viplÄvitaá¹ sva-Å›ibiraá¹
pratisrotaḥ-sarij-jalaiḥ
nÄmṛṣyat tasya tad vÄ«ryaá¹
vÄ«ramÄnÄ« daÅ›Änanaḥ
viplÄvitam - having been inundated; sva-Å›ibiram - his own camp; pratisrotaḥ - which was flowing in the opposite direction; sarit-jalaiḥ - by the water of the river; na - not; amṛṣyat - could tolerate; tasya - of KÄrtavÄ«ryÄrjuna; tat vÄ«ryam - that influence; vÄ«ramÄnÄ« - considering himself very heroic; daÅ›a-Änanaḥ - the ten-headed RÄvaