mar£cEn    t¤    t¹aÀy|    XEmy¤³|    ¢nSacr:    ,
u³aE    n    p#¢tjg#ah    mt¤Ikam    ivaWxDm¯    .1.

mar£cEn

by Marica

t¤

in this

t¹aÀy|

his words

XEmy¤³|

for the welfare

¢nSacr:

night wanderer

u³:

told

n   p#¢tjg#ah

did not accept

mt¤Ikam:

courting death

iv

like

AaWxDm¯

medicine

1.Ravana   though   counselled   by   Marica   for   his   welfare,   did   not   accept   the
advice   like   man   courting   death   does   not   accept   medicine.

t|    pÐy¢htv³ar|    mar£c|    raXsa¢Dp:    ,
Ab#v£t¯    pâx|    vaÀymy¤³|    kalcaE¢dt:    .2.

t|

that

pÐy¢htv³ar|

tendered a salutary and friendly advice

mar£c|

to Marica

raXsa¢Dp:

king of ogres

Ab#v£t¯

said

pâx|

harsh

vaÀy|

words

Ay¤³|

ill adviced

kalcaE¢dt:

impelled by death

2.Ravana   in   reply   to   the   friendly   and   slutary   advice   tendered   by   Marica,
said   the   following   harsh   words   being   impelled   by   death.

y¢ÏklWtdy¤³aTI|    mar£c    m¢y    kÐytE    ,
vaÀy|    ¢nx¯PlmÏyTIm¤çO|    b£j¢mvaExrE    .3.

yt¯

which

¢kl

all

ett¯

these

Ay¤³aTI|

ill conceived advice

mar£c

Marica

m¢y

to me

kÐytE

was told

vaÀy|

words

¢nx¯Pl|

is fruitless

AÏyTI

altogether

uçO|

sown

b£j|   iv

seed like

UxrE	in a barren soil

3.Ravana   told   Marica   that   all   his   words   of   ill   conceived   advice   is   fruitless   like   the   seed   sown   in   a   barren   soil.

Ïv¹aÀyWnI    t¤    ma|    SÀy|    BEäO¤|    ramÞy    s|y¤gE    ,
papS£lÞy    m¥KIÞy    man¤xÞy    ¢vSExt:    .4.

Ïv¹aÀyW:

by your words

n

not

t¤

in this

ma|

me

SÀy|

possible

BEäO¤|

to deter

ramÞy

with Rama

s|y¤gE

a combat

papS£lÞy

addicted to sin

m¥KIÞy

stupid

man¤xÞy

human being

¢vSExt:

above all

4.Ravana   told   Marica   that   his   words   will   not   deter   Ravana   from   a   combat   with   Rama   who   is   addicted   to   sin,   stupid   and   above   all   a   human   being.

yÞÏy?va    s¤¶daE    raÇy|    matr|    ¢ptr|    tTa    ,
ÞæO£vaÀy|    p#ak]t|    ½¤Ïva    vnmEkpdE    gt:    .5.
AvÜy|    t¤    mya    tÞy    s|y¤gE    KrGa¢tn:    ,
p#aNW:    ¢p#ytra    s£ta    htIÛya    tv    s¢°DaW    .6.

y:

who

Ïy?va

giving up

s¤¶d:

near and dear ones

raÇy|

kingdom

matr|

mother

¢ptr|

father

tTa

similarly

ÞæO£vaÀy|

a lady's words

p#ak]t|

valueless

½¤Ïva

on hearing

vn|

to forest

ekpdE

at once

gt:

went

AvÜy|

at all events

t¤   mya

by me only

tÞy

his

s|y¤gE

in a combat

KrGa¢tn:

killer of Khara

p#aNW:   ¢p#ytra

dearer than life

s£ta

Sita

htIÛya

to be abducted

tv   s¢°DaW

in your presence

5,6.Ravana   told   Marica   that   he   who   went   to   forest   on   hearing   the   valueless   words   of   a   lady,   giving   up   at   once   his   near   and   dear   ones,   kingdom,   mother,   father   and   killer   of   Khara,   his   wife   Sita   who   is   dearer   than   his   life   will   at   all   events   be   abducted   in   your   presence.

ev|    mE    ¢n¢àta    b¤¢¼rq¶¢d    mar£c    vtItE    ,
n    ÛyavtI¢yt¤|    SÀya    sEÓd#Wr¢p    s¤ras¤rW:    .7.

ev|

as above

mE

my

¢n¢àta

decision

b¤¢¼:

thinking

¶¢d

in mind

mar£c

Marica

vtItE

exists

n

not

ÛyavtI¢yt¤|

to change

SÀya

possible

sEÓd#W:

including Indra

A¢p   s¤ras¤rW:

by gods and demons also

7.Ravana   told   Marica   that   a   decisiom   exists   in   his   mind   which   cannot   be   changed   by   gods   and   demons   including   Indra.

daEx|    g¤N|    va    s|p¦¾ÞÏvmEv|    v³[mrqh¢s    ,
Apay|    vaÔy¤pay|    va    kayIÞyaÞy    ¢v¢nàyE    .8.

daEx|

faults

g¤N|   va

or merits

s|p¦¾:

when asked

Ïv|

you

ev|

as above

v³[m|

to tell

Arqh¢s

should

Apay|   va

about danger

A¢p   upay|   va

or or about a course of action

kayIÞy

for the mission

AÞy

this

¢v¢nàyE

to decide

8.Ravana   told   Marica   that   when   asked   about   the   faults   and   merits   or
about   the   dangers   or   means   of   accomplishing   a   mission   he   could   have   told   as   above.

s|p¦¾En    t¤    v³Ûy|    s¢cvEn    ¢vp¢àta    ,
uïta¸¢lna    raåOE    y    iÅCE쥢tmaÏmn:    .9.

s|p¦¾En

being asked

t¤

in this

v³Ûy|

to be told

s¢cvEn

by minister

¢vp¢àta

a learned

uïta¸¢lna

with raised and joined palms

raåOE

from a king

y:

who

iÅCEt¯

desires

B¥¢t|

properity

AaÏmn:

his own

9.Ravana   told   Marica   that   a   learned   minister   who   desires   his   own
prosperity   from   a   king,   when   asked   should   give   advice   with   raised   and
joined   palms.

vaÀymp#¢tk\l|    t¤    m¦Ñ¤p¥vI|    ¢ht|    S¤Bm¯    ,
upcarEN    y¤³|    c    v³ÛyaE    vs¤Da¢Dp:    .10.

vaÀy|

words

Ap#¢tk\l|

not in favour

t¤

in this

m¦Ñ¤p¥vI|

in soft terms

¢ht|

wholesome

S¤Bm¯

pleasing

upcarEN

with politeness

y¤³|   c

appropriate also

v³Ûy:

to be told

vs¤Da¢Dp:

a king

10.Ravana   told   Marica   that   a   king   should   be   told   in   words   which   are   not   unpleasant   but   pleasing   yet   wholesome   and   with   politeness   and   soft   terms.