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|| om tat sat||

Sundarakanda
Sarga 46

This is a special Sarga. This Sarga has the first Sloka of the fourteenth thousand (13001st Sloka). That also means it has the fourteenth Gayatri syllable 'Dhi".

The corresponding Sloka is as follows.
savājirathamātaṅgāḥ sa kapiḥ śāsyatāmiti|
nāvamānyō bhavadbhiśca kapiḥ dhīraparākramaḥ||
The meaning is as follows: "Go along with an army of chariots horses and elephants. Punish the Vanara. The Vanara is a great warrior, do not disrespect him".

Govindaraja in his commentary records as follows. - atra trayōdaśa sahasraślōkāḥ gatāḥ| ayaṁ caturdaśasahasra ādiḥ| dhīti gāyatyā caturdaśākṣaram|

According to Govindaraja thirteen thousand Slokas are completed here. This is the beginning of the fourteenth thousand of slokas. That means this sloka number is 13001.

The fourteenth syllable of Gayatri "dhī" is embedded in this Sloka. As stated earlier, the sloka with the gayatri syllable ("gāyatri bījākṣarāḥÓ) is considered as a Mantra. This Sloka comes in the context of the Ravana's advise to the Generals.

Being the Sloka with the fourteenth Gayatri syllable and being the first Sloka of the fourteenth thousand, this sloka is also treated as a Mantra.

Now the Slokas of forty-sixth Sarga.

||Sloka 46.01||

hatān maṁtrisutān buddhvā vānarēṇa mahātmanā|
rāvaṇaḥ saṁvr̥tākāraḥ cakāra matimuttamām||46.01||

sa|| mahātmanā vānarēṇa maṁtrisutān hatān (iti) buddhvā rāvaṇaḥ saṁvr̥tākāraḥ uttamām matiṁ cakāra||

Tilaka TiKa says - saṁvr̥tākārō nigr̥hīta antargata bhayaḥ| suppressing his internal fear|

||Sloka meanings||

mahātmanā vānarēṇa -
by the great Vanara,
maṁtrisutān hatān (iti) buddhvā-
knowing that the minister's sons have been killed
rāvaṇaḥ saṁvr̥tākāraḥ -
Ravana concealing his agony
uttamām matiṁ cakāra -
applied his mind

|| Sloka summary||

"Ravana knowing that the minister's sons have been killed by the great Vanara, concealing his agony , applied his mind.' ||46.01||

The Sarga starts with poet saying,
rāvaṇaḥ saṁvr̥tākāraḥ cakāra matimuttamām |

saṁvr̥tākāraḥ - means the one who conceals his feelings.
Who is the one concealing his feelings? rāvaṇaḥ Ravana.

Kinkaras have been killed. Jambumali has been killed. The seven sons of the ministers have also been killed. Ravana knew of Vanaras Vali and Sugriva. He knew of Nila and Dvivida. But the Vanara destroying the Ashok van seemed to be different.

Ravana did not want others to know that he is concerned. So, hiding his feelings, Ravana "cakāra matimuttamām"; applied his best thoughts".

Ravana decide to ask the generals who were with him in earlier battles.

||Sloka 46.02, 03||

sa virūpākṣayūpākṣau durdharaṁ caiva rākṣasam |
praghasaṁ bhāsakarṇaṁ ca paṁca sēnāgra nāyakān||46.02||
saṁdidēśa daśagrīvō vīrānnayaviśāradān |
hanumadgrahaṇā vyagrān vāyuvēgasamānyudhi||46.03||

sa|| saḥ daśagrīvaḥ vīrān nayaviśāradān rākṣasāṁ virūpākṣa yupākṣau praghasaṁ bhāsakarṇaṁ ca durdharaṁ ca paṁcasēnāgranāyakān yudhi vāyuvēga samān hanumān grahaṇāvyagrān saṁdidēśa||

||Sloka meanings||

saḥ daśagrīvaḥ - ā daśagrīvuḍu
vīrān nayaviśāradān rākṣasāṁ -
vīrulu yuddhamulō aritērina rākṣasulu
virūpākṣa yupākṣau praghasaṁ bhāsakarṇaṁ ca -
virūpākṣuḍu yūpākṣuḍu praghasuḍu bhāsakarṇuḍu
durdharaṁ ca paṁcasēnāgranāyakān -
durdharuḍu anu idumaṁdi agrasēnānāyakulanu
vāyuvēga samān hanumān -
vāyuvēgamu kala hanumaṁtuni
yudhi grahaṇāvyagrān saṁdidēśa -
yuddhamulō baṁdhiṁcuṭaku ādēśamiccenu

||Sloka summary||

"The Ten-headed one commanded the five army generals Virupaksha, Yupaksha, Praghasa, Bhasakarna and Durdhara who are warriors skilled in statecraft, to capture in the battle Hanuman who equals wind god in speed ."

