05183001a tataH prabhAte rAjendra sUrye vimala udgate 'Next morning, O king, when the sun rose brightly,
05183001c bhArgavasya mayA sArdhamM punar yuddham avartata the combat between myself and him of Bhrigu's race, again, commenced.
05183002a tato bhrAnte rathe tiSThan rAmaH praharatAM varaH Then rAma, that foremost of smiters, stationed on his quickly-moving car,
05183002c vavarSa zaravarSANi mayi zakra ivAcale rained on me a thick downpour of arrows like the clouds on the mountain-breast.
05183003a tena sUto mama suhRc charavarSeNa tADitaH
05183003c nipapAta rathopasthe mano mama viSAdayan My beloved charioteer then, afflicted by that arrowy shower, swerved from his place in the car, filling me with grief on his account.
05183004a tatasH sUtasH sa me 'tyarthaGM kazmalamM prAvizan mahat A total unconsciousness then came over him.
05183004c pRthivyAJM ca zarAghAtAn nipapAta mumoha ca And thus wounded by that arrowy downpour he fell down upon the earth in a swoon.
05183005a tatasH sUto 'jahAt prANAn rAmabANaprapIDitaH And afflicted as he had been by rAma's shafts, he soon gave up his life.
05183005c muhUrtAd iva rAjendra mAJM ca bhIr Avizat tadA Then, O great king, fear entered my heart.
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05183026a tato ravir mandamarIcimaNDalo jagAmAstamM pAMsupuJjAvagADhaH Then covered by clouds of dust, the splendour of the solar disc was dimmed, and the sun went to the western mount.
05183026c nizA vyagAhat sukhazItamArutA tato yuddhamM pratyavahArayAvaH And night came with its delicious and cool breezes, and then both of us desisted from the fight.
05183027a evaM rAjann avahAro babhUva tataH punar vimale 'bhUt sughoram In this way, O king, when evening came the fierce battle ceased, and (next day) with the re-appearance of the sun it commenced again.
05183027c kAlyaGM kAlyaM viMzatiM vai dinAni tathaiva cAnyAni dinAni trINi And it lasted for three and twenty days together.''
