Thy people and thine old renown.”

Canto XVII. Vibhishan's Flight.

Soon as his bitter words were said,

To Raghu's sons Vibhishaṇ fled.[927]

Their eyes the Vánar leaders raised

And on the air-borne Rákhshas gazed,

Bright as a thunderbolt, in size

Like Meru's peak that cleaves the skies.

In gorgeous panoply arrayed