raÇyB#¾En    d£nEn    tapsEn    gtay¤xa    ,
¢k|    k¢rÝy¢s    ramEN    man¤xENaÚptEjsa    .21.

raÇyB#¾En

exiled from kingdom

d£nEn

pitiably

tapsEn

practicing austerities

gtay¤xa

with limited life span

¢k|   k¢rÝy¢s

what will you do

ramEN

with Rama

man¤xEN

with the human

AÚptEjsa

of scant energy

21.Ravana   asked   Sita   as   what   she   will   do   with   the   human   Rama   who   has
scant   energy,   exiled   from   the   kingdom,   practicing   austerities   and   with
limited   life   span?

BjÞv    s£tE    mamEv    BtaI{h|    sèSÞtv    ,
yaWvn|    /D#¤v|    B£â    rmÞvEh    mya    sh    .22.

BjÞv

accept

s£tE

Sita

ma|   ev

me alone

BtaI	as husband

Ah|

I

sèS:

worthy

tv

of you

yaWvn|

youth

¢h   AD#¤v|

is but fleeting

B£â

timid one

rmÞv

enjot

ih

here

mya

with me

sh	along with

22.Ravana   told   Sita   to   accept   him   as   her   husband   as   he   is   worthy   of   her;
youth   is   but   fleeting   and   she   should   enjoy   her   life   with   him   there.

dSInE    ma    k]Ta    b¤¢¼|    raGvÞy    vrannE    ,
ka{Þy    S¢³¢rhagÓt¤m¢p    s£tE    mnaErTW:    .23.

dSInE

of beholding

ma   k]Ta:

you do not harbour

b¤¢¼|

the thought

raGvÞy

of Rama

vrannE

charming lady

ka

what

AÞy

for him

S¢³:	power is there

ih

here

AagÓt¤|

to come

A¢p

even

s£tE

Sita

mnaErTW:

even in thoughts

23.Ravana   told   Sita   that   she   should   not   harbour   any   thoughts   of   seeing
Rama   since   he   does   not   have   the   power   to   go   there   even   in   thoughts.

n    SÀyaE    vay¤rakaSE    paSWrqb¼[|    mhajv:    ,
d£ÔymanÞy    vaÔyg"Erqg#h£t¤|    ¢vmla    ¢SKa    .24.

n   SÀy:

is not possible

vay¤:

wind

AakaSE

in the sky

paSW:

with ropes

b¼[|

to bind

mhajv:

very powerful

d£ÔymanÞy

a blazing

va   A¢p

or even

Ag"E:

of fire

g#h£t¤|

to seize

¢vmla   ¢SKa

smokeless flame

24.Ravana   told   Sita   that   it   is   not   possible   to   bing   a   very   powerful   blast   of
wind   in   the   sky   with   a   rope   nor   can   the   smokeless   flame   of   a   fire   to   be
seized.

æOyaNam¢p    laEkana|    n    t|    pÜya¢m    SaEBnE    ,
¢v@mEN    nyEïÞÏva|    mëah^p¢rpa¢ltam¯    .25.

æOyaNa|

three

A¢p

even then

laEkana|

in the worlds

n

not

t|

him

pÜya¢m

I see

SaEBnE

blessed lady

¢v@mEN

by prowess

nyEt¯

to snatch

y:

who

Ïva||

you

mëah^p¢rpa¢ltam¯

who are protected by my hands

25.Ravana   told   Sita   that   he   does   not   see   anyone   in   all   the   three   worlds   who
can   snatch   her,   who   is   protected   by   his   hands,   from   him   by   prowess.

lHqkaya|    s¤mhd#aÇy¢md|    Ïvmn¤paly    ,
Ïvt¯p#EÝya    m¢¹DaàWv    dEvaàa¢p    cracra:    .26.

lHqkaya|

in Lanka

s¤mht¯   raÇy|

the vast kingdom

id|

this

Ïv|

you

An¤paly

rule over

Ïvt¯p#EÝya:

your aervants

m¢¹Da:   c

like me also

ev

only

dEva:   c

gods also

A¢p

as well

cracra:

the mobile and immobile creations

26.Ravana   told   Sita   to   rule   over   the   vast   kingdom   of   Lanka   when   those
like   him,   the   gods   as   well   and   the   mobile   and   immobile   creations   will
become   her   servants.

A¢BxEkaEdk¢²°a    t¤¾a    c    rmyÞv    mam¯    .27.

A¢BxEkaEdk¢²°a

drenched by water for corornation

t¤¾a

gratified

c

also

rmyÞv

afford delight

mam¯

to me

27.Ravana   told   Sita   that   drenched   by   the   water   for   coronation   and
gratified   she   should   delight   him   also.

ѤÝk]t|    yÏp¤ra    kmI    vnvasEn    s|gtm¯    ,
yà    tE    s¤k]taE    DmIÞtÞyEh    Plmap"¤¢h    .28.

ѤÝk]t|

by the sin committed

yt¯

whatever

p¤ra	in earlier life

kmI	as a result

vnvasEn

by living in the forest

s|gtm¯

is exhausted

y:   c

whatever

tE

for you

s¤k]t:

of meritorious act

DmI:	righteousness

tÞy

its

ih

now

Pl|

result

Aap"¤¢h

enjoy

28.Ravana   told   Sita   that   whatever   result   of   the   sin   committed   in   her   earlier
life   has   been   exhausted   by   living   in   the   forest   and   asked   her   to   enjoy   the
fruits   of   meritorious   acts.

ih    maÚya¢n    svaI¢N    ¢dÛygÓDa¢n    mW¢T¢l    ,
B¥xNa¢n    c    m¤Áya¢n    sEvÞv    c    mya    sh    .29.

ih

here

maÚya¢n

garlands

svaI¢N

all other

¢dÛygÓDa¢n

with a celestial fragrance

mW¢T¢l

Sita

B¥xNa¢n   c

prnaments also

m¤Áya¢n

excellent

sEvÞv

you enjoy

c

also

mya   sh

with me

29.Ravana   told   Sita   to   enjoy   the   garlands   with   celestial   fragrance   and
excellent   ornaments   with   him.

p¤Ýpk|    nam    s¤½aE¢N    B#at¤v©I½vNÞy    mE    ,
¢vman|    s¥yIsHqkaS|    trsa    ¢n¢jIt|    mya    .30.

p¤Ýpk|   nam

named pushpaka

s¤½aE¢N

with lovely limbs

B#at¤:

brother

vW½vNÞy

of Kubera

mE

my

¢vman|

aerial car

s¥yIs|kaS|

shines like the sun

trsa	by strength

¢n¢jIt|

was won

mya

by me

30.Ravana   told   Sita   that   the   aerial   car   pushpaka   belonging   to   his   half
brother,   Kubera,   was   won   by   him   by   strength.