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Overview
In Griffith’s prose substitute for VI.57–58, Ravana declares that he, Kumbhakarna or Prahasta must take the field. Prahasta goes out boasting that birds will feed on the vanaras. The ensuing clash is described through stones thrown against a rain of arrows.
Nila meets Prahasta and breaks his bow. The commander leaves his chariot and continues on foot, but Nila kills him with a great tree. Griffith labels these cantos as omitted and summarises them, so the tree weapon is attributed to this English précis rather than treated as a fully compared reading across Ramayana versions.
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.57–58, translator’s prose précis after VI.54; 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.57–58, translator’s prose précis after VI.54
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.57–58, translator’s prose précis after VI.54Research access: 2026-10-05
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