viśvāmitrādhvare yena
mārīcādyā niśā-carāḥ
paśyato lakṣmaṇasyaiva
hatā nairṛta-puṅgavāḥ
viśvāmitra-adhvare - in the sacrificial arena of the great sage Viśvāmitra; yena - by whom (Lord Rāmacandra); mārīca-ādyāḥ - headed by Mārīca; niśā-carāḥ - the uncivilized persons wandering at night in the darkness of ignorance; paśyataḥ lakṣmaṇasya - being seen by Lakṣmaṇa; eva - indeed; hatāḥ - were killed; nairṛta-puṅgavāḥ - the great chiefs of the Rākṣasas.