ta|Þt¤   tE{h|   p#vßya¢m   p#EXmaNÞy   y¥Tpan¯   .
raGvaT©I   pra@aÓta   yE   n   rX¢Ót   j£¢vtm¯   =1=

tan¯

those

t¤

in this

tE

to you

Ah|

I

p#vßya¢m

will tell

p#EXmaNÞy

being keenly observant

y¥Tpan¯

commanders

raGvaT©I

for the cause of Rama

pra@aÓta:

ready to show valour

yE

who

n   rX¢Ót

do not care

j£¢vtm¯

for lives

1.Sarana   told   Rama   that   he   will   tell   to   him   about   the   commanders   who
do   not   care   for   their   lives   and   show   their   valour   in   the   cause   of   Rama.

¢Þa"ÂDa   yÞy   bh¤Ûyama   bala   laÄñolma¢½ta:   .
tam#a:   p£ta:   ¢sta:   áEta:   p#k£NaI   GaErkmIN:   =2=
p#g¦h£ta:   p#kaSÓtE   s¥yIÞyEv   mr£cy:   .
p¦¢TÛya|   can¤k[ÝyÓtE   taraE   namWx   y¥Tp:   =3=
y|   p¦¿taE{n¤gÅC¢Ót   StSaE{T   shÞa#S:   .
d#^man¤ïØy   shsa   lÄðaraEgNtÏpra:   =
y¥Tpa   h¢rrajÞy   ¢kÄðra:   sm¤p¢ÞTta:   =4=

¢Þa"ÂDa:

smooth

yÞy

whose

bh¤Ûyama

long as the breadth of many a chest

vala:

hairs

laÄñolma¢½ta:

adhering to the tail

tam#a:

coppery

p£ta:

yellow

¢sta:

wavy

áEta:

white

p#k£NaI:

dense

GaErkmIN:

of terrible deeds

p#g¦h£ta:

spread

p#kaSÓtE

shine brightly

s¥yIÞy

of the sun

iv   mr£cy:

like the rays

p¦¢TÛya|

on the ground

can¤k[ÝyÓtE

being dragged

tar:   nam

Tara by name

ex:

he

y¥Tp:

commander

y|

whom

p¦¿t:

behind

An¤gÅC¢Ót

follow

StS:	in hundreds

AT

himself

shÞa#S:

in thousands

d#^man¯

trees

uïØy

uprooting

shsa	with least effort

lÄðaraEgNtÏpra:

intent on storming Lanka

y¥Tpa:

commanders

h¢rrajÞy

king of monkeys

¢kÄðra:

kinkaras

sm¤p¢ÞTta:

being ready

2,3,4.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   he   who   is   of   terrible   deeds   with   the   hair
on   his   tail   smooth,   long   as   the   breadth   of   many   a   chest,   coppery,   yellow,
white,   wavy,   thick   and   resembles   the   rays   of   sun   spread,   dragged   along
the   ground   is   named   Tara,   whom   commanders   in   hundreds   and   thousands
known   as   kinkaras   at   the   back   and   call   of   Sugriva   lifting   trees   effortlessly
intent   on   storming   Lanka   is   following.

n£la¢nv   mhamEGa|¢Þt¿taE   ya|Þt¤   pÜy¢s   .
A¢sta¸nsÄðaSaÓy¤¼E   sÏypra@man¯   =5=
As|ÁyEyan¢nd©IÜyaÓpr|   par¢mvaEdDE:   .
nKd|¾®ay¤Dan¯   v£ra|Þt£ßNkaEpan¯   Byavhan¯   =6=
pvItEx¤   c   yE   kE¢c¢¹xmEx¤   nd£x¤   c   .
etE   Ïvam¢BvtIÓtE   raj°¦Xa:   s¤daâN:   =7=

n£lan¯

black coloured

iv

like

mhamEGan¯

huge clouds

¢t¿t:

standing

yan¯   t¤

whom

pÜy¢s

you see

A¢sta¸nsÄðaSan¯

like the black collyrium

y¤¼E	in a battle

sÏypra@man¯

with unfailing prowess

As|ÁyEyan¯

who cannot be counted

A¢nd©IÜyan¯

who cannot be seen

pr|   par|   iv

like the other shore

udDE:

of the sea

nKd|¾®ay¤Dan¯

with nails and teeth as weapons

v£ran¯

valiant

t£ßNkaEpan¯

extremely enraged

Byavhan¯

instilling fear

pvItEx¤

on mountains

c   yE   kE¢ct¯

some among whom

¢vxmEx¤

in valleys

nd£x¤

in rivers

c

also

etE

these

Ïvam¯

you

A¢BvtIÓtE

advancing towards

rajn¯

O! king

§Xa:

bears

s¤daâN:

are extremely ferocious

5,6,7.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   those   who   are   dark   like   the   huge   clouds,
with   the   colour   of   black   collyrium,   of   unfailing   prowess   in   a   battle,
who   cannoy   be   counted   and   cannot   be   seen   like   the   other   shore   of   the
sea,   having   nails   and   teeth   as   weapons,   who   are   valiant,   extremely   enraged,
instilling   fear   whom   he   sees   are   extremely   ferocious   bears   who   live   in   the
valleys   of   mountains   and   rivers.

exa|   mÒyE   ¢ÞTtaE   rajÓB£maXaE   B£mdSIn:   .
pjIÓy   iv   j£m¥tW:   smÓtaÏp¢rva¢rt:   =8=
§XvÓt|   ¢g¢r½E¿mÒyaÞtE   nmIda|   ¢pbn¯   .
svIXaINam¢Dp¢tD¥Im#aE   namWx   y¥Tp:   =9=

exa|   mÒyE

in their midst

¢ÞTt:

standing

rajn¯

O! king

B£maX:

with dreadful eys

B£mdSIn:

fearful in appearance

pjIÓy:

the god of rain

iv

like

j£m¥tW:

by clouds

smÓtat¯

on all sides

p¢rva¢rt:

surrounded by

§XvÓt|

Rkshavan named

¢g¢r½E¿m¯

foremost of mountains

AÒyaÞtE

dwells

nmIda|   ¢pbn¯

drinking the waters of river narmada

svIXaINam¢Dp¢t:

king of all the bears

D¥m#:   nam

named Dhumra

ex:

he

y¥Tp:

a commander

8,9.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   he   who   stands   in   their   midst   with   dreadful
eyes   and   fearful   appearance   like   the   rain   god   surrounded   on   all   sides   by
clouds   goes   by   the   name   of   Dhumra,   dwells   on   Rkshavan   the   foremost
of   mountains,   king   of   all   bears   and   drinks   waters   of   the   river   Narmada.

yv£yanÞy   t¤   B#ata   pÜyWn|   pvItaEpmm¯   .
B#aæOa   smanaE   ãpEN   ¢v¢S¾Þt¤   pra@mE   =10=

yv£yan¯

younger

AÞy

for him

t¤

in this

B#ata

brother

pÜy

see

en|

him

pvItaEpmm¯

resembling a mountain

B#aæOa   sman:

equal to brother

ãpEN	in appearance

¢v¢S¾:

is decidedly superior

t¤   pra@mW:

in prowess

10.Sarana   told   Ravana   that   there   is   a   younger   brother   of   Dhumra   who   is
like   him   in   appearance   is   decidedly   superior   in   prowess   and   see   him
resembling   a   mountain.