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quickly, master. Do not delay. This is a Vidyadharalord, Amarasundara, who is invincible, accompanied besides by Kanaka, Budha, and others."
CHAPTER TWO
Astonished at this speech, Daśasya said to the fair maidens, "Watch the fight between them and me like that between snakes and Garuda." As he was saying this, the Vidyadhara-soldiers came, obscuring him with weapons, like clouds a great mountain. Rāvana, having cruel strength, broke missiles with missiles and, not wishing to kill them, bewildered them at once with the missile Prasvapana.98 Daśanana bound them like cattle with magic nooses and released them, asked by his wives for their fathers as a boon. Then they went to their own cities, and Rāvana went with his wives to Svayamprabhapura. A great reception was given by the delighted people.
Marriages of Kumbhakarna and Bibhiṣaṇa (101-104)
Then Kumbhakarna married the daughter of King Mahodara, lord of Kumbhapura, borne by Queen Surupanayana, just grown, named Tadinmålă, resembling a flash of lightning in color, with curving breasts like full jars. Bibhiṣaṇa married the daughter of Vira, lord of Jyotispura in the south row of Vaitadhya, borne by Queen Nandavati, named Pankajaśri, whose eyes were thieves of the beauty of lotuses.
Ravana's sons (105-106)
Then Queen Mandodari bore a son, Indrajit, having wonderful strength, equal to Indra in splendor. After some time she bore a second son, Meghavåhana, delighting the eyes like a cloud.
After they had heard of the hostility between their fathers, Kumbhakarna and Bibhiṣaṇa were always attacking Lankǎ ruled over by Vaisravaṇa. Then Vaiśravaņa sent word to Sumalin by a messenger, "Control your own sons,
98 98. I.e., sending to sleep.
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