p#hÞt   raja   c   mhaEdrà   Ïv|   k[ØBkNIà   yTaTIjatm¯   .
b#v£à   ram|   p#¢t   t°   SÀy|   yTa   g¢t:   ÞvgImDmIb¤¢¼:   =11=

p#hÞt

Prahasta

raja   c

king also

mhaEdr:

Mahodara

c   Ïv|

you also

k[ØBkNI:   c

Kumbhkarna also

yTa

like

ATIjatm¯

deliberations

b#v£à

as told also

ram|   p#¢t

about Rama

tt¯

that

n   SÀy|

not capable to be achieved

yTa

like

g¢t:

reaching

ÞvgIm¯

the heavens

ADmIb¤¢¼:

mind set on unrighteousness

11.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   what   the   king,   Kumbakarna   and
himself   were   deliberating   is   not   capable   to   be   achieved   like   a   man
whose   mind   is   set   on   unrighteousness   cannot   reach   the   heavens.

vDÞt¤   ramÞy   mya   Ïvya   va   p#hÞt   svªIr¢p   raXsWvaI   .
kT|   BvEdTI¢vSardÞy   mhaNIv|   tt¤I¢mvaÔl¤vÞy   =12=

vD:   t¤

the killing

ramÞy

of Rama

mya

by me

Ïvya   va

or by you

p#hÞt

Prahasta

svªI:   A¢p

even by all

raXsW:

by ogres

va

or

kT|

how

BvEt¯

will happen

ATI¢vSardÞy

adept in achieving objective

mhaNIv|

the ocean

tt¤I|

to cross

iv

like

AÔlvÞy

without a boat

12.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   Rama,   adept   in   doing   things   cannot
be   killed   by   Vibhishana,   Prahasta   or   by   all   ogres   like   what   will   happen
when   one   tries   to   cross   the   ocean   without   a   boat.

DmIp#DanÞy   mharTÞy   ißvak[v|Sp#BvÞy   raåO:   .
p#hÞt   dEvaà   tTa¢vDÞy   k]ÏyEx¤   S³Þy   Bv¢Ót   m¥Fa:   =13=

DmIp#DanÞy

gives pride of place for piety

mharTÞy

a great car warrior

ißvak[v|Sp#BvÞy

born in the ikshvaku race

raåO:

king

p#hÞt

Prahasta

dEva:   c

even gods

tTa¢vDÞy

having such fame

k]ÏyEx¤

in actions

S³Þy	capable of results

Bv¢Ót

will become

m¥Fa:

non plussed

13.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   even   gods   will   become   non   plussed
when   placed   before   Rama   who   gives   pride   of   place   for   piety,   a   great
car   warrior,   born   in   ikshvaku   race   with   such   fame   and   is   capable   of
achieving   results   in   actions.

t£ßNa   nta   yäOv   kÄðpæOa   Ѥrasda   raGv¢vp#m¤³a:   .
¢Bt¯Ïva   Sr£r|   p#¢vS¢Ót   baNa:   p#hÞt   tE   nWv   ¢vkÏTsE   Ïv|   =14=

t£ßNa

sharp

nta:	with slightly bent tip

yt¯

which

tv

your

kÄðpæOa

with feathers of a buzzard

Ѥrasda:

dangerous to approach

raGv¢vp#m¤³a:

discharged from Rama's bow

¢Bt¯Ïva

piercing

Sr£r|

body

p#¢vS¢Ót

entered

baNa:

arrows

p#hÞt

Prahasta

tE

your

n

not

ev

only

¢vkÏTsE

are boasting

Ïv|

you

14.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   the   sharp,   slightly   bent   at   the   tip,
with   feathers   of   a   buzzard   and   unapproachable   arrows   discharged
from   Rama's   bow   has   not   pierced   your   body   and   hence   you   are
boasting.

n   ravNaE   na¢tbl¢ÞæOS£xa©I   n   k[ØBkNa©I{Þy   s¤taE   ¢nk[ØB:   .
n   cEÓd#¢jêaSr¢T|   p#saEF¤|   Ïv|   va   rNE   S@sm|   smTaI:   =15=

n   ravN:

Ravana

n

not

A¢tbl:

with great might

¢æOS£r:

Trisira

n   k[ØBkNI:

not Kumbhakarna

AÞy

his

s¤t:

son

¢nk[ØB:

Nikumbha

n

not

c   iÓd#¢jt¯

Indrajit also

daSr¢T|

Rama

p#saEF¤|

be able to take on

Ïv|   va

or you

rNE	in a battle

S@sm|

equal to Indra

smTaI:

are capable

15.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   neither   Ravana   nor   Trisra   of   great
might   nor   Kumbhkarna   nor   his   son   Nikumbha   nor   Indrajit   are
capable   of   taking   on   Rama,   equal   to   Indra,   in   a   battle.