These are the generals who fought along with him and won battles against Devas.

||Sloka 46.04||

yāta sēnāgragāḥ sarvē mahābalaparigrahāḥ|
savājirathamātaṁgāḥ sa kapiḥ śāsyatāmiti||46.04||

sa|| sēnāgragāḥ sarvē mahābalaparigrahāḥ savājirathamātaṁgāḥ sa kapiḥ śāsyatāṁ iti ||

||Sloka meanings||

sēnāgragāḥ sarvē -
o army generals, all of you
mahābalaparigrahāḥ savājirathamātaṁgāḥ -
accompanied by large army along with horses, elephants, and chariots
sa kapiḥ śāsyatāṁ iti -
punish the Vanara

|| ślōkatātparyamu||

"Oh Army Generals ! All of you accompanied by large army along with horses, elephants, and chariots punish the Vanara." ||46.04||

||Sloka 46.05||

yataiśca khalu bhāvyaṁ syāttamāsādya vanālayam|
karma cāpi samādhēyaṁ dēśakālāvirōdhinam||46.05||

sa|| taṁ vanālayaṁ āsādya yattaiḥ ca bhāvyaṁ dēśakālāvirōdhinaṁ karmacāpi samādhēyaṁ||

Govindaraja Tika says - yattaiḥyatamānaiḥ apramattaiḥ iti|
tilaka ṭīkālō -yattaiḥ sāvasānaiḥ | kiṁca atra dēsakāla virōdhī karma na kāryaṁ ityāha dēśakālāvirōdhitaṁ tat viruddhaṁ|tat ucitamiti yāvat| samādhēyaṁ kāryaṁ|

||Sloka meanings||

taṁ vanālayaṁ āsādya -
approaching the forest dweller
yattaiḥ ca bhāvyaṁ -
be engaged with all efforts
dēśakālāvirōdhinaṁ -
not against the time and place
karmacāpi samādhēyaṁ -
even actions should be done

||Sloka summary||

"Approaching the forest dweller, he should be engaged with all efforts which are not against the time and place and even actions should be done". ||46.05||

||Sloka 46.06||

na hyahaṁ taṁ kapiṁ manyē karmaṇā pratitarkayan|
sarvadhā tanmahadbhūtaṁ mahābalaparigraham||46.06||

sa|| ahaṁ karmaṇā pratitarkayan taṁ kapiṁ na manyē | sarvathā mahat bhūtaṁ mahābalaparigrahaṁ ||

||Sloka meanings||

karmaṇā pratitarkayan -
Judging by the actions
ahaṁ taṁ kapiṁ na manyē -
I do not think he is a Vanara
sarvathā mahat bhūtaṁ -
in all ways a great being
mahābalaparigrahaṁ -
endowed with great strength.

||Sloka summary||

"Judging by the actions, I do not think he is a Vanara. That great being is endowed with great strength"."

||Sloka 46.07||

bhavēdiṁdrēṇa vā sr̥ṣṭamasmadarthaṁ tapōbalāt|
sanāgayakṣagaṁdharvā dēvāsuramaharṣayaḥ||46.07||

sa|| asmadarthaṁ tapōbalāt iṁdrēṇa sa nāgayakṣa gaṁdharvā dēvāsura maharṣayaḥ sr̥ṣṭhaṁ vā||

||Sloka meanings||

tapōbalāt iṁdrēṇa -
with power of penance by Indra
sa nāgayakṣa gaṁdharvā -
together with Naga's Yakshas as well as Gandharvas
dēvāsura maharṣayaḥ
or by Gods, demons and ascetics
asmadarthaṁ sr̥ṣṭhaṁ vā-
may have been created for us.

||Sloka summary||

"He might have been created by Indra along with Naga Yaksha Gandharva Devas or asuras or Maharshis for us."||46.07||

||Sloka 46.08||

yuṣmābhi ssahitaiḥ sarvērmayā saha vinirjitāḥ|
tairavaśyaṁ vidhātavyaṁ vyaḷīkaṁ kiṁcidēva naḥ||46.08||

yuṣmābhiḥ saha taiḥ sarvaiḥ mayā vinirjitāḥ| avaśyaṁ taiḥ kiṁcidēva vyaḷīkaṁ vidhātavyaṁ ||

||Sloka meanings||

yuṣmābhiḥ saha - along with you
taiḥ sarvaiḥ mayā vinirjitāḥ -
all of them have been defeated by me
avaśyaṁ taiḥ kiṁcidēva -
certainly some amount of
vyaḷīkaṁ vidhātavyaṁ -
trouble may be created

||Sloka summary||

"With your help I have defeated them all. Certainly even a little harm should be done."||46.08||

The thought being presented by Ravana is that since we defeated them , in return they may be trying to create trouble , coming here in the form of a Vanara.

