s   bB¥v   k]SaE   raja   mW¢Tl£kammaE¢ht:   .
As|manaÅc   s¤¶da|   pap:   papEn   kmIN:   =1=

s:

that

bB¥v

became

k]S:	was emaciated

raja

king

mW¢Tl£kammaE¢ht:

infatuated with passion for Sita, princess of Mithila

As|manat¯   c

through disrespect shown also

s¤¶da|

by near and dear ones

pap:

a sinner

papEn

with a sinful

kmIN:

act

1.Ravana,   infatuated   by   passion   for   Sita,   who   was   seen   as   a   sinner
cue   to   sinful   act,   became   emaciated   through   disrespect   shown   by   near
and   dear   ones.

At£tsmyE   kalE   t¢ÞmÓvW   y¤¢D   ravN:   .
AmaÏyWà   s¤¶¢ìà   p#açOkalmmÓyt   =2=

At£tsmyE

time for consultations having elapsed

kalE   t¢Þmn¯

at that time

vW   y¤¢D

in respect of war

ravN:

Ravana

AmaÏyW:   c

with ministers

s¤¶¢ì:    c

with well wishers as well

p#açOkalm¯

as proper time

AmÓyt

considered

2.Ravana,   the   time   for   consultations   having   elapsed,   considered   that
it   was   the   proper   time   to   consult   with   his   ministers   and   well   wishers
about   the   war.

s   hEmjal¢vtt|   m¢N¢vd#^mB¥¢xtm¯   .
upgØy   ¢vn£taámaâraEh   mharTm¯   =3=

s:

he

hEmjal¢vtt|

with golden lattice work

m¢N¢vd#^mB¥¢xtm¯

adorned with gems and pearls

upgØy

approaching

¢vn£taá|

drawn by trained horses

AaâraEh

climbed

mharTm¯

the great chariot

3.Ravana,   approaching   the   great   chariot   with   golden   lattice   work,
adorned   with   gems   and   pearls   and   drawn   by   trined   horses,   climbed   it.

tmaÞTay   rT½E¿|   mhamEGsmÞvnm¯   .
p#yy¬   raXs½E¿aE   dSg#£v:   sBa|   p#¢t   =4=

t|

on that

AaÞTay

seated

rT½E¿|

the excellent chariot

mhamEGsmÞvnm¯

producing a sound resembling the rumbling of a huge cloud

p#yy¬

went

raXs½E¿:

the foremost of ogres

dSg#£v:

ten headed

sBa|	assembly hall

p#¢t

towards

4.Ravana   seated   on   the   excellent   chariot,   producing   a   sound   resembling
the   rumbling   of   a   huge   cloud,   went   towards   the   assembly   hall.

A¢scmIDra   yaEDa:   svaIy¤DDraÞtTa   .
raXsa   raXsEÓd#Þy   p¤rt:   s|p#t¢ÞTrE   =5=

A¢scmIDra:

carrying swords and shields

yaEDa:

troops

svaIy¤DDra:

carrying all kinds of weapons

tTa

similarly

raXsa:

ogres

raXsEÓd#Þy

of the king of ogres

p¤rt:

in front

s|p#t¢ÞTrE

marched

5.The   troops   of   ogres   carrying   swords   and   shields   and   all   kinds   of
weapons   marched   in   front   of   Ravana,   the   king   of   ogres.

nana¢vk]tvExaà   nanaB¥xNB¥¢xta:   .
paáIt:   p¦¿tàWn|   p¢rvayI   y¤y¤Þtt:   =6=

nana¢vk]tvExa:   c

dressed in various clothes

nanaB¥xNB¥¢xta:

adorned with various jewels

paáIt:

on the sides

p¦¿t:   c

on the back also

en|

him

p¢rvayI

surrounding

y¤y¤:

went

tt:

then

6.Then   the   ogres   dressed   in   various   clothes   and   adorned   with   various
jewels   went   surrounding   Ravana   at   the   sides   and   back.

rTWàa¢trTa:   S£G#|   mä¬à   vrvarNW:   .
An¥ÏpEt¤dISg#£vma@£f¢ìà   va¢j¢B:   =7=
gdap¢rGhÞtaà   S¢³taEmrpaNy:   .
práDDraàaÓyE   tTa{ÓyE   S¥lpaNy:   =8=

rTW:   c

in chariots also

A¢trTa:

superior car warriors

S£G#|

swiftly

mä¬:   c

in rut also

vrvarNW:

on excellent elephants

An¥ÏpEt¤:

followed

dSg#£v|

ten headed Ravana

Aa@£f¢ì:   c

sportively also

va¢j¢B:

on horses

gdap¢rGhÞta:   c

with maces and iron rods in hand also

S¢³taEmrpaNy:

with javelins and iron clubs in hand

práDDra:

carrying axes

c

as well

AÓyE

others

tTa   AÓyE

similarly some others

S¥lpaNy:

with darts in hand

7,8.Superior   car   warriors   in   chariots,   ogres   on   excellent   elephants   in
rut   and   on   sportive   horses   followed   Ravana   with   some   with   maces
and   iron   rods   in   hand,   some   carrying   javelins   and   iron   clubs,   others
carrying   axes   and   some   others   with   darts   in   hand.

ttÞt¥NIshÞa#aNa|   s|jåOE   ¢nÞvnaE   mhan¯   .
t¤m¤l:   SH¯KSÖdà   sBa|   gÅC¢t   ravNE   =9=

tt:

then

t¥NIshÞa#aNa|

of many trumpets

s|jåOE

rent the air

¢nÞvn:

blare

mhan¯

loud

t¤m¤l:

tumultous

SH¯KSÖd:   c

blast of conches followed

sBa|	to assembly hall

gÅC¢t

while going

ravNE

Ravana

9.While   Ravana   was   going   to   the   assembly   hall,   the   loud   blare   of   many
trumpets   rent   the   air   and   a   tumultous   blast   of   conches   followed.

s   nE¢mGaExEN   mhaÓshsa{¢B¢vnadyn¯   .
rajmagI|   ¢½ya   j¤¾|   p#¢tpEdE   mharT:   =10=

s:

he

nE¢mGaExEN

with rattling of the wheels

mhan¯

eminent

shsa

sudenly

A¢B¢vnadyn¯

causing echo

rajmagI|

the highway

¢½ya   j¤¾|

very prosperous

p#¢tpEdE

reached

mharT:

the great car warrior

10.Ravana,   the   great   car   warrior   suddenly   reached   the   properous
highway   causing   echo   with   rattling   of   the   wheels.