ta|    t¤    S¥pINKa|    ram:    kampaSavpa¢Stam¯    ,
ÞvÅCya    ÜlßNya    vaca    ¢Þmtp¥vImTab#v£t¯    .1.

ta|

that

t¤   S¥pINKa|

to Surpanakha

ram:

Rama

kampaSavpa¢Stam¯

bound by the cords of love

ÞvÅCya

to his own liking

ÜlßNya

sweetly

vaca

words

¢Þmtp¥vIm¯

with a smile

AT	as follows

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

1.Rama   then   spoke   the   following   sweet   words   with   a   smile   to   Surpanakha.

k]tdaraE{¢Þm    Bv¢t    Bay©Iy|    d¢yta    mm    ,
Ïv¢¹Dana|    t¤    nar£Na|    s¤Ñ¤:Ka    sspÏnta    .2.

k]tdar:

already married

A¢Þm

I am

Bv¢t

lady

BayaI   iy|

this is my wife

d¢yta

is dear

mm

to me

Ïv¢¹Dana|

like you

t¤   nar£Na|

for ladies

s¤Ñ¤:Ka

is most painful

sspÏnta

presence of a cowife

2.Rama   told   Surpanakha   that   he   was   married   and   Sita   was   his   dear   wife   and   also   that   for   ladies   like   her,   the   presence   of   a   co-wife   is   most   painful.

An¤jÞÏvEx    mE    B#ata    S£lva¢Óp#ydSIn:    ,
½£mank]tdarà    lßmNaE    nam    v£yIvan¯    .3.

An¤j:

younger

t¤

in this

ex:

this

mE

my

B#ata

brother

S£lvan¯

of good conduct

¢p#ydSIn:

lovely to look at

½£man¯

glorious

Ak]tdar:   c

not with his wife

lßmN:   nam

Lakshmana by name

v£yIvan¯

brave

3.Rama   told   Surpanakha   that   Lakshmana   is   his   younger   brother   who   has
good   conduct,   lovely   to   look   at,   glorious,   brave   and   is   not   with   his   wife.

Ap¥v£I|    BayIya    caT£I|    tâN:    ¢p#ydSIn:    ,
An¤ãpà    tE    BtaI    ãpÞyaÞy    B¢vÝy¢t    .4.

Ap¥v£I|

for a long time

BayIya

with wife

c   AT£I|

pleasures of life

tâN:

is young

¢p#ydSIn:

pleasing to look at

An¤ãp:   c

worthy of also

tE

you

BtaI

husband

ãpÞy   AÞy

for this comely form

B¢vÝy¢t

will be

4.Rama   told   Surpanakha   that   Lakshmana   is   pleasing   to   look   at,   young   and   will   be   a   husband   worthy   of   her   comely   form.

en|    Bj    ¢vSala¢X    BtaIr|    B#atr|    mm    ,
AspÏna    vraraEhE    mEâmkIp#Ba    yTa    .5.

en|

him

Bj

accept

¢vSala¢X

large eyed

BtaIr|

as husband

B#atr|

brother

mm

my

AspÏna

without cowife

vraraEhE

charming lady

mEâm¯

mount meru

AkIp#Ba

sun's rays

yTa

like

5.Rama   told   Surpanakha   to   accept   Lakshmana   as   her   husband   without
a   co-wife   just   as   sun's   rays   woo   mount   meru.

i¢t    ramEN    sa    p#aE³a    raXs£    kammaE¢hta    ,
¢vs¦Çy    ram|    shsa    ttaE    lßmNmb#v£t¯    .6.

i¢t

thus

ramEN

by Rama

sa

she

p#aE³a

when spoken to

raXs£

ogress

kammaE¢hta

infatuated through love

¢vs¦Çy

leaving

ram|

Rama

shsa

suddenly

tt:

then

lßmNm¯

to Lakshmana

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

6.Surpanakha,   when   spoken   to   thus   by   Rama   and   infatuated   by   love,
suddenly   spoke   to   Lakshmana   as   follows.

AÞy    ãpÞy    tE    y¤³a    BayaI{h|    vrv¢NIn£    ,
mya    sh    s¤K|    svaIÓdÎfka¢Óvc¢rÝy¢s    .7.

AÞy

this

ãpÞy	for comely form

tE

your

y¤³a

suitable

BayaI

wife

Ah|

I

vrv¢NIn£

lovely

mya   sh

with me

s¤K|

happily

svaIn¯

the entire range

dÎfkan¯

of dandaka forest

¢vc¢rÝy¢s

will roam

7.Surpanakha   told   Lakshmana   that   she   will   be   a   suitable   wife   for   him   and   he   will   roam   throughout   dandakaranya   happily   with   her.

evm¤³Þt¤    saW¢mæO£    raXÞya    vaÀykaE¢vd:    ,
tt:    S¥pINKa|    ¢ÞmÏva    lßmNaE    vaÀymb#v£t¯    .8.

ev|

as above

u³:	being told

t¤

in this

saW¢mæO£:

son of Sumitra

raXÞya

by the ogress

vaÀykaE¢vd:

adept in expression

tt:

then

S¥pINKa|

to Surpanakha

¢ÞmÏva

smiling

lßmN:

Lakshmana

vaÀym¯

the following words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

8.Lakshmana,   being   told   as   above   by   Surpanakha,   spoke   the
following   words.

kT|    dasÞy    mE    das£    BayaI    B¢vt¤¢mÅC¢s    ,
saE{hmay©IN    prvan¯    B#aæOa    kmlv¢NI¢n    .9.

kT|

how

dasÞy

a slave's

mE

my

das£	servantmaid

BayaI

wife

B¢vt¤|

to become

iÅC¢s

you desire

s:

that

Ah|

I

Aay©IN

elder

prvan¯

is dependant

B#aæOa

brother

kmlv¢NI¢n

with the colour of red lotus

9.Lakshmana   told   Surpanakha   that   by   marrying,   who   is   dependant   on   his
elder   brother,   she   will   be   a   servant   maid.

sm¦¼aTIÞy    ¢s¼aTaI    m¤¢dta    kamã¢pN£    ,
AayIÞy    Ïv|    ¢vsala¢X    BayaI    Bv    yv£ys£    .10.

sm¦¼aTIÞy

endowed with all riches

¢s¼aTaI

with accomplished purpose

m¤¢dta

happily

kamã¢pN£

capable of assuming any form at will

AayIÞy

elder brother's

Ïv|

you

¢vsala¢X

with large eyes

BayaI

wife

Bv

become

yv£ys£

younger

10.Lakshmana   told   Surpanakha   that   she   should   become   the   younger   wife
of   Rama,   who   is   endowed   with   all   riches   and   her   purpose   will   be   acheived.