Seeing the enemy's car resembling a mass of clouds having a chatter resembling the sounds sent by a cleaving mountain riven by the thunder, Rāma, vehemently drawing his bow curved like the infant moon, addressed Mătalicharioteer to the thousand-eyed (deity) saying. *Indra.
स दृष्ट्वा मेघसंकाशमापतन्तं रथं रिपोः॥ गिरेर्वज्राभिमृष्टस्य दीर्यतः सदृशस्वनम्। विस्फारयन्वै वेगेन बालचन्द्रानतं धनुः॥ उवाच मातलिं रामः सहस्राक्षस्य सारथिम्।