Canto XXXIII. Lakshman's Entry.

Through the fair city Lakshmaṇ came,

Invited in Sugríva's name.

Within the gates the guardian bands,

Of Vánars raised their suppliant hands,

And in their ordered ranks, amazed,

Upon the princely hero gazed,

They marked each burning breath he drew,

The fury of his soul they knew.

Their hearts were chilled with sudden fear: