Verse 16·VR 3.70.16

त्वम् तु को वा किम् अर्थम् वा कबन्ध सदृशो वने | आस्येन उरसि दीप्तेन भग्न जन्घो विचेष्टसे || ३-७०-१६

tvam tu ko vaa kim artham vaa kabandha sadR^isho vane | aasyena urasi diiptena bhagna jangho viceShTase || 3-70-16

Translation

"But who are you? Your legs are broken, and your mouth is infernal, yet it is on your chest, and alike a topless, rootless tree trunk you are sprawling in the forest, how so, or, for what reason?" Lakshmana asked the demon thus. [3-70-16]

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