The Army's Defeat and the Death of General Kalajit

Verse 1 (padma.5.60.1)

शेष उवाच। शत्रुघ्नो निजवीराणां छिन्नान्बाहून्निरीक्षयन् । उवाच तान्सुकुपितो रोषसंदंशिताधरः

śeṣa uvāca śatrughno nijavīrāṇāṁ chinnānbāhūnnirīkṣayan uvāca tānsukupito roṣasaṁdaṁśitādharaḥ

Shesha said: Shatrughna, seeing his own heroes with severed arms, greatly enraged, his lip caught between his teeth in fury, said to them —

Verse 2 (padma.5.60.2)

केन वीरेण वो बाहुकृंतनं समकारि भोः । तस्याहं बाहू कृंतामि देवगुप्तस्य वै भटाः

kena vīreṇa vo bāhukṛṁtanaṁ samakāri bhoḥ tasyāhaṁ bāhū kṛṁtāmi devaguptasya vai bhaṭāḥ

"By which hero were your arms cut off? O warriors, guarded by the gods as I am, I shall cut off his arms in turn."

Verse 3 (padma.5.60.3)

न जानाति महामूढो रामचंद्र बलं महत् । इदानीं दर्शयिष्यामि पराक्रांत्या बलं स्वकम्

na jānāti mahāmūḍho rāmacaṁdra balaṁ mahat idānīṁ darśayiṣyāmi parākrāṁtyā balaṁ svakam

"That great fool does not know the mighty strength of Ramachandra; now I shall show my own strength through my own prowess."

Verse 4 (padma.5.60.4)

स कुत्र वर्तते वीरो हयः कुत्र मनोरमः । को वाऽगृह्णात्सुप्तसर्पान्मूढो ज्ञात्वा पराक्रमम्

sa kutra vartate vīro hayaḥ kutra manoramaḥ ko vā'gṛhṇātsuptasarpānmūḍho jñātvā parākramam

"Where is that hero, and where that lovely horse? What fool, even knowing my own prowess, has seized what is like a sleeping serpent?"

Verse 5 (padma.5.60.5)

इति ते कथिता वीरा विस्मिता दुःखिता भृशम् । रामचंद्र प्रतिनिधिं बालकं समशंसत

iti te kathitā vīrā vismitā duḥkhitā bhṛśam rāmacaṁdra pratinidhiṁ bālakaṁ samaśaṁsata

Thus questioned, those heroes, struck with wonder and deeply grieved, described that boy — the very likeness of Ramachandra.

Verse 6 (padma.5.60.6)

स श्रुत्वा रोषताम्राक्षो बालकेन हयग्रहम् । सेनान्यं वै कालजितमाज्ञापयद्युयुत्सुकः

sa śrutvā roṣatāmrākṣo bālakena hayagraham senānyaṁ vai kālajitamājñāpayadyuyutsukaḥ

Hearing this, his eyes red with fury, he gave command, eager for battle over that boy's seizure of the horse, to the general Kalajit —

Verse 7 (padma.5.60.7)

सेनानीः सकलां सेनां व्यूहयस्व ममाज्ञया । रिपुः संप्रति गंतव्यो महाबलपराक्रमः

senānīḥ sakalāṁ senāṁ vyūhayasva mamājñayā ripuḥ saṁprati gaṁtavyo mahābalaparākramaḥ

"O general, array the whole army in formation at my command; we must now go against that foe of such mighty strength and valor."

Verse 8 (padma.5.60.8)

नायं बालो हरिर्नूनं भविष्यति हयंधरः । अथवा त्रिपुरारिः स्यान्नान्यथा मद्धयापहृत्

nāyaṁ bālo harirnūnaṁ bhaviṣyati hayaṁdharaḥ athavā tripurāriḥ syānnānyathā maddhayāpahṛt

"Surely this boy holding the horse cannot be Hari himself — or else he must be Tripurari; otherwise my horse would never have been carried off."

