Kr|    t¤    rama¢Bm¤K|    p#yaÓt|    va¢hn£p¢tm¯    ,
raXs¢ÞæOSra    nam    s|¢npEÏyEdmb#v£t¯    .1.

Kr|

Khara

t¤

now

rama¢Bm¤K|

towards Rama

p#yaÓt|

going

va¢hn£p¢tm¯

general

raXs:

n ogre

¢æOSra:   nam

Triasira by name

s|¢npEÏy

approaching

idm¯	as follows

Ab#v£t¯

said

1.As   Khara   was   going   towards   Rama,   his   general   Trisira   approached   him
and   said   as   follows.

ma|    ¢nyaEjy    ¢v@aÓt    Ïv|    ¢nvtIÞv    sahsat¯    ,
pÜy    ram|    mhabah^|    s|y¤gE    ¢v¢npa¢ttm¯    .2.

ma|

me

¢nyaEjy

order

¢v@aÓt

valiant

Ïv|

you

¢nvtIÞv

desist from

sahsat¯

daring act

pÜy

see

ram|

Rama

mhabah^|

mighty armed

s|y¤gE

in a combat

¢v¢npa¢ttm¯

felled down

2.Trisira   told   Khara   to   desist   from   the   daring   act   and   order   him   and   see   Rama   felled   in   a   combat.

p#¢tjana¢m    tE    sÏymay¤D|    cahmalBE    ,
yTa    ram|    v¢DÝya¢m    vDatI|    svIrXsam¯    .3.

p#¢tjana¢m

I promise

tE

to you

sÏy|

truly

Aay¤D|

on weapon

c

also

Ah|

I

AalBE

touch

yTa

like

ram|

Rama

v¢DÝya¢m

will kill

vDarqh|

deserve to be killed

svIrXsam¯

for all ogres

3.Trisira   told   Khara   that   he   pledges   on   his   weapon   that   he   will   kill   Rama.

Ah|    va{Þy    rNE    m¦Ïy¤rEx    va    smrE    mm    ,
¢v¢nv¦Ïy    rNaEÏsahaÓm¤h\tI|    p#a¢ÆkaE    Bv    .4.

Ah|   va

either I

AÞy

his

rNE	in a combat

m¦Ïy¤:

death

ex:   va

or he will be the death

smrE	in the fight

mm

my

¢v¢nv¦Ïy

returning

rNaEÏsahat¯

from your desire to fight

m¤h\tI|

for a short while

p#a¢Æk:

as a decider of victory or defeat

Bv

stand

4.Trisira   told   Khara   that   either   he   will   kill   Rama   or   Rama   will   him.   He   told   Khara   to   stand   for   a   while   curbing   his   desire   to   fight.

p#¶¾aE    va    htE    ramE    jnÞTan|    p#yaÞy¢s    ,
m¢y    va    ¢nhtE    ram|    s|y¤gayapyaÞy¢s    .5.

p#¶¾:

highly delighted

va   htE

eithet killed

ramE

Rama

jnÞTan|

to janasthana

p#yaÞy¢s

you will return

m¢y

me

va   ¢nhtE

if killed

ram|

Rama

s|y¤gay

for a combat

ApyaÞy¢s

you will engage

5.Trisira   told   Khara   that   if   he   kills   Rama,   Khara   can   return   to   janasthana   highly   delighted.   In   case   he   is   killed   by   Rama   Khara   can   engage   Rama   in   a   combat.

Kr¢ÞæO¢Srsa    tEn    m¦Ïy¤laEBat¯    p#sa¢dt:    ,
gÅC    y¤ÒyEÏyn¤åOataE    raGvm¢Bm¤KaE    yyaW    .6.

Kr:

Khara

¢æO¢Srsa

by Trisira

tEn

that

m¦Ïy¤laEBat¯

due to the wish of Yama

p#sa¢dt:

was requested

gÅC

please go

y¤Òy

fight

i¢t

thus

An¤åOat:

granted leave

raGvm¯

Rama

A¢Bm¤K:

towards

yyaW

went

6.Being   requeated   by   Trisira   as   above   being   guided   by   Yama,   Khara   gave
him   leave   to   'go   fight'   Rama,   Trisira   went   towards   Rama.

¢æO¢SraÞt¤    rTEnWv    va¢jy¤³En    BaÞvta    ,
A×yd#vd#NE    ram|    ¢æOS¦Hqg    iv    pvIt:    .7.

¢æO¢Sra:

Trisira

t¤

now

rTEn   ev

on a chariot only

va¢jy¤³En

drawn by horses

BaÞvta

shining

A×yd#vt¯

rushed towards

rNE	in the fight

ram|

Rama

¢æOS¦Hqg:

with three peaks

iv

like

pvIt:

mountain

7.Then   Trisira   looking   like   a   mountain   with   three   peaks,   riding   on   a   chariot   drawn   by   horses   rushed   towards   Rama.

SrDarsm¥han¯    s    mhamEG    ivaEÏs¦jn¯    ,
Ûys¦jÏsèS|    nad|    jlarqd#ÞyEv    ѤÓѤBE:    .8.

SrDarsm¥han¯

raining volleys of arrows

s:

he

mhamEG:   iv

like a huge cloud

uÏs¦jn¯

pouring

Ûys¦jt¯

let out

sèS|	resembling

nad|

a roar

jlarqd#Þy

drenched in water

iv

like

ѤÓѤBE:

a drum

8.Trisira,   raining   showers   of   arrows   on   Rama   like   a   huge   cloud,   let   out
a   roar   like   a   drum   drenched   in   water.

AagÅCÓt|    ¢æO¢Sr|    raXs|    p#Eßy    raGv:    ,
Dn¤xa    p#¢tjg#ah    ¢vD¥Óvn¯    saykaM¯¢ÅCtn¯    .9.

AagÅCÓt|

coming towards

¢æO¢Sr|

Trisira

raXs|

ogre

p#Eßy

seeing

raGv:

Rama

Dn¤xa

with bow

p#¢tjg#ah

greeted

¢vD¥Óvn¯

discharging

saykan¯

arrows

¢Stn¯

sharp

9.Rama,   seeing   Trisira   advancing   towards   him,   greeted   Trisira   with   a
volley   of   sharp   arrows   discharged   from   his   bow.

s    s|p#harÞt¤m¤laE    ram¢æO¢SrsaEmIhan¯    ,
bB¥vat£v    b¢lnaE:    ¢s|hk[¸ryaE¢rv    .10.

s:

that

s|p#har:

the fight

t¤m¤l:

fiercely

ram¢æO¢SrsaE:

between Rama and Trisira

mhan¯

great

bB¥v

appeared

At£v

great

b¢lnaE:

possessed of might

¢s|hk[¸ryaE:   iv

like between a lion and an elephant

10.The   great   combat   between   Rama   and   Trisira   raged   fiercely   like   the
clash   between   mighty   lion   and   elephant.