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THE RAMAYANA
चतुर्दश सहस्त्राणि रक्षसां क्रूरकर्मणाम् ।
हतान्येकेन रामेण खरश्च सहदूषणः ॥
Fourteen thousand Rakshasas of cruel
deeds, as well as Khara and Dushana,
have been killed by Kama single-
handed.
ऋषीणामभयं दत्तं कृतक्षेमाश्च दण्डकाः ॥
The sages have been promised protec-
tion and the forests of Dandakas have
been made safe (for them) to dwell in."
ततः शूर्पणखां क्रुद्धां परिपप्रच्छ रावणः ।
कश्च रामः कथंवीर्यो निहता येन राक्षसाः ॥
Then Ravana asked the angry Surpa-
nakha :
"Who and what sort of hero is that
Rama by whom the Rakshasas have
been slain?"
ततो रामं यथातत्त्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे ॥
Then she began to describe Rama
accurately :
कन्दर्पसमरूपश्च रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
भ्राता चास्य महातेजा लक्ष्मणो नाम वीर्यवान् ॥
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Rama, the son of Dasaratha, is in
form equal to the Love-God.
His brother by name Lakshmana is
possessed of great effulgence and heroism.
THE RAMAYANA
चतुर्दश सहस्त्राणि रक्षसां क्रूरकर्मणाम् ।
हतान्येकेन रामेण खरश्च सहदूषणः ॥
Fourteen thousand Rakshasas of cruel
deeds, as well as Khara and Dushana,
have been killed by Kama single-
handed.
ऋषीणामभयं दत्तं कृतक्षेमाश्च दण्डकाः ॥
The sages have been promised protec-
tion and the forests of Dandakas have
been made safe (for them) to dwell in."
ततः शूर्पणखां क्रुद्धां परिपप्रच्छ रावणः ।
कश्च रामः कथंवीर्यो निहता येन राक्षसाः ॥
Then Ravana asked the angry Surpa-
nakha :
"Who and what sort of hero is that
Rama by whom the Rakshasas have
been slain?"
ततो रामं यथातत्त्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे ॥
Then she began to describe Rama
accurately :
कन्दर्पसमरूपश्च रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
भ्राता चास्य महातेजा लक्ष्मणो नाम वीर्यवान् ॥
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Rama, the son of Dasaratha, is in
form equal to the Love-God.
His brother by name Lakshmana is
possessed of great effulgence and heroism.