Verse 9 (padma.5.60.9)

अवश्यं कदनं भाविसैन्यस्य बलिनो महत् । स्वच्छंदचरितैः खेलन्नास्ते निर्भयधीः शिशुः

avaśyaṁ kadanaṁ bhāvisainyasya balino mahat svacchaṁdacaritaiḥ khelannāste nirbhayadhīḥ śiśuḥ

"There will surely be a terrible slaughter of this mighty army; that fearless-minded boy sits there playing entirely as he pleases."

Verse 10 (padma.5.60.10)

तत्र गंतव्यमस्माभिः सन्नद्धै रिपुदुर्जयैः । एतन्निशम्य वचनं शत्रुघ्नस्य ससैन्यपः

tatra gaṁtavyamasmābhiḥ sannaddhai ripudurjayaiḥ etanniśamya vacanaṁ śatrughnasya sasainyapaḥ

"We must go there, fully armed, against a foe hard to conquer." Hearing this word of Shatrughna's, that lord of the army —

Verse 11 (padma.5.60.11)

सज्जीचकार सेनां तां दुर्व्यूढां चतुरंगिणीम् । सज्जां तां शत्रुजिद्दृष्ट्वा चतुरंगयुतां वराम्

sajjīcakāra senāṁ tāṁ durvyūḍhāṁ caturaṁgiṇīm sajjāṁ tāṁ śatrujiddṛṣṭvā caturaṁgayutāṁ varām

— made ready that army of four divisions, difficult to array; and, seeing that fine army so arrayed and ready, that conqueror of foes —

Verse 12 (padma.5.60.12)

आज्ञापयत्ततो गंतुं यत्र बालो हयंधरः । सा चचाल तदा सेना चतुरंगसमन्विता

ājñāpayattato gaṁtuṁ yatra bālo hayaṁdharaḥ sā cacāla tadā senā caturaṁgasamanvitā

— then commanded them to go where that boy, holder of the horse, was; and that army of four divisions set out —

Verse 13 (padma.5.60.13)

कंपयंती महीभागं त्रासयंती रिपून्बलात् । सेनानीस्तं ददर्शाथ बालकं रामरूपिणम्

kaṁpayaṁtī mahībhāgaṁ trāsayaṁtī ripūnbalāt senānīstaṁ dadarśātha bālakaṁ rāmarūpiṇam

— making the earth tremble, terrifying the enemy by sheer force. Then the general beheld that boy, Rama-like in his very form —

Verse 14 (padma.5.60.14)

विचार्य रामप्रतिममब्रवीद्वचनं हितम् । बाल मुंच हयश्रेष्ठं रामस्य बलशालिनः

vicārya rāmapratimamabravīdvacanaṁ hitam bāla muṁca hayaśreṣṭhaṁ rāmasya balaśālinaḥ

— and, taking him for the very image of Rama, spoke this well-meaning word: "O child, release this finest horse of mighty Rama."

Verse 15 (padma.5.60.15)

सेनानीः कालजिन्नाम तस्य भूपस्य दुर्मदः । त्वां रामप्रतिमं दृष्ट्वा कृपा मे हृदि जायते

senānīḥ kālajinnāma tasya bhūpasya durmadaḥ tvāṁ rāmapratimaṁ dṛṣṭvā kṛpā me hṛdi jāyate

"I am the general Kalajit, of that mighty king; seeing in you the very likeness of Rama, compassion rises in my own heart."

Verse 16 (padma.5.60.16)

अन्यथा तव मे दौस्थ्याज्जीवितं न भविष्यति । एतद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य शत्रुघ्नस्य भटस्य हि

anyathā tava me dausthyājjīvitaṁ na bhaviṣyati etadvākyaṁ samākarṇya śatrughnasya bhaṭasya hi

"Otherwise, out of pity for you, my own life would not remain." Hearing this word, that warrior of Shatrughna's (Lava) —

Verse 17 (padma.5.60.17)

जहास किंचिदाकोपादुवाच च वचोद्भुतम् । गच्छ मुक्तोसि तं रामं कथयस्व हयग्रहम्

jahāsa kiṁcidākopāduvāca ca vacodbhutam gaccha muktosi taṁ rāmaṁ kathayasva hayagraham

— laughed a little, with some anger, and spoke a wondrous word: "Go, you are free; tell that Rama who it was that seized the horse."

