सर्गः १९
In which great kings yield to Rāvaṇa, Anaraṇya of Ayōdhyā fights alone, and dying foretells an Ikṣvāku king who will kill Rāvaṇa.
Rāvaṇa demands war or surrender from kings — Duṣyanta Suratha Gādhi Gayā Purūravas yield — Rāvaṇa challenges Anaraṇya at guarded Ayōdhyā — Anaraṇya leads vast host to duel — Rāvaṇa burns host like oblation — Anaraṇya looses eight hundred arrows harmlessly — Rāvaṇa fells king with palm stroke — Dying Anaraṇya curses Ikṣvāku-born killer and ascends