The Release of Pushkala

Verse 1 (padma.5.51.1)

शेष उवाच। तच्छ्रुत्वा भाषितं तस्य सुरथस्यांगदाननात् । सज्जीभूता रणे सर्वे रथस्था रणकोविदाः

śeṣa uvāca tacchrutvā bhāṣitaṁ tasya surathasyāṁgadānanāt sajjībhūtā raṇe sarve rathasthā raṇakovidāḥ

Shesha said: Hearing this word of Suratha spoken through Angada's mouth, all those skilled in warfare mounted their chariots and made ready for battle.

Verse 2 (padma.5.51.2)

पटहानां निनादोऽभूद्भेरीनादस्तथैव च । वीराणां गर्जनानादाः प्रादुर्भूता रणांगणे

paṭahānāṁ ninādo'bhūdbherīnādastathaiva ca vīrāṇāṁ garjanānādāḥ prādurbhūtā raṇāṁgaṇe

There arose the sound of drums, and likewise of kettle-drums; the roaring shouts of heroes rang out upon the battlefield.

Verse 3 (padma.5.51.3)

रथचीत्कारशब्देन गजानां बृंहितेन च । व्याप्तं तत्सकलं विश्वं दिवं यातो महारवः

rathacītkāraśabdena gajānāṁ bṛṁhitena ca vyāptaṁ tatsakalaṁ viśvaṁ divaṁ yāto mahāravaḥ

With the creaking of chariots and the trumpeting of elephants, that whole world was filled; a mighty roar rose up to the very heavens.

Verse 4 (padma.5.51.4)

रणोत्साहेन संयुक्ता वीरा रणविशारदाः । कुर्वंति विविधान्नादान्कातरस्य भयंकरान्

raṇotsāhena saṁyuktā vīrā raṇaviśāradāḥ kurvaṁti vividhānnādānkātarasya bhayaṁkarān

Filled with the zeal of battle, warriors skilled in war raised cries of every kind, terrifying to the fainthearted.

Verse 5 (padma.5.51.5)

एवं कोलाहले वृत्ते सुरथो नाम भूमिपः । स्वसुतैः सैनिकैश्चाथ वृतः प्रायाद्रणांगणे

evaṁ kolāhale vṛtte suratho nāma bhūmipaḥ svasutaiḥ sainikaiścātha vṛtaḥ prāyādraṇāṁgaṇe

As such tumult arose, the king named Suratha, surrounded by his own sons and soldiers, advanced then onto the battlefield.

Verse 6 (padma.5.51.6)

गजैरथैर्हयैः पत्तिव्रजैः पूर्णां तु मेदिनीम् । कुर्वन्समुद्रइव तां प्लावयन्ददृशे भटैः

gajairathairhayaiḥ pattivrajaiḥ pūrṇāṁ tu medinīm kurvansamudraiva tāṁ plāvayandadṛśe bhaṭaiḥ

Filling the earth with elephants, chariots, horses, and columns of foot-soldiers, he was seen flooding it with warriors, like an ocean.

Verse 7 (padma.5.51.7)

शंखनादेन संघुष्टं जयनादैस्तथैव च । वीक्ष्य तं प्रधनोद्युक्तं सुमतिं प्राह भूमिपः

śaṁkhanādena saṁghuṣṭaṁ jayanādaistathaiva ca vīkṣya taṁ pradhanodyuktaṁ sumatiṁ prāha bhūmipaḥ

Resounding with the blast of conches and cries of victory alike, seeing him thus ready for battle, the king said to Sumati —

Verse 8 (padma.5.51.8)

शत्रुघ्न उवाच। एष राजा समायातो महासैन्यपरीवृतः । अत्र यत्कृत्यमस्माकं तद्वदस्व महामते

śatrughna uvāca eṣa rājā samāyāto mahāsainyaparīvṛtaḥ atra yatkṛtyamasmākaṁ tadvadasva mahāmate

Shatrughna said: "This king has arrived, surrounded by a great army; what is our task here — tell me, O great-minded one."

Verse 9 (padma.5.51.9)

सुमतिरुवाच। योद्धव्यमत्र बहुभिर्वीरै रणविशारदैः । पुष्कलादिभिरत्युग्रैः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदैः

sumatiruvāca yoddhavyamatra bahubhirvīrai raṇaviśāradaiḥ puṣkalādibhiratyugraiḥ sarvaśastrāstrakovidaiḥ

Sumati said: "Here many heroes, skilled in war, must fight — Pushkala and the other most fierce warriors, versed in every weapon and missile."

