Like Yáma, when his wrath grows high:

Whose queen, the darling of his soul,

Thy magic art deceived and stole:

There royal Ráma stands and longs

For battle to avenge his wrongs.

Near on his right a prince, in hue

Like pure gold freshly burnished, view:

Broad is his chest, his eye is red,

His black hair curls about his head:

'Tis Lakshmaṇ, faithful friend, who shares