Verse 18 (padma.5.60.18)

त्वत्तो बिभेमि नो शूर वाक्येन नयशालिना । ममात्र गणना नास्ति त्वादृशाः कोटयो यदि

tvatto bibhemi no śūra vākyena nayaśālinā mamātra gaṇanā nāsti tvādṛśāḥ koṭayo yadi

"O hero, I do not fear you, however wise-sounding your words; here there is no counting for me, even were there millions such as you —"

Verse 19 (padma.5.60.19)

मातृपादप्रसादेन तूलीभूता न संशयः । कालजित्तव यन्नाम मात्राकारि मनोज्ञया

mātṛpādaprasādena tūlībhūtā na saṁśayaḥ kālajittava yannāma mātrākāri manojñayā

"— by the grace of my mother's feet they would become as light as cotton-fluff, without doubt. O Kalajit, your own name was given you by a fond mother —"

Verse 20 (padma.5.60.20)

पक्वबिंबफलस्येव वर्णतो न च वीर्यतः । दर्शयस्वाधुना वीर्यं स्वनामबलचिह्नितः

pakvabiṁbaphalasyeva varṇato na ca vīryataḥ darśayasvādhunā vīryaṁ svanāmabalacihnitaḥ

"— like a ripe bimba fruit, in color alone, not in valor. Show now your prowess, marked by the very strength your name proclaims."

Verse 21 (padma.5.60.21)

मां कालं तव संजित्य सत्यनामा भविष्यसि । शेष उवाच। स वाक्यैः पविनातुल्यैर्भिन्नः सुभटशेखरः

māṁ kālaṁ tava saṁjitya satyanāmā bhaviṣyasi śeṣa uvāca sa vākyaiḥ pavinātulyairbhinnaḥ subhaṭaśekharaḥ

"Conquering me — Time itself — you shall make your very name come true." Shesha said: Riven by these thunderbolt-like words, that crest among fine warriors —

Verse 22 (padma.5.60.22)

चुकोप हृदयेऽत्यतं जगाद वचनं पुनः । कस्मिन्कुले समुत्पत्तिः किं नामासि च बालक । त्वन्नाम नाभिजानामि कुलं शीलं वयस्तथा

cukopa hṛdaye'tyataṁ jagāda vacanaṁ punaḥ kasminkule samutpattiḥ kiṁ nāmāsi ca bālaka tvannāma nābhijānāmi kulaṁ śīlaṁ vayastathā

— grew intensely angry at heart, and spoke this word once more: "In what lineage were you born, and what is your name, O boy? I know neither your name, your family, your character, nor your age."

Verse 23 (padma.5.60.23)

पादचारं रथस्थोऽहमधर्मेण कथं जये । तदात्यंतं प्रकुपितो जगाद वचनं पुनः

pādacāraṁ rathastho'hamadharmeṇa kathaṁ jaye tadātyaṁtaṁ prakupito jagāda vacanaṁ punaḥ

"You are on foot, while I stand upon a chariot — how could victory ever come through such an unfair advantage?" Then, greatly enraged, he spoke once more —

Verse 24 (padma.5.60.24)

कुलेन किं च शीलेन नाम्ना वा सुमनोहृदा । लवोऽहं लवतः सर्वाञ्जेष्यामि रिपुसैनिकान्

kulena kiṁ ca śīlena nāmnā vā sumanohṛdā lavo'haṁ lavataḥ sarvāñjeṣyāmi ripusainikān

"What use is lineage, character, or name to one whose heart delights only in beauty? I am Lava; and by my very cutting I shall conquer every one of your enemy soldiers."

Verse 25 (padma.5.60.25)

इदानीं त्वामपि भटं करिष्ये पादचारिणम् । इत्थमुक्त्वा धनुः सज्यं चकार स लवो बली

idānīṁ tvāmapi bhaṭaṁ kariṣye pādacāriṇam itthamuktvā dhanuḥ sajyaṁ cakāra sa lavo balī

"Now I shall make even you, warrior, a foot-soldier too." Having spoken thus, mighty Lava strung his own bow.

