½aÓtaE{h|   stt|   kamaïataE   hy   ivaÒv¢n   =22=

½aÓt:

am tired

Ah|

I

stt|	constantly

kamat¯

through passion

yat:

travelled

hy:   iv

like a horse

AÒv¢n

a long distance

22.Ravana   told   them   that   he   is   constantly   tired   like   a   horse   which
has   travelled   a   long   distance.

kT|   sagrmXaE×ym¤äOr¢Ót   vn¬ks:   .
bh¤st¯ÏvJxak£NaI|   t¬   va   dSrTaÏmj¬   =23=

kT|

how

sagrm¯

the ocean

AXaE×y|

unassailable

uäOr¢Ót

will cross

vn¬ks:

monkeys

bh¤st¯ÏvJxak£NI|

infested with numerous creatures including

t¬   va   dSrTaÏmj¬

even the two sons of Dasaratha, Rama and

23.Ravan   asked   them   how   can   the   monkeys   with   Rama   and
Lakshmana   cross   the   unassailable   sea   infested   with   numerous
creatures   including   large   fish?

AT   va   k¢pnWkEn   k]t|   n:   kdn|   mht¯   .
ѤrqåOEya:   kayIgtyaE   b#¥t   yÞy   yTa   m¢t:   =24=

AT   va

otherwise

k¢pna

by monkey

ekEn

a single

k]t|

was done

n:

for us

kdn|   mht¯

a great havoc

ѤrqåOEya:

are difficult to ascertain

kayIgty:

ways of acheiving one's purpose

b#¥t	please speak

yÞy

whose

yTa   m¢t:

what is in their mind

24.Ravana   told   them   that   a   single   monkey   has   done   a   great   havoc   to
them   amd   since   the   ways   of   acheiving   one's   purpose   are   difficult   to
ascertain,   they   should   speak   what   is   in   their   mind.

man¤xaÓmE   By|   na¢Þt   tTa¢p   t¤   ¢vm¦Üytam¯   .
tda   dEvas¤rE   y¤¼E   y¤Ýma¢B:   s¢htaE{jym¯   =
tE   mE   BvÓtà   tTa   s¤g#£vp#m¤KaÓhr£n¯   =25=
prE   parE   sm¤d#Þy   p¤rÞk]Ïy   n¦paÏmj¬   .
s£taya:   pdv£|   p#açO¬   s|p#açO¬   vâNalym¯   =26=

man¤xan¯

from man

mE

for me

By|

danger

n   A¢Þt

is not there

tTa   A¢p   t¤

even then

¢vm¦Üytam¯

let us ponder

tda	in the past

dEvas¤rE

between gods and demons

y¤¼E	in a fight

y¤Ýma¢B:

by you

s¢ht:

assisted

Ajym¯

victorious

tE

they

mE

for me

BvÓt:   c

you alone

tTa

similarly

s¤g#£vp#m¤Kan¯

with Sugriva in the lead

hr£n¯

monkeys

prE   parE

on the other shore

sm¤d#Þy

of the ocean

p¤rÞk]Ïy

at the head

n¦paÏmj¬

the two princes, Rama and Lakshmana

s£taya:

of Sita

pdv£|

whereabouts

p#açO¬

discovering

s|p#açO¬

have reached

vâNalym¯

the ocean

25,26.Ravana   told   them   that   with   their   assistance   he   came   out
victorious   in   the   fight   between   gods   and   demons.   He   has   no   danger
from   man.   Discovering   the   whereabouts   of   Sita,   Rama   and
Lakshmana   have   reached   the   other   shore   of   the   ocean.

AdEya   c   yTa   s£ta   vÒy¬   dSrTaÏmj¬   .
Bv¢ìmIÓæOqyta|   mÓæO:   s¤n£t|   ca¢BD£ytam¯   =27=

AdEya

not to be given back

c

also

yTa

how

s£ta

Sita

vÒy¬	may be killed

dSrTaÏmj¬

Rama and Lakshmana, sons of Dasaratha

Bv¢ì:

by you

mÓæOqyta|

consultations

mÓæO:

means

s¤n£t|   c

judicious line

A¢BD£ytam¯

be suggested

27.Ravana   told   them   that   they   should   by   consultations   suggest   the
ways   and   means   of   not   giving   back   Sita   and   also   Rama   and   Lakshmana
may   be   killed.

n   ¢h   S¢³   p#pÜya¢m   jgÏyÓyÞy   kÞy¢ct¯   .
sagr|   vanrWÞt£rqÏva   ¢nàyEn   jyaE   mm   =28=

n

do not

¢h

therefore

S¢³	capability

p#pÜya¢m

I see

jg¢t	in the world

AÓyÞy

other than

kÞy¢ct¯

anyone

sagr|

the ocean

vanrW:

with monkeys

t£rqÏva

crossing

¢nàyEn

certain

jy:

victory

mm

for me

28.Ravana   told   them   that   he   do   not   see   the   capability   of   crossing
the   ocean   by   a   human   being   with   monkeys   and   thus   he   was   sure   of
his   victory.

tÞy   kampr£tÞy   ¢nSØy   p¢rdE¢vtm¯   .
k[ØBkNI:   p#c¤@«D   vcn|   cEdmb#v£t¯   =29=

tÞy

his

kampr£tÞy

overwhelmed with passion

¢nSØy

hearing

p¢rdE¢vtm¯

the wailing

k[ØBkNI:

Kumbhakarana

p#c¤@«D

getting enraged

vcn|   c

words also

idm¯	the following

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

29.Kumbhakarna,   hearing   the   wailing   of   Ravana   who   was   overwhelmed
by   passion,   got   enraged   and   spoke   the   following   words.

yda   t¤   ramÞy   slßmNÞy   p#s/   s£ta   Kl¤   sa   iha¶ta   .
sk]Ïsm£ßyWv   s¤¢n¢àt|   tda   BjEt   ¢cäO|   ym¤nEv   yam¤nm¯   =30=

yda

when

t¤

in this

ramÞy

of Rama

slßmNÞy

with Lakshmana

p#s/

abducted

s£ta

Sita

Kl¤

surely

sa

that

ih

here

Aa¶ta

was brought

sk]t¯

earlier

sm£ßy

deliberating

ev

only

s¤¢n¢àt|

decided

tda

then

BjEt	should have reached

¢cäO|

in mind

ym¤na

river yamuna

iv

like

yam¤nm¯

in the depression, yamuni

30.Kumbhakarna   told   Ravana   that   when   he   abducted   Sita   from   Rama
who   was   with   Lakshmana,   he   should   have   deliberated   in   mind   and
decided   then   itself   like   the   river   yamuna   fills   the   depression   yamuni.