He cried aloud in furious tone:

“Urge, urge the car, my charioteer,

The haughty Vánars' death is near.

This very day shall end our griefs

For leaguered town and slaughtered chiefs.

Ráma the tree whose lovely fruit

Is Sítá, shall this arm uproot,—

Whose branches with protecting shade

Are Vánar lords who lend him aid.”

Thus cried the king: the welkin rang