Śrī Rāma laments over the precarious condition of Laksmana. The latter regains consciousness under the treatment of the monkey Susena with the help of a herb brought at his instance all the way from the Himālaya mountain by Hanumān.

Encounter of Śrī Rāma with Rāvana; Laksmana swoons under a blow of Rāvana’s javelin and Rāvana flees away from the battlefield.

Śrī Rāma’s encounter with Rāvana.

Fall of Mahāpārśwa at the hands of Angada.

The fearful encounter of Mahodara with Sugrīva and his fall at the latter’s hands.

Destruction of the army of ogres at the hands of Sugrīva and the fall of Virūpaāksa.

Rāvana calls together his generals and, marching with them to the field of battle, exhibits his valour against the enemy.

Lament of the ogresses.

Destruction of ogre-troops at the hands of Śrī Rāma.

Stricken with grief at the death of Indrajit, Rāvana proceeds to kill Sītā, who, he feels was the root of all trouble, but desistsfrom this dastardly act at the intercession of Supārśwa.