अपूरयन् नमः शब्दो बलसंवर्त संभवः । |
56. The din arising from the bustle of the forces filled the firmanent and the space of the quarters was pervaded by the tumultous peals of trumpets.
57. There was , at the gates , a very great upsurage of chariots, horses, elephants and demons: and dreadful evil omens occurred.
58. At that, the monkeys got frightened, and tore off big trees, hurriedly dug up mountains and picked up huge boulders.
59. Then ensued a battle; monkeys and demons struck (each other) ; they were overpowered by one another and with stood (each other's) strokes.
60. Dust from the ground rose up higher and higher ; it pervaded the ten quarters and robbed the monkeys and the demons of the discrimination between one's own and the enemy's (soldiers).