iIèSW:   s¢cvWy¤I³aE   m¥KªI¢dI¾Ya   DraØyhm¯   =11=

iIèSW:

like these

s¢cvW:

ministers

y¤³:

with

m¥KªI:

stupid

¢d¾Ya

by god's will

Dra¢m

ruling the kingdom

Ahm¯

I am

11.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   by   god's   will   he   is   ruling   the   kingdom
though   with   stupid   ministers   like   them.

¢k|n¤   m¦ÏyaEBIy|   na¢Þt   v³[|   ma|   pâx|   vc:   .
yÞy   mE   SastaE   ¢jºayÅC¢t   S¤BaS¤Bm¯   =12=

¢k|n¤

what

m¦ÏyaE:

from death

By|

danger

n   A¢Þt

is not there

v³[|

to speak

ma|

to me

pâx|

harsh

vc:

words

yÞy

whose

mE

my

Sast:

ordering

¢jºa

tongue

p#yÅC¢t

can dispense

S¤BaS¤Bm¯

good and bad

12.Ravana   asked   Suka   and   Sarana   whether   they   felt   no   danger   from   death
when   they   spoke   harsh   words   to   him   whose   tongue   was   capable   of   dispensing
good   and   bad.

AÔyEv   dhn|   Þp¦¾qva   vnE   ¢t¿¢Ót   padpa:   .
rajdaExpram¦¾a¢Þt¿ÓtE   napra¢Dn:   =13=

A¢p

even

ev

only

dhn|	a forest fire

Þp¦¾qva

on touching

vnE	in the forest

¢t¿¢Ót

remain standing

padpa:

trees

rajdaExpram¦¾a:

who thought of harm to the ruler

¢t¿ÓtE   n

cannot remain

Apra¢Dn:

evil doers

13.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   while   trees   in   a   forest   may   remain
standing   on   being   touched   by   forest   fire,   evil   doers   who   thought   of   harm
to   the   ruler   cannot   remain.

hÓyamh|   ¢Ïvm¬   pap¬   SæO¤pXp#S|sk¬   .
y¢d   p¥va©IpkarWÞt¤   n   @«DaE   m¦Ñ¤ta|   v#jEt¯   =14=

hÓya|

will kill

Ah|

I

t¤   im¬

these two

pap¬

sinners

SæO¤pXp#S|sk¬

who sing praises of the enemies

y¢d

if

p¥va©IpkarW:

by past service

t¤

in this

n

not

@«D:

anger

m¦Ñ¤ta|

moderation

v#jEt¯

attained

14.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   he   would   have   killed   the   two   sinners
if   his   anger   had   not   attained   moderation   because   of   their   past   services.

ApÒv|st   gÅCÒv|   s¢°kaxaI¢dtaE   mm   .
n   ¢h   va|   hÓt¤¢mÅCa¢m   ÞmraØy¤pk]ta¢n   vam¯   =15=

ApÒv|st

get out of the court

gÅCÒv|

disappear

s¢°kxaIt¯

from presence

it:

from here

mm

my

n

not

¢h

therefore

va|

your

hÓt¤|

to kill

iÅCa¢m

I desire

Þmra¢m

I remember

upk]ta¢n

past services rendered

vam¯

your

15.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   remebering   their   past   services   he   does
not   desire   to   kill   them   and   ordered   them   to   get   out   of   his   presence   and
disappear   from   the   court.

htavEv   k]tG"¬   t¬   m¢y   Þa"Ehpraĵ^K¬   =16=

ht¬   ev

killed only

k]tG"¬

ungrateful

t¬

those two

m¢y

to me

Þa"Ehpraĵ^K¬

devoid of devotion

16.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   they   stood   killed   being   ungrateful   and
devoid   of   devotion.

evm¤³¬   t¤   sv#£f¬   tav¤B¬   S¤ksarN¬   .
ravN|   jySÖdEn   p#¢tnn¯ïa¢B¢n:s¦t¬   =17=

ev|

as above

u³¬	being rold

t¤

in this

sv#£f¬

feeling abashed

t¬

those

uB¬

two

S¤ksarN¬

Suka and Sarana

ravN|

to Ravana

jySÖdEn

with the words 'be victorious'

p#¢tnn¯ï

cheering

A¢B¢n:s¦t¬

withdrew

17.Suka   and   Sarana   on   being   told   harsh   words,   cheered   Ravana   with   the
words   'be   victorious'   and   then   withdrew.

Ab#v£äO¤   dSg#£v:   sm£pÞT|   mhaEdrm¯   .
upÞTapy   mE   S£G#|   cara°£¢t¢vSardan¯   =18=

Ab#v£t¯

ordered as follows

t¤

now

dSg#£v:

ten headed Ravana

sm£pÞT|

standing nearby

mhaEdrm¯

to Mahodara

upÞTapy

bring to presence

mE

my

S£G#|

quickly

caran¯

spies

n£¢t¢vSardan¯

well versed in state craft

18.Ravana   told   Mahodara   who   was   standing   nearby   to   bring   to   his   presence
quickly   spies   who   are   well   versed   in   state   craft.

mhaEdrÞtTaE³Þt¤   S£G#maåOapyÅcran¯   =19=

mhaEdr:

mahodara

tTa	in this way

u³:	being ordered

t¤

in this

S£G#|

quickly

AaåOapyt¯

ordered

cran¯

spies

19.Mahodara   being   ordered   in   this   way   quickly   ordered   the   spies   to   come   to
the   presence   of   Ravana.

ttàara:   s|Ïv¢rta:   p#açOa:   pa¢TIvSasnaqt¯   .
up¢ÞTta:   p#a¸lyaE   vDI¢yÏva   jya¢Sxa   =20=

tt:

thereupon

cara:

spies

s|Ïv¢rta:

posthaste

p#açOa:

arrived

pa¢TIvSasnat¯

on orders of the king

up¢ÞTta:

stood waiting

p#a¸ly:

with joined palms

vDI¢yÏva

pronouncing benedictions

jya¢Sxa

live long

20.The   spies   arrived   posthaste   on   orders   of   the   king,   pronounced   benedictions
'live   long,live   long'   and   stood   waiting   with   joined   palms.