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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Having spoken thus unto Sumitra's son, Bibhishana experienced delight,
and taking (Lakshmana) bearing a bow in his hand, hurriedly went off.
And proceeding some way and entering the mighty wood, Bibhishana pointed
out unto Lakshmana the (place of) sacrifice. And the energetic brother
of Ravana showed unto Lakshmana the Nyagrodha, dreadful to behold and
resembling a mass of sable clouds. "Here offering presents unto the
ghosts, the powerful son of Ravana afterwards engages in conflict. Then
the Rakshasa becomes invisible to all beings; and he slayeth his enemies
in battle and fastens them with excellent shafts. Do thou, ere he hath
passed beyond the Nyagrodha, with flaming arrows destroy the powerful
son of Ravana along with his car and steeds and charioteer". Thereupon
saying,--'So be it,' the exceedingly energetic son of Sumitra--that
delight of his friends--took up his post there, stretching his
variegated bow. And Ravana's son Indrajit, endowed with strength,
mailed, and armed with a sword, and furnished with a banner, was seen
mounted on a fire-hued chariot. And the highly powerful Lakshmana
addressed Pulastya's son, never knowing defeat, saying,--"I challenge
thee to the encounter. Do thou give me battle, exerting thy utmost".
Thus addressed, the exceedingly energetic and intelligent son of Ravana,
seeing Bibhishana there, spoke anto him harshly, thus,--"Born and bred
in this (Rakshasa race), thou art the very brother of my father. Why, O
Rakshasa, being my uncle, dost thou range thyself against thy son? But
neither kinship, nor emity, nor race, O wicked-minded one, nor co-birth,
can, O destroyer of righteousness, avail to make thee discern thy duty.
O thou of perverse understanding, thou art indeed to be pitied; as thou
art worthy of being reproached by the virtuous; since, renouncing thine
own, thou hast espoused servitude under another. Neither by thy
character nor yet thy understanding dost thou perceive the mighty
difference that lieth between living with one's own kindred, and taking
refuge with the base. If one that is not our own, be furnished with
every grace, and if one's own be void of all merit,--one's kindred,
albeit unworthy, is preferable; and he that is not ours, is even always
such. He that, forsaking his own party, serveth that of another, is
destroyed even by the latter, when his own party is destroyed. O
night-ranger, such is this thy relentlessness, that, O Ravana's younger
brother, thou being a kindred, art capable of displaying thy manliness
(as no other person can do so)". Thus addressed by his brother's son,
Bibhishana answered,--"O Rakshasa, why dost thou speak as if in
ignorance of my character? O impious son of the Rakshasa-chief, do thou
forego the roughness which thou assumest on behalf of my dignity.[356]
Albeit born in the race of Rakshas of cruel deeds, yet having regard to
the first of principles pertaining to men, my character is not that of a
Rakshasa. I do not take pleasure in the terrible; nor do I revel in
unrighteousness. But how can a brother, although differing from his
brother in character, be renounced by the latter?[357] One renouncing a
person, lapsing from virtue and bent on sinful acts, attaineth
happiness, even as one doth by shaking off a venomous snake from his
hand. The wise have called that impious one given to stealing others'
goods and violating others' wives,--as worthy of being forsaken, even
like a house that is aflame.--Robbing others' property, outraging the
wives of others, and inspiring fear among friends,--these three vices
lead to destruction. The dreadful slaughter of sages, rebellion against
all ihe gods, overweening conceit, anger, long-continued enmity, and
running amuck of counsel,--these sins are sapping the life and fortune
of my brother; and they have hidden his virtues even as clouds cover a
mountain. It is on account of these vices that my brother, thy sire,
hath been deserted by me. And this city of Lanka will not be, nor thou,
nor thy father. Thou art proud, and haughty, and a boy, O Rakshasa. Thou
art fettered by the noose of Fate. Do thou say unto me whatever thou
likest. To-day thou hast addressed harshly me, who have fallen on evil
days; but, O worst of Rakshasas, thou canst not pass this Nyagrodha.
Having smitten the Kakutstha, thou canst not live. Fight with that
man-god, Lakshmana, in encounter. Being slain, thou shalt serve the
deities in the abode of Yama. Displaying thy own prowess, do thou spend
all thy weapons and all thy shafts. But coming within the ken of
Lakshmana's arrows, thou wilt not to-day go hence, living, with thy
forces".
[356] Or, on account of thy heroism.
[357] Some read _Vishamacilana_. Then the sense would be: 'How else
could a brother bearing a difference in character, renounce his
brother?' meaning Ravana.--T.
SECTION LXXXVIII.
Hearing Bibhishana's words, the son of Ravana, deprived of his senses by
passion, spoke harshly, and rushed forward in wrath. And with upraised
weapons and scimitars, he, resembling the Destroyer himself, was mounted
on a mighty car yoked with black steeds, and ornamented (on all sides).