dEvaÓtkaE   va{¢p   nraÓtkaE   va   tTa{¢tkayaE{¢trTaE   mhaÏma   .
AkØpnàa¢d#smansar:   ÞTat¤|   n   S³a   y¤¢D   raGvÞy   =16=

dEvaÓtk:   va    A¢p

not even Devantaka

nraÓtk:   va

or Naranraka

tTa

similarly

A¢tkay:

Atikaya

A¢trT:

Atiratha

mhaÏma

great soul

AkØpn:   c

Akampana also

A¢d#smansar:

mighty as a mountain

ÞTat¤|

to stand before

n   S³a:

are not capable

y¤¢D	in a battle

raGvÞy

Rama

16.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   neither   Devantaka   nor   Atikaya   nor
Atiratha   norAkampana   can   stand   before   Rama   in   a   battle.

Ay|   ¢h   raja   Ûysna¢BB¥taE   ¢mæOªr¢mæOp#¢tmWBIv¢ì:   .
AÓvaÞytE   raXsnaSnaT©I   t£ßN:   p#k]Ïya   /sm£ßykar£   =17=

Ay|   ¢h   raja

this king

Ûysna¢BB¥t:

is overpowered by evil addictions

¢mæOª:

by friends

A¢mæOp#¢tmW:

who are like enemies

Bv¢ì:

by you

AÓvaÞytE

is waited upon

raXsnaSnaT©I

for the destruction of ogres

t£ßN:   p#k]Ïya

violent by nature

¢h

surely

Asm£ßykar£

acts without forethought

17.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   Ravana   is   violent   by   nature;   acts
without   forethought;   is   overpowered   by   addictions;   and   is   waited   upon
by   friends   who   are   like   enemies   for   the   destruction   of   ogres.

AnÓtBaEgEn   shÞa#m¥D"aI   nagEn   B£mEn   mhablEn   .
blaÏp¢r¢XçO¢mm|   BvÓtaE   rajanm¤¢ÏXÔy   ¢vmaEcyÓt¤   =18=

AnÓtBaEgEn

with a huge body

shÞa#m¥D"aI

with thousand heads

nagEn

by a cobra

B£mEn

dreadful

mhablEn

with virulent poison

blat¯

by force

p¢r¢XçO|

entwtined

im|

this

BvÓt:

you

rajan|

king

u¢ÏXÔy

lifting

¢vmaEcyÓt¤

may be extricated

18.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   this   king   entwined   by   dreadful   and
with   virulent   poison,   thousand   headed   cobra,   may   be   extricated   by
you   by   lifting   the   cobra   by   force.

yav¢¼   kESg#hNaÏs¤¶¢ì:   smEÏy   svªI:   p¢rp¥NIkamW:   .
¢ng¦/   raja   p¢rr¢XtÛyaE   B¥tWyITa   ¢BmblWg¦Ih£t:   =19=

yavt¯

even

¢h

surely

kESg#hNat¯

catching by the hair

s¤¶¢ì:

by well wishers

smEÏy

collectively

svªI:

by all

p¢rp¥NIkamW:

desires fully gratified

¢ng¦/

using force

raja

king

p¢rr¢XtÛy:

should be protected

B¥tW:

by spirits

yTa

like

¢BmblW:

of terrible might

g¦h£t:

possessed

19.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   the   king,   whose   desires   were   fully
gratified,   should   be   protected   collectively   by   his   well   wishers   even
using   force   and   catching   by   hair   like   protecting   one   possessed   by   a
spirit   of   terrible   might.

s¤va¢rNa   raGvsagrEN   p#ÅCaïmanÞtrsa   Bv¢ì:   .
y¤³ÞÏvy|   tar¢yt¤|   smEÏy   kak[t¯ÞTpatalm¤KE   ptÓs:   =20=

s¤va¢rNa

with large quantity of water

raGvsagrEN

sea in the shape of Rama

p#ÅCaïman:

to be engulfed

trsa

by force

Bv¢ì:

by you

y¤³:

deserves

t¤

in this

Ay|

he

tar¢yt¤|

to be rescued

smEÏy

collectively

kak[t¯ÞTpatalm¤KE

mouth of patala in the shape of Rama

ptn¯

fall into

s:

that

20.Vibhishana   told   Prahasta   that   Ravana   who   will   be   engulfed   by
the   sea   in   the   shape   of   Rama   with   large   quantity   of   water   and   about
to   fall   into   the   mouth   of   patala   in   the   shape   of   Rama   deserves   to   be
collectively   protected   by   you.