Verse 10 (padma.5.51.10)

राज्ञा सह समीरस्य पुत्रः परमशौर्यवान् । युद्धं करोतु सुबलः परयुद्धविशारदः

rājñā saha samīrasya putraḥ paramaśauryavān yuddhaṁ karotu subalaḥ parayuddhaviśāradaḥ

"Against the king let mighty Subala, son of the Wind, of supreme valor, versed in enemy warfare, be the one to fight."

Verse 11 (padma.5.51.11)

शेष उवाच। इति ब्रूते महामात्यो यावत्तावन्नृपात्मजाः । रणांगणे धनूंष्यद्धा स्फारयामासुरुद्धताः

śeṣa uvāca iti brūte mahāmātyo yāvattāvannṛpātmajāḥ raṇāṁgaṇe dhanūṁṣyaddhā sphārayāmāsuruddhatāḥ

Shesha said: Even as the great minister was speaking thus, the king's own sons, defiant, drew their bows to the full upon that battlefield.

Verse 12 (padma.5.51.12)

तान्वीक्ष्य योधाः सुबलाः पुष्कलाद्या रणोत्कटाः । अभिजग्मुः स्यंदनैः स्वैर्धनुर्बाणकरा मताः

tānvīkṣya yodhāḥ subalāḥ puṣkalādyā raṇotkaṭāḥ abhijagmuḥ syaṁdanaiḥ svairdhanurbāṇakarā matāḥ

Seeing them, the mighty warriors — Pushkala and the others, fierce in battle — advanced in their own chariots, bows and arrows ready in hand.

Verse 13 (padma.5.51.13)

चंपकेन महावीरः पुष्कलः परमास्त्रवित् । द्वैरथेनैव युयुधे महावीरेण शालिना

caṁpakena mahāvīraḥ puṣkalaḥ paramāstravit dvairathenaiva yuyudhe mahāvīreṇa śālinā

With Champaka, that great hero Pushkala, master of the supreme weapons, joined single combat — a great hero, gracious of nature.

Verse 14 (padma.5.51.14)

मोहकं योधयामास जानकिः स कुशध्वजः । रिपुंजयेन विमलो दुर्वारेण सुबाहुकः

mohakaṁ yodhayāmāsa jānakiḥ sa kuśadhvajaḥ ripuṁjayena vimalo durvāreṇa subāhukaḥ

Kushadhvaja, son of Janaki's line, fought with Mohaka; Vimala with the irresistible Ripunjaya; Subahuka with —

Verse 15 (padma.5.51.15)

प्रतापिना प्रतापाग्र्यो बलमोदेन चांगदः । हर्यक्षेण नीलरत्नः सहदेवेन सत्यवान्

pratāpinā pratāpāgryo balamodena cāṁgadaḥ haryakṣeṇa nīlaratnaḥ sahadevena satyavān

— Pratapagrya fought with Pratapi; Angada with Balamoda; Nilaratna with Haryaksha; and truthful Satyavan with Sahadeva.

Verse 16 (padma.5.51.16)

राजा वीरमणिर्भूरि देवेन युयुधे बली । असुतापेन चोग्राश्वो युयुधे बलसंयुतः

rājā vīramaṇirbhūri devena yuyudhe balī asutāpena cogrāśvo yuyudhe balasaṁyutaḥ

Mighty King Viramani fought with Bhuridева; and powerful Ugrashva fought with Asutapa.

Verse 17 (padma.5.51.17)

द्वैरथं तु महद्युद्धमकुर्वन्युद्धकोविदाः । सर्वे शस्त्रास्त्रकुशलाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः

dvairathaṁ tu mahadyuddhamakurvanyuddhakovidāḥ sarve śastrāstrakuśalāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ

Skilled in war, versed in every weapon and missile, expert in combat — all of them began waging their own great single combats.

Verse 18 (padma.5.51.18)

एवं प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे सुरथस्य सुतैस्तदा । अत्यंतं कदनं तत्र बभूव मुनिसत्तम

evaṁ pravṛtte saṁgrāme surathasya sutaistadā atyaṁtaṁ kadanaṁ tatra babhūva munisattama

As the battle thus proceeded between Suratha's sons and their foes, O best of sages, extreme carnage took place there.

