Sri Dasam Granth

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ਪਗ ਦ੍ਵੈ ਨ ਭਾਗਿ ਚਲੰਤ ॥
pag dvai na bhaag chalant |

Not even two steps run away.

ਤਜਿ ਤ੍ਰਾਸ ਕਰਤ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰ ॥
taj traas karat prahaar |

They attack without fear,

ਜਨੁ ਖੇਲ ਫਾਗਿ ਧਮਾਰ ॥੩੦੬॥
jan khel faag dhamaar |306|

Someone is coming running and is not retracing even two steps backwards, they are striking blows like playing Holi.306.

ਤਾਰਕ ਛੰਦ ॥
taarak chhand |

TARAK STANZA

ਕਲਕੀ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਰਿਸਾਵਹਿਗੇ ॥
kalakee avataar risaavahige |

Kalki Avatar will be angry,

ਭਟ ਓਘ ਪ੍ਰਓਘ ਗਿਰਾਵਹਿਗੇ ॥
bhatt ogh progh giraavahige |

Bands of bands of warriors will fall (by killing).

ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤਨ ਸਸਤ੍ਰ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
bahu bhaatan sasatr prahaarahige |

Will run a wide variety of weapons

ਅਰਿ ਓਘ ਪ੍ਰਓਘ ਸੰਘਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੦੭॥
ar ogh progh sanghaarahige |307|

Now Kalki will get enraged and will knock down and kill a gathering of warriors, he will strike blows with various types of weapons and will destroy the groups of enemies.307.

ਸਰ ਸੇਲ ਸਨਾਹਰਿ ਛੂਟਹਿਗੇ ॥
sar sel sanaahar chhoottahige |

Arrows and spears funding the shields ('Sanahari') will move.

ਰਣ ਰੰਗਿ ਸੁਰਾਸੁਰ ਜੂਟਹਿਗੇ ॥
ran rang suraasur joottahige |

Gods and giants will gather in the battlefield.

ਸਰ ਸੇਲ ਸਨਾਹਰਿ ਝਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
sar sel sanaahar jhaarahige |

Arrows and spears will pierce the shields.

ਮੁਖ ਮਾਰ ਪਚਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੦੮॥
mukh maar pachaar prahaarahige |308|

The arrows contacting the armours will be discharged and in this war, the gods and demons will all confront one another, there will be showers of lances and arrows and the warriors will strike shouting “kill, kill” from their months.308.

ਜਮਡਢ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਣ ਨਿਕਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
jamaddadt kripaan nikaarahige |

They will take out swords and swords.

ਕਰਿ ਕੋਪ ਸੁਰਾਸੁਰ ਝਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
kar kop suraasur jhaarahige |

Enraged, the gods and demons will lash out (at each other).

ਰਣਿ ਲੁਥ ਪੈ ਲੁਥ ਗਿਰਾਵਹਿਗੇ ॥
ran luth pai luth giraavahige |

Lot will be offered on lot in the battlefield.

ਲਖਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਤ ਪਰੀ ਰਹਸਾਵਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੦੯॥
lakh pret paree rahasaavahige |309|

He will take out his axe and sword and in his fury, he will strike the gods and demons, he will cause the corpses fall over corpses in the war-arena and seeing this, the fiends and fairies will get pleased.309.

ਰਣਿ ਗੂੜ ਅਗੂੜਣਿ ਗਜਹਿਗੇ ॥
ran goorr agoorran gajahige |

(Warriors) will roar openly and secretly in war.

ਲਖਿ ਭੀਰ ਭਯਾਹਵ ਭਜਹਿਗੇ ॥
lakh bheer bhayaahav bhajahige |

Seeing (that) terrible war, cowardly people will run away.

ਸਰ ਬਿੰਦ ਪ੍ਰਬਿੰਦ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
sar bind prabind prahaarahige |

(Warriors) will soon shoot arrows (meaning-flocks of herds).

ਰਣਰੰਗਿ ਅਭੀਤ ਬਿਹਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੧੦॥
ranarang abheet bihaarahige |310|

The ganas of Shiva will roar and seeing them in affliction, all the people will run away, they will move in the war-arena discharging the arrows continuously.310.

ਖਗ ਉਧ ਅਧੋ ਅਧ ਬਜਹਿਗੇ ॥
khag udh adho adh bajahige |

Swords will be raised and half-cocked.

ਲਖਿ ਜੋਧ ਮਹਾ ਜੁਧ ਗਜਹਿਗੇ ॥
lakh jodh mahaa judh gajahige |

Warriors will roar at the sight of the great war.

ਅਣਿਣੇਸ ਦੁਹੂੰ ਦਿਸ ਢੂਕਹਿਗੇ ॥
anines duhoon dis dtookahige |

The generals ('Anines') of both sides will meet (face to face).

ਮੁਖ ਮਾਰ ਮਹਾ ਸੁਰ ਕੂਕਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੧੧॥
mukh maar mahaa sur kookahige |311|

The swords will collide with one another and seeing all this, the great warriors will thunder, the generals will march forward from both the sides and shout “kill, kill” from their mouths.311.

ਗਣ ਗੰਧ੍ਰਵ ਦੇਵ ਨਿਹਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
gan gandhrav dev nihaarahige |

By seeing Gana, Gandharb and the gods (the war).