||Sloka 46.09||

tadēva nātra saṁdēhaḥ prasahyā parigr̥hyatām|
yāta sēnāgragāḥ sarvē mahābala parigrahāḥ ||46.09||

sa|| tadēva atra saṁdēhaḥ na | prasahya parigr̥hyatāṁ || yāta sēnāgragāḥ sarvē mahābala parigrahāḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

tadēva atra saṁdēhaḥ na -
there is no doubt
prasahya parigr̥hyatāṁ -
may be captured with force
sēnāgragāḥ sarvē -
O army generals all of you are
mahābalaparigrahāḥ -
of immense power

||Sloka summary||

"There is no doubt. You are of immense power. He may be captured with force.".||46.09||

||Sloka 46.10||

savājirathamātaṁgāḥ sa kapiḥ śāsyatāmiti||
nāvamānyō bhavadbhiśca harirdhīraparākramaḥ||46.09||

sa||savājirathamātaṁgāḥ sa kapiḥ śāsyatāmiti| sa hariḥ dhīraparikramaḥ bhavadbhiḥ na avamānyaḥ ca||

Govindaraja Tika says - nāvamānyō haridbhiśca harirdhīraparākramaḥ iti atra trayōdaśa ślōkāḥ gatāḥ | ayaṁ caturdasasahasrasya ādiḥ|dhī iti gāyatryā caturdaśa akṣaraṁ|

'nāvamānyō haridbhiśca harirdhīraparākramaḥ' etc , this is the start of the fourteenth thousand of Slokas. This Sloka has the fourteenth syllable of Gayatri , namely 'dhī' in the word "dhīraparākramaḥ".

||Sloka meanings||

savājirathamātaṁgāḥ -
having forces with elephants' horses and chariots
sa kapiḥ śāsyatāmiti-
you capture the Vanara.
sa hariḥ dhīraparikramaḥ -
that Vanara is of heroic strength
bhavadbhiḥ na avamānyaḥ ca -
should not be insulted by you

||Sloka summary||

"There is no doubt. He may be captured with force. The warrior of heroic strength should not be insulted".||46.09||

Because this is the first Sloka of the fourteenth thousand, with the fourteenth letter of Gayatri, it is considered as a Mantra. As a Mantra it can be used for meditation etc.

||Sloka 46.11||

dr̥ṣṭā hi harayaḥ pūrvaṁ mayā vipulavikramāḥ|
vālī ca saha sugrīvō jāṁbavaṁśca mahābalaḥ||46.11||

sa|| pūrvaṁ mayā vipulavikramāḥ mahābalaḥ vālī ca jāṁbavaṁtaḥ sugrīvaḥ saha harayaḥ dr̥ṣṭā ||

||Sloka meanings||

pūrvaṁ mayā dr̥ṣṭā -
earlier I have seen
vipulavikramāḥ mahābalaḥ -
immensely powerful mighty
vālī ca jāṁbavaṁtaḥ sugrīvaḥ saha harayaḥ -
Vanaras like Vali , Jambavan, and Sugriva.

||Sloka summary||

"Earlier I have seen immensely powerful mighty Vanaras like Vali , Jambavan, and Sugriva."||46.11||

||Sloka 46.12||

nīlaḥ sēnāpatiścaiva yē cānyē dvividādayaḥ|
naivaṁ tēṣāṁ gatirbhīmāna tējō na parākramaḥ||46.12||

sa|| nīlaḥ dvividādayaḥ anyē sēnāpatiḥ ca tēṣāṁ gatiḥ na ēvaṁ tējaḥ parākramaḥ na||

||Sloka meanings||

nīlaḥ dvividādayaḥ -
Nila Dvivida
anyē sēnāpatiḥ ca -
other army generals too
tēṣāṁ gatiḥ na ēvaṁ -
their speed is not like this
tējaḥ parākramaḥ na -
nor the luster or Valor

||Sloka summary||

"Nila Dvivida and other army generals too. They do not have his speed or valor." ||46.12||

||Sloka 46.13||

namatirna balōtsāhau na rūpaparikalpanam|
mahatsattva midaṁ jñēyaṁ kapirūpaṁ vyavasthitam||46.13||
prayatnaṁ mahadāsthāya kriyatā masya nigrahaḥ|

sa|| na matiḥ balaḥ utsāhaḥ na rūpaparikalpanaṁ | idaṁ kapirūpaṁ vyavasthitaṁ mahat sattvaṁ jñēyaṁ || mahat prayatnaṁ āsthāya asya nigrahaḥ kriyatāṁ||

||Sloka meanings||

na matiḥ balaḥ utsāhaḥ -
not that intellect, not that strength and energy o
na rūpaparikalpanaṁ -
nor that ability to change form at will
idaṁ kapirūpaṁ vyavasthitaṁ -
this one in the form of a Vanara
mahat sattvaṁ jñēyaṁ -
know him to be a great being
mahat prayatnaṁ āsthāya -
using extraordinary efforts
asya nigrahaḥ kriyatāṁ -
he should be captured

||Sloka summary||

" Not that intellect, not that strength and energy or the ability to change form at will. This great being has taken the form of a Vanara. You have to put extraordinary efforts to capture him".||46.13||

