tE   rTan#¤¢cranEkE   èçOanEkE   p¦TÂDyan¯   .
naganÓyE{¢Dââh¤jIÂm¤àWkE   pdaty:   =21=

tE

they

rTan¯

in chariots

â¢cran¯

beautiful

ekE

some

èçOan¯

proud

ekE

some

p¦Tkq

separately

hyan¯

on horses

nagan¯

on elephants

AÓyE

other

A¢Dââh¤:

went riding

jÂm¤:

went

c

also

ekE

some

pdaty:

on foot

21.Some   of   the   ogres   rode   on   beautiful   chariots,   some   on   proud
elephants,   some   on   horses   while   some   went   on   foot.

sa   p¤r£   prmak£NaI   rTk[¸rva¢j¢B:   .
s|pt¢ì¢vIââcE   gâÏm¢ì¢rvaØbrm¯   =22=

sa

that

p¤r£

city

prmak£NaI

completely filled

rTk[¸rva¢j¢B:

by chariots, elephants and horses

s|pt¢ì:

flying in a row

¢vââcE

appeared beautiful

gâÏm¢ì:

with birds

iv

like

AØbrm¯

the sky

22.The   city   completely   filled   with   chariots,   elephants   and   horses
appeared   beautiful   like   the   sky   with   birds   flying   in   a   row.

tE   vahnaÓyvÞTaÔy   yana¢n   ¢v¢vDa¢n   c   .
sBa|   p¢ì:   p#¢v¢vS¤:   ¢s|ha   ¢g¢rg¤ha¢nv   =23=

tE

they

vahna¢n

their mounts

AvÞTaÔy

leavin outside

yana¢n

conveyances

¢v¢vDa¢n

various

c

as well

sBa|	the assembly hall

p¢ì:

on foot

p#¢v¢vS¤:

enteres

¢s|ha:

lions

¢g¢rg¤han¯

a rocky cave

iv

like

23.They   leaving   their   mounts   and   conveyances   outside   entered   the
assembly   hall   on   foot   like   lions   enter   a   rocky   cave.

raåO:   pad¬   g¦h£Ïva   t¤   raåOa   tE   p#¢tp¥¢jta:   .
p£ZEÝvÓyE   v¦s£ÝvÓyE   B¥m¬   kE¢cѤpa¢vSn¯   =24=

raåO:

of the king

pad¬

feet

g¦h£Ïva

touching

t¤   raåOa

by the king

tE

they

p#¢tp¥¢jta:

greeted in turn

p£ZEx¤

on seats

AÓyE

some

v¦s£x¤

on mats of kusa grass

AÓyE

some

B¥m¬	on the ground

kE¢ct¯

some others

upa¢vSn¯

took seats

24.They   touched   the   feet   of   the   and   the   king   in   turn   greeted   them
and   some   took   their   seat   on   seats,   some   on   kusa   grass   mats   and   some
others   on   the   ground.

tE   smEÏy   sBaya|   vW   raXsa   rajSasnat¯   .
yTahIm¤ptÞT¤ÞtE   ravN|   raXsa¢Dpm¯   =25=

tE

they

smEÏy

gathering

sBaya|   vW

in the assembly hall

raXsa:

ogres

rajSasnat¯

by the order of the king

yTahI|

as per their rank

uptÞT¤:

stood around

tE

they

ravN|

Ravana

raXsa¢Dpm¯

the king of ogres

25.They   gathered   in   the   assembly   on   orders   of   Ravana   and   stood
around   Ravana   as   per   their   rank.

