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One of these beings has a dream in which a man rises into the heavens while another of these beings rides a donkey and falls into a pile of dung. Karna uses the Vasavi Shakti against a figure whose mother was one of these beings; that figure grows in size as he dies and crushes an entire unit of the Kaurava army. In a duel, (10[1])one of these beings becomes invisible and uses a trap (10[1])of a million snakes against his opponent. One of these beings defeats the vulture king Jatayu (“juh-TAH-yoo”) and clips his wings. In an epic, an army of (-5[1])monkeys and bears hurl stones (10[1])to build a bridge to these beings’ domain. (-5[1])One of these beings transforms into a golden deer so that their king can abduct Rama’s wife Sita. (-5[1])For (-5[1])10 points, (-5[1])name these demon-like beings (10[1])who reside in Lanka and are led by Ravana. (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: rakshasas (“ROCK-shuh-suhs”) [or rāksasas; or rakkhasas; accept asuras; prompt on demons until read] (The first three lines refer to Trijāta, Ghatotkacha, and Indrajit.)
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