¢vml|   catpæOaN|   p#g¦¢htmSaEBt   .
paÎf¤r|   raXsEÓd#Þy   p¥NIÞtara¢DpaE   yTa   =11=

¢vml|

spotless

catpæOaN|

canopy

p#g¦¢htm¯

held over

ASaEBt

shone

paÎf¤r|

white

raXsEÓd#Þy

of the king of ogres

p¥NI:

full

tara¢Dp:

moon

yTa

like

11.A   spotless   white   canopy   held   over   Ravana   shone   like   the   full   moon.

hEmm¸¢rgB©I   c   S¤¼ÞP¢zk¢vg#hE   .
camrÛyjnE   caÞy   rEjt¤:   sÛyd¢XNE   =12=

hEmm¸¢rgB©I   c

with a bunch of golden threads in the middle

S¤¼ÞP¢zk¢vg#hE

with handles of pure crystal

camrÛyjnE   c

two whisks also

AÞy

his

rEjt¤:

shone

sÛyd¢XNE

on left and right

12.On   the   left   and   right   of   Ravana   shone   two   whisks   with   handles
of   pure   crystal   and   a   bunch   of   golden   thread   in   the   middle.

tE   k]ta¸ly:   sv©I   rTÞT|   p¦¢Tv£¢ÞTta:   .
raXsa   raXs½E¿|   ¢SraE¢BÞt|   vv¢ÓdrE   =13=

tE

that

k]ta¸ly:

with joined palms

sv©I

all

rTÞT|

seated in the chariot

p¦¢Tv£¢ÞTta:

standing on the ground

raXsa:

ogres

raXs½E¿|

the foremost of ogres

¢SraE¢B:

with bowed heads

t|

that

vv¢ÓdrE

paid homage

13.All   the   ogres   standing   on   the   ground   paid   respects  with   joined   palms   and   bowed   heads.  to   Ravana,   who   was   seated   on   the   chariot.

raXsW:   Þt¥ymanaE{s¬   jyaS£¢BIr¢rÓdm:   .
Aassad   mhatEja:   sBa|   ¢vr¢cta|   S¤Bam¯   =14=

raXsW:

by the ogres

Þt¥yman:

being hailed

As¬

he

jyaS£¢BI:

with shouts of victory

A¢rÓdm:

scorcher of foes

Aassad

arrived

mhatEja:

with great energy

sBa|	to the assembly hall

¢vr¢cta|

well constructed

S¤Bam¯

beautiful

14.Ravana   being   hailed   with   shouts   of   victory   by   the   ogres   arrived   at
well   constructed   beautiful   assembly   hall.

s¤vNIrjtaÞt£NaI|   ¢vS¤¼ÞP¢zkaÓtram¯   .
¢vrajmanaE   vp¤xa   âÀmpÊóaEäOrÅCdam¯   =15=
ta|   ¢pSacStW:   xfq¢Br¢Bg¤çOa|   sda   S¤Bam¯   .
p#¢vvES   mhatEja:   s¤k]ta|   ¢vákmINa   =16=

s¤vNIrjtaÞt£NaI|

paved with gold and silver

¢vS¤¼ÞP¢zkaÓtram¯

with interior wrought in pure crystal

¢vrajman:

shining

vp¤xa

with body

âÀmpÊóaEäOrÅCdam¯

with ceiling painted with gold

ta|

into that

¢pSacStW:

by hundreds of fiends

xfq¢B:

six

A¢Bg¤çOa|

protected

sda

always

S¤Bam¯

lovely

p#¢vvES

entered

mhatEja:

with great energy

s¤k]ta|

well constructed

¢vákmINa

by Viswakarma

15,16.Ravana,   shining   with   his   body   entered   the   lovely   assembly   hall
well   constructed   by   Viswakarma   paved   with   gold   and   silver,   interior
wrought   with   pure   crystal,   ceiling   painted   with   gold   and   protected
by   six   hundred   fiends.

tÞya|   t¤   vWf¥yImy|   ¢p#yka¢jns|v¦tm¯   .
mhÏsaEpa½y|   BEjE   ravN:   prmasnm¯   =17=

tÞya|   t¤

in that

vWf¥yImy|

full of cat's eye

¢p#yka¢jns|v¦tm¯

covered with the skin of priyaka, a deer

mht¯

broad

saEpa½y|

with cushions

BEjE

occupied

ravN:

Ravana

prmasnm¯

the throne

17.In   that   hall   Ravana   occupied   the   throne   with   cushions,   covered
by   skin   of   priyaka   and   full   of   cat's   eyes.

tt:   SSasEárvêota|Úlg¤pra@man¯   .
smanayt   mE   ¢Xp#¢mhWtan#aXsa¢n¢t   =18=
k]Ïym¢Þt   mhÇjat|   smÐyI¢mh   naE   mht¯   =19=

tt:

therefore

SSas

commanded

iIárvt¯

authoritatively

Ñ¥tan¯

messengers

lg¤pra@man¯

fleet footed

smanayt

bring

mE

to me

¢Xp#|

quickly

ih

here

etan¯

these

raXsan¯

ogres

i¢t

thus

k]Ïym¯

action

A¢Þt

has

mht¯	with great effort

jat|

arrived

smÐyI|

to be done

ih

now

n:

for us

mht¯

great

18,19.Ravana   authoritatively   commanded   the   fleet   footed   messengers
to   bring   the   ogres   since   a   necessity   for   action   with   great   effort   has
arrived.

raXsaÞt¹c:   ½¤Ïva   lÄðaya|   p¢rc@m¤:   .
An¤gEhmvÞTay   ¢vharStnEx¤   c   =
yïanEx¤   c   rXa|¢s   caEdyÓtaE   /B£tvt¯   =20=

raXsa:

the ogres

t¹c:	those orders

½¤Ïva

hearing

lÄðaya|

in Lanka

p¢rc@m¤:

went round

An¤gEhm¯

all houses

AvÞTay

entering

¢vharStnEx¤   c

in places of recreation and bedrooms also

uïanEx¤   c

in gardens also

rXa|¢s

the ogres

caEdyÓt:

ordering

¢h   AB£tvt¯

without fear

20.The   ogres   hearing   the   orders   went   round   Lanka   entering   all   houses,
places   of   recreation,   bedrooms   and   gardens   and   ordered   the   ogres
to   go   to   the   assembly   hall.