Verse 26 (padma.5.60.26)

टंकारयामास तदा वीरानाकंपयन्हृदि । वाल्मीकिं प्रथमं स्मृत्वा जानकीं मातरं लवः

ṭaṁkārayāmāsa tadā vīrānākaṁpayanhṛdi vālmīkiṁ prathamaṁ smṛtvā jānakīṁ mātaraṁ lavaḥ

He twanged it then, and the very hearts of the heroes trembled; and, first calling Valmiki and his mother Janaki to mind, Lava —

Verse 27 (padma.5.60.27)

मुमोच बाणान्निशितान्सद्यः प्राणापहारिणः । कालजित्स्वधनुः कृत्वा सज्यं कोपसमन्वितः

mumoca bāṇānniśitānsadyaḥ prāṇāpahāriṇaḥ kālajitsvadhanuḥ kṛtvā sajyaṁ kopasamanvitaḥ

— loosed sharp arrows, capable at once of taking life. Kalajit too, stringing his own bow, filled with fury —

Verse 28 (padma.5.60.28)

ताडयामास जवनो लवं रणविशारदः । तद्बाणाञ्छतधा छित्त्वा क्षणाद्वेगात्कुशानुजः

tāḍayāmāsa javano lavaṁ raṇaviśāradaḥ tadbāṇāñchatadhā chittvā kṣaṇādvegātkuśānujaḥ

— struck at Lava swiftly, skilled as he was in war; and Kusha's younger brother, cutting those arrows into a hundred pieces in an instant, with speed —

Verse 29 (padma.5.60.29)

सेनान्यं विरथं चक्रे वसुभिः स्वशरोत्तमैः । विरथो गजमानीतमारुरोह भटैर्निजैः

senānyaṁ virathaṁ cakre vasubhiḥ svaśarottamaiḥ viratho gajamānītamāruroha bhaṭairnijaiḥ

— rendered the general chariotless with eight of his own finest arrows; and, chariotless now, he mounted an elephant brought by his own warriors —

Verse 30 (padma.5.60.30)

मदोन्मत्तं महावेगं सप्तधा प्रस्रवान्वितम् । गजारूढं तु तं दृष्ट्वा दशभिर्धनुषोगतैः

madonmattaṁ mahāvegaṁ saptadhā prasravānvitam gajārūḍhaṁ tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā daśabhirdhanuṣogataiḥ

— frenzied with rut, of great speed, streaming musth in seven currents. Seeing him mounted upon that elephant, with ten arrows loosed from his bow —

Verse 31 (padma.5.60.31)

बाणैर्विव्याध विहसन्सर्वान्रिपुगणाञ्जयी । कालजित्तस्य वीर्यं तु दृष्ट्वा विस्मितमानसः

bāṇairvivyādha vihasansarvānripugaṇāñjayī kālajittasya vīryaṁ tu dṛṣṭvā vismitamānasaḥ

— he pierced him, laughing, that conqueror of every host of foes; and Kalajit, seeing his prowess, his mind filled with wonder —

Verse 32 (padma.5.60.32)

गदां मुमोच महतीं महायस विनिर्मिताम् । आपतंतीं गदां वेगाद्भारायुतविनिर्मिताम्

gadāṁ mumoca mahatīṁ mahāyasa vinirmitām āpataṁtīṁ gadāṁ vegādbhārāyutavinirmitām

— hurled a great mace, wrought entirely of iron. That mace, hurtling toward him with speed, fashioned of ten thousand palas' weight —

Verse 33 (padma.5.60.33)

त्रिधा चिच्छेद तरसा क्षुरप्रैः सकुशानुजः । परिघं निशितं घोरं वैरिप्राणहरोदितम्

tridhā ciccheda tarasā kṣurapraiḥ sakuśānujaḥ parighaṁ niśitaṁ ghoraṁ vairiprāṇaharoditam

— Kusha's brother swiftly cut into three pieces with his crescent-headed arrows. He then hurled a sharp, terrible iron bar, said to take the very lives of foes —

Verse 34 (padma.5.60.34)

