And he, beneath this hand, to-day

To Yáma's halls shall go.”

Canto VII. Ráma Consoled.

With longing love and woe oppressed

The Vánar chief he thus addressed:

And he, while sobs his utterance broke,

Raised up his reverent hands and spoke:

“O Raghu's son, I cannot tell

Where now that cruel fiend may dwell,