Verse 19 (padma.5.51.19)

पुष्कलश्चंपकं प्राह किं नामासि नृपात्मज । धन्योसि यो मया सार्धं रणमध्यमुपेयिवान्

puṣkalaścaṁpakaṁ prāha kiṁ nāmāsi nṛpātmaja dhanyosi yo mayā sārdhaṁ raṇamadhyamupeyivān

Pushkala said to Champaka: "What is your name, O prince? Blessed are you, that you have come to face me in the midst of this battle."

Verse 20 (padma.5.51.20)

इदानीं तिष्ठ किं यासि कथं ते जीवितं भवेत् । एहि युद्धं मया सार्धं सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविद

idānīṁ tiṣṭha kiṁ yāsi kathaṁ te jīvitaṁ bhavet ehi yuddhaṁ mayā sārdhaṁ sarvaśastrāstrakovida

"Now stand your ground — where will you go? How shall your life stay safe? Come, O one versed in every weapon and missile, and fight with me."

Verse 21 (padma.5.51.21)

इत्यभिव्याहृतं तस्य श्रुत्वा राजात्मजो बली । जगाद पुष्कलं वीरो मेघगंभीरया गिरा

ityabhivyāhṛtaṁ tasya śrutvā rājātmajo balī jagāda puṣkalaṁ vīro meghagaṁbhīrayā girā

Hearing this said, the mighty prince spoke to the hero Pushkala in a voice deep as thunder.

Verse 22 (padma.5.51.22)

चंपक उवाच। न नाम्ना न कुलेनेदं युद्धमत्र भविष्यति । तथापि तव वक्ष्येऽहं स्वनामबलपूर्वकम्

caṁpaka uvāca na nāmnā na kulenedaṁ yuddhamatra bhaviṣyati tathāpi tava vakṣye'haṁ svanāmabalapūrvakam

Champaka said: "This battle here shall not be fought over name or lineage; nevertheless I shall tell you my own name and strength."

Verse 23 (padma.5.51.23)

मम माता राघवेशो मत्पिता राघवः स्मृतः । मम बंधू रामचंद्र स्वःजनो मम राघवः

mama mātā rāghaveśo matpitā rāghavaḥ smṛtaḥ mama baṁdhū rāmacaṁdra svaḥjano mama rāghavaḥ

"My mother, it is remembered, is the lord of the Raghus; my father is Raghava; my kinsman is Ramachandra, and Raghava is all my own people."

Verse 24 (padma.5.51.24)

मन्नाम रामदासश्च सदा रामस्य सेवकः । तारयिष्यति मां युद्धे रामो भक्तकृपाकरः

mannāma rāmadāsaśca sadā rāmasya sevakaḥ tārayiṣyati māṁ yuddhe rāmo bhaktakṛpākaraḥ

"My name is Ramadasa, ever a servant of Rama; and Rama, merciful protector of his devotees, shall carry me safely through this battle."

Verse 25 (padma.5.51.25)

लोकानां मतमास्थाय प्रब्रवीमि तवाधुना । सुरथस्य सुतश्चाहं माता वीरवतीमम

lokānāṁ matamāsthāya prabravīmi tavādhunā surathasya sutaścāhaṁ mātā vīravatīmama

"Now, holding to the world's own way of speaking, let me tell you: I am the son of Suratha, and my mother's name is Viravati."

Verse 26 (padma.5.51.26)

मन्नामयो मधौ सर्वाञ्छोभनान्विदधाति वै । मधुपायंरसावा संत्यजंति मधुमोहिताः

mannāmayo madhau sarvāñchobhanānvidadhāti vai madhupāyaṁrasāvā saṁtyajaṁti madhumohitāḥ

"In the season of spring my very name bestows every fair thing; those bewitched by its sweetness drink of its essence and let all else go."

Verse 27 (padma.5.51.27)

वर्णेन स्वर्णसदृशो मध्ये लिंगवपुर्धरः । तदाख्ययाभिधां वीर जानीहि मम मोहिनीम्

varṇena svarṇasadṛśo madhye liṁgavapurdharaḥ tadākhyayābhidhāṁ vīra jānīhi mama mohinīm

"Golden of hue, bearing at my center the very shape of a linga — by that name and title too, O hero, know me as Mohini, the enchanting one."