मुक्तं पुनस्तेन लवश्चिच्छेद तरसान्वितः । छित्त्वा तत्परिघं घोरं कोपादारक्तलोचनः

muktaṁ punastena lavaściccheda tarasānvitaḥ chittvā tatparighaṁ ghoraṁ kopādāraktalocanaḥ

— loosed once more by him; and Lava swiftly cut that too. Having cut down that terrible bar, his eyes reddened with fury —

Verse 35 (padma.5.60.35)

गजोपस्थे समारूढं मन्यमानश्चुकोप ह । तत्क्षणादच्छिनत्तस्य शुंडां खड्गेन दंतिनः

gajopasthe samārūḍhaṁ manyamānaścukopa ha tatkṣaṇādacchinattasya śuṁḍāṁ khaḍgena daṁtinaḥ

— he, still reckoning him mounted upon the elephant's back, grew enraged, and in that very instant severed the elephant's trunk with his sword.

Verse 36 (padma.5.60.36)

दंतयोश्चरणौ धृत्वा रुरोह गजमस्तके । मुकुटं शतधा कृत्वा कवचं तु सहस्रधा

daṁtayoścaraṇau dhṛtvā ruroha gajamastake mukuṭaṁ śatadhā kṛtvā kavacaṁ tu sahasradhā

Seizing the elephant's two tusks with his own feet, he climbed onto its head; and, shattering his crown into a hundred pieces and his armor into a thousand —

Verse 37 (padma.5.60.37)

केशेष्वाकृष्य सेनान्यं पातयामास भूतले । पातितः स गजोपस्थात्सेनानीः कुपितः पुनः

keśeṣvākṛṣya senānyaṁ pātayāmāsa bhūtale pātitaḥ sa gajopasthātsenānīḥ kupitaḥ punaḥ

— he seized the general by his hair and dashed him down to the ground. Thrown from the elephant's back, that general, enraged once more —

Verse 38 (padma.5.60.38)

हृदये ताडयामास मुष्टिना वज्रमुष्टिना । स आहतो मुष्टिभिस्तु क्षुरप्रान्निशिताञ्छरान्

hṛdaye tāḍayāmāsa muṣṭinā vajramuṣṭinā sa āhato muṣṭibhistu kṣuraprānniśitāñcharān

— struck at his chest with a fist hard as a thunderbolt. Struck by those blows, he loosed sharp crescent-headed arrows —

Verse 39 (padma.5.60.39)

मुमोच हृदये क्षिप्रं कुंडलीकृतधन्ववान् । स रराज रणोपांते कुंडलीकृत चापवान्

mumoca hṛdaye kṣipraṁ kuṁḍalīkṛtadhanvavān sa rarāja raṇopāṁte kuṁḍalīkṛta cāpavān

— at once against his chest, his bow bent round into a full circle. He shone forth there at the edge of the battle, his bow curved into a ring —

Verse 40 (padma.5.60.40)

शिरस्त्रं कवचं बिभ्रदभेद्यं शरकोटिभिः । स विद्धः सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैस्तं हंतुं खड्गमाददे

śirastraṁ kavacaṁ bibhradabhedyaṁ śarakoṭibhiḥ sa viddhaḥ sāyakaistīkṣṇaistaṁ haṁtuṁ khaḍgamādade

— wearing helmet and armor, unpierceable by millions of arrows. Struck now by sharp shafts, he took up a sword to slay him —

Verse 41 (padma.5.60.41)

दशन्रोषात्स्वदशनान्निःश्वसन्नुच्छ्वसन्मुहुः । खड्गहस्तं समायांतं शूरं सेनापतिं लवः

daśanroṣātsvadaśanānniḥśvasannucchvasanmuhuḥ khaḍgahastaṁ samāyāṁtaṁ śūraṁ senāpatiṁ lavaḥ

— gnashing his teeth in fury, sighing again and again. Lava, seeing that valiant general coming at him with sword in hand —

Verse 42 (padma.5.60.42)

