iÏy¤³a   raXsEÓd#EN   raXsaÞtE   mhabla:   .
Uc¤:   p#a¸ly:   sv©I   ravN|   raXsEárm¯   =1=

i¢t

as above

u³a:	being told

raXsEÓd#EN

by the ruler of ogres

raXsa:

ogres

tE

those

mhabla:

with great might

Uc¤:	said as follows

p#a¸ly:

with joined palms

sv©I

all

ravN|

to Ravana

raXsEárm¯

the lord of ogres

1.The   ogres   being   told   as   above   by   Ravana   spoke   as   follows   to   him
with   joined   palms.

¢¹xÏpXm¢våOay   n£¢tba/aÞÏvb¤¼y:   .
A¢våOay   ÞvpX|   c   rajan|   BEdy¢Ót   ¢h   =2=

¢¹xÏpXm¯

about the other side, the enemy's strength

A¢våOay

not knowing

n£¢tba/a:

unversed in political wisdom

t¤

in this

Ab¤¼y:

lacking in intelleigence

A¢våOay

not knowing

ÞvpX|

own side

c

also

rajan|

the king

BEdy¢Ót

confuses

¢h

surely

2.The   ogres   not   knowing   the   enemy's   strength,   unversed   in   political
wisdom,   lacking   intelligence   and   not   knowing   its   own   side   confuses
the   king.

rajÓp¢rGS³Y¦¢¾S¥lp¢ÊóSsÄð^lm¯   .
s¤mh°aE   bl|   kÞma¢¹xad|   BjtE   Bvan¯   =3=

rajn¯

O! King

p¢rGS³Y¦¢¾S¥lp¢ÊóSsÄð^lm¯

equipped with iron bars, javelin, double

s¤mht¯

a huge

n:

with us

bl|

army

kÞmat¯

why

¢vxad|   BjtE

give way to despondency

Bvan¯

you

3.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   they   have   a   huge   army   equipped   with
iron   bars,   javelin,   double   edged   swords,   darts,   spears   and   lances   and
asked   him   why   he   should   give   way   to   despondency?

Ïvya   BaEgvt£|   gÏva   ¢n¢jIta:   p°ga   y¤¢D   .
kWlaS¢sKrava¢s   yXWbIh¤¢Brav¦t:   =
s¤mhÏkdn|   k]Ïva   vÜyÞtE   Dnd:   k]t:   =4=

Ïvya

by you

BaEgvt£|

to city of bhogavati

gÏva

going

¢n¢jIta:

subdued

p°ga:

pannagas

y¤¢D	in a battle

kWlaS¢sKrava¢s

living in a peak of mount kailash

yXW:	by yakshas

bh¤¢B:

numerous

Aav¦t:

surrounded

s¤mht¯

a terrible

kdn|

war

k]Ïva

waging

vÜy:	to submision

tE

to you

Dnd:

Kubera

k]t:	was reduced

4.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   going   to   city   of   bhogavati   he   subdued
the   pannagas   and   after   waging   a   terrible   war,   Kubera,   who   lives   on
a   peak   in   mount   kailash   surrpunded   by   numerous   yakshas   was
reduced   to   submission   by   him.

s   mhEárSÁyEn   ÜlaGmanÞÏvya   ¢vBaE   .
¢n¢jIt:   smrE   raExaÚlaEkpalaE   mhabl:   =5=

s:

he

mhEárSÁyEn

on friendship with Lord Shiva

ÜlaGman:

priding

Ïvya

by you

¢vBaE

lord

¢n¢jIt:

was won over

smrE	in a battle

raExat¯

in anger

laEkpal:

guardian of the world

mhabl:

with great might

5.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   he   won   over   Kubera,   a   guardian   of   the
world,   of   great   might   and   proud   of   his   friendship   with   Lord   Shiva
in   a   battle   in   anger.

