Rāma’s Inquiry into the Hidden Identity of the Radiant Stranger
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अनस्त्रज्ञो ऽस्मि देवेश युद्धानामप्यकोविदः / कथं हनिष्ये सकलान्सुरशत्रूननायुधः
anastrajño 'smi deveśa yuddhānāmapyakovidaḥ / kathaṃ haniṣye sakalānsuraśatrūnanāyudhaḥ
O Lord of the gods, I know no lore of weapons and am unskilled in war; without arms, how shall I slay all the enemies of the devas?