Then Dadhimukh with fury viewed The intoxicated multitude. -He looked upon the rifled shade, •And all the ruin they had made; Then called with angry voice, and strove To save the remnant of the grove. But warning cries and words were spurned, And angry taunt and threat returned. Then fierce and wild contention rose: With furious words he mingled blows. They by no shame or fear withheld, By drunken mood and ire impelled, Used claws, and teeth, and hands, and beat The keeper under trampling feet.
1 Three Cantos of repetition are omitted.
a Madhuvan the 'honey- wood.'
CANTO LXV.1 THE TIDINGS.
On to Prasrayan's hill they sped Where blooming trees their branches To Raghu's sons their heads they bent And did obeisance reverent. Then to their king, by Angad led, Each Vanar chieftain bowed his head; And Hanuman the brave and bold His tidings to the monarch told; But first in Rama's hand he placed The gem that Sita's brow had graced: * I crossed the sea: I searched a while For Sita in the giants' isle. I found her vext with taunt and threat By demon guards about her set. Her tresses twined in single braid, On the bare earth her limbs were laid. Sad were her eyes: her cheeks were pale As shuddering flowers in winter's gale. I stood beside the weeping dame, And gently whispered Rama's name; With cheering words her grief consoled, And then the whole adventure told. She weeps afar beyond the sea, And her true heart is still with thee. She gave a sign that thou wouldst know, 8he bids thee think upon the crow, And bright mark pressed upon her brow When none was nigh but she and thou. She bids thee take this precious stone, The sea-born gem thou long hast known, 4 And 1', she said, * will dull the sting Of woe by gazing on the ring. One little month shall I sustain This life oppressed with woe and pain; And when the month is ended, I The giants' prey must surely die.'
1 Three Cantos consisting of little butt repetitions are omitted. Dadhimukh es- capes from the infuriated monkeys ands hastens to Sugriva to report their mi scon- duct. Sugriva infers that Hanuman and his band have been successful in their search, and that the exuberance of spirits \ and the mischief complained of, are but the natural expression of their joy. Da- dhimukh obtains little sympathy from Sugriva, and is told to return and send, the monkeys on with all possible speed.
Canto II.
TffE RAM AY AN.
CANTO LXVL KAMA'S SPEECH.
There ceased the Vanar: Rama pressed The treasured jewel to his breast, And from his eyes the waters broke As to the Vanar king he spoke: ' As o'er her babe the mother weeps, This flood of tears the jewel steeps. This gem that shone on Sita's head "Was Janak's gift when we were wed, And the pure brow that wore it lent New splendour to the ornament. This genij bright offspring of the wave, The King of Heayen to Janak gave, Whose noble sacrificial rite Had rilled the God with new delight. Now, as I gaze upon the prize, Methinks I see my father's eyes. Methinks I see before me stand The ruler of Videha's land. ' Methinks mine arms are folded now Bound her who wore it on her brow. Speak, Hanuman, O say, dear friend, What message did my darling send? O speak, and let thy words impart Their gentle dew to cool my heart, Ah, 'tis the crown of woe to see This gem and ask 'Where, where is she? ' If for one month her heart be strong, Her days of life will yet be long. But I, with naught to lend relief, This very day must die of grief. Come, Hanuman, and quickly guide The mourner to his darling's side.
0 lead me— thou hast learnt the way— 1 cannot and I will not stay. How can my gentle love endure, So timid, delicate, and pure, The dreadful demons fierce and vile Who watch her in the guarded isle? No more the light of beauty shines From Sita as she weeps and pines, But pain and sorrow, cloud on cloud, Her moonlight glory dim and shroud. O speak, dear Hanuman, and tell Each word that from her sweet lips fell. Her words, her words alone can give The healing balm to make me live.'* 1 Janak was king of Videha or Mithila in Behar.
54 The original contains two more Cantos which end the Book, Canto LXVII begins thus: * Hanumau thus addressed by the great-souled son of Raghu related to the son of Raghu all that Sita had said.' And fche two Cantos contain nothing but Hanuman's account of his interview with Sita, and the report of his own speeches ft* well as of hers.
BOOK VI.1 CANTO I.
'S SPEECH.