ਜੈ ਸਦ ਨਿਨਦ ਪੁਕਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
jai sad ninad pukaarahige |

Chant the word of praise with unbroken tone.

ਜਮਦਾੜਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਣਣਿ ਬਾਹਹਿਗੇ ॥
jamadaarr kripaanan baahahige |

Jamadars and kirpans will play.

ਅਧਅੰਗ ਅਧੋਅਧ ਲਾਹਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੧੨॥
adhang adhoadh laahahige |312|

Ganas, Gandharvas and gods will see all this and will raise the sounds of “hail, hail”, the axes and swords will be struck and the limbs, being cut into halves, will fall,312.

ਰਣਰੰਗਿ ਤੁਰੰਗੈ ਬਾਜਹਿਗੇ ॥
ranarang turangai baajahige |

Trumpets will sound in the wilderness.

ਡਫ ਝਾਝ ਨਫੀਰੀ ਗਾਜਹਿਗੇ ॥
ddaf jhaajh nafeeree gaajahige |

Tambourines, cymbals and flutes will sound.

ਅਣਿਣੇਸ ਦੁਹੂੰ ਦਿਸ ਧਾਵਹਿਗੈ ॥
anines duhoon dis dhaavahigai |

The generals ('Anines') will charge in both directions

ਕਰਿ ਕਾਢਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਣ ਕੰਪਾਵਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੧੩॥
kar kaadt kripaan kanpaavahige |313|

The intoxicated horses imbued with war, will neigh and the sound of anklets and small cymbals will be heard, the generals of both the sides will fall upon each other and will glisten their swords, while holding them in their hands.313.

ਰਣਿ ਕੁੰਜਰ ਪੁੰਜ ਗਰਜਹਿਗੇ ॥
ran kunjar punj garajahige |

Herds of elephants will roar in the wilderness

ਲਖਿ ਮੇਘ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਤਿ ਲਜਹਿਗੇ ॥
lakh megh mahaa dut lajahige |

Seeing (whose) great splendor the alters will be ashamed.

ਰਿਸ ਮੰਡਿ ਮਹਾ ਰਣ ਜੂਟਹਿਗੇ ॥
ris mandd mahaa ran joottahige |

(The warriors) will be enraged and engage in (that) great war.

ਛੁਟਿ ਛਤ੍ਰ ਛਟਾਛਟ ਛੂਟਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੧੪॥
chhutt chhatr chhattaachhatt chhoottahige |314|

The groups of elephants will roar in the war-arena and seeing them, the clouds will feel shy, all will fight in anger and the canopies of chariots etc. will drop from the hands of the warriors very quickly.314.

ਰਣਣੰਕ ਨਿਸਾਣ ਦਿਸਾਣ ਘੁਰੇ ॥
rananank nisaan disaan ghure |

In the wilderness, the cries will resound in (all) directions.

ਗੜਗਜ ਹਠੀ ਰਣ ਰੰਗਿ ਫਿਰੇ ॥
garragaj hatthee ran rang fire |

The thunderous warriors (warriors) will roam the battlefield.

ਕਰਿ ਕੋਪ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਣ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
kar kop kripaan prahaarahige |

They will wield swords in anger.

ਭਟ ਘਾਇ ਝਟਾਝਟ ਝਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੧੫॥
bhatt ghaae jhattaajhatt jhaarahige |315|

The war-trumpets sounded in all the directions and the warriors raising shouts turned towards the war-arena, now in their fury, they will strike blows with their swords and will quickly inflict wounds on the warriors.315.

ਕਰਿ ਕਾਢਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਣ ਕੰਪਾਵਹਿਗੇ ॥
kar kaadt kripaan kanpaavahige |

They will take out their swords and tremble in their hands.

ਕਲਿਕੀ ਕਲਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਢਾਵਹਿਗੇ ॥
kalikee kal krit badtaavahige |

Kalki Avatar will increase his success in Kali Yuga.

ਰਣਿ ਲੁਥ ਪਲੁਥ ਬਿਥਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
ran luth paluth bithaarahige |

In the battlefield, stones will be scattered on stones.

ਤਕਿ ਤੀਰ ਸੁ ਬੀਰਨ ਮਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੧੬॥
tak teer su beeran maarahige |316|

Taking out his sword in his hand and glistening it, Kalki will increase his approbation in the Iron Age, he will scatter the corpse upon corpse and aiming the warriors as targets, he will kill them.316.

ਘਣ ਘੁੰਘਰ ਘੋਰ ਘਮਕਹਿਗੇ ॥
ghan ghunghar ghor ghamakahige |

Many swallows will croak with a terrible tone.

ਰਣ ਮੋ ਰਣਧੀਰ ਪਲਕਹਿਗੇ ॥
ran mo ranadheer palakahige |

Warriors will shoot arrows in war.

ਗਹਿ ਤੇਗ ਝੜਾਝੜ ਝਾੜਹਿਗੇ ॥
geh teg jharraajharr jhaarrahige |

They will take up swords and attack (the enemies) immediately.

ਤਕਿ ਤੀਰ ਤੜਾਤੜ ਤਾੜਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੧੭॥
tak teer tarraatarr taarrahige |317|

The thick clouds will rush forth in the war-arena and in the winking of the eye, the arrows will be discharged, he will hold his swords and strike it with a jerk and the crackling noise of the arrows will be heard.317.