The warriors were surrounded in ten directions.
From all the ten directions, the demon warriors rushed forth for fighting only with Ram.68.
RASAAVAL STANZA
Like the banner of a place of worship in the desert
Seeing Ram, the Dharma-incarnate, in the battlefield and uttering various shouts from their mouth,
(Monsters were close) from all four sides
The demons rushed forth all the four directions and gathered together.69.
Loud bells were ringing.
The musical instruments resounded violently and hearing their sounds, he clouds felt shy.
By passing the fixed flag
Fixing their banners on the earth the demons, filled with enmity began to wage war.70.
The bows creaked,
The bows clattered and the swords struck.
There were appropriate words from the shields
There was great knocking on the shields and the swords falling on them performed the rite of love.71.
(The warriors) were (so) clad in battle-paint,
All the warriors were absorbed in the war so much like the werestlers in th wrestling arena.
There was a shower of arrows.
The arrows were showered and there was the crackling of the bows.72.
Used to shoot arrows.
Wishing for their victory, the demons showered their arrows.
Subahu and Marich by desiring the death of the giants
Sabahu and Marich, knocking their teeth in fury, marched forward.73.
Both the giants at once broke down (thus),
Both of them together pounced upon like a falcon, and,
(Thus) encircled Rama
They surrounded ram like the Cupid (Kamdev), surrounding the moon.74.
Thus the demon's army surrounded (Rama).
Ram was surrounded by the forces of demons like Shiva by the forces of Cupid (Kamdev).
Ramji was so stubborn in the war
Ram tarried there for war like Ganges on meeting the ocean.75.
Rama used to challenge in Rann,
Ram shouted so loudly in the war that the clouds felt shy
Large units (warriors) were rolling.
The warriors rolled in dust and mighty heroes fell on the earth.76.
(Monsters) used to come and go with mustaches
Subadhu and Marich began to search for Ram, while twisting their whiskers,
If now (our) hands get involved
And said, “Where will he go and save himself, we will catch him just now.”77.
Rama saw the enemy
Seeing the enemies Ram became persistent and serious,
(He turned red with anger)
And the eyes of that knower of the science of archery, reddened.78.
Rama drew the stiff bow
The bow of Ram raised a terrible sound and showered a volley of arrows.
Killed the enemy army.
The armies of the enemy were being destroyed, seeing which the gods smiled in heaven.79.
The whole army fled.