The son of Raghu heard, consoled, The wondrous tale Hanuman told; And, as his joyous hope grew high, In friendly words he made reply: * Behold a mighty task achieved, Which never heart but his conceived. Who else across the sea can spring, Save Vayu* and the Feathered King?3 Who, pass the portals strong and high Which Nagas,4 Gods, and fiends defy, Where Ravan's hosts their station keep,—. And come uninjured o'er the deep? By such a deed the Wind-God's son Good service to the king has done, A nd saved from ruin and disgrace Lakshman and me and Raghu's race. Well has he planned and bravely fought, And with due care nay lady sought. But of the sea I sadly think, And the sweet hopes that cheered me sink, How can we cross the leagues of foam That keep us from the giant's home? What can the Vanar legions more Than muster on the ocean shore?'
CANTO II.
SUGRIVA'S SPEECH.
ETe ceased: and King Sugriva tried To calm his grief, and thus replied: Be to thy nobler nature true, ^or let despair thy soul subdue.
Phis cloud of causeless woe dispel, ?or all as yet has prospered well, And we have traced thy queen, and knovr Dhe dwelling of our Rakshas foe. Arise, consult: thy task must be i?o cast a bridge athwart the sea, The city of our foe to reach i^hat crowns the mountain by the beach; 1 The Sixth Book is called in Sanskrit Yvddha-Kdnda or The War, and Lanka- Rdnda. It is generally known at the resent day by the latter title.
2 Vayu is the God of Wind, 3 Garuda the King of Birds.
4 Serpent-Gods.
THE RAM AY AN.
B.yolc VI.
And when our feet that isle shall tread, Rejoice and deem thy foeman dead. The sea unbridged. his walls defy Both fiends aud children of the sky, Though at the fierce battalions' head Lord Indra's self the onset led. Yea, victory is thine before The long bridge touch the farther shore, So fleet and fierce and strong are these Who limb them as their fancies please. Away with grief and sad surmise That mar the noblest enterprise, And with their weak suspicion blight The sage's plan, the hero s might. Come, this degenerate weakness spurn, And bid thy dauntless heart return, For each fair hope by grief is crossed When those we love 'are dead or lost. Arise, O best of those who know, Arm for the giant's overthrow. None in the triple world I see Who in the fight may equal thee; None who before thy face may stand And brave the bow that arms thy hand. Trust to these mighty Vanars: they With full success thy trust will pay, When thou shalt reach the robber's hold, Aud loving arms round Sita fold.'
CANTO III.
LANKA.
CANTO III.
LANKA.
He ceased: and Raghu'e son gave heed, Attentive to his prudent rede: Then turned again, with hope inspired, To Hanuman, and thus inquired: ' Light were the task for thee, I ween, To bridge the sea that gleams between The mainland and the island shore. Or dry the deep and guide us o'er. Fain would I learn from thee whose fed Have trod the stones of every street, Of fenced Lanka's towers and forts, And walls and moats and guarded ports, And castles where the giants dwell, And battlemented citadel. <) Vayu's son, describe it all, With palace, fort, and gate, and wall.' He ceased: and, skilled in arts tha guide The eloquent, the chief replied: * Vast is the city, gay and strong, Where elephants unnumbered throng, And countless hosts of Rakshas breed Stand ready by the car and steed, Four massive gates, securely barred, All entrance to the city guarcl, With murderous engines fixt to throw Bolt, arrow, rock to check the foe, nd many'a mace with iron head aat strikes at once a hundred dead, golden ramparts wide and high h massy strength the foe defy, Vhere inner walls their rich inlay f coral, turkis, pearl display, er circling moats are broad aud deep, Vhere ravening monsters dart and leap. •y four great piers each moat is spanned Vhere lines of deadly engines stand, n sleepless watch at every gate Jnnumbered hosts of giants wait, ".nd, masters of each weapon, rear he threatening pike and sword and spear.
y fury hurled those ramparts down, Billed up the moats that gird the town, ?he piers and portals overturned, And stately Lanka spoiled and burned, Jowe'er we Vauars force our way )'er the wide seat of Varun's1 sway, Je sure that city of the foe s doomed to sudden overthrow, ^ay, why so vast an army lead? 3rave Angad, Dwivid good at need, fierce Mainda, Panas famed in fight, And Nila's skill and Nala's might, And Jambavan the strong and wise, Will dare the easy enterprise. Assailed by these shall Lanka fall With gate and rampart, tower and wall. Command the gathering, chief: and thej In happy hour will haste away.5 CANTO IV.
THE MARCH.
