Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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cries of ìMaim and kill?î Now he would rain down showers of faeces, pus, blood, hair
and bones; and now he would hurl a volley of stones. By discharging dust all round
he made it so dark that if you held out your own hand you would not see it. The
monkeys lost their nerve when they saw these supernatural phenomena. ìAt this rate
we are all doomedî they thought. ›r∂ Råma smiled when he saw this fun; at the same
time He understood that the monkeys were all alarmed. With a single arrow He broke
the illusive web, even as the sun removes the thick veil of darkness. He cast a
gracious look on the monkeys and bears, and lo! they grew too strong to be restrained
from fighting. (1ó4)
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Do.: åyasu mågi råma pahiÚ a≈gadådi kapi såtha,
lachimana cale kruddha hoi båna saråsana håtha.52.
Asking leave of ›r∂ Råma and accompanied by A∆gada and other monkey chiefs,
Lakmaƒa marched forth in fury, bow and arrow in hand. (52)
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Cau.: chataja nayana ura båhu bisålå, himagiri nibha tanu kachu eka lålå.
ihå° dasånana subha¢a pa¢håe, nånå astra sastra gahi dhåe.1.
bhµudhara nakha bi¢apåyudha dhår∂, dhåe kapi jaya råma pukår∂.
bhire sakala jorihi sana jor∂, ita uta jaya icchå nahiÚ thor∂.2.
mu¢hikanha låtanha dåtanha kå¢ahiÚ, kapi jayas∂la måri puni Œå¢ahiÚ.
måru måru dharu dharu dharu mårµu, s∂sa tori gahi bhujå upårµu.3.
asi rava pµuri rah∂ nava kha≈Œå, dhåvahiÚ jaha° taha° ru≈Œa praca≈Œå.
dekhahiÚ kautuka nabha sura bæ≈då, kabahu° ka bisamaya kabahu° ana≈då.4.
With bloodshot eyes, a broad chest and long arms, his white form shone like the
snow-clad Himålaya with a slight admixture of red. At the other end the ten-headed
monster sent out champions, who rushed forth equipped with missiles and other
weapons of every description. With mountains, claws and trees for weapons, the
monkeys hastened to meet the demons, shouting ìVictory to Råma.î They all closed in
the fray, match with match, both the sides equally agog to win. The monkeys, who had
now the upper hand, battered the demons with their fists and feet and bit them with their
teeth. They struck them down and browbeat them. ìKill, kill, seize, seize, seize, slay,
break his head, seize his arm and tear it up!îósuch were the cries that filled the air
through all the nine divisions of the globe. Headless bodies sprinted furiously hither and