||Sloka 46.14||

kāmaṁ lōkāstrayaḥ saiṁdrāḥ sasurāsuramānavāḥ |
bhavatā magrataḥ sthātuṁ na paryāptā raṇājirē||46.14||

sa|| sa iṁdrāḥ sa surāsuramānavāḥ trayaḥ lōkāḥ raṇājirē bhavatām agrataḥ sthātuṁ na paryātāḥ kāmam||

||Sloka meanings||

sa iṁdrāḥ sa surāsuramānavāḥ -
along with Indra and all Suras Asuras and Manavas
trayaḥ lōkāḥ -
in the three words
raṇājirē bhavatām agrataḥ sthātuṁ -
to stand in front of you in a battle
na paryātāḥ kāmam -
there is none is true

||Sloka summary||

"Along with Indra and all Suras Asuras and Manavas there is no one in the three worlds who is competent to stand in front of him."||46.14||

||Sloka 46.15||

tathāpi tu nayajñēna jaya mākāṁkṣatā raṇē||46.15||
atmā rakṣyaḥ prayatnēna yuddhasiddirhi caṁcalā|

sa|| tathāpi tu raṇē jayaṁ ākāṁkṣayā prayatnēna ātmā rakṣyaḥ | yuddhasiddhiḥ caṁcalāḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

tathāpi tu raṇē jayaṁ ākāṁkṣayā -
even so desiring victory in the battle
prayatnēna ātmā rakṣyaḥ -
make all efforts to protect your self
yuddhasiddhiḥ caṁcalāḥ -
result of battle is uncertain

||Sloka summary||

" Even so desiring victory in the battle make all efforts to protect yourself. The result of battle is uncertain".||46.15||

With Kinkaras, Jambumali and even the seven ministers' sons being killed, Ravana is wondering about the Vanara, who seems to be more powerful than Vali or Sugriva

||Sloka 46.16, 17||

tē svāmi vacanaṁ sarvē pratiguhya mahaujasaḥ||46.16||
samutpēturmahāvēgā hutāśasamatējasaḥ|

rathairmattaiśca mātaṁgairvājibhiśca mahājanaiḥ||46.17||
śastraiśca vividhaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ sarvaiścōpacitā balaiḥ|

sa|| mahaujasaḥ hutāśa sama tējasaḥ tē sarvē svāmivacanaṁ pratigr̥hya mahāvēgāḥ rathaiḥ mattaiḥ mātaṁgaiḥ mahājavaiḥ vājibhiśca tīkṣṇaiḥ vividhaiḥ śastraiḥ sarvē balaiḥ upacitāḥ samutpētuḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

mahaujasaḥ mahāvēgāḥ -
powerful ones, those who are swift
hutāśa sama tējasaḥ -
resplendent like the sacrificial fire
tē sarvē svāmivacanaṁ pratigr̥hya-
all of them taking the leader's words
rathaiḥ mattaiḥ mātaṁgaiḥ mahājavaiḥ vājibhiśca -
of chariots , intoxicated elephants, with horses of great speed
tīkṣṇaiḥ vividhaiḥ śastraiḥ -
with many kinds of sharp weapons
sarvē balaiḥ upacitāḥ -
collecting a strong army
mahāvēgāḥ samutpētuḥ -
moved forth together

||Sloka summary||

"Those powerful ones who are swift, resplendent like the sacrificial fire, taking the leader's words moved together with their army of chariots , intoxicated elephants, with horses of great speed, and many kinds of sharp weapons", ||46.17||

||Sloka 46.18||

tatastaṁ dadr̥śurvīrā dīpyamānaṁ mahākapim|
rasmimaṁtamivōdyaṁtaṁ svatējōraśmimālinam|
tōraṇasthaṁ mahōtsāhaṁ mahāsattvaṁ mahābalam||46.18||

sa|| tataḥ vīrāḥ svatējōrasmimālinaṁ udyaṁtaṁ rasmimaṁtaṁ iva dīpyamānaṁ tōraṇasthaṁ mahōtsāhaṁ mahāsattvaṁ mahābalaṁ taṁ mahākapiṁ dadr̥śuḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

tataḥ vīrāḥ - then those heroes
svatējōrasmimālinaṁ -
shining by his own effulgence
udyaṁtaṁ rasmimaṁtaṁ iva dīpyamānaṁ -
rising and shining like a Sun
tōraṇasthaṁ - perched on the archwayna
mahōtsāhaṁ mahāsattvaṁ mahābalaṁ -
with great agility, intelligent one endowed with great strength
taṁ mahākapiṁ dadr̥śuḥ -
saw that great Vanara

||Sloka summary||

"Then the heroes saw Hanuman, the great Vanara the mighty intelligent being, shining by his own effulgence, rising and shining like a Sun, perched on the archway."||46.18||

