Chapter 15
गृहीतो लीलया स्त्रीणां समक्षं कृतकिल्बिष: । माहिष्मत्यां सन्निरुद्धो मुक्तो येन कपिर्यथा ॥ २२ ॥
Transliteration
gṛhīto līlayā strīṇāṁ samakṣaṁ kṛta-kilbiṣaḥ māhiṣmatyāṁ sanniruddho mukto yena kapir yathā
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
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.”