Accompanied by Vibhīşaņa, the heroic Angada, and the Wind-god's offspring, the powerful son of the king dived into the forces of the foe, various, blazing with burnished arms, dense with standards, and thronging with mighty cars,* capable of striking terror (into the hearts of the spectators), instinct with immeasurable energy, and resembling darkness. *Maharathai (ab.) may also mean with mighty carwarriors.
विभीषणेन सहितो राजपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। अङ्गदेन च वीरेण तथानिलसुतेन च॥ विविधममलशस्त्रभास्वरं तद्ध्वजगहनं गहनं महारथैश्च। प्रतिभयतममप्रमेयवेगं तिमिरमिव द्विषतां बलं विवेश॥