Adhyaya 26

rāmasya aśvamedhayātrāyāṃ śatrughnaḥ cakrāṅkānagarasya samīpe caturvidhaṃ balam atibhīṣaṇaṃ dadarśa। sumatiḥ tatra deśādhipaṃ subāhuṃ paricārayati—sa viṣṇubhakti-parāyaṇaḥ, satyavrataḥ, nyāyena karaṃ gṛhṇan, vaiṣṇava-brāhmaṇān satkṛtya dharmarājyaṃ pālayati iti praśaṃsati। tataḥ krauñca-vyūhe yuddha-paṅktayaḥ saṃsthāpyante, śatrughnaś ca vīrān puṣkala-riputāpa-nīlaratna-ugrāśva-vīramardanādīn vyūha-bhedāya preṣayati। lakṣmīnidhiḥ suketoḥ saha samaraṃ prārabhate। śara-saṃpāte suketoḥ ratha-dhvajaṃ bhagnaṃ kṛtvā yuddhaṃ gadāyuddhe parivartate; tataḥ bāhubalena mallayuddhaṃ, muṣṭi-prahārāś ca pravartante। ubhayor api jayo na sulabhaḥ; adbhuta-sahiṣṇutā-bala-parākramaṃ darśayatoḥ prekṣakāḥ ubhau vīrau śaurya-rājadharma-sampattibhyāṃ praśaṃsanti।