Rāmāyaṇacampū 3.54
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3.54
Rāvaṇa too, accepting Vibhīṣaṇa's speech, ordered the rākṣasas: 'Among the limbs of monkeys, the tail is indeed the best. Wrap it in cotton cloths, set it ablaze, proclaim his crimes at crossroad after crossroad, and parade him around the city with beatings!'
As they were doing so: / From his tail, which defied determination [as to its length], / variegated like a cluster of karṇikāra blossoms, / by the accumulated fortune of the unblinking gods / the divine [fire] that awakens at dawn flared up. ..54..