viÅ›vÄmitrÄdhvare yena
mÄrÄ«cÄdyÄ niÅ›Ä-carÄḥ
paśyato lakṣmaṇasyaiva
hatÄ nairá¹›ta-puá¹…gavÄḥ
viÅ›vÄmitra-adhvare - in the sacrificial arena of the great sage ViÅ›vÄmitra; yena - by whom (Lord RÄmacandra); mÄrÄ«ca-ÄdyÄḥ - headed by MÄrÄ«ca; niÅ›Ä-carÄḥ - the uncivilized persons wandering at night in the darkness of ignorance; paÅ›yataḥ laká¹£maṇasya - being seen by Laká¹£maṇa; eva - indeed; hatÄḥ - were killed; nairá¹›ta-puá¹…gavÄḥ - the great chiefs of the RÄká¹£asas.