Lanka Kaanda
185 - Indra (the lord of paradise) sends a chariot for the use of Sri Rama; encounter between Sri Rama and Ravana
Chaupais
Description
Having uttered these taunting words Ravana furiously began to discharge arrows like so many thunderbolts. Shafts of various designs flew and filled all the quarters, nay, every corner of the earth and heavens. The Hero of Raghu's line let fly a fiery dart, and in a moment the demon's bolts were all consumed. Ravana ground his teeth out of frustration and hurled a fierce lance; but the Lord sent it back alongwith His arrow. The demon then cast a cloud of discs and tridents; but the Lord frustrated them by tearing them asunder without any exertion. Ravana's arrows proved as futile as the schemes of the wicked invariably are. Then with a hundred arrows he struck Sri Rama's charioteer (Matali), who fell to the ground crying "Victory to Sri Rama!" Sri Rama took compassion and lifted up the driver; He was now stirred up with a terrible fury.