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Seeinc fourteen thousands of R&kshasas of dread deeds, together with Dushana, and Khara, and Trigira, st in battle by Rama single-handed, that one resembling clos Surpanak4, again fell to send up mighty sounds. A witnessing Rima’s deeds, incapable of being performed others, she, extremely agitated, went to Lank&, ruled Ravana. And she saw the effulgent Ravana in front of palace, surrounded by his counsellors, like Vasava surrow ed by the Maruts; seated on a supreme golden seat res bling the sun, and like unto a flaming fire on a golden¢ kept alive by sacrificial offerings; unconquerable by hi souled saints, celestials, Gandharbas and all creatur terrible like the Destroyer with his mouth wide open; persons containing scars* of wounds inflicted by the thunc bolt and the lightnings, in the war between the gods: Asuras ; his breast bearing marks of attacks made by A vata with the ends of his tusks ;—having twenty har and ten heads,—wearing elegant attire; broad breast heroic; marked with royal signs; (in hue) resembling « lapises ; embellished in ornaments of burnished gold ; hav goodly hands, white teeth, and a huge face resemblin hill ;—even him who in the war of the gods had been assai an hundred ways with the descent of Vishnu’s discus ; wh body had been cut with all the weapons of the celestiz (him) who furiously disturbs the deep incapable of be disturbed ; uproots mountain summits, and trampleso gods,—the destroyer of righteousness, and the violater others wives ;—the employer of all celestial arms, and! disturber of sacrifices ;—who going to the city of Bhagab * This reminds one of Milton : of Belzebub, he says,— “ His person Deep scars of thunder had intrenched—Par. Lost.—Book !

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-nd_ vanquishing V4saki, had carried off Takshaka’s beloved wife; who, going to Kailaca, and defeating him having for ais vehicle a human being, had carried off the car Pushpaka {moursing at every where at will ; who endeued with prowess tdhad devastated the divine Chaitraratha grove, the tank x (situated there) and the Nandana wood,—as well as the @ gardens of the gods ; and, who, himself resembling a mountain x summit, had by means of his upraised arms, obstructed .i the rising of these repressor of foes the exalted Sun and 2 Moon; who, possessed of calmness, having formerly for ten ¢ thousand years carried on asceticism in the mighty forest, z Offered his own heads unto the self create one; who in ce: conflict fears, not death from either gods or Danavas or + Gandharbas, or Pigdchas or birds or serpents, from none save x human beings ; who, possessed of prodigious strength, forcibly y takes away the clarified butter sanctified with mantras from : the sacrificial ground; the destroyer of sacrifices about to be completed ; of villanous nature; the slaughterer of Brahmanas ; of cruel deeds ; harsh and kindless, and ever bent on doing evil unto all creatures ; and railing furiously at all creatures ; the inspirer of fear in all beings. And the Rakshasi beheld her exceedingly powerful and cruel brother, wearing gorgeous apparel and ornaments, and decked in a glorious garland,—seated, like the Destroyer at the time (of dissolution) ready (to destroy); the exalted chief of Rakshasas ; the delight of the race of Paulastya. Stupified with fear, the Rakshasi, approaching that destroyer of foes ; R4vana, surrounded by his counsellors, said these words. And transported with fear and desire, Surpanakh§, given to fearlessly ranging every where, who had been deformed by that high-souled one, showing (her mutilation), addressed these harsh words unto Ravana of flaming and expansive eyes.