The person about whom you are talking, both of them are very low and helpless men, how shall then they win the war?377.
Angad, the monkey-chief, advice Ravana several times, but he did not accept his advice.
When he got up, he firmly planted his foot in the assembly and challenged them to remove his foot (from the floor)
None of the demons could do that and accepted defeat
Many of them fell down unconscious because of their spent-up strength.
That earthen-coloured Angad left the court of Ravana alongwith Vibhishan.
When the demons tried to obstruct him, he routed and destroyed them and winning the battle in favour of Ram, he came to him.378.
Angad said on reaching, “O lotus-eyed Ram! the king of Lanka has called you for war.”
At that time some curly locks of hair were walking and looking at the beauty of his anguished face
The monkeys who had been victorious over Ravana earlier, were highly enraged on listening to the word of Angad about Ravana.
They marched towards the South in order to advance towards Lanka.
When, on this side Mandodari, the wife of Ravana, learnt about the scheme of Ram for making Vibhishana the king of Lanka,
She fell down unconscious on the earth.379.
The Speech of Mandodari :
UTANGAN STANZA
The warriors are decorating themselves and the horrible battle-drums are resounding, O my husband! You may flee for your safety because Ram has arrived
He who has killed Bali, who has splitted the sea and created the passage, why have you created enmity with him?
He, who has killed Byadh and Jambasur, it is the same power, which has manifested itself as Ram
Return Sita to him and see him, this is the only wise thing, do not try to introduce the coins of leather.380.
Speech of Ravana :
Even if there is siege of army on all the four sides and there may be the resonance of horrible sound of war-drums and millions of warriors may roar near me
Even then I shall, on wearing my armours, destroy them within your sight
I shall conquer Indra and loot all she treasure of Yaksha and after winning the war, I shall wed Sita.
If with the fire of my fury, when the sky, netherworld and heaven burn, then how Ram will remain safe before me?381.
Speech of Mandodari :
He who has killed Taraka, Subahu and Marich,
And also killed Viradh and Khar-Dushan, and killed Bali with one arrow
He who has destroyed Dhumraksha and Jambumali in the war,
He will conquer you by challenging you and kill you like a lion killing a jackal.382.
Speech of Ravana :
The moon waves the fly-whisk over my head, the sun catches hold of my canopy and Brahma recites Vedas at my gate
The god of fire prepares my food, the god Varuna brings water for me and the Yakshas teach various sciences
I have enjoyed the comforts of millions of heavens, you may see how I kill the warriors
I shall wage such a horrible war that the vultures will become happy, the vampires will roam and the ghosts and fiends will dance.383.
Speech of Mandodari :
Look there, the swinging lances are visible, the terrible instruments are resounding and Ram has arrived with his mighty forces
The sound of “kill, kill” is emanating form the army of monkeys from all the four sides
O Ravana! till the time the war-drums resound and the thundering warriors discharge their arrows
Recognising the opportunity before that, accept my saying for the protection of your body (and leave the idea of war).384.
Obstruct the movement of the armies on the sea-shore and other routes, because now ram has arrived,
Do all the work by removing the veil of heresy form your eyes and do not become self-willed.
If you remain in distress, your family will be destroyed you can feel yourself protected till the army of monkeys does not begin its violent thunderings
After that all the son demos will flee, after jumping over the walls of th citadel and pressing the blades of grass in their mouths.385.
Speech of Ravana :
O foolish prostitute! why do you prattle Stop the praises of Ram
He will only discharge very small arrows like incense-stick towards me, I shall see this sport today.
I have twenty arms and ten heads and all the forces are with me
Ram will not even get passage for running away, wherever I shall find him, I shall kill him there like a flacon killing a quil.386.