O comrade Raghava, please hear my words
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Rama, who became happy in hearing Sugreeva’s words, tossed away the corpse of Dundhubi with his big toe which slightly boosted the confidence of the monkeys. Yet, to test Rama’s strength conclusively, Sugreeva spoke thus.
O comrade Raghava, please hear my words
Dundubhi’s body was thrown away
by the strong Bali that day
Though you too did that today
I do not have full confidence in you
My brother Bali, the strongest and bravest,
to exercise his powerful arms
used to thrash on these seven trees
and satisfy his itching palms
One of these trees with tall branches
you must thrash to the ground
To do this without any hesitation
please release an arrow now