p#akarEN    p¢r¢XçOa    paÎf¤rEN    ¢vrajta    ,
hEmkßya    p¤r£    rØya    vWf¥yImytaErNa    .11.
hÞÏyárTs|baDa    t¥yInad¢vna¢dta    ,
svIkamPlWrqv¦XWÞsHqk[laEïanSaE¢Bta    .12.

p#akarEN

by a perimeter wall

p¢r¢XçOa

is enclosed

paÎf¤rEN

by a white

¢vrajta

beautified

hEmkßya

with golden houses

p¤r£

city

rØya

charming

vWf¥yImytaErNa

with outer gates of cat's eye

hÞÏyárTs|baDa

filled with elephants, horses and chariots

t¥yInad¢vna¢dta

resounding with the sound of musical instruments

svIkamPlW:

yeilding fruits in all seasons

v¦XW:

with trees

sHqk[la

abounds

uïanSaE¢Bta

beautified by gardens

11,12.Ravana   told   Sita   that   the   city   is   enclosed   and   beautified   by   a   white
perimeter   wall,   looks   charming   with   golden   houses   and   outer   gates   made
of   cat's   eye,   filled   with   elephants,   horses   and   chariots,   resounding   with
the   sound   of   musical   instruments,   with   trees   yielding   fruits   in   all   seasons
and   beautified   by   gardens.

tæO    Ïv|    vst£    s£tE    rajp¤æO£    mya    sh    ,
n    Þm¢rÝy¢s    nar£Na|    man¤x£Na|    mn¢Þvn£    .13.

tæO

there

Ïv|

you

vst£

will live

s£tE

Sita

rajp¤æO£

princess

mya   sh

with me

n   Þm¢rÝy¢s

will not remember

nar£Na|   man¤x£Na|

mortal women

mn¢Þvn£

proud lady

13.Ravana   told   Sita   that   there   she   will   live   him   and   she   will   not   remember
mortal   women.

B¤¸ana    man¤xan¯    BaEga¢ÓdÛya|à    vrv¢NI¢n    ,
n    Þm¢rÝy¢s    ramÞy    man¤xÞy    gtay¤x:    .14.

B¤¸ana

enjoying

man¤xan¯

human

BaEgan¯

luxuries

¢dÛyan¯   c

celestial as well

vrv¢NI¢n

lady of excellent complexion

n   Þm¢rÝy¢s

will not remember

ramÞy

of Rama

man¤xÞy

of mortal

gtay¤x:

with life departed

14.Ravana   told   Sita   that   she   will   enjoy   both   human   and   celestial   luxuries
and   forget   the   human   Rama   with   life   departed.

ÞTap¢yÏva    ¢p#y|    p¤æO|    raåOa    dSrTEn    y:    ,
mÓdv£yIÞttaE    ÇyE¿Þs¤t:    p#ÞTa¢ptaE    vnm¯    .15.

ÞTap¢yÏva

installing

¢p#y|

favourite

p¤æO|

son

raåOa   dSrTEn

by king Dasaratha

y:

ehich

mÓdv£yI:

little powers

tt:	from there

ÇyE¿:   s¤t:

eldest son

p#ÞTa¢pt:

sent into exile

vnm¯	to the forest

15.Ravana   told   Sita   that   after   installing   his   favourite   son,   king   Dasaratha
had   exiled   his   eldest   son   of   little   prowees   to   the   forest.

tEn    ¢k|    B#¾raÇyEn    ramEN    gtcEtsa    ,
k¢rÝy¢s    ¢vSala¢X    tapsEn    tp¢Þvna    .16.

tEn

by that

¢k|

what

B#¾raÇyEn

deprived of kingdom

ramEN

by Rama

gtcEtsa

deprived of reasoning

k¢rÝy¢s

will you do

¢vSala¢X

broad eyed

tapsEn

with an ascetic

tp¢Þvna

practicing austerities

16.Ravana   asked   Sita   what   will   she   do   with   Rama   who   had   been
deprived   of   his   kingdom   and   reasoning   practicing   austerities   as   an
ascetic?

yXraXsBtaIr|    kamat¯Þvy¢mhagtm¯    ,
n    mÓmTSra¢v¾|    p#ÏyaÁyat¤|    Ïvmrqh¢s    .17.

yXraXsBtaIr|

king of yakshas and ogres

kamat¯

therefore

Þvy|

himself

ih

here

Aagtm¯

has come

n

not

mÓmTSra¢v¾|

overpowered by shafts of love

p#ÏyaÁyat¤|

to spurn

Ïv|   Arqh¢s

you should

17.Ravana   told   Sita   that   he   the   king   of   yakshas   and   ogres   has   come   in
person   and   being   overpowered   by   the   shafts   of   love   she   should   not   spurn
him.

p#ÏyaÁyay    ¢h    ma|    B£â    p¢rtap|    g¢mÝy¢s    ,
crNEna¢BhÏyEv    p¤ãrvsm¤vIS£    .18.

p#ÏyaÁyay

by spurning

¢h   ma|

me also

B£â

timid one

p¢rtap|

repentance

g¢mÝy¢s

you will reap

crNEn

by foot

A¢BhÏy

kicking

iv

like

p¤ãrvs|

Pururavas

uvIS£

Urvasi

18.Ravana   told   Sita   that   by   spurning   she   will   repent   like   Urvasi   who
kicked   Pururavas   with   her   foot.

AHqg¤Úya    n    smaE    ramaE    mm    y¤¼E    s    man¤x:    ,
tv    BaÂyEn    s|p#açO|    BjÞv    vrv¢NI¢n    .19.

AHqg¤Úya

to one finger

n   sm:

is not equal

ram:

Rama

mm

my

y¤¼E	in the battle field

s:   man¤x:

that human being

tv

your

BaÂyEn

by good luck

s|p#açO|

having come

BjÞv

accept

vrv¢NI¢n

with an excellent complexion

19.Ravana   told   Sita   that   Rama   is   not   equal   to   his   finger   in   the   field   of   battle
and   she   should   accept   him   who   had   come   there   by   her   good   luck.

evm¤?va    t¤    vWdEh£    @[¼a    s|r³laEcna    ,
Ab#v£t¯    pâx|    vaÀy|    r¢htE    raXsa¢Dpm¯    .20.

ev|

as above

u?va	having said

t¤   vWdEh£

Sita for her part

@[¼a

enraged

s|r³laEcna

with reddened eyes

Ab#v£t¯

spoke the following

pâx|   vaÀy|

harsh words

r¢htE

when alone

raXsa¢Dpm¯

to the king of ogres

20.Sita,   on   hearing   the   above   words   of   Ravana,   enraged   spoke   the
following   harsh   words   with   reddened   eys.