AT    taW    sm¢B@Øy    @aESmaæOE    ddSIt¤:    ,
mhaÓt|    daâN|    B£m|    kbÓD|    B¤js|v¦tm¯    .
kbÓD¢mv    s|ÞTanad¢tGaErp#dSInm¯    .33.

AT

thereupon

taW

the two

sm¢B@Øy

retreating to a distance

@aESmaæOE

of two miles

ddSIt¤:

saw

mhaÓt|

with a large body

daâN|

terrible

B£m|

cruel

kbÓD|

body without the head

B¤js|v¦tm¯

with stretched hands

kbÓD|

Kabandha

iv

like

s|ÞTanat¯

in form

A¢tGaErp#dSInm¯

most fearful to behold

33.The   two   retreated   two   miles   and   saw   the   body   without   head,   in
appearance   most   fearful   to   behold,   with   a   huge   body,   terrible,   cruel   and
with   stretched   hands   an   ogre   named   Kabandha.

s    mhabah^rÏyTI|    p#sayI    ¢vp¤laW    B¤jaW    ,
jg#ah    s¢htavEv    raDvaW    p£fyn¯    blat¯    .34.

s:

he

mhabah^:

with long arms

AÏyTI|   p#sayI

stretching to its full length

¢vp¤laW   B¤jaW

long hands

jg#ah

caught

s¢htaW   ev

together only

raDvaW

Rama and Lakshmana

p£fyn¯

squeezing

blat¯

with force

34.Kabandha   stretching   his   long   arms   to   its   full   length   caught   Rama   and
Lakshmana   together,   squeezing   them   with   force.

KHq¢gnaW    èFDÓvanaW    ¢tÂmtEjaEvp¤DIraW    ,
B#atraW    ¢vvS|    p#açOaW    k]ÝymaNaW    mhablaW    .35.

KHq¢gnaW

armed with swords

èFDÓvanaW

weilding strong bows

¢tÂmtEjaEvp¤DIraW

with great lustre capable of burning enemies

B#atraW

the two brothers

¢vvS|

to helplessness

p#açOaW

were reduced

k]ÝymaNaW

being pulled together

mhablaW

of great strength

35.Rama   and   Lakshmana   with   great   strength   and   capable   of   burning
enemies   with   their   lustre   were   reduced   to   helplessness   being   pulled
together.

tæO    DWy©IN    S¥rÞt¤    raGvaE    nWv    ¢vÛyTE    ,
baÚyadna½yÏvaÅc    lßmNÞÏv¢B¢vÛyTE    .36.

tæO

then

DWy©IN

with courage

S¥r:

heroic

t¤

in this

raGv:

Rama

n

was not

ev

only

¢vÛyTE

distressed

baÚyat¯

due to purile nature

Ana½yÏvat¯   c

feeling of helplessness also

lßmN:   t¤

Lakshmana however

A¢B¢vÛyTE

was completely distressed

36.Rama   with   his   courage   was   not   distressed   but   Lakshmana   due   to   purile
nature   and   feeling   helplessness   was   completely   distressed.

uvac    c    ¢vxÎNÞsÓraGv|    raGvan¤j:    .37.

uvac

said

c

also

¢vxÎN:   sn¯

feeling despondent

raGv|

to Rama

raGvan¤j:

Lakshmana

37.Lakshmana   feeling   despondent   spoke   to   Rama   as   follows.

pÜy    ma|    v£r    ¢vvS|    raXsÞy    vS|    gtm¯    ,
myWkEn    ¢v¢ny¤I³:    p¢rm¤·Þv    raGv    .38.

pÜy

see

ma|

me

v£r

heroic

¢vvS|

helplessly

raXsÞy

of the ogre

vS|   gtm¯

fallen in the clutches

mya   ekEn

with me alone

¢v¢ny¤I³:

having sacrificed

p¢rm¤·Þv

escape

raGv

Rama

38.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   is   helplessly   caught   in   the   clutches   of   the
ogre   and   told   Rama   to   escape   having   sacrificed   him.

ma|    ¢h    B¥tb¢l|    dÏva    playÞv    yTas¤K¯    .39.

ma|

me

¢h

surely

B¥tb¢l|

as asacrifice

dÏva

offering

playÞv

escape

yTas¤K¯

at your convenience

39.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   offering   him   as   a   sacrifice,   Rama   should
escape.

A¢DgÓta¢s    vWdEh£m¢crENE¢t    mE    m¢t:    .40.

A¢DgÓta¢s

you will recover

vWdEh£|

Sita

A¢crEN

before long

i¢t

thus

mE

my

m¢t:	conviction

40.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   is   convinced   Rama   will   recover   Sita
before   long.