Ramayana Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /370

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THEhen that highly powerful RAMAYANA
 
Then that highly poakshasa
yawerned, awoke, saluted the ful Raeet of his
brother and askshasa
yawned, awoke, saluted the feet of his
ed What is there to brother and asked What is there to be
e
done ' ?
 

 
उत्पत्य चैननं मुदितो रावणः परिषस्वजे ।

ईषत्तु परिवृत्ताभ्यां नेत्राभ्यां वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥
 

Advancing up to him, the delighted

Ravana embraced him.With his eyes
Ravana embraced him.
 
slightly averted, he said to him these

slightly averted, he said to him these
words :
 

 
सुषुप्तस्त्वं न जानीषे मम रामकृतं भयम् ॥
 

Having been sound asleep, you do not

know the terror that has been caused me

by Rama.
 
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एष दाशरथी रामः सुग्रीवसहितो बली ।

समुद्रं सबलस्तीर्त्वा मूलं नः परिकृन्तति ॥
 

This Rama, son of Dasaratha, strong

and accompanied by Sugriva, having

crossed over the ocean along with his

army, cuts at the very root of us.
 

 
ये रक्षसां मुख्यतमा हतास्ते वानररैर्युधि ।

त्रायस्वेमां पुरीं लङ्कां बालवृद्धावशेषिताम् ॥