Indra's chariot
॥ 6.101.1–8 ॥
CrEd 6.88.36–39, 6.89.2–8
silent moment
॥ 6.101.6 ॥
CrEd 6.89.5
Rama
Sanskrit
लज्जतीव हि मे वीर्यं भ्रश्यतीव कराद् धनुः ।
सायका व्यवसीदन्ति दृष्टिर् बाष्पवशं गता ॥
lajjatīva hi me vīryaṃ bhraśyatīva karād dhanuḥ
sāyakā vyavasīdanti dṛṣṭir bāṣpavaśaṃ gatā
English
My valour seems to shrink in shame,
my bow seems to slip from my hand,
my arrows sink and falter,
my sight is given over to tears.
॥ 6.101.26, 29 ॥
CrEd 6.89.9, 11
Sushena
Sanskrit
न मृतोऽयं महाबाहुर् लक्ष्मणो लक्ष्मिवर्धनः ।
मा विषादं कृथा वीर सप्राणोऽयम् अरिंदम ॥
na mṛto 'yaṃ mahābāhur lakṣmaṇo lakṣmivardhanaḥ
mā viṣādaṃ kṛthā vīra saprāṇo 'yam ariṃdama
English
He is not dead, this strong-armed one,
Lakshmana, who adds to the glory of his house.
Do not despair, hero:
he still has life, tamer of foes.
॥ 6.101.31–32 ॥
CrEd 6.89.14–15
Sushena
Sanskrit
सौम्य शीघ्रम् इतो गत्वा शैलम् ओषधिपर्वतम् ।
पूर्वं हि कथितो योऽसौ वीर जाम्बवता शुभः ।
दक्षिणे शिखरे तस्य जाताम् ओषधिम् आनय ॥
saumya śīghram ito gatvā śailam oṣadhiparvatam
pūrvaṃ hi kathito yo 'sau vīra jāmbavatā śubhaḥ
dakṣiṇe śikhare tasya jātām oṣadhim ānaya
English
Gentle one, go quickly from here
to the mountain of herbs,
the fair one, hero, of which
Jambavan told before,
and bring the herb
that grows on its southern peak.
॥ 6.101.34–43 ॥
CrEd 6.89.17–21
silent moment
॥ 6.101.44–47 ॥
CrEd 6.89.22–25
silent moment
॥ 6.101.48–49 ॥
CrEd 6.89.26–27
silent moment
॥ 6.101.54–56 ॥
CrEd 6.89.32, 34
Lakshmana
Sanskrit
नैराश्यम् उपगन्तुं ते तद् अलं मत्कृतेऽनघ ।
वधेन रावणस्याद्य प्रतिज्ञाम् अनुपालय ।
अहं तु वधम् इच्छामि शीघ्रम् अस्य दुरात्मनः ।
यावद् अस्तं न यात्य् एष कृतकर्मा दिवाकरः ॥
nairāśyam upagantuṃ te tad alaṃ matkṛte 'nagha
vadhena rāvaṇasyādya pratijñām anupālaya
ahaṃ tu vadham icchāmi śīghram asya durātmanaḥ
yāvad astaṃ na yāty eṣa kṛtakarmā divākaraḥ
English
Enough, then, of falling into despair
for my sake, sinless one;
keep your vow today
by slaying Ravana.
And I want this evil one
slain quickly,
before the sun, his work done,
goes down to his setting.
॥ 6.102.1–4 ॥
CrEd 6.90.1–3
silent moment
॥ 6.102.5–6 ॥
CrEd 6.90.4
Gods
Sanskrit
भूमिस्थितस्य रामस्य रथस्थस्य च रक्षसः ।
न समं युद्धम् इत्य् आहुर् देवगन्धर्वदानवाः ॥
bhūmisthitasya rāmasya rathasthasya ca rakṣasaḥ
na samaṃ yuddham ity āhur devagandharvadānavāḥ
English
Rama standing on the ground,
the rakshasa in a chariot:
“This is no even fight,” they said,
the gods, gandharvas and danavas.
