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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
यैः by which, मारीचः Maricha, निहतः killed, यैः he, सदूषणः Dushana, खरः Khara, क्रौञ्चानने in Krauncha, कबन्धः Kabhanda, दण्डकानने in Dandaka forest, विराधःतु Virada also, यैः by which, सालाःSala, गिरयः mountain, भग्नाः broken, वाली च Vali also, अम्बुधिः ocean, क्षुभितः agitation, वाली च and Vali, अम्बुधिः ocean, क्षुभितः agitated, ते they, मेसायकाः by my arrows, सर्वे all, मम my, युद्धे war, प्रात्ययिकाः wasted, येन by which, रावणे Ravana, मन्दतेजसः less brilliant, तत् that, कारणम् reason, किंनु What is it
'Earlier, by my arrows, Maricha was killed, Dushana and Khara were killed, Kabhanda was killed in Krauncha forest, Virada was killed in Dandaka forest. By which arrows Sala trees were cut off, mountain was broken, ocean was agitated, and Vali was killed, are wasted with Ravana, who is less brilliant in war. What is the reason?'