चिच्छेद भुजमध्यं तु स खड्गः पाणिरापतत् । छिन्नं खड्गधरं हस्तं वीक्ष्य कोपाच्चमूपतिः

ciccheda bhujamadhyaṁ tu sa khaḍgaḥ pāṇirāpatat chinnaṁ khaḍgadharaṁ hastaṁ vīkṣya kopāccamūpatiḥ

— cut his arm through the middle; that sword, still in his grip, fell to the ground. Seeing that severed arm still clutching the sword, the general, in fury —

Verse 43 (padma.5.60.43)

वामेन गदया हंतुं प्रचक्राम भुजेन तम् । सोऽपि च्छिन्नो भुजस्तस्य सांगदस्तीक्ष्णसायकैः

vāmena gadayā haṁtuṁ pracakrāma bhujena tam so'pi cchinno bhujastasya sāṁgadastīkṣṇasāyakaiḥ

— took his mace in his left hand and advanced to strike him; but that arm too, its very armlet with it, was severed by sharp arrows.

Verse 44 (padma.5.60.44)

तदा प्रकुपितो वीरः पादाभ्यामहनल्लवम् । लवः पादाहतस्तस्य न चचाल रणांगणे

tadā prakupito vīraḥ pādābhyāmahanallavam lavaḥ pādāhatastasya na cacāla raṇāṁgaṇe

Then, greatly enraged, that hero struck at Lava with both his feet; but Lava, struck by those feet, did not stir at all upon the battlefield.

Verse 45 (padma.5.60.45)

स्रजाहतो द्विप इव चरणच्छेदनं व्यधात् । तदापि तं मौलिनासौ प्रहर्तुमुपचक्रमे

srajāhato dvipa iva caraṇacchedanaṁ vyadhāt tadāpi taṁ maulināsau prahartumupacakrame

Like an elephant merely brushed by a garland, he stood unmoved; then he cut off those very feet. Even then, that general made ready to strike him with his own head —

Verse 46 (padma.5.60.46)

तदा लवश्चमूनाथं मन्यमानोऽधिपौरुषम् । करवालं समादाय करे कालानलोपमम्

tadā lavaścamūnāthaṁ manyamāno'dhipauruṣam karavālaṁ samādāya kare kālānalopamam

Then Lava, deeming him a warrior of the greatest valor, took in hand a sword blazing like the fire of dissolution, and against that general —

Verse 47 (padma.5.60.47)

अच्छिनच्छिर एतस्य महामुकुटशोभितम् । हाहाकारो महानासीच्चमूनाथे निपातिते

acchinacchira etasya mahāmukuṭaśobhitam hāhākāro mahānāsīccamūnāthe nipātite

— cut off his head, resplendent with its great crown. A great cry of lamentation arose when the lord of the army fell.

Verse 48 (padma.5.60.48)

सैनिकाः परिसंक्रुद्धा लवं हंतुं समागताः । लवस्तान्स्वशराघातैः पलायनपरान्व्यधात्

sainikāḥ parisaṁkruddhā lavaṁ haṁtuṁ samāgatāḥ lavastānsvaśarāghātaiḥ palāyanaparānvyadhāt

The soldiers, filled with fury, came on to slay Lava; and Lava, with the blows of his own arrows, put every one of them to flight.

Verse 49 (padma.5.60.49)

छिन्नाभिन्नांगकाः केचिद्गता केचिद्रणांगणात् । स निवार्याखिलान्योधान्विजगाह चमूं मुदा

chinnābhinnāṁgakāḥ kecidgatā kecidraṇāṁgaṇāt sa nivāryākhilānyodhānvijagāha camūṁ mudā

Some, their bodies torn to pieces, and some fleeing the field — he held back every warrior, and plunged joyfully into the army —

Verse 50 (padma.5.60.50)

वाराह इव निःश्वस्य प्रलये सुमहार्णवम् । गजा भिन्ना द्विधा जाता मौक्तिकैः पूरिता मही

vārāha iva niḥśvasya pralaye sumahārṇavam gajā bhinnā dvidhā jātā mauktikaiḥ pūritā mahī

— as the great Boar, sighing, once plunged into the vast ocean at the world's dissolution. Elephants were cleft in two, and the earth was strewn with pearls.

