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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Thereupon when the night set in Satrughna accosted Vrigu’s son Chābanya
saying, "O Brahman, how powerful is Lavana? And what is the strength of
his dart? What persons before had been destroyed by this dart in
conflict?" Hearing the words of the high-souled descendant of
Raghu,—Satrughna, the highly effulgent Chābanya replied saying.—"O
descendant of Raghu, Lavana hath accomplished many works by this dart;
amongst them, hear what Māndhāta, born in the race of Ikshwāku, did. The
early king of Ayodhyā was known over the three worlds under the name of
Māndhāta. He was the son of Yavanāshwa, highly powerful and strong.
Having brought the whole world under his subjection the king Māndhāta
engaged in the conquest of the celestial region. He having been engaged
in making preparations to conquer the world of gods—the celestial chief
Indra with other immortals was greatly terrified. With this promise, the
king Māndhāta went up into the celestial region that he would occupy the
half of Indra’s throne and kingdom and the celestials would adore him.
Being apprised of this vicious intention of his, Indra, the slayer of
Paka, consoled him in sweet words, saying;—’O foremost of men, even in
the land of men, thou hast not been able to become the real king.
Without perfectly subjugating the earth how dost thou wish to lord over
the celestial kingdom? If the whole world is under thy subjection, O
hero, be thou, with the whole host of thy servants and soldiers,
installed on the celestial throne.’ Indra having said this, the
high-souled Māndhāta replied:—’O Sakra, who on this earth, hath
disobeyed my commands?’ Whereto Indra replied ’O sinless one, the
night-ranger, Lavana, Madhu’s son, living in Madhuvana, is not under thy
control.’ Hearing those dreadful and unpleasant words from Indra, the
king lowered his head in shame and became silent. Thereupon, having
welcomed Indra in that way, he left there and returned to earth. O
slayer of enemies, with an angry heart, army and conveyance he went to
subjugate Madhu’s son Lavana and sent an emissary inviting him to
battle. The ambassador, having gone there, addressed many unpleasant
words unto Lavana and the night-ranger devoured him. On the other hand
finding the delay of his return the king Māndhāta, enraged, began to
assail the Rākshasa Lavana with arrows from all sides. Laughing wildly
Lavana took up the dart in his hand and discharged it to destroy the
king with his followers. Thereupon growing powerful the dart reduced the
king with his servants and army into ashes and returned to Lavana. In
this wise the high-souled king Māndhāta, with his huge army, was slain.
O gentle hero, incomparable and great is the strength of the dart.
Forsooth thou shalt slay Lavana next morning. Certain is thy victory if
Lavana cannot take up his dart. People shall be at ease if thou canst
bring about the destruction of Lavana. O foremost of men, I shall then
describe unto thee the incomparable and dreadful prowess of the
vicious-souled Lavana and his dart. O king, with great exertions did
Lavana slay Māndhāta and not easily. O high-minded one, next morning
thou shalt surely destroy Lavana. He shall issue out for flesh without
taking his dart. And at that time, O lord of men, thou shalt, for sooth,
be crowned will victory."
SECTION LXXXI.
They being thus engaged in conversation regarding his achieving victory
without any danger Satrughna in no time passed the night. The clear
morning having arrived, the heroic Lavana issued out of his city to
collect food. In the meantime having crossed the river Yamunā, the
heroic Satrughna, with bow in his hands, stood at the gate of Madhu’s
city. Thereupon returning in the noon with many thousand animals, the
night-ranger Lavana, of dreadful actions, espied Satrughna standing at
the gate with a weapon in his hand. Thereupon he said:—"What shall thou
do with this weapon? O vile wight, enraged I have devoured many thousand
persons holding weapons like thee. I now perceive thou hast also been
possessed by Kāla. O vile man, I am fully fed. How shall thou, of thy
own accord, enter into my mouth?" Lavana having said this again and
again laughing the great hero Satrughna shed tears in anger. The
high-minded Satrughna being beside himself with rage, from all his
person issued burning lustre. Greatly enraged he said to the
night-ranger "O thou of a vicious intellect, I wish to enter into a duel
encounter with thee. I am the son of the great king Daçaratha, brother
of the intelligent Rāma and my name is Satrughna. I slay all my enemies
and have come here to destroy thee. I wish now to fight with thee—do
thou enter into a duel conflict. Thou art the enemy of all animals. Thou
shall not be able to survive at my hands." He having said this, the
Rākshasa, laughing aloud, replied unto that foremost of men;—"Thy
understanding is bewildered. By the influence of destiny thou hast come
under my control. The Rākshasa Rāvana was the brother of my aunts, o
thou of vicious understanding, O vile wight, it is for his wife that
Rāma did slay him. It is out of hatred that I have tolerated the
destruction of Rāvana’s family and have pardoned you all. You are all
vile men; I have slain and defeated all of your family that have passed
away and shall destroy all that are living and shall come into
existence. O thou of vicious intellect, if thou wishest I shall fight
with thee. Do thou wait here so long I do not bring my weapon. Do thou
remain here as long as I with that shall not kill thee." Whereto
Satrughna immediately replied "Where shalt thou go while I am alive? The
practical men should never let off the enemies who come out of their own
accord. He, who inviteth an enemy into battle under the influence of
perverted understanding is slain like a coward. Do thou behold this
world of creatures to thy hearts’ content for I shall by various sharp
weapons despatch thee to Yama’s abode who is the enemy of the three
worlds and Rāghava."
