“At his command the uprooted hills retired
Each to his place, they heard his voice and went
Obsequious”
Rávaṇ in his magic car carrying off the most beautiful women reminds us of the magician in Orlando Furioso, possesor of the flying horse.
“Volando talor s'alza ne le stelle,
E poi quasi talor la terra rade;
E ne porta con lui tutte le belle
Donne che trova per quelle contrade.”
The śloka which follows is probably an interpolation, as it is inconsistent with the questioning in Canto L.:
He looked on Rávaṇ in his pride,