सर्गः ३७
In which Maricha tells stalking ascetics as blood-drunk deer, dodging Rama's triple shafts, and trembling at Rama's name in trees, dreams, and jewels.
Maricha returned with two deer-formed helpers to Dandaka — Maricha stalked rites as blood-drunk horned flesh-eater — Maricha scorned ascetic Rama and charged remembering blow — Rama loosed three Garuda-swift thunder arrows — Maricha escaped leaping while two rakshasas fell — Maricha turned ascetic seeing Rama in every tree — Maricha trembles at R-names jewels chariots and dreams — Maricha bids fight or reconcile but ends Rama talk — Maricha warns disobedience means death with kin by shafts