g¤NdaExav¢n¢àÏy   ÏyÀÏva   dWvÛypa½ym¯   .
k¢rÝyam£¢t   y:   kayIm¤pEXEÏs   nraDm:   =11=

g¤NdaEx¬

the advantage and disadvantage of the plan

A¢n¢àÏy

without ascertaining

ÏyÀÏva

forgetting

dWvÛypa½ym¯

his dependence on god

k¢rÝya¢m   i¢t

saying 'I will do'

y:

who

kayI|

a task

upEXEÏs

unable to do

nraDm:

is the vilest of men

11.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   one   who   without   ascertaining   the
advantages   and   disadvantages   of   a   plan   and   forgetting   his   dependence
on   god   says   he   will   do   the   task   and   is   unable   to   do   that   is   the   vilest
of   men.

yTEmE   p¤âxa   ¢nÏym¤äOmaDmmÒyma:   .
ev|   mÓæOa   ¢h   ¢våOEya   uäOmaDmmÒyma:   =12=

yTa

how

imE   p¤âxa:

these men

¢nÏy|

always

uäOmaDmmÒyma:

are good, bad or mediocre

ev|	the same way

mÓæOa:   ¢h

the conclusions also

¢våOEya

is to be known

uäOmaDmmÒyma:

as good, bad or mediocre

12.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   how   these   men   are   always   good,   bad
or   mediocre,   the   same   way   the   conclusions   also   is   to   be   known   as
good,   bad   or   mediocre.

eEkmÏym¤pagØy   SaÞæOè¾En   cX¤xa   .
m¢ÓæONaE   yæO   ¢nrtaÞtmah¤mIÓæOm¤äOmm¯   =13=

eEkmÏy|

consensus

upagØy

arrived at

SaÞæOè¾En

supported by scriptures

cX¤xa

from the point of view

m¢ÓæON:

the counsellors

yæO

where

¢nrta:

agreed

t|

that

Aah¤:

the wise say

mÓæO|

the advice

uäOmm¯

as the best

13.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   the   wise   say   that   that   advice   is   best
in   which   the   counsellors   reach   a   consensus   based   on   a   point   view
supported   by   the   scriptures.

bºyaE{¢p   mtyaE   B¥Ïva   m¢ÓæONamTI¢nNIyE   .
p¤nyIæOªkta|   p#açOa:   s   mÓæOaE   mÒym:   Þm¦t:   =14=

bºy:

different

A¢p

even

mty:

opinions

B¥Ïva

being present

m¢ÓæONam¯

of the counsellors

ATI¢nNIyE

in deciding the course of action

p¤n:	at the end

yæO

in which

ekta|

agrement

p#açOa:

was reached

s:

that

mÓæO:

advice

mÒym:

as average

Þm¦t:

is considered

14.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   agreement   reached   about   the   advice
on   the   course   of   action   by   the   counsellors   with   different   opinions
is   considered   average.

AÓyaEÓy|   m¢tmaÞTay   yæO   s|p#¢tBaÝytE   .
n   cWkmÏyE   ½EyaE{¢Þt   mÓæO:   saE{Dm   uÅytE   =15=

AÓyaEÓy|

every one

m¢t|

opinion

AaÞTay

upholding

yæO

at which

s|p#¢tBaÝytE

speeches and couter speeches

n

not

c

also

eEkmÏyE

unanimity

½Ey:

end

A¢Þt	does ensue

mÓæO:

advice

s:

that

ADm:	is third rate

uÅytE

is said to be

15.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   in   arriving   at   the   conclusion   with   every
one   making   speeches   and   counter   speeches   on   the   opinions   with   no   end
is   said   to   be   third   rate.

tÞmaÏs¤m¢ÓæOta|   saD¤   BvÓtaE   m¢ÓæOsäOma:   .
kayI|   s|p#¢tpïÓtamEtÏk]Ïy|   mt|   mm   =16=

tÞmat¯

therefore

s¤m¢ÓæOta|

well deliberated

saD¤

is right

BvÓt:

you

m¢ÓæOsäOma:

foremost of ministers

kayI|

course of action

s|p#¢tpïÓta|

decide with unanimity

ett¯   k]Ïy|

this action

mt|

dear

mm

to me

16.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   the   foremost   of   ministers   should   come
up   with   a   well   deliberated   course   of   action   which   will   be   right   and
dear   to   me.

vanraNa|   ¢h   v£raNa|   shÞa#W:   p¢rva¢rt:   .
ramaE{×yE¢t   pr£|   lÄðamÞmakm¤praEDk:   =17=

vanraNa|

by monkeys

¢h

surely

v£raNa|

by heroic

shÞa#W:

in thousands

p¢rva¢rt:

surrounded

ram:

Rama

A×yE¢t

is coming

p¤r£|

towards the city

lÄðam¯

of Lanka

AÞmak|

us

upraEDk:

to besiege

17.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   Rama   is   coming   surrounded   by
thousands   of   heroic   monkeys   towards   the   city   of   Lanka   to   besiege
them.

t¢rÝy¢t   c   s¤Ûy³|   raGv:   sagr|   s¤Km¯   .
trsa   y¤³ãpEN   san¤j:   sblan¤g:   =
sm¤d#m¤ÅCaEpy¢t   v£y©INaÓyÏkr£¢t   va   =18=

t¢rÝy¢t

will cross

c

also

s¤Ûy³|

surely

raGv:

Rama, scion of Raghu

sagr|

the sea

s¤Km¯

comfortably

trsa	by prowess

y¤³ãpEN

worthy of him

san¤j:

with younger brother

sblan¤g:

with forces and entourage

sm¤d#|

the sea

uÅCaEpy¢t

may even dry up

v£y©IN

by might

AÓyt¯

something else

kr£¢t

will do

va

or

18.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   Rama   with   his   younger   brother,   forces
and   entourage   will   cross   the   sea   by   drying   it   p   by   his   prowess   or   do
something   else   with   his   might   and   will   surely   cross   comfortably.

KraE   yEn   ht:   s||ÁyE   tÞy   v£y©IN   lßytE   =19=

Kr:

Khara

yEn

by whom

ht:	was killed

s||ÁyE

in a combat

tÞy

his

v£y©IN

with his prowess

lßytE

I am guessing

19.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   he   guesses   that   Rama   who   killed   Khara
in   a   combat   will   do   this   with   his   prowess.

A¢Þm°Ev|gtE   kay©I{¢vâ¼E   vanrW:   sh   .
¢ht|   p¤rE   c   sWÓyE   c   svI|   s|mÓæOqyta|   mm   =20=

A¢Þmn¯

this

ev|gtE

having commenced

kay©I

work

A¢vâ¼E

without antoganism

vanrW:   sh

with the monkeys

¢ht|

good

p¤rE   c

for the city also

sWÓyE   c

for the army also

svI|

all

s|mÓæOqyta|

advice may be tendered

mm

to me

20.Ravana   told   the   ogres   that   the   work   of   crossing   the   sea   having
commenced   without   antogonism   with   monkeys,   he   wanted   them   to
tender   advice   o   what   is   good   for   Lanka   and   the   army.