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352.
 
THE RAMAYANA
 
Then that highly powerful Rakshasa
yawned, awoke, saluted the feet of his
brother and asked 'What is there to be
done'?
 
उत्पत्य चैनं मुदितो रावणः परिषस्वजे ।
ईषत्तु परिवृत्ताभ्यां नेत्राभ्यां वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥
Advancing up to him, the delighted
Ravana embraced him. With his eyes
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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and
 
एष दाशरथी रामः सुग्रीवसहितो बली ।
समुद्रं सबलस्तीर्त्वा मूलं नः परिकृन्तति ॥
This Rama, son of Dasaratha, strong
accompanied by Sugriva, having
crossed over the ocean along with his
army, cuts at the very root of us.
ये रक्षसां मुख्यतमा हतास्ते वानरैर्युधि ।
त्रायस्वेमां पुरीं लङ्कां बालवृद्धावशेषिता..