evm¢Þm    tda    m¤³:    kT¢·äOEn    s|y¤gE    ,
idan£m¢p    y¹¦äO|    tÅC¦N¤Ýv    ¢nâäOrm¯    .1.

ev|

as above

A¢Þm

I am

tda	at that time

m¤³:

let go

kT¢·t¯

some how

tEn

by him

s|y¤gE

in the combat

idan£|

then

A¢p

also

yt¯   v¦äO|

which happened

tt¯

that

½¤N¤Ýv

please listen

¢nâäOrm¯

without interruption

1.Marica   told   Ravana   that   at   that   time   he   was   let   go   by   Rama   as
stated   above   and   wanted   Ravan   to   hear   what   happened   later.

raXsa×yamh|    ¹a×yam¢n¢vIÎNÞtTa    k]t:    ,
s¢htaE    m¦gãpa×ya|    p#¢v¾aE    dÎfkavnm¯    .2.

raXsa×ya|

with ogres

Ah|

I

¹a×ya|

two

A¢n¢vIÎN:

undaunted

tTa   k]t:

dealt with that way

s¢ht:

together with

m¦gãpa×ya|

in the form of a deer

p#¢v¾:

entered

dÎfkavnm¯

dandakaranya

2.Marica   told   Ravana   that   undaunted   by   the   way   he   was   dealt   with   by
Rama,   he   entered   dandakaranya   in   the   form   of   a   deer   along   with   two   ogres.

d£çO¢jºaE    mhakayÞt£ßN½¦HqgaE    mhabl:    ,
Ûycr|    dÎfkarÎy|    ma|sBXaE    mham¦g:    .3.

d£çO¢jº:

with a flaming tongue

mhakay:

with a huge body

t£ßN½¦Hqg:

with pointed horns

mhabl:

of great strength

Ûycr|

roamed

dÎfkarÎy|

dandakaranya

ma|sBX:

eating flesh

mham¦g:

a large deer

3.Marica   told   Ravana   that   he   assumed   the   form   of   a   large   deer   with   a
huge   body,   flaming   tongue,   poited   horns,   of   great   strength   and   roamed
every   where   in   dandakaranya   eating   flesh.

A¢g"haEæOEx¤    t£T©Ix¤    cWÏyv¦XEx¤    ravN    ,
AÏyÓtGaEraE    Ûycr|    tapsan¯    s|p#DxIyn¯    .4.

A¢g"haEæOEx¤

in fire sanctuaries

t£T©Ix¤

in bathing ghats in rivers and lakes

cWÏyv¦XEx¤

under the shade of trees on holy spots

ravN

Ravana

AÏyÓtGaEr:

looking most frightful

Ûycr|

roamed

tapsan¯

ascetics

s|p#DxIyn¯

assaulting

4.Marica   told   Ravana   that   he   roamed   looking   most   frightful   and   assaulting
ascetics   in   fire   sancturies,   bathing   ghats   and   under   trees   in   holy   spots.

¢n¢hÏy    dÎfkarÎyE    tapsan¯    DmIca¢rN:    ,
â¢Dra¢N    ¢pb|ÞtExa|    tTa    ma|sa¢n    BXyn¯    .5.
§¢xma|saSn:    @\rÞæOasyn¯    vngaEcran¯    ,
tTa    â¢DrmäOaE{h|    ¢vcrn¯    DmIÑ¥xk:    .6.
Aasady|    tda    ram|    taps|    DmIca¢rNm¯    ,
vWdEh£|    c    mhaBaga|    lßmN|    c    mharTm¯    .7.

¢n¢hÏy

killing

dÎfkarÎyE

in dandakaranya

tapsan¯

ascetics

DmIca¢rN:

practicing virtue

â¢Dra¢N

blood

¢pbn¯

drinking

tExa|

their

tTa

similarly

ma|sa¢n

flesh

BXyn¯

eating

§¢xma|saSn:

living on the flresh of ascetics

@\r:

cruel

æOasyn¯

frightening

vngaEcran¯

the residents of the forest

tTa

similarly

â¢DrmäO:

blood thirsty

Ah|

I

¢vcrn¯

roaming

DmIÑ¥xk:

causing impediments to austerities

Aasady|

approached

tda

then

ram|

Rama

taps|

ascetic

DmIca¢rNm¯

following the path of virtue

vWdEh£|   c

Sita also

mhaBaga|

highly blessed

lßmN|   c

Lakshmana also

mharTm¯

the great warrior

5,6,7.Marica   told   Ravana   that   he   killed   ascetics   in   dandakaranya,   ate   their
flesh   and   drank   blood   frightening   the   forest   residents   with   cruelty.   He
became   blood   thirsty   and   caused   impediments   to   austerities.   During   his
wanderings   he   met   Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita.

taps|    ¢nytahar|    svIB¥t¢htE    rtm¯    ,
saE{h|    vngt|    ram|    p¢rB¥y    mhablm¯    .8.
tapsaE{y¢m¢t    åOaÏva    p¥vIvWrmn¤Þmrn¯    ,
A×yDav|    ¢h    s|@[¼Þt£ßN½¦HqgaE    m¦gak]¢t:    .9.
¢jDa|s¤rk]tp#åOÞt|    p#harmn¤Þmrn¯    ,
tEn    m¤³aÞæOyaE    baNa:    ¢Sta:    SæO¤¢nbrqhNa:    .
¢vk]Ýy    blvÅcap|    s¤pNaI¢nlt¤Úyga:    .10.

taps|

practicing austerities

¢nytahar|

withrestricted diet

svIB¥t¢htE

to the good of all beings

rtm¯

devoted

s:   Ah|

that I

vngt|

coming to the forest

ram|

Rama

p¢rB¥y

ignoring

mhablm¯

of great strength

taps:   Ay|

he is an ascetic

åOaÏva

knowing

p¥vIvWr|

past enmity

An¤Þmrn¯

recalling

A×yDav|

rushed towards

¢h

therefore

s|@[¼:

very enraged

t£ßN½¦Hqg:

with sharp horns

m¦gak]¢t:

in the form of a deer

¢jDa|s¤:

seeking to kill

Ak]tp#åO:

thoughtlessly

t|

him

p#har|

the blow

An¤Þmrn¯

recalling

tEn

by him

m¤³a:

were released

æOy:

three

baNa:

arrows

¢Sta:

sharp

SæO¤¢nbrqhNa:

capable of killing the enemy

¢vk]Ýy

stretching

blvt¯

very mighty

cap|

bow

s¤pNaI¢nlt¤Úyga:

equal in speed to garuda and Vayu

8,9,10.Marica   told   Ravana   that   ignoring   Rama   thinkng   that   he   is   an
ascetic,   recalling   the   blow   dealt   by   Rama   before,   he   thoughtlessly   tried   to   kill   Rama   with   his   sharp   horns.   Rama   stretching   his   mighy   bow   released   three   arrows   equal   in   speed   to   garuda   and   Vayu.