॥ 6.102.10–14 ॥
CrEd 6.90.5–7
silent moment
॥ 6.102.15–16 ॥
CrEd 6.90.9–10
Matali
Sanskrit
सहस्राक्षेण काकुत्स्थ रथोऽयं विजयाय ते ।
दत्तस् तव महासत्त्व श्रीमाञ् शत्रुनिबर्हणः ।
इदम् ऐन्द्रं महच्चापं कवचं चाग्निसंनिभम् ।
शराश् चादित्यसंकाशाः शक्तिश् च विमला शिता ॥
sahasrākṣeṇa kākutstha ratho 'yaṃ vijayāya te
dattas tava mahāsattva śrīmāñ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ
idam aindraṃ mahaccāpaṃ kavacaṃ cāgnisaṃnibham
śarāś cādityasaṃkāśāḥ śaktiś ca vimalā śitā
English
Kakutstha, by the thousand-eyed one
this chariot is given you for victory,
mighty one, splendid,
destroyer of foes.
Here is Indra’s great bow,
and armour like fire,
arrows like the sun,
and a spear, spotless and keen.
॥ 6.102.17 ॥
CrEd 6.90.11
Matali
Sanskrit
आरुह्येमं रथं वीर राक्षसं जहि रावणम् ।
मया सारथिना राम महेन्द्र इव दानवान् ॥
āruhyemaṃ rathaṃ vīra rākṣasaṃ jahi rāvaṇam
mayā sārathinā rāma mahendra iva dānavān
English
Mount this chariot, hero,
and slay the rakshasa Ravana,
with me as your charioteer, Rama,
as great Indra slew the danavas.
॥ 6.102.18 ॥
CrEd 6.90.12
silent moment
॥ 6.102.40–44 ॥
CrEd 6.91.1–4
silent moment
॥ 6.102.47 ॥
CrEd 6.91.8
Asuras
Sanskrit
दशग्रीवं जयेत्य् आहुर् असुराः समवस्थिताः ।
देवा रामम् अथोचुस् ते त्वं जयेति पुनः पुनः ॥
daśagrīvaṃ jayety āhur asurāḥ samavasthitāḥ
devā rāmam athocus te tvaṃ jayeti punaḥ punaḥ
English
“Victory, Ten-necked one!” cried
the asuras gathered there;
and the gods said to Rama,
“Victory to you!” again and again.
॥ 6.102.47 ॥
CrEd 6.91.8
Gods
Sanskrit
दशग्रीवं जयेत्य् आहुर् असुराः समवस्थिताः ।
देवा रामम् अथोचुस् ते त्वं जयेति पुनः पुनः ॥
daśagrīvaṃ jayety āhur asurāḥ samavasthitāḥ
devā rāmam athocus te tvaṃ jayeti punaḥ punaḥ
English
“Victory, Ten-necked one!” cried
the asuras gathered there;
and the gods said to Rama,
“Victory to you!” again and again.
॥ 6.102.57 ॥
CrEd 6.91.18
Ravana
Sanskrit
शूलोऽयं वज्रसारस् ते राम रोषान् मयोद्यतः ।
तव भ्रातृसहायस्य सद्यः प्राणान् हरिष्यति ॥
śūlo 'yaṃ vajrasāras te rāma roṣān mayodyataḥ
tava bhrātṛsahāyasya sadyaḥ prāṇān hariṣyati
English
This trident, hard as the thunderbolt,
raised by me in fury against you, Rama,
will take your life at once,
and your brother’s at your side.
॥ 6.102.58–59 ॥
CrEd 6.91.19–20
Ravana
Sanskrit
रक्षसाम् अद्य शूराणां निहतानां चमूमुखे ।
त्वां निहत्य रणश्लाघिन् करोमि तरसा समम् ।
तिष्ठेदानीं निहन्मि त्वाम् एष शूलेन राघव ॥
rakṣasām adya śūrāṇāṃ nihatānāṃ camūmukhe
tvāṃ nihatya raṇaślāghin karomi tarasā samam
tiṣṭhedānīṃ nihanmi tvām eṣa śūlena rāghava
English
For the rakshasa heroes
slain today at the head of the army,
I will kill you, braggart of battle,
and swiftly square the account.
Stand now! I strike you down
with this trident, Raghava.
