East gate · Yuddha Kāṇḍa
Nīla against Prahasta
Laṅkā's commander-in-chief leads a great sortie. Nīla crushes him with a rock, and Rāvaṇa has to come out himself.
Yuddha Kāṇḍa sargas 57–60Vālmīki (primary text)In the text
In the fighting that follows, Rāma wrecks Rāvaṇa's chariot and shatters his diadem. The humbled king retreats into Laṅkā and orders Kumbhakarṇa woken.
Primary text: Śrīmad Vālmīkīya Rāmāyaṇa, Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Later traditions and living-tradition associations are labelled as such. Return to the Rāmāyaṇa World.