AnEn   p#E¢xta   yE   c   raXsa   lG¤¢v@ma:   .
raGvÞt£NI   iÏyEv   p#v¦¢äOÞtW¢rha¶ta   =21=

AnEn

by him

p#E¢xta:

were dispatched

yE

who

c

also

raXsa:

ogres

lG¤¢v@ma:

fleet footed

raGv:

Rama, scion of Raghu

t£NI:

has crossed the sea

i¢t

thus

ev   p#v¦¢äO:

news only

tW:

by them

ih

now

Aa¶ta

has been brought

21.Sarama   told   Sita   that   the   ogres   dispatched   by   Ravana   has   brought   the   news   that   Rama   has   crossed   the   sea.

s   ta|   ½¤Ïva   ¢vSala¢X   p#v¦¢äO|   raXsa¢Dp:   .
ex   mÓæOytE   svªI:   s¢cvW:   sh   ravN:   =22=

s:

that

ta|

that

½¤Ïva

hearing

¢vSala¢X

large eyed lady

p#v¦¢äO|

news

raXsa¢Dp:

the king of ogres

ex:

this

mÓæOytE

is consulting

svªI:

all

s¢cvW:

with ministers

sh

alongwith

ravN:

Ravana

22.Sarama   told   Sita   that   Ravana   on   hearing   the   news   is   consulting   with   all   his   ministers.

i¢t   b#¤vaNa   srma   raXs£   s£tya   sh   .
sva©IïaEgEn   sWÓyana|   SÖd|   S¤½av   BWrvm¯   =23=

i¢t

thus

b#¤vaNa

speaking

srma

Sarama

raXs£

ogress

s£tya   sh

alongwith Sita

sva©IïaEgEn

in every effort

sWÓyana|

of troops

SÖd|

noise

S¤½av

heard

BWrvm¯

terrible

23.As   Sarama   was   speaking   as   above   she   alongwith   Sita   heard   the   terrible   noise   of   troops   making   effort.

dÎf¢nGaItva¢dÓya:   ½¤Ïva   BEyaI   mhaÞvnm¯   .
uvac   srma   s£ta¢md|   mD¤rBa¢xN£   =24=

dÎf¢nGaItva¢dÓya:

sounds made when beaten with a stick

½¤Ïva

hearing

BEyaI:

of kettle drums

mhaÞvnm¯

loud noise

uvac

spoke

srma

Sarama

s£ta|

to Sita

id|	the following

mD¤rBa¢xN£

who had a sweet tongue

24.Sarama,   hearing   the   loud   sound   of   kettledrums   made   when   beaten   with   a
stick,   spoke   as   follows   to   Sita.

s°agjnn£   /Exa   BWrva   B£â   BE¢rka   .
BEr£nad|   c   gØB£r|   S¦N¤   taEyd¢nÞvnm¯   =25=

s°agjnn£

signifies preparing for war

¢h

surely

exa

this

BWrva

fearful

B£â	o! timid lady

BE¢rka

of kettledrum

BEr£nad|

sound of kettledrum

c

also

gØB£r|

deep sounding

S¦N¤

hear

taEyd¢nÞvnm¯

resembling the rumbling of clouds

25.Sarama   told   Sita   to   hear   the   deep   sounding   kettledrum   which   resembles   the
rumbling   of   clouds   and   said   that   the   fearful   found   of   kettledrum   signifies
preparation   for   war.

klÔyÓtE   mäOmatÄña   y¤ÇyÓtE   rTva¢jn:   .
¶ÝyÓtE   t¤rgaãFa:   p#ashÞta:   shÞa#S:   =26=

klÔyÓtE

are made ready

mäOmatÄña:

elephants in rut

y¤ÇyÓtE

are being yoked

rTva¢jn:

horses for chariots

¶ÝyÓtE

are rejoicing

t¤rgaãFa:

riding on horses

p#ashÞta:

with spears in hand

shÞa#S:

in thousands

26.Sarama   told   Sita   that   the   elephants   in   rut   are   being   made   ready,   horses   are   being   yolked   to   chariots   and   thousands   riding   on   horses   with   spears   in   hand   are   rejoicing.

tæO   tæO   c   s°da:   s|pt¢Ót   pdaty:   .
Aap¥ryÓtE   rajmagaI:   sWÓyWrì^tdSInW:   =
vEgv¢ìnId¢ìà   taEy¬GW¢rv   sagr:   =27=

tæO   tæO

here and there

c   s°da:

dressed for fight also

s|pt¢Ót

are assembling

pdaty:

foot soldiers

Aap¥ryÓtE

are being filled

rajmagaI:

the main roads

sWÓyW:

by the troops

Aì^tdSInW:

with a lovely appearance

vEgv¢ì:

full of speed

nd¢ì:   c

roaring also

taEy¬GW:

with waves of water

iv

like

sagr:

the sea

27.Sarama   told   Sita   that   the   troops   are   assembling   here   and   there   and   the   main   roads   are   being   filled   by   roaring   troops   presenting   a   lovely   appearance   like   the   sea   full   of   waves   of   water.

SÞæOaNa|   c   p#s°ana|   cmINa|   vmINa|   tTa   .
rTva¢jgjana|   c   B¥¢xtana|   c   rXsam¯   =28=
p#Ba|   ¢vs¦jta|   pÜy   nanavNaI|   sm¤¢ÏTtam¯   .
vn|   ¢ndIht£   Gm©I   yTa   ãp|   ¢vBavsaE:   =29=

SÞæOaNa|   c

of the weapons also

p#s°ana|

shining brightly

cmINa|

armours

vmINa|

shields

tTa

similarly

rTva¢jgjana|   c

of chariots, horses and elephants

B¥¢xtana|

decorated

c   rXsam¯

of ogres also

p#Ba|

lustre

¢vs¦jta|

spreading

pÜy

see

nanavNaI|

of many colours

sm¤¢ÏTtam¯

sending out

vn|	the forest

¢ndIht£

consuming

Gm©I

in summer

yTa

like

ãp|	resembling

¢vBavsaE:

splendour of fire

28,29.Sarama   told   Sita   to   look   at   the   shine   of   weapons,   shields   and   armours
chariots,   horses   and   elephants   the   decorated   ogres   also   spreading   out   lustre   of
many   colours   resembling   the   form   and   splendour   of   fire   consuming   a   forest   in
summer.

GÎzana|   S¦N¤   ¢nGa©Ix|   rTana|   S¦N¤   ¢nÞvnm¯   .
hyana|   hExmaNana|   S¦N¤   t¥yIÒv¢n|   yTa   =30=

GÎzana|

of bells

S¦N¤

hear

¢nGa©Ix|

ringing

rTana|

of chariots

S¦N¤

hear

¢nÞvnm¯

rattling

hyana|

of horses

hExmaNana|

neighing

S¦N¤

hear

t¥yIÒv¢n|   yTa

the sound of blowing of trumpets

30.Sarama   told   Sita   to   hear   the   sound   of   ringing   of   bells,   the   rattling   of   chariots,   the   neighing   of   horses   and   also   the   sound   of   blowing   of   trumpets.