That youthful one, having the quarters for clothes, assailed by the rain of arrows of Cupid, singing and with a resolve to make love to Agasthya, rushed towards him (11).

AaptÓt£| t¤ ta| ¾va p¤nÞtÞyaÞtda B¦Sm¯ .
@ÑG: k]San¤sÄðaS AgÞÏyaE BgvanB¥t¯ ¡12¡

AaptÓt£|

coming forward

t¤

indeed

ta|

her

¾va

on seeing

p¤n: tÞya:

again her

tda	at that time

B¦Sm¯

intense

@ÑG:

enraged

k]San¤sÄðaS:

comparable to the blazing fire

AgÞÏy:

Agasthya

Bgvan¯

the great

AB¥t¯

became

Looking at her, again and again so advancing, and with such resolve, sage Agasthya, blazing like fire, was overcome with rage (12).

raXsÏv| BjÞvE¢t mar£c| Ûyajhar sh: ¡13¡

raXsÏv|

the state of demonhood

BjÞv	may you attain

i¢t mar£c|

thus Maricha

Ûyajhar

cursed

sh:	he (Agasthya)

Consequently, he cursed Maricha,`May you become a demon' (13).

AgÞÏy: prm@ÑGÞtazkam¢p SçOvan¯ ¡14¡

AgÞÏy:

Agasthya

prm@ÑG:

filled with anger

tazka| A¢p

Tataka also

SçOvan¯

cursed

 
Enraged greatly, Agastya also cursed Tataka (14).

p¤âxa¢d mhayX£ ¢vãpa ¢vk]tanna .
id| ãpmpahay daâN| ãpmÞt¤ tE ¡15¡ 

p¤âxa¢d

eater of human flesh

mhayX£

a terrible Yakshi

vãpa

ugly

¢vk]tanna

with distorted physiognomy

id|

this

ãp|	(charming) form

Apahay

abandoning

daâN|

horrible

ãp|

form

AÞt¤

be it

tE

for you

`May you attain a horrible appearance, abandoning your present mighty Yaksini form, and turn into an ugly and ill-figured one and given to cannibalism' (15).

sWxa Sapk]tamxaI tazka @aEDm¥r¢ÅCta .
dESm¤ÏsadyÏyEnmgÞÏyc¢rt| S¤Bm¯ ¡16¡

sa

she

exa

this

Sap

curse

k]ta

caused

AmxaI

rageful

tazka

Tataka

@aEDm¥r¢ÅCta

in uncontrollable rage

dES|

region

uÏsady¢t

torments

en|

this

AgÞÏyc¢rt|

strode by Agasthya

S¤Bm¯

auspicious

That Tataka, with uncontrollable rage born of the curse, is tormenting this holy region, where Agasthya moves about (16).

ena| raGv Ѥv¦IäOa| yX£| prmdaâNam¯ .
gaEb#a'N¢htaTaIy j¢h Ѥ¾pra@mam¯ ¡17¡

ena|

this

raGv	O! Raghava!

Ѥv¦IäOa|

of evil ways

yX£|

Yakshi

prmdaâNam¯

extremely horrendous

gaE	for animals

b#a'N

for the good

¢htaTaIy

welfare of

j¢h

destroy

Ѥ¾pra@mam¯

using her strength for wicked ways

`O! Raghava! For the sake of the safety of the animals and the seers, may you destroy this Yaksini, who is wicked, cruel and dreadful (17).

n /Ena| Saps|s¦¾a| k¢àѤÏshtE p¤man¯ .
¢nhÓt¤| ¢æOx¤ laEkEx¤ Ïvam¦tE rG¤nÓdn ¡18¡ 

n

none

¢h

indeed

ena|

this

Saps|s¦¾a|

accursed

k¢àt¯

certain

uÏshtE

attempts

p¤man¯

man

¢nhÓt¤|

to destroy

¢æOx¤

in the three

laEkEx¤

worlds

Ïva|

you

§tE	other than

rG¤nÓdn

O! Darling of the Raghu race!

