{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/rama/ry450.htm","path":"hin/rama/ry450.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/rama/ry450.htm","text":"King R\u00e1van, where he sat within,\n Heard from his hall the deafening din,\n And with a spirit ill at ease\n Addressed his lords in words like these:\n \u00a0\u00a0 'That warlike shout, those joyous cries,\n Loud as the thunder of the skies,\n Upsent from every V\u00e1nar throat,\n Some new-born confidence denote.\n Hark, how the sea and trembling shore\n Re-echo with the V\u00e1nars' roar.\n Though arrowy chains, securely twined\n Both R\u00e1ma and his brother bind,\n Still must the fierce triumphant shout\n Disturb my soul with rising doubt.\n Swift envoys to the army send,\n And learn what change these cries portend,'\n \u00a0\u00a0 Obedient, at their master's call.\n Fleet giants clomb the circling wall.\n They saw the V\u00e1nars formed and led:\n They saw Sugr\u00edva at their head,\n The brothers from their bonds released:\n And hope grew faint and fear increased.\n Their faces pale with doubt and dread,\n Back to the giant king they sped,\n And to his startled ear revealed\n The tidings of the battle field.\n \u00a0\u00a0 The flush of rage a while gave place\n To chilling fear that changed his face:\n \u00a0\u00a0 'What? cried the tyrant, 'are my foes\n Freed from the binding snakes that close\n With venomed clasp round head and limb,\n Bright as the sun and fierce like him:\n The spell a God bestowed of yore,\n The spell that never failed before?\n If arts like these be useless, how\n Shall giant strength avail us now\n Go forth, Dh\u00famr\u00e1ksha, good at need,\n The bravest of my warriors lead:\n Force through the foe thy conquering way,\n And R\u00e1ma and the V\u00e1nars slay'\n \u00a0\u00a0 Before his king with reverence due\n Dh\u00famr\u00e1ksha bowed him, and withdrew.\n Around him at his summons came\n Fierce legions led by chiefs of fame.\n Well armed with sword and spear and mace,\n They hurried to the gathering place,\n And rushed to battle, borne at speed\n By elephant and car and steed.","title":"BOOK VI: Canto LI.: Dh\u00famr\u00e1ksha's Sally.","type":"page"}