tt:    pàaÏs¤K|    ramE    BayaIhrNk¢SItE    ,
¢v*ÖD:    p#h¢rÝya¢m    k]taT©InaÓtraÏmna    .21.

tt:   pàat¯

thereafter

s¤K|

with ease

ramE

at Rama

BayaIhrNk¢SItE

dejected due to abduction of wife

¢v*ÖD:

satisfied

p#h¢rÝya¢m

will strike

k]taT©In

accomplished my objective

AÓtraÏmna

with inner mind

21.Ravana   told   Marica   that   with   a   satisfied   inner   mind   having
accomplished   his   objective,   he   will   strike   at   Rama   who   will   be   dejected
due   to   abduction   of   wife.

tÞy    ramkTa|    ½¤Ïva    mar£cÞy    mhaÏmn:    ,
S¤Ýk|    smBv¹?|    p¢ræOÞtaE    bB¥v    s:    .22.

tÞy

that

ramkTa|

mention about Rama

½¤Ïva

hearing

mar£cÞy

of Marica

mhaÏmn:

the high souled

S¤Ýk|

dried

smBvt¯

became

v?|

mouth

p¢ræOÞt:

afraid

bB¥v

became

s:

he

22.Marica,   on   hearing   the   mention   of   Rama,   became   afraid   and   his   mouth   became   dried.

AaE¿aW    p¢r¢lhn¯    S¤ÝkaW    nEæOWr¢n¢mxW¢rv    ,
m¦tB¥t    ivatIÞt¤    ravN|    sm¤dWXt    .23.

AaE¿aW

both the lips

p¢r¢lhn¯

licking

S¤ÝkaW

dried

nEæOW:

with eyes

A¢n¢mxW:   iv

like unwinking

m¦tB¥t

like one dead

iv

like

AatI:

afflicted

t¤   ravN|

Ravana only

sm¤dWXt

stared at

23.Marica   licked   his   dried   lips   and   eyes   unblinking   like   a   dead   man
stared   at   Ravana.

s    ravN|    æOÞt¢vxÎNcEta    mhavnE    rampra@måO:    ,
k]ta¸¢lÞtt¯Ïvm¤vac    vaÀy|    ¢ht|    c    tÞmW    ¢htmaÏmnà    .24.

s:

he

ravN|

to Ravana

æOÞt¢vxÎNcEta:

with a frightened and dejected mind

mhavnE

in the great forest

rampra@måO:

who knew the prowess of Rama

k]ta¸¢l:

with joined palms

tt¯Ïv|

truthful

uvac

said

vaÀy|

the following words

¢ht|	for the good

c   tÞmW

for him also

¢ht|	for the good

AaÏmn:   c

of his own also

24.Marica,   with   a   frightened   and   dejected   mind   and   knowing   the   prowess
of   Rama   in   the   great   forest   said   the   following   truthful   words   for   the   good   of   both   Ravana   and   himself   with   joined   palms.