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Rāvaṇa was becoming increasingly anxious. His fear overpowered the grief of losing his sons and brothers. He sat lost in …

Rāvaṇa’s eyes narrowed. He now faced a great peril. He ordered his ministers to check every defensive post around the …

The demon hissed with anger. The thought of surrender did not cross his mind for a moment. Victory or death …

Indrajit then approached him and said, “O lord of the Rākṣasas, why are you held in the grip of sorrow? …

Indrajit consoled his father by vowing that he would kill Rāma and Lakṣman. Rāvaṇa felt heartened. He gave his assent …

The prince donned his impenetrable armor and mounted his great chariot drawn by tigers. Blowing his massive conch he proceeded …

Those demon warriors, equipped with every kind of weapon, marched to the sound of kettledrums and conches, making the earth …

Rāvaṇa stood upon a high rampart watching his son. He felt confident. No one in all the worlds could stand …

Rāvaṇa shouted a blessing to Indrajit as he reached the northern gate. The demon prince turned to his father with …

As the Rākṣasas reached the battlefield, Indrajit halted them and had them surround him. He dismounted from his chariot and …

As the fire burst into flames, the fire-god appeared in person. Shining like refined gold he personally accepted the offerings. …

Having finished his incantations Indrajit blazed like a smokeless fire. By his own mystic power he became invisible, along with …

Remaining invisible, Indrajit assailed the monkey army with razor-headed arrows, lances and maces. The monkeys realized the demon was fighting …

Even though they were being exterminated by Indrajit, the monkeys, who had dedicated their lives to Rāma’s cause, stood their …

Indrajit moved off invisibly and searched for the chief monkey warriors. One after another he pierced Nīla, Jambavan, Sugrīva, Aṅgada, …

With their bodies ripped apart, the monkeys fell shrieking like mountains thrown down by Indra’s thunderbolt. They could not see …

Indrajit then sought out Rāma and Lakṣman, covering Them with torrents of arrows. Not minding the arrows any more than …

Rāma knew that no being in the universe could resist the brahmāstra, except by invoking the same weapon to counter …

The demon again and again recited the incantations sacred to Brahmā and sent fierce arrows at Rāma and Lakṣman. The …