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ਥਲ ਗਯੋ ਨਕੁੰਭਲਾ ਹੋਮ ਕਰਣ ॥੪੭੯॥

thal gayo naku(n)bhalaa 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 la(n)kes aan ||

ਇਮ ਕਹੈ ਬੈਣ ਤਜ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਕਾਨ ॥

eim kahai bain taj bhraat kaan ||

Coming near the younger brother Vibhishan said that,

ਆਇ ਹੈ ਸੱਤ੍ਰੁ ਇਹ ਘਾਤ ਹਾਥ ॥

aai hai sa'tr ieh ghaat haath ||

ਇੰਦ੍ਰਾਰ ਬੀਰ ਅਰਬਰ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਥ ॥੪੮੦॥

ei(n)dhraar 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 kaaT kar karat hom ||

ਥਰਹਰਤ ਭੂੰਮਿ ਅਰ ਚਕਤ ਬਯੋਮ ॥

tharaharat bhoo(n)m 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 ॥

teh gayo raam bhraataa nisa(n)g ||

ਕਰ ਧਰੇ ਧਨੁਖ ਕਟ ਕਸਿ ਨਿਖੰਗ ॥੪੮੧॥

kar dhare dhanukh kaT kas nikha(n)g ||481||

Hearing this, Lakshman went there fearlessly with bow in his hand and quiver tied to his back.481.

ਚਿੰਤੀ ਸੁ ਚਿਤ ਦੇਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਚੰਡ ॥

chi(n)tee su chit dhevee pracha(n)dd ||

ਅਰ ਹਣਯੋ ਬਾਣ ਕੀਨੋ ਦੁਖੰਡ ॥

ar hanayo baan keeno dhukha(n)dd ||

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 dhu(n)dhabh bajai ||

ਉਤ ਭਜੇ ਦਈਤ ਦਲਪਤਿ ਜੁਝਾਇ ॥੪੮੨॥

aut bhaje dhieet dhalapat jujhai ||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 i(n)dhrajeet badheh dhiaai samaapatam sat ||

End of the chapter entitled “The Killing of Inderjit’ in Ramavtar in BACHITTAR NATAK.

ਅਥ ਅਤਕਾਇ ਦਈਤ ਜੁੱਧ ਕਥਨੰ ॥

ath atakai dhieet ju'dh kathana(n) ||

Now begins the description of the war with the demon Atkaaye :

ਸੰਗੀਤ ਪਧਿਸਟਕਾ ਛੰਦ ॥

sa(n)geet padhisaTakaa chha(n)dh ||

SANGEET PADHISTAKA STANZA

ਕਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਕੋਪ ਕੈ ਦਈਤ ਰਾਜ ॥

kaagaRadha(n)g kop kai dhieet raaj ||

ਜਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਜੁੱਧ ਕੋ ਸਜਯੋ ਸਾਜ ॥

jaagaRadha(n)g ju'dh ko sajayo saaj ||

The demon-king in great fury, began the war,

ਬਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਬੀਰ ਬੁੱਲੇ ਅਨੰਤ ॥

baagaRadha(n)g beer bu'le ana(n)t ||

ਰਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਰੋਸ ਰੋਹੇ ਦੁਰੰਤ ॥੪੮੩॥

raagaRadha(n)g ros rohe dhura(n)t ||483||

Calling his innumerable warriors, full of resentment and very wrathful.483.

ਪਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਪਰਮ ਬਾਜੀ ਬੁਲੰਤ ॥

paagaRadha(n)g param baajee bula(n)t ||

ਚਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਚੱਤ੍ਰ ਨਟ ਜਯੋਂ ਕੁਦੰਤ ॥

chaagaRadha(n)g cha'tr naT jayo(n) kudha(n)t ||

Very swift-moving horses were brought who jumped hither and thither like and actor

ਕਾਗੜਦੰਗ ਕ੍ਰੂਰ ਕੱਢੇ ਹਥਿਆਰ ॥

kaagaRadha(n)g kraoor ka'dde hathiaar ||

ਆਗੜਦੰਗ ਆਨ ਬੱਜੇ ਜੁਝਾਰ ॥੪੮੪॥

aagaRadha(n)g aan ba'je jujhaar ||484||

Taking out their frightening weapons, the warriors began to fight with one another.484.