nAmano rath chhe, ghaNAnAn mRutyunun kAraN. agande nagaramAn jaIne rAvaNane krodh upajAvyo.
have tene bahurUpiNI vidyA siddha thaI tethI ApaNA taraph khUb shatrutA rAkhe chhe. tenAn
vachan sAmbhaLI lakShmaNe sArathine kahyun, mAro rath jaladI lAv. sArathie rath lAvyo. jem
samudra garje tem vAjintro vAgyAn. vAjintronA nAd sAmbhaLI yoddhAo vikaT jemanI cheShTA chhe
tevA lakShmaNanI samIpe AvyA. rAmanA sainyanA koI subhaT potAnI strIne kahetA hatA, he
priye! tun shok taj, pAchhI jA, hun lankeshvarane jItIne tArI samIpamAn AvIsh. A pramANe
garvathI prachanD yoddhA potapotAnI strIne dhairya ApI antapuramAnthI nIkaLyA, paraspar spardhA
karatA, jemaNe potAnAn vAhanone vegathI preryA chhe evA mahAyoddhA shastra dhAraN karI yuddha
mATe taiyAr thayA. bhUtasvan nAmanA vidyAdharono adhipati moTA hAthIonA rath par
chaDhIne nIkaLyo. A rIte bIjA paN vidyAdharonA adhipati harSha sahit rAmanA subhaT
banI, krUr AkRutivALA thaI, samudranI jem garjatA, gangAnI uttung laheronI jem UchhaLatA
rAvaNanA yoddhAo sAthe yuddhanA abhilAShI thayA. rAm-lakShmaN tambUmAnthI nIkaLyA. kevA chhe
banne bhAI? jemano yash pRithvI par vyApta chhe, krUr AkRutidhArI, sinhanA rath par chaDhI,
bakhtar paherI ugatA sUryasamAn shrI rAm shobhatA hatA. lakShmaN garuDanA rath par chaDhayA,
temane garuDanI dhajA chhe. kALI ghaTA jevo temano shyAm rang chhe, mugaT, kunDaL paherI, dhanuSh
chaDAvI, bakhtar paherI sAnjanA samaye anjanagiri shobhe tevA shobhatA hatA. moTA moTA
vidyAdharo nAnA prakAranAn vAhano, vimAnomAn besI yuddha karavA sainyamAnthI nIkaLyA. shrI
rAm nIkaLyA tyAre anek shubh shukan thayAn. rAmane chaDhelA joI rAvaN shIghra ja, dAvAnaL
samAn jeno AkAr chhe, yuddha mATe taiyAr thayo. banney kaTakanA yoddhAo par AkAshamAnthI
gandharvo ane apsarAo puShpavRuShTi karavA lAgyA. anjanagiri jevA hAthIo mahAvatothI
prerAyelA chAlyA, pyAdAnothI vInTaLAyelA chanchaL turang joDelA ratho chAlyA, ghoDA par
beThelA sAmanto gambhIr nAd karatA nIkaLyA, pyAdAn pRithvI par UchhaLatAn, hAthamAn khaDga
kheT, barachhI laIne yuddhabhUmimAn praveshyA. paraspar spardhA kare chhe, doDe chhe, yoddhAo vachche
anek AyudhothI yuddha thayun, paraspar keshagrahaN thayun. keTalAk bANathI vIndhAI gayA to paN
yuddha AgaL chAlyun. prahAr thAy chhe, garjanA thAy chhe, ghoDA vyAkuL thaI bhame chhe. keTalAk
Asan khAlI thaI gayA, savAr mAryA gayA, muShTiyuddha, gadAyuddha thayun. keTalAk bANathI,
khaDgathI selonthI maryA, ghAyal thayA. keTalAk manavAnchhit bhogothI indriyone ramADatA te
yuddhamAn indriyo temane chhoDI javA lAgI; jem kAm paDe tyAre kumitra ApaNane tajI de chhe.
keTalAnkanA AntaraDAnnA DhagalA thaI gayA te paN khed pAmatA nathI, shatru par jaIne paDe chhe
ane shatru sAthe pote prAN chhoDe chhe. je rAjakumAr devakumAr sarakhA sukumAr hatA, ratnonA
mahelonA shikhar par krIDA karatA mahAbhogI puruSho strIonAn stanone ramADatA te khaDga,
chakra, kanak ityAdi AyudhothI kapAIne raNabhUmi par paDayA. temanA virUp AkArane gIdh,
shiyALiyA khAy chhe. jem rangamahelamAn ranganI rAmA nakhathI chihna karatI