Aranya Kanda, Sarga 35

ततश्शूर्पणखावाक्यं तच्छ्रुत्वा रोमहर्षणम्। सचिवानभ्यनुज्ञाय कार्यं बुद्ध्वा जगाम ह।।3.35.1।।

tataśśūrpaṇakhāvākyaṃ tacchrutvā romaharṣaṇam| sacivānabhyanujñāya kāryaṃ buddhvā jagāma ha

Then hearing the horripilating words of Surpanakha, Ravana took leave of the ministers and went thinking about the task ahead of him.

तत्कार्यमनुगम्याथ यथावदुपलभ्य च। दोषाणां च गुणानां च सम्प्रधार्य बलाबलम्।3.35.2।। इति कर्तव्यमित्येव कृत्वा निश्चयमात्मनः। स्थिरबुद्धिस्ततो रम्यां यानशालां जगाम ह।।3.35.3।।

tatkāryamanugamyātha yathāvadupalabhya ca| doṣāṇāṃ ca guṇānāṃ ca sampradhārya balābalam|3.35.2|| iti kartavyamityeva kṛtvā niścayamātmanaḥ| sthirabuddhistato ramyāṃ yānaśālāṃ jagāma ha

Deliberating on the task ahead, duly considering the pros and cons, demerits and merits, strength and weakness, of the issue and having firmly decided within himself, he left for the beautiful coachshed.

तत्कार्यमनुगम्याथ यथावदुपलभ्य च। दोषाणां च गुणानां च सम्प्रधार्य बलाबलम्।3.35.2।। इति कर्तव्यमित्येव कृत्वा निश्चयमात्मनः। स्थिरबुद्धिस्ततो रम्यां यानशालां जगाम ह।।3.35.3।।

tatkāryamanugamyātha yathāvadupalabhya ca| doṣāṇāṃ ca guṇānāṃ ca sampradhārya balābalam|3.35.2|| iti kartavyamityeva kṛtvā niścayamātmanaḥ| sthirabuddhistato ramyāṃ yānaśālāṃ jagāma ha

Deliberating on the task ahead, duly considering the pros and cons, demerits and merits, strength and weakness, of the issue and having firmly decided within himself, he left for the beautiful coachshed.

यानशालां ततो गत्वा प्रच्छन्नो राक्षसाधिपः। सूतं सञ्चोदयामास रथस्संयोज्यतामिति।।3.35.4।।

yānaśālāṃ tato gatvā pracchanno rākṣasādhipaḥ| sūtaṃ sañcodayāmāsa rathassaṃyojyatāmiti

Ravana went covertly to the coachshed and to the charioteer to get a chariot harnessed.

एवमुक्तः क्षेणेनैव सारथिर्लघुविक्रमः। रथं संयोजयामास तस्याभिमतमुत्तमम्।।3.35.5।।

evamuktaḥ kṣeṇenaiva sārathirlaghuvikramaḥ| rathaṃ saṃyojayāmāsa tasyābhimatamuttamam

Thus ordered, the smart charioteer got the chariot of his choice harnessed in an instant.

काञ्चनं रथमास्थाय कामगं रत्नभूषितम्। पिशाचवदनैर्युक्तं खरैः काञ्चनभूषणैः।।3.35.6।। मेघप्रतिमनादेन स तेन धनदानुजः। राक्षसाधिपतिश्श्रीमान्ययौ नदनदीपतिम्।।3.35.7।।

kāñcanaṃ rathamāsthāya kāmagaṃ ratnabhūṣitam| piśācavadanairyuktaṃ kharaiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ meghapratimanādena sa tena dhanadānujaḥ| rākṣasādhipatiśśrīmānyayau nadanadīpatim

The younger brother of Kubera (Ravana), the prosperous lord of the demons ascended the chariot which could go where he desired. Embellished with gold, studded with gems, harnessed with demonfaced donkeys, the chariot rolled towards the ocean, rumbling like a cloud.

काञ्चनं रथमास्थाय कामगं रत्नभूषितम्। पिशाचवदनैर्युक्तं खरैः काञ्चनभूषणैः।।3.35.6।। मेघप्रतिमनादेन स तेन धनदानुजः। राक्षसाधिपतिश्श्रीमान्ययौ नदनदीपतिम्।।3.35.7।।

kāñcanaṃ rathamāsthāya kāmagaṃ ratnabhūṣitam| piśācavadanairyuktaṃ kharaiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ meghapratimanādena sa tena dhanadānujaḥ| rākṣasādhipatiśśrīmānyayau nadanadīpatim

The younger brother of Kubera (Ravana), the prosperous lord of the demons ascended the chariot which could go where he desired. Embellished with gold, studded with gems, harnessed with demonfaced donkeys, the chariot rolled towards the ocean, rumbling like a cloud.

