Original · Devanagari
—बालकौं कीसन के सीसन को काटे, महिपाटै कपिके प्रपात दया लागी है दयाल को। आपहू सु चाप गहि दाप लघे रसरङ्ग, मारे सौमङ्ग शर देवन के काल को। रावण के बास भुज राघव दुहुज काटे, लाघव भो दशगुणो दशरथलाल को॥४१॥ दोऊ महारथ, दोऊ कुशल समरपथ, दोऊ अस्त्र-शस्त्र ज्ञाता रणधीर हैं। दोऊ बाण मारें, दोऊ काटिके पवारें, दोऊ अस्त्र-शस्त्र डार आनिवारें मनधीर हैं॥ दोऊ बली बाँके, छेदे सारथी पताक दोऊ, जुद्धरस छाके न गने शरीर पीर हैं। खड़े भुजबीस दशसीस रसराम, एक वीर ब्रह्माण्ड में अखण्ड रघुवीर हैं॥४२॥ मारि दशकन्धरे विभीषण को राज दिए, ऋच्छ-कपि ज्याए देव फूल बरषाए हैं। सीता दे सपथ राम सङ्ग रसरङ्गमणी राजे, देखि नैनवंत ब्रह्मानन्द पाए हैं॥ वानर विभीषण समेत चढ़ि पुष्पक पै, चले प्रभु पथ थल प्रियहिं दिखाए हैं। आए श्रीअवध भरतादि उर लाए, मिलि मात पुरवासिन के दुख बिसराए हैं॥४३॥ इति युद्धकाण्डम् सम्पूर्णम्॥ अथ उत्तरकाण्डारम्भः॥ कवित्त॥ राजे महाराज रघुराज राज आसन में, भ्राजे आस पासन में भरतादि भ्रात हैं। छाजे वामभाग में सोहाग अनुराग भरी, महारानी जनक-किशोरी गोरी गात हैं॥ बाजें दिव्य दुन्दुभी, सजस बन्दी वेद गाजें, बरसें सुमन कहें जय जय सुरजात हैं। साजे सब साज, सारयो उर तिलक त्रिलोक सुखी, लखे रसरङ्गमणी छवि अनिमेष गात हैं॥४४॥ भरत सुछत्र, चँवर लखन सुकंठ लिए, कर—
Fresh English translation
Rāvaṇa’s arrows cut down the monkey warriors, and the compassionate Lord feels pity at the monkeys falling upon the earth. Rāma himself takes up his bow in majesty and releases auspicious arrows against the one who is death even to the gods. Rāghava cuts away Rāvaṇa’s many arms with his own two arms, and the son of Daśaratha’s prowess becomes tenfold greater. Both are great chariot-warriors, both expert upon the path of battle, both steadfast and versed in weapons. Both shoot arrows, sever the other’s shafts, and ward off the weapons cast against them. Both mighty warriors strike the other’s charioteer and banner; drunk on the rasa of combat, they ignore bodily pain. Yet although the twenty-armed, ten-headed king stands firm, Raghubīra alone is the undefeated hero of the universe. Rāma kills the ten-necked king and gives the kingdom to Vibhīṣaṇa. Bears and monkeys rejoice, while the gods shower flowers. Sītā undergoes the ordeal, then reigns beside Rāma; all who behold them taste brahmic bliss. The Lord boards Puṣpaka with the monkeys and Vibhīṣaṇa and, as they travel, points out the places along the road to his beloved. Reaching Ayodhyā, he embraces Bharata and the others, meets the mothers and citizens, and dispels their grief. Thus the Yuddha Kāṇḍa is complete. The Uttara Kāṇḍa begins. King of kings Raghurāja shines upon the royal throne, with Bharata and his brothers seated nearby. On his left sits the fair daughter of Janaka, the great queen filled with the good fortune and love of marriage. Divine drums sound, bards and Vedas proclaim his praise, gods cry victory and shower flowers. All royal ornaments are arrayed, the tilaka upon his breast brings joy to the three worlds, and Rasaraṅgamaṇi gazes without blinking. The page closes as Bharata holds the lovely parasol and Lakṣmaṇa takes the fly-whisk, continuing on the next leaf.