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Bhaṭṭikāvyam • Chapter 09

Canto 9

नवमः सर्गः

Canto 9 of Bhaṭṭikāvyam.

Total: 137 Verses • Citations: BK 9.1–137 • 1 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 5 (Verses 30 shown)
BK 9.1 अनुष्टुप्
द्रु-भङ्ग-ध्वनि-संविग्नाः कुवद्-पक्षि-कुलाऽऽकुलाः ।अकार्षुः क्षणदा-चर्यो रावणस्य निवेदनम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Terrified by the noise of the breaking of the trees and agitated by the moaning flocks of birds, the demonesses made a report to Ravana.
BK 9.2 अनुष्टुप्
"यदताप्सीच्छनैर्भानुर्यत्राऽवासीन्मितं मरुत् । यदाप्यानं हिमोस्रेण भनक्त्युपवनं कपिः।" ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: A monkey is pulling down the self-same grove which the sun heated (but) gently, wherein the wind blew restricted, and which is nourished by the moon."
BK 9.3 अनुष्टुप्
ततोऽशीति-सहस्राणि किङ्कराणां समादिशत् ।इन्द्रजित्-सूर्विनाशाय मारुतेः क्रोध-मूर्च्छितः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Then stupified by rage, the father of Indrajit sent eighty thousand servants for the destruction of Maruti.
BK 9.4 अनुष्टुप्
शक्त्यृष्टि-परिघ-प्रास-गदा-मुद्गर-पाणयः । व्यश्नुवाना दिशः प्रापुर्वनं दृष्टि-विषोपमाः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Comparable to serpents who have poison in their eyes, they who carried missiles, double-edged swords, iron clubs, darts and mallets arrived, pervading the quarters.
BK 9.5 अनुष्टुप्
दध्वान मेघ-वद्भीममादाय परिघं कपिः । नेदुर्दीप्तायुधास्तेऽपि तडित्वन्त इवाऽम्बुदाः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Picking up a terrific iron club, the monkey thundered like a cloud. They whose weapons were radiant, also roared like water (-bearing) clouds accompanied by lightning.
BK 9.6 अनुष्टुप्
कपिनाऽम्भोधि-धीरेण समगंसत राक्षसाः । वर्षासूद्धत-तोयौघाः समुद्रेणेव सिन्धवः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Like a river whose water-stream has swollen during the rains joining the sea, the demons confronted the monkey who was as steady as the ocean.
BK 9.7 अनुष्टुप्
लाङ्गूलमुद्धतं धुन्वन्नुद्वहन्परिघं गुरुम् । तस्थौ तोरणमारुह्य पूर्वं न प्रजहार सः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Brandishing his upraised tail and wielding a heavy iron club, he waited, after ascending the outer porch, (but) did not strike first.
BK 9.8 अनुष्टुप्
अक्षारिषुः शराम्भांसि तस्मिन्रक्षः-पयोधराः । न चाऽह्वालीन्न चाऽव्राजीत्त्रासं कपि-महीधरः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The clouds in the form of demons showered upon him (streams of) water in the form of arrows; (but) the mountain in the form of the monkey neither shook nor took fright.
BK 9.9 अनुष्टुप्
अवादीत्तिष्ठतेत्युच्चैः प्रादेवीत्परिघं कपिः । तथा यथा रणे प्राणान्बहूनामग्रहीद्द्विषाम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: "Halt," he shouted aloud and struck with the iron club in such a manner that it snatched away the lives of many enemies.
BK 9.10 उपगीति
व्रणैरवमिषू रक्तं देहैः प्राऋनाविषुर्भुवम् । दिशः प्रौर्णाविषुश्चाऽन्ये यातुधाना भवद्-भियः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Some demons emitted blood from their wounds, (some) covered the ground with their (dead) bodies and (some others), in whom fear was aroused, pervaded the quarters.
