Ay¤³car|    mÓyE    Ïva|    p#ak]tWÞs¢cvWrqv¦tm¯    ,
Þvjn|    t¤    jnÞTan|    ht|    yaE    navb¤ÒysE    .11.

Ay¤³car|

without appointing spies

mÓyE

I think

Ïva|

you

p#ak]tW:

untutored

s¢cvW:

with ministers

v¦tm¯

surrounded

Þvjn|

your own people

t¤   jnÞTan|

janasthana also

ht|

destroyed

y:

who

n   Avb¤ÒysE

do not know

11.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   not   knowing   that   his   own   people   and
janasthana   has   been   destroyed   and   surrounded   by   untutored   ministers,
she   thought   that   he   had   not   appointed   spies.

ct¤dIS    sh*a¢N    rXsa|    @\rkmINam¯    ,
htaÓyEkEn    ramEN    Krà    shÑ¥xN:    .12.

ct¤dIS

fourteen

sh*a¢N

thousand

rXsa|

ogres

@\rkmINam¯

of cruel deeds

hta¢n

were killed

ekEn	single handedly

ramEN

by Rama

Kr:   c

Khara also

shѥxN:

with Dushana

12.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   fourteen   thousand   ogres   of   cruel   deeds
with   Khara   and   Dushana   had   been   killed   single   handedly   by   Rama.

§x£NamBy|    däO|    k]tXEmaà    dÎfka:    ,
D¢xIt·    jnÞTan|    ramENa¢²¾kmINa    .13.

§x£Nam¯

for the sages

ABy|	assurrance of safety

däO|

was given

k]tXEma:

has been rendered secure

c   dÎfka:

dandaka forest also

D¢xIt|

laid waste

c   jnÞTan|

janasthana also

ramEN

by Rama

A¢²¾kmINa

of untiring deeds

13.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   an   assurance   of   safety   to   the   sages   was
given   by   Rama   who   also   made   dandaka   forest   secure   and   laid   waste
janasthana.

Ïv|    t¤    l¤ÖD:    p#mäOà    praD£nà    ravN    ,
¢vxyE    ÞvE    sm¤Ïp°|    By|    yaE    navb¤ÒysE    .14.

Ïv|   t¤

you on the other hand

l¤ÖD:

a slave of passions

p#mäO:

careless

c

also

praD£n:

not in senses

c

also

ravN

Ravana

¢vxyE

in territory

ÞvE

your own

sm¤Ïp°|

cropped up

By|

danger

y:

who

n   Avb¤ÒysE

do not perceive

14.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   on   the   other   hand   he   was   careless,   a
slave   of   passions   and   not   in   his   senses   thus   not   perceived   the   danger   that   has   cropped   up.

t£ßNmÚpp#datar|    p#mäO|    g¢vIt|    SZm¯    ,
ÛysnE    svIB¥ta¢n    na¢BDav¢Ót    pa¢TIvm¯    .15.

t£ßNm¯

is severe

AÚpp#datar|

niggardly

p#mäO|

careless

g¢vIt|

proud

SZm¯

very lazy

ÛysnE

in distress

svIB¥ta¢n

all beings

n   A¢BDav¢Ót

will not rush to help

pa¢TIvm¯

the king

15.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   all   beings   will   not   rush   to   help   a   king
in   distress   who   is   severe,   proud,   niggardly,   careless   and   very   lazy.

A¢tma¢nnmg#a/maÏms|Ba¢vt|    nrm¯    ,
@aE¢Dn|    ÛysnE    h¢Ót    ÞvjnaE{¢p    mh£p¢tm¯    .16.

A¢tma¢nnm¯

excessively vain

Ag#a/|

unapproachable

AaÏms|Ba¢vt|

egoistic

nrm¯

a man

@aE¢Dn|

gets angry without reason

ÛysnE

in adversity

h¢Ót

kills

Þvjn:   A¢p

his own people

mh£p¢tm¯

the king

16.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   even   his   own   people   will   kill   a   king   or
a   man   in   adversity   who   is   excessively   vain,   egoistic   and   gets   angry   without   reason.

nan¤¢t¿¢t    kayaI¢N    ByEx¤    n    ¢bB¢t    c    ,
¢Xp#|    raÇyac¯Åy¤taE    d£nÞt¦NWÞt¤ÚyaE    B¢vÝy¢t    .17.

n   An¤¢t¿¢t

does not perform

kayaI¢N

duties

ByEx¤

in face of danger

n   ¢bB¢t

is not apprehensive

c

thus

¢Xp#|

quickly

raÇyat¯

of his kingdom

Åy¤t:

is deprived

d£n:

pitiable

t¦NW:

straw

t¤Úy:

equal to

B¢vÝy¢t

will become

17.Surapanakha   told   Ravana   that   a   king   who   does   not   perform   his   duties   and   is   not   apprehensive   in   face   of   dangers   will   soon   be   deprived   of   the   kingdom   and   reduced   to   a   poor   and   pitiable   state.

S¤Ýkka¿WBIvEÏkayI|    laE¾r¢p    c    pa|s¤¢B:    ,
n    t¤    ÞTanaÏp¢rB#¾W:    kayI|    Þya¹s¤Da¢DpW:    .18.

S¤Ýkka¿W:

with dried wood

BvEt¯

may be served

kayI|

purpose

laE¾:

with rust

A¢p

and

c

also

pa|s¤¢B:

with dust

n

not

t¤

but

ÞTanat¯

from position

p¢rB#¾W:

fallen from

kayI|

purpose

Þyat¯

be served

vs¤Da¢DpW:

by kings

18.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   even   dried   wood,   rust   and   dust   may
serve   some   purpose   but   a   king   fallen   from   position   does   not   serve   any
purpose.

upB¤³|    yTa    vas:    *jaE    va    m¦¢dta    yTa    ,
ev|    raÇyaÏp¢rB#¾:    smTa©I{¢p    ¢nrTIk:    .19.

upB¤³|

after use

yTa

just like

vas:

garment

*j:

garland

va

or

m¦¢dta:

squeezed

yTa

just like

ev|

like that

raÇyat¯

from the throne

p¢rB#¾:

fallen from

smTI:   A¢p

even if capable

¢nrTIk:

is useless

19.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   just   like   a   used   garment   or   a   squeezed
garland   becomes   useless,   a   king   fallen   from   his   throne   is   useless.

Ap#mäOà    yaE    raja    svIåOaE    ¢v¢jtE¢Ód#y:    ,
k]tåOaE    DmIS£là    s    raja    ¢t¿tE    ¢crm¯    .20.

Ap#mäO:

is vigilant

c

also

y:

who

raja

king

svIåO:

knows everything

¢v¢jtE¢Ód#y:

with senses controlled

k]tåO:

who recognises other's services

DmIS£l:

of pious disposition

c   s:

he alone

raja

as a king

¢t¿tE

will stay

¢crm¯

for long

20.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   the   king   who   is   vigilant,   knows   everything,   controlles   his   senses,   of   pious   disposition   and   recognises   other's   service   will   stay   as   a   king   for   a   long   time.