ex   SWlW:   ¢Sla¢Bà   p¥r¢yÏva   mhaNIvm¯   .
¹arma¢½Ïy   lÄðaya   ram¢Þt¿¢t   say¤D:   =12=

ex:

here

SWlW:

with mountains

¢Sla¢B:   c

with rocks also

p¥r¢yÏva

filling

mhaNIvm¯

the extensive sea

¹ar|

door step

Aa¢½Ïy

reaching

lÄðaya:

of Lanka

ram:

Rama

¢t¿¢t

stands

say¤D:

with weaons

12.Sardula   told   Ravana   that   having   filled   the   extensive   sea   with   mountains   and
rocks,   reaching   the   gate   of   Lanka,   Rama   stands   with   weapons.

gâfÛy¥gmaÞTay   svItaE   h¢r¢Bv¦It:   .
ma|   ¢vs¦Çy   mhatEja   lÄðamEva¢BvtItE   =13=

gâfÛy¥g|

in the form of Garuda

AaÞTay

organising the army

svIt:

allround

h¢r¢B:

by monkeys

v¦t:	surrounded

ma|

me

¢vs¦Çy

freeing

mhatEja:

with great energy

lÄða|   ev

towards Lanka itself

A¢BvtItE

is advancing

13.Sardula   told   Ravana   that   arranging   the   army   in   the   form   of   Garuda   and
being   surrounded   on   all   sides   by   monkeys,   after   freeing   him   Rama   is
advancing   towards   Lanka   itself.

p¤ra   p#akarmaya¢t   ¢Xp#mEktr|   k[â   .
s£ta|   va{ÞmW   p#yÅCaS¤   s¤y¤¼|   va   p#d£ytam¯   =14=

p¤ra

before

p#akar|

defensive wall

Aaya¢t

reaches

¢Xp#|

quickly

ektr|

one of the two

k[â

do

s£ta|

Sita

va

or

AÞmW

to him

p#yÅC

return

AaS¤	immediately

s¤y¤¼|

a good battle

va

or

p#d£ytam¯

be given

14.Sardula   told   Ravana   that   he   must   do   quickly   one   of   the   following   two;
either   return   Sita   immediately   to   Rama   and   give   him   a   good   battle.

mnsa   sÓttapaT   tÅC®^Ïva   raXsa¢Dp:   .
SaÑ¥IlÞy   mh¹aÀymTaEvac   s   ravN:   =15=

mnsa   sÓttap

being agitated in mind

AT

then

tt¯

those

½¤Ïva

hearing

raXsa¢Dp:

king of ogres

SaÑ¥IlÞy

of Sardula

mht¯	the momentous

vaÀym¯

words

AT	thereafter

uvac	spoke as follows

s:

he

ravN:

Ravana

15,Ravana   hearing   the   momentus   words   of   Sardula,   then   with   agitated   mind
spoke   the   following   words.

y¢d   ma|   p#¢t   y¤¼YErÓdEvgÓDvIdanva:   .
nWv   s£ta|   p#daÞya¢m   svIlaEkByad¢p   =16=

y¢d

if

ma|

me

p#¢t

against

y¤¼YErn¯

were to fight

dEvgÓDvIdanva:

gods, gandharvas and demons

n

not

ev   s£ta|

Sita even

p#daÞya¢m

I will restore

svIlaEkByat¯   A¢p

under fear from all the world

16.Ravana   told   Sardula   that   even   if   gods,   gandharvas   and   demons   were   to
against   him,   he   will   not   restore   Sita   even   under   fear   from   all   the   worlds.

evm¤ÀÏva   mhatEja   ravN:   p¤nrb#v£t¯   .
ca¢rta   Bvta   sEna   kE{æO   S¥ra:   ÔlvÄñma:   =17=

ev|

as above

uÀÏva

having said

mhatEja:

with great energy

ravN:

Ravana

p¤n:

again

Ab#v£t¯

said as follows

ca¢rta

has been seen around

Bvta

by you

sEna

the army

kE

who

AæO

in it

S¥ra:

gallant

ÔlvÄñma:

monkeys

17.Ravana,   having   said   as   above   again   spoke   to   Sardula   and   asked   him   has   the   army   been   seen   around   by   him   and   who   are   the   gallant   monkeys?

k£èSa:   ¢k|p#Ba:   s¬Øy   vanra   yE   Ѥrasda:   .
kÞy   p¤æOaà   p¬æOaà   tt¯ÏvmaÁya¢h   raXs   =18=

k£èSa:

of what description

¢k|p#Ba:

what are their prowess

s¯y	gentle one

vanra:

monkeys

yE

who are

Ѥrasda:

difficult to approach

kÞy

whose

p¤æOa:   c

sons also

p¬æOa:   c

grandsons also

tt¯Ïv|

the truth

AaÁya¢h

speak

raXs

ogre

18.Ravana   asked   Sardula   of   what   description   are   those   monkeys   who   are
difficult   to   approach   and   what   are   their   prowess?   Whose   sons   and   grandsons
are   they?   and   told   him   to   speak   the   truth.

tTa{æO   p#¢tpÏÞya¢m   åOaÏva   tExa|   blablm¯   .
AvÜy|   bls|Áyana|   ktIÛy|   y¤¼¢mÅCtam¯   =19=

tTa	accordingly

AæO

in this

p#¢tpÏÞya¢m

will take suitable action

åOaÏva

knowing

tExa|

their

blablm¯

stregth and weakness

AvÜy|

certainly

bls|Áyana|

the hostile army's strength

ktIÛy|

must be done

y¤¼|

war

iÅCtam¯

courts

19.Ravana   told   Sardula   that   knowing   their   strength   and   weakness   he   will   take
suitable   action   accordingly   and   certainly   he   who   courts   war   should   know   the
hostile   army's   strength.

tTWvm¤³:   SaÑ¥IlaE   ravNEnaEäOmàr:   .
id|   vcnmarEBE   vÀy¤|   ravNs¢°D¬   =20=

tTa   ev|

as above

u³:	questioned

SaѥIl:

Sardula

ravNEn

by Ravana

uäOm:

the best

cr:

spy

id|   vcn|

the following

AarEBE

started

v³[|

to tell

ravNs¢°D¬

in the presence of Ravana

20.Sardula,   the   best   spy,   being   questioned   as   above   by   Ravana,   started   to
speak   the   following   words   in   the   presence   of   Ravana.