Some were killed outright, some were wounded, some fled back to the fort; the bears and monkeys shouted for joy over the rout of the enemy's strong force.
Seeing that it was now night, the four divisions of the monkey host returned to the lord of Kosala. As soon as Rama cast his gracious glance upon them, all their fatigue was at once forgotten. On the other hand, Ravan summoned his ministers and told them all how his champions had been killed: “The monkeys have destroyed half my army; tell me at once what counsel should be adopted.” Thereupon Malyavan, a very aged demon, who had been the sagacious adviser of Ravan's father and mother, delivered himself of a speech of the soundest policy: “Hearken, my son, to a few words of instruction from me. Ever since you carried off Sita and brought her here, there have been omens of ill, more than I can tell. No advantage can be gained by opposing him, whose glory is the theme both of Veda and Purana.”
Seeing that it was now night, the four divisions of the monkey host returned to the lord of Kosala. As soon as Rama cast his gracious glance upon them, all their fatigue was at once forgotten. On the other hand, Ravan summoned his ministers and told them all how his champions had been killed: “The monkeys have destroyed half my army; tell me at once what counsel should be adopted.” Thereupon Malyavan, a very aged demon, who had been the sagacious adviser of Ravan's father and mother, delivered himself of a speech of the soundest policy: “Hearken, my son, to a few words of instruction from me. Ever since you carried off Sita and brought her here, there have been omens of ill, more than I can tell. No advantage can be gained by opposing him, whose glory is the theme both of Veda and Purana.”