Rama and Lakshmana swoon to Indrajit’s Nagastram
rAma lakShmaNarum mayangi vizhundArE
kAmitam aDainda rAkShasarum kaLittArE
‘nAmE venROm’ enṛa mAmeghanAdanai
prEmaiyuDanE lankai mAmannanum pOTRi
bhoomi mahaLuDan pOrkkaLam shenRu
shyAman uDalinai kANbittu ‘un
svAmi nilaiyai kaNNAra pAr ini
nEmamuḍanE ennODu vAzh’ enavE
‘nee mirugamO’ enRavaLum vizhundALe…