Lanka Kaanda Råvana's march to the field of battle; Sri Rama's victory-chariot and an encounter between the monkeys and the demons - Chhands
Ramcharitmanas · Lanka Kaanda Råvana's march to the field of battle; Sri Rama's victory-chariot and an encounter between the monkeys and the demons · Verse Chhands 2106
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क्रुद्धे कृतांत समान कपि तन स्त्रवत सोनित राजहीं। मर्दहिं निसाचर कटक भट बलवंत घन जिमि गाजहीं।। मारहिं चपेटन्हि डाटि दातन्ह काटि लातन्ह मीजहीं। चिक्करहिं मर्कट भालु छल बल करहिं जेहिं खल छीजहीं।। धरि गाल फारहिं उर बिदारहिं गल अँतावरि मेलहीं। प्रहलादपति जनु बिबिध तनु धरि समर अंगन खेलहीं।। धरु मारु काटु पछारु घोर गिरा गगन महि भरि रही। जय राम जो तृन ते कुलिस कर कुलिस ते कर तृन सही।।
kruddhē kṛtāṃta samāna kapi tana stravata sōnita rājahīṃ. mardahiṃ nisācara kaṭaka bhaṭa balavaṃta ghana jimi gājahīṃ.. mārahiṃ capēṭanhi ḍāṭi dātanha kāṭi lātanha mījahīṃ. cikkarahiṃ markaṭa bhālu chala bala karahiṃ jēhiṃ khala chījahīṃ.. dhari gāla phārahiṃ ura bidārahiṃ gala aomtāvari mēlahīṃ. prahalādapati janu bibidha tanu dhari samara aṃgana khēlahīṃ.. dharu māru kāṭu pachāru ghōra girā gagana mahi bhari rahī. jaya rāma jō tṛna tē kulisa kara kulisa tē kara tṛna sahī..
Their bodies streaming with blood, the powerful monkey warriors looked like the god of death in fury. Crushing the champions of the demon host they roared like thunder- clouds. They slapped and browbeat their opponents, bit them and trampled them under foot. The monkeys and bears sent out a shrill cry and employed every stratagem to annihilate the miscreant host. They seized and tore open the cheeks, ripped up the bellies and hung the entrails round their necks, as though the lord of Prahlada (Bhagavan Nrsimha) had assumed a multiplicity of forms and sported on the field of death. The savage cries of "Seize, smite, cut to pieces and knock down!" filled both heaven and earth. Glory to Sri Rama, who can actually convert a blade of grass into a thunderbolt and vice versa.