s    tm¤Ómadyamas    m¦gãpaE    ¢nSacr:    ,
m¦gW:    p¢rv¦taE    vÓyWrÑ¥rat¯p#ÏyèÜyt    .11.

s:

that

t|

him

uÓmadyamas

puzzled him as follows

m¦gãp:

in the form of a deer

¢nSacr:

ogre

m¦gW:

by deers

p¢rv¦t:

surrounded

vÓyW:

living in forest

AÑ¥rat¯

not far off

p#ÏyèÜyt

came into view

11.The   ogre   in   the   form   of   a   deer   puzzled   Rama   by   coming   into   view
not   far   off   surrounded   by   the   deers   of   the   forest.

g#h£t¤kam|    è¾qvWv    p¤nrEva×yDavt    ,
tÏXNadEv    s|æOasaÏp¤nrÓtrq¢htaE{Bvt¯    .12.

g#h£t¤kam|

eager to capture

è¾qva   ev

on seeing itself

p¤n:   ev

once again

A×yDavt

took to flight

tÏXNat¯   ev

at that instant itself

s|æOasat¯

out of fright

p¤n:

again

AÓtrq¢ht:

out of sight

ABvt¯

went

12.Seeing   Rama   was   eager   to   capture   it,   the   deer   took   to   flight   once   more
at   that   instant   itself   and   went   out   of   sight.

p¤nrEv    ttaE    Ñ¥ra¹¦XxÎfa¹¢n:s¦tm¯    ,
è¾qva    ramaE    mhatEjaÞt|    hÓt¤|    k]t¢này:    .13.

p¤n:   ev

once again

tt:

then

Ñ¥rat¯

from far

v¦XxÎfat¯

cluster of trees

¢v¢n:s¦tm¯

coming out

è¾qva

seeing

ram:

Rama

mhatEja:

mighty

t|

that

hÓt¤|

to kill

k]t¢này:

decided

13.Rama   seeing   the   deer   coming   out   of   a   cluster   of   trees   far   away
decided   to   kill   it.

B¥yÞt¤    Srm¤¼¦Ïy    k[¢ptÞtæO    raGv:    .14.
s¥yIr¢Ümp#t£kaS|    ÇvlÓtm¢rmdInm¯    ,
sÓDay    s¤èfE    capE    ¢vk]Ýy    blvël£    .15.
tmEv    m¦gm¤¢êÜy      ÇvlÓt¢mv    p°gm¯    ,
m¤maEc    Çv¢lt|    d£çOmÞæO|    b#'¢v¢n¢mItm¯    .16.

B¥y:   t¤

more than before

Sr|

arrow

u¼¦Ïy

taking out

k[¢pt:

enraged

tæO	there after

raGv:

Rama

s¥yIr¢Ümp#t£kaS|

bright as a sun beam

ÇvlÓt|

blazing

A¢rmdInm¯

capable of destroying enemies

sÓDay

fitting

s¤èfE

firmly

capE	to the bow

¢vk]Ýy

drawing

blvt¯

with force

bl£	the mighty

t|   ev   m¦g|

that deer only

u¢êÜy

aiming at

ÇvlÓt|

flaming

iv   p°gm¯

like a serpent

m¤maEc

discharged

Çv¢lt|

fiery

d£çO|

flaming

AÞæO|

arrow

b#'¢v¢n¢mItm¯

fashioned by Brahma

14,15,16.Rama   getting   enraged   more   than   before   pulled   out   a   blazing
arrow   bright   as   a   sun   beam   and   capable   of   destroying   enemies,   fitted   it
firmly   to   the   bow   and   aiming   it   at   the   deer   drawing   the   bow   with   force
discharged   the   flaming   arrow   fashioned   by   Brahma.

Sr£r|    m¦gãpÞy    ¢v¢n¢BIï    SraEäOm:    ,
mar£cÞyWv      ¶dy|    ¢bBEdaS¢ns¢°B:    .17.

Sr£r|

body

m¦gãpÞy

in the form of a deer

¢v¢n¢BIï

penetrating

SraEäOm:

the excellent arrow

mar£cÞy

Marica's

ev   ¶dy|

heart itself

¢bBEd

pierced

AaS¢ns¢°B:

bright as lightning

17.The   excellent   arrow   bright   as   ligtning   pentrating   the   body   of   Marica   in
the   form   of   a   deer   and   pierced   the   heart   itself.

talmaæOmTaEt¯Ôl¤Ïy    ÓyptÏs    Srat¤r:    ,
¢vndn¯    BWrv|    nad|    DrÎyamÚpj£¢vt:    .18.

talmaæO|

as high as a palmyra tree

AT

then

ut¯Ôl¤Ïy

rising

Óyptt¯

fell down

s:

he

Srat¤r:

being struck by the arrow

¢vndn¯

uttering

BWrv|

a terrible

nad|

roar

DrÎya|

on the ground

AÚpj£¢vt:

life being fery short

18.Marica   struck   by   the   arrow,   rose   as   high   as   a   palmyra   tree   and   fell
down   on   the   ground   uttering   a   terrible   roar.

¢m#ymaNÞt¤    mar£caE    jhaW    ta|    ¢@¢æOma|    tn¤m¯    ,
Þm¦Ïva    t¹cn|    rXaE    dÒyaW    kEn    t¤    lßmNm¯    .
ih    p#ÞTapyEÏs£ta    ta|    S¥ÓyE    ravNaE    hrEt¯    .19.

¢m#ymaN:   t¤

while dying

mar£c:

Marica

jhaW

shed

ta|

that

¢@¢æOma|   tn¤m¯

assumed form

Þm¦Ïva

recalling

t¹cn|

the words

rX:

ogre

dÒyaW

thought

kEn

by which

t¤	thereafter

lßmNm¯

Lakshmana

ih

here

p#ÞTapyEt¯

will send

s£ta

Sita

ta|

her

S¥ÓyE

in isolation

ravN:

Ravana

hrEt¯

will abduct

19.Marica   while   dying   discarded   the   assuned   form   and   recalled
Ravana's   orders   and   thought   of   an   idea   to   ensure   that   Sita   sends
Lakshmana   away   so   that   Ravana   can   abduct   when   Sita   is   isolated.

s    p#açOkalmaåOay    ckar    c    tt:    Þvrm¯    ,
sèS|    raGvÞyWv    ha    s£tE    lßmNE¢t    c    .20.

s:

he

p#açOkal|

opporune time for action

AaåOay

perceiving

ckar

uttered

c   tt:

forthwith

Þvrm¯

a cry

sèS|   raGvÞy   ev

resembling the voice of Rama

ha   s£tE

alas Sita

lßmN	ah Lakshmana

i¢t

thus

c

also

20.Marica   perceiving   that   the   opportune   time   has   come   uttered   a   cry
resembling   the   voice   of   Rama   saying   'alas   Sita,   ah   Lakshmana'.