Verse 28 (padma.5.51.28)

युध्यस्व बाणैः प्रधनेन को जेतुं हि मां क्षमः । इदानीं दर्शयिष्यामि स्वपराक्रममद्भुतम्

yudhyasva bāṇaiḥ pradhanena ko jetuṁ hi māṁ kṣamaḥ idānīṁ darśayiṣyāmi svaparākramamadbhutam

"Fight me now with your arrows in this battle — who indeed has the power to conquer me? Now I shall show you my own wondrous prowess."

Verse 29 (padma.5.51.29)

शेष उवाच। इति श्रुत्वा महद्वाक्यं पुष्कलो हृदि तोषितः । तं दुर्जयं मन्यमानः शरान्मुंचन्रणेऽभवत्

śeṣa uvāca iti śrutvā mahadvākyaṁ puṣkalo hṛdi toṣitaḥ taṁ durjayaṁ manyamānaḥ śarānmuṁcanraṇe'bhavat

Shesha said: Hearing this great speech, Pushkala, pleased at heart, deeming him hard to conquer, began to loose his arrows in that battle.

Verse 30 (padma.5.51.30)

शरसंघं प्रमुंचंतं कोटिधा पुष्कलं ययौ । चंपकः कोपसंयुक्तो धनुः सज्यमथाकरोत्

śarasaṁghaṁ pramuṁcaṁtaṁ koṭidhā puṣkalaṁ yayau caṁpakaḥ kopasaṁyukto dhanuḥ sajyamathākarot

As Pushkala advanced, loosing a multitude of arrows on every side, Champaka, filled with fury, strung his bow taut.

Verse 31 (padma.5.51.31)

मुमोच निशितान्बाणान्वैरिवृंदविदारणान् । स्वनामचिह्नितान्स्वर्णपुंखभागसमन्वितान्

mumoca niśitānbāṇānvairivṛṁdavidāraṇān svanāmacihnitānsvarṇapuṁkhabhāgasamanvitān

He loosed sharp arrows, marked with his own name and fitted with golden feathers, arrows that rent the throng of his foes.

Verse 32 (padma.5.51.32)

तांश्चिच्छेद महावीरः पुष्कलः प्रधनांगणे । शरांधकारं सर्वत्र मुंचन्बाणाञ्छिलाशितान्

tāṁściccheda mahāvīraḥ puṣkalaḥ pradhanāṁgaṇe śarāṁdhakāraṁ sarvatra muṁcanbāṇāñchilāśitān

The great hero Pushkala cut them all down upon that field, spreading on every side a darkness of arrows sharpened on stone.

Verse 33 (padma.5.51.33)

स्वबाणच्छेदनं दृष्ट्वा कृतं वीरेण चंपकः । आह्वयामास बलिनं पुष्कलं कोपपूरितः

svabāṇacchedanaṁ dṛṣṭvā kṛtaṁ vīreṇa caṁpakaḥ āhvayāmāsa balinaṁ puṣkalaṁ kopapūritaḥ

Seeing his own arrows thus cut down by that hero, Champaka, filled with fury, once more challenged mighty Pushkala —

Verse 34 (padma.5.51.34)

मा प्रयाहि रणं त्यक्त्वेति ब्रुवन्समरे पुनः । पुष्कलं हृदये बाणैर्विव्याध दशभिस्त्वरन्

mā prayāhi raṇaṁ tyaktveti bruvansamare punaḥ puṣkalaṁ hṛdaye bāṇairvivyādha daśabhistvaran

"Do not leave and flee this battle!" — crying this once more amid the fray, he swiftly pierced Pushkala's chest with ten arrows.

Verse 35 (padma.5.51.35)

ते बाणाः पुष्कलस्याहो हृदये तीव्रवेगिनः । आगत्य सुभृशं लग्नाः शोणितं पपुरूर्जितम्

te bāṇāḥ puṣkalasyāho hṛdaye tīvraveginaḥ āgatya subhṛśaṁ lagnāḥ śoṇitaṁ papurūrjitam

Those swift and forceful arrows lodged firmly in Pushkala's very chest, and drank deep of his abundant blood.

Verse 36 (padma.5.51.36)

तैर्बाणैर्व्यथितो वीरः शरान्पंच समाददे । सुतीक्ष्णाग्रान्महाकोपाद्वारयन्पर्वतानिव

tairbāṇairvyathito vīraḥ śarānpaṁca samādade sutīkṣṇāgrānmahākopādvārayanparvatāniva

Pained by those arrows, the hero, in towering fury, took up five arrows of the sharpest point, warding off the rest as though they were mountains.

