tya    pâxm¤³Þt¤    k[¢ptaE    raGvan¤j:    ,
s    ¢vkaHqXn¯    B¦S|    ram|    p#tÞTE    n    ¢cra¢dv    .1.

tya

by her

pâx|

harsh

u³:	being told

t¤

in this

k[¢pt:

enraged

raGvan¤j:

Rama's younger brother

s:

that

¢vkaHqXn¯

desiring

B¦S|

much

ram|

Rama

p#tÞTE

started

n   ¢cra¢dv

without delay

1.Lakshmana,   who   was   spoken   to   in   an   harsh   manner,   was   enraged   and
desiring   to   see   Rama   started   without   delay.

tdasaï    dSg#£v:    ¢Xp#mÓtrma¢ÞTt:    ,
A¢Bc@am    vWdEh£|    p¢rv#jkãpD¦t¯    .2.

tt¯

that

Aasaï

seeing

dSg#£v:

ten headed

¢Xp#|

quickly

AÓtr|   Aa¢ÞTs:

getting an opportune moment

A¢Bc@am

started

vWdEh£|

towards Sita

p¢rv#jkãpD¦t¯

in the form of a wandering mendicant

2.Ravana,   seeing   that   the   opportune   moment   has   come   with   the   departure
of   Lakshmana,   started   towards   Sita   in   the   form   of   a   wandering   mendicant.

ÜlßNkaxays|v£t:    ¢SK£    CæO£    upanh£    ,
vamE    ca|sE{vsÇyaT    S¤BE    y¢¾kmÎfl¥    .
p¢rv#ajkãpEN    vWdE¢h|    sm¤pagmt¯    .3.

ÜlßNkaxays|v£t:

clad in a neat ochre coloured garment

¢SK£	with a tuft of hair

CæO£	with an umbrella

upanh£

with shoes

vamE

in left

c

also

A||sE

shoulder

AvsÇy

carrying

AT

then

S¤BE

lovely

y¢¾kmÎfl¥

staff and kamandala

p¢rv#ajkãpEN

in the form of a mendicant

vWdE¢h|

towards Sita

sm¤pagmt¯

approached

3.Ravana   in   the   form   of   a   mendicant   wearing   ochre   coloured   clothes,   tuft
of   hair,   an   ummbrella,   shoes   and   carrying   on   his   left   shoulder   a   staff   and
kamandala   approached   Sita.

tamassada¢tblaE    B#at¦×ya|    r¢hta|    vnE    ,
r¢hta|    cÓd#s¥yaI×ya|    sÓÒya¢mv    mhäOm:    .4.

ta|

her

Aassad

approached

A¢tbl:

of great might

B#at¦×ya|   r¢hta|

separated from the two brothers

vnE	in the forest

r¢hta|   cÓd#s¥yaI×ya|

without the sun and the moon

sÓÒya|

dusk

iv

like

mht¯   tm:

thick darkness

4.Ravana   approached   Sita   who   was   separated   from   the   two   brothers   like
the   thick   darkness   envelopes   the   dusk   without   the   sun   and   the   moon.

tampÜyäOtaE    bala|    rampÏn£|    yS¢Þvn£m¯    ,
raE¢hN£|    S¢Sna    h£na|    g#hvì¦SdaâN:    .5.

ta|

her

ApÜyt¯

saw

tt:

there

bala|

youthful

rampÏn£|

Rama's wife

yS¢Þvn£m¯

famous

raE¢hN£|

Rohini

S¢Sna   h£na|

separated from the Moon

g#hvt¯

as an unpropitious planet

B¦SdaâN:

the exceedingly cruel person

5.Ravana,   who   was   exceedingly   cruel   saw   the   famous   and   youthful   Sita   in
the   same   way   as   an   unpropitious   planet   eyed   Rohini   separated   from   Moon.

tm¤g#|    papkmaIN|    jnÞTanâha    d#[ma:    ,
sm£ßy    n    p#kØpÓtE    n    p#va¢t    c    maât:    .6.

t|

him

ug#|

fierce

papkmaIN|

of sinful deeds

jnÞTanâha:

existing in janasthana

d#[ma:

trees

sm£ßy

seeing

n   p#kØpÓtE

did not wave

n   p#va¢t

did not blow

c   maât:

wind also

6.Seeing   the   fierce   Ravana   of   sinful   deeds,   the   trees   existing   in   janasthana
did   not   wave   nor   the   wind   blew.

S£G#*aEtaà    t|    è¾qva    v£XÓt|    r³laEcnm¯    ,
¢Þt¢mt|    gÓt¤marEBE    ByaéaEdavr£    nd£    .7.

S£G#*aEta:

with a swift current

c

also

t|   è¾qva

seeing him

v£XÓt|

looking intently

r³laEcnm¯

with red eyes

¢Þt¢mt|   gÓt¤|

to go slow

AarEBE

began

Byat¯

due to fear

gaEdavr£

godavari

nd£

river

7.Seeing   the   red   eyed   Ravana   looking   intently,   the   river   godavari   with   a
swift   current   began   to   go   slow   due   to   fear.

ramÞy    ÏvÓtrp#EÔs¤dISg#£vÞtdÓtrE    ,
uptÞTE    c    vWdE¢h|    ¢BX¤ãpEN    ravN:    .8.

ramÞy   t¤

for Rama himself

AÓtrp#EÔs¤:

with intent to do harm

dSg#£v:

ten headed

tdÓtrE

in the meantime

uptÞTE

awaited

c   vWdE¢h|

for Sita

¢BX¤ãpEN

in the form of a wandering mendicant

ravN:

Ravana

8.Ravana,   with   intent   to   harm   Rama,   waited   in   the   form   of   a   wandering
mendicant   for   Sita.

ABÛyaE    BÛyãpEN    BtaIrmn¤SaEct£m¯    ,
A×yvtIt    vWdEh£||    ¢cæOa¢mv    SnWàr:    .9.

ABÛy:

he who commits sin

BÛyãpEN

in an auspicious garb

BtaIr|

about husband

An¤SaEct£m¯

who was grieving

A×yvtIt

approached

vWdEh£|

Sita

¢cæOa|

the constellation citra

iv

like

SnWàr:

planet saturn

9.Ravana,   the   unpropitious,   in   an   auspicious   garb   approached   Sita   who
was   grieving   over   her   husband   like   Saturn   approached   the   constellation
citra.

s    papaE    BÛyãpEN    t¦NW:    k\p    ivav¦t:    ,
A¢t¿t¯p#Eßy    vWdEh£|    rampÏn£|    yS¢Þvn£m¯    .10.

s:   pap:

that sinner

BÛyãpEN

in an auspicious garb

t¦NW:

by grasses

k\p   iv

like a well

Aav¦t:

covered

A¢t¿t¯

stood

p#Eßy

looking

vWdEh£|

at Sita

rampÏn£|

Rama's wife

yS¢Þvn£m¯

very famous

10.Ravana   tha   sinner   in   an   auspicious   garb   stood   before   Sita   like   a   well
covered   with   grass.