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 the charioteer fully drove with speed Ravana's car, capable of
bringing down the hosts of foes, resembling in form a city of the
Gandharvas, having elevated streamers, yoked with surpassingly superb
steeds, engarlanded in gold; stocked with war-like implements; furnished
with ensigns and standards; appearing to devour the welkin; making the
earth herself resound; destructive to hostile hosts; and filling its own
party with delight. And as it speedily descended, the monarch of men
beheld that Rakshasa-king's resounding car, having huge standards, yoked
with black chargers, and endowed with fierce splendour; as if flaming in
the firmament; having the resplendance of the Sun himself; with
thronging lightning pennons; displaying the glow of Indra's weapon;[457]
showering arms; and resembling rain-charged clouds. Seeing the enemy's
car resembling a mass of clouds having a chatter resembling the sounds
sent by a cleaving mountain rived by the thunder, Rama, vehemently
drawing his bow curved like the infant moon, addressed
Matali--charioteer unto the thousand-eyed (deity),[458] saying,--"O
Matali, behold the enraged chariot of my foe as it courseth on. From the
furious speed with which he is again wheeling at my right, it appeareth
that he hath set his heart on slaying me in encounter. Do thou therefore
heedfully drive the car right against the vehicle of my foe. I wish to
destroy this one even as the wind scattereth clouds that have appeared.
Do thou with all thy wits about thee, without trepidation, and holding
thy heart as well as thy eye in calmness, swiftly drive the chariot
ruled by the reins. Worthy of Purandara's car, thou ought not to be
taught by me. Desirous of encounter and my whole soul bent on fight, I
simply remind thee--not teach thee". Pleased with these words of Rama,
the excellent celestial charioteer--Matali--drove the car. Then leaving
Ravana's mighty car on the right, he enveloped Ravana with the dust
raised by the wheels. Thereat the Ten-necked one, enraged, with his eyes
coppery and dilated (in passion), covered with arrows Rama staying in
front of his car. Enraged at the smiting, Rama, with his ire aroused,
but summoning up patience, took up in the encounter the bow of Indra
endowed with exceeding vehemence; as well as highly impetuous shafts
having the resplendance of the solar rays. And then there began a
furious encounter between those (two) eager for slaying each other;
confronting each other like unto flaming lions. And then desirous of
destruction of Ravana,--celestials with Gandharvas, and Siddhas and
supersaints assembled to go to behold the encounter taking place between
the two cars. And for the destruction of Ravana and the success of
Raghava, there occurred round about the cars terrible bodements capable
of making people's down stand on end. The god poured down showers of
blood on the car of Ravana; and a violent tornado eddied on his right.
And a mighty swarm of vultures, wheeling in the heavens, pursued the car
wherever it moved. And Lanka was enveloped with evening resembling the
red _java_ flowers and even in day appeared ablaze. Lightnings and
firebrands accompanied by a terrible sound began to fall down on all
sides. And beholding these omens inauspicious unto Ravana all the
Rakshasas were greatly sorry. And wherever Ravana moved the earth shook
and the hands of all the Rakshasas fighting were as if paralysed. The
copper coloured, the yellow, the red, and the white rays of the sun
falling before Ravana appeared like melted metals of a mountain. And the
jackals followed by vultures, vomitting forth fire and casting their
looks at him, began to emit inauspicious cries. And in that battle-field
the unfavourable wind began to blow raising dust and obstructing the
vision of the king of Rakshasas. On the Rakshasa host on all sides
dreadful lightnings were showered without the sound of the clouds. All
the quarters were enshrouded with darkness and the welkin became
invisible being covered with darkness. And setting up a dreadful quarrel
hundreds of terrible _Sharikas_[459] began to fall down on his chariot.
The horses emitted forth sparks of fire from their hips and tears from
their eyes. These and various other dreadful omens arose there
announcing the destruction of Ravana. And there appeared on all sides
many an auspicious and good sign intimating the approach of Rama's
victory. And beholding all those auspicious marks announcing Rama's
success, Lakshmana was greatly delighted and considered Ravana as slain.
Thereupon beholding all those auspicious signs, Raghava, well qualified
to decipher them attained an excess of delight and became anxious to
display a greater prowess.
[457] The rain-bow.
[458] Indra.
[459] A kind of bird (Turdus Salica, Buch).
SECTION CVIII.
Thereupon there ensued a mighty and dreadful encounter of two cars
between Rama and Ravana, creating terror unto all people. And the army
of Rakshasas and the mighty host of the monkeys, although they had
weapons in their hands, became stupified (for the time being). And
beholding them (Rama and Ravana) fight, all the Rakshasas and monkeys,
having their minds agitated, were greatly surprised. With various
weapons and hands uplifted for fight, they, greatly wondered, stood
there beholding them and did not address themselves to fight with each
other. The Rakshasas beholding Ravana, and the monkeys beholding Rama
with wonder-stricken eyes, the whole army appeared like a picture. And
espieing all omens Raghava and Ravana began to fight, undaunted, firm,
resolute and unagitated by anger. And determining that Kakutstha would
win victory and Ravana would die, they began to display their own
prowess. Thereupon the highly powerful Ravana, setting his arrows in
anger, discharged them at the pennon stationed on Raghava's car. Those
arrows reaching the flag staff of the Purandara chariot and perceiving
its might fell down on the earth. Thereupon the highly powerful Rama,
wroth, stretching his bow, made up his mind to return the blow. And
aiming at Ravana's flag staff he discharged a sharpened shaft flaming
unbearably by its own lustre like a huge serpent. And the effulgent Rama
discharged a shaft aiming at (Ravana's) banner which, piercing the
Ten-necked demon's flag fell, down on the earth. And beholding his flag
staff thus broken down the highly powerful Ravana became ablaze as if
burning down every tiling with his unbearable ire And being possessed by
wrath he began to make a downpour of shafts. Ravana then, with flaming
arrows, pierced Rama's steeds. The celestial horses were not bewildered
thereby nor their course was slackened. And they remained thoroughly
unagitated as if they were stricken with lotus stalks. Beholding the
steeds thus unmoved Ravana was again exercised with wrath and began to
discharge afresh his various weapons--_gadas_, _parighas_, _chakras_ and
_musalas_, mountain tops, trees, darts and _parashus_ and thousands of
other shafts by virtue of his illusive powers. And unmoved was his
energy. And that downpour of various weapons became huge and terrible in
the conflict creating terror and making a dreadful noise. Thereupon
leaving aside Raghava's car he began to assail the monkey-host and
enveloped the sky with a continual discharge of arrows. The Ten-necked
demon let loose many a weapon even at the risk of his own life. And
beholding Ravana in the encounter thus actively engaged in the discharge
of arrows, Kakuthstha, smiling, set up pointed shafts, and discharged
them by hundreds and thousands. Beholding them Ravana again filled the
welkin with arrows--and thus with shafts discharged by them both another
flaming sky was created. None (of the arrows) missed the aim, none of
them failed to pierce another and none of them was fruitless. And the
arrows discharged by Rama and Ravana stricking each other fell down on
the earth. And they standing on their right and left began to make a
continued downpour of arrows and enveloped the sky entirely. And they
opposing each other, Ravana slew Rama's steeds and Rama in his turn slew
Ravanan's. They, thus enraged fought with each other and for sometime
there ensued a terrible encounter capable of making ones down stand on
end. And the highly powerful Ravana and Rama[460] righting with each
other in the conflict by means of sharpened arrows, the lord of
Rakshasas beholding his flag staff broken down became enraged with the
foremost of Raghus.
[460] The epithet in the text is Lakshmana's elder brother.
SECTION CIX.
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