He ceased; and spurred by warlike pride The impetuous son of Baghu cried: 1 Soon shall mine arm with wrathful joy That city of the foe destroy, Now, chieftain, now collect the host, And onward to the southern coast!
The sun in his meridian tower Gives glory to the Vanar power.
The demon lord who stole my queen By timely flight his life may screen.
She, when she knows her lord is near, Will cling to hope and banish fear, Saved like a dying wretch who sips The drink of Gods with fevered lips.
Arise, thy troops to battle lead: All happy omens counsel speed.
The Lord of Stars in favouring skies Bodes glory to our enterprise.
This arm shall slay the fiend; and she, My consort, shall again be free.
1 The God of the sea, Vanto IV.
THE RAM AY AN, Mine upward-throbbing eye foreshows The longed-for triumph o'er my foes. Far in the van be.Ni la's post, To scan the pathway for the host, And let thy bravest and thy best, A hundred thousand, wait his heat. Go forth, 0 warrior Nila, lead The legions on through wood and mead Where pleasant waters cool the ground, And honey, flowers, and fruit abound. Go, and with timely care prevent The Rakshas foernan's dark intent. With watchful troops each valley guard Ere brooks and fruits and roots be marred, And search each glen and leafy shade For hostile troops in ambuscade. But let the weaklings stay behind: For heroes is our task designed. Let thousands of the Vanar breed The vanguard of the armies lead: Fierce and terrific must it be As billows of the stormy sea. There be the hill-huge Gaja's place, And Gavaya's, strongest of his race, And, like the bull that leads the herd, Gavaksha's, by no fears deterred. Let Rishabh, matchless in the might Of warlike arms, protect our right, And Gandhamadan next inr rank Defend and guide the other flank. I, like the God who rules the sky Borne on Airavat,1 mounted high On stout Haniiman's back will ride, The central host to cheer and guide. Fierce as the God who rules below, On Angad's back let Lakshman show Like him who wealth to mortals shares, * The lord whom Sarvabhauma3 bears. The bold Sushen's impetuous might, And Vegadarsi's piercing sight, And J4mbavan whom bears revere, Illustrious three, shall guard the rear.'
He ceased: the royal Vanar heard, And swift, obedient to his word, Sprang forth in numbers none might tell From mountain, caye, and bosky dell, From rocky ledge and breezy hejght, Fierce Vanars burning for the tight. And Rama's course was southward bent Amid the mighty armament. On, joyous, pressed in close array The hosts who owned Sugriva's sway, With nimt»le feet, with rapid bound Exploring, ere they passed, the ground, While from ten myriad throats rang out Tjie challenge and the battle shout.
On roots and honeycomb they fed, And clusters from tlie boughs o'erhead, Or from the ground the tall trees tore Rich with the flowery load they bore. Some carried c >mrades, wild with Tiiirfch, Then casttlieir riders to the earth, j Who swiftly to their feet arose And overthrew their laaghing foes, Wiiile still rang out the general cry, ' King Ravan and his fiends shall die.' Still on, exulting in the pride Of conscious strength, the Vanars hied, And gazed where noble Sahya, best Of mountains, raised eash towering crest. They looked on lake and streamlet, where The lotus bloom was bright and fair, Nor marched— for Rima's best they feared Wnere town or haunt of men appeared. Still onward, fearful as the waves Of Ocaan when he roars and raves, L^d by their eager chieftains, went The Vanars' countless armament. Each captain, like a noble steed Urged by the lash to double speed. Pressed onward, filled 'with zeal and pride, Bv Rama's and his brother's side, Who high above the Vanar throng On mighty backs were borne along, Like the g»eat Lords of Day and Night Seized by eclipsing planets' might. Then Lakshman radiant as the morn, On Angad's shoulders high upborne. With sweet consoling words that woke New ardour, to his brother spoke: 'Soon shalt thou turn, thy queen regained And impious Kavan's life-blood drained, In happiness and high renown To dear Ayodhva's happy town. I see around ex3eeding fair All omens of the earth and aiv% Auspicious breezes sweet and low To greet the Vanar army blow, And softly to my listening ear Come the glad cries of bird and deer» Bright is the sky around us, bright Without a cloud the Lord of Light, And Sukra1 with propitious love Looks on thee from his throne above. The pole-star and the Sainted Seven2 Shine brightly in the northern heaven, And great Trisanku,3 glorious king, 1 Indra's elephant, ? Kuvera, God of wealth, 1 The planet Venus, or its regent who is regarded as the son of Bhrigu and pre- ceptor of the Daityas.