॥ 6.102.60–65 ॥
CrEd 6.91.21–26
silent moment
॥ 6.103.11–12 ॥
CrEd 6.92.11–12
Rama
Sanskrit
मम भार्या जनस्थानाद् अज्ञानाद् राक्षसाधम ।
हृता ते विवशा यस्मात् तस्मात् त्वं नासि वीर्यवान् ।
मया विरहितां दीनां वर्तमानां महावने ।
वैदेहीं प्रसभं हृत्वा शूरोऽहम् इति मन्यसे ॥
mama bhāryā janasthānād ajñānād rākṣasādhama
hṛtā te vivaśā yasmāt tasmāt tvaṃ nāsi vīryavān
mayā virahitāṃ dīnāṃ vartamānāṃ mahāvane
vaidehīṃ prasabhaṃ hṛtvā śūro 'ham iti manyase
English
Lowest of rakshasas, since my wife,
helpless, from Janasthana
was carried off by you without my knowing,
you are no man of valour.
Vaidehi, parted from me,
wretched, in the great forest:
you seized her by force,
and you think, “I am a hero.”
॥ 6.103.13–14 ॥
CrEd 6.92.13–14
Rama
Sanskrit
स्त्रीषु शूर विनाथासु परदाराभिमर्शके ।
कृत्वा कापुरुषं कर्म शूरोऽहम् इति मन्यसे ।
भिन्नमर्याद निर्लज्ज चारित्रेष्व् अनवस्थित ।
दर्पान् मृत्युम् उपादाय शूरोऽहम् इति मन्यसे ॥
strīṣu śūra vināthāsu paradārābhimarśake
kṛtvā kāpuruṣaṃ karma śūro 'ham iti manyase
bhinnamaryāda nirlajja cāritreṣv anavasthita
darpān mṛtyum upādāya śūro 'ham iti manyase
English
Hero against women with no protector,
toucher of other men’s wives,
you do a coward’s deed
and think, “I am a hero.”
Breaker of bounds, shameless,
unsteady in conduct,
taking death upon yourself out of pride,
you think, “I am a hero.”
॥ 6.103.18 ॥
CrEd 6.92.18
Rama
Sanskrit
यदि मत्संनिधौ सीता धर्षिता स्यात् त्वया बलात् ।
भ्रातरं तु खरं पश्येस् तदा मत्सायकैर् हतः ॥
yadi matsaṃnidhau sītā dharṣitā syāt tvayā balāt
bhrātaraṃ tu kharaṃ paśyes tadā matsāyakair hataḥ
English
Had Sita, in my presence,
been seized by you by force,
then, slain by my arrows,
you would be looking on your brother Khara.
॥ 6.103.19 ॥
CrEd 6.92.19
Rama
Sanskrit
दिष्ट्यासि मम दुष्टात्मंश् चक्षुर्विषयम् आगतः ।
अद्य त्वां सायकैस् तीक्ष्णैर् नयामि यमसादनम् ॥
diṣṭyāsi mama duṣṭātmaṃś cakṣurviṣayam āgataḥ
adya tvāṃ sāyakais tīkṣṇair nayāmi yamasādanam
English
By good fortune, evil one,
you have come within my sight;
today with sharp arrows
I lead you to Yama’s house.
॥ 6.103.22–30 ॥
CrEd 6.92.23–30
silent moment
॥ 6.103.30 ॥
CrEd 6.92.30
silent moment
The heads that grow back
॥ 6.104.25 ॥
CrEd 6.93.25
Ravana
Sanskrit
रथं शीघ्रम् इमं सूत राघवाभिमुखं कुरु ।
नाहत्वा समरे शत्रून् निवर्तिष्यति रावणः ॥
rathaṃ śīghram imaṃ sūta rāghavābhimukhaṃ kuru
nāhatvā samare śatrūn nivartiṣyati rāvaṇaḥ
English
Quickly, charioteer, turn this chariot
to face Raghava;
Ravana will not turn back from battle
without slaying his foes.
