smEÏy    dÎfkarÎy|    raGvÞya½m|    tt:    ,
ddSI    shmar£caE    ravNaE    raXsa¢Dp:    .11.

smEÏy

reaching

dÎfkarÎy|

dandakaranya

raGvÞy

Rama's

Aa½m|

hermitage

tt:

there

ddSI

saw

shmar£c:

alongwith Marica

ravN:

Ravana

raXsa¢Dp:

kingof ogres

11.Ravana   alongwith   Marica   reached   dandakaranya   and   saw   Rama's
hermitage.

Avt£yI    rTaäOÞmaäOt:    ka·nB¥xNat¯    ,
hÞtE    g¦h£Ïva    mar£c|    ravNaE    vaÀymb#v£t¯    .12.

Avt£yI

climbing down

rTat¯

from chariot

tÞmat¯

that

tt:

there

ka·nB¥xNat¯

adorned with gold

hÞtE

by hand

g¦h£Ïva

holding

mar£c|

Marica

ravN:

Ravana

vaÀy|

the following words

Ab#v£t¯

said

12.Ravana,   getting   down   from   the   chariot   adorned   with   gold   and   holding
Marica   by   hand   said   the   following   words.

etd#ama½mpd|    èÜytE    kdl£v¦tm¯    ,
¢@yta|    tt¯    sKE    S£G#|    ydTI|    vymagta:    .13.

ett¯

here

rama½mpd|

the site of Rama's hermitage

èÜytE

is seen

kdl£v¦tm¯

surrounded by plantain trees

¢@yta|

please do

tt¯

that

sKE

friend

S£G#|

quickly

ydTI|

for what purpose

vy|

we

Aagta:

have come

13.Ravana   told   Marica   that   the   site   of   Rama's   hermitage   surrounded   by
plantain   trees   is   seen   and   asked   him   to   do   that   quickly   for   which   they
had   come.

s    ravNvc:    ½¤Ïva    mar£caE    raXsÞtda    ,
m¦gaE    B¥Ïva{{½m¹a¢r    ramÞy    ¢vccar    h    .14.

s:

that

ravNvc:

Ravana's words

½¤Ïva

hearing

mar£c:

marica

raXs:

ogre

tda

then

m¦g:

a deer

B¥Ïva

becoming

Aa½m¹a¢r

at the entrance of the hermitage

ramÞy

Rama's

¢vccar

paced to and fro

h

a pity

14.Marica,   on   hearing   Ravana's   words,   became   a   deer   and   paced   to   and
fro   at   the   entrance   of   the   hermitage.

s    t¤    ãp|    smaÞTay    mhddqB¤tdSInm¯    ,
m¢Np#vr½¦Äñag#:    ¢sta¢stm¤Kak]¢t:    .15.
r³pîaEÏplm¤K    iÓd#n£laEÏpl½va:    ,
¢k¢·d×y¤°tg#£v    iÓd#n£ldlaDr:    .16.
k[ÓdEÓѤvj#sÄðaSm¤dr|    caÞy    BaÞvrm¯    ,
mD¥k¢nBpaáIà    pî¢k¸Úks¢°B:    .17.
vWf¥yIsÄðaSK¤rÞtn¤jHqG:    s¤s|ht:    ,
iÓd#ay¤DsvN©In    p¤ÅCEnaEÒvI|    ¢vrajta    .18.
mnaEhr:    ¢s"ÂDvNa©I    rÏnWnaIna¢vDWrqv¦t:    ,
XNEn    raXsaE    jataE    m¦g:    prmSaEBn:    .
vn|    p#Çvlyn¯    rØy|    rama½mpd|    c    tt¯    .19.

s:

that

t¤

in this

ãp|

form

smaÞTay

having assumed

mhddqB¤tdSInm¯

very wonderful to look at

m¢Np#vr½¦Äñag#:

with tip of horn adorned with gems

¢sta¢stm¤Kak]¢t:

with head partly white and partly black

r³pîaEÏplm¤K:

with its snout having the colour of red lotus

iÓd#n£laEÏpl½va:

with ears having the colour of blue lotus

¢k¢·t¯

slightly

A×y¤°tg#£v:

with neck projecting upwards

iÓd#n£ldlaDr:

with lips having the colour of sapphire

k[ÓdEÓѤvj#sÄðaS|

like a jasmine flower, moon and diamond

udr|

belly

c

also

AÞy

its

BaÞvrm¯

was lovely

mD¥k¢nBpaáI:   c

pale as a madhuka flower

pî¢k¸Úks¢°B:

shining like the filaments of a lotus

vWf¥yIsÄðaSK¤r:

with hoofs like a cats' eye

tn¤jHqG:

with slender legs

s¤s|ht:

with strong ankle

iÓd#ay¤DsvN©In

like a rainbow

p¤ÅCEn

with tail

UÒvI|   ¢vrajta

at the top

mnaEhr:

looking splendid

¢s"ÂDvNI:

with shining skin

rÏnW:

with precious stones

nana¢vDW:

various

v¦t:

adorned

XNEn

in moment

raXs:

ogre

jat:

became

m¦g:

a deer

prmSaEBn:

very beautiful

vn|

forest

p#Çvlyn¯

illuminating

rØy|

lovely

rama½mpd|

the site of Rama's hermitage

c

also

tt¯

that

15   to   19.Marica   assumed   the   form   of   a   deer   very   wonderful   to   look   at
with   the   tips   of   its   horns   with   gems,   its   head   partly   white   and   partly
black,   snout   with   the   colour   of   red   lotus,   ear   of   blue   lotus,   slightly   raised
neck,   lips   having   the   colour   of   sapphire,   belly   like   a   jasmine   flower,   moon
and   diamond,   flanks   pale   as   madhuka   flower,   animal   shining   like   the   fibres
of   lotus,   hooves   like   cat's   eye,   slender   legs,   thick   ankles,   tail   upright   and
looking   like   a   rainbow,   shining   skin,   adorned   with   various   precious   stones
and   illuminating   the   forest   and   Rama's   hermitage.

mnaEhr|    dSIn£y|    ãp|    k]Ïva    raXs:    ,
p#laEBnaTI|    vWdE/a    nanaDat¤¢v¢c¢æOtm¯    .
¢vcr|à    vn|    svI|    Sa¹la¢n    smÓtt:    .20.

mnaEhr|

captivating the mind

dSIn£y|

attractive to the eyes

ãp|

form

k]Ïva

assuming

raXs:

ogre

p#laEBnaTI|

to fascinate

vWdE/a:

Sita

nanaDat¤¢v¢c¢æOtm¯

looking lovely with various minerals

¢vcrn¯   c

strayed here and there

vn|   svI|

all over the forest

Sa¹la¢n

on the green grass

smÓtt:

everywhere

20.The   deer   having   a   form   captivating   the   mind,   attractive   to   the   eyes   and
lovely   to   look   at   with   various   minerals,   tried   to   fascinate   Sita   by   straying
here   and   there   all   over   the   green   grass   of   the   forest.