The will of Raghu's noblest son

And Daśaratha must be done.

Stay for a while, O Rávaṇ, stay,

One hour thy flying car delay,

And from that glorious chariot thou

Shalt fall like fruit from shaken bough,

For I to thee, while yet I live,

The welcome of a foe will give.”

Canto LI. The Combat.