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The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse

Canto XLIII. The Single Combats.

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Valmiki and Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
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Then car-borne Jambumáli smote
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Hanumán on the chest and throat;
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But at the car the Vánar rushed,
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And chariot, steeds, and rider crushed.
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Sugríva whirled a huge tree round,
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And struck fierce Praghas to the ground.
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One arrow shot from Lakshmaṇ's bow
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Laid mighty Vírúpáksha low.
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His giant foes round Ráma pressed
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And shot their shafts at head and breast;
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But, when the iron shower was spent,
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Four arrows from his bow he sent,
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And every missile, deftly sped;
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Cleft from the trunk a giant head.951

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The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse, Project Gutenberg eBook #24869

Canto XLII. The Sally. Canto XLIV. The Night.