tÅC®¤Ïva    rampdv£|    s£tya    c    p#caE¢dt:    ,
An¤gÅC¢t    s|B#aÓt:    saW¢m¢æOr¢p    saW¶dat¯    .21.

tt¯   ½¤Ïva

on hearing that

rampdv£|

the way Rama went

s£tya   c

by Sita also

p#caE¢dt:

being compelled

An¤gÅC¢t

will foloow

s|B#aÓt:

in a flurry

saW¢m¢æO:   A¢p

lakshmana also

saW¶dat¯

out of affection for brother

21.Ravana   told   Marica   that   hearing   the   call   and   compelled   by   Sita,
Lakshmana   too   will   follow   the   same   way   as   Rama   in   a   flurry   out   of
affection.

Ap@aÓtE    c    kak[t¯ÞTE    lßmNE    c    yTas¤Km¯    ,
Aan¢yÝya¢m    vWdEh£|    sh*aX:    Sc£¢mv    .22.

Ap@aÓtE   c

while away

kak[t¯ÞTE

Rama

lßmNE   c

Lakshmana also

yTas¤Km¯

with ease

Aan¢yÝya¢m

will bear away

vWdEh£|

Sita

sh*aX:

Indra

Sc£|

Saci

iv

like

22.Ravana   told   Marica   that   while   Rama   and   Lakshmana   were   away
from   the   hut,   he   can   with   ease   bear   away   Sita   like   Indra   took   Saci.

ev|    k]Ïva    ¢Ïvd|    kayI|    yTE¾|    gÅC    raXs    ,
raÇyÞyaDI|    p#daÞya¢m    mar£c    tv    s¤v#t    .23.

ev|

as above

k]Ïva

having done

t¤

in this

id|

this

kayI|

work

yTE¾|

as you wish

gÅC

go

raXs

ogre

raÇyÞy   ADI|

half of the kingdom

p#daÞya¢m

will give

mar£c

Marica

tv

to you

s¤v#t

of noble vows

23.Ravana   told   Marica   that   havin   done   the   work   he   can   go   as   he   wished   and   told   him   that   half   the   kingdom   will   be   given   to   him.

gÅC    saWØy    ¢Sv|    magI|    kayIÞyaÞy    ¢vv¦¼yE    ,
Ah|    Ïvan¤g¢mÝya¢m    srTaE    dÎfkavnm¯    .24.

gÅC

go

saWØy

good friend

¢Sv|   magI|

auspicious journey

kayIÞy   AÞy

for this work

¢vv¦¼yE

to be accomplished

Ah|

I

Ïva

you

An¤g¢mÝya¢m

will follow

srT:	with chariot

dÎfkavnm¯

to dandakaranya

24.Ravana   told   Marica   to   go   for   the   accomplishment   of   the   work   and
that   he   will   follow   Marica   to   dandakaranya   with   his   chariot.

p#aÔy    s£tamy¤¼En    v·¢yÏva    t¤    raGvaW    ,
lHqka|    p#¢t    g¢mÝya¢m    k]tkayI:    sh    Ïvya    .25.

p#aÔy

winning

s£ta|

Sita

Ay¤¼En

without a fight

v·¢yÏva

hoodwinking

t¤

in this

raGvaW

Rama and Lakshmana

lHqka|   p#¢t

towards Lanka

g¢mÝya¢m

will return

k]tkayI:

having accomplished the task

sh   Ïvya

with you

25.Ravana   told   Marica   that   after   hoodwinking   Rama   and   Lakshmana,
winning   Sita   without   a   fight,   he   will   return   to   Lanka   with   Marica.

n    cEt¯    kraE¢x    mar£c    h¢Óm    ÏvamhmïWv    ,
etÏkayImvÜy|    mE    blad¢p    k¢rÝy¢s    .26.

n   cEt¯   kraE¢x

in case you do not do

mar£c

Marica

h¢Óm

will kill

Ïva|

you

Ah|

I

Aï   vW

now itself

ett¯

this

kayI|

task

AvÜy|

definetly

mE

my

blat¯   A¢p

even under compulsion

k¢rÝy¢s

you have to do

26.Ravana   told   Marica   that   in   case   he   did   not   do   as   asked   Ravana   will
kill   him.   Marica   has   to   do   the   task   even   under   compulsion.

raåOaE    ¢h    p#¢tk\lÞTaE    n    jat¤    s¤KmEDtE    .27.

raåO:

of a king

¢h

surely

p#¢tk\lÞT:

goes against wishes

n

not

jat¤	at any time

s¤K|	prosper with ease

eDtE

can

27.Ravana   told   Marica   that   he   who   goes   against   the   wishes   of   a   king
cannot   prosper   with   ease.

Aasaï    t|    j£¢vts|SyÞtE    m¦Ïy¤rqD#¤vaE    /ï    mya    ¢vâÒy    ,
etïTavÏp¢rg¦/    b¤Òya    pÐy|    k[â    täOTa    Ïvm¯    .28.

Aasaï

approaching

t|

him

j£¢vts|Sy:

danger to life may be met

tE

by you

m¦Ïy¤:

death

D#¤v:   ¢h

is certain

Aï

now

mya

with me

¢vâÒy

going against

ett¯

this

yTavt¯

truthfully

p¢rg¦/   b¤Òya

thinking in mind deeply

pÐy|	which is wholesome

k[â

do

tt¯   tTa

that only

Ïvm¯

you

28.Ravana   told   Marica   that   if   he   approaches   Rama   he   may   be   in   danger;   but   death   is   certain   for   him   now   if   he   goes   against   Ravana.   Ravana   adviced   Marica   to   think   deeply   and   do   which   is   wholesome   for   him.