||Sloka 46.19||

mahāmatiṁ mahāvēgaṁ mahākāyaṁ mahābalam
taṁ samīkṣyaiva tē sarvē dikṣu sarvāsvavasthitāḥ||46.19||
taistaiḥ praharaṇairbhīmairabhipētuḥ tatastataḥ|

sa|| mahāmatiṁ mahāvēgaṁ mahākāyaṁ mahābalaṁ taṁ samīkṣyaiva tē sarvē sarvā dikṣuḥ taiḥ taiḥ tataḥ tataḥ bhīmaiḥ praharaṇaiḥ abhipētuḥ vyavasthitāḥ ||

||Sloka meanings||

taṁ samīkṣyaiva -looking at him
mahāmatiṁ mahāvēgaṁ -
who is highly intelligent, speedy?
mahākāyaṁ mahābalaṁ -
who is mighty and is with huge form?
tē sarvē sarvā dikṣuḥ tataḥ tataḥ vyavasthitāḥ-
all of them, positioned in all directions, here and there
taiḥ taiḥ - with their
bhīmaiḥ praharaṇaiḥ abhipētuḥ vyavasthitāḥ-
fearsome weapons attacked

||Sloka summary||

"Looking at him who is highly intelligent, speedy, mighty and is with huge form, they positioned themselves in with different fearsome weapons here and there in all directions. Then they attacked him." ||46.19||

||Sloka 46.20||

tasya paṁcāyasāḥ tīkṣṇāḥ śitāḥ pītamukhāḥ śarāḥ||46.20||
śirasyutpalapatrābhā durdharēṇa nipātitāḥ|

sa||paṁca tīkṣṇāḥ śitāḥ pītamukhāḥ utpalapatrābhāḥ āyasāḥ śarāḥ tasya śirasyu durdharēṇa nipātitāḥ ||

||Sloka meanings||

paṁca tīkṣṇāḥ śitāḥ pītamukhāḥ utpalapatrābhāḥ -
five arrows with polished yellow tips shining like petals of lilies
āyasāḥ śarāḥ -
made of iron with powerful sharp steel shafts
durdharēṇa tasya śirasyu nipātitāḥ -
pierced his head by Durdhara

||Sloka summary||

"Five arrows made of iron with powerful sharp steel shafts and polished yellow tips by Durdhara pierced his head, they were like shining like petals of lilies (for Hanuman)."

||Sloka 46.21||
"
sa taiḥ paṁcabhirāviddhaḥ śaraiḥ śirasi vānaraḥ||46.21||
utpapāta nadan vyōmni diśō daśa vinādayan|

sa||saḥ vānaraḥ taiḥ paṁcabhī śaraiḥ śirasi āviddhaḥ nadan daśadiśaḥ vinādayan vyōmni utpapāta||

||Sloka meanings||

saḥ vānaraḥ - that Vanara
taiḥ paṁcabhī śaraiḥ śirasi āviddhaḥ -
hit by the five of the arrows in the head
nadan daśadiśaḥ vinādayan -
making a loud noise in all directions
vyōmni utpapāta -
jumped up into the sky.

||Sloka summary||

"That Vanara hit by the five of them in the head , making a loud noise in all directions jumped up into the sky."||46.21||

||Sloka 46.22||

tatastu durdharō vīraḥ sarathaḥ sajyakārmukaḥ||46.22||
kiraṇ śataśataiḥ tīkṣṇairabhipēdē mahābalaḥ|

sa|| tataḥ mahābalaḥ durdharaḥ sarathaḥ sajyakārmukaḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraśataiḥ kiraṇ abhipēdē||

||Sloka meanings||

tataḥ mahābalaḥ durdharaḥ -
then the powerful Durdhara
sarathaḥ sajyakārmukaḥ -
mounted on his chariot with the string fastened to his bow
tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraśataiḥ kiraṇ abhipēdē -
hit him with hundreds of sharp arrows

||Sloka summary||

"Then the powerful Durdhara mounted on his chariot hit him with hundreds of sharp arrows."||46.22||

||Sloka 46.23||

sa kapirvārayāmāsa taṁ vyōmni śaravarṣiṇam||46.23||
sr̥ṣṭimaṁtaṁ payōdāṁtē payōdamiva mārutaḥ|

sa|| sa kapiḥ vyōmni śaravarṣiṇaṁ taṁ payōdāṁtē vr̥ṣṭimaṁtaṁ payōdaṁ mārutaḥ iva vārayāmāsa||

