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Then on the second day, those who were born with great prowess, who were skilled in the art of war, and who had gathered all the necessary supplies for battle, those valiant warriors, ready for war, emerged. ||1|| Seeing the sky constantly filled with the monkey army, and hearing the sound of conch shells and drums mixed with the roar of elephants and horses, the valiant Ravana, who could lift Kailasa, also emerged with his brothers and others! Ravana was endowed with immense strength and intelligence, he was proud, respectful, radiant like the gods, possessed of courage and valor, surrounded by an ocean of soldiers, and his weapons seemed to set the world ablaze with their brilliance. ||2-4|| Then those who had donned their armor, who were filled with an intense desire for battle, who were mounted on various vehicles, who were armed with various kinds of powerful weapons, and who seemed like great storms due to their pre-determined anger, those valiant warriors engaged in mutual slaughter. ||5-6|| The sky was filled with weapons like discs, swords, ropes, axes, staffs, thunderbolts, maces, clubs, gold, and maces. ||7|| The group of horses joined with the horses, the group of elephants faced the group of elephants, and the valiant charioteers stood with the charioteers. ||8|| The lion riders joined with the lion riders, and the agile and equally valiant foot soldiers joined with the foot soldiers, ready for a great battle. ||9|| Then, at first, the demon warriors defeated the monkey army, but then, Neel and other monkeys restored its ability to shower weapons, meaning the monkey army retreated initially, but as soon as Neel and other monkeys came forward, they started showering weapons on the demons again. ||10|| After seeing the defeat of their army, the following kings of Lanka, who were as restless as the waves of the ocean, again prepared for battle. ||11|| Vidyudev, Maricha, Chandra, Arka, Shuka, 1. Vikramkrama m. 2. Ashvaanām samūhaḥ. 3. Gajaanām samūhaḥ. 4. Sodhyogam m. 5. Kapidhvajasainyam m. 6. Vidyudev m.