AasaÒy    taW    nrÛyaG#aW    dyaIÞtÞya¢vÑ¥rt:    ,
dèSatE    mhaãpa|    raXs£|    ¢vk]tEXNa|    .11.

AasaÒy

reaching

taW

the two

nrÛyaG#aW

tigers among men

dyaI:   tÞya:

from that cave

A¢vÑ¥rt:

not far

dèSatE

saw

mhaãpa|

of gigantic form

raXs£|

an ogress

¢vk]tEXNa|

of hideous appearance

11.Rama   and   Lakshmana   reaching   the   cave   saw   not   far   from   it   an   ogress
of   gigantic   form   and   hideous   appearance.

BydamÚpsÏvana|    b£BÏsa|    raWd#dSInam¯    ,
lØbaEdr£|    t£ßNd|¾®a|    krala|    pâxÏvcm¯    .12.
BXyÓt£|    m¦gaÓB£ma¢Óvkza|    m¤³m¥DIjam¯    ,
p#WXEta|    taW    tda    tæO    B#atraW    ramlßmNaW    .13.

Byda|

a source of terror

AÚpsÏvana|

for men of less strength

b£BÏsa|

loathsome

raWd#dSInam¯

with grim appearance

lØbaEdr£|

wih large belly

t£ßNd|¾®a|

with sharp teeth

krala|

hideous

pâxÏvcm¯

with hard skin

BXyÓt£|

given to eating

m¦gan¯

beasts

B£man¯

fearful

¢vkza|

who thought was beautiful

m¤³m¥DIjam¯

with dishevelled hair

p#WXEta|

stared at

taW

the two

tda

tehn

tæO

there

B#atraW

brothers

ramlßmNaW

Rama and Lakshmana

12,13.Then   Rama   and   Lakshmana   stared   at   the   ogress   who   was   a   source
of   terror   for   men   of   less   strength,   loathsome,   with   grim   appearance,   a   large
belly,   sharp   teeth,   hard   skin,   fearful,   hideous,   dishevelled   hair   and   eating
beasts   and   who   thought   her   to   be   beautiful.

sa    smasaï    taW    v£raW    v#jÓt|    B#at¤rg#t:    ,
e¢h    r|ÞyavhEÏy¤?va    smalØbt    lßmNm¯    .14.

sa

she

smasaï

approaching

taW

the two

v£raW

heroes

v#jÓt|

walking

B#at¤:

of brother

Ag#t:

ahead

e¢h

come

r|ÞyavhE

let us revel

i¢t   u?va

thus saying

smalØbt

caught by hand

lßmNm¯

to Lakshmana

14.The   ogress   approaching   the   two   brothers   said   to   Lakshmana   who   was
walking   ahead   of   Rama   'come,   let   us   revel'   and   caught   him   by   his   hand.

uvac    cWn|    vcn|    saW¢m¢æOm¤pg¤/    sa    .15.

uvac

said

c

also

en|

this

vcn|	following words

saW¢m¢æO|

to Lakshmana

upg¤/

embracing

sa

she

15.The   ogress   embracing   Lakshmana   said   the   following   words   also.

Ah|    ÏvyaEm¤K£    nam    laBÞtE    Ïvm¢s¢p#y:    ,
naT    pvItk\zEx¤    nd£na|    p¤¢lnEx¤    c    .
Aay¤ÜSEx¢mm|    v£r    mya      sh    r|ÞysE    .16.

Ah|   t¤

I am

AyaEm¤K£

Ayomukhi

nam

by name

laB:	an acquisition

tE

for you

Ïv|

you

A¢s

are

¢p#y:

my beloved

naT

lord

pvItk\zEx¤

on the mountain tops

nd£na|

of rivers

p¤¢lnEx¤   c

on the banks also

Aay¤ÜSEx|

the remaining life

im|

this

v£r

valiant

mya   sh

along with me

r|ÞysE

shall revel

16.The   ogress   told   Lakshmana   that   she   was   Ayomukhi   by   name   and   was   an
acquisition   for   him   and   he   was   her   beloved   and   that   they   will   revel   for   the
rest   of   their   lives   on   mountain   tops   and   banks   of   rivers.

evm¤³Þt¤    k[¢pt:    KHqgm¤¼¦Ïy    lßmN:    ,
kNInasaW    ÞtnaW    caÞya    ¢vcktaI¢rs¥dn:    .17.

ev|

as above

u³:	being told

t¤	immediately

k[¢pt:

enraged

KHqg|

sword

u¼¦Ïy

drawing

lßmN:

Lakshmana

kNInasaW

ears, nose

ÞtnaW   c

breasts also

AÞya:

her

¢vcktI

cut off

A¢rs¥dn:

destroyer of enemies

17.Being   told   as   above   by   her,   Lakshmana   enraged   drawing   his   sword   cut
off   her   ears,   nose   and   breasts.

kNInasE    ¢nk]äOE    t¤    ¢vÞvr|    sa    ¢vnï    c    ,
yTagt|    p#Ѥd#av    raXs£    B£mdSIna    .18.

kNInasE

ears and nose

¢nk]äOE   t¤

having been cut off

¢vÞvr|

in a hasrh voice

sa

that

¢vnï   c

screaming also

yTagt|

as she had come

p#Ѥd#av

ran away

raXs£

ogress

B£mdSIna

of grim appearance

18.The   ogress   having   her   ears   and   nose   cut   off   screamed   in   a   harsh   voice
and   ran   away   as   she   came.

tÞya|    gtaya|    ghn|    v#jÓtaW    vnmaEjsa    ,
AasEdt¤r¢mæOG"aW    B#atraW    ramlßmNaW    .19.

tÞya|

she

gtaya|

when left

ghn|

a dense

v#jÓtaW

moving forward

vn|

forest

AaEjsa

with vigour

AasEdt¤:

reached

A¢mæOG"aW

slayer of their foes

B#atraW

the two brothers

ramlßmNaW

Rama and Lakshmana

19.The   two   brothers,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   moving   forward   after   she
had   left   reached   a   dense   forest.

lßmNÞt¤    mhatEja:    st¯Ïvvan¯    S£lvan¯    S¤¢c:    ,
Ab#v£t¯p#a¸¢lvaIÀy|    B#atr|    d£çOtEjsm¯    .20.

lßmN:   t¤

Lakshmana

mhatEja:

with great energy

st¯Ïvvan¯

full of courage

S£lvan¯

of good conduct

S¤¢c:

pious

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

p#a¸¢l:

with joined palms

vaÀy|

the following words

B#atr|

to brother

d£çOtEjsm¯

of fiery spirit

20.Lakshmana   for   his   part   spoke   the   following   words   to   Rama.