Rama Tika says- payōdāntē varṣāntakālē vr̥ṣṭimantaṁ payōdamiva

||Sloka meanings||

sa kapiḥ vyōmni -
that Vanara in the sky
taṁ payōdāṁtē vr̥ṣṭimaṁtaṁ payōdaṁ mārutaḥ iva-
like wind keeps clouds from raining showers
mārutaḥ iva śaravarṣiṇaṁ vārayāmāsa -
kept away the shower of arrows like wind

||Sloka summary||

"That Vanara in the sky kept away the shower of arrows like wind keeps away the rain bearing clouds from raining." ||46.23||

||Sloka 46.24||

ardhyamānaḥ tatastēna durdharēṇānilātmajaḥ||46.24||
cakāra kathanaṁ bhūyō vyavarthata ca vēgavān |

sa|| tēna durdharēna ardhyamānaḥ anilātmajaḥ tataḥ kadanaṁ cakāra| vēgavān bhūyaḥ vyavardhata||

||Sloka meanings||

tēna durdharēna ardhyamānaḥ -
being attacked by Durdhara
anilātmajaḥ tataḥ kadanaṁ cakāra -
the son of wind god fought the battle
vēgavān bhūyaḥ vyavardhata -
he again speedily increased his size

||Sloka summary||

"Being attacked by Durdhara, the son of wind god fought the battle. Speedily he again increased his size."||46.24||

||Sloka 46.25||

sadūraṁ sahasōtpatya durdarasya rathē hariḥ||46.25||
nipapāta mahāvēgō vidryudrāśirgirāviva|

sa|| sa hariḥ sahasā utpatya mahāvēgaḥ girau vidyut rāśiḥ iva durdharasya rathē nipapāta||

||Sloka meanings||

sa hariḥ sahasā utpatya -
that Vanara leaping up very fast
girau vidyut rāśiḥ iva -
like a lightning on a mountain.
mahāvēgaḥ durdharasya rathē nipapāta -
fell on Durdhara's chariot with high speed

||Sloka summary||

"That Vanara having grown very fast, fell on the chariot like a lightning on a mountain."||46.25||

||Sloka 46.26||

tataḥ sa madhitāṣṭāśvaṁ rathaṁ bhagnākṣakūbaram||46.26||
vihāyanyapatadbhūmau durdharaḥ tyakta jīvitaḥ|

sa|| tataḥ saḥ mathitāṣṭāśvaṁ bhagnākṣakūbaraṁ rathaṁ vihāya tyaktajīvitaḥ bhūmau nyapatat ||
'
||Sloka meanings||

tataḥ saḥ - then he (Durdhara)
mathitāṣṭāśvaṁ bhagnākṣakūbaraṁ rathaṁ vihāya -
left the chariot destroyed with eight horses killed and the axle broken
tyaktajīvitaḥ bhūmau nyapatat -
lost his life and fell down on the ground

||Sloka summary||

"Then he ( Durdhara) lost the chariot with eight horses killed and the axle broken, lost his life and fell down on the ground."||46.26||

||Sloka 46.27||

taṁ virūpākṣayūpākṣau dr̥ṣṭvā nipatitaṁ bhuvi||46.27||
saṁjātarōṣau durdarṣāvutpētaturariṁdamau|

sa|| durdharṣau ariṁdamau virūpākṣayūpākṣau bhuvi nipātitaṁ taṁ dr̥ṣṭvā saṁjātarōṣau utpētuḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

durdharṣau ariṁdamau virūpākṣayūpākṣau -
the unassailable crushers of enemies Virupaksha and Yupaksha
bhuvi nipātitaṁ taṁ dr̥ṣṭvā-
seeing Durdhara fallen to the ground
saṁjātarōṣau utpētuḥ -
thus enraged jumped up.

||Sloka summary||

"The unassailable crushers of enemies Virupaksha and Yupaksha seeing Durdhara fallen to the ground, thus enraged jumped up." ||46.27||

||Sloka 46.28||

sa tābhyāṁ sahasōtpatya viṣṭhitō vimalēṁbarē||46.28||
mudgarābhyāṁ mahābāhu rvakṣasyabhihitaḥ kapiḥ|

sa|| vimalē aṁbarē tiṣṭhitaḥ mahābāhuḥ saḥ mahākapiḥ tābhyāṁ sahasā utpatya mudgarābhyāṁ vakṣasi abhihitaḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

vimalē aṁbarē tiṣṭhitaḥ -
standing the sky
mahābāhuḥ saḥ mahākapiḥ -
great Vanara with powerful arms
tābhyāṁ sahasā utpatya -
by those two who flew up in the sky speedily
mudgarābhyāṁ vakṣasi abhihitaḥ -
hit on the chest with iron hammers

||Sloka summary||

"The great Vanara with powerful arms standing in the sky was hit by both of them on the chest with iron hammers." ||46.28||

||Sloka 46.29||

tayōrvēgavatōrvēgaṁ vinihatya mahābalaḥ||46.29||
nipapāta punarbhūmau suparṇa samavikramaḥ|

sa|| mahābalaḥ suparṇasama vikramaḥ vēgavatōḥ tayōḥ vēgaṁ vinihatya punaḥ bhūmau nipapāta||

||Sloka meanings||

mahābalaḥ suparṇasama vikramaḥ -
the mighty one, equal to Suparna in valor
vēgavatōḥ tayōḥ vēgaṁ vinihatya -
resisting those two speedy ones
punaḥ bhūmau nipapāta - again fell on the ground

