That host, of the king encountering the forces of Rāvana, were extinguished like to clarified butter thrown into the (sacrificial) fire. And having fought valorously for a long time, the remnant of the royal forces, suddenly coming in contact with the flaming Räkşasas ranks, were destroyed like to swarms of locusts entering into fire.
तद्रावणबलं प्राप्य बलं तस्य महीपतेः॥ प्राणश्यत तदा सर्व हव्यं हुतमिवानले। युद्ध्वा च सुचिरं कालं कृत्वा विक्रममुत्तमम्॥ प्रज्वलन्तं तमासाद्य क्षिप्रमेवावशेषितम्। प्राविशत्संकुलं तत्र शलभा इव पावकम्॥