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With harsh words Ravana looses arrows hard as thunderbolts. Raghubira answers with fire arrows that burn them up in an instant. Ravana flings a spear; the Lord sends it back with an arrow. Ravana's arrows fail like every wish of the wicked. Then Ravana kills Rama's charioteer with a hundred arrows, and Matali falls crying victory to Rama. Rama lifts him up in mercy, and now the Lord grows angry. His arrows stir in the quiver, the twang of his bow strikes terror into the man-eaters, Mandodari's heart trembles, and the devas laugh at the sight. Drawing the bow to his ear, he sends out arrows that dart like serpents.
कहि दुर्बचन क्रुद्ध दसकन्धर । कुलिस समान लाग छाँड़ै सर ॥
नानाकार सिली मुख धाये । दिसि अरु बिदिस गगन महि छाये ॥
kahi durbacana kruddha dasakandhara | kulisa samāna lāga chām̐r̤ai sara ||
nānākāra silī mukha dhāye | disi aru bidisa gagana mahi chāye ||
पावक-सर छाँड़ेउ रघुबीरा । छन यह जरे निसाचर तीरा ॥
छाडिसि तीव्र सक्ति खिसिआई । बान सङ्ग प्रभु फेरि पठाई ॥
pāvaka-sara chām̐r̤eu raghubīrā | chana yaha jare nisācara tīrā ||
chāḍisi tīvra sakti khisiāī | bāna saṅga prabhu pheri paṭhāī ||
कोटिक चक्र त्रिसूल पबारै । बिनु प्रयास प्रभु काटि निवारै ॥
निफल होहिं रावन सर कैसें । खल के सकल मनोरथ जैसें ॥
koṭika cakra trisūla pabārai | binu prayāsa prabhu kāṭi nivārai ||
niphala hohiṃ rāvana sara kaiseṃ | khala ke sakala manoratha jaiseṃ ||
तब सत बान सारथी मारेसि । परेउ भूमि जय राम पुकारेसि ॥
राम कृपा करि सूत उठावा । तब प्रभु परम क्रोध कहँ पावा ॥
taba sata bāna sārathī māresi | pareu bhūmi jaya rāma pukāresi ||
rāma kṛpā kari sūta uṭhāvā | taba prabhu parama krodha kaham̐ pāvā ||
भये क्रुद्ध जुद्ध बिरुद्ध रघुपति, त्रोन सायक कसमसे ।
कोदंड धुनि अति-चंड सुनि मनुजाद भय मारुत ग्रसे ॥
मन्दोदरी-उर-कम्प कम्पति, कमठ-भू-भूधर त्रसे ।
चिक्करहिँ दिग्गज दसन गहि महि, देखि कौतुक सुर हँसे ॥
bhaye kruddha juddha biruddha raghupati, trona sāyaka kasamase |
kodaṃḍa dhuni ati-caṃḍa suni manujāda bhaya māruta grase ||
mandodarī-ura-kampa kampati, kamaṭha-bhū-bhūdhara trase |
cikkarahim̐ diggaja dasana gahi mahi, dekhi kautuka sura ham̐se ||
तानेउ चाप श्रवन लगि, छाँड़े बिसिख कराल ।
राम-मारगन-गन चले, लहलहात जनु ब्याल ॥
tāneu cāpa śravana lagi, chām̐r̤e bisikha karāla |
rāma-māragana-gana cale, lahalahāta janu byāla ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
