dSvxIsh*a¢N    tpÞtçva    mhavnE    ,
p¤ra    ÞvyØB¤vE    D£r:    ¢Sra|Þy¤pjhar    y:    .18.
dEvdangÓDvI¢pSacptgaErgW:    ,
ABy|    yÞy    s|g#amE    m¦Ïy¤taE    man¤xaètE    .19.
mÓæOWr¢B¾¤t|    p¤ÝpmÒyvrEx¤    ¢¹ja¢t¢B:    ,
h¢vDaInEx¤    y:    saEmm¤ph¢Ót    mhabl:    .20.

dSvxIsh*a¢N

for ten thousand years

tp:tçva

having practiced ausyerities

mhavnE

in a great forest

p¤ra

long ago

ÞvyØB¤vE

to Lors Brahma

D£r:

valiant

¢Sra|¢s

heads

upjhar

offered

y:

who

dEvdangÓDvI¢pSacptgaErgW:

at the hands of gods, gandharvas, fiends, birds and serpents

ABy|	free from fear

yÞy

whose

s|g#amE

in the battle field

m¦Ïy¤t:

of death

man¤xat¯   §tE

excepting human beings

mÓæOW:

with sacred texts

A¢B¾¤t|

with sacrifices

p¤Îym¯

holy

AÒyvrEx¤

in sacrifices

¢¹ja¢t¢B:

by brahmins

h¢vDaInEx¤

in in oblations

y:

who

saEm|

soma drink

uph¢Ót

used to spill

mhabl:

of great might

18,19,20.Surapanakha   saw   that   Ravana   who   long   ago   practiced
austerities   for   ten   thousand   years   and   offered   his   heads   to   Brahma
who   granted   him   immunity   from   death   by   gods,   danavas,   gandharvas,
fiends,   birds   and   serpents   except   human   beings;   who   used   to   spill   the
holy   soma   drink   glorified   through   sacred   texts   and   oblations   by   brahmins
in   sacrifices.

AaçOyåOhr|    @\r|    b#'G"|    Ѥ¾ca¢rNm¯    ,
kkIS|    ¢nrn¤@aES|    p#janam¢htE    rtm¯    .21.
ravN|    svIlaEkana|    svIB¥tByavhm¯    ,
raXs£    B#atr|    @\r|    sa    ddSI    mhablm¯    .22.

AaçOyåOhr|

wrecked sacrifices which had neared completion

@\r|

wicked

b#'G"|

killer of brahmins

Ѥ¾ca¢rNm¯

perpetrator of cruel deeds

kkIS|

was very rough

¢nrn¤@aES|

hard hearted

p#janam¯

for living beings

A¢htE

doing harm

rtm¯	interested

ravN|

made to tremble

svIlaEkana|

in all the worlds

svIB¥tByavhm¯

a source of terror to all beings

raXs£

ogress

B#atr|

elder brother

@\r|

cruel

sa

that

ddSI

saw

mhablm¯

of great might

21,22.Surapanakha   saw   her   brother   who   wrecked   sacrifices   which   had
neared   completion,   killed   brahmins,   very   rough,   hard   hearted,   taking
pleasure   in   doing   harm   to   livng   beings,   made   all   the   worlds   tremble,   a
source   of   terror   for   all   living   beings,   cruel   and   with   great   might.

t|    ¢dÛyvÞæOaBrN|    ¢dÛymaÚyaEpSaE¢Btm¯    ,
AasnE    s¥p¢v¾|    t|    kalkal¢mvaEïtm¯    .23.
raXsEÓd#|    mhaBag|    paWlÞÏyk[lnÓdnm¯    ,
ravN|    SæO¤hÓtar|    m¢ÓæO¢B:    p¢rva¢rtm¯    .
A¢BgØyab#v£¹aÀy|    raXs£    By¢vhla    .24.

t|

him

¢dÛyvÞæOaBrN|

in celestial robes and adorned with celestial ornaments

¢dÛymaÚyaEpSaE¢Btm¯

decked with celestial garlands

AasnE

on throne

s¥p¢v¾|

comfortably seated

t|

that

kalkal|   iv

like the time spirit

uïtm¯

well trained

raXsEÓd#|

king of ogres

mhaBag|

highly blessed

paWlÞÏyk[lnÓdnm¯

delight of the race of rakshasas

ravN|

to Ravana

SæO¤hÓtar|

slayer of enemies

m¢ÓæO¢B:

with ministers

p¢rva¢rtm¯

surrounded

A¢BgØy

approaching

Ab#v£t¯

said

vaÀy|

the following words

raXs£

ogress

By¢vhla

overcome with fear

23,24.Surpanakha   approached   Ravana,   the   delight   of   the   rakshasas,
highly   blessed,   like   a   time   spirit,   slayer   of   enemies,   surrounded   by
ministers,   with   celestial   robes,   ornaments   and   garlands   and   seated   on   a
throne.

tmb#v£ê£çO¢vSallaEcn|    p#dSI¢yÏva    BymaEhm¥rq¢ÅCta    ,
s¤daâN|    vaÀymB£tca¢rN£    mhaÏmna    S¥pINKa    ¢vã¢pta    .25.

tm¯

to him

Ab#v£t¯

said

d£çO¢vSallaEcn|

with large eyes burning with rage

p#dSI¢yÏva

displaying

BymaEhm¥rq¢ÅCta

bewildered with fear and covetousness

s¤daâN|

exceptionally harsh

vaÀym¯

the followingwords

AB£tca¢rN£

roaming fearlessly

mhaÏmna

by the high souled Lakshmana

S¥pINKa

Surpanakha

¢vã¢pta

disfigured

25.Surpanakha   who   was   bewildered   with   fear   and   covetousness   and
roamed   fearlessly   and   was   disfigured   by   Lakshmana   said   the   following
exceptionally   harsh   words   to   Ravana.