अमृष्यमाणः सबलो रावणो निर्ययाव् अथ ॥
व्यूह्य चौशनसं व्यूहं हरीन् सर्वान् अहारयत् ॥
राघवस् त्व् अभिनिर्याय व्यूढानीकं दशाननम् ॥
बार्हस्पत्यं विधिं कृत्वा प्रत्यव्यूहन् निशाचरम् ॥
समेत्य युयुधे तत्र ततो रामेण रावणः ॥
युयुधे लक्ष्मणश् चैव तथैवेन्द्रजिता सह ॥
विरूपाक्षेण सुग्रीवस् तारेण च निखर्वटः ॥
तुण्डेन च नलस् तत्र पटुशः पनसेन च ॥
विषह्यं यं हि यो मेने स स तेन समेयिवान् ॥
युयुधे युद्धवेलायां स्वबाहुबलम् आश्रितः ॥
स संप्रहारो ववृधे भीरूणां भयवर्धनः ॥
लोमसंहर्षणो घोरः पुरा देवासुरे यथा ॥
amṛṣyamāṇaḥ sabalo rāvaṇo niryayāv atha ||
vyūhya cauśanasaṃ vyūhaṃ harīn sarvān ahārayat ||
rāghavas tv abhiniryāya vyūḍhānīkaṃ daśānanam ||
bārhaspatyaṃ vidhiṃ kṛtvā pratyavyūhan niśācaram ||
sametya yuyudhe tatra tato rāmeṇa rāvaṇaḥ ||
yuyudhe lakṣmaṇaś caiva tathaivendrajitā saha ||
virūpākṣeṇa sugrīvas tāreṇa ca nikharvaṭaḥ ||
tuṇḍena ca nalas tatra paṭuśaḥ panasena ca ||
viṣahyaṃ yaṃ hi yo mene sa sa tena sameyivān ||
yuyudhe yuddhavelāyāṃ svabāhubalam āśritaḥ ||
sa saṃprahāro vavṛdhe bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhanaḥ ||
lomasaṃharṣaṇo ghoraḥ purā devāsure yathā ||
Ravana, unable to bear defeat, marched out with his army, arrayed the battle formation of Ushanas, and began to press back the vanaras. Rama came out to meet him and, having drawn up his army according to the rule of Brihaspati, confronted the night-wanderer. In the battle Ravana met Rama, Lakshmana met Indrajit, Sugriva met Virupaksha, Nikharvata met Tara, Nala met Tunda, Panasa met Patusha. Each entered combat with the one he considered his equal, relying on the strength of his own arms. The battle grew, terrible as the ancient battle of the gods and the asuras."
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Two strategies are named after Ushanas and Brihaspati: Ravana's cunning power meets Rama's wise defense. But the outcome is decided not by formation alone, but by which side truth stands on.