Verse 97·VR 6.59.97

तम् आह सौमित्रिर् अविस्मयानो | गर्जन्तम् उद्वृत्त सित अग्र दम्ष्ट्रम् | राजन् न गर्जन्ति महा प्रभावा | विकत्थसे पापकृताम् वरिष्ठ || ६-५९-९७

sa baaNa varSham tu vavarSha tiivram | raama anujah kaarmuka samprayuktam | kShura ardha candra uttama karNi bhallaih | sharaa.nsh ca ciccheda na cukShubhe ca || 6-59-101

Translation

Then, Lakshmana, unmoved spoke to that Ravana who was roaring with his sharp and protruding teeth (as follows): "Greatly dignified ones eschew bragging! O, the foremost of evil-doers! You are sounding your own praises!"

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saumitriH

Lakshmana

avismayaanaH

being unsurprised

aaha

spoke

tam

to that Ravana

garjantam

who was roaring

udvR^itta sitaagradamSTram

with his protruding and sharp teeth

raajan

O; King

variSTha

the foremost

paapakR^itaam

of evil-doers

vikatthase

you are boasting of yourself!

mahaaprabhaavaaH

greatly dignified ones

nagarjanti

do not roar.

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59

Ravana Himself Appears on the Battle-front

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