Continuing my Krishna verses

इक्ष्वाकुवंशजातोऽसौ रामो भूत्वा दशाननम् ।

सीतापहारिणं हत्वा मोक्षयामास जानकीम् ।।७३३।।

Having become Rama in the dynasty of Ikshvaku, he killed the ten-headed Ravana, who had abducted Sita, and freed her, the daughter of Janaka.

Madhav M. Deshpande

Professor Emeritus

Sanskrit and Linguistics

University of Michigan

[Residence: Campbell, California]