रामोपाख्यान पर्व — राम और रावण का द्वन्द्व-युद्ध

Markandeya said : Then, when those troops were in their quarters, Parvana Patana, Jambha, Khara, Krodhavasha, Hari, Praruja, Aruja, Praghasa and many other minor Rakshasas and Pishachas under the sway of Ravana entered amongst them.

And remaining invisible, as those wickedsouled creatures were thus stealthily entering, Vibhishana, knew all this and did away with their power of invisibility.

O king, when disclosed to view, all of them being slain by the powerful and long-leaping monkeys fell dead on the ground.

Unable to brook this, the mighty Ravana, skilled in the art of war like a second Ushana (Shukracharya), marched out, surrounded by his dreadful Rakshasa and Pishacha troops, and drawing up his army in that array known by the name of Ushana attacked all the monkeys.

And the descendant of Raghu also, seeing the ten-headed advance, opposed the nightranger by drawing up his army after the manner recommended by Brihaspati.

Then Ravana, coming up to Rama, began fighting with him. And Lakshmana fought with Indrajita.

Sugriva with Virupaksha, Nikharvata with Tara, Nala with Tunda and Patusha with Panasa.

On that field of battle, he who considered another a match for him, advanced against and began fighting with him depending on his own prowess of arms.

And that battle so frightful to cowards and which makes one's hair stand erect, was as furious as that fought between the gods and the demons in days of yore.

Ravana afflicted Rama with a downpour of darts, lances and swords and the descendant of Raghu too oppressed Ravana with sharpened iron darts having keen points.

Similarly, Lakshmana wounded the exerting Indrajita and Indrajita Lakshmana, by various darts capable of piercing the vital parts.

And Vibhishana discharged at Prahasta and Prahasta at Vibhishana, showers of sharpened arrows furnished with plumes of birds.

(And thus) there ensued an encounter among those powerful warriors skilled in wielding mighty weapons, which (encounter) sorely afflicted the three worlds with their mobile and immobile creatures.