SECTION –CCLXXXIII
(Draupadi-harana Parva Continued)
"Markandeya said, 'And while those troops
(thus withdrawn) were reposing themselves in their quarters, many little
Rakshasas and Pisachas owning Ravana as their leader, penetrated amongst them.
And among these were Parvana, Patana, Jambha, Khara, Krodha-vasa, Hari,
Praruja, Aruja and Praghasa, and others. And as these wicked ones were
penetrating (the monkey host) in their invisible forms, Vibhishana, who had the
knowledge thereof, broke the spell of their invisibility. And once seen, O
king, by the powerful and long-leaping monkeys, they were all slain and
prostrated on the earth, deprived of life. And unable to endure this, Ravana
marched out at the head of his troops. And surrounded by his terrible army of
Rakshasas and Pisachas, Ravana who was conversant with the rules of warfare
like a second Usanas invested the monkey host, having disposed his troops in
that array which is named after Usanas himself. And beholding Ravana advancing
with his army disposed in that array, Rama, following the mode recommended by
Vrihaspati, disposed his troops in counter array for opposing that wanderer of
the night. And coming up quickly, Ravana began to fight with Rama. And
Lakshmana singled out Indrajit, and Sugriva singled out Virupakshya, and
Nikharvata fought with Tara, and Nala with Tunda, and Patusa with Panasa. And
each warrior, advancing up to him whom he regarded as his match, began to fight
with him on that field of battle, relying on the strength of his own arms, and
that encounter, so frightful to timid persons, soon became terrible and fierce
like that between the gods and the Asuras in the days of old. And Ravana
covered Rama with a shower of darts and lances and swords, and Rama also
afflicted Ravana with his whetted arrows of iron furnished with the sharpest
points, and in the same way Lakshmana smote the contending Indrajit with arrows
capable of penetrating into the most vital parts and Indrajit also smote
Sumitra's son with an arrowy shower. And Vibhishana showered upon Prahasta and
Prahasta showered upon Vibhishana, without any regard for each other a thick
downpour of winged arrows furnished with the sharpest points. And thus between
those mighty warriors there came about an encounter of celestial weapons of
great force, at which the three worlds with their mobile and immobile creatures
were sorely distressed."
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