prEtkalE    p¤âxaE    yÏkmI    p#¢tpïtE    ,
¢vnaSayaÏmnaE{DrqØy||    p#¢tp°aE{¢s    kmI    tt¯    .32.

prEtkalE

nearing the time of death

p¤âx:

man

yt¯

which

kmI

deed

p#¢tpïtE

undertakes

¢vnaSay

for destruction

AaÏmn:

of self

ADrqØy||

sinful

p#¢tp°:

have undertaken

A¢s

yo are

kmI   tt¯

that deed

32.Jatayu   told   Ravana   that   ha   had   undertaken   a   sinful   deed   which   a   man
undertakes   as   the   time   of   his   death   nears   for   his   self   destruction.  

papan¤bÓDaE    vW    yÞy    kmIN:    kmI    kaE    n¤    tt¯    ,
k[v£I|t    laEka¢Dp¢t:    Þvy|B¥BIgvan¢p    .33.

papan¤bÓD:   vW

where sin is the result

yÞy   kmIN:

for which deed

kmI

deed

k:   n¤

who ever

tt¯

that

k[v£I|t

will perform

laEka¢Dp¢t:

the lord of the three worlds

Þvy|B¥:

Brahma

Bgvan¯   A¢p

even though a god

33.Jatayu   asked   Ravana   that   who   on   earth,   even   Brahma   though   a   god,
will   perform   a   deed   that   results   in   sin?

evm¤?va    S¤B|    vaÀy|    jzay¤ÞtÞy    rXs:    ,
¢nppat    B¦S|    p¦¿E    dSg#£vÞy    v£yIvan¯    .34.

ev|

as above

u?va	having said

S¤B|   vaÀy|

wholesome words

jzay¤:

Jatayu

tÞy   rXs:

that oge

¢nppat

swooped down

B¦S|

violently

p¦¿E	on the back

dSg#£vÞy

of the tenheaded

v£yIvan¯

the powerful

34.Jatayu   having   said   wholesome   words   as   above,   swooped   down   on   the
back   of   Ravana   violently.

t|    g¦h£Ïva    nKWÞt£ßNW¢vIrrad    smÓt:    ,
A¢DãFaE    gjaraEhaE    yTa    Þyaê[¾varNm¯    .35.

t|

him

g¦h£Ïva

catching hold

nKW:   t£ßNW:

with sharp talons

¢vrrad

tore

smÓt:

all over

A¢DãF:

sitting on him

gjaraEh:

rider on an elephant

yTa   Þyat¯

as will prick

Ѥ¾varNm¯

a rogue elephant

35.Jatayu,   catching   hold   of   Ravana   tore   all   over   with   his   sharp   talons   as
a   rider   of   an   elephant   will   prick   an   elephant   with   the   goad.

¢vrrad    nKWrÞy    t¤Îf|    p¦¿E    smpIyn¯    ,
kESaàaEÏpazyamas    nKpXm¤Kay¤D:    .36.

¢vrrad

tore

nKW:	with talons

AÞy

his

t¤Îf|

by beak

p¦¿E	on the back

smpIyn¯

plunging

kESan¯   c

hair also

uÏpazyamas

pulled out

nKpXm¤Kay¤D:

with talons, wings and beak as weapons

36.Jatayu   with   talons,   beak   and   wings   as   weapons   plunged   into   Ravana's
back   with   beak   and   pulled   out   his   hair   with   the   talons.

s    tTa    g¦D#rajEn    ¢²ÜymanaE    m¤h^rqm¤h^:    ,
AmxIÞP[¢rtaE¿Þsn¯    p#akØpt    s    ravN:    .37.

s:

that

tTa

thus

g¦D#rajEn

by the king of vultures

¢²Üyman:

being tormented

m¤h^:   m¤h^:

again and again

AmxIÞP[¢rtaE¿:   sn¯

lips throbbing through anger

p#akØpt

trembled

s:

the said

ravN:

Ravana

37.Ravana,   tormented   by   Jatayu   again   and   again,   trembled   with   anger   with
lips   throbbing.

s|p¢rÝvÇy    vWdEh£|    vamEnaHqkEn    ravN:    ,
tlEna¢BjGanata©I    jzay¤|    @aEDm¥r¢ÅCt:    .38.

s|p¢rÝvÇy

pressing

vWdEh£|

Sita

vamEn

in the left

AHqkEn

lap

ravN:

Ravana

tlEn	with the palm of hand

A¢BjGan

struck

AatI:

afflicted

jzay¤|

Jatayu

@aEDm¥r¢ÅCt:

beside himself with rage

38.Ravan,   afflicted   by   the   repeated   attacks   and   beside   himself   with   anger,
pressed   Sita   into   his   left   lap   and   struck   Jatayu   with   the   palm   of   his   hand.

jzay¤Þtm¢B@Øy    t¤ÎfEnaÞy    Kga¢Dp:    ,
vambah\ÓdS    tda    Ûypahrd¢rÓdm:    .39.

jzay¤:

Jatayu

t|   A¢B@Øy

attacking him

t¤ÎfEn

by beak

AÞy

his

Kga¢Dp:

the king of birds

vambah\n¯

left hands

dS

ten

tda

then

Ûypahrt¯

tore off

A¢rÓdm:

destroyer of foes

39.Jatayu   then   attacking   Ravana   tore   off   his   ten   left   hands   with   the   beak.

s|s|¢C°baÞsïWsïWv    bahvÞshsa{Bv        ,
¢vxÇvalavl£y¤³a    vÚm£ka¢dv    p°ga:    .40.

s|¢C°bahaE:

with arma severed

sï   ev

immediately

bahv:

hands

shsa

suddenly

ABvt¯

sprang up

¢vxÇvalavl£y¤³a:

emitting flames of poison

vÚm£kat¯

from the ant hill

iv

like

p°ga:

serpants

40.Ravana   whose   hands   were   severed   fresh   arms   sprang   up   suddenly   like
serpants   issuing   from   ant   hill   with   flames   of   poison.