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raavan baach ||

Speech of Ravana :

caur cMdR krM C~qR sUrM DrM byd bRhmw rrM duAwr myry ]

chaur cha(n)dhr kara(n); chha'tr soora(n) dhara(n), bedh brahamaa rara(n) dhuaar mere ||

The moon waves the fly-whisk over my head, the sun catches hold of my canopy and Brahma recites Vedas at my gate

pwk pwvk krM nIr brxM BrM j~C ibidAw DrM kIn cyry ]

paak paavak kara(n) neer barana(n) bhara(n), ja'chh bidhiaa dhara(n); keen chere ||

The god of fire prepares my food, the god Varuna brings water for me and the Yakshas teach various sciences

Arb KrbM purM crb srbM kry dyKu kYsy kroN bIr KyqM ]

arab kharaba(n) pura(n); charab saraba(n), kare dhekh kaise karo(n); beer kheta(n) ||

I have enjoyed the comforts of millions of heavens, you may see how I kill the warriors

icMk hY cwvfw iPMk hY iPMkrI nwc hY bIr bYqwl pRyqM ]383]

chi(n)k hai chaavaddaa; fi(n)k hai fi(n)karee, naach hai beera; baitaal preta(n) ||383||

I shall wage such a horrible war that the vultures will become happy, the vampires will roam and the ghosts and fiends will dance.383.