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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ding his bow, (Lakshmana) discharged shafts at his steeds. And on
his steeds having been torn with shafts, Sumitra's--foremost of
fleet-handed--in the encounter assailed (Indrajit) doubtlessly ranging
the field. Seeing his charioteer slain in the contest, Ravana's son
forewent his martial ardour, and was cast down. And seeing the Rakshasa
with his face fallen, the leaders of monkey-bands, were exceedingly
delighted and rendered homage unto Lakshmana. And then those
monkey-chiefs--Pramathi, Rabhasa, Sarabha and Gandamadana, not brooking
(their foe) summoned their impetuosity. And suddenly springing up, those
highly powerful monkeys endowed with terrific prowess descended upon
those four best of steeds. And on those chargers being assailed by those
monkeys resembling mountains, blood gushed out of their mouths. And then
the steeds were smashed and sent to the ground. And having slain the
steeds, and smitten the mighty car-warrior[362] again by a vehement
bound, came to the side of Lakshmana. And springing down from his car
whose steeds had been slain, Ravana's son, his charioteer having been
pounded, charged the son of Sumitra with arrows. And then Lakshmana
resembling the great Indra, on (Indrajit's) best of chargers having been
despatched, in the encounter began to terribly rive with arrows
discharged (his foe) footing on the earth and showering excellent
sharpened shafts.
[359] The text has 'brother's son.'
[360] i.e. in consequence of all sides being covered with arrows,
neither the Rakshas nor the monkeys could distinguish their
several parties in the encounter, and the blows that each dealt
were misdirected in consequence.--T.
[361] _Aiya to-day_ in the text.
[362] _Maharatham (ac)_ may also mean _mighty car_. By the way the
_samasa_ or junction called _Tatpurusha_ is a frequent source of
obscurity in Sanskrit, specially where the gender of the word
without _samasa_ is the same with that of the thing signified by
the _samasa_, as in this case.--T.
SECTION LXLI.
Having his steeds slain, the night-ranger--Indrajit, standing on the
ground, waxing fiercely angered, flamed up in energy. And armed with
bows, they, desirous of slaying each other with shafts resembled an
elephant and a bull in a forest, came out for securing victory in
encounter. And slaughtering owe another, the Rakshasas and the
wood-rangers, rushing this way and that, did not (for a moment) leave
their lords. Then Ravana's son, gladdening all the Rakshasas, and
himself feeling cheered, addressed them in words of praise,
saying,--"All sides are entirely enveloped in this gloom,--so that, O
foremost of Rakshasas, here we do not know who belongeth onto us and who
not.--Do ye fight fearlessly for stupifying the monkeys; and I too,
mounted on a car, shall come hither into the conflict. Do ye so act that
the high-souled rangers of the woods may not attack me as I enter the
city". Saying this, that slayer of foes--Ravana's son, deceiving the
wood-rangers, entered the city of Lanka for providing himself with a
(fresh) car. And embellishing a chariot, graceful and adorned with gold,
furnished with _pracas_ and swords and arrows, yoked with superb steeds,
and driven by a charioteer, knowing horses and possessed of instructions
(anent his art),--that victor in battle--the exceedingly energetic son
of Ravana--ascended it. And that hero, Mandodari's son, urged on by the
force of the Finisher, went out of the city, surrounded by the foremost
Rakshasas; and drawn by fast-speeding steeds, he presented himself
before Lakshmana along with Bibhishana. And seeing Ravana's son seated
on the car, the son of Sumitra and the exceedingly powerful monkeys and
the Rakshasa--Bibhishana---were highly amazed at the lighthandedness of
that intelligent one. And Ravana's son, waxing furious, in that contest
began to bring down monkeys by hundreds and by thousands. And that
victor in battle--Ravana's son--fired with wrath, summoning all his
celerity, slaughtered monkeys, drawing his bow into a circle. And
slaughtered by _narachas_ of terrific impetuosity, the monkeys saught
the shelter of Sumitra's son, like creatures seeking the refuge of their
Lord. Then the son of Raghu, flaming up in martial wrath, severed
his[363] bow, displaying his fleethandedness. Thereat, taking another
bow, (Indrajit) hurriedly fastened the string to it. And this bow also
did Lakshmana cut off by means of a brace of arrows. And when (Indrajit)
had his bow severed, Sumitra's son pierced the son of Ravana with five
shafts resembling the venom of a poisonous serpent. And the shafts
discharged from his[364] mighty bow, piercing his[365] person, dropped
to the earth like unto powerful red serpents. And having his bow cut
off, Ravana's son, vomitting blood by his mouth, took up a superior bow
powerful to a degree and having a stout string. And then aiming at
Lakshmana, he, summoning his utmost celerity, showered arrows, as
showereth Purandara in the season of rains. Thereat Lakshmana, subduer
of enemies, retaining his calmness, resisted that powerful arrowy shower
shot by Indrajit. And then that exceedingly energetic one, Raghu's son,
possessing himself in calmness, displayed (his prowess) unto the son of
Ravana; and this was wonderful (to behold). And then displaying his
lightness in the use of weapons, Lakshmana, growing furious, pierced the
Rakshasas with three arrows each in that mighty encounter; and the lord
of Rakshasas struck him with showers of shafts. And pierced sore by that
powerful enemy--slayer of foes--he incessantly sent innumerable arrows
after Lakshmana. And ere they reached their destination, that slayer of
hostile heroes severed them with whetted arrows; and in the encounter
that righteous one and foremost of car-warriors with a dart having bent
joints, cut off the head of his charioteer mounted on the car. And
deprived of their driver, there the steeds, retaining their calmness,