BK 9.11 अनुष्टुप्
अरासिषुश्च्युतोत्साहा भिन्न-देहाः प्रियाऽसवः । कपेरत्रासिषुर्नादान्मृगाः सिंह-ध्वनेरिव ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: They whose enthusiasm was gone, whose bodies were battered and to whom lives were dear, were frightened by the monkey's roars just as the deer (are frightened) by the lion's roars.
BK 9.12 अनुष्टुप्
मायानामीश्वरास्तेऽपि शस्त्र-हस्ता रथैः कपिम् । प्रत्याववृतिरे हन्तुं हन्तव्या मारुतेः पुनः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Masters of trickery they too, (with) weapons in (their) hands, returned in chariots to kill the monkey (but only) to be struck (down) by Maruti.
BK 9.13 अनुष्टुप्
तांश्चेतव्यान्क्षितौ श्रित्वा वानरस्तोरणं युतान् । जघानाऽऽधूय परिघं विजिघृक्षून्समागतान् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Having taken (his) stand on the outer porch, the monkey smote, by whirling the iron club, at those who had united together and come in a group, desirous of fighting and who deserved to be laid down in a heap on the ground.
BK 9.14 अनुष्टुप्
संजुघुक्षव आयूंषि ततः प्रतिरुरूषवः । रावणाऽन्तिकमाजग्मुर्हत-शेषा निशा-चराः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Thereafter, desirous of saving their lives and intent upon reporting (what had happened), the demons that remained behind those slain, arrived near Ravana,
BK 9.15 अनुष्टुप्
"एकेन बहवः शूराः साऽऽविष्काराः प्रमत्त-वत् । वैमुख्यं चकृमे" त्युच्चैरूचुर्दश-मुखाऽन्तिके ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: (So) many of us, brave (and) full of pride, were forced to turn back like highly intoxicated (ones) by a single (monkey). Thus they spoke aloud in Ravana's presence.
BK 9.16 अनुष्टुप्
मांसोपभोग-संशूनानुद्विग्नांस्तानवेत्य सः ।उद्वृत्ता-नयनो मित्रान्मन्त्रिणः स्वान्व्यसर्जयत् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: On realising that those demons , stout by the consumption of flesh, were frightened, he (Ravana), whose eyes were raised up, despatched his own stout ministers.
BK 9.17 अनुष्टुप्
प्रमेदिताः स-पुत्रास्ते सु-स्वान्ता बाढ-विक्रमाः ।अ-म्लिष्ट-नादा निरगुः फाण्टचित्राऽस्त्र-पाणयः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Very much fattened, accompanied by (their) sons, noble-minded, extremely heroic, they whose voice was clear and who had in (their) hands missiles coated with multi coloured dyes, set out (for battle).
BK 9.18 अनुष्टुप्
तान्दृष्ट्वाऽतिदृढान्धृष्टान्प्राप्तान्परिवृढाऽऽज्ञया । कष्टं विनर्दतः क्रूरान्शस्त्र-घुष्ट-करान्कपिः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: On seeing the very strong, adventurous, cruel, vigorously shouting ministers who had come on the command of (their) Lord and whose hands made a noise with the weapons, the monkey,
BK 9.19 उपगीति
अ-व्यर्णो गिरि-कूटाभानभ्यर्णानार्दिदद्द्रुतम् । वृत्त-शस्त्रान्महाऽरम्भ्यान्-दान्तांस्त्रिदशैरपि ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: -(remaining) untroubled, quickly killed them who resembled mountain summits, who were not far away, who had studied (the science of) weapons, whose undertakings were mighty and who could not be subdued even by the gods.
BK 9.20 अनुष्टुप्
दमिताऽरिः प्रशान्तौजा नादाऽऽपूरित-दिङ्मुखः । जघान रुषितो रुष्टांस्त्वरितस्तूर्णमागतान् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: He who had restrained his enemies and quenched their lustre filled the openings of the quarters with (his) thunder, got enraged, made haste and killed them who were angry and had arrived hurriedly.
