'Tis Rávaṇ's son, 'tis Indrajít.

There, brandishing in mighty hands

His huge bow, Atikáya stands.

And that proud warrior o'er whose head

A moon-bright canopy is spread:

Whose might, in many a battle tried,

Has tamed imperial Indra's pride;

Who wears a crown of burnished gold,

Is Lanká's lord the lofty-souled.”

He ceased: and Ráma knew his foe,