And that one endowed with terrific strength up-raised a huge, gigantic,
strong and powerful bow, and shafts capable of destroying foes. And that
mighty bowman and slayer of foes--the powerful son of Ravana--adorned
(with ornaments) and mounted on his chariot, saw him dight (with his own
splendour). And fired with wrath, (Indrajit) addressed Sumitra's son,
who, mounted on Hanuman's back, like unto the risen sun in
splendour--accompanied Bibhishana; and he also addressed all those
principal monkeys, saying,--"Do ye behold my prowess! To-day do ye in
the conflict bear my arrowy shower shot from my bow, incapable of being
approached, and resembling the down-pour in the sky. To-day my shafts
discharged from my mighty bow shall mangle your limbs, even as fire
burneth up a heap of cotton. To-day with your persons pierced with sharp
shafts, with darts, and javelins, and _rishtis_ and arrows, shall I
despatch you all to the abode of Yama. Who shall stay before me,
fleet-handed, creating an arrowy shower in the field, and roaring like
unto clouds? Formerly in a night-engagement, with my shafts resembling
the thunder-bolt and _vajra_, ye two along with your foremost adherents,
were rendered insensible and laid down on the earth by me. But, perhaps,
thou hast forgotten it. As thou hast presented thyself for battle before
me, fired with wrath and resembling a venomous serpent, it is evident
thou wilt go to the region of Yama". Hearing the vaunt of the
Rakshasa-chief, Raghu's son, inflamed with rage, with an undaunted
countenance, spoke unto Ravana's son,--"O Rakshasa, hard is the
achievement of the task that thou hast mentioned. He that compasseth
business by act is alone intelligent.--But thou, O wicked-minded one,
incompetent as thou art to bring about thy end, attaining thy arduous
aim by words only, deemest thyself as crowned with success. That thou
hadst rendered thyself invisible in the field of conflict, was the work
of a thief,--and not the way of a hero. Coming within the range of thy
shafts, I stay here,--do thou display thy prowess. What dost thou say in
words?" Thus addressed, the mighty Indrajit--conquerer of
enemies--stretching his dreadful bow, showered sharpened shafts. And
discharged by him, those exceedingly impetuous arrows, resembling the
venom of serpents, hitting Lakshmana, fell down like unto hissing
snakes. And in that encounter, Ravana's son--Indrajit--possessed of
eminent impetuosity, pierced Lakshmana, graced with auspicious marks,
with vehement shafts. And pierced with those arrows and bathed in blood,
the graceful Lakshmana appeared like a smokeless fire. And seeing his
own feat, Indrajit, coming forward, and setting up a tremendous cry,
said,--"O son of Sumitra, my feathered and sharp-edged shafts shot from
my bow, capable of destroying life, will to-day finish thee up. To-day,
O Lakshmana, swarms of jackals and hosts of hawks and vultures shall
alight on thee lying lifeless, having been slain by me. This very day
shall the exceedingly wicked Rama behold thee, who art the friend of
Kshatriyas and devoted unto thy brother,--and who ever bearest thyself
ignobly,--slain by me; to-day see thee, O Sumitra's son, slain by me,
with thy armour fallen off thy person, thy bow broken, and thy head
severed". As Ravana's son was speaking thus harshly, Lakshmana
conversant with the import of words, replied in a reasonable speech,
saying,--"Leave off thy strength of tongue, O thou of perverse sense, O
Rakshasa, O thou of crooked ways! Wherefore dost thou speak thus? Bring
all this to pass in worthy deed. Why, O Rakshasa, without doing (what
thou sayest), dost thou simply say it? Do the deed,--so that I may have
regard for thy utterances. Mark! without speaking anything harsh,
without censuring thee in the least, without venting any brag, shall, I,
O cannibal, slay thee". Saying this, Lakshmana drawing his bow to its
full bent, hit at the Rakshasa's chest five _narachas_--wondrous
impetuous arrows. And those arrows resembling flaming serpents, with
their velocity accelerated by the feathers (with which they were
furnished), blazed on the Nairita's breast like the rays of the Sun. And
wounded with those shafts, Ravana's son, fired with wrath, pierced
Lakshmana with three arrows discharged (from his bow). And exceedingly
dreadful was the encounter that took place between those leonine man and
Rakshasa, each eager to conquer the other. And both powerful, and both
endowed with strength and possessed of prowess,--and both exceedingly
invincible; and both having unparalleled might and energy,--those heroes
faught like two planets in the welkin; or like Bala and Vrita,
irresistible in conflict; and those high-souled ones faught like two
lions. And showering countless shafts and displaying many maneuvers,
that foremost of men and that of Rakshasas, fought on cheerfully.
SECTION LXXXIX.
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