p#¢tl×y    c    kak[t¯ÞT    ¢pt¦pWtamh£|    mh£m¯    ,
tæO    ma|    ram    raÇyÞT:    Þmt¤Imrqh¢s    svIda    .41.

p#¢tl×y

getting back

c

also

kak[t¯ÞT

Kakustha

¢pt¦pWtamh£|

inherited from forefathers

mh£m¯

the earth

tæO

there

ma|

me

ram

Rama

raÇyÞT:

installed on the throne

Þmt¤Im¯

to remember

Arqh¢s

you should

svIda

always

41.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   getting   back   the   earth   inherited   from   fore-
fathers   and   installed   on   the   throne,   he   should   always   remember   Lakshmana.

lßmNEnWvm¤³Þt¤      ram:    saW¢m¢æOmb#v£t¯    ,
ma    Þm    æOas|    k]Ta    v£r    n    ¢h    Ïvaè¢Âvx£d¢t    .42.

lßmNEn

by Lakshmana

ev|

as above

u³:

spoken

t¤   ram:

Rama however

saW¢m¢æO|

to Lakshmana

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

ma   Þm

do not

æOas|

to fear

k]Ta

give way

v£r

hero

n

not

¢h   Ïvaèkq

person like you

¢vx£d¢t

will feel dejected

42.Rama   on   being   told   as   above   by   Lakshmana,   told   him   not   to   give   way
to   fear   and   persons   like   him   should   not   feel   dejected.

et¢Þm°ÓtrE    @\raE    B#atraW    ramlßmNaW    ,
pp#ÅC    Gn¢nGa©Ix:    kbÓDaE    danvaEäOm:    .43.

et¢Þmn¯

in the

AÓtrE

meanwhile

@\r:

cruel

B#atraW

the two brothers

ramlßmNaW

Rama and Lakshmana

pp#ÅC

spoke as follows

Gn¢nGa©Ix:

with a voice like thunder

kbÓD:

Kabandha

danvaEäOm:

foremost of demons

43.In   the   meanwhile   the   cruel   and   foremost   of   demons   asked   Rama   and
Lakshmana   as   follows.

kaW    y¤va||    v¦xBÞkÓDaW    mhaKHqgDn¤DIraW    ,
GaEr|    dES¢mm|    p#açOaW    mm    BXav¤p¢ÞTtaW    .44.

kaW   y¤va||

who are you

v¦xBÞkÓDaW

with the shoulders of a bull

mhaKHqgDn¤DIraW

having large sword and bow in hand

GaEr|   dES|

in the dreadful region

im|

this

p#açOaW

having reached

mm   BXaW

as food for me

up¢ÞTtaW

have fallen

44.Kabandha   asked   them   who   were   they   having   a   large   sword   and   bow   in
hand   and   with   the   shoulder   of   a   bull?   He   also   said   that   they   have   reached   a   dreadful   region   and   had   fallen   as   food   for   him.

vdt|    kayI¢mh    va|    ¢kmTI|    cagtaW    y¤vam¯    ,
im|    dES|mn¤p#açOaW    X¤DatIÞyEh    ¢t¿t:    .45.

vdt|

tell

kayI|

the purpose

ih

here

va|	for both of you

¢kmTI   c

what for also

AagtaW

have come

y¤vam¯

the two of you

im|   dES|

to this region

An¤p#açOaW

having reached

X¤DatIÞy

being oppressed with hunger

ih

now

¢t¿t:

while I stood

46.Kabandha   told   Rama   and   Lakshmana   to   tell   him   the   purpose   of   their
visit   and   also   to   declare   for   what   have   they   come   there.   He   told   them   that
they   had   reached   the   region   while   he   stood   oppressed   by   hunger.

sbaNcapKHqgaW    c    t£ßNS¦Hqga¢vvxIBaW    ,
mmaÞymn¤s|p#açOaW    ѤlIB|    j£¢vt|    p¤n:    .46.

