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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Entering his court, the king, distressed, and exceedingly aggrieved, sat
him down on the foremost seat sighing like an enraged lion. And stricken
with grief in consequence of his son's death, that highly powerful
Ravana, with folded hands, addressed all the heroic Rakshasas,
saying:--"Do ye all proceed to battle with elephants, horses and cars.
And encircling Rama only and discharging shafts at him, delightedly,
like unto clouds, in the rainy season, pouring water, do ye slay him. Or
I shall slay him to-morrow in the presence of all, wounded by you in the
mighty encounter with sharpened arrows". Hearing the speech of their
lord the Rakshasas, with a huge army and a host of cars, speedily issued
out for battle. And they all threw at the monkeys life-destroying
_Parighas_, _Patticas_, arrows, daggers and _Paraskwadhas_. And the
monkeys too threw crags and trees at the Rakshasas. Thus on the eve of
sun set there arose a terrible conflict between the Rakshasas and the
monkeys. And they struck each other in the conflict with clubs,
_chitras_, _Prasas_, daggers and _Paraskwadhas_. The conflict being thus
carried on, there arose a mighty dust which was again destroyed by the
current of blood gushing out of the persons of the Rakshasas and the
monkeys. Elephants and cars were like the banks of that river of blood,
the arrows were like the fishes, and the flags were the trees on their
banks and the corpses were like planks afloat there. Being thus wounded
and assailed by the Rakshasas, those heroic monkeys leaped and broke
down the flags, armours, cars, horses and other weapons. And with their
sharp teeth and nails they scratched the hair, ears, foreheads and the
noses of the Rakshasas. Like unto vultures falling upon a felled tree,
hundreds of monkeys fell upon one Rakshasa in that encounter. And the
Rakshasas resembling mountains, with huge clubs, _prasas_, daggers and
_parashwadhas_, struck the monkeys (in their turn). Being thus assailed
by the Rakshasas, the mighty host of monkeys took refuge of Rama, the
son of Dacaratha, the worthy refuge of all creatures. Thereupon the
highly effulgent and powerful Rama, taking up his bow, entered the
Rakshasa host and began to make a downpour of arrows. And Rama entering
the field, those terrible Rakshasas, being burnt with the fire of his
arrows, could not stand before him like unto clouds disappearing before
the Sun in the welkin. And the night-rangers only espied the dreadful
feats performed by Rama and which were above the power of others. Except
when guiding the huge army or driving the cars they could not see Rama
like unto the wind invisible in a forest. They all beheld the Rakshasa
force scattered, wounded, burnt down with arrows, broken and assailed
with weapons, by Rama, but none could see the quick-moving Rama. As
people cannot see the soul which governs all objects of sense so they
could not see Rama, who was thus inflicting wounds on them. "It is he
who is destroying the soldiers riding the elephants, it is he who is
breaking down the mighty cars, and it is he who with sharp arrows is
slaying the cavalry--rider and horse". Thus saying those Rakshasas, in
that conflict and in the very presence of Rama, highly enraged, began to
slay each other. They were all bewildered by the huge Gandharba weapon
discharged by the high-souled Rama and so they could not see Rama, who
was thus burning down their force. And the Rakshasas sometimes beheld
thousands of Rama in the battle field and again saw one Rama only. They
at times saw the quick-moving golden end of the bow of that high-souled
one, resembling a circular fire brand but they did not behold Raghava.
And he looked like _kala chakra_, having his middle body as its navel,
his own strength as its lustre, the arrow for its radius or spoke, the
bow for the circumference, the twang of the bow for its sound, his power
and intelligence for its brightness, and the aim of the celestial
weapons for its limit. And in the eighth division of the time by Rama
alone with arrows resembling the flame of fire were destroyed ten
thousands swift-coursing cars, eighteen thousand elephants fourteen
thousands horses and riders and two million Rakshasa infantry assuming
shapes at will. And those night-rangers, who were still left, having
their horses killed, cars and flags broken, fled in fear of life to the
city of Lanka. And the battle field, filled with slain horses elephants
and infantry, looked like the high-souled and enraged Rudra's arena of
sports. Thereupon the celestials with Gandharbas, Siddhas and the great
ascetics glorified the wonderful feat of Rama. And the virtuous-souled
Rama addressed Sugriva, Bibhishana the monkey Hanuman, the leading
monkey Jambavan, Mainda and Divida who were near him, saying--"This is
the power of my weapons and as well as that of Rudra". The high-souled
Rama, equalling Sakra in prowess, thus slaying the huge host of the lord
of Rakshasas and assailing them with shafts and weapons--the celestials,
delighted, sang his praises.
SECTION LXLV.
