@£fÓt£    rajh|sEn    pîxÎfEx¤    ¢nÏyda    ,
h|s£    sa    t¦NxÎfÞT|    kT|    pÜyEt    mdqg¤km¯    .21.

@£fÓt£

sporting

rajh|sEn

with a male swan

pîxÎfEx¤

in the lotus pond

¢nÏyda

always

h|s£

a swan

sa

that

t¦NxÎfÞT|

in the pond with reeds

kT|   pÜyEt

how can it see

mdqg¤km¯

a diver bird

21,Sita   asked   Ravana   how   can   a   swan   ever   sporting   with   a   male   swan   in   a
lotus   pond   see   a   diver   bird   in   the   pond   with   reeds?

id|    Sr£r|    ¢n:s|åO|    bÓD    va    KadyÞv    va    ,
nEd|    Sr£r|    r¢XÝyE    j£¢vt|    ca{¢p    raXs    .22.

id|   Sr£r|

this body

¢n:s|åO|

with mind set on Rama and insrntient

bÓD   va

put in chains or

KadyÞv   va

or eat it

n

not

id|

this

Sr£r|

body

r¢XÝyE

will be preserved

j£¢vt|

life

c   A¢p

what use is it for me

raXs

ogre

22.Sita   told   Ravana   that   he   can   chain   her   body   or   eat   it,   a   body   that   is
insentient   since   with   mind   set   on   Rama   and   since   the   body   is   not   to   be
preserved   by   her   what   is   the   use   of   living.

n    t¤    SßyaØy¤p@aES|    p¦¢TÛya|    dat¤maÏmn:    .23.

n

not

t¤

in this

Sßya¢m

is possible

up@aES|

a bad name

p¦¢TÛya|

in the world

dat¤|

to give

AaÏmn:

to myself

23.Sita   told   Ravana   that   it   is   not   possible   for   her   to   give   a   bad   name   for
herself   in   the   world.

evm¤?va    t¤    vWdEh£    @aEDaÏs¤pâx|    vc:    ,
ravN|    mW¢Tl£    tæO    p¤nna©Ivac    ¢k·n    .24.

ev|

as above

u?va	having said

t¤

in this

vWdEh£

Sita

@aEDat¯

in anger

s¤pâx|

very harsh

vc:

words

ravN|

to Ravana

mW¢Tl£

princess of Mithila

tæO

then

p¤n:

again

n   uvac

did not speak

¢k·n

any thing

24.Sita   having   said   very   harsh   words   in   anger   to   Ravana   as   above,   did
not   say   anything   further.

s£taya    vcn|    ½¤Ïva    pâx|    raEmhxINm¯    ,
p#Ïy¤vac    tt:    s£ta|    BysÓdSIn|      vc:    .25.

s£taya:

of Sita

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

pâx|

harsh

raEmhxINm¯

hair raising

p#Ïy¤vac

replied

tt:	there after

s£ta|

to Sita

BysÓdSIn|

threatening

vc:	words as follows

25.Hearing   Sita's   harsh   words   which   was   hair   raising,   Ravana   made   the
following   threatening   words   to   Sita.

S¦N¤    mW¢Tl£    m¹aÀy|    masan¯¹adS    Ba¢m¢n    ,
kalEnanEn    na×yE¢x    y¢d    ma|    caâha¢s¢n    .
ttÞÏva|    p#atraSaTI|    s¥daÜCEÏÞy¢Ót    lESS:    .26.

S¦N¤

hear

mW¢Tl£

Sita

m¹aÀy|

my words

masan¯

months

¹adS

twelve

Ba¢m¢n

lovely lady

kalEn   AnEn

within this period

n   A×yE¢x   y¢d

you do not yield

ma|

to me

caâha¢s¢n

lady with a captivating smile

tt:	there after

Ïva|

you

p#atraSaTI|

for breakfast

s¥da:

cooks

CEÏÞy¢Ót

will cut

lESS:

into small pieces

26.Ravana   threatend   Sita   that   in   case   she   does   not   yield   to   him   within
twelve   months,   she   will   be   cut   into   small   pieces   by   his   cooks   and   served
for   breakfast.

iÏy¤?va    pâx|    vaÀy|    ravN:    SæO¤ravN:    ,
raXs£à    tt:    @[¼    id|    vcnmb#v£t¯    .27.

i¢t

thus

u?va

saying

pâx|

stern

vaÀy|

warning

ravN:

Ravana

SæO¤ravN:

making enemies cry

raXs£:

to the ogresses

c

also

tt:	there after

@[¼:

enraged

id|	the following

vcn|

words

Ab#v£t¯

said

27.Ravana,   having   given   the   stern   warning   to   Sita   said   the   following   to   the
ogresses.

S£D#mEv    ¢h    raXÞyaE    ¢vk]ta    GaErdSIna:    ,
dpImÞya    ¢vnEÝyÒv|    ma|sSaE¢NtBaEjna:    .28.

S£D#|   ev

quickly only

¢h

surely

raXÞy:

ogresses

¢vk]ta:

misshapen

GaErdSIna:

terrible to look at

dpI|

pride

AÞya:

her

¢vnEÝyÒv|

you must suppress

ma|sSaE¢NtBaEjna:

eating flesh and blood

28.Ravana   told   the   flesh   and   blood   eating,   terrible   to   look   at   and
misshapen   ogresses   to   suppress   the   pride   of   Sita   quickly.

vcnadEv    taÞtÞy    s¤GaEra    raXs£gNa:    ,
k]tp#a¸lyaE    B¥Ïva    mW¢Tl£|    pyIvaryn¯    .29.

vcnat¯   ev

with the orders only

ta:

those

tÞy

his

s¤GaEra:

ferocious

raXs£gNa:

the horde of ogresses

k]tp#a¸ly:

with joined palms

B¥Ïva

becoming

mW¢Tl£|

Sita

pyIvaryn¯

surrounded

29.The   ferocious   ogresses   with   joined   palms   surrounded   Sita   on   his
orders.  

s    ta:    p#aEvac    raja    t¤    ravNaE    GaErdSIn:    ,
p#caÚy    crNaEÏkx©IdaIry¢°v    mE¢dn£m¯    .30.

s:

that

ta:

to them

p#aEvac

ordered

raja

king

t¤	as follows

ravN:

Ravana

GaErdSIn:

with frightening look

p#caÚy

standing

crNaEÏkx©I:

with the strides

daryn¯   iv

like rending

mE¢dn£m¯

the earth

30.The   frightening   looking   Ravana   taking   strides   as   if   rending   the   earth
ordered   the   ogresses   as   follows.