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Overview
After Kumbhakarna’s death, Narantaka joins the princes who volunteer to fight and receive Ravana’s embrace and ornaments before departing. His exceptionally fast horse carries him through the vanara host, inflicting many casualties. Sugriva sends Angada to stop him.
Angada approaches without weapons beyond teeth and nails and challenges the rider to face a stronger opponent. Narantaka’s dart strikes Angada’s chest but breaks. Angada kills the horse with a blow, bringing down its rider. Narantaka then strikes Angada’s head and briefly stuns him, but the recovering vanara kills him with his fist.
Origins & earliest records
South Asian epic religious narrative
Records & interpretation
Directly read historical English epic witness; translator’s abridgements explicitly identified where used.
Selected bibliography
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The Ramayan of Valmiki
VI.69; title-page edition range, not epic composition date.
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Primary records and illustrations
The Ramayan of Valmiki, Griffith translation
Hosted complete edition, title-page range 1870–1874. VI.69
Complete relevant passage read in downloaded Gutenberg HTML. Translator’s prose abridgement distinguished from translated verse. Public-domain historical translation; no image claimed.
References
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- Historical primary epic translationGriffith, Ramayan — VI.69Research access: 2026-10-05
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