Karandikar: "Venus, the family priest of the Bhrgus, has gone to the path of the crest of the Vindhyas resided upon by Agasti (the South); the priest of Indra (Jupiter) is seen during daytime; and meteors, causing the earth to quake, are shooting down.

Karandikar: As though coveting the flesh (of men) that (will be) killed, and howling, carnivorous animals whose cries are ferocious and whose mouths resemble burning fire, roam about undaunted around our city.

Karandikar: The cowherds are milking scanty, colourless and tasteless milk from (their) cows, though the udders are like jars. Though having the best fuel, the fire in which insects are born and which becomes full of hair, does not blaze in (spite of) the offerings. [Or There is a litter of insects along with hair in the offerings (and) the fire, though it has good fuel faggots, does not blaze.]

Karandikar: Therefore, Oh Ravana, being addressed by me through love, employ the (right) counter-remedy in this matter For, those who have adopted the position of dependents, speak to one occupying a high post regarding an unhappy thing which is beneficial in its result.

Karandikar: While the enemy does not satiate the eaters of dead bodies with the demons mutilated, scattered about, dead, smashed, pounded, humiliated and cut up with sharp missiles, you do bow down to him (Rama).

Karandikar: Having assumed a knit on his eyebrow (and) having abandoned patience, the tall enemy of Indra, whose eyes were terrific and harsh, addressed a speech, the words in which were fierce, exaggerating his own prowess :

Karandikar: A boulder will float in water, not a leaf; darkness will ooze from the sun and fire from the moon ; I, the greatest conquerer in war being conquered ! Oh grandson of Pulastya ! regard (all these) as equal, (i.e., equally impossible).

Karandikar: "May none in our family have in this world an accursed relative who is discontented in (their) prosperity, harbours secret enmity and entertains envy even at the time of honour, and whose actions, intentions and speech are contradictory.

Karandikar: ‘Kinsmen always wish (prefer) even for their own ruin, (but) not the prosperity of one of the same family; they salute the enemies and do not brook, in their burning hearts, the prosperity of their relatives.

Karandikar: In the (event of) an attack on Lanka, today, you have, with great ecstasy, revealed, beyond limit, your wicked inner soul. Fie upon you! False is thy conception about my being in distress." Saying so, he gave him (Vibhisana) a kick.