||Sloka summary||

" The mighty one with the speed of Suparna, while resisting those two speedy ones, again fell on the ground" ||46.29||

||Sloka 46.30||

sa sālavr̥kṣa māsādya ta mutpāṭya ca vānaraḥ||46.30||
tā vubhau rākṣasau vīrau jaghāna pavanātmajaḥ|'

sa|| vānaraḥ saḥ pavanātmajaḥ sālavr̥kṣaṁ āsādya taṁ utpāṭya tau ubhau vīrau rākṣasau jaghāna||

||Sloka meanings||

vānaraḥ saḥ pavanātmajaḥ -
Vanara, the son of wind god
sālavr̥kṣaṁ āsādya taṁ utpāṭya -
seized a Sala tree.
Uprooting the same
tau ubhau vīrau rākṣasau jaghāna -
killed the two Rakshasa warriors.

||Sloka summary||

"The Vanara, the son of wind god, seized a Sala tree. Uprooting the same, killed the two Rakshasa warriors." ||46.30||

||Sloka 46.31,32||

tataḥ tāṁ strīn hatān jñātvā vānarēṇa tarasvinā||46.31||
abhipēdē mahāvēgaḥ prasahyā praghasō hariṁ|
bhāsakarṇaśca saṁkruddhaḥ śūlamādāya vīryavān||46.32||

sa||tataḥ tarasvinā vānarēna tān trīn hatān jñātvā praghasaḥ mahāvēgaḥ prasahyā abhipēdē | vīryavān bhāsakarṇaḥ ca saṁkr̥ddhaḥ śūlaṁ ādāya||

||Sloka meanings||

tataḥ tarasvinā vānarēna -
by the swift Vanara
tān trīn hatān jñātvā -
knowing that the three generals have been killed
praghasaḥ mahāvēgaḥ prasahyā abhipēdē -
Praghasa who moves with great speed violently attacked.
vīryavān bhāsakarṇaḥ ca -
courageous Bhasakarna too
saṁkr̥ddhaḥ śūlaṁ ādāya -
being enraged brought the spear.

||Sloka summary||

"Then knowing that the three generals have been killed by the Vanara, Praghasa who moves with great speed violently attacked. The courageous Bhasakarna too enraged brought the spear." ||46.31,32||

||Sloka 46.33||

ēkataḥ kapiśārdūlaṁ yaśasvinamavasthitam|
paṭṭisēna śitāgrēṇa praghasaḥ pratyayōdhayat||46.33||
bhāsakarṇaśca śūlēna rākṣasaḥ kapisattamam|

sa|| yaśasvinaṁ kapiśārdūlaṁ ēkataḥ avasthitaṁ taṁ praghasaḥ śitāgrēṇa paṭṭisēna kapisattamaṁ pratyayōdhayat bhāsakarṇaḥ rākṣasaḥ śūlēna||

||Sloka meanings||

taṁ yaśasvinaṁ kapiśārdūlaṁ -
that renowned, tiger among the Vanara's
ēkataḥ avasthitaṁ praghasaḥ śitāgrēṇa paṭṭisēna -
Praghasa on the one side with a sharp crowbar
bhāsakarṇaḥ rākṣasaḥ śūlēna -
Bhasakarna the Rakshasa with a spear
kapisattamaṁ pratyayōdhayat -
attacked the best of Vanaras

||Sloka summary||

"The renowned, tiger among the Vanaras on the one side was attacked by Praghasa with sharp crowbar, Bhasakarna the Rakshasa attacked with a spear." ||46.33||

||Sloka 46.34||

sa tābhyāṁ vikṣatairgātrairasr̥gdigtha tanūruhaḥ||46.34||
abhavat vānaraḥ kruddhō bālasūrya samaprabhaḥ|

sa|| tābhyāṁ vikṣataiḥ gātraiḥ asr̥gdhitanūruhaḥ saḥ vānaraḥ bālasūryasamaprabhaḥ kr̥ddhaḥ abhavat||

||Sloka meanings||

tābhyāṁ vikṣataiḥ gātraiḥ asr̥gdhitanūruhaḥ -
with wounded limbs by both of them, his body was smeared with blood
saḥ vānaraḥ bālasūryasamaprabhaḥ -
Vanara was shining like a rising Sun
kr̥ddhaḥ abhavat -
became very angry

||Sloka summary||

"Attacked by both of them with his body smeared with blood the Vanara shining like a rising Sun became angry." ||46.34||

||Sloka 46.35||

samutpāṭya girēḥ śr̥ṁgaṁ samr̥gavyāḷapādapam||46.35||
jaghāna hanumānvīrau rākṣasau kapikuṁjaraḥ|

sa|| kapikuṁjaraḥ vīraḥ hanumān samr̥gavyālapādapam girē śr̥ṁgaṁ samutpāṭya rākṣasau jaghāna||

