Lakshmana Battles Meghnad and Is Struck by the Shakti
Lakshmana and Meghnad engage in a fierce duel. Meghnad's Shakti weapon strikes Lakshmana, leaving him unconscious.
Lanka Kand · Episode 13 / 37
Episode Text
घायल बीर बिराजहिं कैसे। कुसुमित किंसुक के तरु जैसे॥ लछिमन मेघनाद द्वौ जोधा। भिरहिं परसपर करि अति क्रोधा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ghāyala bīra birājahiṃ kaise। kusumita kiṃsuka ke taru jaise॥ lachimana meghanāda dvau yodhā। bhirahiṃ paraspara kari ati krodhā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
How splendid the wounded warriors look, like blossoming kinśuk trees. Lakshman and Meghnad, both warriors, clash with one another in great fury.
एकहि एक सकइ नहिं जीती। निसिचर छल बल करइ अनीती॥ क्रोधवंत तब भयउ अनंता। भंजेउ रथ सारथी तुरंता॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ekahi eka sakai nahiṃ jītī। nisicara chala bala karai anītī॥ krodhavanta taba bhayau anantā। bhaṃjeu ratha sārathe turantā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Neither can defeat the other. The demon acts with deceit, force, and injustice. Then Ananta grew angry and quickly smashed his chariot and charioteer.
नाना बिधि प्रहार कर सेषा। राच्छस भयउ प्रान अवसेषा॥ रावन सुत निज मन अनुमाना। संकठ भयउ हरिहि मम प्राना॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nānā bidhi prahāra kara seṣā। rācchasa bhayau prāna avaseṣā॥ rāvana suta nija mana anumānā। saṃkaṭha bhayau harihi mama prānā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Shesha, Lakshman, struck him in many ways. The demon was left with only his life remaining. Ravana's son reasoned in his heart, "Now my life is in danger; he will take my life away."
बीरघातिनी छाड़िसि साँगी। तेजपुंज लछिमन उर लागी॥ मुरुछा भई सक्ति के लागें। तब चलि गयउ निकट भय त्यागें॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bīraghātinī chāṛisi sāṅgī। tejapuṃja lachimana ura lāgī॥ muruchā bhaī sakti ke lāgeṃ। taba cali gayau nikaṭa bhaya tyāgeṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Then he launched the deadly śakti. That blazing weapon struck Lakshman in the chest. When the śakti hit him, he fell unconscious. Then Meghnad, casting off fear, went near him.
मेघनाद सम कोटि सत जोधा रहे उठाइ। जगदाधार सेष किमि उठै चले खिसिआइ॥ ५४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
meghanāda sama koṭi sata yodhā rahe uṭhāi। jagadādhāra seṣa kimi uṭhai cale khisiyāi॥ 54 ॥
Meaning:
A hundred million warriors, equal to Meghnad, were lifting him. But how could Shesha, the Support of the world, be lifted by them? So they departed in shame.
सुनु गिरिजा क्रोधानल जासू। जारइ भुवन चारिदस आसू॥ सक संग्राम जीति को ताही। सेवहिं सुर नर अग जग जाही॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sunu girijā krodhānala jāsū। jārai bhuvana cāridasa āsū॥ saka saṃgrāma jīti ko tāhī। sevahiṃ sura nara aga jaga jāhī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
[Shiva says—] O Girija, listen: whose fire of wrath burns up the fourteen worlds, who can defeat him in battle, when gods, men, and all moving and unmoving beings serve him?
यह कौतूहल जानइ सोई। जा पर कृपा राम कै होई॥ संध्या भइ फिरि द्वौ बाहनी। लगे सँभारन निज निज अनी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yaha kautūhala jānai soī। jā para kṛpā rāma kai hoī॥ sandhyā bhai phiri dvau bāhanī। lage saṃbhārana nija nija anī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Only one on whom Rama's grace rests can understand this divine play. When evening fell, both armies withdrew; the commanders began to gather their respective forces.
ब्यापक ब्रह्म अजित भुवनेस्वर। लछिमन कहाँ बूझ करुनाकर॥ तब लगि लै आयउ हनुमाना। अनुज देखि प्रभु अति दुख माना॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
byāpaka brahma ajita bhuvaneśvara। lachimana kahāṃ būjha karuṇākara॥ taba lagi lai āyau hanumānā। anuja dekhi prabhu ati dukha mānā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The all-pervading Brahman, invincible and Lord of the universe, asked, "Where is Lakshman?" By then Hanuman had brought him back. Seeing his younger brother in that condition, the Lord was deeply sorrowful.