Verse 37 (padma.5.51.37)

ते बाणास्तस्य बाणाश्च परस्परमथोर्जिताः । आकाशे रचिताश्छिन्नाः शतधा राजसूनुना

te bāṇāstasya bāṇāśca parasparamathorjitāḥ ākāśe racitāśchinnāḥ śatadhā rājasūnunā

His own arrows and his foe's, each forceful against the other, met in the sky and were cut into a hundred pieces by that king's son.

Verse 38 (padma.5.51.38)

छित्त्वा बाणान्सुतीक्ष्णाग्रान्सुरथांगोद्भवो बली । बाणाञ्छतं समाधत्त पुष्कलं ताडितुं हृदि

chittvā bāṇānsutīkṣṇāgrānsurathāṁgodbhavo balī bāṇāñchataṁ samādhatta puṣkalaṁ tāḍituṁ hṛdi

Having cut down those sharp-pointed arrows, that mighty scion of Suratha's line fitted a hundred arrows to strike Pushkala full in the chest.

Verse 39 (padma.5.51.39)

ते बाणाः शतधाच्छिन्नाः पुष्कलेन महात्मना । अपतन्समरोपांते शरवेगप्रपीडिताः

te bāṇāḥ śatadhācchinnāḥ puṣkalena mahātmanā apatansamaropāṁte śaravegaprapīḍitāḥ

Those hundred arrows great-souled Pushkala shattered utterly, and they fell at the field's edge, spent by the very force of his own shafts.

Verse 40 (padma.5.51.40)

तदा तत्सुमहत्कर्म दृष्ट्वा राज्ञः सुतो बली । सहस्रेण शराणां च ताडयन्वक्षसि स्फुटम्

tadā tatsumahatkarma dṛṣṭvā rājñaḥ suto balī sahasreṇa śarāṇāṁ ca tāḍayanvakṣasi sphuṭam

Then, seeing that great feat, the king's mighty son struck him openly upon the chest with a full thousand arrows.

Verse 41 (padma.5.51.41)

तानप्याशु प्रचिच्छेद पुष्कलः परमास्त्रवित् । पुनरप्याशु स्वे चापे समाधत्तायुतं शरान्

tānapyāśu praciccheda puṣkalaḥ paramāstravit punarapyāśu sve cāpe samādhattāyutaṁ śarān

These too Pushkala, master of the supreme weapons, swiftly cut down; and once more he fitted ten thousand arrows to his bow.

Verse 42 (padma.5.51.42)

तानप्याशु प्रचिच्छेद पुष्कलः परमास्त्रवित् । ततोऽत्यतं प्रकुपितः शरवृष्टिमथाकरोत्

tānapyāśu praciccheda puṣkalaḥ paramāstravit tato'tyataṁ prakupitaḥ śaravṛṣṭimathākarot

These too Pushkala, master of the supreme weapons, swiftly cut down; then, in towering rage, he brought forth a very rain of arrows.

Verse 43 (padma.5.51.43)

शरवृष्टिं समायांतीं मत्वा चंपक वीरहा । साधुसाधुप्रशंसंतं पुष्कलं समताडयत्

śaravṛṣṭiṁ samāyāṁtīṁ matvā caṁpaka vīrahā sādhusādhupraśaṁsaṁtaṁ puṣkalaṁ samatāḍayat

Seeing that rain of arrows approaching, Champaka, slayer of heroes, struck Pushkala even as he cried out, "Well done, well done!"

Verse 44 (padma.5.51.44)

पुष्कलश्चंपकं दृष्ट्वा महावीर्यसमन्वितम् । ब्रह्मणोऽस्त्रसमाधत्त स्वे चापे सर्वशस्त्रवित्

puṣkalaścaṁpakaṁ dṛṣṭvā mahāvīryasamanvitam brahmaṇo'strasamādhatta sve cāpe sarvaśastravit

Seeing Champaka thus endowed with such great valor, Pushkala, master of every weapon, fitted the Brahma missile to his bow.

Verse 45 (padma.5.51.45)

तेन मुक्तं महाशस्त्रं प्रजज्वाल दिशो दश । खं रोदसी व्याप्य विश्वं प्रलयं कर्तुमुद्यतम्

tena muktaṁ mahāśastraṁ prajajvāla diśo daśa khaṁ rodasī vyāpya viśvaṁ pralayaṁ kartumudyatam

The great missile he loosed blazed forth in all ten directions, filling the space between earth and heaven, and stood ready to bring about dissolution.

