Alkw CMd ]

alakaa chha(n)dh ||

ALKA STANZA

ctpt sYxM Ktpt Bwjy ]

chatapat saina(n) khatapat bhaaje ||

Jtpt ju~JÎo lK rx rwjy ]

jhatapat ju'jhayo lakh ran raaje ||

The forces ran quickly and began to fight, the warriors ran speedily and

stpt Bwjy Atpt sUrM ]

satapat bhaaje atapat soora(n) ||

Jtpt ibsrI Gt pt hUrM ]624]

jhatapat bisaree ghat pat hoora(n) ||624||

They forgot their thoughts about the heavenly damsels.624.

ctpt pYTy Ktpt lMkM ]

chatapat paithe khatapat la(n)ka(n) ||

rx qj sUrM sr Dr bMkM ]

ran taj soora(n) sar dhar ba(n)ka(n) ||

The warriors abandoning the field and the arrows entered Lanka

Jlhl bwrM nrbr nYxM ]

jhalahal baara(n) narabar naina(n) ||

Dik Dik aucry Bik Bik bYxM ]625]

dhak dhak uchare bhak bhak baina(n) ||625||

Seeing Ram with their own eyes they raised utterances of lamentation.625.

nr br rwmM br nr mwro ]

nar bar raama(n) bar nar maaro ||

JtJt bwhM kit kit fwro ]

jhatajhat baaha(n) kat kat ddaaro ||

The superb Ram killed all of them and chopped their arms

qb sb Bwjy rK rK pRwxM ]

tab sab bhaaje rakh rakh praana(n) ||

Ktpt mwry Jtpt bwxM ]626]

khatapat maare jhatapat baana(n) ||626||

Then all (others) saving themselves, fled away and Ram showered arrows on those running fighters.626.

ctpt rwnI stpt DweI ]

chatapat raanee satapat dhaiee ||

rtpt rovq Atpt AweI ]

ratapat rovat atapat aaiee ||

All the queen ran weeping instantly and came to fall at the feet of Ram

ctpt lwgI Atpt pwXM ]

chatapat laagee atapat paaya(n) ||

nr br inrKy rGubr rwXM ]627]

nar bar nirakhe raghubar raaya(n) ||627||

Ram saw all the spectacle.627.

ctpt lotYN At pt DrxI ]

chatapat lotai(n) at pat dharanee ||

kis kis rovYN brnr brxI ]

kas kas rovai(n) baranar baranee ||

The queens rolled on the earth and began to weep and lament in various ways

pt pt fwrYN Atpt kysM ]

pat pat ddaarai(n) atapat kesa(n) ||

bthir kUkYN nt vr BysM ]628]

batahar kookai(n) nat var bhesa(n) ||628||

They pulled their hair and garments and cried and shrieked in various ways.628.

ctpt cIrM Atpt pwrYN ]

chatapat cheera(n) atapat paarai(n) ||

Dr kr DUrM sr br fwrYN ]

dhar kar dhoora(n) sar bar ddaarai(n) ||

They began to tear their raiments and put the dust on their heads

stpt lotYN Ktpt BUmM ]

satapat lotai(n) khatapat bhooma(n) ||

Jtpt JUrYN Grhr GUmM ]629]

jhatapat jhoorai(n) gharahar ghooma(n) ||629||

They in great sorrow cried, threw themselves down and rolled.629.