Verse 20·VR 3.38.20

न इच्छता तात माम् हन्तुम् तदा वीरेण रक्षितः | रामस्य शर वेगेन निरस्तो भ्रान्त चेतनः || ३-३८-२०

tat mayaa vaaryamaaNaH tvam yadi raameNa vigraham | kariShyasi aapadam ghoraam kShipram praapya na shiShyasi || 3-38-23

Translation

"That Rama did not wish to kill me then, and I am thus saved by that valiant one, oh, dear boy Ravana, but the thrust of Rama's arrow bewildered my animation and I was on my last legs. [3-38-20]

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Mareecha's Good Word to Ravana

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