॥ 6.105.1–2 ॥
silent moment
॥ 6.105.3–4 ॥
Agastya
Sanskrit
राम राम महाबाहो शृणु गुह्यं सनातनम् ।
येन सर्वान् अरीन् वत्स समरे विजयिष्यसे ।
आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं ॥
rāma rāma mahābāho śṛṇu guhyaṃ sanātanam
yena sarvān arīn vatsa samare vijayiṣyase
ādityahṛdayaṃ puṇyaṃ
English
Rama, Rama, mighty-armed,
hear the eternal secret,
by which, my child, you will conquer
all your foes in battle:
the holy Heart of the Sun…
॥ 6.105.6 ॥
Agastya
Sanskrit
रश्मिमन्तं समुद्यन्तं देवासुरनमस्कृतम् ।
पूजयस्व विवस्वन्तं भास्करं भुवनेश्वरम् ॥
raśmimantaṃ samudyantaṃ devāsuranamaskṛtam
pūjayasva vivasvantaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhuvaneśvaram
English
The one rich in rays, rising,
honoured by gods and asuras:
worship him, Vivasvan,
Bhaskara, lord of the worlds.
॥ 6.105.27–31 ॥
silent moment
॥ 6.106.9–10 ॥
CrEd 6.94.4
Rama
Sanskrit
मातले पश्य संरब्धम् आपतन्तं रथं रिपोः ।
यथापसव्यं पतता वेगेन महता पुनः ।
समरे हन्तुम् आत्मानं तथानेन कृता मतिः ॥
mātale paśya saṃrabdham āpatantaṃ rathaṃ ripoḥ
yathāpasavyaṃ patatā vegena mahatā punaḥ
samare hantum ātmānaṃ tathānena kṛtā matiḥ
English
Matali, see the enemy’s chariot
bearing down on us in fury;
from the way it rushes again,
keeping us on its left, at such great speed,
he has set his mind
on his own death in battle.
॥ 6.106.11–12 ॥
CrEd 6.94.5–6
Rama
Sanskrit
तद् अप्रमादम् आतिष्ठ प्रत्युद्गच्छ रथं रिपोः ।
विध्वंसयितुम् इच्छामि वायुर् मेघम् इवोत्थितम् ।
अविक्लवम् असंभ्रान्तम् अव्यग्रहृदयेक्षणम् ।
रश्मिसंचारनियतं प्रचोदय रथं द्रुतम् ॥
tad apramādam ātiṣṭha pratyudgaccha rathaṃ ripoḥ
vidhvaṃsayitum icchāmi vāyur megham ivotthitam
aviklavam asaṃbhrāntam avyagrahṛdayekṣaṇam
raśmisaṃcāraniyataṃ pracodaya rathaṃ drutam
English
So stand alert, and drive out
to meet the enemy’s chariot;
I mean to scatter it
as the wind scatters a rising cloud.
Unshaken, unhurried,
heart and eye steady,
the reins held firm in hand,
drive the chariot fast.
॥ 6.106.13 ॥
CrEd 6.94.7
Rama
Sanskrit
कामं न त्वं समाधेयः पुरंदररथोचितः ।
युयुत्सुर् अहम् एकाग्रः स्मारये त्वां न शिक्षये ॥
kāmaṃ na tvaṃ samādheyaḥ puraṃdararathocitaḥ
yuyutsur aham ekāgraḥ smāraye tvāṃ na śikṣaye
English
True, you need no instruction,
you who are used to Indra’s chariot;
intent, eager to fight,
I remind you; I do not teach you.
॥ 6.106.14–31 ॥
CrEd 6.94.14–29
silent moment
॥ 6.107.1–5 ॥
CrEd 6.95.2–5
silent moment
॥ 6.107.45–48 ॥
CrEd 6.96.15–17
silent moment
॥ 6.107.49–50 ॥
CrEd 6.96.18–19
Gods
Sanskrit
स्वस्ति गोब्राह्मणेभ्योऽस्तु लोकास् तिष्ठन्तु शाश्वताः ।
जयतां राघवः संख्ये रावणं राक्षसेश्वरम् ॥
svasti gobrāhmaṇebhyo 'stu lokās tiṣṭhantu śāśvatāḥ
jayatāṃ rāghavaḥ saṃkhye rāvaṇaṃ rākṣaseśvaram
English
May it be well with cows and brahmins;
may the worlds endure for ever;
may Raghava conquer in battle
Ravana, lord of the rakshasas.
