नभ चढ़ि बरष बिपुल अंगारा । महि ते प्रगट होहिं जलधारा ॥
नाना भाँति पिसाच पिसाची । मारु काटु धुनि बोलहिँ नाची ॥
nabha car̤hi baraṣa bipula aṃgārā | mahi te pragaṭa hohiṃ jaladhārā ||
nānā bhām̐ti pisāca pisācī | māru kāṭu dhuni bolahim̐ nācī ||
Lanka Kanda
Chapter 52: One arrow cuts Meghanada's illusions
5 verses · 52 of 121
What happens in this chapter
One arrow cuts Meghanada's illusions
Rising into the sky, Meghanada rains down masses of burning coals, while streams of water burst from the earth. Pishachas and pishachis of many kinds dance and cry kill, cut. He rains filth, blood, bones and stones. Then he rains dust and makes such darkness that no one can see his own outstretched hand. The monkeys are bewildered. Rama smiles at this play, knowing the monkeys are afraid. With one arrow he cuts away all the magic, as the sun removes the mass of darkness. His gracious glance makes the monkeys strong again. Then, taking leave of Rama, Lakshmana sets out in anger, bow and arrows in hand, with Angada and the other monkeys.
बिष्टा पूय रुधिर कच हाड़ा । बरषइ कबहुँ उपल बहु छाड़ा ॥
बरषि धूरि कीन्हेसि अँधिआरा । सूझ न आपन हाथ पसारा ॥
biṣṭā pūya rudhira kaca hār̤ā | baraṣai kabahum̐ upala bahu chār̤ā ||
baraṣi dhūri kīnhesi am̐dhiārā | sūjha na āpana hātha pasārā ||
कपि अकुलाने माया देखें । सब कर सरन बना एहि लेखें ॥
कौतुक देखि राम मुसुकाने । भए सभीत सकल कपि जाने ॥
kapi akulāne māyā dekheṃ | saba kara sarana banā ehi lekheṃ ||
kautuka dekhi rāma musukāne | bhae sabhīta sakala kapi jāne ||
एक बान काटी सन माया । जिमि दिनकर हर तिमिर-निकाया ॥
कृपादृष्टि कपि भालु बिलोके । भये प्रबल रन रहहिं न रोके ॥
eka bāna kāṭī sana māyā | jimi dinakara hara timira-nikāyā ||
kṛpādṛṣṭi kapi bhālu biloke | bhaye prabala rana rahahiṃ na roke ||
आयसु माँगि राम पहिँ, अङ्गदादि कपि साथ ।
लछिमन चले क्रुद्ध होइ, बान-सरासन हाथ ॥
āyasu mām̐gi rāma pahim̐, aṅgadādi kapi sātha |
lachimana cale kruddha hoi, bāna-sarāsana hātha ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0