SECTION LXXXII.
Hearing the words of the high-souled Satrughna Lavana was greatly
enraged and again and again asked him to wait. And clashing his hands
and grinding his teeth he invited that foremost of Raghus, Satrughna, to
fight. And Satrughna, the slayer of celestial’s enemies, said to the
dreadful Lavana, giving vent to those words:—"Satrughna was not born
when thou didst defeat other kings; do thou therefore proceed to Death’s
abode being assailed by shafts. O thou of a vicious soul, as did the
celestials behold Rāvana slain so shall the Rishis and learned Brahmans
behold thee, destroyed by me. O Rākshasa, forsooth shall good crown
cities and villages when thou shalt fall down burnt by my arrows. As the
rays of the sun enter into lotus so shall arrows, hard as lightning,
discharged by my hands, shall enter into thy heart." Being beside
himself with ire on hearing those words of Satrughna, Lavana threw a
huge tree against his breast. And Satrughna too sundered it into a
hundred pieces. Beholding his own action baffled the Rākshasa again took
up many trees and hurled them at Satrughna, who, with three or four
hundred bent arrows, cut them all, one by one, into pieces. Thereupon
when the powerful Satrughna assailed him with arrows the Rākshasa was
not the least pained. Rather laughing aloud the valiant Rākshasa
uprooted a tree and struck him with that on the head. With that stroke
he was wounded and slain. And that hero falling there arose a terrible
uproar amongst the Rishis, celestials, Gandharvas and Apsarās. Thereupon
considering Satrughna slain the night-ranger did not enter his house
albeit he got the opportunity; and moreover beholding him fallen and
destroyed he did not take up his dart. He then began to carry his
collected food. Regaining his sense within a moment, Satrughna, with a
weapon in his hand, stood at the city gate and the Rishis began to
praise him. Thereupon, he having taken up an excellent arrow of
unfailing aim the ten quarters were filled with its native brilliance.
Its face was like lightning and its velocity the same and it looked like
Meru and Mandara; its joints were all bent. None could defeat it in
battle. It was pasted with red sandal resembling blood and its feathers
were beautiful. Beholding that dart like unto the fire of dissolution,
and dreadful like unto the lords of Dānavas, mountains and Asuras, the
creatures were greatly terrified. What more, being disturbed, the
celestials, Asuras, Gandharvas, saints and Apsarās and all other
creatures of the world approached the Great Patriarch, the conferrer of
boons and said;—"The fear of the celestials and the destruction of the
creatures hath arrived." Hearing those words the Patriarch Brahma
replied "Although it is a source of great fear still it is not dreadful
unto the celestials." Thereupon with sweet accents he said:—"Hear, O ye
celestials, Satrughna hath taken up this arrow for the destruction of
Lavana. By the energy thereof we have all been overwhelmed. This
effulgent, ever-existing arrow was made by the Primeval Deity Vishnu—the
lord of creatures. My children, the burning arrow, of which you are
afraid, was made by the high-minded Vishnu for slaying the demons Madhu
and Kaitabha. And Vishnu alone is cognizant of its energy. This
Satrughna is the first portion of Vishnu’s person; do ye all go hence
and behold the destruction of the foremost Rākshasa, Lavana, by the
high-souled, heroic Satrughna, the younger brother of Rāma." Hearing the
words of the Patriarch Brahmā, the celestials arrived at the
battle-field of Satrughna and Lavana and saw that the arrow, held by
Satrughna’s hands, was burning like the fire of dissolution. Beholding
the welkin covered by the celestials, Satrughna, the descendant of
Raghu, emitting leonine roars, again and again looked towards Lavana.
And being again excited by the high-souled Satrughna and enraged Lavana
arrived for encounter. Thereupon expanding his bow up to ears,
Satrughna, the most accomplished archer, discharged his arrow against
the spacious breast of Lavana. And piercing his heart that arrow entered
speedily into Rasātala And having entered Rasātala that arrow, honored
by the celestials, again came to the descendant of Raghu. And being
pierced by that shaft the night-ranger Lavana fell down on earth like a
mountain clapped by a thunder-bolt. The Rākshasa being slain that
celestial, huge arrow came into the possession of Rudra before the gods.
Having removed the fear of the three worlds with one shaft, that heroic
Raghu, Satrughna—younger brother of Lakshmana, holding excellent bow and
arrow, appeared like the Sun of thousand rays removing darkness.
Thereupon chanting the glories of Satrughna, the celestials, Rishis,
Pannagas, Apsarās, said "O son of Daçaratha, it is really fortunate,
that thou, renouncing fear, hast acquired victory and that the Rākshasa
Lavana hath been vanquished like a serpent."
SECTION LXXXIII.
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