¢»ymaNaW    t¤    taW    è¿qva    vWdEh£    ramlßmNaW    ,
uÅcW:    ÞvrEN    c¤@aES    p#g¦/    s¤B¤ja    B¤jaW    .1.

¢»ymaNaW

being forcibly taken away

t¤

in this

taW

the two

è¿qva

seeing

vWdEh£

Vaidehi

ramlßmNaW

Rama and Lakshmana

uÅcW:

in a loud

ÞvrEN

voice

c¤?aES

shouted

p#g¦/

raising

s¤B¤ja

with beautiful arms

B¤jaW

the two arms

1.Sita   seeing   Rama   and   Lakshmana   being   forcibly   taken   away,   shouted
in   a   loud   voice   raising   her   beautiful   arms.

ex    daSrT£    ramÞsÏyva·¯C£lva·¯C¤¢c:    ,
rXsa    raWd#ãpEN    ¢»ytE    slßmN:    .2.

ex

this

daSr¢T:

Dasartha's son

ram:

Rama

sÏyvan¯

truthful

S£lvan¯

with good gharacternduct

s¤¢c:

pure

rXsa

by demon

raWd#ãpEN

with a terrible form

¢»ytE

is being taken away

slßmN:

along with Lakshmana

2.Sita   shouted   that   Rama,   the   truthful,   pure   and   with   good   character,   was
Dasaratha's   son   and   is   being   taken   away   a   rakshasa   with   a   terrible   form
along   with   Lakshmana.

ma|    v¦ka    BX¢yÝy¢Ót    SaÑ¥Ila    ¹£¢pnÞtTa    ,
ma|    hraEÏs¦Çy    kak[ÞTaW    nmÞtE    raXsaEäOm    .3.

ma

me

v¦ka:

bears

BX¢yÝy¢Ót

will eat

SaѥIla:

tigers

¹£pn:

panthers

tTa

similarly

ma|

me

hr

take away

uÏs¦Çy

releasing

kak[ÞTaW

Rama and Lakshmana

nm:	salutations

tE

to you

raXsaEäOm

noblest among the rakshasas

3.Sita   saluting   the   demon   told   him   take   her   away   leaving   Rama   and
Lakshmana   since   bears,   tigers   and   panthers   will   eat   her   anyway.

tÞyaÞt¹cn|    ½¤Ïva    vWdE/a    ramlßmNaW    ,
vEg|    p#c?t¤v£I|raW    vDE    tÞy    ѤraÏmn:    .4.

tÞya:

that

tt¯

that

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

vWdE/a

Vaidehi's

ramlßmNaW

Rama and Lakshmana

vEg|   p#c@t¤:

made haste

v£raW

heroic

vDE	in killing

tÞy

that

ѤraÏmn:

wicked demon

4.The   heroic   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   hearing   Vaidehi's   words,   made   haste
in   killing   the   wicked   demon.

tÞy    raWd#Þy    saW¢m¢æOÞsÛy|    bah^|    bB¸    h    ,
ramÞt¤    d¢XN|    bah^|    trsa    tÞy    rXs:    .5.

tÞy

his

raWd#Þy

terrible Rakshasa's

saW¢m¢æO:

Lakshmana

sÛy|

left

bah^|

arm

bB¸

broke

h

similarly

ram:   t¤

Rama also

d¢XN|

right

bah^|

shoulder

trsa	with force

tÞy

that

rXs:

demon's

5.Lakshmana   cut   that   terrible   demon's   left   arm   and   Rama   broke   the   right
arm   with   force.

s    Bg"bah^Þs|¢vg"aE    ¢nppataS¤    raXs:    ,
DrÎya|    mEGsHqkaSaE    vj#¢B°    ivacl:    .6.

s:

that

Bg"bah^:

with broken arms

s|¢vg":

feeling miserable

¢nppat

fell down

AaS¤

quickly

raXs:

demon

DrÎya|

on the earth

mEGsHqkaS:

like a cloud

vj#¢B°

struck by thunder

iv   Acl:

like a mountain

6.The   demon,   equal   to   a   cloud,   with   arms   broken   and   feeling   miserable,
fell   on   the   earth   like   a   cloud   or   mountain   struck   by   thunder.

m¤¢¾¢BjaIn¤¢B:    p¢ìÞs¥dyÓtaW    t¤    raXsm¯    ,
uïØyaEïØy    caÔyEn|    ÞT¢ÎflE    ¢n¢ÝppExt¤:    .7.

m¤¢¾¢B:

by fists

jan¤¢B:

by knees

p¢ì:	by the feet

s¥dyÓtaW

beating

t¤

in this

raXsm¯

the demon

uïØy   uïØy

lifting again and again

c

also

A¢p

and

en|

this

ÞT¢ÎflE

on the ground

¢nÝppExt¤:

crushed

7.Those   two   beating   the   demon   with   fists,   knees   and   legs,   also   crushed   him
on   the   ground   by   lifting   him   again   and   again.

s    ¢b¼aE    bh^¢BbaINW:    KHqga×ya|    c    p¢rXt:    ,
¢n¢Ýp¾aE    bh^Da    B¥maW    n    mmar    s    raXs:    .8.

s:

he

¢b¼:

injured

bh^¢B:

by many

baNW:

by arrows

KHqga×ya|

by swords

c

even then

p¢rXt:

was crushed broken

¢n¢Ýp¾:

crushed

bh^Da

many times

B¥maW

on the earth

n   mmar

did not die

s:

that

raXs:

demon

8.The   demon,   though   pierced   by   many   arrows,   cut   with   two   swords   and
crushed   on   the   ground   many   times,   did   not   die.

t|    p#Eßy    ramÞs¤B¦SmvÒymclaEpmm¯    ,
ByEÝvByd:    ½£ma¢nd|    vcnmb#v£t¯    .9.

t|

him

p#Eßy

seeing

ram:

Rama

s¤B¦S|

very much

AvÒy|

incapable of being killed

AclaEpmm¯

like a mountain

ByEx¤

in danger

AByd:

giving protection

½£man¯

glorious

id|

these

vcn|

words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

9.Rama   who   protects   in   times   of   danger   seeing   that   Viradha   was   not
capable   of   being   killed   spoke   these   words   to   Lakshmana.

tpsa    p¤âxÛyaG#    raXsaE{y|    n    SÀytE    ,
SÞæOEN    y¤¢D    ¢nj©It¤|    raXs|    ¢nKnavhE    .10.

tpsa	by virtue of his penance

p¤âxÛyaG#

tiger among men

raXs:

demon

Ay|

this

n   SÀytE

cannot be

SÞæOEN

with weapons

y¤¢D	in a fight

¢nj©It¤|

to kill

raXs|

the demon

¢nKnavhE

bury him in a pit

10.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Viradha   cannot   be   killed   in   battle   with
weapons   by   virtue   of   his   penance.   We   must   bury   him   in   a   pit.