सर्गः ८०
In which son-bereaved Rāvaṇa rushes sword at Sītā in Aśōka while she mourns Rāma Lakṣmaṇa Kausalyā until Supārśva restrains him
Ministers report Lakṣmaṇa aided by Vibhīṣaṇa slew Indra conqueror — Rāvaṇa falls senseless then laments son conqueror of Indra — Rāvaṇa deems worlds void without Indrajit hearing harem wail ruing lost succession — Rāvaṇa blazes like Rudra boasting Brahmā-won mail bow and fearlessness — Rāvaṇa resolves to make false Sītā slaughter true with sword — Rāvaṇa rushes sword in hand at Aśōka guarded Maithilī — Sītā fears rejected lover will kill her mourns Rāma Lakṣmaṇa Kausalyā curses Mantharā — Supārśva forbids woman killing and bids new moon sally killing Rāma — Rāvaṇa accepts righteous word returns home then hall