could not see when Rama took up his arrows or bent his bow, which shone brightly like a rainbow. I only saw the Rakshasa army falling like hewn trees. The demons resembled a wheat field destroyed by a downpour of hailstones. I also saw by Rama’s side his brother Lakshmana. He too seems exceptionally glorious and is clearly devoted to Rama. Indeed, he appears like Rama’s second self. I hold these two brothers to be practically unconquerable in battle.”
