417:1 I omit two Cantos of dialogue. St tells Hanumn again to convey her message to Rma and bid him hasten to rescue her. Hanumn replies as before that there is no one on earth equal to Rma, who will soon come and destroy Rvan. There is not a new idea in the two Cantos: all is reiteration.
417:2 The expedients to vanquish an enemy or to make him come to terms are said to be four: conciliation, gifts, disunion, and force or punishment. Hanumn considers it useless to employ the first three and resolves to punish Rvan by destroying his pleasure-grounds.