Lanka Kanda

Chapter 84: Hanuman strikes Ravana; Lakshmana rises and wins

6 verses · 84 of 121

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Hanuman strikes Ravana; Lakshmana rises and wins

Hanuman sinks to one knee but does not fall. Rising in fury, he strikes Ravana with his fist, and Ravana falls like a mountain hit by a thunderbolt. Coming to, he praises the monkey; Hanuman replies: shame on my strength, that you still live. Hanuman then carries Lakshmana to Rama, and Ravana is astonished. Raghubira says: brother, remember who you are; you are the devourer of Death and the protector of the devas. At these words Lakshmana sits up, and the terrible spear goes back into the sky. Taking bow and arrows he charges, smashes Ravana's chariot and pierces his heart with a hundred arrows. Another charioteer carries Ravana back to Lanka, and Lakshmana bows at Rama's feet. Ravana now begins a yajna, hoping to win against Rama.

84.1

जानु टेकि कपि भूमि न गिरा । उठा सँभारि बहुत रिस भरा ॥
मुठिका एक ताहि कपि भारा । परेउ सैल जनु बज्र प्रहारा ॥

jānu ṭeki kapi bhūmi na girā | uṭhā sam̐bhāri bahuta risa bharā ||
muṭhikā eka tāhi kapi bhārā | pareu saila janu bajra prahārā ||

84.2

मुरछा गै बहोरि से जागा । कपि बल बिपुल सराहन लागा ॥
धिग धिग मम पौरुष धिग मोही । जौँ तैं जिअत रहेसि सुरद्रोही ॥

murachā gai bahori se jāgā | kapi bala bipula sarāhana lāgā ||
dhiga dhiga mama pauruṣa dhiga mohī | jaum̐ taiṃ jiata rahesi suradrohī ||

84.3

अस कहि लछिमन कहँ कपि ल्यायो । देखि दसानन बिसमय पायो ॥
कह रघुबीर समुझु जियँ भ्राता । तुम्ह कृतान्त भच्छक सुर त्राता ॥

asa kahi lachimana kaham̐ kapi lyāyo | dekhi dasānana bisamaya pāyo ||
kaha raghubīra samujhu jiyam̐ bhrātā | tumha kṛtānta bhacchaka sura trātā ||

84.4

सुनत बचन उठि बैठ कृपाला । गई गगन सो सक्ति कराला ॥
पुनि कोदंड बान गहि धाये । रिपु सनमुख अति आतुर आये ॥

sunata bacana uṭhi baiṭha kṛpālā | gaī gagana so sakti karālā ||
puni kodaṃḍa bāna gahi dhāye | ripu sanamukha ati ātura āye ||

84.छं॰ 1Chhand

आतुर बहोरि बिभंजि स्यन्दन, सूत हति व्याकुल कियो ।
गिर्यो धरनि दसकन्धर बिकलतर, बान सत बेध्यो हियो ॥
सारथी दूसर घालि रथ तेहि, तुरत लङ्का, लेइ गयो ।
रघुबीर बन्धु प्रताप पुञ्ज बहोरि, प्रभु चरनन्हि नयो ॥

ātura bahori bibhaṃji syandana, sūta hati vyākula kiyo |
giryo dharani dasakandhara bikalatara, bāna sata bedhyo hiyo ||
sārathī dūsara ghāli ratha tehi, turata laṅkā, lei gayo |
raghubīra bandhu pratāpa puñja bahori, prabhu carananhi nayo ||

दो॰ 84Doha

उहाँ दसानन जागि करि, करै लाग कछु जज्ञ ।
राम विरोध विजय चह, सठ हठ-बस अति-अज्ञ ॥

uhām̐ dasānana jāgi kari, karai lāga kachu jajña |
rāma virodha vijaya caha, saṭha haṭha-basa ati-ajña ||

Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0