began to go in rounds,--and this was wonderful Then Sumitra's son of
steady prowess, fired with anger, in that contest, frightening all,
pierced his horses with arrows. And not brooking that act (of his
adversary), Ravana's son in the encounter pierced with ten shafts
Sumitra's son capable of making people's down stand on end. And his
shafts resembling thunderbolts, and like unto all varieties of venom,
touching (Lakshmana's) mail having a golden splendour, were reduced to
naught. Thereat considering Lakshmana as clad in an impenetrable armour,
Ravana's son--Indrajit--growing furiously enraged, displaying his
lighthandedness in arms, pierced Lakshmana in the temples with three
well-knobbed shafts. And with those arrows lodged in his temples,
Raghu's son, delighting in battle, appeared beautiful in the field like
a mountain furnished with three summits. Albeit thus smitten in the
contest by the Raksha with shafts, Lakshmana swiftly smote him in turn
with five arrows; and in the encounter Lakshmana drawing his bow,
pierced with shafts Indrajit's face graced with elegant ear-rings. And
those heroes--Lakshmana and Indrajit--equipped with exceedingly powerful
bows, and endowed with heroism and dreadful prowess, wounded each other
with sharp arrows. And both Lakshmana and Indrajit, with their persons
bathed in blood in that encounter, appeared like unto flowering
Kincukas. And approaching each other, those bowmen, each telling his
heart on victory, wounded each other all over the body with terrific
shafts. Then Ravana's son, carried away by martial rage, pierced
Bibhishana in his handsome face With three arrows. And piercing the lord
of Rakshasas, Bibhishana, he with three iron-headed arrows, pierced the
monkey-leaders each with a shaft. Thereat, enraged at him more furiously
than ever, the exceedingly energetic Bibhishana with his mace despatched
the steeds of the wicked-minded son of Ravana. Then jumping down from
his chariot with its horses slain, (Indrajit), endowed with great
energy, who had his charioteer pounded, discharged a dart at his uncle.
And seeing it descend, the enhancer of Sumitra's joy severed the same
with whetted arrows and brought it down in ten fragments to the ground.
And Bibhishana of a tough bow, growing enraged, discharged at
(Indrajit), who had his steeds slain, five speeding shafts having the
touch of the thunder-bolt.--And those arrows furnished with gold at the
feathered parts, riving his person, were bathed in blood, and resembled
mighty red serpents. Thereat wroth with his uncle, Indrajit took op an
excellent shaft--bestowed on him by Yama himself--endowed with terrific
force,--the flower of shafts among all the Rakshas. And seeing that
mighty shaft set by him (on the bow-string), the highly powerful
Lakshmana, possessed of dreadful prowess, (in his turn) took up another
arrow, bestowed by Kuvera himself of immeasurable soul in a
dream,--unconquerable, and incapable of being borne even by the
celestials and Asuras with Indra at their head. And on their best of
bows being powerfully drawn with their arms resembling bludgeons, they
set up cries like unto Kraunchas. And on those foremost of shafts set on
those excellent bows of those heroes, being drawn, flamed up in
exceeding splendour. And those flaming arrows, discharged from the bows,
illumining the welkin, with vehemence struck at each other's head. And a
concussion took place of those arrows of terrific aspects; and a furious
fire sprang up thereat, with embers shooting around. And dashing against
each other like unto mighty planets, they, reduced to an hundred shivers
in the encounter, saught the earth. Seeing their shafts baffled,
Indrajit and Lakshmana, staying on the edge of the battle, were seized
with shame and wrath. Thereat Sumitra's son, flying into a fury, took up
a Varuna weapon. And the conquerer of the great Indra intent on battle,
in the encounter discharged a terrific Raudra weapon; and the
exceedingly wonderful Varuna weapon was baffled by him. Then, waxing
wroth, that victor in battle--the wondrous energetic Indrajit--as if
annihilating the world, discharged a flaming Agneya weapon. And the
heroic Lakshmma resisted it with a Solar weapon. Seeing his weapon
resisted, Ravana's son, transported with passion, took up an Asura
arrow, capable of rending foes. And from that weapon issued daggers and
clubs and darts and _bhucundis_ and maces and swords and axes.[366] And
in the conflict, seeing that dire and dreadful weapon, irrisistible to
all creatures and capable of riving all arms, the effulgent Lakshmana
baffled it with a Mahecwara[367] weapon. And the encounter that took
place between them was wonderful and capable of making people's down
stand on end. And beings stationed in the sky surrounded Lakshmana on
all sides. And in that terrific encounter of the monkeys and the
Rakshasas resounding with dreadful roars, the welkin was covered with
innumerable beings seized with wonderment. And saints and _Pitris_ and
deities and Gandharbas and birds and serpents, placing Satakratu in
their front, protected Lakshmana in the conflict. And then that hero,
Raghava's younger brother, fixed (on his bow) another superior shaft,
having the feel of fire itself, and capable of riving the son of Ravana;
furnished with fair feathers; tapering; having elegant joints;
symmetrical; and plated with gold,--an arrow capable of finishing the
body; irrisistible; dreadful; terrific unto Rakshasas; resembling the
venom of poisonous serpents; and worshipped by the celestial hosts; by
which the exceedingly energetic and wonderful Lord riding the
horse[368]--Sakra--of old in the war between the celestials and the
Asuras had defeated the Danavas. And Sumitra's son, Lakshmana; graced
with auspiciousness, drawing on his best of bows that foremost of
shafts--the Aindra weapon--invincible in conflict, spoke these words,
tending to bring about his success,[369]--"If Dacaratha's son--Rama--is
righteous and truthful, and if in prowess he hath no rival, then slay
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