Verse 51 (padma.5.60.51)

दुर्गमाभूद्भटाग्र्याणां पर्वतैर्व्यापृता यथा । अश्वाः कनकपल्याणा रुचिरारत्नराजिताः

durgamābhūdbhaṭāgryāṇāṁ parvatairvyāpṛtā yathā aśvāḥ kanakapalyāṇā rucirāratnarājitāḥ

The ground became impassable even for the finest warriors, as though covered over with mountains; horses in golden saddles, resplendent with lovely jewels —

Verse 52 (padma.5.60.52)

अपतन्रुधिराप्लुष्टे ह्रदे बल सुशोभिताः । रथिनः करमध्यस्थ धनुर्दंडसुशोभिनः

apatanrudhirāpluṣṭe hrade bala suśobhitāḥ rathinaḥ karamadhyastha dhanurdaṁḍasuśobhinaḥ

— fell into a lake overflowing with blood, adorned still by the army around them; charioteers, bow and staff yet in hand, resplendent —

Verse 53 (padma.5.60.53)

रथोपस्थे निपतिताः स्वर्गगा इव वै सुराः । संदष्टौष्ठपुटा वक्त्र भ्रमल्लक्ष्मीविलक्षिताः

rathopasthe nipatitāḥ svargagā iva vai surāḥ saṁdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭā vaktra bhramallakṣmīvilakṣitāḥ

— lay fallen upon their own chariots, like gods falling from heaven; their lips bitten through, their faces adrift, their fortune undone —

Verse 54 (padma.5.60.54)

पतितास्तत्र दृश्यंते वीरा रणविशारदाः । सुस्राव शोणितसरिद्धयमस्तककच्छपा

patitāstatra dṛśyaṁte vīrā raṇaviśāradāḥ susrāva śoṇitasariddhayamastakakacchapā

— such were the war-skilled heroes seen fallen there; and a river of blood flowed forth, its tortoises the heads of horses —

Verse 55 (padma.5.60.55)

महाप्रवाहललिता वैरिणां भयकारिका । केषांचिद्बाहविश्छिन्नाः केषां पादा विकर्तिता

mahāpravāhalalitā vairiṇāṁ bhayakārikā keṣāṁcidbāhaviśchinnāḥ keṣāṁ pādā vikartitā

— lovely in the sweep of its great current, terrible to any foe; some had their arms cut away, some their very feet severed —

Verse 56 (padma.5.60.56)

केषां कर्णाश्च नासाश्च केषां कवचकुंडले । एवं तु कदनं जातं सेनान्यां पतिते रणे

keṣāṁ karṇāśca nāsāśca keṣāṁ kavacakuṁḍale evaṁ tu kadanaṁ jātaṁ senānyāṁ patite raṇe

— some their ears and noses, some their armor and earrings; such was the slaughter that followed when the general fell in that battle.

Verse 57 (padma.5.60.57)

सर्वे निपतिता वीरा न केचिज्जीवितास्ततः । लवो जयं रणे प्राप्य वैरिवृंदं विजित्य च

sarve nipatitā vīrā na kecijjīvitāstataḥ lavo jayaṁ raṇe prāpya vairivṛṁdaṁ vijitya ca

All those heroes fell — not one among them remained alive. Lava, having won victory in that battle and conquered the whole host of foes —

Verse 58 (padma.5.60.58)

अन्यागमनशंकायां मनः कुर्वन्नवैक्षत । केचिदुर्वरिता युद्धाद्भाग्येन न रणे मृताः

anyāgamanaśaṁkāyāṁ manaḥ kurvannavaikṣata kecidurvaritā yuddhādbhāgyena na raṇe mṛtāḥ

— stayed watchful still, wary of some further attack. Some, spared from the fighting, by good fortune not slain upon that field —

Verse 59 (padma.5.60.59)

शत्रुघ्नं सविधे जग्मुः शंसितुं वृत्तमद्भुतम् । गत्वा ते कथयामासुर्यथावृत्तं रणांगणे