By Rama, of unwearied actions, with flaming arrows feathered in burning
gold, were destroyed thousands of elephants--many horses with their
riders, many a car crested with flaming banners; thousands of heroic
Rakshasas assuming shapes at will, engaged by Ravana, and armed with
clubs and _parighas_; and golden pennons. Beholding and hearing of this
the remaining night-rangers assembled and were greatly bewildered,
poorly and stricken with anxiety. The widows and those who had lost
their children or kinsmen approached those Rakshasas and overwhelmed
with grief, bewailed piteously,--"Alas! why did the aged and
grim-visaged Surpanakha, having her belly extending down-ward, behold in
the forest Rama graceful like Kandarpa. And beholding him of great
beauty and prowess, ever engaged in the welfare of all creatures, that
ugly one, worthy of being slain by people, was excited with lust. Why
did that ugly-faced she-demon, devoid of all qualities, address Rama,
having a beautiful countenance, gifted with many virtues and great
effulgence? Alas for the misfortune of the Rakshasas, the aged Rakshasee
brought before him such a vile proposal, hated of all and worthy of
creating laughter. For the destruction of Khara, Dushana and other
Rakshasas that ugly one approached Raghava with such a vile intention.
It was for her that Ravana created enmity (with Rama) and Sita was
carried away by the Ten-necked Rakshasa. But he could not spread his
influence upon Sita the daughter of king Janaka and deep rooted and
eternal became the enmity with the highly powerful Raghava. And
beholding the Rakshasa Biradha slain by Rama alone--(Ravana) wishing
Vaidehi should have regarded that as a sufficient proof of his prowess.
And fourteen thousand Rakshasas of terrible deeds were slain by him in
Janasthana with shafts resembling the flame of fire. Khara, Dushana as
well as Tricira were slain by him in conflict with arrows resembling the
Sun--this was a sufficient proof (of his power). Yoyanabahu and
Kavandha, drinking blood, were slain by him, roaring with wrath--this
too was a sufficient proof of his power. Rama slew the powerful Vali,
the son of the thousand eyed one, resembling the cloud--that too was the
sufficient proof of his prowess. By him Sugriva, poorly and living in
the mount Rishyamukha, having all his desires frustrated, was placed on
the throne--that too even was the sufficient proof of his power. He
(Ravana) from foolishness did not like the becoming speech of Bibhishana
conducive to the acquirement of piety and wealth and securing the
welfare of the Rakshasas. Had the younger brother of the lord of wealth
(Ravana) observed the words of Bibhishana, Lanka would not have been
overwhelmed with grief and reduced to the state of a cremation ground.
Hearing of the destruction of the highly powerful Kumbhakarna by Rama.
of the irrepressible Atikaya by Lakshmana as well as of his beloved son
Indrajit, Ravana did not come to his senses.[384] There is audible in
every house of the Rakshasas, the cry,--'My son, my brother, my husband
is slain in battle.' In conflict have been destroyed by the heroic Rama,
thousand cars, horses, serpents and infantry. Perhaps Rudra, Vishnu,
Mahendra or the performer of hundred sacrifices, or even Death, in the
shape of Rama, is slaying us. By Rama all the heroes have been
slain--despair has taken possession of our minds--we do not behold the
end of our terror and are bewailing being deprived of our lords. Does
not the Ten-necked hero, who has obtained boons (from Brahma) perceive
that a mighty disaster shall befall him from Rama? Neither the
celestials, Gandharbas, Picachas nor Rakshasas shall be able to save him
from Rama in conflict. In every battle many an accident befalls
Ravana--this bespeaks of his destruction at the hands of Rama. The great
Patriarch, being pleased, conferred upon Ravana the boon that no fear
would proceed unto him from the celestials, the Danavas or the
Rakshasas--but he did not beg of him, security from men. Forsooth, he is
that fearful man who shall slay Ravana and the Rakshasas. The
celestials, being thus oppressed by Ravana, who had obtained the boon,
worshipped the great Patriarch with severe austerities. And being
propitiated with them, the high-souled Patriarch, for their welfare,
addressed the celestials, with the following pregnant speech. "From
to-day shall the Rakshasas and Danavas roam for ever, afraid of the
celestials". Thereupon the celestials headed by Indra engaged in
propitiating Mahadeva, the slayer of Tripura, and who rides upon a bull.
And being pleased, Mahadeva addressed them, saying,--"For your welfare
there will be born a woman who shall be the cause of the destruction of
the Rakshasas". As hunger, being engaged by the celestials, did destroy
in olden time, all the Danavas, so shall she (Sita) the root of the
extinction of Rakshasa race destroy us all with Ravana. Alas! for the
foolishness of the vicious-minded and insolent Ravana destruction has
faced us and we are overwhelmed with grief. We do not see any such being
in the world who can afford us shelter. Raghava has attacked us like
unto the fire of dissolution. There is no refuge for us who have been
stricken with fear as no help reaches the elephants in a forest beset
with fire. The high-souled Bibhishana did the just thing in proper
time--he took shelter of him from whom he expected danger". Thus
bewailed piteously and loudly--the she-demons holding each other by the
neck and being stricken with fear and grief.
[384] One _sloka_ has been omitted here by some of the editors, which
when translated stands thus:--When one monkey only Hanuman killed
the prince Akshaya and reduced the whole city to ashes with the
fire of his tail. Ravana should have come to his senses.
SECTION LXLVI.
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