ÞpÓdtE    mE    èF|    bah^⢹g"¢mv    mE    mn:    ,
p#aySàaÔy¢n¾a¢n      ¢n¢mäOaÓy¤plßytE    .21.

ÞpÓdtE

is throbbing

mE

my

èF|

steadily

bah^:

arm

u¢¹g"¢mv

is feeling perturbed as it were

mE   mn:

my mind

p#ayS:

mostly

c

also

A¢p	apart from this

A¢n¾a¢n

indicating danger

¢n¢mäOa¢n

bad omens

ulßytE

I behold

21.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   his   arm   is   throbbing,   his   mind   is   feeling
perturbed   and   he   is   beholding   bad   omens   indicating   danger.

tÞmaÏsÇj£BvayI    Ïv|    k[âÝv    vcn|    ¢htm¯    ,
mmWv    ¢h    ¢n¢mäOa¢n    sï:    S|s¢Ót    s|B#mm¯    .22.

tÞmat¯

therefore

sÇj£Bv

be alert

AayI	noble brother

Ïv|

you

k[âÝv

accept

vcn|

words

¢htm¯

for the benefit

mm

my

ev

only

¢h   ¢n¢mäOa¢n

bad omens

sï:

imminent

S|s¢Ót

betoken

s|B#mm¯

danger ahead

22.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   should   accept   his   beneficial   advice   and
be   prepared   to   face   the   imminent   danger   as   protended   by   bad   omens.

eEx    v¸¤lkaE    nam    pX£    prmdaâN:    ,
AavyaE¢vIjy|    y¤¼E    S|s¢°v    ¢vndI¢t    .23.

eEx:

this

v¸¤lk:   nam

vanjulaka by name

pX£

bird

prmdaâN:

most frightful

AavyaE:

for us

¢vjy|

victory

y¤¼E	in an encounter

S|s¢°v

as if foretelling

¢vndI¢t

is emitting a shrill cry

23.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   the   most   frightful   bird   vanjulaka   by   name   is
emitting   a   shrill   cry   as   if   foretelling   a   victory   for   them   in   an   encounter.

tyaErÓvExtaErEv|    svI|    t¹nmaEjsa    ,
s|jåOE    ¢vp¤lÜSÖd:    p#B¸¢°v    t¹nm¯    .24.

tyaE:

the two of them

AÓvExtaE:

while vigourously exploring

ev|

as above

svI|

the whole

tt¯   vn|

that forest

AaEjsa

with courage

s|jåOE

arose

¢vp¤l:

a loud

SÖd:

noise

p#B¸n¯   iv

as if rending

tt¯   vn|

that forest

24.As   the   two   brothers   were   vigorously   exploring   that   forest   a   loud   noise
arose   as   if   rending   the   whole   forest.

s|vE¢¾t¢mvaÏyTI|    ggn|    mat¢rána    ,
vnÞy    tÞy    SÖdaE{B¥¢êvmap¥ry¢°v    .25.

s|vE¢¾t|

was enveloped

iv

like

AÏyTI|

completely

ggn|

sky

mat¢rána

by a storm

vnÞy	of the forest

tÞy

that

SÖd:

noise

AB¥t¯

arose

¢dv|

the sky

Aap¥ryn¯

resounding

iv

as if

25.The   forest   was   enveloped   as   if   by   a   storm   like   the   sky   and   the   noise
from   the   forest   resounded   as   if   in   the   sky.

t|    SÖd|    ka|XmaNÞt¤    ram:    kXE    shan¤j:    ,
ddSI    s¤mhakay|    raXs|    ¢vp¤laErsm¯    .26.

t|   SÖd|

that noise

ka|XmaN:   t¤

while seeking to find

ram:

Rama

kXE	in a part of the forest

shan¤j:

with younger brother

ddSI

saw

s¤mhakay|

with huge body

raXs|

an ogre

¢vp¤laErsm¯

with a broad chest

26.Rama   with   Lakshmana   while   seeking   to   find   the   source   of   the   noise   saw
in   a   part   of   forest   an   ogre   with   a   huge   body   and   broad   chest.

