From Rávaṇ met in single fray,

Shall rob the robber of his life,

And rescue Ráma's captive wife

All trembling in her fear and woe.

Here, comrades, rest: no farther go:

For I will vanquish hell, and she

Shall by this arm again be free.

The rooted mountains will I rend,

The mightiest trees will break and bend,

Earth to her deep foundations cleave,