¢v¢nhÏy   c   yX¬Ga¢ÓvXaE×y   c   ¢vg¦/   c   .
Ïvya   kWlas¢SKra¢¹man¢mdma¶tm¯   =6=

¢v¢nhÏy   c

after crushing also

yX¬Gan¯

hordes of yakshas

¢vXaE×y   c

making them tremble

¢vg¦/   c

overthrowing also

Ïvya

by you

kWlas¢SKrat¯

from the peak of mount kailash

¢vman|

aerial car

id|

this

Aa¶tm¯

was brought

6.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   overthrowing   and   crushing   the   hordes
of   yakshas   he   brought   the   aerial   car   from   the   peak   of   mount   kailash.

myEn   danvEÓd#EN   ÏvìtaÏsÁy¢mÅCta   .
Ѥ¢hta   tv   BayaIT©I   däOa   raXsp¤Äñv   =7=

myEn

by Maya

danvEÓd#EN

ruler of danavas

Ïvìyat¯

due to fear of you

sÁy|

friedship

iÅCta

desiring

Ѥ¢hta

daughter

tv

to you

BayaIT©I

as a wife

däOa

was given

raXsp¤Äñv

bull among ogres

7.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   Maya,     the   ruler   of   danavas,   gave   his
daughter   as   Ravana''s   wife   seeking   his   friendship.

danvEÓd#aE   mD¤naIm   v£ya©I¢Ïs³aE   Ѥrasd:   .
¢vg¦/   vSman£t:   k[ØB£nÞya:   s¤Kavh:   =8=

danvEÓd#:

ruler of danavas

mD¤:

Madhu

nam

by name

v£ya©I¢Ïs³:

proud of his prowess

Ѥrasd:

difficult to conquer

¢vg¦/

subjugating

vS|	as a slave

Aan£t:

was brought

k[ØB£nÞya:

of Kumbhinasi

s¤Kavh:

the husband

8.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   Madhu,   ruler   of   danavas   and   husband
of   Kumbinasi,   who   was   proud   of   his   prowess,   was   brought   as   a   slave
after   subjugating   him.

¢n¢jItaÞtE   mhabahaE   naga   gÏva   rsatlm¯   .
vas¤¢kÞtXk:   SH¯KaE   j¢z   c   vSma¶ta:   =9=

¢n¢jIta:

were killed

tE

those

mhabahaE

mighty armed

naga:

serpent demons

gÏva

going

rsatlm¯

to rasatala, subterranean region

vas¤¢k:

Vasuki

tXk:

Takshka

SHqG:

Sankha

j¢z   c

Jati as well

vS|

as slaves

Aa¶ta:

was brought

9.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   he   going   into   rasatala   killed   the   serpent
demons   and   Vasuki,   Takshaka,   Sankha   and   Jati   were   brought   as
slaves.

AXya   blvÓtà   S¥ra   lÖDvra:   p¤n:   .
Ïvya   s|vÏsr|   y¤¼qva   smrE   danva   ¢vBaE   =10=
Þvbl|   sm¤pa¢½Ïy   n£ta   vSm¢rÓdm   .
mayaàa¢DgtaÞtæO   bhvaE   raXsa¢Dp   =11=

AXya:

beyond destruction

blvÓt:

mighty

c   S¥ra:

valiant as well

lÖDvra:

obtained boons

p¤n:

moreover

Ïvya

by you

s|vÏsr|

one year

y¤¼qva   smrE

after battling in a war

danva:

danavas

¢vBaE

lord

Þvbl|

your own might

sm¤pa¢½Ïy

resorting to

n£ta:

were brought

vSm¯

as slaves

A¢rÓdm

tamer of foes

maya:   c

conjuring tricks also

A¢Dgta:

were learnt from them

tæO

there

bhv:

many

raXsa¢Dp

king of ogres

10,11.The   ogres   told   Ravana   that   he,   after   battling   in   a   war   one   year
with   the   danavas   who   were   beyond   destruction,   mighty,   valiant   and
had   obtained   boons,   who   were   brought   as   slaves   resorting   to   his   own
might   and   learned   many   conjuring   tricks   from   the   danavas.