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

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CANTO XXXIV-
SURPiN.iKHA'S SPEECH.
Then forth the giant's fiiry brok©
As SArpanakhS, harshly spoke.
Girt by his lords the demon king
Looked on her, fiercely ques^Soning
' Who is this Raifla, whence, and where ?
His form, his raight, his deeds declare.
His wanderiag steps what purpose led
To Dandak forest, hard to tread ?
What arms are his that he could smite
In fray the rovers of the nighty
And Trisiras and DuSha^ lay
Low on the earth, and Khara«Iay ?
Tell all, my sister, and declare
Who maimed thee thus, of form most fain'
Thus by the giant king addressed,
While burnt her fury unrepressed,
The giantess declared at length
The hero's form and deeds and strength
' Long are his arms vaad large his eyes :
A black deer's skin his dress supplies.
King Dalaratha's son is he,
F^r as Kandarpa's self to see.
Adorned with many a golden band,
A bow, like Indra's, arms his hand,
.And shoots a flood of arrows fierce
As venomed snakes to burn and pierce.
I looked,' I lo.oked, but never saw