likewise Rama severed into several pieces the arrows shot by
the Rakshasa. All the quarters were covered with arrows and nothing on
earth or in the sky was visible. Thereupon being excited with ire,
Raghava of long arms sundered his (Rakshasa's) bow in conflict and with
eight _Narachas_ pierced the charioteer. And with arrows Rama sundered
the chariot and killing the horses brought them down. And the
night-ranger Makaraksha was brought down on the earth from the chariot.
He then again rose up with a dart in his hand creating terror unto all
creatures and resembling the Fire of Dissolution in resplendence. It was
a terribly huge dart conferred on him by Siva, shining in the sky in its
native brilliance and like unto another weapon of destruction.[332] And
beholding which dart even the celestials fly away in fear to different
quarters. And taking up that huge flaming dart, the night-ranger, being
excited with ire, hurled it at the high-souled Raghava. And Raghava,
with four shafts, sundered that dart, in the sky, flaming and hurled at
him by the son of Khara. And that flaming dart, feathered in gold, being
splintered into several pieces by Rama's arrows fell down on earth like
a huge fire-brand. And beholding that dart baffled thus by Rama of
unwearied actions all those, stationed in the welkin began to shout,
"Well done! Well done!!" And beholding his dart thus sundered, the
night-ranger Makaraksha clenching his fist spoke unto Kakutstha, saying,
"Stay! Stay!" And seeing him advance thus, the descendant of Raghu,
smiling, fixed a fiery arrow on his bow. And with that arrow the Raksha
was slain by Kakutstha in battle. And having his heart pierced he fell
down and died. And beholding Makaraksha thus slain all the Rakshasas,
being afraid of Rama's arrows, proceeded towards Lanka. And seeing that
night-ranger, the son of Khara, slain by Rama's arrows, like unto a
mountain clept by a thunder-bolt, the celestials were greatly delighted.
[329] A short arrow thrown from the hand or shot through a tube.--T.
[330] An Iron spear or dart.--T.
[331] Here is another sloka, which is to be found in all N. W. P. texts
and in one or two texts published in Bengal--but it has been
omitted by many for it conveys the same meaning as the previous
sloka; the meaning is:--And the birds drinking thy blood shall fly
away to various quarters.--T.
[332] This refers to the weapon used by Siva for destruction--for Siva,
according to the Hindu Mythology is the God of destruction.--T.
SECTION LXXX.
Hearing of the destruction of Makaraksha, the heroic Ravana, being
excited with ire, began to grind his teeth. Being thus angered, and
thinking within himself what steps to take, he ordered his son Indrajit
to proceed to the battle-field. "O hero, gifted with great prowess as
thou art, do thou, hidden (in clouds) or appearing before them, slay the
two heroic brothers Rama and Lakshmana. Thou didst defeat in conflict
Indra of unequalled prowess. Shalt thou then neglect to slay men as they
are?" Being thus addressed by the lord of the Rakshasas and obeying his
father's command, Indrajit proceeded towards the sacrificial ground to
satisfy Fire (with oblations). There came some she-demons with crimson
turbans and waited respectfully where Ravana's son was offering
oblations unto Fire. In that sacrifice the weapons were the leaves of
_sara_,[333] _bibhutaks_[334] were fuels, and there were brought crimson
clothes and _sruvas_[335] made of black iron. And spreading fire on all
sides with _sara_ leaves and _tomaras_, (Indrajit) caught a living goat,
all black, by the neck. And the fire, with oblations of _sara_, became
greatly blazed and devoid of smoke. And there were visible many good
omens indicating victory. The flame of the fire was like unto gold, and
moving Southwards began to receive offerings of clarified butter. And
thus offering oblations unto fire and unto celestials, Danavas and
Rakshasas, he ascended an excellent car and soon disappeared. It was
drawn by four horses and a huge bow, set with sharp arrows, appeared
beautiful on that excellent car. The chariot was brilliant with its own
native resplendence, adorned with gold and painted with the figures of
deer and a cresent. It was encircled on all sides with golden bracelets,
adorned with flags made of _vaidurja_ and was like unto the flaming
