AkVw CMd ]

akaraa chha(n)dh ||

AKRAA STANZA

mun bwl Cwfhu grb ]

mun baal chhaaddahu garab ||

imlu Awn mohU srb ]

mil aan mohoo sarab ||

“O boys of the sages! forsake your pride, come and meet me

lY jWih rwGv qIr ]

lai jaa(n)h raaghav teer ||

quih nyk dY kY cIr ]777]

tuh nek dhai kai cheer ||777||

“I shall dress you and take you to (Raghava) Ram.”777.

sunqY Bry iss mwn ]

sunatai bhare sis maan ||

kir kop qwn kmwn ]

kar kop taan kamaan ||

Hearing these words the boys were filled with pride and being enraged they pulled their bows

bhu BWiq swiek Coir ]

bahu bhaa(n)t saik chhor ||

jnu ABR swvn Er ]778]

jan abhr saavan or ||778||

They discharged many arrows like the clouds of the month of Sawan.778.

lwgy su swiek AMig ]

laage su saik a(n)g ||

igr gy subwh auqMg ]

gir ge subaeh uta(n)g ||

Those, whom those arrows struck, fell down and overturned

khUM AMg BMg su bWh ]

kahoo(n) a(n)g bha(n)g su baa(n)h ||

khUM caur cIr snwh ]779]

kahoo(n) chaur cheer sanaeh ||779||

Somewhere those arrows chopped the limbs and somewhere they penetrated through the fly-whisk and armour.779.

khUM ic~qR cwru kmwn ]

kahoo(n) chi'tr chaar kamaan ||

khUM AMg joDn bwn ]

kahoo(n) a(n)g jodhan baan ||

Somewhere they created portraits on coming out of the beautiful bows and somewhere they pierced the limbs of the warriors

khUM AMg Gwie BB~k ]

kahoo(n) a(n)g ghai bhabha'k ||

khUM sRox srq Cl~k ]780]

kahoo(n) sron sarat chhala'k ||780||

Somewhere the wound of the limbs burst open and somewhere the stream of blood overflowed.780.

khUM BUq pRyq BkMq ]

kahoo(n) bhoot pret bhaka(n)t ||

su khUM km~D auTMq ]

s kahoo(n) kama'dh utha(n)t ||

Somewhere the ghosts and fiends shouted and somewhere the headless trunks began to rise in the battlefield

khUM nwc bIr bYqwl ]

kahoo(n) naach beer baitaal ||

so bmq fwkx juAwl ]781]

so bamat ddaakan juaal ||781||

Somewhere the brave Baitals danced and somewhere the Vampires raised flames of fire.781.

rx Gwie Gwey vIr ]

ran ghai ghaae veer ||

sb sORx BIgy cIr ]

sab sauran bheege cheer ||

The garments of warriors were saturated with blood, on being wounded in the battlefield

iek bIr Bwj clMq ]

eik beer bhaaj chala(n)t ||

iek Awn ju~D jutMq ]782]

eik aan ju'dh juta(n)t ||782||

On one side the warriors are running away and on the other side they are coming and fighting in the war.782.

iek AYNc AYNc kmwn ]

eik aai(n)ch aai(n)ch kamaan ||

qk vIr mwrq bwn ]

tak veer maarat baan ||

On one side, the warriors are stretching their bows and discharging arrows

iek Bwj Bwj mrMq ]

eik bhaaj bhaaj mara(n)t ||

nhI surg qaun bsMq ]783]

nahee surag taun basa(n)t ||783||

On the other side they are running away and brathing their last, but not getting a place in the heaven.783.

gj rwj bwj Anyk ]

gaj raaj baaj anek ||

j`uJy n bwcw eyk ]

ja'ujhe na baachaa ek ||

Many elephants and horses died and not even one was saved

qb Awn lMkw nwQ ]

tab aan la(n)kaa naath ||

ju~JÎo issn ky swQ ]784]

ju'jhayo sisan ke saath ||784||

Then Vibhishan, the Lord of Lanka, fought with the boys.784.