Verse 46 (padma.5.51.46)

चंपको मुक्तमस्त्रं तद्दृष्ट्वा सर्वास्त्रकोविदः । तत्संहर्तुं तदेवास्त्रं मुमोच रिपुमुद्यतम्

caṁpako muktamastraṁ taddṛṣṭvā sarvāstrakovidaḥ tatsaṁhartuṁ tadevāstraṁ mumoca ripumudyatam

Seeing that missile loosed against him, Champaka, versed in every weapon, loosed that same missile against his foe, to annihilate it.

Verse 47 (padma.5.51.47)

द्वयोरेकतमं तेजः प्रलयं मेनिरे जनाः । संजहार तदास्त्रास्त्रमेकीभूतं परास्त्रकम्

dvayorekatamaṁ tejaḥ pralayaṁ menire janāḥ saṁjahāra tadāstrāstramekībhūtaṁ parāstrakam

People took the combined splendor of the two for the very dissolution of the world; but the two counter-missiles, meeting, became one and were annihilated.

Verse 48 (padma.5.51.48)

तत्कर्मचाद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा पुष्कलस्तिष्ठतिष्ठ च । ब्रुवञ्छरानमोघांस्तु चंपकं स क्रुधाहनत्

tatkarmacādbhutaṁ dṛṣṭvā puṣkalastiṣṭhatiṣṭha ca bruvañcharānamoghāṁstu caṁpakaṁ sa krudhāhanat

Seeing that wondrous feat, Pushkala, crying "Stand, stand!" and speaking now of his own unerring arrows, struck Champaka in fury.

Verse 49 (padma.5.51.49)

चंपकस्ताञ्छरान्मुक्तानगणय्य महामनाः । रामास्त्रं प्रमुमोचाथ पुष्कलं प्रति दारुणम्

caṁpakastāñcharānmuktānagaṇayya mahāmanāḥ rāmāstraṁ pramumocātha puṣkalaṁ prati dāruṇam

Great-souled Champaka, without even counting those arrows loosed against him, released the terrible Rama missile against Pushkala.

Verse 50 (padma.5.51.50)

तन्मुक्तमस्त्रमालोक्य चंपकेन महात्मना । छेत्तुं यावन्मनश्चक्रे तावद्ग्रस्तः शरेण सः

tanmuktamastramālokya caṁpakena mahātmanā chettuṁ yāvanmanaścakre tāvadgrastaḥ śareṇa saḥ

Seeing that missile loosed by great-souled Champaka, even as he resolved to cut it down, he was caught fast by that very arrow.

Verse 51 (padma.5.51.51)

बद्धश्चंपकवीरेण रथे स्वे स्थापितः पुनः । पुरं प्रेषयितुं तावन्मनश्चक्रे महामनाः

baddhaścaṁpakavīreṇa rathe sve sthāpitaḥ punaḥ puraṁ preṣayituṁ tāvanmanaścakre mahāmanāḥ

The hero Champaka, having bound him, set him once more upon his own chariot; that great-souled one resolved then to send him back to the city.

Verse 52 (padma.5.51.52)

हाहाकारो महानासीद्बद्धे पुष्कलसंज्ञिके । शत्रुघ्नं प्रययुर्योधाः पलायनपरायणाः

hāhākāro mahānāsīdbaddhe puṣkalasaṁjñike śatrughnaṁ prayayuryodhāḥ palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ

When the hero named Pushkala was thus bound, a great cry of lamentation arose; the warriors, bent now on flight, went to Shatrughna.

Verse 53 (padma.5.51.53)

भग्नांस्तान्वीक्ष्य शत्रुघ्नो हनूमंतमुवाच ह । केन वीरेण मे भग्नं बलं वीरैरलंकृतम्

bhagnāṁstānvīkṣya śatrughno hanūmaṁtamuvāca ha kena vīreṇa me bhagnaṁ balaṁ vīrairalaṁkṛtam

Seeing them routed, Shatrughna said to Hanuman: "By what hero has my army, adorned as it is with heroes, been thus overthrown?"

