harivaMsha, Volume II, Appendix 1, pp.128-131, BORI 1971 itranslated by A. Purushothaman, purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com 18 A saMkarShaNajarAsaMdhayuddham sasainyaH sabalashchApi pR^iShThato.anvacharatkila | ityuktvA pArthivAnsarvAnkR^iShNaH kR^iShNAmbudopamaH || 18A -1 pUrvajena sahAyena sthitaH samaramUrdhani || 18A-2 shrutvaiva tu jarAsaMdhaH krodhavisphAritekShaNaH | pralaptashcha tathA rAjA viShNunA prabhaviShNunA || 18A-3 dhanvI bANI rathI khaDgI kuNDalI kavachI balI | shUrANAmagraNIH sAkShAdeka evAtulo nR^ipaH | keshavasya puraH sthitvA babhAShe keshisUdanam || 18A-4 kimetaistuchChavAkyairhi tiShThedAniM mamAgrataH | yadbalaM yachcha te vIryaM darshayasva yadichChasi || 18A-5 eSha tvAM prahariShyAmi tiShTha tAvadraNe kShaNam || 18A-6 ete ye nihatA gopa rAjAno balamohitAH | etairvarAkairgopAla kR^itaM rAjavidUShakaiH || 18A-7 eSha tvAM darshayiShyAmi yamarAjAnameva hi | ityuktvA sa jarAsaMdhaH kR^iShNamabhyadravadraNe || 18A-8 taM dR^iShTvA roShatAmrAkShaM kR^iShNo vAkyamuvAcha ha | ichChAtaH praharasveti yadi shaknoShi rAjaka || 18A-9 eSha te pramukhe rAjansthito.ahaM kiM vikatthase || 18A -10 naitAvatA raNe rAja~nshUrAH santi nR^ipottamAH | sharairvA yadi vA shastrairdarshayasva parAkramam || 18A-11 ityuktvA sa jagannAthaH sarveShAmagraNIrhariH | suparNadvajamAsthAya kR^iShNastu rathamuttamam | tamabhyayAjjarAsaMdhaM sharairvivyAdha chAShTibhiH || 18A-12 sArathiM chAsya vivyAdha pa~nchabhirnishitaiH sharaiH | jaghAna turagAMshchAjau yatamAnasya vIryavAn || 18A-13 baladevo dhanushchAsya chiCheda nataparvaNA || 18A-14 taM kR^ichChragatamAj~nAya chitraseno mahAbalaH | senAnIH kaushikashchaiva kR^iShNaM vivyAdha pa~nchabhiH || 18A-15 tribhirvivyAdha saMkruddhaH kAmapAlaM tu kaushikaH | baladevo dhanushchAsya bhallenAjau dvidhAkarot || 18A-16 javenAbhyarditashchApi tAnarI~nsharavR^iShTibhiH | janArdano.api bhagavAnAjaghAna sa mAgadham || 18A-17 jarAsaMdho.api vegena dhanuranyanmahArathaH | sajyaM kR^itvA mahAvIraH keshavaM nishitaiH sharaiH | AjaghAna sharIraM vai nIlotpaladalaprabham || 18A-18 bhagavAnapi govindaH shareNa nataparvaNA | lalATe chAsya chikShepa jarAsaMdhasya chAbhibhUH || 18A-19 punarvivyAdha nishitairbAnaiH shailopamaistathA | kShurapreNAhanachchAsya dhvajaM kanakabhUShaNam || 18A-20 taM chitrasena saMrabdho vivyAdha nishitaiH sharaiH | kaushikaH pa~nchaviMshatyA jarAsaMdhastu saptabhiH || 18A-21 tribhistribhishcha nArAchaistAnbibheda janArdanaH | pa~nchabhiH pa~nchabhishchaiva baladevastu tAnarIn || 18A-22 kR^iShNo rathAshvAMshchichCheda chitrasenasya vIryavAn | baladevo dhanushchAsya bhallenAjau dvidhAkarot || 18A-23 saMChinnadhanvA viratho gadAmAdAya vIryavAn | abhyadravatsusaMkruddho jighAMsurmusalAyudham || 18A-24 sisR^ikShatastu nArAchAMshchitrasenavadhaiShiNaH | dhanushchichCheda rAmasya jarAsaMdho mahAbalaH || 18A-25 gadayA cha