raXsEÓd#vc:    ½¤Ïva    mar£caE    vaÀymb#v£t¯    .41.

raXsEÓd#vc:

king of ogres' words

½¤Ïva

hearing

mar£c:

Marica

vaÀym¯

the following reply

Ab#v£t¯

said

41.Maraica,   hearing   Ravana's   words,   replied   as   follows.

AaÁyata    kEn    sa    s£ta    ¢mæOãpEN    SæO¤Na    ,
Ïvya    raXsSaÑ¥Il    kaE    n    nÓd¢t    ¢n¢Ódt:    .
s£ta¢mhanyÞvE¢t    kaE    b#v£¢t    b#v£¢h    mE    .42.

AaÁyata

was informed

kEn

by which

sa

that

s£ta

Sita

¢mæOãpEN

in the guise of a friend

SæO¤Na

by an enemy

Ïvya

by you

raXsSaѥIl

noblest among ogres

k:

who

n   nÓd¢t

does not rejoice

¢n¢Ódt:

ashamed

s£ta|

Sita

ih

here

AanyÞv

bring

i¢t

thus

k:

who

b#v£¢t

says

b#v£¢h

tell

mE

me

42.Marica   asked   Ravana   which   enemy   in   the   guise   of   a   friend   told   you
about   Sita   being   shamed   by   you?   He   asked   Ravana   who   told   him   to   bring   Sita?

rXaElaEkÞy    svIÞy    k:    S¦Hqg|    CEäO¤¢mÅC¢t    ,
p#aEÏsahy¢t    k¢àt¯Ïva|    s    ¢h    SæO¤rs|Sy:    .43.

rXaElaEkÞy

for the ogres

svIÞy

for all

k:

who

S¦Hqg|

the topmost figure

CEäO¤|

to get rid

iÅC¢t

desires

p#aEÏsahy¢t

encourages

k¢àt¯

whoever

Ïva|

you

s:

he

¢h   SæO¤:

is surely an enemy

As|Sy:

without doubt

43.Marica   asked   Ravana   who   seeks   to   get   rid   of   him?   Whoever
encourages   Ravana   is   surely   an   enemy.

AaS£¢vxm¤Kaê|¾®am¤¼tI|    cEÅC¢t    Ïvya    ,
kmINa{nEn    kEna¢s    kapT|    p#¢tpa¢dt:    .44.

AaS£¢vxm¤Kat¯

from the mouth of a snake

d|¾®a|

fans

u¼tI|

to extract

c

also

iÅC¢t

desires

Ïvya

by you

kmINa   AnEn

by this act

kEn

by whom

A¢s

he

kapT|

led astray

p#¢tpa¢dt:

has been adviced

44.Marica   told   Ravana   that   whoever   had   adviced   him   this   act   desires
you   to   extract   the   fang   of   a   snake   from   its   mouth.

s¤Ks¤çOÞy    tE    rajn¯    p#¶t|    kEn    m¥DI¢n    .45.

s¤Ks¤çOÞy

sleeping peacefully

tE

your

rajn¯

o!king

p#¶t|

a blow was dealt

kEn

by whom

m¥DI¢n

on head

45.Marica   asked   Ravana   who   has   dealt   blow   on   his   dead   when   he   was
sleeping   peacefully?

¢vS¤¼v|Sa¢Bjnag#hÞtÞtEjaEmd:    s|¢ÞTtdaE¢vIxaN:    ,
ud£¢Xt¤|    ravN    nEh    y¤³:    s    s|y¤gE    raGvgÓDhÞt£    .46.

¢vS¤¼v|Sa¢Bjnag#hÞt:

born in an immaculate dynasty

tEjaEmd:

for whom valour is the temporal fluid

s|¢ÞTtdaE¢vIxaN:

with shapely arms constituting tusks

ud£¢Xt¤|

even to look at in the face

ravN

Ravana

n

is not

ih	in this world

y¤³:	appropriate

s:

that

s|y¤gE

in a war

raGvgÓDhÞt£

the elephant in the rut in the form of Rama

46.Marica   told   Ravana   that   the   elephant   in   the   rut   in   the   form   of   Rama born   in   an   immaculate   dynasty,   valour   is   his   temporal   fluid   and   whose
shapely   arms   constitute   his   tusks   cannot   even   be   looked   at   in   the   face
in   a   war   by   anyone   in   this   world.

