ttÞtmXaE×ybl|   lÄða¢DptyE   cra:   .
s¤vElE   raGv|   SWlE   ¢n¢v¾|   p#ÏyvEdyn¯   =1=

tt:

then

tm¯

that

AXaE×ybl|

unshakable army

lÄða¢DptyE

to the king of Lanka

cra:

spies

s¤vElE

on Suvela

raGv|

Rama

SWlE	on mountain

¢n¢v¾||

staying there

p#ÏyvEdyn¯

informed

1.Then   the   spies   informed   to   Ravana   about   the   unshakable   army   and   Rama
staying   on   the   Suvela   mountain.

caraNa|   ravN:   ½¤Ïva   p#açO|   ram|   mhablm¯   .
jataE¹EgaE{Bv¢Ïk|¢cÅCaÑ¥Il|   vaÀymb#v£t¯   =2=

caraNa|

of the spies

ravN:

Ravana

½¤Ïva

hearing

p#açO|

having arrived

ram|

Rama

mhablm¯

with great might

jataE¹Eg:   ABvt¯

felt surprised

¢k|¢ct¯

a little

SaѥIl|

to Sardula

vaÀym¯

words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

2.Ravana   a   bit   surprised   to   hear   the   words   of   his   spies   about   the   arrival   of
Rama,   spoke   to   Sardula   the   following   words.

AyTavÅc   tE   vNa©I   d£nàa¢s   ¢nSacr   .
na¢s   k¢Åcd¢mæOaNa|   @[¼ana|   vSmagt:   =3=

AyTavt¯   c

not as it always is

tE

your

vNI:

colour

d£n:   c

worried also

A¢s

you look

¢nSacr

night wanderer

n   A¢s

you have not become

k¢Åct¯

I think

A¢mæOaNa|

enemies

@[¼ana|

enraged

vS|	into the sway

Aagt:

fell

3.Ravana   told   Sardula   his   colour   is   not   as   it   always   was   and   appeared   worried   also   but   hoped   he   did   not   fall   in   the   sway   of   enraged   enemies.

i¢t   tEnan¤¢S¾Þt¤   vac|   mÓdm¤dWryt¯   .
tda   raXsSaÑ¥Il|   SaÑ¥IlaE   By¢vºl:   =4=

i¢t

thus

tEn

by him

An¤¢S¾:

questioned

t¤

in this

vac|

words

mÓd|	in faint voice

udWryt¯

spoke as follows

tda

then

raXsSaѥIl|

to the tiger among ogres

SaѥIl:

Sardula

By¢vºl:

unnerved by fear

4.Sardula,   questioned   as   above,   then   spoke   as   follows   in   a   faint   voice   unnerved   with   fear,   to   Ravana.

n   tE   car¢yt¤|   SÀya   rajÓvanrp¤Äñva:   =5=

n

not

tE

they

car¢yt¤|

of being spied upon

SÀya:

capable

rajn¯

O! king

vanrp¤Äñva:

the bulls among monkeys

5.Sardula   told   Ravana   that   the   bulls   among   the   monkeys   are   not   capable
of   being   spied   upon.

¢v@aÓta   blvÓtà   raGvEN   c   r¢Xta:   .
na¢p   s|Ba¢xt¤|   SÀya:   s|p#ÆaE{l   n   l×ytE   =6=

¢v@aÓta:

valiant

blvÓt:

mighty

c

also

raGvEN

by Rama, scion of Raghu

c   r¢Xta:

protected also

n

not

A¢p   s|Ba¢xt¤|

even of being talked with

SÀya:

capable

s|p#Æ:

for questioning

AæO	in respect of them

n   l×ytE

does not any scope

6.Sardula   told   Ravana   that   they   are   valiant   mighty   and   protected   by   Rama.
They   are   capable   of   even   being   talked   with   nor   there   is   any   scope   in   respect
of   them   being   questioned.

svItaE   rßytE   pÓTa   vanrW:   pvItaEpmW:   .
p#¢v¾maæOE   åOataE{h|   blE   t¢Þm°ca¢rtE   =7=

svIt:

all round

rßytE

is protected

pÓTa:

passages

vanrW:

by monkeys

pvItaEpmW:

looking like mountains

p#¢v¾maæOE

as soon as enterd

åOat:

was detcted

Ah|

I

blE

forces

t¢Þmn¯

that

Aca¢rtE

began to spy

7.Sardula   told   Ravana   that   the   monkeys   looking   like   mountain   protects   the
passages   on   all   four   sides   and   he   was   detected   as   soon   as   he   entered   for
spying.

bladqg¦h£taE   rXaE¢BbIh¤Da{¢Þm   ¢vca¢lt:   .
jan¤¢Bm¤I¢¾¢BdIÓtWÞtlWàa¢BhtaE   B¦Sm¯   =8=
p¢rN£taE{¢Þm   h¢r¢BbIlv¢ìrmxINW:   .
p¢rN£y   c   svIæO   n£taE{h|   rams|sdm¯   =9=

blat¯

with force

g¦h£t:

being seized

rXaE¢B:

with the accompanying ogres

bh¤Da

in many ways

A¢Þm   ¢vca¢lt:

was made to march hither and thither

jan¤¢B:

with knees

m¤¢¾¢B:

with fists

dÓtW:

with teeth

tlW:   c

with palms also

A¢Bht:

belaboured

B¦Sm¯

severely

p¢rN£t:   A¢Þm

I was paraded

h¢r¢B:

by the monkeys

blv¢ì:

mighty

AmxINW:

indignant

p¢rN£y

dragged

c

also

svIæO

everywhere

n£t:	was brought

Ah|

I

rams|sdm¯

to Rama's court

8,9.Sardula   told   Ravana   that   he   along   with   the   accompanying   ogres   being
seized   with   force   by   the   mighty,   indignant   monkeys,   was   made   to   march
hither   and   thither,   severely   belaboured   with   knees,   fists,   teeth   and   palms,
was   also   dragged   everywhere   and   brought   to   Rama's   court.

â¢Dra¢dÂDsvaIÄñaE   ¢vºlà¢ltE¢Ód#y:   .
h¢r¢BvIÒymanà   yacyman:   k]ta¸¢l:   =10=
raGvEN   p¢ræOataE   j£vam£¢t   yèÅCya   =11=

â¢Dra¢dÂDsvaIÄñ:

bleeding all over the body

¢vºl:

aflicted

c¢ltE¢Ód#y:

with disturbed senses

h¢r¢B:

by monkeys

vÒyman:

being beaten

c

also

yacyman:

pleading to spare life

k]ta¸¢l:

with joined palms

raGvEN

by Rama, scion of Raghu

p¢ræOat:

being saved

j£va¢m

am alive

i¢t

therefore

yèÅCya

by god's grace

10,11.Sardula   told   Ravana   that   bleeding   all   over   the   body,   afflicted   and   with
disturbed   senses   being   beaten   by   monkeys,   he   pleaded   with   joined   palms
to   spare   his   life,   he   was   saved   by   Rama   with   god's   grace   and   therefore   he   is   alive.