Await the bidding of their lord?”

“Seest, thou,” Vibhishaṇ answered, “one

Whose face is as the morning sun,

Preëminent for hugest frame?

Akampan[962] is the giant's name.

Behold that chieftain, chariot-borne,

Whom Brahmá's chosen gifts adorn.

He wields a bow like Indra's own;

A lion on his flag is shown,

His eyes with baleful fire are lit: