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Mgain ‘weep? Bearing regard and attached unto me, mod ever engaged in my welfare, they, assailed by others, are incapable of being slain ; nor do they not obey my orders. ‘What can it be? I would hear of the occasion owing to which again, crying ‘Ah lord,’ thou roilest on the earth like ‘a serpent. Why dost thou beweep like one forlorn, while q thy lord, am living? Arise! Arise! Do not fear, cast off "thy stupor.” Thus addressed, and consoled by Khara, that ‘irrepressible one, wiping her eyes, spoke unto Khara, he Having had my nose and earg cut off, I had come hither, leovered with blood ; and thou hadst consoled me. And thou lalso hadst despatched fourteeu heroic Raksbasas, for my ‘hehoof, for slaying the terrific Raghava along with Lakshmana. But all those, bearing ill will (towards Rama), "bearing darts and pathsas in their hands, have been slain lin conflict by means of weapons penetrating into the 'vitals. Seeing those possessed of great speed, in a moment Naid low on the ground,—as well as (witnessing) Rama’s 'mighty deed, great fear hath taken possession of me. O ranger of the night, I am afraid, and agitated, and cast down. "1 have (at length) found in thee a refuge, seeing fear on all gides. Wilt thow nat rescue me who am sinking in this “ocean of grief, having sorrow for its alligators and -affright for billows? And thése Rfkshasas, living on flesh ~who had arrived at that place, have been slain by Raima with bharpened shafts. If thou hast any kindwess for me as well as those sons of Rakshasas and, « ranger of night, if:thou hast strength and energy to cope swith Rama, do thou kill this thorn of the Rakshasas, who hath set up his dwelling in the forest of Dandaka. af thou do not to-day slay that destroyer of foes,* Rama, -J shall banishing shame, give up my life in thy very presence. . Meseems, thou backed by thy forcest art incapable of staying ‘* Another reating is that exemy of mine.—T. tt Semettents—(Rama) equipped with the bow.—T. 79°

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in battle before Rama in high encounter. Thou plu thyself on being a hero; but art really none such. P; hath been falsely attributed unto thee. Go off from J thana without delay, along with thy friends. O stainer thy line, do thou in battle slay those fool-hardy ones. if thou fail in slaying those human beings, Rama and mana, then how canst thou void of strength and of sle prowess, stay here? Overcome by the energy of thou shalt speedily meet with destruction. Dacgaratha’s Rama, is endued with energy. His brother is po: of high vigour by whom I have come to be deformed.” ing thus bewailed long, that Rakshasi, possessed of a spac abdomen, through sorrow, became bereft of her senses her brother, and excercised with great grief cried, s her abdomen with her hands.