Av¾ÖDDn¤|    ram|    @[¼|    c    ¢rp¤Ga¢tnm¯    ,
ddSaI½mmagØy    Kr:    shp¤r:sr:    .1.

Av¾ÖDDn¤|

with bow held tightly in hand

ram|

Rama

@[¼|   c

in anger also

¢rp¤Ga¢tnm¯

slayer of enemies

ddSI

saw

Aa½mm¯

hermotage

AagØy

reaching

Kr:

Khara

shp¤r:sr:

with his retinue

1.Khara,   reaching   the   hermitage   with   his   retinue,   saw   Rama   holsing   the
bow   tightly   in   hand   in   anger.

t|    è¾qva    sSr|    capm¤ïØy    Kr¢n:Þvnm¯    ,
ramÞya¢Bm¤K|    s¥t|    caEïta¢mÏycaEdyt¯    .2.

t|

him

è¾qva

seeing

sSr|	with arrows

cap|

bow

uïØy

lifting

Kr¢n:Þvnm¯

with a terrible twang

ramÞy

of Rama

A¢Bm¤K|

in front

s¥t|	to charioteer

caEïta|

let it be driven

i¢t

thus

AcaEdyt¯

commanded

2.Khara,   seeing   Rama,   lifted   his   bow   with   a   terrible   twang   and   with
arrows   commanded   his   charioteer   to   drive   it   in   front   of   Rama.

s    KrÞyaåOya    s¥tÞt¤rgan¯    smcaEdyt¯    ,
yæO    ramaE    mhabah^rEkaE    D¤ÓvÓDn¤:    ¢ÞTt:    .3.

s:

that

KrÞy

of Khara

AaåOya

on command

s¥t:	charioteer

t¤rgan¯

the horses

smcaEdyt¯

goaded

yæO

where

ram:

Rama

mhabah^:

mighty armed

ek:

alone

D¤Óvn¯

shaking

Dn¤:

bow

¢ÞTt:

stood

3.The   charioteer,   as   commanded   by   Khara,   goaded   the   horses   on   to
where   Rama   stood   alone   shaking   his   bow.

t|    t¤    ¢nÝp¢tt|    è¾qva    sv©I    tE    rjn£cra:    ,
ndImana    mhanad|    s¢cva:    pyIvaryn¯    .4.

t|

him

t¤

in this

¢nÝp¢tt|

ready for a combat

è¾qva

seeing

sv©I

all

tE   rjn£cra:

those ogres

ndImana:

uttering

mhanad|

a loud noise

s¢cva:

who had come with him

pyIvaryn¯

surrounded

4.The   ogres   who   had   accompanied   Khara,   seeing   himready   for   the
combat   surrounded   Rama   uttering   a   loud   noise.

s    tExa|    yat¤Danana|    mÒyE    rTgt:    Kr:    ,
bB¥v    mÒyE    taraNa|    laE¢htaHqG    ivaE¢dt:    .5.

s:

that

tExa|

those

yat¤Danana|

ogres'

mÒyE	in the midst

rTgt:

on the chariot

Kr:

Khara

bB¥v

appeared

mÒyE	in the midst

taraNa|

stars

laE¢htaHqG:   iv

like the mars

u¢dt:

risen

5.Khara,   on   the   chariot   in   the   midst   of   ogres   appeared   like   the   mars   risen   in   the   midst   of   stars.

tt:    Srsh*EN    rammp#¢tmaWjsm¯    ,
AdI¢yÏva    mhanad|    nnad    smrE    Kr:    .6.

tt:

then

Srsh*EN

with thousands of arrows

ramm¯

Rama

Ap#¢tmaWjsm¯

of incomparable vigour

AdI¢yÏva

striking

mhanad|

a loud roar

nnad

made

smrE	on the battle field

Kr:

Khara

6.Then   Khara   striking   Rama   with   thousands   of   arrows,   made   a   loud   roar.

ttÞt|    B£mDÓvan|    @[¼a:    sv©I    ¢nSacra:    ,
ram|    nana¢vDW:    SÞæOWr×yvxIÓt    ѤjIym¯    .7.

tt:

then

t|

that

B£mDÓvan|

armed with a terrible bow

@[¼a:

in anger

sv©I

all

¢nSacra:

night wanderers

ram|

Rama

nana¢vDW:

with various

SÞæOW:

weapons

A×yvxIÓt

attacked

ѤjIym¯

invincible

7.Then   the   ogres   feeling   angry   attacked   the   invincible   Rama   with   various
weapons.

m¤érW:    p¢ÊóSW:    S¥lW:    p#asW:    KHqgW:    práDW:    ,
raXsa:    smrE    ram|    ¢njG"¥    raExtÏpra:    .8.

m¤érW:

with clubs

p¢ÊóSW:

with iron spikes

S¥lW:

with lances

p#asW:

with spears

KHqgW:

with swords

práDW:

with axes

raXsa:

ogres

smrE	on the battle field

ram|

Rama

¢njG"¤:

assaulted

raExtÏpra:

given to fury

8.The   ogres   given   to   fury   assaulted   Rama   with   clubs,   iron   spikes,   lances,
spears,   swords   and   axes.

tE    blahksHqkaSa    mhanada    mhaWjs:    ,
A×yDavÓt    kak[t¯ÞT|    rTWvaI¢j¢BrEv    c    .
gjW:    pvIk\zaBW    ram|    y¤¼E    ¢jGa|sv:    .9.

tE

they

blahksHqkaSa:

looked like clouds with water

mhanada:

with a loud roar

mhaWjs:

with extraordinary might

A×yDavÓt

rushed on

kak[t¯ÞT|

of Kakutstha lineage

rTW:	on chariots

va¢j¢B:   ev

on horse back also

c

also

gjW:	on elephants

pvIk\zaBW:

like mountain peaks

ram|

Rama

y¤¼E	in the battle

¢jGa|sv:

to kill

9.The   ogres   riding   on   the   chariots,   horses,   mountain   like   elephants   and
like   a   rain   bearing   cloud   rushed   towards   Rama   to   kill   him   in   the   battle.

tE    ramE    SrvxaI¢N    Ûys¦jn¯    rXsa|    gNa:    ,
SWlEÓd#¢mv    Dara¢BvIxImaNa    mhaDna:    .10.

tE

they

ramE

on Rama

SrvxaI¢N

a shower of arrows

Ûys¦jn¯

rained

rXsa|

ogres

gNa:

hordes of

SWlEÓd#|

himalayas

iv

like

Dara¢B:

with torrents

vxImaNa:

raining

mhaDna:

huge clouds

10.Like   huge   clouds   pounding   himalayas   with   torrents,   the   hordes   of   ogres   rained   showers   of   arrows   on   Rama.