Bhatti’s Poem: The Death of Rávana
Translated by Oliver Fallon.

Top 50 Verbs
Rank | Unique Words | Number of Occurrences |
---|---|---|
1 | Like | 174 |
2 | Made | 94 |
3 | Said | 74 |
4 | Went | 72 |
5 | See | 55 |
6 | Go | 55 |
7 | Come | 50 |
8 | Spoke | 50 |
9 | Saw | 47 |
10 | Struck | 46 |
11 | Came | 46 |
12 | Killed | 41 |
13 | Grove | 41 |
14 | Took | 40 |
15 | Kill | 40 |
16 | Cut | 40 |
17 | Make | 39 |
18 | Filled | 39 |
19 | Shone | 33 |
20 | Sought | 33 |
21 | Destroyed | 32 |
22 | Became | 30 |
23 | Brought | 29 |
24 | Delighted | 27 |
25 | Fell | 27 |
26 | Making | 25 |
27 | Fight | 24 |
28 | Take | 24 |
29 | Live | 24 |
30 | Bear | 23 |
31 | Seen | 23 |
32 | Tell | 23 |
33 | Set | 22 |
34 | Seeing | 22 |
35 | Shining | 21 |
36 | Lost | 21 |
37 | Crushed | 21 |
38 | Seeking | 20 |
39 | Reached | 20 |
40 | Eat | 20 |
41 | Know | 20 |
42 | Done | 20 |
43 | Bearing | 19 |
44 | Wish | 19 |
45 | Gone | 19 |
46 | Wishing | 18 |
47 | Protect | 18 |
48 | Become | 18 |
49 | Roared | 18 |
50 | Speak | 18 |
Top 50 Nouns
Rank | Unique Words | Number of Occurrences |
---|---|---|
1 | Rama | 264 |
2 | Monkey(s) | 245 |
3 | Demon(s) | 189 |
4 | Enemy(ies) | 184 |
5 | Sita | 151 |
6 | Ravana | 117 |
7 | King | 116 |
8 | Mountain(s) | 116 |
9 | Tree(s) | 107 |
10 | Battle | 102 |
11 | Water(s) | 84 |
12 | Hanuman | 83 |
13 | Arrows | 82 |
14 | Lanka | 81 |
15 | Weapon(s) | 81 |
16 | Son(s) | 78 |
17 | Lord | 77 |
18 | Men (man) | 76 |
19 | Earth | 75 |
20 | Lakshmana | 67 |
21 | Vibhishana | 62 |
22 | Forest | 58 |
23 | Fire | 57 |
24 | City | 57 |
25 | Sky | 57 |
26 | Gods | 57 |
27 | Ocean | 56 |
28 | Two | 55 |
29 | Indra | 55 |
30 | Sun | 55 |
31 | World | 52 |
32 | Body(ies) | 51 |
33 | Grief | 43 |
34 | Elephants | 43 |
35 | Moon | 43 |
36 | Wind | 42 |
37 | Birds | 39 |
38 | Blood | 38 |
39 | Horses | 38 |
40 | Cloud(s) | 38 |
41 | Women | 37 |
42 | Heart | 37 |
43 | People | 37 |
44 | Eyes | 36 |
45 | Army | 36 |
46 | Chariot | 36 |
47 | Fear | 35 |
48 | Sugriva | 35 |
49 | Rama's | 34 |
50 | Canto | 33 |