¢n¢mäOa¢n   ¢n¢mäOåOaE   è¾qva   lßmNp¥vIj:   .
s¬¢m¢æO|   s|p¢rÝvÇy   id|   vcnmb#v£t¯   =1=

¢n¢mäOa¢n

of portents

¢n¢mäOåO:

with knowledge of portents

è¾qva

seeing

lßmNp¥vIj:

elder brother of Lakshmana

s¬¢m¢æO|

to Lakshmana

s|p¢rÝvÇy

embracing

id|	the following

vcnm¯

words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

1.Rama,   the   elder   brother   of   Lakshmana   and   who   had   knowledge   of
portents,   embraced   Lakshmana   and   spoke   the   following   words.

p¢rg¦/aEdk|   S£t|   vna¢n   Plv¢Ót   c   .
bl¬G|   s|¢vBÇyEm|   Ûy¥/   ¢t¿Em   lßmN   =2=  

p¢rg¦/

occupying

udk|

waters

S£t|

cool

vna¢n

forests

Plv¢Ót

full of fruits

c

also

bl¬G|

the multitude of troops

s|¢vBÇy

dividing

im|

this

Ûy¥/	in battle array

¢t¿Em

will remain alert

lßmN

Lakshmana

2.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   occupying   the   place   with   cool   waters
and   forest   full   of   fruit   they   should   remain   alert   dividing   the   troops
and   drawing   it   in   a   battle   array.

laEkXykr|   B£m|   By|   pÜyaØy¤p¢ÞTtm¯   .
¢nbhIN|   p#v£raNam¦XvanrrXsam¯   =3=

laEkXykr|

boding the destruction of the world

B£m|	formidable

By|

danger

pÜya¢m

I see

up¢ÞTtm¯

has arisen

¢nbhIN|

extermination

p#v£raNa|

of eminent heroes

§XvanrrXsam¯

among bears, monkeys and ogres

3.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   sees   a   formidable   danger   has   arisen
which   bodes   destruction   of   the   world   and   extermination   of   eminent
heroes   among   bears,   monkeys   and   ogres.

vataà   kl¤xa   va¢Ót   kØptE   c   vs¤ÓDra   .
pvItag#a¢N   vEpÓtE   pt¢Ót   c   mh£âha:   =4=

vata:

winds

c   kl¤xa

full of dust

va¢Ót

are blowing

kØptE

quakes

c   vs¤ÓDra

the earth also

pvItag#a¢N

the tops of mountains

vEpÓtE

are shaking

pt¢Ót

are falling

c   mh£âha:

trees also

4.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   wind   is   blowing   full   of   dust,   the
earth   also   is   quaking,   tops   of   mountains   are   shaking   and   the   trees   are
falling.

mExa:   @ÛyadsÄðaSa:   pâxa   pâxÞvna:   .
@\ra:   @\r|   p#vtI¢Ót   ¢m½|   SaE¢Nt¢bÓѤ¢B:   =5=

mExa:

clouds

@ÛyadsÄðaSa:

resembling ghosts and spirits

pâxa:

fierce

pâxÞvna:

emitting a harsh sound

@\ra:

cruel

@\r|

cruelly

p#vtI¢Ót

showers

¢m½|

mixed

SaE¢Nt¢bÓѤ¢B:

with drops of blood

5.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   clouds   resembling   ghosts   and   spirits,
fierce,   cruel   and   emittingharsh   sounds   showers   mixed   with   drops   of
blood.

r³cÓdnsÄðaSa   sÓÒya   prmdaâNa   .
Çvlt:   p#ptÏyEtda¢dÏyad¢g"mÎflm¯   =6=

r³cÓdnsÄðaSa:

resembling red sandalwood

sÓÒya

the evening twilight

prmdaâNa

appears very frightening

Çvlt:

blazing

p#pt¢t

is falling

ett¯

this

Aa¢dÏyat¯

from the sun

A¢g"mÎflm¯

roundish mass of fire

6.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   evening   twilight   resembling   the   red
sandalwood   appears   very   frightening.   The   roundish   mass   of   fire   is
falling   from   the   blazing   sun.

d£na   d£nÞvra:   @\ra:   svItaE   m¦gp¢XN:   .
p#Ïya¢dÏy|   ¢vndI¢Ót   jnyÓtaE   mhìym¯   =7=

d£na:

wretched looking

d£nÞvra:

in pitiful tones

@\ra:

ferocious

svIt:

everywhere

m¦gp¢XN:

beasts and birds

p#Ïya¢dÏy|

looking towards the sun

¢vndI¢Ót

are crying

jnyÓt:

creating

mht¯   Bym¯

great fear

7.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   ferocious   beasts   and   birds   looking
wretched   are   crying   in   pitiful   tones   towards   the   sun   creating   great
fear.

rjÓyamp#kaSÞt¤   sÓtapy¢t   cÓd#ma:   .
k]ÝNr³a|S¤pyIÓtaE   laEkXy   ivaE¢dt:   =
»ÞvaE   ãXaE{p#SÞtà   p¢rvEx:   s¤laE¢ht:   =8=

rjÓyam¯

during the night

Ap#kaS:   t¤

without illumination

sÓtapy¢t

radiates heat

cÓd#ma:

the moon

k]ÝNr³a|S¤pyIÓt:

having a halo with black and red rays

laEkXyE   iv

like at the time of universal destruction

u¢dt:

has risen

»Þv:

shrunk

ãX:

cruel

Ap#SÞt:   c

inauspicious also

p¢rvEx:

halo

s¤laE¢ht:

coppery

8.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   moon   radiates   heat   at   night   without
illumination.   Its   halo   with   black   and   red   rays   appears   shrunken,   cruel
coppery,   inauspicious   and   appears   risen   for   the   universal   destruction.

Aa¢dÏyE   ¢vmlE   n£l|   lßm   lßmN   èÜytE   =9=

Aa¢dÏyE

on the sun

¢vmlE

clear

n£l|

a blue

lßm

spot

lßmN

Lakshmana

èÜytE

is seen

9.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   a   blue   spot   appears   in   the   clear   sun.

rjsa   mhta   ca¢p   nXæOa¢N   hta¢n   c   .
y¤gaÓt¢mv   laEkana|   pÜy   S|s¢Ót   lßmN   =10=

rjsa

with dust

mhta

great

c

also

A¢p

even

nXæOa¢N

stars

hta¢n   c

are covered

y¤gaÓt|

destruction

iv

like

laEkana|

of the worlds

pÜy

observe

S|s¢Ót

forebodes

lßmN

Lakshmana

10.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   observe   that   the   stars   covered   by   thick
dust   forebodes   the   destruction   of   the   worlds.