sbaNcapKÄñaW   c

armed with arrows, bows and swords

t£ßNS¦HqgaW

with sharp horns

iv

like

§xBaW

two bulls

mm

my

AaÞy|

for mouth

An¤s|p#açOaW

having reached

ѤlIB|

difficult

j£¢vt|

to live

p¤n:

again

46.Kabandha   told   Rama   and   Lakshmana   that   looking   like   two   bulls   with
sharp   horns   and   armed   with   arrows,   bows   and   swords   they   have   reached
him   and   it   is   difficult   for   them   to   be   alive   again.

tÞy    t¹cn|    ½¤Ïva    kbÓDÞy    ѤraÏmn:    ,
uvac    lßmN|    ramaE    m¤KEn    p¢rS¤Ýyta    .47.

tÞy

his

t¹cn|

those words

½¤Ïva

hearing

kbÓDÞy

of Kabandha

ѤraÏmn:

evil minded

uvac

spoke

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

ram:

Rama

m¤KEn

with mouth

p¢rS¤Ýyta

parched

47.Rama   hearing   the   above   words   of   the   evil   minded   Kabandha,   spoke   to
Lakshmana   with   parched   mouth.

k]ÅC®aÏk]ÅC®tr|    p#aÔy    daâN|    sÏy¢v@m    ,
Ûysn|    j£¢vtaÓtay    p#açOmp#aÔy    ta|    ¢p#yam¯    .48.

k]ÅC®at¯

from one calamity

k]ÅC®tr|

to another calamity

p#aÔy

fallen

daâN|

a terrible

sÏy¢v@m

of unfailing prowess

Ûysn|

disaster

j£¢vtaÓtay

to end our lives

p#açO|

has befallen

Ap#aÔy

without recovering

ta|

her

¢p#yam¯

beloved

48.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   without   recovering   Sita   they   were   facing
calamity   after   calamity   which   threatens   to   end   their   lives.

kalÞy    s¤mh¹£yI|    svIB¥tEx¤    lßmN    ,
Ïva|    c    ma|    c    nrÛyaG#    ÛysnW:    pÜy    maE¢htaW    .49.

kalÞy

of destiny

s¤mht¯

very great

v£yI|

power

svIB¥tEx¤

over all living beings

lßmN

Lakshmana

Ïva|   c

you also

ma|   c

me as well

nrÛyaG#

tiger among men

ÛysnW:

by misfortunes

pÜy

see

maE¢htaW

being distracted

49.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   power   of   destiny   over   all   living   beings   is
very   great   and   that   both   of   them   were   being   distracted   by   misfortunes.

na¢tBaraE{¢Þt    dWvÞy    svIB¥tEx¤    lßmN    ,
S¥raà    blvÓtà    k]taÞæOaà    rNa¢jrE    .
kala¢Bp°a:    s£d¢Ót    yTa    val¤ksEtv:    .50.

n

not

A¢tBar:

to over come

A¢Þt	is present

dWvÞy

of destiny

svIB¥tEx¤

in all living beings

lßmN

Lakshmana

S¥ra:   c

even valiant

blvÓt:   c

and mighty souls

k]taÞæOa:   c

even those who practice archery also

rNa¢jrE

on the battle field

kala¢Bp°a:

caught in the grip of destiny

s£d¢Ót

perish

yTa

like

val¤ksEtv:

dams of sand

50.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   there   is   no   power   in   all   living   beings   to   over
come   destiny   and   even   valiant,   mighty   souls   practiced   in   archery   also   perish
in   the   battle   field   caught   in   the   grip   of   destiny.

i¢t    b#¤vaNaE    èFsÏy¢v@maE    mhaySa    daSr¢T:    p#tapvan¯    ,
AvEßy    saW¢m¢æOm¤dar¢v@m:    ¢ÞTra|    tda    Þva|    m¢tmaÏmna{kraEt¯    .51.

i¢t

as above

b#¤vaN:

while speaking

èFsÏy¢v@m:

with unfailing prowess

mhaySa:

highly illutrious

daSr¢T:

Rama

p#tapvan¯

glorious

AvEßy

seeing

saW¢m¢æO|

Lakshmana

udar¢v@m:

of exalted power

¢ÞTra|

unflinching

tda

then

Þva|	his innate

m¢t|

mind

AaÏmna

by himself

AkraEt¯

collected

51.Rama   while   speaking   as   above   to   Lakshmana   collected   his   innate   mind
by   himself.