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THE RAMAYANA
Then followed a battle between the
mighty-armed Rama and the Rakshasa
Ravana which was fierce, highly wonder-
ful and capable of making the hair
stand on end.
स गान्धवेण गान्धर्व दैवं दैवेन राघवः ।
अस्त्र राक्षसराजस्य जघान परमास्त्रवित् ॥
Raghava, expert in all astras, repul-
sed the Gandharva astra of the Rakshasa
king with another Gandharva astra and
the Daiva astra with another Daiva
astra.
अस्त्रे प्रतिहते क्रुद्धो रावणो राक्षसाधिपः ।
अभ्यवर्षत्तदा रामं घोराभिः शरवृष्टिभिः ॥
When his astra was thus repulsed,
Ravana, the lord of the Rakshasas, became
angry and then rained down showers of
terrible arrows on Rama.
राममार्त तदा दृष्ट्वा सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः ।
व्यथिता वानरेन्द्राश्च बभूवुः सविभीषणाः ॥
Then looking at Rama who was dis-
tressed, the Siddhos, the great sages, and
the foremost monkeys along with
Vibhishana became troubled.
THE RAMAYANA
Then followed a battle between the
mighty-armed Rama and the Rakshasa
Ravana which was fierce, highly wonder-
ful and capable of making the hair
stand on end.
स गान्धवेण गान्धर्व दैवं दैवेन राघवः ।
अस्त्र राक्षसराजस्य जघान परमास्त्रवित् ॥
Raghava, expert in all astras, repul-
sed the Gandharva astra of the Rakshasa
king with another Gandharva astra and
the Daiva astra with another Daiva
astra.
अस्त्रे प्रतिहते क्रुद्धो रावणो राक्षसाधिपः ।
अभ्यवर्षत्तदा रामं घोराभिः शरवृष्टिभिः ॥
When his astra was thus repulsed,
Ravana, the lord of the Rakshasas, became
angry and then rained down showers of
terrible arrows on Rama.
राममार्त तदा दृष्ट्वा सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः ।
व्यथिता वानरेन्द्राश्च बभूवुः सविभीषणाः ॥
Then looking at Rama who was dis-
tressed, the Siddhos, the great sages, and
the foremost monkeys along with
Vibhishana became troubled.