fire. And being thus well protected with Brahma weapons resembling the
Sun in brilliance, the mighty son of Ravana became invincible. And
offering oblations unto Fire in accordance with demonaic incantations
and thus obtaining the power of hiding himself, that hero, ever
victorious in battle, issued out of the city and said,--"Slaying these
two brothers in battle, who have uselessly wandered away into the
forest, shall I crown my father Ravana with victory. Destroying Rama and
Lakshmana, and clearing the monkeys off the earth, shall I satisfy my
sire greatly". Saying this, he disappeared from their view. Thereupon
that fearful foe of the lord of celestials appeared in the battle-field,
excited with wrath, armed with bow and sharp Narachas and commissioned
thus by the Ten-necked one. He beheld there those two heroes discharging
flaming arrows and surrounded by the monkeys like unto the fearful
three-hooded serpent in the midst of other serpents. And thinking "these
must be Rama and Lakshmana," and stretching his bow he began showering
arrows like unto clouds. He was seated in a car in the welkin and hidden
from the human gaze and began to assail Rama and Lakshmana with sharp
shafts. And being hurt with the arrows, Rama and Lakshmana, fixing
arrows on their bows, began to discharge celestial shafts. And those two
highly powerful heroes could not even touch his person with their arrows
resembling the Sun albeit they covered the whole welkin therewith. And
clouding the whole sky with smoke that effulgent one, enveloped in
frost, hid himself from their gaze. There was not audible the twang of
his bow, the sound of the wheels, or the noise of the steeds. Nor was he
seen by any. In that terrible darkness of clouds that one of mighty arms
began to make a downpour of Narachas and arrows like hail storms. And in
that encounter, Ravana's son, inflamed with ire, wounded Rama, with
shafts, resembling the Sun and obtained by him as a boon. And being hurt
with Narachas, like unto mountains wet with rain, those two foremost of
men, began to discharge shafts feathered in gold. And reaching the son
of Ravana in the sky and soaked in blood those golden arrows, fell down
on earth. And those two best of men, hurt with his arrows, became more
effulgent and baffled the shafts discharged by the Rakshasa. Thereupon
Rama and Lakshmana began to aim their sharp shafts to the direction
whence the arrows came down. And stationed in his chariot that mighty
car-warrior disturbed all quarters with his arrows and pierced
Dacaratha's sons with sharp shafts won by him. And being greatly hurt
with those sharp-pointed and terrible arrows Rama and Lakshmana appeared
like blossoming _kingsukas_. Like unto the sun hidden in clouds they
could see neither his countenance and motion, nor his bow and arrows.
And being wounded with those arrows hundreds of monkeys died and fell
down on the earth. Thereupon Lakshmana, being excited with wrath, spoke
unto his brother, saying--"To slay all the Rakshasas shall I discharge
to-day Brahma weapon". Thereupon Rama spoke unto Lakshmana, gifted with
auspicious marks, saying--"It doth not behove thee to clear all the
Rakshasas off the earth for the folly of one individual. Thou shouldst
not slay him, who hath retired from battle, hath hidden himself, hath
sought thy shelter, hath stood before thee with joined palms, hath fled
away or who is bewildered. O thou of mighty-arms, let us try to slay him
(Indrajit). And to accomplish it I shall use the weapons gifted with
great impetuosity and resembling the serpents. He is hidden from the
public gaze so we must slay him--had he been fighting openly the leaders
of the monkey hosts could have slain that Rakshasa. Truly he shall be
burnt to death with my shafts and fall down on the earth albeit he
entereth the regions under the earth or the abode of the celestials".
Having said these words pregnant with a high significance, the
high-souled and heroic descendant of Raghu, being surrounded by monkeys,
began to concert various plans for the destruction of that terrible
Rakshasa of wicked deeds.
[333] Saccharum--a reed or grass,
[334] Beleric myrobalan.
[335] A ladle with a double extremety or two oval collateral excavations
made of wood to pour _ghee_ upon the sacrificial Fire.--T.
SECTION LXXXI.
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