s    ppat    mhabah^¢ÜC°bah^mIhaÞvn:    ,
K|    c    ga|    c    ¢dSàWv    nady¸ldaE    yTa    .11.

s:

he

ppat

fell down

mhabah^:

with long arms

¢C°bah^:

with arms severed

mhaÞvn:

uttering a loud cry

K|   c

sky also

ga|   c

as well as the earth

¢dS:	all quarters

c

therefore

ev

only

nadyn¯

resounding

jld:   yTa

like a dark cloud

11.Kabandha   with   his   arms   severed   fell   down   like   a   dark   cloud   letting
out   a   loud   cry   which   made   the   sky   and   the   earth   as   well   as   all   the
quarters   resound.

s    ¢nk]äOaW    B¤jaW    è¾qva    SaE¢NtaWGp¢rÔl¤t:    ,
d£n:    pp#ÅC    taW    v£raW    kaW    y¤va¢m¢t    danv:    .12.

s:

that

¢nk]äOaW

cut off

B¤jaW

both arms

è¾qva

to behold

SaE¢NtaWGp¢rÔl¤t:

bathed in a stream of blood

d£n:

afflicted

pp#ÅC

asked

taW

those two

v£raW

heroes

kaW

who were

y¤va|

the two

i¢t

thus

danv:

the demon

12.The   demon,   afflicted   to   behold   his   two   arms   cut   off   and   bathed   in   a
stream   of   blood   asked   Rama   and   Lakshmana   'who   are   you?'.

i¢t    tÞy    b#¤vaNÞy    lßmNÜS¤BlXN:    ,
SS|s    tÞy    kak[t¯ÞT|    kbÓDÞy    mhabl:    .13.

i¢t

thus

tÞy

his

b#¤vaNÞy

was asking

lßmN:

Lakshmana

S¤BlXN:

with auspicious bodily marks

SS|s	informed as follows

tÞy

to that

kak[t¯ÞT|

about Rama

kbÓDÞy

to Kabandha

mhabl:

of great might

13.When   asked   as   above   by   Kabandha,   Lakshmana   informed   him   about
Rama   as   follows.

Ay¢mßvak[dayadaE    ramaE    nam    jnW:    ½¤t:    ,
AÞyWvavrj|    ¢v¢¼    B#atr|    ma|    c    lßmNm¯    .14.

Ay|

he

ißvak[dayad:

is born in Ikshvaku dynasty

ram:   nam

Rama by name

jnW:

by people

½¤t:

is known

AÞy

his

ev

only

Avrj|

younger

¢v¢¼

you know

B#atr|

brother

ma|

me

c   lßmNm¯

named Lakshmana

14.Lakshmana   told   Kabandha   that   Rama   was   born   in   the   Ikshvaku   dynasty
and   he   was   Rama's   younger   brother,   Lakshmana   by   name.

maæOa    p#¢t¶tE    raÇyE    ram:    p#v#a¢jtaE    vnm¯    ,
mya    sh    crÏyEx    BayIya    c    mh¹nm¯    .15.

maæOa

by mother

p#¢t¶tE

was interrupted

raÇyE

installation on throne

ram:

Rama

p#v#a¢jt:

exiled

vnm¯

to forest

mya   sh

alongwith me

cr¢t	is ranging

ex:

he

BayIya   c

with wife also

mht¯   vnm¯

in the great forest

15.Lakshmana   told   Kabandha   that   Rama's   installation   on   throne   was
interrupted   by   mother   and   was   exiled   to   forest   where   he   ranged   with   him
and   Rama's   wife.

AÞy    dEvp#BavÞy    vstaE    ¢vjnE    vnE    ,
raXsap¶ta    BayaI    ya¢mÅCÓta¢vhagtaW    .16.

AÞy

his

dEvp#BavÞy

mighty as a god

vst:	while living

¢vjnE

uninhabited

vnE	in the forest

raXsap¶ta

was abducted by an ogre

BayaI

wife

ya|

her

iÅCÓtaW

seeking

ih

here

AagtaW

have come

16.Lakshmana   told   Kabandha   that   they   had   come   to   that   place   seeking
Rama's   wife   who   was   abducted   by   an   ogre   while   living   in   the   forest.

Ïv|    t¤    kaE    va    ¢kmTI|    va    kbÓDsèSaE    vnE    ,
AaÞyEnaEr¢s    d£çOEn    Bg"jHqGaE    ¢vcE¾sE    .17.

Ïv|

you

t¤

in this

k:   va

who

¢kmTI|   va

or for what purpose

kbÓDsèS:

like a headless trunk

vnE	in the forest

AaÞyEn

with mouth

ur¢s

in belly

d£çOEn

flaming

Bg"jHqG:

with broken leg

¢vcE¾sE

roaming

17.Lakshmana   asked   Kabandha   who   was   he   and   why   is   he   roaming   the
forest   like   a   headless   trunk,   flaming   mouth   in   belly   and   broken   leg?

evm¤³:    kbÓDÞt¤    lßmNEnaEäOr|    vc:    ,
uvac    prmp#£tÞt¢dÓd#vcn|    Þmrn¯    .18.

ev|

as above

u³:	being spoken to

kbÓD:

Kabandha

t¤

therefore

lßmNEn

by Lakshmana

uäOr|

in reply

vc:

words

uvac	said as follows

prmp#£t:

highly rejoiced

tt¯

then

iÓd#vcn|

Indra's words

Þmrn¯

recalling

18.Kabandha   was   highly   rejoiced   when   Lakshmana   spoke   as   above
recalling   Indra's   words   and   spoke   as   follows.

Þvagt|    va|    nrÛyaG#aW    ¢d¾Ya    pÜya¢m    caÔyhm¯    ,
¢d¾Ya    cEmaW    ¢nk]äOaW    mE    y¤va×ya|    bah^bÓDnaW    .19.

Þvagt|   va|

welcome to you both

nrÛyaG#aW

tiger among men

¢d¾Ya

by good luck

pÜya¢m

I behold

c

also

A¢p

and

Ahm¯

I

¢d¾Ya   c

by good luck also

imaW

these two

¢nk]äOaW

were severed

mE

my

y¤va×ya|

by you both

bah^bÓDnaW

the two arms which were a halter

19.Kabandha   told   them   that   he   welcomes   them   both   and   by   his   good   luck
behold   them   and   also   by   his   good   luck   both   his   hands   which   were   a   halter   to   him   were   severed   by   them.

¢vãp|    yÅc    mE    ãp|    p#açO|    /¢vnyaïTa    ,
tÓmE    ½¦N¤    nrÛyaG#    tt¯Ïvt:    S|stÞtv    .20.

¢vãp|

hideous form

yt¯

which

c

also

mE

my

ãp|

form

p#açO|

came

¢h

surely

A¢vnyat¯

through insolence

yTa

like

tt¯

that

mE

to me

½¦N¤

listen

nrÛyaG#

tiger among men

tt¯Ïvt:

actually

S|st:

narrating

tv

to you

20.Kabandha   told   them   to   listen   the   truthful   narration   of   how   he   came   to
acquire   the   hideous   form   through   insolence.