balaE{ÔyEx    mhatEja:    smTIÞtÞy    ¢ng#hE    ,
g¢mÝyE    rammaday    Þv¢Þt    tE{Þt¤    prÓtp    .11.

bal:

young

A¢p

even then

ex:

he

mhatEja:

with great energy

smTI:

is capable

tÞy

him

¢ng#hE

in destroying

g¢mÝyE

will go

ram|

Rama

Aaday

taking

Þv¢Þt

be well

tE

for you

AÞt¤	may all be

prÓtp

scorcher of enemies

11.According   to   Marica   Viswamitra   told   Dasaratha   that   Rama,   though
still   a   boy,   has   energy   and   capability   of   destroying   that   ogre.   Therefore
he   will   go   taking   Rama   with   him   and   wished   that   all   may   be   well   with   Dasaratha.

evm¤?va    t¤    s    m¤¢nÞtmaday    n¦paÏmjm¯    ,
jgam    prmp#£taE    ¢váa¢mæO:    Þvma½mm¯    .12.

ev|

as above

u?va

saying

t¤

thus

s:

that

m¤¢n:

sage

t|

him

Aaday

taking

n¦paÏmjm¯

prince

jgam

went

prmp#£t:

supremely gratified

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

Þv|   Aa½mm¯

his own hermitage

12.Marica   told   Ravana   that   Viswamitra   saying   as   above   went   to   his   own
hermitage   taking   Rama   with   him   and   supremely   gratified.

t|    tda    dÎfkarÎyE    yåOm¤¢êÜy    d£¢Xtm¯    ,
bB¥vaEp¢ÞTtaE    ram¢àæO|    ¢vÞParyn¯    Dn¤:    .13.

t|

to him

tda

then

dÎfkarÎyE

in dandakaranya

yåO|

sacrifice

u¢êÜy

consecrating

d£¢Xtm¯

in austerities

bB¥v

appeared

up¢ÞTt:

standing

ram:

Rama

¢cæO|

wonderful

¢vÞParyn¯

twanging

Dn¤:

bow

13.Marica   told   Ravana   Rama   stood   by   the   side   of   the   sage   twanging   his
wonderful   bow   as   the   sage   consecrated   for   a   sacrifice   in   dandakaranya.

AjatÛy¸n:    ½£man¯    pîpæO¢nBEXN:    ,
ekvÞæODraE      DÓv£    ¢SK£    knkmalya    .14.
SaEByn¯    dÎfkarÎy|    d£çOEn    ÞvEn    tEjsa    ,
AèÜyt    tda    ramaE    balcÓd#    ivaE¢dt:    .15.

AjatÛy¸n:

marks of a man like moustache not appeared

½£man¯

blessed

pîpæO¢nBEXN:

with eyes like lotus leaf

ekvÞæODr:

wearing a single cloth

DÓv£	with bow in hand

¢SK£	with a tuft of hair

knkmalya

with a string of gold

SaEByn¯

illumining

dÎfkarÎy|

dandakaranya

d£çOEn

shining

ÞvEn

his

tEjsa

with splendour

AèÜyt

appeared

tda

then

ram:

Rama

balcÓd#:   iv

like the moon

u¢dt:

just risen

14,15.Marica   told   Ravana   that   Rama   illumined   dandakaranya   with
splendour,   with   marks   of   a   man   like   moustache   not   yet   appeared,   with
eyes   like   a   lotus   leaf,   wearing   a   single   cloth,   bow   in   hand,   a   tuft   of   hair   and   a   string   of   gold   and   looked   like   the   just   risen   moon.  

ttaE{h|    mEGsHqkaSÞtçOka·nk[Îfl:    ,
bl£    däOvraE    dpaIdajgam    tda½mm¯    .16.

tt:

then

Ah|

I

mEGsHqkaS:

looking like a cloud

tçOka·nk[Îfl:

wearing earrings of refined gold

bl£

mighty

däOvr:

being given a boon

dpaIt¯

with arrogance

Aajgam

came

tda½mm¯

to that hermitage

16.Marica   told   Ravana   that   then   he   looking   like   a   cloud,   with   earrings   of   refined   gold   and     a   boon   having   been   given   went   to   the   hermitage   arrogantly.

tEn    è¾:    p#¢v¾aE{h|    shsWvaEïtay¤D:    ,
ma|    t¤    è¾qva    Dn¤:    sÇyms|B#aÓtàkar    s:    .17.

tEn

by him

è¾:

was seen

p#¢v¾:

entering

Ah|

I

shsa

suddenly

ev

only

uïtay¤D:

raising his weapon

ma|

me

t¤   è¾qva

on seeing only

Dn¤:

bow

sÇy|

stringing

As|B#aÓt:

calmly

ckar

did

s:

he

17.Marica   told   Ravana   that   he   entered   the   hermitage   with   raised   weapon
and   Rama   on   seeing   him   strung   the   bow   calmly   as   soon   as   Rama   saw   him.

Avjan°h|    maEhaëalaE{y¢m¢t    raGvm¯    ,
¢váa¢mæOÞy    ta|    vE¢dm×yDav|    k]tÏvr:    .18.

Avjann¯

disregarding

Ah|

I

maEhat¯

out of ignorance

bal:

a boy

Ay|

he

i¢t

thus

raGvm¯

Rama

¢váa¢mæOÞy

of Viswamitra

ta|   vE¢dm¯

to that altar

A×yDav|

rushed

k]tÏvr:

with speed

18.Marica   told   Ravana   that   disregarding   Rama   as   a   boy   out   of   ignorance
he   rushed   to   Viswamitra's   altar   with   speed.

tEn    m¤³ÞttaE    baN:    ¢St:    SæO¤¢nbrqhN:    ,
tEnah|    ta¢ft:    ¢XçO:    sm¤d#E    StyaEjnE    .19.

tEn

by him

m¤³:	was released

tt:

then

baN:

an arrow

¢St:

sharp

SæO¤¢nbrqhN:

destroyer of enmeies

tEn

by that

Ah|

I

ta¢ft:

struck

¢XçO:

was thrown

sm¤d#E

in the sea

StyaEjnE

at a distance of 100 yojanas

19.Marica   told   Ravana   that   he   was   struck   by   a   sharp   arrow   released   by
Rama   and   was   thrown   into   the   sea   which   was   at   a   distance   of   100   yojanas.

nEÅCta    tat    ma|    hÓt¤|    tda    v£rEN    r¢Xt:    ,
ramÞy    SrvEgEn    ¢nrÞtaE{hmcEtn:    .20.

nEÅCta

did not wish

tat

dear

ma|

me

hÓt¤|

to kill

tda

then

v£rEN

by the hero

r¢Xt:

spared with life

ramÞy

of Rama

SrvEgEn

with the force of the arrow

¢nrÞt:

was thrown

Ah|

I

AcEtn:

rendered unconscious

20.Marica   told   Ravana   that   he   was   spared   by   Rama   on   that   occasion   but   was   thrown   by   the   force   of   the   arrow   and   rendered   unconscious.