nyna×ya|    p#s¤çOaE{¢p    jag¢tI    nycX¤xa    ,
Ûy³@aEDp#sadà    s    raja    p¥ÇytE    jnW:    .21.

nyna×ya|

with both eyes

p#s¤çO:   A¢p

even though asleep

jag¢tI

is awake

nycX¤xa

with eye of prudence

Ûy³@aEDp#sad:

whose frown and favour are clearly seen

c

thus

s:

that

raja

king

p¥ÇytE

is honoured

jnW:

by people

21.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   a   king   though   asleep   with   eyes   closed
remains   awake   with   his   eyes   of   prudence   and   whose   frown   and   favour   are   clearly   seen   is   honoured   by   the   people.

Ïv|    t¤    ravN    Ѥb¤I¢¼g¤INWrEtW¢vIv¢jIt:    ,
yÞy    tE{¢v¢dtàarW    rXsa|    s¤mhan¯    vD:    .22.

Ïv|

you

t¤

therefore

ravN

Ravana

Ѥb¤I¢¼:

silly

g¤NW:

with virtues

etW:

these

¢vv¢jIt:

is destitute

yÞy   tE

that you

A¢v¢dt:

was not known

carW:

to spies

rXsa|

ogres'

s¤mhan¯

the great

vD:

slaughter

22.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   he   was   silly   and   destitute   of   all   these
virtues.   Therefore   the   great   slaughter   of   the   ogres   has   remained   unknown
to   his   spies.

pravmÓta    ¢vxyEx¤    sHqgvan¯    n    dESkalp#¢vBagtt¯Ïv¢vt¯    ,
Ay¤³b¤¢¼g¤INdaEx¢nàyE    ¢vp°raÇyaE    n    ¢cra¢¹pÏÞysE    .23.

pravmÓta

ignoring enemies

¢vxyEx¤

to pleasures of the senses

sHqgvan¯

attached fully

n   dESkalp#¢vBagtt¯Ïv¢vt¯

not knowing truly the division between time and place

Ay¤³b¤¢¼:

having never applied mind

g¤NdaEx¢nàyE

to determine the merits and demerits of a thing

¢vp°raÇy:

find your sovereignty endangered

n   ¢crat¯

soon

¢vpÏÞysE

perish

23.Surpanakha   told   Ravana   that   by   ignoring   his   enemies,   attached   to   the
pleasures   of   senses,   not   knowingthe   division   between   time   and   place,
having   never   applied   your   mind   to   determine   the   merits   and   demerits   of
a   thing,   he   will   soon   find   his   sovereignty   endangered   and   perish.

i¢t    ÞvdaExan¯    p¢rk£¢tIta|Þtya    sm£ßy    b¤Òya    XNdacrEár:    ,
DnEn    dp©IN    blEn    ca¢ÓvtaE    ¢v¢cÓtyamas    ¢cr|    s    ravN:    .24.

i¢t

as above

ÞvdaExan¯

his weaknesses

p¢rk£¢tItan¯

recounted

tya

by her

sm£ßy

examining

b¤Òya

in mind

XNdacrEár:

the king of ogres

DnEn	of opulence

dp©IN

of vanity

blEn   c

with might also

A¢Óvt:

possessed of

¢v¢cÓtyamas

thought

¢cr|

for long

s:

that

ravN:

Ravana

24.Ravana   being   recounted   as   above   about   his   weaknesses   by
Surpanakha,   examined   with   his   mind   and   thought   for   a   long   time.