Pleased with these words of Rāma, the excellent celestial charioteer-Mātalī-drove the car. Then leaving Ravana's mighty car on the right, he enveloped Rāvana with the dust raised by the wheels.
परितुष्टः स रामस्य तेन वाक्येन मातलिः। प्रचोदयामास रथं सुरसारथिरुत्तमः॥ अपसव्यं ततः कुर्वन्रावणस्य महारथम्। चक्रसंभूतरजसा रावणं व्यवधूनयत्॥