॥ 6.107.54–59 ॥
CrEd 6.96.20–24
silent moment
॥ 6.107.60 ॥
CrEd 6.96.26
Rama
Sanskrit
मारीचो निहतो यैस् तु खरो यैस् तु सुदूषणः ।
क्रौञ्चारण्ये विराधस् तु कबन्धो दण्डका वने ॥
mārīco nihato yais tu kharo yais tu sudūṣaṇaḥ
krauñcāraṇye virādhas tu kabandho daṇḍakā vane
English
The arrows by which Maricha was slain,
by which Khara, and Dushana too,
Viradha in the Krauncha forest,
and Kabandha in the Dandaka woods:
॥ 6.107.61 ॥
CrEd 6.96.27
Rama
Sanskrit
त इमे सायकाः सर्वे युद्धे प्रत्ययिका मम ।
किं नु तत् कारणं येन रावणे मन्दतेजसः ॥
ta ime sāyakāḥ sarve yuddhe pratyayikā mama
kiṃ nu tat kāraṇaṃ yena rāvaṇe mandatejasaḥ
English
these are all those arrows
I have trusted in battle.
What then can be the reason
that against Ravana their fire is dull?
॥ 6.107.62–66 ॥
CrEd 6.96.28–31
silent moment
Brahma's arrow
॥ 6.107.66 ॥
CrEd 6.96.31
silent moment
॥ 6.108.1–2 ॥
CrEd 6.97.1–2
Matali
Sanskrit
अजानन्न् इव किं वीर त्वम् एनम् अनुवर्तसे ।
विसृजास्मै वधाय त्वम् अस्त्रं पैतामहं प्रभो ।
विनाशकालः कथितो यः सुरैः सोऽद्य वर्तते ॥
ajānann iva kiṃ vīra tvam enam anuvartase
visṛjāsmai vadhāya tvam astraṃ paitāmahaṃ prabho
vināśakālaḥ kathito yaḥ suraiḥ so 'dya vartate
English
Why, hero, as though you did not know,
do you go along with him?
Loose at him, to slay him,
the Grandsire’s weapon, lord.
The time of his ruin, foretold by the gods,
has come today.
॥ 6.108.3–15 ॥
CrEd 6.97.3–14
silent moment
॥ 6.108.16–26 ॥
CrEd 6.97.15–25
silent moment
॥ 6.108.27–28 ॥
CrEd 6.97.26–27
silent moment
॥ 6.108.29 ॥
CrEd 6.97.28
Gods
Sanskrit
राघवस्तवसंयुक्ता गगने च विशुश्रुवे ।
साधु साध्व् इति वाग् अग्र्या देवतानां महात्मनाम् ॥
rāghavastavasaṃyuktā gagane ca viśuśruve
sādhu sādhv iti vāg agryā devatānāṃ mahātmanām
English
And in the sky was heard,
joined with praise of Raghava,
“Well done, well done!”, the noble voice
of the great-souled gods.
॥ 6.110.1–5 ॥
CrEd 6.98.1–6
silent moment
॥ 6.111.93–94 ॥
CrEd 6.99.30
Rama
Sanskrit
संस्कारः क्रियतां भ्रातुः स्त्रियश् चैता निवर्तय ॥
saṃskāraḥ kriyatāṃ bhrātuḥ striyaś caitā nivartaya
English
Let your brother’s rites be done,
and send these women back.
॥ 6.111.95–96 ॥
CrEd 6.99.32
Vibhishana
Sanskrit
त्यक्तधर्मव्रतं क्रूरं नृशंसम् अनृतं तथा ।
नाहम् अर्होऽस्मि संस्कर्तुं परदाराभिमर्शकम् ॥
tyaktadharmavrataṃ krūraṃ nṛśaṃsam anṛtaṃ tathā
nāham arho 'smi saṃskartuṃ paradārābhimarśakam
English
One who forsook dharma and his vows,
cruel, pitiless and false,
a toucher of other men’s wives:
it is not fit for me to give him rites.
