tæOaEÝyta|    jnÞTnE    S¥ÓyE    ¢nhtraXsE    ,
paWâx|    blma¢½Ïy    æOasm¤Ïs¦Çy    Ñ¥rt:    .21.

tæO

there

uÝyta|

establish yourself

jnÞTnE

in janasthana

S¥ÓyE

desolate

¢nhtraXsE

with ogres having been killed

paWâx|

manliness

bl|

strength

Aa¢½Ïy

relying on

æOas|

fear

uÏs¦Çy

casting off

Ñ¥rt:

far away

21.Ravana   told   the   ogres   to   cast   off   their   fear   far   away   and   relying   on   their
manliness   and   strength   establish   themselves   in   the   desolate   janasthana
where   the   ogres   have   been   killed.

bl|    ¢h    s¤mhïÓmE    jnÞTanE    ¢nvE¢Stm¯    ,
sÑ¥xNKr|    y¤¼E    ht|    ramEN    saykW:    .22.

bl|

army

¢h

surely

s¤mht¯

large

yt¯

which

mE

my

jnÞTanE

in janasthana

¢nvE¢Stm¯

was stationed

sѥxNKr|

with Dushana and Khara

y¤¼E	in a combat

ht|	were wiped out

ramEN

by Rama

saykW:

with arrows

22.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   the   large   army   stationed   in   janasthana   was
wiped   out   in   a   combat   along   with   Dushana   and   Khara   by   Rama.  

tæO    @aEDaE    mmamxaI¼WyIÞyaEp¢r    vtItE    ,
vWr|    c    s¤mhÇjat|    ram|    p#¢t    s¤daâNm¯    .23.

tæO	in this regard

@aED:

rage

mm

me

AmxaIt¯

beyond forbearance

DWyIÞy

of courage

up¢r

beyond

vtItE

has generated

vWr|   c

enmity also

s¤mht¯

a very great

jat|

has born

ram|   p#¢t

towards Rama

s¤daâNm¯

very fierce

23.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   rage   is   growing   beyond   forbearance   and
exceeds   his   own   courage   and   a   very   great   and   fierce   enmity   has   been
generated   towards   Rama.

t|    ¢Ïvdan£mh|    hÏva    KrÑ¥xNGa¢tnm¯    ,
ram|    Sma©Iplp¯Þya¢m    Dn|    lb¯ÒvEv    ¢nDIn:    .24.

t|

that

t¤   idan£|

now itself

Ah|

I

hÏva

killing

KrÑ¥xNGa¢tnm¯

slayer of Khara and Dushana

ram|

Rama

SmI	peace of mind

uplp¯Þya¢m

will attain

Dn|

wealth

lb¯Òva

getting

iv

like

¢nDIn:

a destitute

24.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   he   will   have   peace   of   mind   now   only   after
killing   Rama,   the   slayer   of   Khara   and   Dushana,   like   the   destitute   would   on
getting   wealth.

jnÞTanE    vs¢ìÞt¤    Bvì£    ramma¢½ta    ,
p#v¦¢äOâpnEtÛya    ¢k|    kraEt£¢t    tt¯Ïvt:    .25.

jnÞTanE

in janasthana

vs¢ì:

while living

t¤   Bv¢ì:

by you only

ram|   Aa¢½ta

about Rama

p#v¦¢äO:

information

upnEtÛya

should be made available

¢k|   kraE¢t

on what he is doing

i¢t

thus

tt¯Ïvt:

correctly

25.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   while   living   in   janasthana   they   should   inform
him   on   the   activities   of   Rama.

Ap#madaÅc    gÓtÛy|    sv©IrEv    ¢nSacrW:    ,
ktIÛyà    sda    yÏnaE    raGvÞy    vD|    p#¢t    .26.

Ap#madat¯   c

without negligence

gÓtÛy|

you should go

sv©I:   ev

by all

¢nSacrW:

night wanderers

ktIÛy:

to be made

c   sda

always

yÏn:

endeavour

raGvÞy

of Rama

vD|   p#¢t

towards killing

26.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   they   all   should   proceed   with   vigilance   and
always   endeavour   should   be   made   for   killing   Rama.

y¤Ýmak|    ¢h    blåOaE{h|    bh^SaE    rNm¥DI¢n    ,
Atàa¢Þm¸nÞTanE    mya    y¥y|    ¢nyaE¢jta:    .27.

y¤Ýmak|

your

¢h

surely

blåO:

strength has been witnessed

Ah|

I

bh^S:

at many times

rNm¥DI¢n

on the battle field

At:

therefore

c

also

A¢Þmn¯

this

jnÞTanE

in janasthana

mya

by me

y¥y|

you alone

¢nyaE¢jta:

have been selcted

27.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   he   had   witnessed   their   strength   many   times
in   the   battle   field   and   hence   he   had   selected   them.for   stationing   in
janasthana.

tt:    ¢p#y|    vaÀym¤pEÏy    raXsa    mhaTIm¾av¢Bvaï    ravNm¯    ,
¢vhay    lHqka|    s¢hta:    p#t¢ÞTrE    ytaE    jnÞTanmlßydSIna:    .28.

tt:

then

¢p#y|

in endearing

vaÀy|

words

upEÏy

receiving

raXsa:

ogres

mhaTI|

full of deep meaning

A¾aW

eight

A¢Bvaï

paying respects

ravNm¯

to Ravana

¢vhay   lHqka|

leaving Lanka

s¢hta:

together

p#t¢ÞTrE

set out

yt:	from that place

jnÞTan|

to janasthana

AlßydSIna:

invisible to all

28.The   eight   ogres   receiving   the   command   conveyed   in   endearing   words
and   full   of   deep   meaning,   paid   their   respects   to   Ravana   and   leaving   Lanka
set   out   to   janasthana   remaining   invisible   to   all.

ttÞt¤    s£tam¤pl×y    ravN:    s¤s|p#¶¾:    p¢rg¦/    mW¢Tl£m¯    ,
p#sÇy    ramEN    c    vWrm¤äOm|    bB¥v    maEhaÓm¤¢dt:    s    ravN:    .29.

tt:

there

t¤   s£ta|

Sita herself

upl×y

securing

ravN:

Ravana

s¤s|p#¶¾:

extremely rejoiced

p¢rg¦/

placing

mW¢Tl£m¯

princess of Mithila

p#sÇy

setting up

ramEN   c

with Rama himself

vWr|

enmity

uäOm|

bitter

bB¥v

became

maEhat¯

through ignorance

m¤¢dt:

felt happy

s:

that

ravN:

Ravana

29.Ravana,   extremely   rejoiced   to   secure   Sita   and   keep   her   in   the   harem
and   also   setting   up   a   bitter   enmity   with   Rama   felt   happy   through   ignorance.