स श्वेतवालव्यजनः श्वेतच्छत्रो दशाननः। स्निग्धवैदूर्यसंकाश स्तप्तकाञ्चनकुण्डलः।।3.35.8।। विंशद्भुजो दशग्रीवो दर्शनीयपरिच्छदः। त्रिदशारिर्मुनीन्द्रघ्नो दशशीर्ष इवाद्रिराट्।।3.35.9।। कामगं रथमास्थाय शुशुभे राक्षसेश्वरः। विद्युन्मण्डलवान्मेघस्सबलाक इवाम्बरे।।3.35.10।।

sa śvetavālavyajanaḥ śvetacchatro daśānanaḥ| snigdhavaidūryasaṃkāśa staptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ viṃśadbhujo daśagrīvo darśanīyaparicchadaḥ| tridaśārirmunīndraghno daśaśīrṣa ivādrirāṭ kāmagaṃ rathamāsthāya śuśubhe rākṣaseśvaraḥ| vidyunmaṇḍalavānmeghassabalāka ivāmbare

Ravana, enemy of the gods, slayer of towering sages, with white yaktail fans, and white parasols, shining like smooth vaidurya, wearing pure gold earrings, clad in attractive attire, ten necks with twenty strong hands, ten heads looking like ten mountain peaks, a cloud in the sky encircled by lightnings and accompanied by cranes, ascended the chariot that could go wherever he desired.

स श्वेतवालव्यजनः श्वेतच्छत्रो दशाननः। स्निग्धवैदूर्यसंकाश स्तप्तकाञ्चनकुण्डलः।।3.35.8।। विंशद्भुजो दशग्रीवो दर्शनीयपरिच्छदः। त्रिदशारिर्मुनीन्द्रघ्नो दशशीर्ष इवाद्रिराट्।।3.35.9।। कामगं रथमास्थाय शुशुभे राक्षसेश्वरः। विद्युन्मण्डलवान्मेघस्सबलाक इवाम्बरे।।3.35.10।।

sa śvetavālavyajanaḥ śvetacchatro daśānanaḥ| snigdhavaidūryasaṃkāśa staptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ viṃśadbhujo daśagrīvo darśanīyaparicchadaḥ| tridaśārirmunīndraghno daśaśīrṣa ivādrirāṭ kāmagaṃ rathamāsthāya śuśubhe rākṣaseśvaraḥ| vidyunmaṇḍalavānmeghassabalāka ivāmbare

Ravana, enemy of the gods, slayer of towering sages, with white yaktail fans, and white parasols, shining like smooth vaidurya, wearing pure gold earrings, clad in attractive attire, ten necks with twenty strong hands, ten heads looking like ten mountain peaks, a cloud in the sky encircled by lightnings and accompanied by cranes, ascended the chariot that could go wherever he desired.

स श्वेतवालव्यजनः श्वेतच्छत्रो दशाननः। स्निग्धवैदूर्यसंकाश स्तप्तकाञ्चनकुण्डलः।।3.35.8।। विंशद्भुजो दशग्रीवो दर्शनीयपरिच्छदः। त्रिदशारिर्मुनीन्द्रघ्नो दशशीर्ष इवाद्रिराट्।।3.35.9।। कामगं रथमास्थाय शुशुभे राक्षसेश्वरः। विद्युन्मण्डलवान्मेघस्सबलाक इवाम्बरे।।3.35.10।।

sa śvetavālavyajanaḥ śvetacchatro daśānanaḥ| snigdhavaidūryasaṃkāśa staptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ viṃśadbhujo daśagrīvo darśanīyaparicchadaḥ| tridaśārirmunīndraghno daśaśīrṣa ivādrirāṭ kāmagaṃ rathamāsthāya śuśubhe rākṣaseśvaraḥ| vidyunmaṇḍalavānmeghassabalāka ivāmbare

Ravana, enemy of the gods, slayer of towering sages, with white yaktail fans, and white parasols, shining like smooth vaidurya, wearing pure gold earrings, clad in attractive attire, ten necks with twenty strong hands, ten heads looking like ten mountain peaks, a cloud in the sky encircled by lightnings and accompanied by cranes, ascended the chariot that could go wherever he desired.

