AkØpnvc:    ½¤Ïva    ravNaE    vaÀymb#v£t¯    ,
g¢mÝya¢m    jnÞTan|    ram|    hÓt¤|    slßmNm¯    .21.

AkØpnvc:

Akampana's words

½¤Ïva

hearing

ravN:

Ravana

vaÀym¯

following words

Ab#v£t¯

said

g¢mÝya¢m

I will go

jnÞTan|

to janasthana

ram|

Rama

hÓt¤|

to kill

slßmNm¯

with Lakshmana

21.Hearing   Akampana's   words,   Ravana   told   Akampana   that   he   will   go
to   janasthana   to   kill   Rama   and   Lakshmana.

ATWvm¤³E    vcnE    p#aEvacEdmkØpn:    ,
S¦N¤    rajn¯    yTav¦äO|    ramÞy    blpaWâxm¯    .22.

AT	immediately

ev|

as above

u³E	being told

vcnE

words

p#aEvac

replied

idm¯	as follows

AkØpn:

Akampana

S¦N¤	please listen

rajn¯

O! king

yTav¦äO|

as it actually is

ramÞy

Rama's

blpaWâxm¯

of the might and valour

22.Akampana   hearing   the   words   of   Ravana   replied   to   him   to   listen   to   the   actual   might   and   valour   of   Rama.

AsaÒy:    k[¢ptaE    ramaE    ¢v@mEN    mhaySa:    ,
Aapgaya:    s¤p¥NaIya    vEg|    p¢rhrEÅCrW:    .23.

AsaÒy:

is not capable of being conqyered

k[¢pt:

when enraged

ram:

Rama

¢v@mEN

with valour

mhaySa:

very well known

Aapgaya:

river's

s¤p¥NaIya:

in flood

vEg|

current

p¢rhrEt¯

can stem

SrW:	with arrows

23.Akampana   told   Ravana   that   Rama   when   enraged   cannot   be   conquered
and   Rama   can   stem   the   current   of   a   flooded   river   with   his   arrows.

starag#hnXæO|    nBàaÔyvsadyEt¯    ,
AsaW    ramÞt¤    mÇjÓt£|    ½£man×y¤¼rEÓmh£m¯    .24.

starag#hnXæO|

with its stars, planets and constellaations

nB:

sky

c

also

A¢p

itself

AvsadyEt¯

will pull down

AsaW

this

ram:   t¤

Rama

mÇjÓt£|

sinking

½£man¯

glorious

A×y¤¼rEt¯

will lift

mh£m¯

the earth

24.Akampana   told   Ravana   that   Rama   can   pull   down   the   sky   with   its   stars,   planets   and   constellations   and   can   also   lift   the   sinking   earth.

¢Bt¯Ïva    vEla|    sm¤d#Þy    laEkanaÔlavyE¢¹B¤:    ,
vEg|    va¢p    sm¤d#Þy    vay¤|    va    ¢vDmEÅCrW:    .25.

¢Bt¯Ïva

breaking

vEla|

the shore

sm¤d#Þy

ocean's

laEkan¯

worlds

AaÔlavyEt¯

will drown

¢vB¤:

the powerful

vEg|   va   A¢p

or even stem the tide

sm¤d#Þy

ocean's

vay¤|   va

or the wind

¢vDmEt¯

will scatter

SrW:	with arrows

25.Akampana   told   Ravana   that   the   powerful   Rama   can   break   the   shores
of   the   oceans   to   drown   the   worlds   or   stem   its   tides   or   scatter   the   wind   with   his   arrows.

s|hÏy    va    p¤nla©Ikan¯    ¢v@mEN    mhaySa:    ,
S³:    s    p¤âxÛyaG#:    *¾¤|    p¤nr¢p    p#ja:    .26.

s|hÏy

destroying

va

or

p¤n:

again

laEkan¯

the worlds

¢v@mEN

with his prowess

mhaySa:

very famous

S³:	is capable

s:

he

p¤âxÛyaG#:

tiger among men

*¾¤|

to create

p¤n:   A¢p

once again

p#ja:

people

26.Akampana   told   Ravana   that   Rama   was   capable   of   destroying   the
world   and   again   creating   people.

n    ¢h    ramaE    dSg#£v    SÀyaE    jEt¤|    Ïvya    y¤¢D    ,
rXsa|    va{¢p    laEkEn    ÞvgI:    papjnW¢rv    .27.

n

cannot

¢h   ram:

Rama alone

dSg#£v

Ravana

SÀy:	be possible

jEt¤|

to be conquered

Ïvya

by you

y¤¢D

in a war

rXsa|

of ogres

va   A¢p   laEkEn

or by the world

ÞvgI:

heaven

papjnW:

by sinners

iv

like

27.Akampana   told   Ravana   that   like   sinners   cannot   win   heaven,   the   world
of   ogres   cannot   conquer   Rama   in   a   war.

n    t|    vÒymh|    mÓyE    sv©IrqdEvas¤rWr¢p    ,
Ay|    tÞy    vDaEpayÞt|    mmWkmna:    S¦N¤    .28.

n

not

t|

him

vÒym¯

capable of killing

Ah|

I

mÓyE

think

sv©I:

all

dEvas¤rW:

by gods and demons

A¢p

even by

Ay|

will tell

tÞy

his

vDaEpay:

means of his death

t|

of it

mm

me

ekmna:

with undivided mind

S¦N¤

listen

28.Akampana   told   Ravana   that   Rama   cannot   be   killed   by   even   gods   and
demons.   He   asked   Ravana   to   listen   with   undivided   mind   to   the   means   of   Rama's   death   from   him.

BayaI    tÞyaEäOma    laEkE    s£ta    nam    s¤mÒyma    ,
Üyama    sm¢vBaHqg£    ÞæO£rÏn|    rÏnB¥¢xta    .29.

BayaI

wife

tÞy

his

uäOma

is the best woman

laEkE

in the world

s£ta   nam

She is named Sita

s¤mÒyma

with a slender waist

Üyama

in bloom of youth

sm¢vBaHqg£

with well proportioned limbs

ÞæO£rÏn|

a jewel among women

rÏnB¥¢xta

adorned with jewels

29.Akampana   told   Ravana   that   Rama   has   wife   named   Sita   who   is   the
best   among   women,   slender   waisted,   well   proportioned   limbs,   in   bloom
of   youth,   a   jewel   among   women   and   adorned   with   jewels.

nWv    dEv£    n    gÓDv£I|    naÔsra    na¢p    danv£    ,
t¤Úya    s£m¢Ótn£    tÞya    man¤x£x¤    k[taE    BvEt¯    .30.

n

not

ev

only

dEv£

goddess

n

not

gÓDv£I|

a gandharva lady

n

not

AÔsra:

a celestial woman

n

not

A¢p   danv£

even a danava woman

t¤Úya

equal to

s£m¢Ótn£

any woman

tÞya:

to her

man¤x£x¤

among human women

k[t:   BvEt¯

how can there be

30.Akampana   told   Ravana   that   no   one   can   be   equal   to   her   not   even   a
goddess   or   gandharva   woman,   a   celestial   woman,   danava   woman.
He   told   Ravana   how   can   a   human   woman   can   be   equal   to   Sita?