kT|   c   p#¢tktIÛy|   tExa|   ramEN   rXsam¯   .
mamkWvaI   blWrb#'n¯   mya   va   k\zyaE¢Dnam¯   ¡13¡

kT|	in what manner

c

and

p#¢tkTIÛy|

should be confronted

tExa|

regarding them

ramEN

by Rama

rXsam¯

demons

mamkW:

by those on my side

va

or

blW:	armed forces

b#'n¯

O! Realised One!

mya

by me

va

or

k\z

guile

yaE¢Dnam¯

battlers

 
O!Realised   one!   In   what   way   could   these   demons   given   to   foul-play   in battle  be  confronted   by  my  armed  forces,  myself  and
also  Rama?  (13)
 
svI|   mE   S|s   Bgvn¯   kT|   tExa|   mya   rNE   .
ÞTatÛy|   Ѥ¾Bavna|   v£yaI¢Ïs³a   ¢h   raXsa:   ¡14¡

svI|	everything

mE

to me

S|s	may you instruct

Bgvn¯

O! Lord!

kT|	in what manner

tExa|

against them

mya

by me

rNE

in battle

ÞTatÛy|

conduct myself

Ѥ¾Bavna|

given to wickedness

v£yaI¢Ïs³a:

arrogant on account of valour

¢h

indeed

raXsa:

demons

 
 
O!   Lord!   How   should   I   conduct   myself   in   battle   against   them,   who   are haughty   owing   to   their   strength   and   are   of   wicked   conduct?   May   you instruct   me   comprehensively'   (14).
 
tÞy   t¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   ¢váa¢mæOaE{×yBaxt   ¡15¡  
 

tÞy

his

tt¯

that

vcn|

word

½¤Ïva

having heard

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

A×yBaxt

spoke

 
Having   heard   those   words   of   his,   Viswamitra   spoke   (thus)   (15).
 
p¤lÞÏyv|Sp#BvaE   ravNaE   nam   raXs:   ¡16¡

p¤lÞÏy

of Pulastya

v|S

lineage

p#Bv:

born in

ravN:

Ravana

nam

named

raXs:

demon

There   is   a   demon   by   name   Ravana,   who   is   born   in   the   dynasty   of Pulastya   (16).

s   b#'Na   däOvrÞæOWlaEÀy|   baDtE   B¦Sm¯   .
mhablaE   mhav£yaI   raXsWbIh^¢Bv¦It:   ¡17¡¡

s:

he

b#'Na

by the creator Brahma

däOvr:

gifted with boons

æOWlaEÀy|

the three worlds

baDtE

afflicts

B¦Sm¯

severely

mhabl:

of great strength

mhav£yI:

of great valour

raXsW:

by the demons

bh^¢B:

in large numbers

v¦t:	attended upon

Being   of   tremendous   might,   exemplary   bravery   and   surrounded   by   a   large contingent   of   demons,   he   torments   greatly   the   three   worlds,   backed by the  boons  he  had  been  bestowed  upon  by  Lord  Brahma (17).
 
½¥ytE   ¢h   mhav£yaI   ravNaE   raXsa¢Dp:   .
saXa¹W½vNB#ata   p¤æOaE   ¢v½vsaE   m¤nE:   ¡18¡

½¥ytE

it is said

¢h

indeed

mhav£yI:

greatly valiant

ravN:

Ravana

raXsa¢Dp:

the Lord of the demons

saXat¯

in reality

vW½vNB#ata

brother to Vaisravana (Kubera, the God of wealth)

p¤æO:

son to

¢v½vs:

of Visravas

m¤nE:

of the sage

 
It   is   said   that,   that   greatly   valiant   king   of   the   demons   Ravana   is,   in   fact, the   brother  of  Vaisravana  and  the  son  to  sage  Vaisravas   (18).
 
sda   n   Kl¤   yMÞy   ¢vG"ktaI   mhabl:   .
tEn   s|caE¢dtaW   taW   t¤   raXsaW   kamã¢pNaW   ¡
mar£cà   s¤bah^à   yM¢vG"|   k¢rÝyt:   ¡19¡

sda

always

n

not

Kl¤

indeed

yMÞy	of sacrifices

¢vG"ktaI

creator of impediments

mhabl:

of great strength

tEn

by him

s|caE¢dtaW

instigated

taW

those two

t¤

verily

raXsaW

these demons

kamã¢pNaW

taking the form as desired

mar£c:

Maricha

c

and

s¤bah^:

Subahu

c

and

yM¢vG"|

obstacles to the sacrifice

k¢rÝyt:

create

 
That   one   of   great   might   is   always   intent   on   destroying   sacrifices   and (if   he   does   not   do   so),   the   duo   Maricha   and   Subahu,   who   are   capable   of assuming   any   form   at   will,   will   disrupt   the   sacrifices,   instigated by   him   (19).
    
iÏy¤³aE   m¤¢nna   tEn   rajaEvac   m¤¢n|   tda   .
n   ¢h   S³aE{¢Þm   s|g#amE   ÞTat¤|   tÞy   ѤraÏmn:  ¡20¡

i¢t

thus

u³:

spoken to

m¤¢nna

by the sage

tEn

that

raja

the king

uvac

said

m¤¢n|

to the sage

tda

then

n

not

¢h

indeed

S³:

competent

A¢Þm

I am

s|g#amE

in battle

ÞTat¤|

to face

tÞy

him

ѤraÏmn:

the evil-minded one

 
Being   told   thus   by   the   sage,   the   king   spoke   to   the   sage   thus:   `I   am   not capable   of   giving   battle   to   that   wicked   one'   (20).