The RÁMÁYAN of VÁLMÍKI - Part 1 - 46

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Canto XLVIII.Indra And Ahalyá When mutual courtesies had past, Viśálá's ruler spoke at last: “These princely youths,O Sage,who vie In might with children of the sky, Heroic,born for happy fate, With elephants'or lions'gait, Bold as the tiger or the bull, With lotus eyes so large and full, Armed with the quiver,sword,and bow, Whose figures like the Aśvins216show, Like children of the deathless Powers, Come freely to these shades of ours,217— How have they reached on foot this place? What do they seek,and what their race? As sun and moon adorn the sky, This spot the heroes glorify. Alike in stature,port,and