* The seven rishis or saints who form the constellation of the Great Bear.
3 Trisanku was raised to the skies to form a constellation in the southern hem- isphere. The story is told in Book I. Canto LX.
THE RAM AY AN.
Boole VI, Ikshvaku's son from whom we spring, Beams in unclouded glory near His holy priest1 whom all revere. Undimmed the two Visakhas2 shine, The strength and glory of our line, And Nairrit's3 influence that aids Our Rakshas fcemen faints and fades. The running brooks are fresh and fair, The boughs their ripening clusters bear, And scented breezes gently sway The leaflet of the tender spray. See, with a glory half divine The Vanars' ordered legions shine, Bright as the Gods' exultant train Who saw the demon Tarak slain. O let thine eyes these signs behold, And bid thy heart be glad and bold.'
The Vanar squadrons densely spread O'er all the country onward sped, While rising from the rapid beat Of bears' and monkeys' nastening feet Dust hid the earth with thickest veil, And made the struggling sunbeams pale. Now where Mahendra's peaks arise Came Rama of the lotus eyes And the long arm's resistless might, And clomb the mountain's wood-crowned height.
Thence Dasaratha's son beheld Where billov\y Ocean rose and swelled, Past Malaya's peaks and Sahya's chain The Vanar legions reached the main, And stood in many a marshalled band On loud-resounding Ocean's strand. To the fair wood that fringed the tide Came Dasaratha's son, and cried; * At length, my lord Sugriva, we Have reached King Varun's realm the sea, And one great thought, still-vexing, how To cross the flood, awaits us now. The broad deep ocean, that denies A passage, stretched before us lies. Then let us halt and plan the while How best to storm the giant's isle.'
He ceased: Sugriva on the coast By trees o'ershadowed stayed the host, That seemed in glittering lines to be The bright waves of a second sea. Then from the shore the captains gazed On billows which the breezes raised 1 The sage Visvamitra, who performed for Trisanku the great sacrifice which raised him to the heavens, 2 One of the lunar asterisms containing four or originally two stars under the regency of a dual divinity Indragni, Indra and Agni.
3 The lunar asterism Mula, belonging to the Kukshases, To fury, as they dashed in foam O'er Varun's realm, the Asurs' home:l The sea that laughed with foam, and danced With waves whereon the" sunbeams glanced: Where, when the light began to fade, Huge crocodiles and monsters played j And, when the moon went up the sky, The troubled billows rose on high From the wild watery world whereon A thousand moons reflected shone: Where awful serpents swam and showed Their fiery crests which Hashed and glowed, Illumining the depths of hell, The prison where the demons dwell. The eye, bewildered, sought in vain The bounding line of sky and main: Alike in shade, alike in glow Were sky above and sea below. There wave -like clouds by clouds were chased, chased, Here cloud -like billows roared and raced; Then shone the stars, and many a gem That lit the waters answered them. They saw the great-souled Ocean stirred To frenzy by the winds, and heard, Loud as ten thousand drums, the roar Of wild waves dashing on the shore. They saw him mounting to defy With deafening voice the troubled skyr And the deep bed beneath him swell In fury as the billows fell.
CANTO V.
KAMA'S LAMENT.
There on the coast in long array The Vanars' marshalled legions lay, Where Nila's care had ordered well The watch of guard and sentinel, And Mainda moved from post to post "With Dwivid to protect the host.
Then Rama stood by Lakshman's side, And mastered by his sorrow cried: ' My brother dear, the heart's distress, As days wear on. grows less and less. But my deep-seated grief, alas, Grows fiercer as the seasons pass. Though for my queen my spirit longs, And broods indignant o'er my wrongs, Still wilder is my grief to know That her young life is passed in woe. Breathe, gentle gale, 0 breathe where she Lies prisoned, and then breathe on me, 1 The Asurs or demons dwell imprisoned in the depths beneath the sea.
Canto VII.
THE RAM AY AN.