स शैलं सागरानूपं वीर्यवानवलोकयन्। नानापुष्पफलैर्वृक्षैरनुकीर्णं सहस्रशः।।3.35.11।।

sa śailaṃ sāgarānūpaṃ vīryavānavalokayan| nānāpuṣpaphalairvṛkṣairanukīrṇaṃ sahasraśaḥ

Valiant Ravana wentwatching the mountains full of thousands of trees bearing flowers and fruits on the shore of the sea.

शीतमङ्गलतोयाभिः पद्मिनीभिस्समन्ततः। विशालैराश्रमपदैर्वेदिमद्भिस्समावृतम्।।3.35.12।।

śītamaṅgalatoyābhiḥ padminībhissamantataḥ| viśālairāśramapadairvedimadbhissamāvṛtam

(The area) surrounded on all sides with lotusladen ponds filled with cool, sacred water, sprawling hermitages with elevated altars.

कदल्याढकिसम्बाधं नारिकेलोपशोभितम्। सालैस्तालैस्तमालैश्च पुष्पितैस्तरुभिर्वृतम्।।3.35.13।।

kadalyāḍhakisambādhaṃ nārikelopaśobhitam| sālaistālaistamālaiśca puṣpitaistarubhirvṛtam

The place covered with banana plants and coconut trees as well as blossoming sal and tamala trees was looking extremely beautiful.

नागैस्सुपर्णैर्गन्धैर्वैः किन्नरैश्च सहस्रशः। अजैर्वैखानसैर्माषैर्वालखिल्यैर्मरीचिपैः।।3.35.14।। अत्यन्तनियताहारैश्शोभितं परमर्षिभिः। जितकामैश्च सिद्धैश्च चारणैरुपशोभितम्।।3.35.15।।

nāgaissuparṇairgandhairvaiḥ kinnaraiśca sahasraśaḥ| ajairvaikhānasairmāṣairvālakhilyairmarīcipaiḥ atyantaniyatāhāraiśśobhitaṃ paramarṣibhiḥ| jitakāmaiśca siddhaiśca cāraṇairupaśobhitam

The place looked charming with nagas, garudas, gandharvas, kinneras in their thousands and with the descendants of ajas, vaikhanasas, valakhilyas and with those who drink the rays of Sun and Moon for survival, with sages who were highly disciplined in the intake of food, spiritually accomplished and selfcontrolled hermits and charanas.

नागैस्सुपर्णैर्गन्धैर्वैः किन्नरैश्च सहस्रशः। अजैर्वैखानसैर्माषैर्वालखिल्यैर्मरीचिपैः।।3.35.14।। अत्यन्तनियताहारैश्शोभितं परमर्षिभिः। जितकामैश्च सिद्धैश्च चारणैरुपशोभितम्।।3.35.15।।

nāgaissuparṇairgandhairvaiḥ kinnaraiśca sahasraśaḥ| ajairvaikhānasairmāṣairvālakhilyairmarīcipaiḥ atyantaniyatāhāraiśśobhitaṃ paramarṣibhiḥ| jitakāmaiśca siddhaiśca cāraṇairupaśobhitam

The place looked charming with nagas, garudas, gandharvas, kinneras in their thousands and with the descendants of ajas, vaikhanasas, valakhilyas and with those who drink the rays of Sun and Moon for survival, with sages who were highly disciplined in the intake of food, spiritually accomplished and selfcontrolled hermits and charanas.

दिव्याभरणमाल्याभिर्दिव्यरूपाभिरावृतम्। क्रीडारतिविधिज्ञाभिरप्सरोभिस्सहस्रशः।।3.35.16।।

divyābharaṇamālyābhirdivyarūpābhirāvṛtam| krīḍāratividhijñābhirapsarobhissahasraśaḥ

(The place was) full of apsaras in their thousands and paragons of beauty adorned with divine ornaments and garlands, and experts in lovesports.

