Sri Dasam Granth
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ਥਲ ਗਯੋ ਨਕੁੰਭਲਾ ਹੋਮ ਕਰਣ ॥੪੭੯॥
thal gayo nakunbhalaa hom karan |479|At this time Inderjit Mehgnad forsook the war-arena and returned to perform the Hom Yajna (Sacrifice).479.
ਲਘ ਬੀਰ ਤੀਰ ਲੰਕੇਸ ਆਨ ॥
lagh beer teer lankes aan |
ਇਮ ਕਹੈ ਬੈਣ ਤਜ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਕਾਨ ॥
eim kahai bain taj bhraat kaan |Coming near the younger brother Vibhishan said that,
ਆਇ ਹੈ ਸਤ੍ਰੁ ਇਹ ਘਾਤ ਹਾਥ ॥
aae hai satru ih ghaat haath |
ਇੰਦ੍ਰਾਰ ਬੀਰ ਅਰਬਰ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਥ ॥੪੮੦॥
eindraar beer arabar pramaath |480|At that time his supreme enemy and the mighty warrior Inderjit is wwithing your ambush.480.
ਨਿਜ ਮਾਸ ਕਾਟ ਕਰ ਕਰਤ ਹੋਮ ॥
nij maas kaatt kar karat hom |
ਥਰਹਰਤ ਭੂੰਮਿ ਅਰ ਚਕਤ ਬਯੋਮ ॥
tharaharat bhoonm ar chakat bayom |He is performing havana (sacrifice) by chopping his flesh, with which the whole earth is trembling and the sky is wondering.
ਤਹ ਗਯੋ ਰਾਮ ਭ੍ਰਾਤਾ ਨਿਸੰਗਿ ॥
tah gayo raam bhraataa nisang |
ਕਰ ਧਰੇ ਧਨੁਖ ਕਟ ਕਸਿ ਨਿਖੰਗ ॥੪੮੧॥
kar dhare dhanukh katt kas nikhang |481|Hearing this, Lakshman went there fearlessly with bow in his hand and quiver tied to his back.481.
ਚਿੰਤੀ ਸੁ ਚਿਤ ਦੇਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਚੰਡ ॥
chintee su chit devee prachandd |
ਅਰ ਹਣਯੋ ਬਾਣ ਕੀਨੋ ਦੁਖੰਡ ॥
ar hanayo baan keeno dukhandd |Inderjit began to recite for the manifestation of the goddess and Lakshman discharged his arrows and killed Inderjit into two halves.
ਰਿਪ ਫਿਰੇ ਮਾਰ ਦੁੰਦਭ ਬਜਾਇ ॥
rip fire maar dundabh bajaae |
ਉਤ ਭਜੇ ਦਈਤ ਦਲਪਤਿ ਜੁਝਾਇ ॥੪੮੨॥
aut bhaje deet dalapat jujhaae |482|Lakshman returned with his forces, playing on the drum and on the other side the demons ran away on seeing their general dead.482.
ਇਤਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰਜੀਤ ਬਧਹਿ ਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤੁ ॥
eit indrajeet badheh dhiaae samaapatam sat |End of the chapter entitled “The Killing of Inderjit’ in Ramavtar in BACHITTAR NATAK.
ਅਥ ਅਤਕਾਇ ਦਈਤ ਜੁਧ ਕਥਨੰ ॥
ath atakaae deet judh kathanan |Now begins the description of the war with the demon Atkaaye :
ਸੰਗੀਤ ਪਧਿਸਟਕਾ ਛੰਦ ॥
sangeet padhisattakaa chhand |SANGEET PADHISTAKA STANZA
ਕਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਕੋਪ ਕੈ ਦਈਤ ਰਾਜ ॥
kaagarradang kop kai deet raaj |
ਜਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਜੁਧ ਕੋ ਸਜਯੋ ਸਾਜ ॥
jaagarradang judh ko sajayo saaj |The demon-king in great fury, began the war,
ਬਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਬੀਰ ਬੁਲੇ ਅਨੰਤ ॥
baagarradang beer bule anant |
ਰਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਰੋਸ ਰੋਹੇ ਦੁਰੰਤ ॥੪੮੩॥
raagarradang ros rohe durant |483|Calling his innumerable warriors, full of resentment and very wrathful.483.
ਪਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਪਰਮ ਬਾਜੀ ਬੁਲੰਤ ॥
paagarradang param baajee bulant |
ਚਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਚਤ੍ਰ ਨਟ ਜਯੋਂ ਕੁਦੰਤ ॥
chaagarradang chatr natt jayon kudant |Very swift-moving horses were brought who jumped hither and thither like and actor
ਕਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਕ੍ਰੂਰ ਕਢੇ ਹਥਿਆਰ ॥
kaagarradang kraoor kadte hathiaar |
ਆਗੜਦੰਗ ਆਨ ਬਜੇ ਜੁਝਾਰ ॥੪੮੪॥
aagarradang aan baje jujhaar |484|Taking out their frightening weapons, the warriors began to fight with one another.484.