ADmIÞt¤    mha|Þtat    BvEäOÞy    mh£ptE:    ,
yaE    hrEdqb¢lxfqBag|    n    c    rX¢t    p¤æOvt¯    .11.

ADmI:

a sin

t¤

by this

mhan¯

great

tat

lord

BvEt¯

may be

tÞy

his

mh£ptE:

for the king

y:

who

hrEt¯

takes away

b¢lxfqBag|

the sixth part as land revnue

n

not

c

also

rX¢t

protects

p¤æOvt¯

like his own children

11.They   told   Rama   that   a   king   who   takes   the   sixth   part   as   land   revenue   and
does   not   protect   liike   his   own     children,   that   king   will   be   a   great   sinner.

y¤¸an:    Þva¢nv    p#aNan¯    p#aNW¢r¿an¯    s¤ta¢nv    ,
¢nÏyy¤³Þsda    rXÓsvaI¢Óvxyva¢sn:    .12.
p#ap"aE¢t    Saát£|    ram    k£¢tI    s    bh^va¢xIk£m¯    ,
b#'N:    ÞTanmasaï    tæO    ca¢p    mh£ytE    .13.

y¤¸an:

attentively

Þvan¯

his own

p#aNan¯

life

p#aNW:

than life

i¿an¯

dearer

s¤tan¯   iv

like children

¢nÏyy¤³:

ever steadfast in dharma

sda

always

rXn¯	protecting

svaIn¯

all

¢vxyva¢sn:

citizens

p#ap"aE¢t

will attain

Saát£|

eternal

ram:

Rama

k£¢tI|

fame

s:

he

bh^va¢xIk£m¯

for many years

b#'N:

Brahma's

ÞTanm¯

world

Aasaï

attaining

tæO

there

c

also

A¢p

and

mh£ytE

will be honoured

12,13.The   sages   told   Rama   that   one   who   protects   all   the   citizens   like   his
own   life   or   the   children   who   are   dearer   than   his   own   life,   he   will   attain
lasting   fame   for   many   years   and having   reached   Brahma's   world,   will   be
honoured   even   there.

yÏkraE¢t    pr|    DmI|    m¤¢nm¥IlPlaSn:    ,
tæO    raåOàt¤BaIg:    p#ja    Dm©IN    rXt:    .14.

yt¯

whatever

kraE¢t

does

pr|   DmI|

highest dharma

m¤¢n:

sage

m¥lPlaSn:

living on roots and fruits

tæO

of that

raåO:

to the king

ct¤BaIg:

one fourth part

p#ja:

the citizens

Dm©IN

with righteousness

rXt:

protects

14.The   sages   told   Rama   that   whatever   great   dharma   a   sage   living   on   roots
and   fruits   does,   one   fourth   part   of   that   will   go   to   the   king   who   protects   his
people   with   righteousness.

saE{y|    b#a'NB¥¢y¿aE    vanp#ÞTgNaE    mhan¯    ,
Ïv°aTaE{naTvd#am    raXsWbaIÒytE    B¦Sm¯    .15.

s:

that

Ay|

this

b#a'NB¥¢y¿:

consisting of brahmins

vanp#ÞTgNaE

multitude of sages

mhan¯

great

Ïva°aT:

having you as our lord

AnaTvt¯

as if without a lord

ram:

Rama

raXsW:

by the demons

baÒytE

are being troubled

B¦Sm¯

very much

15.The   sages   told   Rama   that   this   multitude   of   sages   consisting   of   brahmins,
having   you   as   the   lord   are   very   much   troubled   by   the   demons   as   if   without   a   lord.

e¢h    pÜy    Sr£ra¢N    m¤n£na|    Ba¢vtaÏmnam¯    ,
htana|    raXsWGa©IrWrqbh\na|    bh^Da    vnE    .16.

e¢h	please come

pÜy

see

Sr£ra¢N

bodies

m¤n£na|

of the sages

Ba¢vtaÏmnam¯

pure minded

htana|

killed

raXsW:

by the demons

GaErW:

terrible

bh\na|

many

bh^Da

in many ways

vnE	in the forest

16.The   sages   told   Rama   to   see   the   bodies   of   the   many   pure   minded   sages
who   were   killed   in   many   ways   by   demons   in   the   forest.

pØpand£¢nvasanamn¤mÓda¢kn£m¢p    ,
¢cæOk\zalyana|    c    ¢@ytE    kdn|    mht¯    .17.

pØpand£¢nvasana|

those living along the Pampa river

An¤mÓda¢kn£m¯   A¢p

and by the side of Mandakini river

¢cæOk\zalyana|   c

those residing on Chitrakoota also

¢@ytE

is being wrought

kdn|	destruction

mht¯

a great

17.The   sages   told   Rama   that   those   living   along   the   Pampa,   by   the   side   of
Mandakini   and   those   having   their   residence   on   chitrakuta   are   being   greatly   damaged.

ev|    vy|    n    m¦ÝyamaE    ¢vp#kar|    tp¢Þvnam¯    ,
¢@ymaN|    vnE    GaEr|    rXaE¢BB£I|mkmI¢B:    .18.

ev|

thus

vy|

we

n   m¦Ýyam:

cannot tolerate

¢vp#kar|

persecution

tp¢Þvnam¯

of the sages

¢@ymaN|

being done

vnE	in the forest

GaEr|

terrible

rXaE¢B:

by the demons

B£mkmI¢B:

by fierce activities

18.The   sages   told   Rama   that   they   will   not   tolerate   the   awful   persecution   of
the   sages   by   the   fierce   deeds   of   demons   in   the   forest.

ttÞÏva|    SrNaTI|    c    SrÎy|    sm¤p¢ÞTta:    ,
p¢rpaly    naE    ram    vÒymana¢°SacrW:    .19.

tt:

therefore

Ïva|||

you

SrNaTI|

for refuge

c

also

SrÎy|

fit resort

sm¤p¢ÞTta:

have came here

p¢rpaly

please protect

n:

us

ram

Rama

vÒymanat¯

from being killed

¢nSacrW:

by the demons

19.The   sages   told   Rama   that   they   had   come   to   him   for   protection   from
being   killed   by   the   demons   and   that   he   was   their   resort   in   the   forest.

pra    ÏväOaE    g¢tv£I|r    p¦¢TÛya|    naEppïtE    ,
p¢rpaly    n:    svaIn¯    raXsE×yaE    n¦paÏmj    .20.

pra

other

ÏväO:

than you

g¢t:

asylum

v£r

brave

p¦¢TÛya|

on earth

n   uppïtE

is not there

p¢rpaly

protect

n:

us

svaIn¯

all

raXsE×y:

from the demons

n¦paÏmj

prince

20.The   sages   told   Rama   that   there   is   no   higher   asylum   other   than   him   on
earth   and   thus   wanted   him   to   protect   them   all   from   the   demons.