सेवितं देवपन्तीभिश्श्रीमतीभिश्श्रियाऽऽवृतम्। देवदानवसङ्घैश्च चरितं त्वमृताशिभिः।।3.35.17।।

sevitaṃ devapantībhiśśrīmatībhiśśriyā''vṛtam| devadānavasaṅghaiśca caritaṃ tvamṛtāśibhiḥ

It was chosen by prosperous wives of gods as a reosrt. Hosts of gods and demons were wandering, there in the hope of tasting nectar.

हंसक्रौञ्चप्लवाकीर्णं सारसैस्सम्प्रणादितम्। वैढूर्यप्रस्तरं रम्यं स्निग्धं सागरतेजसा।।3.35.18।।

haṃsakrauñcaplavākīrṇaṃ sārasaissampraṇāditam| vaiḍhūryaprastaraṃ ramyaṃ snigdhaṃ sāgaratejasā

(It was ) full of small floats, flocks of swans, kraunchas, sarasas cackling in the ponds, with great joy. It had stretches of vaidurya stones on the shore and shone with the radiance of the sea

पाण्डुराणि विशालानि दिव्यमाल्ययुतानि च। तूर्यगीताभिजुष्टानि विमानानि समन्ततः।।3.35.19।। तपसा जितलोकानां कामगान्यभिसम्पतन्। गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव ददर्श धनदानुजः।।3.35.20।।

pāṇḍurāṇi viśālāni divyamālyayutāni ca| tūryagītābhijuṣṭāni vimānāni samantataḥ tapasā jitalokānāṃ kāmagānyabhisampatan| gandharvāpsarasaścaiva dadarśa dhanadānujaḥ

Speeding along, the brother of Kubera (Ravana) saw palewhite, spacious aerial chariots on all sides controlled by those who had conquered the higher worlds by their penances. These chariots, decked with heavenly garlands, and ringing with divine music could fly where one desired. He saw gandharvas and apsaras as well.

पाण्डुराणि विशालानि दिव्यमाल्ययुतानि च। तूर्यगीताभिजुष्टानि विमानानि समन्ततः।।3.35.19।। तपसा जितलोकानां कामगान्यभिसम्पतन्। गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव ददर्श धनदानुजः।।3.35.20।।

pāṇḍurāṇi viśālāni divyamālyayutāni ca| tūryagītābhijuṣṭāni vimānāni samantataḥ tapasā jitalokānāṃ kāmagānyabhisampatan| gandharvāpsarasaścaiva dadarśa dhanadānujaḥ

Speeding along, the brother of Kubera (Ravana) saw palewhite, spacious aerial chariots on all sides controlled by those who had conquered the higher worlds by their penances. These chariots, decked with heavenly garlands, and ringing with divine music could fly where one desired. He saw gandharvas and apsaras as well.

निर्यासरसमूलानां चन्दनानां सहस्रशः। वनानि पश्यन्सौम्यानि घ्राणतृप्तिकराणि च।।3.35.21।।

niryāsarasamūlānāṃ candanānāṃ sahasraśaḥ| vanāni paśyansaumyāni ghrāṇatṛptikarāṇi ca

He saw thousands of tree trunks with finesmelling resins and sandalwood trees.

अगरूणां च मुख्यानां वनान्युपवनानि च। तक्कोलानां च जात्यानां फलानां च सुगन्धिनाम्।।3.35.22।।

agarūṇāṃ ca mukhyānāṃ vanānyupavanāni ca| takkolānāṃ ca jātyānāṃ phalānāṃ ca sugandhinām

(He saw) very fine aguru trees in the forest as well as pleasuregroves of takkola fruits, fragrant trees of a fine variety and fragrant nutmegs.

पुष्पाणि च तमालस्य गुल्मानि मरिचस्य च। मुक्तानां च समूहानि शुष्यमाणानि तीरतः।।3.35.23।।

puṣpāṇi ca tamālasya gulmāni maricasya ca| muktānāṃ ca samūhāni śuṣyamāṇāni tīrataḥ

(He saw) tamala flowers in bloom, pepper shrubs in clusters and hoards of pearls kept for drying on the shores.

शङ्खानां प्रसरं चैव प्रवालनिचयं तथा। काञ्चनानि च शैलानि राजतानि च सर्वशः।।3.35.24।।

śaṅkhānāṃ prasaraṃ caiva pravālanicayaṃ tathā| kāñcanāni ca śailāni rājatāni ca sarvaśaḥ

He saw stretches of conches, heaps of corals and mounds of gold and silver too.

