THE DEATH OF INDRAJIT

The battle was resumed. Taking counsel with Raama, Sugreeva now chose a few Vaanaras and ordered them to enter Lanka and set fire to the city.

Towards midnight they entered the city with torches. They attacked and overpowered the sentry and set fire to the palaces and turrets of Lanka. Houses in their thousands were reduced to ashes. The proud city was reduced to a mass of ruin.

Vaalmeeki describes this incident in detail. It reads very much like the destruction of cities in modem battles with which we are now familiar.

Seeing Lanka being burnt down by the Vaanaras, Raavana was furious and sent to the battle-field Kumbha and Nikumbha, the sons of Kumbhakarna, together with Yoopaaksha and other Raakshasa warriors.

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