In the central courtyard, he found innumerable spies of the Raksasa (Ravana), some initiated, some bearing matted locks, some with their heads shaven, and some clad in cow-skins, some in cloths and some going stark naked; and (he found there persons) carrying handfuls of darbha for their weapons, and (having) the sacrificial fire-place for their arms; and those bearing in their hands clubs and concealed weapons,' or holding rods as their arms, or having a single eye or a single complexion, or having a single breast dangling down; and those looking dreadful with uneven attire; and dwarfs frightful to behold; and bowmen; and swordsmen; and (warriors) carrying sataghnís and clubs for their arms; those Searing excellent Parighas in their hands, or blazing in curious mail; person not exceedingly fat, or exceedingly lean; not unduly tall, or unduly short; not extremely fair, or extremely dark; not unduly crooked, or unduly dwarfish; and those deformed, or many-formed, endowed with beauty, or possessing splendour; standard bearers; and flag bearers. 1. Kuta. The commentator says the word stands for a particular kind of weapons. Wilson has concealed weapon for its English equivalent. 2. The same complexion gives sense. But I render the passage literally. 2. Bhugnavastrān.-Perhaps the text is corrupt. Bhugnavaktran-persons of deformed faces-would render sense. or
ददर्श मध्यमे गुल्मे राक्षसस्य चरान् बहून्। दीक्षिताञ्जटिलान् मुण्डान् गोजिनाम्बरवाससः॥ दर्भमुष्टिप्रहरणानग्निकुण्डायुधांस्तथा। कूटमुद्ररपाणींश्च दण्डायुधधरानपि॥ एकाक्षानेकवर्णाश्च लम्बोदरपयोधरान्। करालान् भुग्नवस्त्रांश्च विकटान् वामनांस्तथा॥ धन्विनः खङ्गिनश्चैव शतघ्नीमुसलायुधान्। परिघोत्तमहस्तांश्च विचित्रकवचोज्ज्वलान्॥ नातिस्थूलान् नातिकृशान् नातिदीर्घातिह्रस्वकान्। नातिगौरान् नातिकृष्णान्नातिकुब्जान्न वामनान्॥ विरूपान् बहुरूपांश्च सुरूपांश्च सुवर्चसः। ध्वजिनः पताकिनश्चैव ददर्श विविधायुधान्॥