Mahabharata 3.269.11-14

Devanāgarī

रावणो रामम् आनर्छच् छक्तिशूलासिवृष्टिभिः ॥
निशितैर् आयसैस् तीक्ष्णै रावणं चापि राघवः ॥
तथैवेन्द्रजितं यत्तं लक्ष्मणो मर्मभेदिभिः ॥
इन्द्रजिच् चापि सौमित्रिं बिभेद बहुभिः शरैः ॥
विभीषणः प्रहस्तं च प्रहस्तश् च विभीषणम् ॥
खगपत्रैः शरैस् तीक्ष्णैर् अभ्यवर्षद् गतव्यथः ॥
तेषां बलवताम् आसीन् महास्त्राणां समागमः ॥
विव्यथुः सकला येन त्रयो लोकाश् चराचराः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

rāvaṇo rāmam ānarchac chaktiśūlāsivṛṣṭibhiḥ ||
niśitair āyasais tīkṣṇai rāvaṇaṃ cāpi rāghavaḥ ||
tathaivendrajitaṃ yattaṃ lakṣmaṇo marmabhedibhiḥ ||
indrajic cāpi saumitriṃ bibheda bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
vibhīṣaṇaḥ prahastaṃ ca prahastaś ca vibhīṣaṇam ||
khagapatraiḥ śarais tīkṣṇair abhyavarṣad gatavyathaḥ ||
teṣāṃ balavatām āsīn mahāstrāṇāṃ samāgamaḥ ||
vivyathuḥ sakalā yena trayo lokāś carācarāḥ ||

Word-by-word

SanskritIASTMeaning

रावणो रामम् आनर्छच् छक्तिशूलासिवृष्टिभिः ॥ निशितैर् आयसैस् तीक्ष्णै रावणं चापि राघवः ॥ तथैवेन्द्रजितं यत्तं लक्ष्मणो मर्मभेदिभिः ॥ इन्द्रजिच् चापि सौमित्रिं बिभेद बहुभिः शरैः ॥ विभीषणः प्रहस्तं च प्रहस्तश् च विभीषणम् ॥ खगपत्रैः शरैस् तीक्ष्णैर् अभ्यवर्षद् गतव्यथः ॥ तेषां बलवताम् आसीन् महास्त्राणां समागमः ॥ विव्यथुः सकला येन त्रयो लोकाश् चराचराः ॥rāvaṇo rāmam ānarchac chaktiśūlāsivṛṣṭibhiḥ || niśitair āyasais tīkṣṇai rāvaṇaṃ cāpi rāghavaḥ || tathaivendrajitaṃ yattaṃ lakṣmaṇo marmabhedibhiḥ || indrajic cāpi saumitriṃ bibheda bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ || vibhīṣaṇaḥ prahastaṃ ca prahastaś ca vibhīṣaṇam || khagapatraiḥ śarais tīkṣṇair abhyavarṣad gatavyathaḥ || teṣāṃ balavatām āsīn mahāstrāṇāṃ samāgamaḥ || vivyathuḥ sakalā yena trayo lokāś carācarāḥ ||Ravana strikes Rama with a rain of shaktis, spears, and swords, while Rama strikes Ravana with sharp iron arrows; Lakshmana pierces Indrajit with arrows that break through vulnerable points, while Indrajit wounds Lakshmana with many arrows; Vibhishana and Prahasta shower each other with sharp, bird-feathered arrows; the clash of the great weapons of these mighty warriors is such that all three worlds, moving and unmoving, tremble because of it.

Translation

Ravana struck Rama with a rain of shaktis, spears, and swords, while Rama struck Ravana with sharp iron arrows. Lakshmana pierced Indrajit with arrows that broke through his vulnerable points, and Indrajit wounded Lakshmana with many arrows. Vibhishana and Prahasta showered each other with sharp, bird-feathered arrows. The clash of the great weapons of these mighty warriors was such that all three worlds, moving and unmoving, trembled at it."

Commentary

The cosmic scale of the battle does not dissolve moral clarity: the whole universe shudders when Ravana's lawlessness meets Rama's arrows.

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