O! Delight of the Raghu race! None in all the three worlds could even attempt to destroy this accursed one (18).

n ¢h tE ÞæO£vDk]tE G¦Na kayaI nraEäOm .
cat¤vIÎyI¢htaTaIy ktIÛy| rajs¥n¤na ¡19¡

n

not

¢h

indeed

tE

for you

ÞæO£vDk]tE

on account of killing a woman

G¦Na kayaI

disgust to be considered

nraEäOm

O! Best among men!

cat¤vIÎyI

of the four classes

¢htaTaIy

welfare of

ktIÛy|

duty

rajs¥n¤na

by the prince

O! Best among men! You need not feel disgust at causing the death of a female, as this is an act appropriate for the well-being of the four divisions of the society, as is to be carried out by a prince (19).

n¦S|smn¦S|s| va p#jarXNkarNat¯ .
patk| va sdaEx| va ktIÛy| rXta stam¯ ¡20¡

n¦S|s|

bad

An¦S|s|

not bad

va

or

p#ja

people

rXN	protection

karNat¯

for reasons of

patk| va

evil or

sdaEx|

sinful

va

whatever

ktIÛy|

is to be done

rXta	for the protection of

stam¯

the good

 
Good or evil, sin (an act) or with demerit (a person), whatever it be, it is to be done by you, who is the protector of the virtuous, in the light of safe-guarding the subjects (20).

raÇyBar¢ny¤³anamEx DmI: snatn: .
ADrØya| j¢h kakt¯ÞT DmaI /Þya n ¢vïtE ¡21¡ 

raÇyBar¢ny¤³ana|

those loaded with the responsibility of public administration (kings)

ex:

this

DmI:

duty

snatn:

is from time immemorial

ADrØya|

bereft of righteousness

j¢h

destroy

kakt¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

DmI:

duty

¢h

indeed

AÞya:

for this (Tataka)

n

not

¢vïtE

existing

This is the duty of those engaged in ruling a kingdom since time immemorial. Righteousness does not reside in her and hence you should destroy this unrighteous woman, O! Kakutstha! (21).

½¥ytE ¢h p¤ra S@aE ¢vraEcns¤ta| n¦p .
p¦¢Tv£| hÓt¤¢mÅCÓt£| mn¯Tram×ys¥dyt¯ ¡22¡

½¥ytE

it is said

¢h

verily

p¤ra	in the days of yore

S@:

Indra

¢vraEcns¤ta|

the daughter of Vilochana

n¦p

O! King!

p¦¢Tv£|

the earth

hÓt¤|

to destroy

iÅCÓt£|

intending

mn¯Tra|

Manthara

A×ys¥dyt¯

killed

O! King! It is said that once upon a time Indra destroyed Manthara, the daughter of Virochana, as she was intent on the destruction of the earth (22).

¢vÝN¤na c p¤ra ram B¦g¤pÏn£ Fv#ta .
A¢nÓd#| laEk¢mÅCÓt£ kaÛymata ¢nx¥¢dta ¡23¡

¢vÝN¤na

by Lord Vishnu

c p¤ra

also long, long ago

ram

O! Rama!

B¦g¤pÏn£

the wife of Bhrigu

Fv#ta

of firm resolve

A¢nÓd#|

sans Indra

laEk|

the world

iÅCÓt£

desiring

kaÛymata

mother of Sukra

¢nx¥¢dta

destroyed

O! Rama! Moreover, in the days of yore, the wife of Bhrigu and mother of Sukra was destroyed by Lord Vishnu, as she was bent upon ridding the world if Indra (23).

etWàaÓyWà bh^B£ rajp¤æO mhaÏm¢B: .
ADmIs¢hta nayaI hta: p¤âxsäOmW: ¡
tÞmadEna| G¦Na| Ïy?va j¢h mÅCasna°¦p ¡24¡

etW:	of this type

c

and

AÓyW:

others

c

also

bh^¢B:

by many

rajp¤æO

O! Prince!

mhaÏm¢B:

by high-souled ones

ADmIs¢hta:

those stationed in unrighteousness

nayI:

women

hta:

destroyed

p¤âxsäOmW:

the best among men

tÞmat¯

for that reason

ena|	this (Tataka)

G¦Na|

disgust

Ïy?va

overlooking

j¢h

destroy

mt¯

upon my

Sasnat¯

advice

n¦p

O! King!

O! Prince! Like these and very many others, unrighteous females have been destroyed by high-souled men and therefore, upon my words, abandoning the disgust (in killing a female), O! King! destroy this one' (24).