COMBAT DE RAMA ET DE RAVANA

63* Ardayan Râvanam Râmô Râghavam câpi Râvanas gatîr daça samâpannau pravartana-nivartanais ; ksipantau çarajâlâni tâv ubhau rathê sthitau, cêratus tau ranagatau, samrabdhau jâladâv iva. dhûryam dhûryêna rathayôr, vaktrair vaktrâni vâjinâm, patâkâç ca patâkâbhis, samîyus sthitayôs tayôs... dêva-dânava-yaksânâm, piçacôraga-raksasâm, paçyatâm tam mahad yuddham, saptarâtram avartata ; naiva râtrim na divasam na muhûrtam na ca ksanam, Râma-râvanayôr yuddham viçramam agamat tadâ,

Ramus adit Ravanam, Ravanas premit impete Ramum efferus, innumerasque manu spargente sagittas, vertuntur redeuntque elati curribus, imbre lethifero gravidi, ceu pulsae turbine nubes. curribus oppositis, temo temone, viro vir hseret, equûm flatu cervix humescit equina... dum superi cœlo, genii terrâque marique ancipites vigilant, dum lux renovata movetur septima, anhelantes pugnant hi nocte dieque, nec mora, nec requies ludo datur ulla cruento,

Râm. VI, 92.