Ramayana

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ततस्तमभिदुद्राव प्रहस्तं हैहयाधिपः । भ्रामयानो गदां गुर्वीं पञ्चबाहुशतोच्छ्रयाम् ॥ 7-32-46 ॥

Thereupon the lord of the Haihayas rushed upon that Prahasta, whirling his heavy mace, which towered to the height of five hundred arms.

english translation

तथा हतो ऽतिवेगेन प्रहस्तो गदया तदा । निपपात स्थितः शैलो वज्रिवज्रहतो यथा ॥ 7-32-47 ॥

Struck thus with great force by the mace, Prahasta then fell down like a standing mountain shattered by the thunderbolt of the wielder of the thunderbolt.

english translation

प्रहस्तं पतितं दृष्ट्वा मारीचशुकसारणाः । समहोदरधूम्राक्षा ह्यपसृष्टा रणाजिरात् ॥ 7-32-48 ॥

Seeing Prahasta fallen, Maricha, Shuka, and Sarana, together with Mahodara and Dhumraksha, fled away from the field of battle.

english translation

अपक्रान्तेष्वमात्येषु प्रहस्ते वै निपातिते । रावणो ऽभ्यद्रवत्तूर्णमर्जुनं नृपसत्तमम् ॥ 7-32-49 ॥

When the ministers had fled and Prahasta had been struck down, Ravana swiftly charged upon Arjuna, that best of kings.

english translation

सहस्रबाहोस्तद्युद्धं विंशद्बाहोश्च दारुणम् । नृपराक्षसयोस्तत्र चारब्धं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ 7-32-50 ॥

Then there began there a fierce and hair-raising combat between the thousand-armed one and the twenty-armed one, between the king and the rakshasa.

english translation