tt:    S¥pINKavaÀy|    tÅC®¤Ïva    raEmhxINm¯    ,
s¢cvan×yn¤åOay    kayI|    b¤Òva    jgam    s:    .1.

tt:

then

S¥pINKavaÀy|

Surpanakha's words

tt¯

that

½¤Ïva

hearing

raEmhxINm¯

hair raising

s¢cvan¯

ministers

A×yn¤åOay

granting leave to go

kayI|

to determine the action

b¤Òva   jgam

went to deliberate

s:

he

1.Ravana,   hearing   Surpanakha's   hair   raising   words,   gave   leave   to   his
ministers   to   go   and   deliberated   on   the   action   to   be   taken.

tÏkayImn¤gØyaT    yTavѤpl×y    c    ,
daExana·    g¤Nana·    sØp#DayI    blablm¯    .2.
i¢tktIÛy¢mÏyEv    k]Ïva    ¢nàymaÏmn:    ,
¢ÞTrb¤¢¼ÞttaE    rØya|    yanSala|    jgam    h    .3.

tt¯

that

kayIm¯

what had happened

An¤gØy

recalling to mind

AT

then

yTavt¯

in proper perspective

upl×y

understanding

c

also

daExana|   c

demerits also

g¤Nana|   c

merits also

sØp#DayI

ascertaining

blablm¯

strength and weakness

i¢t   ktIÛy|

to be accomplished

i¢t   ev

this only

k]Ïva

finalising

¢này|

decision

AaÏmn:

his

¢ÞTrb¤¢¼:

with a firm mind

tt:

then

rØya|

beautiful

yanSala|

to carriage shed

jgam   h

went

2,3.Ravana   recalling   the   events   in   proper   perspective,   weighing   the   merits
and   demerits   and   ascertaining   his   strength   and   weaknesses,   firmed   up   the   action   to   be   taken   and   went   to   the   beautiful   carriage   shed.

yanSala|    ttaE    gÏva    p#ÅC°aE    raXsa¢Dp:    ,
s¥t|    s|caEgyamas    rT:    s|yaEÇyta¢m¢t    .4.

yanSala|

to carriage shed

tt:

there

gÏva

reaching

p#ÅC°:

covertly

raXsa¢Dp:

king of ogres

s¥t|	charioteer

s|caEdyamas

ordered

rT:

chariot

s|yaEÇyta|

be got ready

i¢t

thus

4.Ravana   reaching   the   carriage   shed   covertly   ordered   the   charioteer   to   get   his   chariot   ready.

evm¤³:    XNEnWv    sar¢TlIG¤¢v@m:    ,
rT|    s|yaEjyamas    tÞya¢Bmtm¤äOmm¯    .5.

ev|

as above

u³:	being told

XNEn   ev

in a moment only

sar¢T:

charioteer

lG¤¢v@m:

who was energetic

rT|

chariot

s|yaEjyamas

got ready

tÞy

for him

A¢Bmt|

liked by

uäOmm¯

excellent

5.The   charioteer   who   was   energetic   got   ready   the   excellent   chariot   of
Ravana's   liking   in   a   moment.

ka·n|    rTmaÞTay    kamg|    rÏnB¥¢xtm¯    ,
¢pSacvdnWy¤I³|    KrW:    knkB¥xNW:    .6.
mEGp#¢tmnadEn    s    tEn    Dndan¤j:    ,
raXsa¢Dp¢t:    ½£man¯    yyaW    ndnd£p¢tm¯    .7.

ka·n|

made of gold

rT|	on the chariot

AaÞTay

mounting

kamg|

could go wherever one liked

rÏnB¥¢xtm¯

adorned with jewels

¢pSacvdnW:

with head like fiends

y¤³|

drawn

KrW:

by mules

knkB¥xNW:

adorned with gold

mEGp#¢tmnadEn

which made a sound like thunder

s:

he

tEn

by them

Dndan¤j:

Kubera's brother

raXsa¢Dp¢t:

king of ogres

½£man¯

the glorious

yyaW

drove

ndnd£p¢tm¯

over the oceans

6,7.Ravana,   mounting   the   chariot   made   of   gold   adorned   with   jewels,
which   could   wherever   one   liked   and   drawn   by   mules   with   the   heads   like   fiends,   adorned   with   gold,   drove   in   that   chariot   which   made   a   sound   like   thunder   across   the   oceans.

s    áEtvalÛyjn:    áEtÅCæOaE    dSann:    ,
¢s"ÂDvWF¥yIsHqkaSÞtçOka·nk[Îfl:    .8.
¢v|Sì[jaE    dSg#£vaE    dSIn£yp¢rÅCd:    ,
¢æOdSa¢rm¤In£Ód#G"aE    dSS£xI    iva¢d#razq    .9.
kamg|    rTmaÞTay    S¤S¤BE    raXsEár:    ,
¢vï¤ÓmÎflvan¯    mEG:    sblak    iva|brE    .10.

s:

he

áEtvalÛyjn:

fanned with wnite whisk

áEtÅCæO:

with a white umbrella

dSann:

with ten faces

¢s"ÂDvWF¥yIsHqkaS:

who shone like a glossy cat's eye

tçOka·nk[Îfl:

adorned with ornaments of refined gold

¢v|Sì[j:

wih twenty hands

dSg#£v:

with ten necks

dSIn£yp¢rÅCd:

with attractive parapharnalia

¢æOdSa¢r:

enemy of gods

m¤n£Ód#G":

slayer of ascetics

dSS£xI:

with ten peaks

iv   A¢d#razq

like a huge mountain

kamg|

goes wherever one likes

rT|	on the chariot

AaÞTay

mounting

S¤S¤BE

shined

raXsEár:

king of ogres

¢vï¤ÓmÎflvan¯

with lightning

mEG:

clouds

sblak:

with a flock of herons

iv

like

A|brE

the sky

8,9,10.Ravana,   having   seated   on   the   chariot   which   could   go   wherever   he
liked,   with   ten   heads,   twenty   arms,   ten   necks   was   being   fanned   with   white   whisks,   had   a   white   umbrella   over   him,   shone   brightly   like   glossy   cat's   eyes,   with   attractive   parapharnalia,   an   enemy   og   gods,   slayer   of   foremost   of   sages   looked   like   a   mountain   with   ten   peaks   and   looked   like   a   cloud   in   the   sky   with   lightning   and   a   flock   of   herons.