तेन तत्रैव वसता जनस्थाननिवासिनी | विरूपिता शूर्पणखा राक्षसी कामरूपिणी || १-१-४६
tam nihatya mahaabaahuH dadaaha svargataH ca saH | sa ca asya kathayaamaasa shabariim dharma caariNiim || 1-1-56 shramaNaam dharma nipuNaam abhigacCha iti raaghava |
Translation
"While Rama was living there in the Dandaka forest, a guise-changing demoness named Shuurpa-nakha, who was a resident of Janasthana, a portion of Dandaka forest, was disfigured by him... [1-1-46]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
vasataa
while living by Rama
tatra eva
there [in that Dandaka forest] only
shuurpaNakhaa iti
Shuurpa-nakha
raakShasii
a demoness
kaamaruupiNii
[who can] assume desired form
janasthaananivaasinii
a resident of Janasthana [a portion of Dandaka forest]
viruupitaa
was disfigured
tena
by him [Rama].
Chapter context
Narada briefs Valmiki about Rama and Ramayana in a nutshell
86 verses · Verse 46 of 86
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