jaghAnAshu chitraseno halAyudham | jarAsaMdhastu balavAnkeshavaM pa~nchabhiH sharaiH || 18A-26 punarnavatyA vivyAdha punashchaiva hi saptabhiH | ashItyA cha jarAsaMdhaH kR^iShNaM nIlotpalachChavim | dhanushchichCheda bhagavA~njarAputrasya dhImataH || 18A-27 utsR^ijya sasharaM chApaM gadAmAdAya vIryavAn | jaghAna cha tadA viShNuM bAhudesho balI tadA || 18A-28 gadayA chaiva govindo jaghAnAsya cha vakShasi | jAnubhyAM nipapAtorvyAM punarutthAya mAgadhaH | gadAyAtha hariM vegAjjaghAnAhatya vakShasi || 18A-29 harishcha gadayA rAja~njarAsaMdhamamarShaNam || 18A-30 na mamarSha jarAsaMdho gadAyAtaM janArdanam | jaghAna stanayormadhye baladevasya pashyataH || 18A-31 tataH pIDita sarvA~Ngo yayau kR^iShNo mahItalam | siMhanAdaM tatashchakre mAgadho rAjasattamaH | hataH kR^iShNo hataH kR^iShNa iti vAchaM samAdade || 18A-32 taM dR^iShTvA patitaM kR^iShNaM krodhAddviguNavikramaH | AdAya musalaM rAmo jarAsaMdhamabhidravat || 18A-33 jaghAna stanayormadhye bAhubhyAM yadunandanaH | punashcha gadayA rAmo lalATe taM jaghAna ha | jAnubhyAmapatadbhUmau gatasaMj~no jarAsutaH || 18A-34 utthAya sahasA bhUmerjarAsaMdhaH pratApavAn | balabhadraM jaghAnAshu sasvanaM mAgadhastadA || 18A-35 tato haladharo vIro gadayA sarvapuShTayA | chichCheda tAM gadAM vIraH kR^iShNasya puratastadA || 18A-36 jarAsaMdhastu balavAnutsR^ijya mahatIM gadAM | punaranyAM mahAchaNDAM sarvAyudhasamanvitAM || 18A-37 AdAya nishitAM ghorAM tAM jaghAna halAyudham | punashcha gadayA taM tu lalATe.abhyahanatbalI || 18A-38 muShTinA cha samAhatya gadayA cha tadA bhR^ishaM | talena cha jaghAnAshu vAsudevasya pashyata || 18A-39 tatomUrChAM samApede balabhadraH pratApavAn | siMhanAdaM tatashchakre rAjA sa magadheshvaraH || 18A-40 etasminnantare viShNuH saMj~nAM prApya jarAsutaM | gadayA pothayAmAsa dAnavAraktasiktayA | jarAputrastadA tasmai prAhiNochChaktimuttamAm || 18A-41 tAmApatantIM saMprekShya gR^ihItvA viShNuravyayaH | tasminneva dadau vIraH sAkShAdviShNurbaleriva || 18A-42 sa tayA tADito rAjA papAta cha sumoha cha || 18A-43 prAptasaMj~nastadA rAjA parigheNa samAhanat || 18A-44 tayostu yuddhamabhavatparasparavadhaiShiNoH | devAsurasamaM yuddhamAsItprathamasaMgame | namucheshchaiva shakrasya rAmarAvaNayoriva || 18A-45 ubhau tau lokavikhyAtau bale chAstre cha vishrutau | ubhAveva raNe vIrau yuddhe cha parivishrutau || 18A-46 etasminnantare viShNuH shAr~NgamAdAya vIryavAn | shareNAshanikalpena vivyAdha maghdeshvaram || 18A-47 arditaH sa tu rAjendro gadayApothayaddharim | sa hitvA tu tadA shAr~NgaM gadayA taM jaghAna ha || 18A-48 balabhadro.api dharmAtmA prahartuM taM vinishchitaH | tadantare prAha vIro darado nAma pArthivaH | na yuktaM rAma rAmeti parAsaktaM prati prabho || 18A-49 taM dR^iShTvA roShatAmrAkSho halI musalamAdade | rAmaM haladharaM rAjA pratIyAdyuddhadurmadam || 18A-50 tayostatadyuddhamabhavadrajayUthapayoriva || 18A-51 February 8, 2009