Text 22] The Pastimes of Lord Ramacandra 73

svah-syandane dyumati mdatalinopanite
vibhraéjamanam ahanan nisitaih ksurapraih

raksah-patih—the leader of the Raksasas, Ravana; sva-bala-nastim—
the destruction of his own soldiers; aveksya—after observing; rustah—
became very angry; druhya—riding on; ydnakam—his beautiful
airplane decorated with flowers; atha—thereafter; abhisaséra—pro-
ceeded toward; ramam—Lord Ramacandra; svah-syandane—in the
celestial chariot of Indra; dyumati—glittering; matalinad—by Matali,
the chariot driver of Indra; upanite—having been brought; wi-
bhrajamaénam—Lord Ramacandra, as if brilliantly illuminating; aha-
nat—Ravana struck Him; nisitaih—very sharp; ksurapraih—with
arrows.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, when Ravana, the King of the Raksasas, observed
that his soldiers had been lost, he was extremely angry. Thus he
mounted his airplane, which was decorated with flowers, and pro-
ceeded toward Lord Ramacandra, who sat on the effulgent chariot
brought by Matali, the chariot driver of Indra. Then Ravana struck
Lord Ramacandra with sharp arrows.

TEXT 22
THAME FENETUT TA:
PAATIATAM TEM Ad A |
HAT FONT HIATT

TTA HIS HI HALOS AAT MI

ramas tam dha purusdda-purisa yan nah
kantdsamaksam asatapahrta svavat te

tyakta-trapasya phalam adya jugupsitasya
yacchami kdla iva kartur alanghya-viryah

ramah—Lord Ramancadra; tam—unto him, Ravana; dha—said;
purusa-ada-purisa—you are the stool of the man-eaters (Raksasas);
