The Rākşasas (on their part) burning to slaughter the monkey-forces, rushed in the encounter with sharpened shafts and darts and tomaras.
राक्षसाश्च शितैर्बाणैरसिभिः शक्तितोमरैः। अभ्यवर्तन्त समरे कपिसैन्यजिघांसवः॥