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Cha≈.: ka¢aka¢ahiÚ ja≈buka bhµuta preta pisåca kharpara sa≈cah∂°,
betåla b∂ra kapåla tåla bajåi jogini na≈cah∂°.
raghub∂ra båna praca≈Œa kha≈ŒahiÚ bha¢anha ke ura bhuja sirå,
jaha° taha° parah∂° u¢hi larahiÚ dhara dharu dharu karahiÚ bhayakara girå.1.
a≈tåvar∂° gahi uRhata g∂dha pisåca kara gahi dhavah∂°,
sa≈gråma pura bås∂ manahu° bahu båla guR∂ uRåvah∂°.
måra pachåra ura bidåre bipula bha¢a kaha°rata pare,
avaloki nija dala bikala bha¢a tisirådi khara dµuana ph∂re.2.
sara sakti tomara parasu sµula kæpåna ekahi bårah∂°,
kari kopa ‹r∂raghub∂ra para aganita nisåcara Œårah∂°.
prabhu nimia mahu° ripu sara nivåri pacåri Œåre såyakå,
dasa dasa bisikha ura måjha måre sakala nisicara nåyakå.3.
mahi parata u¢hi bha¢a bhirata marata na karata måyå ati ghan∂,
sura Œarata caudaha sahasa preta biloki eka avadha dhan∂.
sura muni sabhaya prabhu dekhi måyånåtha ati kautuka karyo,
dekhahiÚ parasapara råma kari sa≈gråma ripudala lari maryo.4.
Jackals wrangled; ghosts, spirits and fiends filled the bowls of skulls with blood:
devils clashed the heads of slain warriors like cymbals and the Yogin∂s* danced. ›r∂
Råmaís fierce arrows tore to pieces the leadersí breast, arms and heads; their bodies
fell on every side but stood up again to fight with terrible cries of ìSeize, capture!î
Vultures flew away with the end of entrails in their claws, while goblins scampered with
the other end help in their hands; one might fancy numberless children of the town of
the battle-field were flying kites. A large number of champions, that had been smitten
* A class of female attendants on Lord ›iva or Goddess Durgå, who are generally believed to be sixtyfour
in number.