Ay|   ¢h   s¤çO:   xÎmasaÓk[ØBkNa©I   mhabl:   .
svIÞæOB¦ta|   m¤Áy:   s   idan£|   sm¤¢ÏTt:   =11=

Ay|

this

¢h

surely

s¤çO:

is asleep

xzq   masan¯

for six months

k[ØBkNI:

Kumbhakarna

mhabl:

with great might

svIÞæOB¦ta|

among those who carry arms

m¤Áy:   s:

he who is foremost

idan£|

now

sm¤¢ÏTt:

is fully awake

11.Ravana   told   them   that   Kumbhakarna,   who   was   asleep   for   six
months,   was   fully   awake   then.

iy|   c   dÎfkarÎyad#amÞy   m¢hx£   ¢p#ya   .
rXaE¢Bà¢rtaêESadan£ta   jnkaÏmja   =12=

iy|

this

c   dÎfkarÎyat¯

from dandakaranya only

ramÞy

of Rama

m¢hx£   ¢p#ya

beloved consort

rXaE¢B:

by ogres

c¢rtat¯

frequented

dESat¯

region

Aan£ta

was abducted

jnkaÏmja

Janaka's daughter, Sita

12.Ravana   told   them   that   Sita   the   beloved   consort   of   Rama   was
abducted   from   dandakaranya,   a   region   frequented   by   ogres.

sa   mE   n   SÙyamaraEF¤¢mÅCÏylsga¢mn£   =13=

sa

she

mE

my

n

not

SÙya|

in bed

AaraEF¤|

to lay foot

iÅC¢t

wish

Alsga¢mn£

of lovely gait

13.Ravana   told   them   that   Sita   did   not   wish   to   lay   her   foot   on   his   bed.

¢æOx¤   laEkEx¤   caÓya   mE   n   s£tasèS£   mta   =14=

¢æOx¤

the three

laEkEx¤

in worlds

c   AÓya

no other lady

mE

to me

n	do not exist

s£tasèS£

like Sita

mta

is known

14.Ravana   told   them   that   there   is   none   like   Sita   in   the   three   worlds.

tn¤mÒya   p¦T¤½aEN£   SardEÓѤ¢nBanna   .
hEm¢BØb¢nBa   s¬Øya   mayEv   my¢n¢mIta   =15=

tn¤mÒya

slender waisted

p¦T¤½aEN£

well developed hips

SardEÓѤ¢nBanna

face like the autumnal moon

hEm¢BØb¢nBa

like an image of gold

s¯ya

enchanting

maya   iv

as if by trickery

my¢n¢mIta

conjured by Maya

15.Ravana   told   them   that   the   slender   waisted   Sita   with   well   developed
hips,   face   like   an   autumnal   moon   and   like   an   image   of   gold   looks
as   if   conjured   by   Maya   by   trickery.

s¤laE¢httl¬   ÜlßN¬   crN¬   s¤p#¢t¢¿t¬   .
è¾qva   tam#nK¬   tÞya   d£ÔytE   mE   Sr£rj:   =16=

s¤laE¢httl¬

with deep red soles

ÜlßN¬

soft

crN¬

feet

s¤p#¢t¢¿t¬

well set

è¾qva

seeing

tam#nK¬

with coppery nails

tÞya:

her

d£ÔytE

is kindled

mE

my

Sr£rj:

love

16.Ravana   told   them   that   seeing   her   feet,   soft   and   well   set   with
deep   red   soles   and   coppery   nails,   love   is   kindled   in   him.

h¤tag"Er¢cItsÄðaSamEna|   s¬r£¢mv   p#Bam¯   .
è¾qva   s£ta|   ¢vSalaX£|   kamÞy   vSmE¢yvan¯   =17=

h¤tag"E:

of a sacred fire

A¢cItsÄðaSa|

resembling the flame

ena|

this

s¬r£|

of the sun

iv   p#Bam¯

like the splendour

è¾qva

seeing

s£ta|

Sita

¢vSalaX£|

with long eyes

kamÞy

of passion

vS|   e¢yvan¯

I have become a slave

17.Ravana   told   them   that   seeing   Sita,   with   a   splendour   like   the   sun,
and   long   eyes,   he   had   become   a   slave   of   passion.

u°s|   vdn|   bÚg¤   ¢vp¤l|   caâlaEcnm¯   .
pÜy|Þtda{vSÞtÞya:   kamÞy   vSmE¢yvan¯   =18=

u°s|	a prominent nose

vdn|

face

bÚg¤

lovely

¢vp¤l|

fair

caâlaEcnm¯

charming eyes

pÜyn¯   tda

on seeing itself

AvS:	lost contron

tÞya:

her

kamÞy

of passion

vS|   e¢yvan¯

became a slave

18.Ravana   told   them   that   on   seeing   Sita   with   prominent   nose,   fair
and   lovely   face   and   charming   eyes,   he   lost   control   and   became   a
slave   of   passion.

@«DhxIsmanEn   ѤvINIkrNEn   c   .
SaEksÓtap¢nÏyEn   kamEn   kl¤x£k]t:   =19=

@«DhxIsmanEn

uniform in anger and jot

ѤvINIkrNEn   c

making pale also

SaEksÓtap¢nÏyEn

always in grief and agony

kamEn

by passion

kl¤x£k]t:

I have been unnerved

19.Ravana   told   them   that   he   has   been   unnerved   by   passion   which   is
uniform   in   anger   and   joy,   made   him   pale   and   always   in   grief   and
agony.

sa   t¤   s|vÏsr|   kal|   mamyact   Ba¢mn£   .
p#t£XmaNa   BtaIr|   rammaytlaEcna   =20=
tÓmya   caânEæOaya:   p#¢tåOat|   vc:   S¤Bm¯   =21=

sa   t¤

she however

s|vÏsr|   kal|

a period of one year

mam¯

me

Ayact

asked

Ba¢mn£

lovely

p#t£XmaNa

expecting

BtaIr|

husband

ram|

Rama

AaytlaEcna

with large eyes

tt¯

that

mya

by me

caânEæOaya:

with lovely eyes

p#¢tåOat|

was solemnly granted

vc:

request

S¤Bm¯

pleasing

20,21.Ravana   told   them   that   Sita   expecting   Rama   asked   him   for   a
time   of   one   year   and   the   request   was   solemnly   granted   by   him.