And, though my love I may not meet, Thy kiss shall be divinely sweet. Ah, by the giant's shape appalled, On her dear lord for help she called, Still in mine ears the sad cry rings And tears my heart with poison stings. Through the long daylight and the gloom Of night wild thoughts of her consume My spirit, and my love supplies The torturing flame which never dies. Leave me, my brother; I will sleep Couched on the bosom of the deep, For the cold wave may bring me peace And bid the fire of passion cease. One only thought my stay must be, That earth, one earth, holds her and me, To hear, to know my darling lives Some life -supporting comfort gives, As streams from distant fountains run O'er meadows parching in the sun. Ah when, my f oeman at my feet, Shall I my queen, my glory, meet, The blossom of her dear face raise And on her eyes enraptured gaze, Press her soft lips to mine again, And drink a balm to banish pain I Alas, alas! where lies she now, My darling of the lovely brow? On the cold earth, no help at hand, Forlorn amid the Rakshas band, King Janak's child still calls on me, Her lord and love, to set her free. But soon in glory will she rise A crescent moon in autumn skies, And thoso dark rovers of the night, Like scattered clouds shall turn in flight/ CANTO VI.
RAVAN'S SPEECH.
But \vhen the giant king surveyed His glorious town in ruin laidr And each dire sign of victory won By Hanuman the Wind-God's son, He vailed his angry eyes oppressed By shame, and thus his lords addressed: *The Vanar spy has passed the gate Of Lanka long inviolate, Eluded watch and ward, and seen With his bold eyes the captive queen. My royal roof with flames is red, The bravest of my lords are dead, And the tierce Vanar in his hate Has left our city desolate. N"ow ponder well the work that lies Before us, ponder and advise. With deep-observing judgment scan The peril, and mature a plan. From counsel, sages say, the root, Springs victory, most glorious fruit.
First ranks the king, when woe impends Who seeks the counsel of his friends, Of kinsmen ever faithful found, Or those whose hopes with his are bound, Then with their aid his strength applies, And triumphs in his enterprise.
Next ranks the prince who plans alone, No counsel seeks to aid his own, Weighs loss and gain and wrong and right, And seeks success with earnest might. Un wisest he who spurns delays, Who counts no cost, no peril weighs, Speeds to his aim, defying fate, And risks his all, precipitate. Thus too in counsel sages find A best, a worst, a middle kind. When gathered counsellors explore The way by light of holy lore, And all from first to last agree, Is the best counsel of the three. Next, if debate first waxes high, And each his chosen plan would try Till all agree at last, we deem This counsel second in esteem. Worst of the three is this, when each Assails with taunt his fellow's speech "r When all debate, and no consent Concludes the angry argument. Consult then, lords; my task shall be To crown with act your wise decree. With thousands of his wild allies The vengeful Rama hither hies; With un resisted might and speed Across the flood his troops will lead, Or for the Vanar host will drain The channels of the conquered CANTO VII.
RAVAN ENCOURAGED.
He ceased: they scorned, with blinded eyes, The f oeman and his bold allies, Raised reverent hands with one accord, And thus made answer to their lord: ' Why yield thee, King, to causeless fear? A mighty host with sword and spear And mace and axe and pike and lauce Waits but thy signal to advance. Art thou not he who slew of old The Serpent-Gods, and stormed their hold; Scaled Mount Kailasa and o'erthrew Kuvera1 and his Yaksha crew, 1 The God of Riches, brother and enemy of Ravan and first possessor of Pushpak the flyin'g car.
TEE RAM AY AN.
SooJc VI, Compelling Siva's haughty friend Beneath a mightier arm to bend? Didst thou not bring from realms afar The marvel of the magic car. When they who served Kuvera fell Crushed in their mountain citadel? Attracted by thy matchless fame To thee, a suppliant, Maya came, The lord of every Danav band, And won thee with his daughter's hand. Thy arm in hell itself was felt, Where Vasuki1 and 3ankha dwelt, And they and Takshak, overthrown, Were forced thy conquering might to own. The Gods in vain their blessing gave To heroes bravest of the brave, Who strove a year and, sorely pressed, Their victor's peerless might confessed. In vain their magic arts they tried, In vain thy matchless arm defied. King Varun's sons with fourfold force, Cars, elephants, and foot, and horse, But for a while thy power withstood, And. conquered, mourned their hardihood. Thou hast encountered, face to face, King Yama* with his murdering mace. Fierce as the wild tempestuous sea, What terror had his wrath for thee, Though death'in every threatening form, And woe and torment, urged the storm? Thine arm a glorious victory won O'er the dread king who pities none; And the three worlds, from terror freed, In joyful wonder praised thy deed. The tribe of Warriors, strong and dread As Indra's self, o'er earth had spread; As giant trees that towering stand In mountain glens, they filled the land. Can Raghu's son encounter foes Fierce, numerous, and strong as those? Yet, trained in war and practised well, O'ermatched by thee, they fought and fell. Stay in thy royal home, nor care The battle and the toil to share; But let the easy fight be won By Indrajit3 thy matchless son. All, all shall die, if thou permit, Slain by the hand of Indrajit.1 ' * King of the Serpents. j$ankha arid Takshak are two of the eight Serpent Chiefs.
