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drew his Candrahása sword to finish the messenger on the spot, when Vibhīşana checked him saying it was unbecoming (8). The messenger escaped with his life. Rāvana and others became equipped and marched. Here on the report of the messenger the Yaksa also made preparation and flew to Mount Guñja. The Demon forces arrived and the opposite armies closed in battle (9). Description of the battle: Vaiśravana challenged Rāvana (10). Their battle described. Ultimately Rāvana struck Vaiśravana who, as he swooned, was removed by his lieutenants. The Demons declared victory but Kumbhakarna wanted to pursue the enemy (11). Vibhişaņa disuaded him. Vaiśravan's aerial car Puspavimāna was captured. Recalcitrant elements were punished. Rāvana established himself as the overlord of hundreds of states (12).
XI Sandhi. Acquisition of a wonder elephant:
defeat of Yama. From the Puşpavimāna Rāvana saw the white Jina shrines, which, Sumálin told him, were erected by Harişeņa (1). Sumálin related the episode of Harişena-how for eight successive days Harişeņa performed great exploits till in the end he came to possess the whole earth with its precious .treasures (2). When Rāvaņa halted on Mount Sammeta, a terrific noise was heard. They were roars of a marvellous elephant, which is described (3-4). Rāvana undertook to tame that gigantic elephant, as to him the task was a child's play (5). With wonderful skill, strength and knowledge of the elephant lore, the elephant was tamed. One and all of Rāvana's kinsmen danced for joy (6-7).
He was full with the talk of the elephant, which was named Tribhuvanālankāra, when a wounded warrior arriving there gave him the news of the crushing defeat of Kiskindha's sons in a battle with Yama. Immediately Rāvana marched to Yama's city (8). There he saw numerous inhuman instruments of torture and their wretched victims. Rāvana released the convicts, threw Yama's guards in their place and destroyed the instruments of torture. The news reached Yama (9), who, veritably the death incarnate, came forth with his terror-striking and most destructive weapons (10). Fight between Yama and Rāvana. Yama was worsted in the battle. He ran to Indra and declared his decision to resign his post (11-12). Thereupon Indra wanted to march on Rävana, but his minister advised him first to dispatch a messenger to him and give Surasangita city to Yama. Rāvana gave Yamapuri to Ikşurava and Kiskindhapuri to Sūryarava and started towards Lankā (13). Rāvana reached Lankā where his installation ceremony was performed (14).
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XII Sandhi. Abduction of Candran akhi by Khara and
Dūşana: Rāvan a's reversal at väli's hand; Vāli renounces the world.
On enquiry from Rāvana as to which of the kings were hostile to him, someone told him of the mighty Vāli, the son of Suryarava, who excelled in strength and speed all the persons in the
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