śatrughnaṁ savidhe jagmuḥ śaṁsituṁ vṛttamadbhutam gatvā te kathayāmāsuryathāvṛttaṁ raṇāṁgaṇe

— went into Shatrughna's presence, to report that wondrous event. Going there, they told him all that had happened upon the battlefield —

Verse 60 (padma.5.60.60)

कालजिन्निधनं बालाच्चित्रकारि रणोद्यमम् । तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मयं प्राप्तः शत्रुघ्नस्तानुवाच ह

kālajinnidhanaṁ bālāccitrakāri raṇodyamam tacchrutvā vismayaṁ prāptaḥ śatrughnastānuvāca ha

— the death of Kalajit at a mere boy's hand, that wondrous feat of arms. Hearing this, Shatrughna, filled with wonder, said to them —

Verse 61 (padma.5.60.61)

हसन्रोषाद्दशन्दंतान्बालग्राह हयं स्मरन् । रे वीराः किं मदोन्मत्ता यूयं किं वा छलग्रहाः

hasanroṣāddaśandaṁtānbālagrāha hayaṁ smaran re vīrāḥ kiṁ madonmattā yūyaṁ kiṁ vā chalagrahāḥ

— laughing, gnashing his teeth in fury, recalling that boy who had seized the horse: "O heroes, are you drunk with some madness, or caught up in some trick?"

Verse 62 (padma.5.60.62)

किं वा वैकल्यमायातं कालजिन्मरणं कथम् । यः संख्ये वैरिवृंदानां दारुणः समितिंजयः

kiṁ vā vaikalyamāyātaṁ kālajinmaraṇaṁ katham yaḥ saṁkhye vairivṛṁdānāṁ dāruṇaḥ samitiṁjayaḥ

"Or has some confusion overtaken you — how could Kalajit, so terrible in battle, who conquered whole hosts of foes in combat, have met his death —"

Verse 63 (padma.5.60.63)

तं कथं बालको जीयाद्यमस्यापि दुरासदम् । शत्रुघ्नवाक्यं संश्रुत्य वीराः प्रोचुरसृक्प्लुताः

taṁ kathaṁ bālako jīyādyamasyāpi durāsadam śatrughnavākyaṁ saṁśrutya vīrāḥ procurasṛkplutāḥ

"— how could a mere boy conquer him, one hard to overcome even for Yama himself?" Hearing this word of Shatrughna's, those heroes, drenched in blood, said —

Verse 64 (padma.5.60.64)

नास्माकं मदमत्तादि न च्छलो न च देवनम् । कालजिन्मरणं सत्यं लवाज्जानीहि भूपते

nāsmākaṁ madamattādi na cchalo na ca devanam kālajinmaraṇaṁ satyaṁ lavājjānīhi bhūpate

"There is no drunkenness in us, my lord, nor trickery, nor any game; know it well, O king — Kalajit's death at Lava's hands is the plain truth."

Verse 65 (padma.5.60.65)

बलं च कृत्स्नं मथितं बालेनातुलशौंडिना । अतः परं तु यत्कार्यं ये प्रेष्या नृवरोत्तमाः

balaṁ ca kṛtsnaṁ mathitaṁ bālenātulaśauṁḍinā ataḥ paraṁ tu yatkāryaṁ ye preṣyā nṛvarottamāḥ

"That boy of matchless valor has crushed the entire army; now do whatever must be done next, O best of men, and send whomever you must."

Verse 66 (padma.5.60.66)

बालं ज्ञात्वा भवान्नात्र करोतु बलसाहसम् । इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां वीराणां शत्रुहा तदा

bālaṁ jñātvā bhavānnātra karotu balasāhasam iti śrutvā vacasteṣāṁ vīrāṇāṁ śatruhā tadā

"Knowing him only as a boy, do not act rashly here with mere force." Hearing this word of the heroes, that slayer of foes then —

Verse 67 (padma.5.60.67)

सुमतिं च मतिश्रेष्ठमुवाच रणकारणे

sumatiṁ ca matiśreṣṭhamuvāca raṇakāraṇe

— began to speak with wise Sumati, foremost in counsel, about the cause of this battle.