m¢ÓæONà   yTa   m¤Áya   ¢nàyaT©Ix¤   p¢Îfta:   .
AmaÏyaà   g¤NaEpEta:   svIåOa   b¤¢¼dSIna:   =
smEy¤ÞtæO   StS:   S¥raà   bhvÞtda   =26=

m¢ÓæON:   c

counsellers also

yTa

like

m¤Áya:

important

¢nàyaT©Ix¤

in deciding affairs

p¢Îfta:

clever

AmaÏya:

ministers

c

also

g¤NaEpEta:

qualified

svIåOa:

well versed in all subjects

b¤¢¼dSIna:

capable of good advice

smEy¤:

gathered

tæO

there

StS:	in hundreds

S¥ra:   c   bhv:

numerous warriors also

tda

then

26.Then   there   important   counsellers,   qualified   ministers   well   versed
in   all   subjects,   numerous   warriors   and   ministers   capable   of   good   advice
gathered   in   hundreds.

sBaya|   hEmvNaIya|   svaITIÞy   s¤Kay   vW   .
rØyaya|   raXsEÓd#Þy   smEy¤ÞtæO   sHqGS:   =27=

sBaya|

in the assembly hall

hEmvNaIya|

golden coloured

svaITIÞy

for all matters

s¤Kay   vW

for the beneficial ending

rØyaya|

lovely

raXsEÓd#Þy

of the king of ogres

smEy¤:

gathered

tæO

there

sHqGS:

in crowds

27.They   all   gathered   in   crowds   in   the   golden   coloured   assembly   hall
for   discussing   all   matters   of   the   king   of   ogres   for   beneficial   ending.

ttaE   mhaÏma   ¢vp¤l|   s¤y¤Ây|   vr|   rT|   hEm¢v¢cæOaÄñm¯   .
S¤B|   smaÞTay   yy¬   ySÞv£   ¢vB£xN:   s|sdmg#jÞy   =28=

tt:

then

mhaÏma

the high souled

¢vp¤l|

a huge

s¤y¤Ây|

drawn by noble horses

vr|

excellent

rT|

chariot

hEm¢v¢cæOaÄñm¯

with various parts decked with gold

S¤B|

lovely

smaÞTay

seated

yy¬

arrived

ySÞv£

illustrious

¢vB£xN:

Vibhishana

s|sdm¯   Ag#jÞy

assembly of elder brother

28.Then   the   illustrious   and   high   souled   Vibhishana   arrived   in   the
assembly   of   his   elder   brother   seated   on   an   excellent   chariot   drawn
by   noble   horses   and   with   parts   decked   with   gold.

s   p¥vIjayavrj:   SS|s   namaT   pàaÅcrN¬   vvÓdE   .
S¤k:   p#hÞtà   tTWv   tE×yaE   dd¬   yTahI|   p¦Tkasna¢n   =29=

s:

that

p¥vIjay

to the elder brother

Avrj:

younger brother

SS|s   nam

mentined his name

AT

at first

pàat¯

thereafter

crN¬	on the feet

vvÓdE

bowed his head

S¤k:

Suka

p#hÞt:   c

Prahasta as well

tTa   ev

did similarly

tE×y:

to them

dd¬

offerd

yTahI|

as per rank

p¦Tkq

separate

Aasna¢n

seats

29.Vibhishana   first   mentioned   his   name   and   then   bowed   at   the   feet
of   Ravana.   Suka   and   Prahasta   did   likewise.   Ravana   offered   them
seats   as   per   rank.

s¤vNInanam¢NB¥xNana|   s¤vassa|   s|s¢d   raXsanam¯   .
tExa|   praÒyaIgâcÓdnana|   Þa#jà   gÓDaà   vv¤:   smÓtat¯   =30=

s¤vNInanam¢NB¥xNana|

with ornaments of gold and various gems

s¤vassa|

attired in excellent dresses

s|s¢d

in the assembly

raXsanam¯

of the ogres

tExa|

their

praÒyaIgâcÓdnana|

with excellent aloe and sadal paste

Þa#j:   c

garlands also

gÓDa:

fragrance

c

also

vv¤:   smÓtat¯

spread all round

30.The   ogres   in   the   assembly   with   ornaments   of   gold   and   various
gems,   attired   in   excellent   dresses   and   the   fragrance   of   their   excellent
aloe   and   sandal   paste   and   garlands   soread   all   round.