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THE RAMAYANA
 
And bathing it with oil, they set fire
to it.
 
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लाकूलं संप्रदीप्तं तद् द्रष्टुं तस्य हनूमतः ।
सहस्त्रीबालवृद्धाश्च जग्मुः प्रीता निशाचराः ॥
 
Seeing the tail of Hanuman in flames,
all the Rakshasas, young and old, along
with the women rejoiced.
 
वीक्षमानस्ततो लङ्कां कपिः कृतमनोरथः ।
वर्धमानसमुत्साहः कार्यशेषमचिन्तयत् ॥
 
Then, the monkey, looking at Lanka,
with his desire fulfilled and his enthu-
siasm heightened, reflected on what
remained to be done :
 
`वनं तावत् प्रमथितं प्रकृष्टा राक्षसा हताः ।
बलैकदेशः क्षपितः शेषं दुर्गविनाशनम् ॥
 
The
 
"The wood has been destroyed.
foremost Rakshasas have been slain.
A portion of the army has been extin-
guished. What remains is only the
destruction of the fortress.