Devanagari
गृहीतो लीलया स्त्रीणां समक्षं कृतकिल्बिष: ।
माहिष्मत्यां सन्निरुद्धो मुक्तो येन कपिर्यथा ॥ २२ ॥
Verse text
gṛhīto līlayā strīṇāṁ
samakṣaṁ kṛta-kilbiṣaḥ
māhiṣmatyāṁ sanniruddho
mukto yena kapir yathā
Synonyms
gṛhītaḥ
—
was arrested by force
;
līlayā
—
very easily
;
strīṇām
—
of the women
;
samakṣam
—
in the presence
;
kṛta
—
kilbiṣaḥ — thus becoming an offender
;
māhiṣmatyām
—
in the city known as Māhiṣmatī
;
sanniruddhaḥ
—
was arrested
;
muktaḥ
—
released
;
yena
—
by whom (Kārtavīryārjuna)
;
kapiḥ yathā
—
exactly as done to a monkey .
Translation
When Rāvaṇa attempted to insult Kārtavīryārjuna in the presence of the women and thus offended him, Kārtavīryārjuna easily arrested Rāvaṇa and put him in custody in the city of Māhiṣmatī, just as one captures a monkey, and then released him neglectfully.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
In the presence of the women, Kārtavīryārjuna, insulted by Rāvaṇa, easily defeated him, and confined him in the city of Māhiṣmatī, just as one captures a monkey, and then releases him.
Rāvaṇa was defeated (gṛhītaḥ) by him.