प्रस्रवाणि मनोज्ञानि प्रसन्नानि ह्रदानि च। धनधान्योपपन्नानि स्त्रीरत्नैश्शोभितानि च।।3.35.25।। हस्त्यश्वरथगाढानि नगराण्यवलोकयन्।

prasravāṇi manojñāni prasannāni hradāni ca| dhanadhānyopapannāni strīratnaiśśobhitāni ca hastyaśvarathagāḍhāni nagarāṇyavalokayan|

He went watching fascinating waterfalls, pleasing ponds, cities filled with wealth and grain, looking splendid with beautiful women and full of elephants, horses and chariots.

तं समं सर्वतस्निग्धं मृदुसंस्पर्शमारुतम्। अनूपं सिन्धुराजस्य ददर्श त्रिदिवोपमम्।।3.35.26।।

taṃ samaṃ sarvatasnigdhaṃ mṛdusaṃsparśamārutam| anūpaṃ sindhurājasya dadarśa tridivopamam

It was a veritable heaven with the plain land flooded with the backwaters of the sea and gentle breeze blowing.

तत्रापश्यत्स मेघाभं न्यग्रोधमृषिभिर्वृतम्।।3.35.27।। समन्ताद्यस्य ताश्शाखाश्शतयोजनमायताः।

tatrāpaśyatsa meghābhaṃ nyagrodhamṛṣibhirvṛtam samantādyasya tāśśākhāśśatayojanamāyatāḥ|

He saw a banyan tree with its branches spread on all sides measuring a hundred yojanas, looking like a cloud and providing shelter to the sages.

यस्य हस्तिनमादाय महाकायं च कच्छपम्।।3.35.28।। भक्षार्थं गरुडश्शाखामाजगाम महाबलः।

yasya hastinamādāya mahākāyaṃ ca kacchapam bhakṣārthaṃ garuḍaśśākhāmājagāma mahābalaḥ|

In the past, the mighty Garuda brought an elephant and a huge tortoise and sat on a branch of this tree to feed on them.

तस्य तां सहसा शाखां भारेण पतगोत्तमः।।3.35.29।। सुपर्णः पर्णबहुलां बभञ्ज च महाबलः।

tasya tāṃ sahasā śākhāṃ bhāreṇa patagottamaḥ suparṇaḥ parṇabahulāṃ babhañja ca mahābalaḥ|

Due to the weight of this best of birds, the mighty Garuda, the leafy branch at once broke down.

तत्र वैखानसा माषा वालखिल्या मरीचिपाः।।3.35.30।। अजा बभूवुर्धूम्राश्च सङ्गताः परमर्षयः।

tatra vaikhānasā māṣā vālakhilyā marīcipāḥ ajā babhūvurdhūmrāśca saṅgatāḥ paramarṣayaḥ|

Gathered together under the great tree were great sages like vaikhanasas, mashas, marichipas, valakhilyas, ajas and dhumras.

तेषां दयार्थं गरुडस्तां शाखां शतयोजनाम्।।3.35.31।। जगामादाय वेगेन तौ चोभौ गजकच्छपौ।

teṣāṃ dayārthaṃ garuḍastāṃ śākhāṃ śatayojanām jagāmādāya vegena tau cobhau gajakacchapau|

Out of compassion for the (endangered) seers Garuda carried away that hundredyojanalong branch along with the elephant and the tortoise with great speed.

एकपादेन धर्मात्मा भक्षयित्वा तदामिषम्।।3.35.32।। निषादविषयं हत्वा शाखया पतगोत्तमः। प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे मोक्षयित्वा महामुनीन्।।3.35.33।।

ekapādena dharmātmā bhakṣayitvā tadāmiṣam niṣādaviṣayaṃ hatvā śākhayā patagottamaḥ| praharṣamatulaṃ lebhe mokṣayitvā mahāmunīn

Righteous Garuda, the best among the birds, stood on one foot and ate the flesh (of elephant and tortoise) and with the branch of the tree, destroyed the settlement of the demons. Over the destruction of the demons and deliverance of the great seers he felt immeasurable happiness.

