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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Rama and Ravana thus opposing each other in battle, all the animals
beheld them, stricken with astonishment. And those two great heroes,
highly angered, began to dash towards and assail each other; and being
determined to slay each other they looked greatly dreadful. And their
charioteers drove the cars on, displaying their skill by moving in
circles, in rows and diverse other ways. And those two excellent heroes,
discharging their shafts and influenced by illusions, assailed each
other proceeding and receding, Rama attacking Ravana and Ravana
withstanding him. And these two cars coursed the earth for sometime like
clouds accompanied by showers. And displaying many a movement in the
conflict they again stood facing each other, the forepart of one car
touching that of the other and the heads of the steeds touching each
other; and the pennons, stationed on one touched those of the other.
Rama, with four sharpened arrows, shot off his bow, removed the flaming
horses of Ravana to some distance. And finding his steeds thus removed
he was exercised with wrath. And the Ten-necked one discharged sharpened
arrows at Raghava. And he was pierced by those arrows coming from the
powerful Ten-necked demon. He was neither overwhelmed nor pained
therewith and he again discharged arrows resembling the thunder-bolts.
And the Ten-necked demon again discharged arrows at the charioteer,
which fell with great vehemence on the person of Matali. Matali was not
the least pained or overwhelmed in that encounter. And beholding his
charioteer thus assailed Rama was excited with wrath and overwhelmed his
foe with a net of arrows. And the heroic Raghava showered on his enemy's
chariot shafts by twentys, thirtys, sixtys, hundreds and thousands. And
the lord of Rakshasas, Ravana, who was stationed on the car, wroth,
attacked Rama in the conflict with maces and _Musalas_. And there again
ensued a terrible conflict capable of making one's down stand on end.
And the seven oceans were overwhelmed with the sound of maces,
_musalas_, _Parighas_ and gold feathered arrows. And those inhabiting
the regions under the agitated oceans, all the Danavas and thousands of
_Pannagas_ were greatly pained. And greatly shook the earth with her
mountains, forests and gardens. The Sun was shorn of its resplendance
and the wind blew very rough. Thereupon the celestials, with
_Gandharbas_, _Siddhas_, great saints, _Kinnaras_ and serpents were all
worked up with anxiety. And beholding the dreadful encounter between
Rama and Ravana capable of making people's down stand on end, the
celestials with ascetics began to pray,--"May good betide the Brahmins
and cows, may people live in peace and may Raghava defeat Ravana, the
lord of Rakshasas, in the conflict". And the crowd of _Gandharbas_ and
_Apsaras_ beholding that wonderful battle between Rama and Ravana,
said,--"The ocean resembleth the sky and the sky resembleth the
ocean--forsooth this encounter between Rama and Ravana befits them
only". Thereupon Rama of long-arms, the enhancer of the glory of Raghu's
race, enraged, set his arrow, resembling a serpent, on his bow, and cut
assunder Ravana's head wearing shinning _Kundalas_. And that head in the
presence of the inhabitants of the three regions fell down on the earth.
Instantly there arose another head resembling the former; and it was
speedily cut off by the light-handed Rama. As soon as the second head
was chopped off in the encounter by means of shafts another appeared
again. And that was again severed by Rama's shafts resembling
thunder-bolts. And thus were severed hundred heads all equal in
brilliance. But the end of Ravana's life was not seen by him. Thereupon
the heroic Raghava, conversant with the use of all weapons, the enhancer
of Kaucalyi's joy, began to reason within himself in various
Ways,--"Verily these are the arrows by which Maricha was killed, and
Khara with Dushana was slain--Viradha was destroyed in the forest of
Krauncha--the headless demon in the forest of Dandaka--Salas and
mountains were broken--the ocean was agitated--and Vali was killed;--I
do not perceive the reason, why they are becoming fruitless when
discharged at Ravana". Thinking thus Raghava made himself ready In the
conflict and began to shower arrows on Ravana's breast. Thereupon Ravana
too, the lord of Rakshasas, seated in a car and highly enraged, assailed
Rama in the conflict with a downpour of maces and _Musalas_. That
dreadful and huge conflict, capable of making hairs stand on end,
continued for seven nights before the eyes of the celestials, Danavas,
Yakshas, Pisachas, Uragas and serpents stationed in the sky, on the
earth or on the mountain-tops. Neither for the night nor for the day,
nor for a moment did the fight between Rama and Ravana cease. And
beholding the conflict between Dacaratha's son and the lord of
Rakshasas, and Raghava's victory, the high-souled charioteer of the lord
of the celestials spake speedily unto Rama engaged in the conflict.
