s    t¤    s£ta|    ¢vvE¾Ót£mHqkEnaday    ravN:    ,
p#¢vvES    p¤r£|    lHqka|    ã¢pN£|    m¦Ïy¤maÏmn:    .11.

s:

that

t¤

in this

s£ta|

Sita

¢vvE¾Ót£|

trembling

AHqkEn

on the lap

Aaday

taking

ravN:

Ravana

p#¢vvES

entered

p¤r£|   lHqka|

the city of Lanka

ã¢pN£|

in the form of a woman

m¦Ïy¤|

death

AaÏmn:

his own

11.Ravana   entered   the   city   of   Lanka   taking   Sita,   who   was   his   death   in   the
form   of   a   woman,   on   his   lap.

saE{¢BgØy    p¤r£|    lHqka|    s¤¢vB³mhapTam¯    ,
s|ãFkßyabh^l|    ÞvmÓt:p¤rma¢vSt¯    .12.

s:

he

A¢BgØy

reaching

p¤r£|   lHqka|

the city of Lanka

s¤¢vB³mhapTam¯

with well ramified roads

s|ãFkßyabh^l|

full of places screened for privacy

Þv|

his

AÓt:p¤r||

harem

Aa¢vSt¯

entered

12.Ravana   on   reaching   the   city   of   Lanka   with   its   well   ramified   roads   and
places   for   privacy   entered   his   harem.

tæO    tam¢stapaHqga|    SaEkmaEhprayNam¯    ,
¢ndDE    ravNÞs£ta|    myaE    maya¢mvas¤r£m¯    .13.

tæO

there

ta|

that

A¢stapaHqga|

with eyes having dark edges

SaEkmaEhprayNam¯

seized with grief

¢ndDE

lodged

ravN:

Ravana

s£ta|

Sita

my:

Maya

maya|

by conjuring trick

iv

like

As¤r£m¯

an ogress, Asuri, wife of another ogre

13.Ravana   lodged   Sita,   who   was   overcome   with   grief,   there   as   Maya   by
conjuring   trick   lodged   Asuri,   wife   of   another   ogre.

Ab#v£Åc    dSg#£v:    ¢pSac£Ga©IrdSIna:    ,
yTa    nEma|    p¤man¯    ÞæO£    va    s£ta|    pÜyÏys|mt:    .14.

Ab#v£t¯

said

c

also

dSg#£v:

ten headed

¢pSac£:

fiendesses

GaErdSIna:

terrible to look at

yTa	as follows

n

not

ima|

her

p¤man¯

any man

ÞæO£   va

or woman

s£ta|

Sita

pÜy¢t

sees

As|mt:

unauthorised

14.Ravana   told   the   fiendesses   who   were   terrible   to   look   at   that   no
unathourised   man   or   woman   should   see   Sita.

m¤³am¢Ns¤vNaI¢n    vÞæOaÎyaBrNa¢n    c    ,
yï¢dÅCEäOdEvaÞya    dEy|    mÅCÓdtaE    yTa    .15.

m¤³am¢Ns¤vNaI¢n

pearls, gems and gold

vÞæOa¢N

garments

AaBrNa¢n   c

and ornaments

yt¯   yt¯

whatever

iÅCEt¯

desires

tt¯   ev

those itself

AÞya:

to her

dEy|	to be given

mÅCÓdt:   yTa

as if ordered by me

15.Ravana   told   the   fiendesses   that   they   should   give   to   Sita   whatever   she
desires   like   pearls,   gems,   gold,   garments   and   ornaments   as   if   orderd   by
him.

ya    c    vßy¢t    vWdEh£|    vcn|    ¢k¢·d¢p#ym¯    ,
AåOanaï¢d    va    åOana°    tÞya    j£¢vt|    ¢p#ym¯    .16.

ya   c

whosoever

vßy¢t

utters

vWdEh£|

to Sita

vcn|

a word

¢k¢·t¯

any

A¢p#ym¯

harsh

AåOanat¯

unknowingly

y¢d

in case

va   åOanat¯

or knowingly

n

not

tÞya:

her

j£¢vt|

life

¢p#ym¯

is dear

16.Ravana   told   the   fiendesses   that   whoever   says   a   harsh   word   to   Sita
whether   unknowingly   or   knowingly   their   life   will   not   be   dear   to   them.

tTaE?va    raXs£ÞtaÞt¤    raXsEÓd#:    p#tapvan¯    ,
¢nÝ@ØyaÓt:p¤raäOÞma¢Ïk|    k]Ïy¢m¢t    ¢cÓtyn¯    .17.
ddSaI¾aW    mhav£yaIÓraXsan¯    ¢p¢StaSnan¯    .18.

tTa

as above

u?va	having said

raXs£:

to th fiendesses

ta:

those

t¤

in this

raXsEÓd#:

king of ogres

p#tapvan¯

the powerful

¢nÝ@Øy

coming out

AÓt:p¤rat¯

from the harem

tÞmat¯

that

¢k|   k]Ïy|

what should be done

i¢t

thus

¢cÓtyn¯

thinking

ddSI

saw

A¾aW

eight

mhav£yaIn¯

exceptionally powerful

raXsan¯

ogres

¢p¢StaSnan¯

flesh eating

17,18.Ravana,   having   said   as   above   to   the   fiendesses   ,   came   out   from   the
harem   thinking   what   should   be   done,   saw   eight   flesh   eating   exceptionally
powerful   ogres.

s    tan¯    è¾qva    mhav£ya©I    vrdanEn    maE¢ht:    ,
uvacWta¢nd|    vaÀy|    p#SÞy    blv£yIt:    .19.

s:

he

tan¯

those

è¾qva

seeing

mhav£yI:

the extremely powerful

vrdanEn

by the bestowed boon

maE¢ht:

blinded

uvac

told

etan¯

them

id|	the following

vaÀy|

words

p#SÞy

praising

blv£yIt:

their strength and prowess

19.Ravana,   blinded   by   the   boon   bestowed   on   him,   praised   the   ogres   for
their   prowess   and   strength   and   said   as   follows.

nanap#hrNa:    ¢Xp#¢mtaE    gÅCt    sÏvra:    ,
jnÞTan|    htÞTan|    B¥tp¥vI|    Kralym¯    .20.

nanap#hrNa:

equipped with various weapons

¢Xp#|

quickly

it:

from here

gÅCt

please go

sÏvra:

with all speed

jnÞTan|

to janasthana

htÞTan|

whose dwellings have been destroyed

B¥tp¥vI|

earlier

Kralym¯

the abode of Khara

20.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   the   dwellings   in   janasthana   the   earlier   abode
of   Khara   have   been   destroyed   and   told   them   to   proceed   quickly   with   speed
equipped   with   various   weapons.