Verse 54 (padma.5.51.54)

तदोवाच महीनाथ पुष्कलं परवीरहा । बद्ध्वा नयति वीरोऽसौ चंपकः स्वपदोद्धुरः

tadovāca mahīnātha puṣkalaṁ paravīrahā baddhvā nayati vīro'sau caṁpakaḥ svapadoddhuraḥ

Then the slayer of enemy heroes said to the lord of the earth: "That hero named Champaka, exalted in his own right, has bound Pushkala and is carrying him off."

Verse 55 (padma.5.51.55)

तस्येदृग्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य शत्रुघ्नः कोपसंयुतः । उवाच पवनोद्भूतं मोचयाशु नृपात्मजात्

tasyedṛgvākyamākarṇya śatrughnaḥ kopasaṁyutaḥ uvāca pavanodbhūtaṁ mocayāśu nṛpātmajāt

Hearing these words of his, Shatrughna, filled with fury, said to the son of the Wind: "Free him swiftly from that prince."

Verse 56 (padma.5.51.56)

महाबलः सुतश्चास्य बद्ध्वा यः पुष्कलं भटम् । तस्मान्मोचय वीराग्र्य कथं तिष्ठसि चाहवे

mahābalaḥ sutaścāsya baddhvā yaḥ puṣkalaṁ bhaṭam tasmānmocaya vīrāgrya kathaṁ tiṣṭhasi cāhave

"That mighty son who has bound my own warrior Pushkala — free him from him, O foremost of heroes; why do you stand idle in this battle?"

Verse 57 (padma.5.51.57)

एतद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य हनूमानोमिति ब्रुवन् । जगाम तं मोचयितुं पुष्कलं चंपकाद्भटात्

etadvākyaṁ samākarṇya hanūmānomiti bruvan jagāma taṁ mocayituṁ puṣkalaṁ caṁpakādbhaṭāt

Hearing these words, Hanuman, saying "So be it," set out to free Pushkala from that warrior Champaka.

Verse 58 (padma.5.51.58)

हनूमंतमथालोक्य तं मोचयितुमागतम् । बाणैः शतैश्च साहस्रैर्जघान परकोपनः

hanūmaṁtamathālokya taṁ mocayitumāgatam bāṇaiḥ śataiśca sāhasrairjaghāna parakopanaḥ

Then, seeing Hanuman coming to set him free, Champaka, enraged at this new foe, struck him with hundreds and thousands of arrows.

Verse 59 (padma.5.51.59)

बाणांस्तान्स बभंजाशु मुक्तांस्तेन महात्मना । पुनरप्येनमेवाशु बाणान्मुंचन्महानभूत्

bāṇāṁstānsa babhaṁjāśu muktāṁstena mahātmanā punarapyenamevāśu bāṇānmuṁcanmahānabhūt

That great-souled one at once shattered every arrow loosed against him; and Champaka, loosing more arrows still, grew ever more forceful in his fury.

Verse 60 (padma.5.51.60)

तान्सर्वांश्चूर्णयामास नाराचान्वैरिमोचितान् । शालं करे समाधृत्य जघान नृपनंदनम्

tānsarvāṁścūrṇayāmāsa nārācānvairimocitān śālaṁ kare samādhṛtya jaghāna nṛpanaṁdanam

He pulverized every one of those iron arrows loosed by his foe; then, taking up a Sala tree in hand, he struck at the king's son.

Verse 61 (padma.5.51.61)

शालं तेन विनिर्मुक्तं तिलशः कृतवान्बली । गजो हनूमता मुक्तो नृपनंदन मस्तके

śālaṁ tena vinirmuktaṁ tilaśaḥ kṛtavānbalī gajo hanūmatā mukto nṛpanaṁdana mastake

That mighty one shattered the Sala tree hurled at him into fragments; then Hanuman released an elephant, which crashed down upon the prince's head.

Verse 62 (padma.5.51.62)

सोऽप्याहतश्चंपकेन मृतो भूमौ पपातसः । शिलाः संमोचयामास हनूमान्परमास्त्रवित्

so'pyāhataścaṁpakena mṛto bhūmau papātasaḥ śilāḥ saṁmocayāmāsa hanūmānparamāstravit

That elephant too, struck down by Champaka, fell dead to the earth; then Hanuman, master of the supreme weapons, hurled great boulders.

