s|¢ÞTt|   pvItag#Ex¤   ¢nrJrEx¤   g¤has¤   c   .
sm¤d#Þy   c   t£rEx¤   vnEx¥pvnEx¤   c   =11=
trmaN|   c   t£NI|   c   tt¤Ikam|   c   svIS:   .
¢n¢v¾|   ¢n¢vxÅcWv   B£mnad|   mhablm¯   =
tëlaNIvmXaE×y|   dèSatE   ¢nSacr¬   =12=

s|¢ÞTt|

being stationed

pvItag#Ex¤

on top of the mountains

¢nrJrEx¤

around waterfalls

g¤has¤   c

in caves also

sm¤d#Þy

of the sea

c   t£rEx¤

shore also

vnEx¤

in the forests

upvnEx¤   c

gardens also

trmaN|   c

crossing over also

t£NI|   c

crossed over also

tt¤Ikam|   c

ready to cross over also

svIS:

everywhere

¢n¢v¾|

camping

¢n¢vxt¯   c

ready to camp also

ev   B£mnad|

emitting a terrible roar

mhablm¯

the huge army

tt¯

that

blaNIvm¯

sea of an army

AXaE×y|

imperturbable

dèSatE

observed

¢nSacr¬

the two ogres

11,12.The   two   ogres   observed   that   imperturbable   sea   of   the   huge   army
stationed   on   the   top   of   mountains,   around   waterfalls,   in   the   caves,   on
the   shore   of   the   sea,   in   the   forest   and   gardens.   They   also   observed   that
it   was   either   crossing   or   having   crossed   or   ready   to   cross,   either   camped
or   being   camped   and   emitting   a   terrible   roar.

t¬   ddSI   mhatEja:   p#ÅC°¬   c   ¢vB£xN:   =13=

t¬

the two

ddSI

saw

mhatEja:

with great energy

p#ÅC°¬

in disguise

c

also

¢vB£xN:

Vibhishana

13.Vibhishana   saw   the   two   ogres   in   disguise.

AaccXE{T   ramay   g¦h£Ïva   S¤ksarN¬   =14=

AaccXE

informed as follows

AT

then

ramay

to Rama

g¦h£Ïva

capturing

S¤ksarN¬

Suka and Sarana

14.Vibhishana   capturing   Suka   and   Sarana   informed   Rama   as   follows.

tÞyEm¬   raXsEÓd#Þy   m¢ÓæON¬   S¤ksarN¬   .
lÄðaya:   smn¤p#açO¬   car¬   prp¤r¸y   =15=

tÞy

that

im¬

these two

raXsEÓd#Þy

of the king of ogres

m¢ÓæON¬

ministers

S¤ksarN¬

Suka and Sarana

lÄðaya:

from Lanka

smn¤p#açO¬

arrived here

car¬

spies

prp¤r¸y

conqueror of hostile forts

15.Vibhishana   told   Rama   tha   two,   Suka   and   Sarana,   were   ministers
of   Ravana   and   arrived   there   as   spies.

t¬   è¾qva   Ûy¢Tt¬   ram|   ¢nraS¬   j£¢vtE   tda   .
k]ta¸¢lp¤z¬   B£t¬   vcn|   cEdm¥ct¤:   =16=

t¬

the two

è¾qva

seeing

Ûy¢Tt¬

who were perturbed

ram|

Rama

¢nraS¬

hopeless

j£¢vtE

about living

tda

then

k]ta¸¢lp¤z¬

having joined thepalms

B£t¬	seized with fear

vcn|

words

c

also

id|	as follows

Uct¤:

spoke

16.The   two   ogres   perturbed   at   seeing   Rama,   hopeless   about   living   and
seized   with   fear   spoke   as   follows   with   joined   palms.

Aava¢mhagt¬   s¬Øy   ravNp#¢htav¤B¬   .
p¢råOat¤|   bl|   k]ÏÞa"|   tvEd|   rG¤nÓdn   =17=

Aava|

we

ih

here

Aagt¬

have come

s¯y

gentle

ravNp#¢ht¬

sent by Ravana

uB¬

two

p¢råOat¤|

to know thoroughly

bl|	about the army

k]ÏÞa"|

everything

tv

your

id|

this

rG¤nÓdn

delight of Raghus

17.Suka   and   Sarana   told   Rama   that   they   had   come   there   sent   by   Ravana
to   know   thoroughly   everything   about   this   army.

tyaEÞt¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   ramaE   dSrTaÏmj:   .
Ab#v£t¯p#shÓvaÀy|   svIB¥t¢htE   rt:   =18=

tyaE:

of the two

tt¯   vcn|

those words

½¤Ïva

hearing

ram:

Rama

dSrTaÏmj:

son of Dasaratha

Ab#v£t¯

said as follows

p#shn¯

lauging heartily

vaÀy|

words

svIB¥t¢htE

in the welfare of all beings

rt:

devoted

18.Rama   hearing   the   words   of   the   two   ogres,   laughing   heartily   told
them   as   follows.

y¢d   è¾|   bl|   k]ÏÞa"|   vy|   va   s¤sm£¢Xta:   .
yTaE³|   va   k]t|   kayI|   CÓdt:   p#¢tgØytam¯   =19=

y¢d

in case

è¾|	has been seen

bl|

the army

k]ÏÞa"|

entirely

vy|

we

va   s¤sm£¢Xta:

have been thoroughly observed

yTaE³|

as ordered

va

or

k]t|

completed

kayI|

task

CÓdt:

as you like

p#¢tgØytam¯

you may return as you wish

19.Rama   told   them   that   in   case   the   entire   army   had   been   seen   by   them
and   the   others   have   also   been   thoroughly   observed   and   their   task   has
been   completed,   they   may   return   as   they   wish.

AT   ¢k|¢cdè¾|   va   B¥yÞtdq辤mhIT:   =20=

AT

then

¢k|¢ct¯

anything

Aè¾|	not yet investigated

va	in remains

B¥y:

again

tt¯

that

辤m¯    AhIT:

you should see

20.Rama   told   them   that   in   case   there   remained   uninvestigated   they
should   see   it.