THE VEDIC DEITIES.
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He then asks particulars of the fight, and determines to avenge his sister. The messenger informs him that it is useless for him to attempt to conquer Rāma by force, and advises him rather to carry off Sitā; for
"Reft on his darling wife, be sure
Brief days the mourner will endure."[1]
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RAVANA.
Rāvana orders his chariot, starts off alone to Maricha, and asks his assistance, who dissuades him from
- ↑ Griffiths's "Rāmāyana,” iii. 143.