Verse 63 (padma.5.51.63)

चंपकस्ताः शिलाः सर्वाः क्षणाच्चूर्णितवान्भृशम् । बाणयंत्रिकया ब्रह्मन्महच्चित्रमभूदिदम्

caṁpakastāḥ śilāḥ sarvāḥ kṣaṇāccūrṇitavānbhṛśam bāṇayaṁtrikayā brahmanmahaccitramabhūdidam

O brahmin, Champaka pulverized every one of those boulders utterly, in an instant, by the mere mechanism of his arrows — a great wonder it was.

Verse 64 (padma.5.51.64)

स्वमुक्तास्ताः शिलाः सर्वाश्चूर्णिता वीक्ष्य मारुतिः । चुकोप हृदयेऽत्यतं बहुवीर्यमिति स्मरन्

svamuktāstāḥ śilāḥ sarvāścūrṇitā vīkṣya mārutiḥ cukopa hṛdaye'tyataṁ bahuvīryamiti smaran

Seeing all the boulders he had hurled thus pulverized, Maruti grew intensely angry at heart, recalling his own vast strength.

Verse 65 (padma.5.51.65)

आगत्य च करे धृत्वा नभस्युत्पतितः कपिः । तावद्ययौ नेत्रपथादुपरि क्षिप्रवेगवान्

āgatya ca kare dhṛtvā nabhasyutpatitaḥ kapiḥ tāvadyayau netrapathādupari kṣipravegavān

Coming forward, seizing him in hand, the monkey leapt up into the sky; swift as thought, he rose above the very reach of sight.

Verse 66 (padma.5.51.66)

चंपकस्तं हनूमंतं युयुधे नभसि स्थितः । बाहुयुद्धेन महता ताडितः कपिपुंगवः

caṁpakastaṁ hanūmaṁtaṁ yuyudhe nabhasi sthitaḥ bāhuyuddhena mahatā tāḍitaḥ kapipuṁgavaḥ

There, suspended in the sky, Champaka fought with Hanuman; and struck by that great hand-to-hand combat, the foremost of monkeys —

Verse 67 (padma.5.51.67)

चुकोप मानसे वीरो गर्वपर्वतदारुणः । पदा धृत्वा चंपकं तं ताडयामास भूतले

cukopa mānase vīro garvaparvatadāruṇaḥ padā dhṛtvā caṁpakaṁ taṁ tāḍayāmāsa bhūtale

— grew angry at heart, that hero terrible as a very mountain of pride; and, seizing Champaka by the foot, he dashed him down upon the ground.

Verse 68 (padma.5.51.68)

ताडितोऽसौ कपींद्रेण क्षणादुत्थाय वेगवान् । हनूमंतं तु लांगूले धृत्वा बभ्राम सर्वतः

tāḍito'sau kapīṁdreṇa kṣaṇādutthāya vegavān hanūmaṁtaṁ tu lāṁgūle dhṛtvā babhrāma sarvataḥ

Struck down by the lord of monkeys, he rose again in an instant with great speed, and, seizing Hanuman by the tail, whirled him round on every side.

Verse 69 (padma.5.51.69)

कपींद्रस्तद्बलं वीक्ष्य हसन्पादेऽग्रहीत्पुनः । भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणं गजोपस्थे ह्यपातयत्

kapīṁdrastadbalaṁ vīkṣya hasanpāde'grahītpunaḥ bhrāmayitvā śataguṇaṁ gajopasthe hyapātayat

Seeing his strength, the lord of monkeys, laughing, seized him once more by the foot; whirling him a hundred times, he cast him down upon an elephant's back.

Verse 70 (padma.5.51.70)

पपात भूमौ सुबलो राजसूनुः स चंपकः । मूर्च्छितो वीरभूषाढ्यमलंकुर्वन्रणांगणम्

papāta bhūmau subalo rājasūnuḥ sa caṁpakaḥ mūrcchito vīrabhūṣāḍhyamalaṁkurvanraṇāṁgaṇam

Mighty Champaka, the king's own son, fell to the ground senseless, adorning that battlefield with his heroic ornaments as he lay.

Verse 71 (padma.5.51.71)

तदा हाहेति वै लोकाश्चुक्रुशुश्चंपकानुगाः । पुष्कलं मोचयामास बद्धं चंपकपाशतः

tadā hāheti vai lokāścukruśuścaṁpakānugāḥ puṣkalaṁ mocayāmāsa baddhaṁ caṁpakapāśataḥ

Then all of Champaka's own followers cried out in dismay; and Pushkala, who had lain bound in Champaka's fetters, was at last set free.