s   ta|   p¢rxd|   k]ÏÞa"a|   sm£ßy   s¢m¢t¸y:   .
p#caEdyamas   tda   p#hÞt|   va¢hn£p¢tm¯   =1=

s:

he

ta|

that

p¢rxd|

assembly

k]ÏÞa"a|   sm£ßy

looking at the entire

s¢m¢t¸y:

victorious in battle

p#caEdyamas

ordered as follows

tda

then

p#hÞt|

Prahasta

va¢hn£p¢tm¯

commander in chief of the forces

1.Ravana,   looking   at   the   entire   assembly   ordered   Prahasta,   the
commander   in   chief   of   his   forces,   as   follows.

sEnaptE   yTa   tE   Þy¤:   k]t¢vïaàt¤¢vIDa:   .
yaEDa   ngrrXaya|   tTa   ÛyadEx¤mhI¢s   =2=

sEnaptE

O! commander in chief

yTa	done in what way

tE

they

Þy¤:

will be

k]t¢vïa:

well trained

ct¤¢vIDa:

four divisions of army

yaEDa:

warriors

ngrrXaya|

in defence of the city

tTa

that way

ÛyadEx¤m¯   AhI¢s

you should entrust

2.Ravana   told   Prahasta   to   issue   orders   in   such   a   way   that   the   well
trained   warriors   of   the   four   divisions   of   the   army   are   entrusted   the
defence   of   the   city.

s   p#hÞt:   p#N£taÏma   ¢ck£xIn#ajSasnm¯   .
¢vÓy¢Xpël|   svI|   b¢hrÓtà   m¢ÓdrE   =3=

s:

that

p#hÞt:

Prahasta

p#N£taÏma

very obedient

¢ck£xIn¯

keen in carrying out

rajSasnm¯

the king's orders

¢vÓy¢Xpt¯

posted

bl|

the force

svI|

all

b¢h:

outside

AÓt:   c

inside as well

m¢ÓdrE

the palace

3.Prahasta,   who   was   very   obedient,   carrying   out   the   king's   orders
posted   the   forces   outside   and   inside   the   palace.

ttaE   ¢v¢n¢XÔy   bl|   p¦tHqngrg¤çOyE   .
p#hÞt:   p#m¤KE   raåOaE   ¢nxsad   jgad   c   =4=

tt:	thereafter

¢v¢n¢XÔy

after deploying

bl|

the force

p¦tkq

another

ngrg¤çOyE

for defence of the city

p#hÞt:

Prahasta

p#m¤KE

in front of

raåO:

king's

¢nxsad

sat

jgad

submitted

c

and then

4.Prahasta   after   deploying   another   force   to   defend   the   city,   came   in
front   of   the   king   and   submitted   as   follows   before   sitting   down.

¢n¢ht|   b¢hrÓtà   bl|   blvtÞtv   .
k[âÝva¢vmna:   ¢Xp#|   yd¢Bp#EtmÞt¤   tE   =5=

¢n¢ht|

has been stationed

b¢h:

outside

AÓt:   c

inside as well

bl|

force

blvt:

with great power

tv

your

k[âÝv

achieve

A¢vmna:

without any worry

¢Xp#|

quickly

yt¯

whatever

A¢Bp#Etm¯

intention

AÞt¤	may success be

tE

to you

15.Prahasta   told   Ravana   that   the   forces   have   been   stationed   outside
and   inside   and   you   may   achieve   quickly   your   intention   and   may   you
be   successful.

p#hÞtÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   raja   raÇy¢htE   rt:   .
s¤KEÔs¤:   s¤¶da|   mÒyE   Ûyajhar   s   ravN:   =6=

p#hÞtÞy

of Prahasta

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

raja

king

raÇy¢htE

in the welfare of the kingdom

rt:	a well wisher

s¤KEÔs¤:

aspiring for happiness

s¤¶da|

of near and dear ones

mÒyE	in the midst

Ûyajhar

spoke as follows

s:

that

ravN:

Ravana

6.Ravana,   hearing   the   words   of   Prahasta,   well   wishes   in   the   welfare
of   the   state,   spoke   as   follows   in   the   midst   of   near   and   dear   ones.

¢p#ya¢p#yE   s¤K|   Ѥ:K|   laBalaB¬   ¢hta¢htE   .
DmIkamaTIk]ÅC®Ex¤   y¥ymhIT   vE¢dt¤m¯   =7=

¢p#ya¢p#yE

agreeable and not

s¤K|

happiness

Ѥ:K|

misery

laBalaB¬

gain and loss

¢hta¢htE

wholesome or otherwise

DmIkamaTIk]ÅC®Ex¤

in the face of virtue and pleasure at stake

y¥ym¯

you

AhIT

should

vE¢dt¤m¯

to know

7.Ravana   told   them   that   they   should   know   in   the   face   of   virtue   and
pleasure   at   stake   what   is   agreeable   and   what   is   not,   happiness   and
misery,   gain   and   loss   and   what   is   wholesome   or   otherwise.

svIk]Ïya¢n   y¤Ýma¢B:   smarÖDa¢n   svIda   .
mÓæOkmI¢ny¤³a¢n   n   jat¤   ¢vPla¢n   mE   =8=

svIk]Ïya¢n

actions of all knds

y¤Ýma¢B:

by you

smarÖDa¢n

undertaken

svIda

at all times

mÓæOkmI¢ny¤³a¢n

planned according to deliberations

n

not

jat¤

never

¢vPla¢n

proved futile

mE

my

8.Ravana   told   them   that   all   his   actions   were   planned   always   as   per
deliberations   and   they   never   proved   futile.

s   saEmg#hnXæOªmIâ¢ì¢rv   vasv:   .
Bv¢ìrhmÏyTI|   v¦t:   ¢½ymap"¤van¯   =9=

s

that

saEmg#hnXæOª:

moon, planets and stars

mâ¢ì:

by windgods

iv

like

vasv:

Indra

Bv¢ì:

by you

Ahm¯

I

AÏyTI|

excessively

v¦t:	surrounded

¢½y|

fortune

Aap"¤van¯

will enjoy

9.Ravana   told   them   that   like   Indra   accompanied   by   the   windgods,   moon,
planets   and   stars   enjoys   fortune,   he   also   will   enjoy   excessive   fortune
surrounded   by   them.

Ah|   t¤   Kl¤   svaIÓv:   smTI¢yt¤m¤ït:   .
k[ØBkNIÞy   t¤   Þvp"a°EmmTImcaEdym¯   =10=

Ah|

I

t¤

even then

Kl¤

may be

svaIn¯

all

v:

of you

smTI¢yt¤|

to announce about a matter

uït:	is desirous

k[ØBkNIÞy

of Kumbhakarna

t¤

in this

Þvp"at¯

because of sleep

n

not

imm¯

this

ATIm¯

matter

AcaEdym¯

announcing

10.Ravana   told   that   he   was   desirous   of   announcing   about   a   matter
but   not   doing   so   because   of   Kumbhakarna's   sleep.