ttÜS¥pINKa    d£na    ravN|    laEkravNm¯    ,
AmaÏymÒyE    sHq@[¼a    pâx|    vaÀymb#v£t¯    .1.

tt:

then

S¥pINKa

Surpanakha

d£na	very pitably

ravN|

to Ravana

laEkravNm¯

who make people cry

AmaÏymÒyE

in the midst of ministers

sHq@[¼a

getting highly enraged

pâx|

harsh

vaÀym¯

words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

1.Then   Surpanakha,   getting   highly   enraged   and   in   a   pitiable   state,   spoke
harsh   words   to   Ravana   who   makes   people   cry,   in   the   midst   of   his   ministers.

p#mäO:    kamBaEgEx¤    ÞvWrv¦äOaE    ¢nrHqk[S:    ,
sm¤Ïp°|    By|    GaEr|    baE¼Ûy|    navb¤ÒysE    .2.

p#mäO:

strongly attached

kamBaEgEx¤

to sensual pleasures

ÞvWrv¦äO:

licentious

¢nrHqk[S:

unbridled

sm¤Ïp°|

that has cropped up

By|

danger

GaEr|

frightful

baE¼Ûy|

to be perceived

n   Avb¤ÒysE

you do not perceive

2.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   being   attached   to   sensual   pleasures,
licentious   and   unbridled,   he   had   perceived   the   frightful   danger   that   has
cropped   up.

s³|    g#aØyEx¤    BaEgEx¤    kamv¦äO|    mh£p¢t|    ,
l¤ÖD|    n    bh^mÓyÓtE    ÜmSana¢g"¢mv    p#ja:    .3.

s³|	spending time

g#aØyEx¤

vulgar

BaEgEx¤

pleasures

kamv¦äO|

drowned in sensual pleasures

mh£p¢t|

a king

l¤ÖD|

rapacious

n   bh^mÓyÓtE   d   nt   hld   in   ¢hgh   stm

ÜmSana¢g"|

fire of cremation

iv

like

p#ja:

people

3.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   people   do   not   hold   in   high   esteem   a   king   who   spends   his   time   in   vulgar   sensual   enjoyments   and   is   rapacious.

Þvy|    kayaI¢N    y:    kalE    nan¤¢t¿¢t    pa¢TIv:    ,
s    t¤    vW    sh    raÇyEn    tWà    kay©I¢vInÜy¢t    .4.

Þvy|

himself

kayaI¢N

to his duties

y:

who

kalE

in time

n   An¤¢t¿¢t

do not attend

pa¢TIv:

king

s:

he

t¤	for this reason

vW   sh

along with

raÇyEn

kingdom

tW:

those

c   kay©I:

with those affairs

¢vnÜy¢t

is ruined

4.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   a   king   who   does   not   attend   to   his   affairs   is   ruined   along   with   the   kingdom   by   those   affairs.

Ay¤³car|    ѤdISImÞvaD£n|    nra¢Dpm¯    ,
vjIy¢Ót    nra    Ñ¥ra°d£pHqk¢mv    ¢¹pa:    .5.

Ay¤³car|

has not appointed spies

ѤdISIm¯

is difficult for peopel to meet

AÞvaD£n|

is not self dependent

nra¢Dpm¯

a king

vjIy¢Ót

shun

nra:

people

Ñ¥rat¯

from a distance

nd£pHqk|

the mud of a river

iv

like

¢¹pa:

elephants

5.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   people   shun   from   a   distance   the   king   who   has   not   appointed   spies,   is   difficult   for   people   to   meet   and   is   not   self   dependent   like   an   elephants   shun   the   mud   of   a   river.

yE    n    rX¢Ót    ¢vxymÞvaD£na    nra¢Dpa:    ,
tE    n    v¦¼Ya    p#kaSÓtE    ¢gry:    sagrE    yTa    .6.

yE

who

n   rX¢Ót

does not rule

¢vxym¯

kingdom

AÞvaD£na:

not self dependent

nra¢Dpa:

rulers of men

tE

they

n

do not

v¦¼Ya

with properity

p#kaSÓtE

shine

¢gry:

mountains

sagrE

in a ocean

yTa	similar to

6.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   those   rulers   of   men   who   do   not   rule   the
kingdom   being   not   self   dependent   they   do   not   shine   similar   to   the
mountains   submerged   in   the   ocean.

AaÏmv¢ì¢vIg¦/    Ïv|    dEvgÓDvIdanvW:    ,
Ay¤³caràpl:    kT|    raja    B¢vÝy¢s    .7.

AaÏmv¢ì:

who are masters of their self

¢vg¦/

having entered into a conflict

Ïv|

you

dEvgÓDvIdanvW:

with gods, gndharvas and danavas

Ay¤³car:

without appointing spies

cpl:	fickle minded

kT|

how

raja

king

B¢vÝy¢s

will be

7.Surpanakha   asked   Ravana   how   can   he   hope   to   be   king   after   entering
into   a   conflict   with   gods,   gandharvas   and   danavas   and   not   appointing
spies?

Ïv|    t¤    balÞvBaà    b¤¢¼h£nà    raXs    ,
åOatÛyÓt¤    n    jan£xE    kT|    raja    B¢vÝy¢s    .8.

Ïv|

you

t¤

in this

balÞvBa:   c

of childish disposition also

b¤¢¼h£n:   c

without intelligence also

raXs

o!ogre

åOatÛy|   t¤

what ought to be known

n   jan£xE

you do not know

kT|

how

raja

king

B¢vÝy¢s

will be

8.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   he   is   childish   and   does   not   know   what
ought   to   be   known   and   wondered   how   he   can   be   a   king.

yExa|    carà    kaESà    nyà    jyta|    vr    ,
AÞvaD£na    nrEÓd#aNa|    p#ak]tWÞtE    jnWÞsma:    .9.

yExa|

whose

car:   c

spies also

kaES:   c

treasury also

ny:   c

and policy of being alert

jyta|   vr

jewel among the victorious

AÞvaD£na:

not under one's control

nrEÓd#aNa|

for kings

p#ak]tW:

to the uninitiated

tE

those

jnW:

people

sma:	as good as

9.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   those   kings   whose   spies,   treasury   and
policy   of   being   alert   is   not   under   their   control   are   as   good   as   laymen.

yÞmaÏpÜy¢Ót    Ñ¥rÞTan¯    svaInTaI°ra¢Dpa:    ,
carEN    tÞmaѤÅyÓtE    rajanaE    d£GIcX¤x:    .10.

yÞmat¯

because

pÜy¢Ót

perceives

Ñ¥rÞTan¯

remote

svaIn¯

all

ATaIn¯

things

nra¢Dpa:

kings

carEN

through spies

tÞmat¯

therefore

uÅyÓtE

are called

rajan:

kings

d£GIcX¤x:

far sighted

10.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   because   kings   perceive   remote   things
through   their   spies,   they   are   called   far   sighted.