एकपादेन धर्मात्मा भक्षयित्वा तदामिषम्।।3.35.32।। निषादविषयं हत्वा शाखया पतगोत्तमः। प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे मोक्षयित्वा महामुनीन्।।3.35.33।।

ekapādena dharmātmā bhakṣayitvā tadāmiṣam niṣādaviṣayaṃ hatvā śākhayā patagottamaḥ| praharṣamatulaṃ lebhe mokṣayitvā mahāmunīn

Righteous Garuda, the best among the birds, stood on one foot and ate the flesh (of elephant and tortoise) and with the branch of the tree, destroyed the settlement of the demons. Over the destruction of the demons and deliverance of the great seers he felt immeasurable happiness.

स तेनैव प्रहर्षेण द्विगुणीकृतविक्रमः। अमृतानयनार्थं वै चकार मतिमान्मतिम्।।3.35.34।।

sa tenaiva praharṣeṇa dviguṇīkṛtavikramaḥ| amṛtānayanārthaṃ vai cakāra matimānmatim

Quite happy, his energy redoubled, wise Garuda made up his mind to obtain nectar.

अयोजालानि निर्मथ्य भित्वा रत्नमयं गृहम्। महेन्द्रभवनाद्गुप्तमाजहारामृतं ततः।।3.35.35।।

ayojālāni nirmathya bhitvā ratnamayaṃ gṛham| mahendrabhavanādguptamājahārāmṛtaṃ tataḥ

Twisting and twirling the grills of the window, he broke open the room made of gems and quietly carried away the nectar from Indra's mansion.

तं महर्षिगणैर्जुष्टं सुपर्णकृतलक्षणम्। नाम्ना सुभद्रं न्यग्रोधं ददर्श धनदानुजः।।3.35.36।।

taṃ maharṣigaṇairjuṣṭaṃ suparṇakṛtalakṣaṇam| nāmnā subhadraṃ nyagrodhaṃ dadarśa dhanadānujaḥ

Ravana, the younger brother of Kubera, beheld that banyan tree called Subhadram ,which was a favoured resort of the sages bearing the ensignia of Garuda.

तं तु गत्वा परं पारं समुद्रस्य नदीपतेः। ददर्शाश्रममेकान्ते रम्ये पुण्ये वनान्तरे।।3.35.37।।

taṃ tu gatvā paraṃ pāraṃ samudrasya nadīpateḥ| dadarśāśramamekānte ramye puṇye vanāntare

Ravana crossed over to the other side of the sea, the lord of rivers, and beheld a hermitage in a beautiful, secluded, sacred place in the middle of the forest.

तत्र कृष्णाजिनधरं जटावल्कलधारिणम्। ददर्श नियताहारं मारीचं नाम राक्षसाम्।।3.35.38।।

tatra kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇam| dadarśa niyatāhāraṃ mārīcaṃ nāma rākṣasām

There he saw a demon Maricha, by name, clad in dark deerskin and bark ,with matted hair and living on restricted food.

स रावणस्समागम्य विधिवत्तेन रक्षसा। मारीचेनार्चितो राजा सर्वकामैरमानुषैः।।3.35.39।।

sa rāvaṇassamāgamya vidhivattena rakṣasā| mārīcenārcito rājā sarvakāmairamānuṣaiḥ

When king Ravana reached there, Maricha received him in accordance with tradition and made worshipful offering to the king, fulfilling all his superhuman desires.

तं स्वयं पूजयित्वा तु भोजनेनोदकेन च। अर्थोपहितया वाचा मारीचो वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।3.35.40।।

taṃ svayaṃ pūjayitvā tu bhojanenodakena ca| arthopahitayā vācā mārīco vākyamabravīt

Maricha extended his hospitality with appropriate food and water and said with meaningful words:

कच्चित्सुकुशलं राजन्लङ्कायां राक्षसेश्वर। केनार्थेन पुनस्त्वं वै तूर्णमेवमिहागतः।।3.35.41।।

kaccitsukuśalaṃ rājanlaṅkāyāṃ rākṣaseśvara| kenārthena punastvaṃ vai tūrṇamevamihāgataḥ

O king O lord of the demons hope all is well in Lanka. What brings you here again so soon ?

एवमुक्तो महातेजा मारीचेन स रावणः। ततः पश्चादिदं वाक्यमब्रवीद्वाक्यकोविदः।।3.35.42।।

evamukto mahātejā mārīcena sa rāvaṇaḥ| tataḥ paścādidaṃ vākyamabravīdvākyakovidaḥ

Thus addressed by Maricha, the effulgent, eloquent Ravana replied with these words: इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अरण्यकाण्डे पञ्चत्रिंशस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the thirtyfifth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.