SECTION CX.
Thereupon Matali, reminding him, spake unto Raghava--"Why dost thou, O
hero, as if not knowing, fear him? Do thou, O lord, discharge at him the
weapon obtained from the great Patriarch. The time for (his)
destruction, as described by the celestials, hath arrived". Being
reminded by those words of Matali, Rama took up the flaming shaft,
breathing as if like a serpent. The great Rishi Agastya first conferred
this upon him. This is a huge and dreadful shaft given by Brahma, and
highly useful in battle. It was made by Brahma of undecaying prowess for
Indra and conferred by him upon the Lord of celestials desirous of
acquiring victory. In its wings there is wind, in its head there is fire
and the Sun, in its body there is the sky and in its weight there are
the (hill) Meru and Mandara. It is resplendent by its own lustre, well
feathered and adorned with gold--made of the essence of all objects and
bright as the rays of the Sun. It is like the fire of dissolution
enveloped in smoke--like the flaming serpent, capable of piercing men,
serpents and horses and was swift-coursing. (It can) rend the gateways,
_Parighas_ and hills--is soaked in blood, dipped in marrow, and
extremely dreadful. It is hard as the lightning--producing a dreadful
sound, assailing various (divisions of the) army, creating terror unto
all, dreadful and (as if) breathing like a serpent. It is terrible as
the Death in the conflict and provides food always for the herons,
vultures, cranes, jackals and the Rakshasas. It is the enhancer of the
monkey-leaders' joy and the repressor of the Rakshasas and is feathered
like unto a bird with many a picturesque wing. And the highly powerful
Rama, consecrating in accordance with the _mantras_ laid down in the
Vedas, that huge shaft--the foremost of all in the world, removing the
fear of the Ikshwaku race, destroying the fame of the enemies and
conducing to the joy of its own party, set it on his bow. And that
excellent arrow being mounted on his bow by Raghava all the animals were
stricken with fear and the earth shook. And (Rama) highly enraged, and
greatly wary, suppressing (his breath) discharged that shaft at
Ravana--piercing to the vitals. (That Brahma weapon) irrepressible as
the thunder, dreadful as the Death and discharged by Rama, fell down on
Ravana's breast. And that shaft, capable of bringing about death and
gifted with velocity, when discharged, cleft the breast of the
vicious-souled Ravana. And that body-ending arrow, bathed in blood,
stealing away the life of Ravana, entered the earth. That shaft, slaying
Ravana, soaked in blood and successful, again entered the quiver[461]
humbly. And from his hand, who was deprived of his life, fell down
instantly on earth his shafts and bow. And fell down on the earth from
the chariot, the highly effulgent Ravana, gifted with dreadful velocity
and shorn of his life. And beholding him thus fallen down, the remaining
night-rangers, deprived of their lord and stricken with terror fled away
to various quarters. And beholding the destruction of the Ten-necked
(demon) and the victory of Raghava, the monkeys, fighting with trees,
pursued them on all sides. And being assailed by the monkeys and having
their countenances full of tears in consequence of their lord being
slain they fled away to Lanka in fear. Thereupon the monkeys being
greatly delighted roared out the victory of Rama. The celestial bugle
was sounded in the sky and there blew the excellent air carrying the
celestial fragrance. Flowers were showered upon Rama's car which was
covered therewith. The celestials in the sky began to chaunt the glory
of Rama and praise him. And Ravana, the dread of all people, being
slain, the celestials with the _Charanas_ were greatly delighted. And
slaying that foremost of the Rakshasas, Rama satisfied the desire of
Sugriva, Angada and Bibhishana. Thereupon the celestials attained their
peace, the quarters were delighted, the atmosphere was clear, calm air
began to prevail all over the earth, and the Sun appeared in its full
rays. Thereupon Sugriva, Bibhishana and Lakshmana, welcomed Rama, of
unmitigated prowess, singing his glory. And there appeared beautiful at
the battle-field Rama of firm promise, slaying his enemy and encircled
by his army and friends, like unto the Lord of the celestials surrounded
by the gods.
[461] In some texts there is _"napunarabishat" i.e._ did not enter the
quiver.--T.
SECTION CXI.
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