व्यऋक्ष वानरानीकं संपलायिष्ट चाऽऽयति । |
47. On his coming, the monkey-army yelled and filed. He dragged back (the) disappearing (army) with both hands and threw it into his terrific mouth.
48 . The cruel one drenched the ground with blood and covered it with the slain forces; he was not satiated (by) eating and was not tired (of ) killing the monkeys.
49. Some could not fight, some did not go near him, and the forest-dwellers vanished through both his nostrils and mouth.
50. Some were digested in his stomach which resembled the nether world (patala) ; they yelled, called (their) friends, fled quickly (and) perspired.
51. The crushed monkeys passed out blood; wounded, (they) felt thirsty: the King (Rama) was approached by the scattered (monkeys) and he goaded on Sugriva.
52, He, too, was enraged for fighting and threw a huge