THE RÁMÁYAN OF VÁLMÍKI, VOL. III - Gujarat Knowledge Centre

Canto XXI. THE R^M^YAN. 97
That, strong in war as thou mayst be,
Thou canst not in the battle stand
When Rdma meets thee hand to hand.
Go forth, thoQ hero but in name.
Assuming might thou canst not claim
Call friend and kin, no longer stay :
Away from JanasthSn, away !
Shame of thy race ! the weak alone
Beneath thine arm may sink o'erthrown
Fly Rdma and his brother: they
-Are men too strong for thee to slay.
How canst thou hope, O weak and base.
To make this grove thy dwelling-place 1
With Rdma's might unmeet to vie,
O'ermastered thou wilt quickly die..
A hero strong in valorous deed
Is Rama, Dalaratha's seed ;
And scarce of weaker might than he
His brother chief who mangled me.'
Thus wept and wailed in deep distress
The grim misshapen giantess
Befo're her brother's feet she lay
O'erwhelmed with grief, and swooned away.