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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"And hearing of the activity of the celestials, the
night-ranger—Malyavān—addressed his heroic brothers, saying,—’The
immortals and sages, going to Sankara, spake these words, desirous of
our destruction,—The terrific sons of Sukeça, puffed up, and swollen on
account of their strength flowing from the boon, are crossing us at
every step. We have been overpowered by the Rākshasas. And, O lord of
creatures, from fear of those wicked-minded ones, we cannot remain in
our own homes. Therefore, to do us good, do thou, O three-eyed one,
destroy them; and, O best of consuming ones, do thou with thy roars,
burn them up.—Thus addressed by the deities, the slayer of Andhaka,
hearing their speech, said, shaking his head and hands,—Ye gods,
Sukeça’s sons are incapable of being slain by me in battle. But I shall
tell you the means whereby they may be slain. Do ye seek the shelter of
him who holdeth the discus and mace in his hands, and who is clad in a
yellow attire,—of Janārdana, Hari, even of the auspicious
Nārāyana.—Having received this counsel of Hara, they, rendering
reverence unto that enemy of Kāma, came to the abode of Nārāyana and
communicated everything unto him. Then Nārāyana spoke unto the
celestials with Indra at their head,—I will slay those foes of the
celestials. Ye gods, cast off all fear!—O foremost of Rākshasas, Hari
promised unto the frightened celestials that he would slay us. Therefore
do ye think as to what is fit. Hiranyakaçipu hath met with death (at the
hands of Hari), as also other enemies of the immortals. And Namuchi and
Kālanemi, and that foremost of heroes,—Sanhrāda—and Rādheya, and
Vahumāyi, and the virtuous Lokapāla, and Yāmala, and Arjuna, and
Hārdikya, and Sumbha and Niçumbhaka,—Asuras and Dānavas endowed with
strength and possessed of terrific prowess—all these, who, having come
to the field, had never been heard of as worsted, who had performed
hundreds of sacrifices, who had been well skilled in illusion, who had
been versed in every branch of knowledge, and who were the terrors of
their foes—have by hundreds and by thousands been destroyed by Nārāyana.
Learning this, it behoveth you to do what would conduce to the behoof of
all. It is a sore task to defeat Nārāyana, who wisheth to slay us.’
Thereat Sumāli and Māli, hearing the words of Mālyavān, said unto their
eldest brother, like the Acwins addressing Vāsava,—’We have studied,
performed sacrifices, practised charity, and obtained riches; and
attaining long health and long life, we have established sterling
righteousness in our path. And with arms plunging into the sea of
celestials, we have conquered our unrivalled enemies. Therefore, we have
no fear touching death. Even Nārāyana and Rudra, Sakra and Yama, ever
fear to stay before us (in the field). And, O lord of Rākshasas, there
is no occasion for Vishnu’s displeasure of us. The mind of Vishnu hath
wavered in consequence of the evil caused by the celestials. Therefore
will we even avenge ourselves on the gods, from whom hath sprung this
wrong.’ Having taken counsel together, those powerful ones conciliated
their forces. And proclaiming (their order) that preparations were to be
made, all the foremost Nairitas sallied forth for battle, like unto
those led by Jamva and Vritra. And, O Rāma, having thus taken counsel
together, with all the preparations complete, those huge-bodied and
redoubtable Rakshas marched forth for conflict, mounted on cars, and
elephants, and horses resembling elephants, and mules, and kine, and
camels, and purpoises,¹⁸ and serpents, _makaras_, and tortoises, and
fishes, and fowls resembling Garuda himself, lions and tigers and boars
and _Srimaras_¹⁹ and _Chāmaras_.²⁰ And puffed up with pride of prowess,
the Rakshas march, leaving Lankā, and the enemies of the celestials went
to the heavenly regions for battle. And perceiving the destruction of
Lankā at hand, those deities that had taken up their quarters there,
everywhere were struck with fear and felt their spirits depressed. And
mounting the best of cars, the Rākshasas by hundreds and thousands with
intent minds swiftly sallied forth for the celestial regions. And the
deities (aforementioned) followed the tract of the Rākshasas. And at the
command of Kāla, terrible evil omens foreshadowing the destruction of
the Rākshasa-chiefs began to arise on the earth well as in the sky. The
clouds showered down bones and hot blood. The oceans overleapt their
continents;²¹ and the mountains shook. And jackals of terrific forms,
having voices resembling the roaring of clouds,—bursting out into a
horse-laugh, began to emit cries frightfully. Creatures were one after
another seen to drop down; and mighty swarms of vultures, with mouths
belching forth flames, began to wheel over the Rākshasa, like unto Kāla
himself. And blood-footed pigeons and Sārikās²² darted off (around). And
crows and two-legged cats began to cry in loud accents. But fast bound
with the noose of Death, the Rākshasas, proud of their strength,
disregarding these omens, march on, and do not stay their
course,—Mālyavān and Sumāli possessed of prodigious strength, going
before the Rākshasas, like flaming fires. And even as the gods take
refuge under Dhata, the night-rangers take refuge under Malyavān
resembling the mountain, Malyavān. And under the command of Māli, that
host of Rākshasas, roaring like mighty clouds, inspired with the desire
of victory, went to the celestial regions. And the lord Nārāyana,
hearing of the preparations of the Rākshasas from a celestial messenger,
set his heart on fight. And equipped with weapons and quivers, he
mounted on Vinata’s offspring.²³ And donning on his mail furnished with
the effulgence of a thousand suns, fastening his spotless quivers filled
with shafts, being engirt with his waist-band and bright falchion, and
equipped with his conch, discus, mace, _Sārnga_,²⁴ sword, and other
superior weapons, that lotus-eyed lord, seated on Vinata’s offspring
like a very mountain, set out speedily for compassing the destruction of
the Rākshasas. And seated on Suparna’s²⁵ back, the blue-brown Hari clad
in yellow attire resembled a mass of clouds on the crest of the golden
mountain, with lightning playing through it. And hymned by Siddhas and
celestials and sages and mighty (semi-divine) serpents and Gandharvas
and Yakhas, the enemy of the Asura hosts presented himself, bearing in
his hands the discus, sword, that weapon—_Sārnga_—and the conch. And the
Rākshasa-hosts, struck by the wind produced by the wings of Suparna,
with their pennons swinging to and fro and their weapons scattered
about, quaked like the blue summit of a mountain with its crags tossed
about. Then the night-rangers, hemming in Mādhava,²⁶ began to pierce him
with thousands of excellent sharpened weapons dyed in flesh and blood,
and resembling the fire of Doomsday."
¹⁷ The Hindu Cupid. Mahādeva had burnt to ashes Kāma, when he had the
fool-hardiness to disturb the contemplation of the former. By the
way, Kālidāsa has reared his faery fabric, entitled _Kumāra
Sambhava_, on the basis of this legend.—T.
¹⁸ How purpoises could be pressed into the service passes my
conception, unless _Siçumāra_ have any other meaning.—T.
¹⁹ Wilson gives the meanings: (i) ’a kind of animal’ and (2) ’a young
deer’.—T.
²⁰ _Bos Grunniens._
²¹ Used in the Shakesperean sense: _Vide Macbeth_.
²² A species of harlot.
²³ Garuda, Nārāyana’s vehicle.
²⁴ The bow of Vishnu is so named.
²⁵ Lit. _fair-feathered_—a name of Garuda.
²⁶ One of the many designations of Vishnu,
SECTION VII.
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