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

tt:

then

tm¯

that

AXaE×ybl|

an army which cannot be shaken

lÄða¢DptyE

to the king Lanka

cra:

spies

s¤vElE

Suvela

raGv|

Rama, scion of Raghu

SWlE	from mountain

¢n¢v¾|

returning

p#ÏyvEdyn¯

informed

1.Then   the   other   spies   returning   from   the   Suvela   mountain   informed   about
unshakeable   army   of   Rama   which   was   encamped   there.

caraNa|   ravN:   ½¤Ïva   p#açO|   rambl|   mht¯   .
jataE¹EgaE{Bv¢Ïk|¢cÏs¢cva¢ndmb#v£t¯   =2=

caraNa|

of the spies

ravN:

Ravana

½¤Ïva

hearing

p#açO|

having arrived

rambl|

about tha army of Rama

mht¯

huge

jataE¹Eg:

afraid

ABvt¯

became

¢k|¢ct¯

a little

s¢cvan¯

to ministers

idm¯	as follows

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

2.Ravana   on   hearing   the   words   of   the   spies   that   the   huge   army   of   Rama   has   arrived   became   a   little   afraid   and   spoke   to   the   ministers   as   follows.

m¢ÓæON:   S£G#mayaÓt¤   sv©I   vW   s¤sma¢hta:   .
Ay|   naE   mÓæOkalaE   ¢h   s|p#açO   i¢t   raXsa:   =3=

m¢ÓæON:

ministers

S£G#|

immediately

AayaÓt¤

let them come

sv©I

all

vW

may be

s¤sma¢hta:

very devoted

Ay|

now

n:

for us

mÓæOkal:

time to take counsel

¢h

therefore

s|p#açO:

has arrived

i¢t

thus

raXsa:

ogres

3.Ravana   told   his   ministers   that   let   all   the   devoted   ministers   who   are   ogres
come   immediately   because   the   time   to   take   counsel   has   come.

tÞy   tÅCasn|   ½¤Ïva   m¢ÓæONaE{×yagmÓd#^tm¯   .
tt:   s   mÓæOyamas   s¢cvW   raXsW:   sh   =4=

tÞy

his

tt¯

that

Sasn|

order

½¤Ïva

hearing

m¢ÓæON:

ministers

A×yagmn¯

arrived

d#^tm¯

post haste

tt:

then

s:

he

mÓæOyamas

began to confer

s¢cvW:

with ministers

raXsW:   sh

with ogres

4.The   ministers   hearing   his   orders   arrived   post   haste.   Ravana   them   began   to
confer   with   the   ogres,   his   ministers.

mÓæO¢yÏva   s   ѤDIxI:   Xm|   yÏsmnÓtrm¯   .
¢vsjI¢yÏva   s¢cvaÓp#¢vvES   Þvmalym¯   =5=

mÓæO¢yÏva

having taken counsel

s:

he

ѤDIxI:

difficult to overpower

Xm|	suiting the times

yt¯

which

smnÓtrm¯

to be done immediately

¢vsjI¢yÏva

giving leave

s¢cvan¯

to ministers

p#¢vvES

entered

Þv|

his own

Aalym¯

palace

5.Ravana,   who   was   difficult   to   conquer,   having   taken   counsel   action   to   be
taken   immediately   suiting   the   times,   entered   his   own   palace,   giving   leave
to   his   ministers.

ttaE   raXsmah¥y   ¢v濫Çjº|   mhablm¯   .
maya¢vd|   mhamay:   p#a¢vSïæO   mW¢Tl£   =6=

tt:	from there

raXs|

ogre

Aah¥y

taking

¢v濫Çjº|

Vidyujjihva

mhablm¯

with great might

maya¢vd|

skilled in conjuring tricks

mhamay:

a great sorcerer

p#a¢vSt¯

entered

yæO

where

mW¢Tl£

Sita, princess of Mithila, was

6.Ravana   taking   the   ogre   Vidyutjjihva   with   great   might,   skilled   in   conjuring
tricks   and   a   great   sorcerer   entered   where   Sita   was.

¢v濫Çjº|   c   mayaåOmb#v£d#aXsa¢Dp:   .
maEh¢yÝyamhE   s£ta|   mayya   jnkaÏmjm¯   =7=

¢v濫Çjº|    c

to Vidyujjihva

mayaåOm¯

skilled in conjuring tricks

Ab#v£t¯q

spoke

raXsa¢Dp:

king of ogres

maEh¢yÝyamhE

let us perturb the mind

s£ta|

of Sita

mayya

with conjuring trick

jnkaÏmjm¯

Janaka's daughter

7.Ravana   told   Vidyujjihva   that   they   should   perturb   the   mind   of   Sita   with   a
conjuring   trick.

¢SraE   mayamy|   g¦/   raGvÞy   ¢nSacr   .
Ïv|   ma|   sm¤p¢t¿Þv   mhÅc   sSr|   Dn¤:   =8=

¢Sr:

head

mayamy|

an illusory

g¦/

taking

raGvÞy

of Rama, scion of Raghu

¢nSacr

night wanderer

Ïv|

you

ma|

to me

sm¤p¢t¿Þv

come

mht¯	an excellent

c

also

sSr|	with arrows

Dn¤:

bow

8.Ravana   told   Vidyujjihva   to   come   with   an   illusory   head   of   Rama   alongwith
an   excellent   bow   with   arrows.

evm¤³ÞtTEÏyah   ¢v濫ÇjºaE   ¢nSacr:   .
tÞy   t¤¾aE{Bvd#aja   p#dd¬   c   ¢vB¥xNm¯   =9=

ev|

as above

u³:	being told

tTa   i¢t

will do so

Aah

replied

¢v濫Çjº:

Vidyujjihva

¢nSacr:

nightwanderer

tÞy

to him

t¤¾:   ABvt¯

became pleased

raja

king

p#dd¬

presented

c   ¢vB¥xNm¯

an ornament also

9.Vidyujjihva   on   being   told   as   above   replied   that   he   will   do   so.   Ravana   was
pleased   and   he   presented   an   ornament   to   Vidyujjihva.

ASaEk¢nkaya|   t¤   s£tadSInlals:   .
nWrq§tanam¢Dp¢t:   s|¢vvES   mhabl:   =10=

ASaEk¢nkaya|

into the asoka grove

t¤   s£tadSInlals:

longing for a sight of Sita

nWrq§tanam¯

of ogres

A¢Dp¢t:

lord

s|¢vvES

entered

mhabl:

with great might

10.Ravana,   endowed   with   great   might,   entered   into   the   asoka   grove   longing
for   a   sight   of   Sita.