n    ¢h    cX¤ÝpT|    p#aÔy    tyaE:    pa¢TIvp¤æOyaE:    ,
ssWÓyaE{¢p    smTIÞÏv|      m¤h\tIm¢p    j£¢vt¤m¯    .11.

n

not

¢h

surely

cX¤ÝpT|

in the range of sight

p#aÔy

coming

tyaE:

the two

pa¢TIvp¤æOyaE:

of princes

ssWÓy:

with the army

A¢p

even then

smTI:

capable

Ïv|

you

m¤h\tI|   A¢p

for a while even

j£¢vt¤m¯

to be alive

11.Sita   told   Ravana   that   if   he   comes   in   the   range   of   sight   of   Rama   and
Lakshmana,   he   will   not   be   alive   even   for   a   while   even   when   with   the   army.

n    Ïv|    tyaE:    SrÞpSI|    saEF¤|    S³:    kT|cn    ,
vnE    p#Çv¢ltÞyEv    ÞpSImg"E¢vIhHqgm:    .12.

n

not

Ïv|

you

tyaE:

of the two

SrÞpSI|

the impact of arrows

saEF¤|

to bear

S³:

capable

kT|cn

in no way

vnE	in the forest

p#Çv¢ltÞy

a blazing

iv

like

ÞpSI|

impact

Ag"E:

of fire

¢vhHqgm:

a bird

12.Sita   told   Ravana   that   like   a   bird   in   a   forest   cannot   bear   the   impact   of   a
blazing   fire   similarly   he   cannot   bear   the   impact   of   the   arrows   of   the   two.

saD¤    k]Ïv{{Ïmn:    pÐy|    saD¤    ma|    m¤·    ravN    .13.

saD¤

better

k]Ïva

considering

AaÏmn:

your own

pÐy|

welfare

saD¤	whatever has happened be it so

ma|

me

m¤·

release

ravN

Ravana

13.Sita   told   Ravana   that   considering   his   own   welfare,   he   should   release   her.

mt¯p#DxINâ¾aE    ¢h    B#aæOa    sh    p¢tmIm    ,
¢vDaÞy¢t    ¢vnaSay    Ïv|    ma|    y¢d    n    m¤·¢s    .14.

mt¯p#DxINâ¾:

enraged by my abduction

¢h

surely

B#aæOa

brother

sh	along with

p¢t:

husband

mm

my

¢vDaÞy¢t

will strive

¢vnaSay

for destruction

Ïv|

you

ma|

me

y¢d   n   m¤·¢s

in case do not release

14.Sita   told   Ravana   that   in   case   he   did   not   release   her,   Rama   with
Lakshmana   will   strive   for   his   destruction.  

yEn    Ïv|    ÛyvsayEn    blaÓma|    ht¤I¢mÅC¢s    ,
Ûyvsay:    s    tE    n£c    B¢vÝy¢t    ¢nrTIk:    .15.

yEn

for which

Ïv|

you

ÛyvsayEn

purpose

blat¯

by force

ma|

me

ht¤I|

to abduct

iÅC¢s

you desire

Ûyvsay:

purpose

s:

that

tE

your

n£c	vile person

B¢vÝy¢t

will become

¢nrTIk:

infructuous

15.Sita   told   Ravana   that   the   purpose   for   which   he   is   abducting   her   by   force
will   become   infructuous.

n    /h|    tmpÜyÓt£    BtaIr|    ¢vb¤DaEpmm¯    ,
uÏshE    SæO¤vSga    p#aNaÓDar¢yt¤|    ¢crm¯    .16.

n   ¢h

certainly not

Ah|

I

t|

that

ApÜyÓt£

not seeing

BtaIr|

husband

¢vb¤DaEpmm¯

equal to gods

uÏshE

be able

SæO¤vSga

in the clutches of the enemy

p#aNan¯

life

Dar¢yt¤|

to sustain

¢crm¯

for long

16.Sita   told   Ravana   that   not   seeing   Rama   when   fallen   into   the   clutches   of
enemy   she   will   not   be   able   sustain   her   life   for   long.

n    n¥n|    caÏmn:    ½Ey:    pÐy|    va    smvEXsE    ,
m¦Ïy¤kalE    yTa    mÏya©I    ¢vpr£ta¢n    sEvtE    .17.

n

not

n¥n|

immediate

c

also

AaÏmn:

your own

½Ey:

welfare

pÐy|   va

or lasting good

smvEXsE

look at

m¦Ïy¤kalE

reached the hour of death

yTa

like

mÏyI:

a man

¢vpr£ta¢n

deeds not in his interest

sEvtE

does

17.Sita   told   Ravana   that   he   does   not   look   after   his   immediate   welfare   or
lasting   good   like   a   man   whose   end   is   near   does   deed   not   in   his   interest.

m¤m¥x¥INa|    ¢h    sv©Ixa|    yÏpÐy|    t°    raEctE    ,
pÜyaØyï    ¢h    kÎZE    Ïva|    kalpaSavpa¢Stm¯    .18.

m¤m¥x¥INa|

who are about to die

¢h   sv©Ixa|

for allthose

yt¯

which

pÐy|

good

tt¯

that

n   raEctE

is not favoured

pÜya¢m

I know

Aï   ¢h

now itself

kÎZE	about the neck

Ïva|

your

kalpaSavpa¢Stm¯

caught in the noose of death

18.Sita   told   Ravana   that   those   who   are   about   to   die   do   not   favour   what   is
good   for   them.   She   knew   that   the   noose   of   death   is   around   his   neck.

yTa    ca¢ÞmÓByÞTanE    n    ¢bBE¢x    dSann    ,
Ûy³|    ¢hrÎmyan¯    ¢h    Ïv|    s|pÜy¢s    mh£âhan¯    .19.

yTa   c

therefore

A¢Þmn¯

at this

ByÞTanE

time when he has to be afraid

n   ¢bBE¢x

is not afraid

dSann

ten headed

Ûy³|	is certain

¢hrÎmyan¯

as made of gold

¢h

surely

Ïv|

you

s|pÜy¢s

clearly viewing

mh£âhan¯

trees

19.Sita   told   Ravana   that   he   is   not   afraid   when   he   has   to   be   afraid   and
therefore   clearly   views   trees   as   made   of   gold.

nd£|    vWtrN£|    GaEra|    â¢DraWGp#va¢hn£m¯    ,
A¢spæOvn|    cWv    B£m|    pÜy¢s    ravN    .20.

nd£|

river

vWtrN£|

vaitarani

GaEra|

fearful

â¢DraWGp#va¢hn£m¯

carrying a flood of blood

A¢spæOvn|

grove by the name of asipatravana with knives as leaves

c

also

ev

only

B£m|

dreadful

pÜy¢s

you will see

ravN

Ravana

20.Sita   told   Ravana   that   he   will   see   the   fearful   river   vaitarani   carrying   a
flood   of   blood   and   also   the   dreadful   grove   by   the   name   of   asipatravana
with   knives   as   leaves.