* The God of Death, the Pluto of the Hindus, 3 Literally Indra's conqueror, so called from his victory over that God, CANTO VIII.
PRAHASTA'S SPEECH, Bark as a cloud of autumn, dread Prahasta joined his palms and said: 4 Gandharvas,Gods, the hosts who dwell Jn heaven, in air, in earth, in hell, Have yielded to thy might, and how ftliall two weak men oppose thee now? Hanumdn came, a foe disguised, And mocked us heedless and surprised, Or never had he lived to flee And boast that he has f aught with me. Command, O Kins:, and this right hand Shall sweep the Vanars from the land, And hill and dale, to Ocean's shore, Shall know the death-doomed race no more.
But let my care the means devise To guard thy city from surprise.'
Then Durrnukh cried, of Rakshas race: ' Too long we brook the dire disgrace. He gave our city to the flames, He trod the chambers of thy dames. Ne'er shall so weak arid vile a thing Unpunished brave the giants' king. Now shall this single arm attack And drive the daring Vanars back, Till to the winds of heaven they flee, Or seek the depths of earth and sea.'
Then, brandishing the mace he bore, Whose horrid spikes were stained with gore, While fury made his eyeballs red, Impetuous Vajradanshtra said: 'Why waste a thought on one so vile As Hanuman the Vanar, while bugriva, Lakshman, yet remain, And Rama mightier still, unslain? This mace to-day shall crush the three, And all the host will turn and flee. Listen, and I will speak: incline, O King, to hear these words of mine, For the deep plait that I propose Will swiftly rid thee of thy foes. Let thousands of thy host assume The forms of men in youthful bloom, In war's magnificent array Draw near to Raghu's son, and say: ' Thy younger brother Bharat sends This army, and thy cause befriends.' Then let our legions hasten near With bow and mace and sword and spear, And on the Vanar army rain Our steel and stone till all be slain. If Raghu's sons will fain believe, Entangled in the net we weave, The penalty they both must pay, And lose their forfeit lives to-day.'
Canto THE RAM AY AN.
Then with his warrior soul on fire, Nikucnbha spoke in burning ire: ' I, only I, will take the held, And Raghu's son his life shall yield. Within these walls, O Chiefs, abide, Nor part ye from our monarch's side.'
CANTO IX.
VIBHFSHAN'S COUNSEL.
A score of warriors' forward sprang, And loud the clashing iron rang Of rnace and axe and spear and sword, As thus they spake unto their lord: ' Their king Sugriva will we slav, And Raghu's sons, ere close of day, And strike the wretch Hanuman down, The spoiler of our golden town.'
But sage Vibhishan strove to calm The chieftains' fury; palm to palm He joined in lowly reverence, pressed1 Before them, and the throng addressed; 'Dismiss the hope of conquering one So stern and strong as Raghu's son. In due control each sense he keeps With constant care that never sleeps. Whose daring heart has e'er conceived The exploit Hanuman achieved, Across the fearful sea to spring, The tributary rivers' king? O Rakshas lords, in time be wise, Nor Rama's matchless power despise. And say, what evil had the son Of Raghu to our monarch done, Who stole the dame he loved so well And keeps her in his citadel; If Khara in his foolish pride Encountered Rama, fought, and died, May not the meanest love his life And guard it in the deadly strife?
1 Their names are Nikumbha, Rabhasa, Suryasatru, Suptaghna, Yajnakopa, Maha- parava, Mahodara, Agniketu, Rasmiketu, Durdharsha, Indrasatru, Prahasta, Viru- paksha, Vajradanshtra, Dhumraksha,Dur mukha, Mahabala.
14 Similarly Antenor urges the restor- ation of Helen: 1 Let Sparta's treasures be this hour restored, And Argive Helen own her ancient lord.
As this advice ye'practise or reject, So hope success, or dread the dire e^ect,' POPE'S Homer's Iliad, Book VII