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THE RAMAYANA
 
That terrible Rakshasa of mighty arms,
extended to their full length his long arms
and opening wide his mouth, began to
devour them.
 
adeat Zangat agrarda craat I
अच्छिन्दतां सुसंहृष्टौ बाहू तस्यांसदेशतः ॥
 
Then these two Raghavas (Rama and
Lakshmana) experts in judging time and
place, cut off with great satisfaction with
their swords the two arms of the demon
from their shoulder-pits.
 
स पपात महावाहुच्छिन्नबाहुर्महास्वनः ॥
 
Then the mighty-armed demon, his arms
cut off, fell down with a loud cry.
 
उवाच परमप्रीतस्तदिन्द्रवचनं स्मरन् ॥
 
Being highly
remembering what
(before):
 
स्वागतं वां नरव्याघ्रौ दिटया पश्यामि चाप्यहम् ।
Agm àat Agat à ganai argaraat 11
 
delighted, he said,
Indra had told him
 
"Welcome to both of you, best of men.
By good fortune indeed, do I see
you.
By good fortune too, the joints of
my arms have been
 
sundered away
 
by you.