सर्गः ७७

In which Vibhīṣaṇa rallies monkeys over fallen chiefs while Lakṣmaṇa unhorses Indrajit and monkeys crush his car

Vibhīṣaṇa joins fray splitting demons like thunder on mountains — Vibhīṣaṇa urges monkeys one prop of Rāvaṇa remains — Vibhīṣaṇa recalls slain Prahasta Kumbhakarṇa and other mighty chiefs — Vibhīṣaṇa grieves killing nephew but leaves him to Lakṣmaṇa — Monkeys rejoice lashing tails as Jāmbavān pounds demons — Demons surround Jāmbavān as Hanumān uproots Sāla slaughtering thousands — Indrajit leaves uncle and rushes Lakṣmaṇa showering masses — Both hide in arrow nets like sun and moon in clouds — Lakṣmaṇa pierces four horses and beheads moving driver — Monkeys crush horses and chariot then Lakṣmaṇa checks rushing foot foe