raXs|    m¦gãpEN    crÓt|    kamã¢pNm¯    ,
¢nhÏy    ramaE    mar£c|    t¤NI||    p¢T    ¢nvtItE    .1.

raXs|

ogre

m¦gãpEN

in the form of a deer

crÓt|

moving about

kamã¢pNm¯

capable of assuming form at will

¢nhÏy

having killed

ram:

Rama

mar£c|

Marica

t¥NI|

quickly

p¢T	on the trodden way

¢nvtItE

returned

1.Rama   having   killed   the   ogre   Marica,   capable   of   assuming   any   form   at
will,   in   the   form   of   a   deer,   quickly   returned   on   the   trodden   path.

tÞy    s|ÏvrmaNÞy    d#¾¤kamÞy    mW¢Tl£m¯    ,
@\rÞvraE{T    gaEmay¤¢vInnadaÞy    p¦¿t:    .2.

tÞy

he

s|ÏvrmaNÞy

while making haste

d#¾¤kamÞy

eager to see

mW¢Tl£m¯

Sita

@\rÞvr:

in a fierce yell

AT

then

gaEmay¤:

a jackal

¢vnnad

uttered

AÞy

at his

p¦¿t:

back

2.While   Rama   was   making   haste   eager   to   see   Sita,   a   jackal   uttered   a
fierce   yell   at   his   back.

s    tÞy    ÞvrmaåOay    daâN|    raEmhxINm¯    ,
¢cÓtyamas    gaEmayaE:    ÞvrEN    p¢rSHq¢kt:    .3.

s:

he

tÞy

that

Þvr|

yell

AaåOay

concluding

daâN|

fearful

raEmhxINm¯

hair raising

¢cÓtyamas

became thoughtful

gaEmayaE:

of jackal

ÞvrEN

by the yell

p¢rSHq¢kt:

becoming apprehensive

3.Rama   hearing   the   fierce   and   hair   raising   yell   of   the   jackal   became
apprehensive   by   the   yell   and   became   thoughtful.

AS¤B|    bt    mÓyE{h|    gaEmay¤vaIÜytE    yTa    ,
Þv¢Þt    ÞyadT    vWdE/a    raXsWBIXN|    ¢vna    .4.

AS¤B|

some evil

bt

say

mÓyE

apprehend

Ah|

I

gaEmay¤:

the jackal

vaÜytE

is yelling

yTa

therefore

Þv¢Þt

all well

Þyat¯

is

AT

now

vWdE/a:

with Sita

raXsW:

by ogres

BXN|   ¢vna

escaped being eaten

4.Rama   apprehended   from   the   way   the   jackal   is   yelling   some   evil   and
hoped   all   was   well   with   Sita   and   she   had   escaped   being   eaten   by   the   ogres.

mar£cEn    t¤    ¢våOay    Þvrmalßy    mamkm¯    ,
¢v@[¾|    m¦gãpEN    lßmN:    S¦N¤yaï¢d    .5.

mar£cEn

by Marica

t¤

in this

¢våOay

knowing

Þvr|

voice

Aalßy

hearing

mamkm¯

my

¢v@[¾|

the piteous wail

m¦gãpEN

in the form of a deer

lßmN:

Lakshmana

S¦N¤yat¯

may have heard

y¢d

in case

5.Rama   thought   Lakshmana   may   have   heard   the   piteous   wail   in   my   voice
made   in   imitation   by   Marica   in   the   form   of   a   deer.

s    saW¢m¢æO:    Þvr|    ½¤Ïva    ta|    c    ¢hÏva    t¤    mW¢Tl£m¯    ,
tyWv    p#¢ht:    ¢Xp#|    mÏskaS¢mhWÝy¢t    .6.

s:

that

saW¢m¢æO:

Lakshmana

Þvr|

voice

½¤Ïva

hearing

ta|

that

c

also

¢hÏva   t¤

leaving alone

mW¢Tl£m¯

Sita

tya   ev

by her also

p#¢ht:

sent

¢Xp#|

quickly

mÏskaS|

my presence

ih

here

eÝy¢t

will come

6.Rama   thought   that   Lakshmana,   on   hearing   the   voice   leaving   Sita   and   sent
by   her   will   come   to   him   quickly.

