An¤¢S¾aE{s¯ØyyaEÒyaya|   g¤âmÒyE   mhaÏmna   .
¢pæOa   dSrTEnah|   navMEy|   c   t¹c:   ¡3¡

An¤¢S¾:

commanded

A¢Þm

(I) am

AyaEÒyaya|

in Ayodhya

g¤âmÒyE

in the midst of preceptors

mhaÏmna

by the great soul

¢pæOa

by my father

dSrTEn

by Dasaratha

Ah|

I

n

not

AvMEy|

to be discarded

c

and

tt¯

those

vc:

words

 
I   am   under   the   orders   of   my   high-souled   father   Dasaratha,   issued
in   Ayodhya,   in   the   presence   of   my   preceptors   that   the   instructions
of   Viswamitra   are   to   be   obeyed   without   halting   or   hesitation.
Considering   the   gravity   of   the   paternal   injunction   and   the   need
to   carry   out   filial   orders,   I   am   unable   to   disregard   those
instructions   (2-3).  
saE{h|   ¢pt¤vIc:   ½¤Ïva   Sasnaër'va¢dn:   .
k¢rÝya¢m   n   sÓdEhÞtazkavDm¤äOmm¯   ¡4¡

s:

that

Ah|

I (me)

¢pt¤:

of the father

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

on hearing

Sasnat¯

by the order

b#'va¢dn:

one who gives an exposition on the Brahman

k¢rÝya¢m

will do

n

no

sÓdEh:

doubt

tazkavD|

the killing of Tataka

uäOmm¯

most desirable

 Placed   in   such   a   situation,   in   line   with   the   instructions   of   my
father   and   upon   the   words   of   the   realised   soul   (Viswamitra),   I
shall   destroy   Tataka   and   there   is   no   doubt   about   that   (4).  
gaEb#a'N¢htaTaIy   dESÞyaÞy   ¢htay   c   .
tv   cWvap#mEyÞy   vcn|   kt¤Im¤ït:   ¡5¡

gaEb#a'N¢htaTaIy

for the good of Brahmins and cattle

dESÞy

the country

AÞy

this

¢htay

for the good

c

and

tv

your

c

and

ev

at once

Ap#mEyÞy

of illimitable glory

vcn|

words

kt¤I|

to act on

uït:

ready

`For   the   well-being   of   all   those   of   righteous   conduct   and   of   all
animals,   and   for   the   prosperity   of   this   country,   I   am,   at   once,
ready   to   execute   your   orders,   (you)   are   one   of   illimitable
greatness'   (5).

evm¤?va   Dn¤mIÒyE   bÒva   m¤¢¾m¢rÓdm:   .
ÇyaGaExmkraEäO£v#|   ¢dS:   SÖdEn   p¥ryn¯   ¡6¡

ev|

like this

u?va

saying

Dn¤:

bow

mÒyE

middle

bÒva

fixing

m¤¢¾|

hold

A¢rÓdm:

one who decimates foes

ÇyaGaEx|

the twang of the bowstring

AkraEt¯

made

t£v#|

sharp, intense

¢dS:	directions

SÖdEn

by the sound

p¥ryn¯

filling

Saying   thus,   that   suppressor   of   foes,   holding   the   middle   portion
of   the   bow   firmly   with   his   (left)   fist,   tied   the   bow-string,
producing   the   sound   which   reverberated   in   and   filled   all quarters   (6).  
tEn   SÖdEn   ¢væOÞtaÞtazkavnva¢sn:   .
tazka   c   s¤sH@ÑGa   tEn   SÖdEn   maE¢hta   ¡7¡

tEn

that

SÖdEn

by sound

¢væOÞta:

were petrified

tazkavnva¢sn:

people living in the forest of Tataka

tazka

Tataka

c

also

s¤sH@ÑGa

very angry

tEn

that

SÖdEn

by the noise

maE¢hta

confounded

The   residents   of   Tatakavana   were   terrified   upon   hearing   that
sound.And   Tataka   was   overcome   with   great   rage   and   was   became
confounded   (7).  
t|   SÖdm¢B¢nÒyay   raXs£   @aEDm¥rÅC£ta   .
½¤Ïva   ca×yd#vt¯   @ÑGa   yt:   SÖdaE   ¢v¢n:s¦t:   ¡8¡

t|

that

SÖd|

sound

A¢B¢nÒyay

thought over

raXs£

the demoness

@aEDm¥rÅC£ta

lost in anger

½¤Ïva

hearing

c

also

A×yd#vt¯

rushed towards

@ÑGa	with anger

yt:	from where

SÖd:

the sound

¢v¢n:s¦t:

arose

That   demoness,   on   hearing   that   sound,   became   angry,   ascended
the   acme   of   fury,   thought   for   a   while   and   charged   towards
the   spot   from   where   issued   forth   that   sound   (8).
 
ta|   ¾va   raGv:   @ÑGa|   ¢vk]ta|   ¢vk]tannam¯   .
p#maNEna¢tv¦ÑGa|   c   lßmN|   saE{×yBaxt   ¡9¡

ta|

her

¾va

seeing

raGv:

Sri Raghava

@ÑGa|

wrathful

¢vk]ta|

horrible

¢vk]tannam¯

detestable visage

p#maNEn

in height

A¢tv¦ÑGa|

grown enormously

c

and

lßmN|

Lakshmana

s:

he

A×yBaxt

said like this

Rama,   seeing   her   full   of   ire,   fierce-looking,   terrible-faced   and
grown   greatly   tall,   spoke   as   follows   to   Lakshmana   (9).  
pÜy   lßmN   y¢XÎya   BWrv|   daâN|   vp¤:   .
¢BïErÓdSInadÞya   B£ãNa|   ¶dya¢n   c   ¡10¡

pÜy

see

lßmN	O! Lakshmana!

y¢XÎya:

of the Yakshini

BWrv|

fearful

daâN|

awesome

vp¤:

body

¢BïErn¯

will break

dSInat¯

at the very sight

AÞya:

of her

B£ãNa|

of the meek

¶dya¢n

hearts

c

also

`Lakshmana!   Look   at   the   terrifying   and   dreadful   person   of   the
Yakshini.   The   hearts   of   those   timid   ones   will   break   at   the   very
sight   of   her   (10).