What is the prowess of the Rākşasas? And whose sons are they? And who, pray are they? And what are the proportions of their bodies? And who protects them O foremost of ascetics? And by what means shall either Rāma, or my forces, or, O Brahman, I myself be able to slay in fight those deceitful warriors—the Rākṣasas? Do you tell me, O adorable ore, inflated as they are by virtue of their prowess, how can I stand them in fight?
किंवीर्या राक्षसास्ते च कस्य पुत्राश्च के च ते॥ कथंप्रमाणाः के चैतान् रक्षन्ति मुनिपुङ्गव। कथं च प्रतिकर्तव्यं तेषां रामेण रक्षसाम्॥ मामकैर्वा बलैर्ब्रह्मन् मया वा कूटयोधिनाम्। सर्वं मे शंस भगवन् कथं तेषां मया रणे॥ स्थातव्यं दुष्टभावानां वीर्योत्सित्ता हि राक्षसाः।