saD¤   paty   ma|   ¢Xp#|   ramÞyaEp¢r   ravN   .
smany   p¢t|   pÏÓya   k[â   kÚyaNm¤äOmm¯   =31=

saD¤	by any means

paty

kill

ma|

me

¢Xp#|

quickly

ramÞy

of Rama

up¢r	laying on the body

ravN

O! Ravana

smany

unite

p¢t|

husband

pÏÓya

with wife

k[â

obtain

kÚyaN|

virtue

uäOmm¯

supreme

31.Sita   told   Ravana   to   kill   her   quickly   by   any   means   and   laying   her   on   the
body   of   Rama   unite   a   husband   with   wife   and   obtain   a   supreme   virtue.

¢Srsa   mE   ¢SràaÞy   kay|   kayEn   yaEjy   .
ravNan¤g¢mÝya¢m   g¢t|   Bt¤ImIhaÏmn:   =32=

¢Srsa

with head

mE

my

¢Sr:

head

c

also

AÞy

his

kay|

body

kayEn

with body

yaEjy

join

ravN

O! Ravana

An¤g¢mÝya¢m

will follow

g¢t|

the way

Bt¤I:

of husband

mhaÏmn:

high souled

32.Sita   pleaded   with   Ravana   to   join   her   head   with   the   head   of   Rama   and   her
body   with   the   body   of   Rama   so   that   she   will   follow   him   the   way   of   her   high   souled   husband.

i¢t   sa   Ѥ:KsÓtçOa   ¢vllapak[lE¢Ód#ya   .
Bt¤I:   ¢SraE   Dn¤ÞtæO   sm£ßy   c   p¤n:   p¤n:   =33=

i¢t

as above

sa

she

Ѥ:KsÓtçOa

tormented with grief

¢vllap

wailed

Aak[lE¢Ód#ya

with confused senses

Bt¤I:

of husband

¢Sr:

head

Dn¤:

bow

tæO

there

sm£ßy   c

looking also

p¤n:   p¤n:

again and again

33.Sita,   with   confused   senses   and   tormented   with   grief   there   seeing   her
husband's   head   and   bow   again   and   again,   wailed   as   above.

ev|   lalÔymanaya|   s£taya|   tæO   raXs:   .
A¢Bc@am   BtaIrmn£kÞT:   k]ta¸¢l:   =34=

ev|

as above

lalÔymanaya|

while wailing

s£taya|

Sita

tæO

there

raXs:

an ogre

A¢Bc@am

approached

BtaIrm¯

his lord

An£kÞT:

guarding the gate

k]ta¸¢l:

with joined palms

34.While   Sita   was   wailing   as   above   an   ogre   guarding   the   gate   approached   his
lord   with   joined   palms.

¢vjyÞvayIp¤æOE¢t   saE{¢Bvaï   p#saï   c   .
ÓyvEdydn¤p#açO|   p#hÞt|   va¢hn£p¢tm¯   =35=

¢vjyÞv

be victorious

AayIp¤æO

my lord

i¢t

thus

s:

he

A¢Bvaï

greeting

p#saï

winning pleasure

c	thereafter

ÓyvEdyt¯

informed

An¤p#açO|

having arrived

p#hÞt|

Prahasta

va¢hn£p¢tm¯

commander-in-chief

35.The   gaurd   greeting   Ravana   with   the   words   'be   victorious,   my   lord'   informed
him   of   Prahasta,   the   commander-in-chief,   having   arrived.

AmaÏyW:   s¢htW:   svªI:   p#hÞt:   sm¤p¢ÞTt:   .
tEn   dSInkamEn   vy|   p#ÞTa¢pta:   p#BaE   =36=

AmaÏyW:

with ministers

s¢htW:

accompanied by

svªI:

all

p#hÞt:

Prahasta

sm¤p¢ÞTt:

is awaiting

tEn

by him

dSInkamEn

eager to see

vy|

us

p#ÞTa¢pta:

have been sent

p#BaE

lord

36.The   guard   told   Ravana   that   Prahasta   accompanied   by   all   ministers   is
awaiting   to   see   him   and   the   guard   was   sent   by   Prahasta   who   was   eager   to
see   him.

n¥nm¢Þt   mharaj   rajBavaÏXma¢Óvtm¯   .
¢k|¢cdaÏy¢Dk|   kayI|   tExa|   Ïv|   dSIn|   k[â   =37=

n¥nm¯   A¢Þt

is surely there

mharaj

king

rajBavat¯

looking to king's mind

Xma¢Óvtm¯

endowed with forgiveness

¢k|¢ct¯

some

AaÏy¢Dk|

urgent

kayI|

work

tExa|

for them

Ïv|

you

dSIn|

to see

k[â

please do

37.The   guard   told   Ravana   that   surely   they   have   some   urgent   work   and
be   pleased   to   see   them.

etÅC®^Ïva   dSg#£vaE   raXsp#¢tvE¢dtm¯   .
ASaEkv¢nka|   ÏyÀÏva   m¢ÓæONa|   dSIn|   yy¬   =38=

ett¯

this

½¤Ïva

hearing

dSg#£v:

ten headed

raXsp#¢tvE¢dtm¯

said by the ogre

ASaEkv¢nka|

the asoka grove

ÏyÀÏva

leaving

m¢ÓæONa|

the ministers

dSIn|

to see

yy¬

left

38.On   hearing   what   the   ogre   said,   the   ten   headed   Ravana   left   asoka   grove
to   see   his   ministers.

s   t¤   svI|   smÒyªIv   m¢ÓæO¢B:   k]ÏymaÏmn:   .
sBa|   p#¢vÜy   ¢vdDE   ¢v¢dÏva   ram¢v@mm¯   =39=

s:

he

t¤

in this

svI|	everything

smÒyI

after discussing

ev

only

m¢ÓæO¢B:

with ministers

k]Ïy|

to be done

AaÏmn:

his

sBa|   p#¢vÜy

entering the council hall

¢vdDE

decided

¢v¢dÏva

having come to know

ram¢v@mm¯

Rama's prowess

39.Ravana,   having   come   to   know   Rama's   prowess,   entered   the   council   hall
and   after   discussing   everything   with   his   ministers   decided   on   what   is   to   be
done.

AÓtDaIn|   t¤   t¢ÅCraE   tÅc   kam¤Ikm¤äOmm¯   .
jgam   ravNÞyWv   ¢nyaINsmnÓtrm¯   =40=

AÓtDaIn|

disappeared

t¤

in this

tt¯   ¢Sr:

that head

tt¯

that

c   kam¤Ik|

bow also

uäOmm¯

execellent

jgam

went

ravNÞy

of Ravana

ev	immediately

¢nyaINsmnÓtrm¯

after the departure

40.Immediately   after   the   departure   of   Ravana   the   head   and   the   excellent   bow
(   both   illusory)   disappeared.