BK 9.21 अनुष्टुप्
तेषां निहन्यमानानां संघुष्टैः कर्ण-भेदिभिः ।अभूदभ्यमित-त्रासमास्वान्ताऽशेष-दिग्जगत् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: On account of the ear-rending screams of the demons that were being slain, the world, one and all of whose quarters reverberated (with noise), became afficted with fear.
BK 9.22 अनुष्टुप्
भय-संहृष्ट-रोमाणस्ततस्तेऽपचित-द्विषः । क्षणेन क्षीण-विक्रान्ताः कपिनाऽनेषत क्षयम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Thereafter, those enemies of the revered (sages) whose hair had horripilated through fear and (whose) valour was destroyed, were brought to annihilation within a moment.
BK 9.23 अनुष्टुप्
हत्वा रक्षांसि लवितुमक्रमीन्मारुतिः पुनः ।अशोकवनिकामेव निगृहीताऽरि-शासनः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Having killed the demons, Maruti, who disregarded the command of his enemy, again proceeded to pull down the selfsame Asoka grove.
BK 9.24 अनुष्टुप्
आवरीतुमिवाऽऽकाशं वरितुं वीनिवोत्थितम् । वनं प्रभञ्जन-सुतो नाऽदयिष्ट विनाशयन् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Completely devastating the (Asoka) grove which had risen high as if to cover the sky and as though to solicit the birds the Son of the (devastating) Wind God did not take (any) pity.
BK 9.25 अनुष्टुप्
वरिषीष्ट शिवं क्षिप्यन्मैथिल्याः कल्प-शाखिनः । प्रावारिषुरिव क्षोणीं क्षिप्ता वृक्षाः समन्ततः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Hurling the wish-yielding trees, he solicited the well being of Sta, and scattered, all around, the trees, (which), as it were, covered the whole earth.
BK 9.26 अनुष्टुप्
संवुवूर्षुः स्वमाकूतमाज्ञां विवरिषुर्द्रुतम् ।अवरिष्टाक्षम-क्षम्यं कपिं हन्तुं दषाननः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Desirous of concealing his own agitation (and) intent upon exhibiting his (sovereign) command, Ravana, hastily selected the irresistible Aksa for killing the monkey.
BK 9.27 अनुष्टुप्
ऊचे-"संवरिषीष्ठास्त्वं गच्छ शत्रोः पराक्रमम् । ध्वृषीष्ठा युधि मायाभिः स्वरिता शत्रु-सम्मुखम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: He said, 'Go and overwhelm the enemy's valour ; torturing the enemy in front, fight deceitfully with the help of illusory tricks (at the back)
BK 9.28 अनुष्टुप्
द्रुतं संस्वरिषीष्ठास्त्वं निर्-भयः प्रधनोत्तमे" । स मायानामगात्सोता कपेर्विधवितुं द्युतिम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘‘Fearless, in an excellent battle, you shout loud (or torture) and that speedily. " That producer of illusions (phantoms) went to kill (destroy) the monkey's lustre.
BK 9.29 अनुष्टुप्
विगाढाऽरं वनस्याऽसौ शत्रूणां गाहिता कपिः ।अक्षं रधितुमारेभे रद्धा लङ्काऽनिवासिनाम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: That monkey, the shatterer of the grove, the annihi lator of the enemies, and the killer of Lanka-dwellers, quickly proceeded to ruin Aksa.
BK 9.30 अनुष्टुप्
निष्कोषितव्यान्निष्कोष्टुं प्राणान्दशमुखाऽऽत्मजात् ।आदाय परिघं तस्थौ वनान्निष्कुषित-द्रुमः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Taking his iron club, he who had uprooted the trees from the grove, stood up for dragging out from the son of Ravana (his) life-breaths which deserved to be forced out.
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