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YUDDHAKANDA
 
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Then within a short while; all the monkeys
saw the highly powerful Garuda, the son
of Vinata, flaming like fire.
 
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य नागास्ते विप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥
 
Seeing him
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 :
 
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अहं सखा ते काकुत्स्थ प्रियः प्राणो बहिश्चरः ।
गरुत्मानिह संप्राप्तो युवाभ्यां साह्यकारणात् ॥
 
O Kakutstha, I am your affectionate
friend, your life, only moving about outside.
1, possessed of wings, am come here in
order to help both of you.
 
प्रकृत्या राक्षसाः सर्वे संग्रामे छुटयोधिनः ।
तन्न विश्वसितव्यं वो राक्षसानां रणाजिरे ॥
 
By nature, all the Rakshasas are treacher-
ous warriors in the field of battle. Therefore
both of you should never trust the
Rakshasas in the battle-field."