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THE RAMAYANA
चतुर्दश सहमणि रक्षसां कर्मणाम् ।
हतान्येकेन रामेण खरश्च सहदूषणः ॥
Fourteen thousand Rakshasas of cruel
deeds, as well as Khara and Dushana, have
been killed by Rama single-handed.
ऋषीणामभयं दत्तं कृतक्षेमाश्च दण्डकाः ॥
The sages have been promised protection
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 Surpanakha :
"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 :
कन्दर्प
रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
भ्राता चास्य महातेजा लक्ष्मणो नाम वीर्यवान् ॥
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 सहमणि रक्षसां कर्मणाम् ।
हतान्येकेन रामेण खरश्च सहदूषणः ॥
Fourteen thousand Rakshasas of cruel
deeds, as well as Khara and Dushana, have
been killed by Rama single-handed.
ऋषीणामभयं दत्तं कृतक्षेमाश्च दण्डकाः ॥
The sages have been promised protection
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 Surpanakha :
"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 :
कन्दर्प
रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
भ्राता चास्य महातेजा लक्ष्मणो नाम वीर्यवान् ॥
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.