AsaW    rNag#¢ÞT¢ts¢ÓDvalaE    ¢vdÂDrXaEm¦gha    n¦¢s|h:    ,
s¤çOÞÏvya    baED¢yt¤|    n    y¤³:    SraHqgp¥Na©I    ¢n¢Sta¢sd|¾®:    .47.

AsaW

this

rNag#¢ÞT¢ts¢ÓDval:

standing fearlessly in a battlefield with joints and tail

¢vdÂDrXaEm¦gha

killing animals in the form of ogres

n¦¢s|h:

lion in the form of man

s¤çO:

sleeping

Ïvya

by you

baED¢yt¤|

to arouse

n   y¤³:

is not appropriate

SraHqgp¥NI:

with limbs in the form of arrows

¢n¢Sta¢sd|¾®:

with sword constituting sharp teeth

47.Marica   told   Ravana   that   the   lion   in   the   form   of   a   man   who   stands   fast   in   a   battle   fieldwith   joints   and   tail,   who   kills   animals   in   the   form   of   ogres,   whose   limbs   are   in   the   form   of   arrows   and   whose   sword   constitute   sharp   teeth   is   not   appropriate   to   be   aroused.

capavharE    B¤jvEgpHqkE    SraE¢mImalE    s¤mhahvaWGE    ,
n    rampatalm¤KE{¢tGaErE    p#Þk¢Ódt¤|    raXsraj    y¤³m¯    .48.

capavharE

infested with crocodiles in the formof bows

B¤jvEgpHqkE

whose bottom contains mire in the form of mighty arms

SraE¢mImalE

with waves in the form of arrows

s¤mhahvaWGE

with waters in the form of a fierce battle

n

is not

rampatalm¤KE

of the fathomless ocean in the form of Rama

A¢tGaErE

very dreadful

p#Þk¢Ódt¤|

to jump

raXsraj

king of ogres

y¤³m¯

appropriate

48.Marica   told   Ravana   that   it   is   not   appropriate   to   jump   inte   the
fathomless   ocean   of   Rama   with   crocodiles   in   the   form   of   bows,   bottom
containing   mire   in   the   form   of   mighty   hands,   rough   waves   in   the   form   of   arrows   and   waters   in   the   form   of   fierce   battle.

p#s£d    lHqkEár    raXsEÓd#    lHqka|    p#s°aE    Bv    saD¤    gÅC    ,
Ïv|    ÞvEx¤    darEx¤    rmÞv    ¢nÏy|    ram:    sBaya©I    rmta|    vnEx¤    .49.

p#s£d

be pleased

lHqkEár

lord of Lamka

raXsEÓd#

king of ogres

lHqka|

to Lanka

p#s°:   Bv

remain gratified

saD¤

safely

gÅC

return

Ïv|

you

ÞvEx¤

your

darEx¤

with wives

rmÞv

revel

¢nÏy|

always

ram:

Rama

sBayI:

with wife

rmta|

let him revel

vnEx¤

in the forest

49.Marica   told   Ravana   to   be   pleased   and   gratified   and   return   to   Lanka
safely   and   revel   with   his   wives   while   Rama   revels   with   Sita   in   the   forest.

evm¤³aE    dSg#£vaE    mar£cEn    s    ravN:    ,
ÓyvtIt    pr£|    lHqka|    ¢vvES    c    g¦haEäOmm¯    .50.

ev|

as above

u³:	being told

dSg#£v:

the ten headed ogre

mar£cEn

by Marica

s:

that

ravN:

Ravana

ÓyvtIt

returned

p¤r£|

city

lHqka|

of Lanka

¢vvES

entered

c   g¦haEäOmm¯

his excellent palace

50.Ravana,   having   been   told   as   above   by   Marica,   returned   to   Lanka   and
entered   his   excellent   palace.