॥ 6.111.96–97 ॥
CrEd 6.99.33
Vibhishana
Sanskrit
भ्रातृरूपो हि मे शत्रुर् एष सर्वाहिते रतः ।
रावणो नार्हते पूजां पूज्योऽपि गुरुगौरवात् ॥
bhrātṛrūpo hi me śatrur eṣa sarvāhite rataḥ
rāvaṇo nārhate pūjāṃ pūjyo 'pi gurugauravāt
English
For he was my enemy in a brother’s form,
bent on harm to all;
Ravana does not deserve honour,
though honour is due to an elder.
॥ 6.111.97–98 ॥
CrEd 6.99.34
Vibhishana
Sanskrit
नृशंस इति मां राम वक्ष्यन्ति मनुजा भुवि ।
श्रुत्वा तस्य गुणान् सर्वे वक्ष्यन्ति सुकृतं पुनः ॥
nṛśaṃsa iti māṃ rāma vakṣyanti manujā bhuvi
śrutvā tasya guṇān sarve vakṣyanti sukṛtaṃ punaḥ
English
“Heartless,” Rama, they will call me,
the people of the earth;
but when they all hear what he was,
they will say again I did well.
॥ 6.111.99–101 ॥
CrEd 6.99.36–37
Rama
Sanskrit
तवापि मे प्रियं कार्यं त्वत्प्रभवाच् च मे जितम् ।
अवश्यं तु क्षमं वाच्यो मया त्वं राक्षसेश्वर ।
अधर्मानृतसंयुक्तः कामम् एष निशाचरः ।
तेजस्वी बलवाञ् शूरः संग्रामेषु च नित्यशः ॥
tavāpi me priyaṃ kāryaṃ tvatprabhavāc ca me jitam
avaśyaṃ tu kṣamaṃ vācyo mayā tvaṃ rākṣaseśvara
adharmānṛtasaṃyuktaḥ kāmam eṣa niśācaraḥ
tejasvī balavāñ śūraḥ saṃgrāmeṣu ca nityaśaḥ
English
What is dear to you I must do,
for by your power I have won;
yet I must surely tell you
what is right, lord of the rakshasas.
Granted, this night-walker
was bound to adharma and falsehood;
yet he was splendid, strong and brave
in battles, always.
॥ 6.111.101–102 ॥
CrEd 6.99.38
Rama
Sanskrit
शतक्रतुमुखैर् देवैः श्रूयते न पराजितः ।
महात्मा बलसंपन्नो रावणो लोकरावणः ॥
śatakratumukhair devaiḥ śrūyate na parājitaḥ
mahātmā balasaṃpanno rāvaṇo lokarāvaṇaḥ
English
Even by the gods led by Indra
he was never defeated, we hear:
great-souled, full of strength,
Ravana, who made the worlds cry out.
॥ 6.111.102–103 ॥
CrEd 6.99.39
Rama
Sanskrit
मरणान्तानि वैराणि निर्वृत्तं नः प्रयोजनम् ।
क्रियताम् अस्य संस्कारो ममाप्य् एष यथा तव ॥
maraṇāntāni vairāṇi nirvṛttaṃ naḥ prayojanam
kriyatām asya saṃskāro mamāpy eṣa yathā tava
English
Enmities end with death;
our purpose is accomplished.
Let his rites be done;
he is mine, as he is yours.
॥ 6.111.103–104 ॥
CrEd 6.99.40
Rama
Sanskrit
त्वत्सकाशान् महाबाहो संस्कारं विधिपूर्वकम् ।
क्षिप्रम् अर्हति धर्मज्ञ त्वं यशोभाग् भविष्यसि ॥
tvatsakāśān mahābāho saṃskāraṃ vidhipūrvakam
kṣipram arhati dharmajña tvaṃ yaśobhāg bhaviṣyasi
English
From you, strong-armed one,
he deserves the rites, in due form,
and quickly, knower of dharma;
you will have a share in the glory.
॥ 6.111.105 ॥
CrEd 6.99.41
silent moment
॥ 6.111.104–105, 6.111.123–125 ॥
CrEd 6.99.41–42
silent moment
॥ 6.111.122–126 ॥
CrEd 6.99.43–44
silent moment
In other Hindu scriptures
Sita as Kali slays the thousand-headed Ravana
Valmiki: no thousand-headed Ravana; Rama's arrow splits Ravana's heart (CrEd 6.97.15–17)