||Sloka meanings||

kapikuṁjaraḥ vīraḥ hanumān -
Hanuman, the best of Vanaras
samr̥gavyālapādapam -
along with all animals and trees
girē śr̥ṁgaṁ samutpāṭya -
plucked the peak of a mountain
rākṣasau jaghāna -
killed both the Rakshasas

||Sloka summary||

"Hanuman, the best of Vanaras, plucked the peak of a mountain along with all animals and trees, using the same killed both the Rakshasas." ||46.35||

||Sloka 46.36||

tatastēṣvavasannēṣu sēnāpatiṣu paṁcasu||
balaṁ ca tadavaśēṣaṁ ca nāśayāmāsa vānaraḥ||46.36||

sa|| tataḥ tēṣu paṁcasu sēnāpatiṣu avasannēṣu vānaraḥ tat avaśēṣaṁ balaṁ nāśayāmāsa||

||Sloka meanings||

tataḥ tēṣu paṁcasu sēnāpatiṣu avasannēṣu -
after the five generals were killed
vānaraḥ tat avaśēṣaṁ balaṁ nāśayāmāsa -
Vanara then started to destroy the rest of the forces.vānaruḍu .

||Sloka summary||

"After the five generals were killed , the Vanara then started to destroy the rest of the forces." ||46.36||

||Sloka 46.37||

aśvairaśvān gajairnāgān yōdhairyōdhān rathai rathān|
sakapirnāśayāmāsa sahasrākṣa ivāsurān||46.37||

sa|| sa kapiḥ sahasrākṣaḥ asurān iva aśvaiḥ aśvān gajaiḥ nāgān yōdhaiḥ yōdhān rathaiḥ rathān nāsayāmāsa||

||Sloka meanings||

sa kapiḥ sahasrākṣaḥ asurān iva -
like Indra destroying the Asuras
aśvaiḥ aśvān gajaiḥ nāgān -
horses with horses, the elephants with elephants
yōdhaiḥ yōdhān rathaiḥ rathān -
the warriors with warriors, the chariots with chariots
nāśayāmāsa - started destroying

||Sloka summary||

"Like Indra destroying the Asuras, the Vanara started destroying, the horses with horses, the elephants with elephants, the warriors with warriors, the chariots with chariots." ||46.37||

||Sloka 46.38||

hatairnāgaiśca turagairbhagnākṣaiśca mahārathaiḥ|
hataiśca rākṣasairbhūmīruddamārgā samaṁtataḥ||46.38||

sa|| hataiḥ nāgaiḥ turagaiḥ bhagnākṣaiḥ mahārathaiśca hataiḥ rākṣasaḥ bhūmiḥ samantataḥ ruddhamārgā||

||Sloka meanings||

hataiḥ nāgaiḥ turagaiḥ -
with dead elephants, horses,
bhagnākṣaiḥ mahārathaiśca-
with broken chariots
hataiḥ rākṣasaḥ -
with dead Rakshasas
bhūmiḥ samantataḥ ruddhamārgā -
the whole ground was filled up

||Sloka summary||

"With dead elephants, horses, broken chariots, and the dead Rakshasas the whole ground was filled up." ||46.38||

||Sloka 46.39||

tataḥ kapistān dhvajinīpatīn raṇē
nihatya vīrān sabalān savāhanān|
samīkṣya vīraḥ parigr̥hya tōraṇaṁ
kr̥takṣaṇaḥ kāla iva prajākṣayē||46.39||

sa|| tataḥ vīraḥ kapiḥ vīrān sabalān sa vāhanān tān dhvajinipatīn raṇē nihatya samīkṣa tōraṇaṁ parigr̥hya prajākṣayē kālaḥ iva kr̥takṣaṇaḥ||

Tilaka Tika says- dhvajanīpatīn sēnāpatīn, parigr̥hya āśritya sthita iti śēṣaḥ|

||Sloka meanings||

tataḥ vīraḥ kapiḥ - then the hero Vanara
vīrān sabalān sa vāhanān -
heroes with their forces and their vehicles
sainyabalamulatō kūḍina vāhanamulatō kūḍina ā vīrulanu
tān dhvajinipatīn raṇē nihatya -
having killed the generals in the battle
samīkṣa tōraṇaṁ parigr̥hya -
reviewing the same went back to the archway
prajākṣayē kālaḥ iva kr̥takṣaṇaḥ -
much like the Time bent on destroying the humanity for a moment

||Sloka summary||

"Then the hero Vanara having killed the generals along with their forces and vehicles and reviewing the same went back to the archway much like the Time bent on destroying the humanity." ||46.39||

Thus ends Sarga forty-six of Sundarakanda of Ramayana the first poem ever composed in Sanskrit by the first poet sage Valmiki.

ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē ādikāvyē vālmīkīyē
caturviṁśat sahasrikāyāṁ saṁhitāyām
śrīmatsuṁdarakāṁḍē ṣaṭcattvāriṁśassargaḥ ||

|| ōm tat sat||