पौलस्त्यवंशप्रभवो रावणो नाम राक्षसः | स ब्रह्मणा दत्तवरस्त्रैलोक्यं बाधते भृशम् || १-२०-१६ महाबलो महावीर्यो राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृतः |
shruuyate ca mahaaraajaa raavaNo raakShasa adhipaH || 1-20-17 saakShaat vaishravaNa bhraataa putro vishravaso muneH |
Translation
"One born in Paulastya dynasty, an extremely mighty and exceedingly brave demon named Ravana is there, and he with the boon given by Brahma, and accompanied with many other demons is torturing the triad of worlds, contemptuously. [1-20-16, 17a]
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, 17a. paulastyavamshaprabhavaH
born in Pulastya dynasty
raaavaNaH naama raakShasaH
Ravana, named, demon [is there]
mahaabalaH mahaaviiryaH
greatly mighty, greatly brave
saH
he
brahmaNaa dattavaraH
given boon by Brahma
bahubhiH raakShasaiH vR^itaH
surrounded with [accompanied with] many demons
trailokyam bhR^isham baadhate
highly [contemptuously] torturing three worlds.
Chapter context
Dasharatha's dissent to spare Rama's services
25 verses · Verse 16 of 25
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