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THE KILLING OF RĀVANA
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the vidyā “Wake-up.' "Oh! Where is Kumbhakarņa ?” Making a loud tumult, like the birds at dawn, the Vānarasoldiers got up. Eminent Kapis, commanded by Sugrīva, highly-praised fighters, their bows drawn to their ears, attacked Kumbhakarņa. Sugrīva destroyed Kumbhakarņa's charioteer, chariot, and chariot-horses with a club, like a physician destroying diseases. Then Kumbhakarņa, who had descended to the ground, with a hammer raised in his hand, like a mountain with one peak, ran to Sugriva. Many Kapis fell from the very strong wind caused by him as he ran to fight, like trees from the touch of elephants. Unhindered by the Kapis like the current of a river by mounds, he struck Sugriva's chariot with a hammer and reduced it to dust. Leaping in the air Sugrīva discharged a very large stone at Kumbhakarņa, like Vajrin hurling a thunderbolt at a mountain. Kumbhakarņa broke the rock to pieces with a hammer, showing a supernatural rain of dust to the Kapis, as it were. Välin's younger brother discharged the powerful missile 'Stroke-of-lightning,' which made the noise, tadat, taditi, at Rāvana's younger brother. Kumbhakarņa fell to the ground, struck by 'Stroke-oflightning,' with an appearance terrifying to the world, like a mountain at the end of the world.
Angered because his brother was dazed, Daśānana himself, like Death in person, advanced, terrifying with a frown on his brow. Indrajit bowed before him and said: "Neither Vama, nor Varuņa, nor Kubera, nor Hari is before you in battle. How much less are these mere Kapis! Therefore stay here, Your Majesty. I, angry, shall go and kill them like a handful of mosquitoes." Having restrained Daśagrīva so, Sakrajit, his head erect from pride, powerful, striking blows, went into the midst of the Kapi-army. The battle-field was relinquished by the Kapis to him, powerful, as he attacked, like a pool to a buffalo by frogs. He said to the trembling Kapis: "Ho! ho! Stay here, Vānaras. I, the son of Rāvana, do not kill non-combatants. Where is Māruti? Where
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