p¤ra    ram    mhabahaE    mhablpra@m    ,
ãpmas£Ómma¢cÓÏy|    ¢æOx¤    laEkEx¤    ¢v½¤tm¯    .
yTa    saEmÞy    S@Þy    s¥yIÞy    c    yTa    vp¤:    .1.

p¤ra	in my former existence

ram

Rama

mhabahaE

mighty armed

mhablpra@m

with extraordinary prowess and might

ãp|

form

Aas£t¯

was

mm

my

A¢cÓÏy|

inconceivable

¢æOx¤

three

laEkEx¤

in worlds

¢v½¤tm¯

well known

yTa	resembling

saEmÞy

of the moon god

S@Þy

of Indra

s¥yIÞy

of sun god

c	as was the forms

yTa	resembling

vp¤:

form

1.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   in   his   earlier   existence   his   form   resembled   the
form   of   moon   god,   sungod   and   Indra   and   was   inconceivable   and   well
known   in   the   three   worlds.

saE{h|    ãp¢md|    k]Ïva    laEk¢væOasn|    mht¯    ,
§x£ÓvngtaÓram    æOasya¢m    ttÞtt:    .2.

s:   Ah|

that I

ãp|

form

id|

this

k]Ïva

assuming

laEk¢væOasn|

a source of terror for people

mht¯

gigantic

§x£n¯

sages

vngtan¯

living in the forest

ram

Rama

æOasya¢m

frightened

ttÞtt:

here and there

2.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   assuming   the   gigantic   form,   asource   of   terror
for   people,   he   frightened   sages   living   in   the   forest   here   and   there.

tt:    ÞT¥l¢Sra    nam    mh¢xI:    kaE¢ptaE    mya    ,
s|¢cÓvn¯    ¢v¢vD|    vÓy|    ãpENanEn    D¢xIt:    .3.

tt:

then

ÞT¥l¢Sra:

Sthulasira

nam

by name

mh¢xI:

an eminent risi

kaE¢pt:

was provoked to anger

mya

by me

s|¢cÓvn¯

while gathering

¢v¢vD|

various

vÓy|	forest produce

ãpEN

by form

AnEn

in this

D¢xIt:

assailed

3.Kabandha   told   Rama   by   assailing   the   eminent   risi   Sthulasira   in   this   form
while   he   was   gathering   the   produce   of   the   forest,   the   risi   was   provoked   to
anger.

tEnahm¤³:    p#EßyWv|    GaErSapa¢BDa¢yna    ,
etdEv    n¦S|s|    tE    ãpmÞt¤    ¢vgrq¢htm¯    .4.

tEn

by him

Ah|

I

u³:	was cursed

p#Eßy

on perceiving

ev|

as above

GaErSapa¢BDa¢yna

who pronounces a dreadful curse

ett¯

this

ev

only

n¦S|s|

cruel

tE

for you

ãp|

form

AÞt¤

let it be

¢vgrq¢htm¯

reprehensible

4.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   the   risi   known   for   pronouncing   terrible   curses
cursed   him   saying   that   let   the   cruel   and   reprehensible   form   be   retained   by
him.

s    mya    ya¢ct:    @[¼ÜSapÞyaÓtaE    BvE¢d¢t    ,
A¢BSapk]tÞyE¢t    tEnEd|    Ba¢xt|    vc:    .5.

s:

he

mya

by me

ya¢ct:

was requested

@[¼:	the enraged

SapÞy

of the curse

AÓt:

an end

BvEt¯

let there be

i¢t

thus

A¢BSapk]tÞy

caused by accursed behaviuor

i¢t	for this reason

tEn

by him

id|	the following

Ba¢xt|

was spoken

vc:

words

5.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   being   requested   by   him   for   an   end   to   the   curse
visited   upon   due   to   his   accursed   behaviour,   the   enraged   risi   spoke   the
following   words.

yda    ¢CÏva    B¤jaW    ramÞÏva|    dhE¢¹jnE    vnE    ,
tda    Ïv|    p#ap¯ÞysE    ãp|    ÞvmEv    ¢vp¤l|    S¤Bm¯    .6.

yda

when

¢CÏva

severing

B¤jaW

two arms

ram:

Rama

Ïva|

you

dhEt¯

cremates

¢vjnE

in an uninhabited

vnE

forest

tda

then

Ïv|

you

p#ap¯ÞysE

will regain

ãp|   Þv|

own form

ev

only

¢vp¤l|

enormous

S¤Bm¯

charming

6.Kabandha   told   Rama   according   to   the   risi   he   will   regain   his   own   enornius
and   charming   form   when   Rama   severes   his   arms   and   cremates   him   in   an
uninhabited   forest.

¢½ya    ¢vra¢jt|    p¤æO|    dnaEÞÏv|    ¢v¢¼    lßmN    ,
iÓd#kaEpa¢dd|    ãp|    p#açOmEv|    rNa¢jrE    .7.

¢½ya	with speldour

¢vra¢jt|

adorned

p¤æO|

son

dnaE:

od Danu

Ïv|

you

¢v¢¼

know

lßmN

Lakshmana

iÓd#kaEpat¯

by Indra's anger

id|   ãp|

this form

p#açO|

was acquired

ev|

this

rNa¢jrE

in a battle field

7.Kabanda   told   Lakshmana   that   he   is   the   son   of   Danu,   adorned   with
splendour   and   he   acquired   this   form   due   Indra's   anger   in   a   battle   field.

Ah|    ¢h    tpsaEg#EN    ¢ptamhmtaExym¯    ,
d£GImay¤:    s    mE    p#adaäOtaE    ma|    ¢bB#maE{Þp¦St¯    .8.

Ah|

I

¢h

thus

tpsa   ug#EN

by rigorous austerities

¢ptamh|

Brahma

AtaExym¯

was propitiated

d£GI|   Aay¤:

with long life

s:

he

mE

for me

p#adat¯

blessed

tt:

from then

ma|

me

¢bB#m:

pride

AÞp¦St¯

took possession

8.Kabandha   told   Lakshmana   that   he   was   blessed   with   long   life   by   Brahma
who   was   propitiated   by   rigorous   austerities   by   him   and   from   then   on   pride
took   possession   of   him.

d£GImay¤mIya    p#açO|    ¢k|    mE    S@:    k¢rÝy¢t    ,
iÏyEv|    b¤¢¼maÞTay    rNE    S@mDxIym¯    .9.

d£GI|   Aay¤:

a long life

mya

by me

p#açO|

has been secured

¢k|

what

mE

to me

S@:

Indra

k¢rÝy¢t

will do

i¢t   ev|

as above

b¤¢¼|

thinking in mind

AaÞTay

having

rNE	in a battle field

S@|

Indra

ADxIym¯

assailed

9.Kabandha   told   Lakshmana   that   since   he   had   secured   a   long   life   he
thought   what   can   Indra   do   to   him   and   thus   assailed   Indra   on   a   battle   field.

tÞy    bah^p#m¤³En    vj#EN    StpvINa    ,
s¢ÀTn£    cWv    m¥DaI    c    Sr£rE    s|p#vE¢Stm¯    .10.

tÞy

by his

bah^p#m¤³En

discharged from hand

vj#EN

by thunderbolt

StpvINa

with hundred edges

s¢ÀTn£   c

thighs also

ev

only

m¥DaI

head

c

also

Sr£rE

into the body

s|p#vE¢Stm¯

was thrust

10.Kabandha   told   Lakshmana   that   the   thunderbolt   with   hundred   edges
discharged   from   the   hand   of   Indra   thrust   his   head   and   thighs   into   the   body.