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ghosts and ghouls with bows and arrows in their hands. Yogin∂s holding a sword in one
hand and a human skull in another, from which they quaffed draughts of fresh blood,
danced and sang many a song. They uttered horrible cries of ìSeize and kill !î, which
echoed all round. With their mouths wide open they rushed to devour the monkeys, who
then took to their heels. But whithersoever they turned in their flight they saw a blazing
fire. The monkeys and bears were thus in a quandary. Then Råvaƒa began raining on
them a shower of sand. Having thus flabbergasted the monkeys on all sides, the tenheaded
monster roared again. All the heroes, including Lakmaƒa and Sugr∂va (the king
of the monkeys), fainted. The bravest of them wrung their hands, crying ìAh, Råma !
Alas, Raghunåtha (Lord of the Raghus)!î Having thus crushed the might of all, he wrought
another delusion. He manifested a host of Hanumåns, who rushed forward with rocks in
their hands and encircled ›r∂ Råma in a dense cordon on every side. With uplifted tails
and gnashing their teeth they shouted, ìSeize and kill him; let him not escape!î Surrounded
by their tails on every side, the Lord of Kosala shone in their midst. (1ó8)
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janu i≈dradhanua aneka k∂ bara båri tu≈ga tamålah∂.
prabhu dekhi haraa biåda ura sura badata jaya jaya jaya kar∂,
raghub∂ra ekahiÚ t∂ra kopi nimea mahu° måyå har∂.1.
måyå bigata kapi bhålu harae bi¢apa giri gahi saba phire,
sara nikara chåRe råma råvana båhu sira puni mahi gire.
‹r∂råma råvana samara carita aneka kalpa jo gåvah∂°,
sata sea sårada nigama kabi teu tadapi påra na påvah∂°.2.
In their midst the King of Kosala with His dark-hued body shone forth as
resplendent as a lofty Tamåla tree encircled by a magnificent hedge of multitudinous
rainbows. The gods experienced in their heart a mixed feeling of joy and sorrow and
raised the cries of ìVictory ! Victory !! Victory !!!î The Hero of Raghuís line now flew into
a rage and with a single arrow instantly dispersed the delusion. The delusion having
vanished, the monkeys and bears rejoiced and all turned back with trees and rocks in
their hands. ›r∂ Råma shot forth a volley of arrows, which once more cut off Råvaƒaís
arms and heads to the ground. If hundreds of ›eas (serpent-gods), ›åradås (goddesses
of speech), the Vedas and bards were to recite the story of the battle between ›r∂ Råma
and Råvaƒa and that too for many cycles together, even they would never be able to do
justice to it. (1-2)