raXsW:    s¢htWn¥In|    s£taya    iI¢ÔstaE    vD:    ,
ka·nà    m¦gaE    B¥Ïva    Ûypn£ya½maäO¤    mam¯    .7.
Ñ¥r|    n£Ïva    t¤    mar£caE    raXsaE{B¥ÅCraht:    ,
ha    lßmN    htaE{Þm£¢t    y¹aÀy|    Ûyajhar    h    .8.

raXsW:

by the ogres

s¢htW:

together

n¥n|	is certain

s£taya:

of Sita

iI¢Ôst:

sought

vD:	destruction

ka·n:

golden

c

also

m¦g:

deer

B¥Ïva

becoming

Ûypn£y

luring

Aa½mat¯

from the hermitage

t¤	at that time

mam¯

me

Ñ¥r|

far away

n£Ïva

taking

t¤

therefore

mar£c:

Marica

raXs:

ogre

AB¥t¯

became

Sraht:

killed by arrows

ha   lßmN

O! Lakshmana

ht:   A¢Þm

I am killed

i¢t

thus

yt¯

ehich

vaÀy|

words

Ûyajhar   h

shouted loudly

7,8.Rama   having   been   taken   far   away   from   the   hermitage   lured   by   Marica
in   the   form   of   a   golden   deer   who   was   then   killed   by   Rama's   arrows.   At   that
time   the   piteous   shout   of   'O!   Lakshmana,   I   am   killed'   in   loud   voice   by   the
dying   Marica   would   have   lead   to   the   destruction   of   Sita   by   the   ogres   joined
together.

lßmNÞt¹c:    ½¤Ïva    mÏskaS¢mhWÝy¢t    ,
A¢p    Þv¢Þt    BvEäOa×ya|    r¢hta×ya|    mya    vnE    .
jnÞTan¢n¢mäO|    ¢h    k]tvWraE{¢Þm    raXsW:    .9.

lßmN:

Lakshmana

tt¯

that

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

mÏskaS|

to my presence

ih

now

eÝy¢t

will come

A¢p

and

Þv¢Þt

welfare

BvEt¯

should happen

ta×ya|

their

r¢hta×ya|   mya

without me

vnE	in the forest

jnÞTan¢n¢mäO|

on account of janasthana

¢h

surely

k]tvWr:

antagonised

A¢Þm

I am

raXsW:

by the ogers

9.Rama   thought   that   Lakshmana   on   hearing   the   words   will   surely   come   to
his   presence   and   hoped   that   without   him   both   of   them   will   be   well.   He   felt
that   he   had   antagonised   the   ogres   on   account   of   destruction   of   janasthana.

¢n¢mäOa¢n    c    GaEra¢N    èÜyÓtE{æO    bh\¢n    c    ,
iÏyEv|    ¢cÓtyn¯    ram:    ½¤Ïva    gaEmay¤¢nÞvnm¯    .10.
AaÏmnàapnyn|    m¦gãpEN    rXsa    ,
Aajgam    jnÞTan|    raGv:    p¢rSHq¢kt:    .11.

¢n¢mäOa¢n

omens

c

also

GaEra¢N

dreadful

èyÓtE

are seen

AæO

now

bh\¢n

many

c

also

i¢t   ev|

thus

¢cÓtyn¯

reflecting

ram:

Rama

½¤Ïva

hearing

gaEmay¤¢n:Þvnm¯

jackal's cry

AaÏmn:

himself

c   Apnyn|

being lured away

m¦gãpEN

in the form fo a deer

rXsa	by the ogre

Aajgam

returned

jnÞTan|

to janasthana

raGv:

scion of Raghu dynasty

p¢rSHq¢kt:

with apprehension

10,11.Rama,   reflecting   thus   on   hearing   the   cry   of   the   jackal   and   seeing
many   dreadful   omens   retraced   his   steps   and   returned   to   janasthana   with
apprehension   due   to   being   kured   away   by   Marica   in   the   form   of   a   deer.