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Then within a short while, all the

monkeys saw the highly powerful Garuda,

the sun of Vinata, flaming like fire.
 
YUDDHAKANDA
 

 
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य नागास्ते विप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥
 

Seeing him (Garuda) arrived, all the

serpents (arrows) ran away.
 

 
तमुवाच महातेजा वैनतेयो महाबलः ॥
 

The highly powerful Garuda, son of

Vinata of great effulgence, then spoke to

Rama :
 

 
अहं सखा ते काकुत्स्थ प्रियः प्राणो बहिश्चरः ।

गरुत्मानिह संप्राप्तो युवाभ्यां साह्यकारणात् ॥
 

"O Kakutstha, I am your affectionate

friend, your life, only moving about out-

side. I, possessed of wings, am come here

in order to help both of you.
 

 
प्रकृत्या राक्षसाः सर्वे संग्रामे कूटयोधिनः ।

तन्न विश्वासितव्यं वो राक्षसानां रणाजिरे ॥
 

By nature, all the Rakshasas are

treacherous warriors in the field of battle.

Therefore both of you should never trust

the Rakshasas in the battle-field."