AasEdt¤ÞttÞtæO    tav¤BaW    p#m¤KE    ¢ÞTtm¯    ,
¢vv¦¼m¢SraEg#£v|    kbÓDm¤drEm¤Km¯    .27.
raEm¢B¢nI¢ctWÞt£ßNWmIha¢g¢r¢mvaECq¢rtm¯    ,
n£lmEG¢nB|    raWd#|    mEGÞt¢nt¢nÞvnm¯    .28.
A¢g"Çvala¢nkaSEn    llazÞTEn    d£Ôyta    ,
mhapßmEN    ¢pHqgEn    ¢vp¤lEnaytEn    c    .29.
ekEnaEr¢s    GaErEN    nynEnaS¤d¢SIna    ,
mhad|¾®aEpp°|    t|    lE¢lhan|    mham¤Km¯    .30.
BXyÓt|    mhaGaEran¦X¢s|hm¦g¢¹pan¯    ,
GaEraW    B¥jaW    ¢vk[vaINm¤BaW    yaEjnmaytaW    .31.
kra×ya|    ¢v¢vDan¯    g¦/    §XaÓp¢XgNan¯    m¦gan¯    ,
AakxIÓt|    ¢vkxIÓtmnEkan¯    m¦gy¥Tpan¯    .
¢ÞTtmav¦Ïy    pÓTan|    tyaErqB#aæOaE:    p#p°yaE:    .32.

AasEdt¤:

approached

tt:

then

tæO

there

taW   uBaW

the two

p#m¤KE

in front

¢ÞTtm¯

standing

¢vv¦¼|

colossal in size

A¢SraEg#£v|

without a head and neck

kbÓD|

Kabandha

udrEm¤Km¯

with mouth in the stomach

raEm¢B:

with hairs

¢n¢ctW:

dense

t£ßNW:

sharp

mha¢g¢r|   iv

like a great mountain

uCq¢rtm¯

tall

n£lmEG¢nB|

looking like a dark cloud

raWd#|

ferocious

mEGÞt¢nt¢nÞvnm¯

with voice resembling a thunder

A¢g"Çvala¢nkaSEn

like a bright flame

llazÞTEn

in the center of forehead

d£Ôyta

fiery

mhapßmEN

with long lashes

¢pHqgEn

brown

¢vp¤lEn

very broad

AaytEn

very long

c

also

ekEn	with a single

ur¢s	on the chest

GaErEN

dreadful

nynEn

with eye

AaS¤d¢SIna

with a good vision

mhad|¾®aEpp°|

with large incisors

t|

that

lE¢lhan|

licking again and again

mham¤Km¯

with enormous mouth

BXyÓt|

eating

mhaGaEran¯

fierces

§X¢s|hm¦g¢¹pan¯

bears, lions, beasts and birds

GaEraW

frightful

B¥jaW

arms

¢vk[vaIN|

stretching out

uBaW

the two

yaEjn|   AaytaW

eight miles long

kra×ya|

with hands

¢v¢vDan¯

various

g¦/

catching

§Xan¯

bears

p¢XgNan¯

flocks of birds

m¦gan¯

beasts

AakxIÓt|

drawing towards

¢vkxIÓt|

killing them

AnEkan¯

many

m¦gy¥Tpan¯

leaders of herds of deers

¢ÞTt|

standing

Aav¦Ïy

blocking

pÓTan|

the way

tyaE:   B#aæOaE:

of the two brothers

p#p°yaE:

drawing near

27   to   32.Rama   and   Lakshmana   approached   the   ogre   standing   before
them.   The   ogre   was   colossal   in   size,   without   head   and   neck,   with   mouth   in
the   stomach,   looking   like   a   mountain,   having   dense   sharp   hair.   tall,   with   the
colour   of   a   dark   cloud,   voice   like   a   thunder,   bright   like   a   flame,   brown
coloured,   very   broad   and   long,   ferocious   with   a   good   vision   a   single   eye
located   in   a   forehead   on   the   chest   with   long   eye   lashes,   licking   again   and
again   his   enormous   mouth   with   large   incisors,   eating   large   bears,   lions,
deers   and   elephants,   with   hands   over   eight   miles   long   and   stretched   having
many   bears,   flocks   of   birds   and   beasts,   eating   deers   killed   by   him,   stood
obstructing   the   way   of   the   two   brothers.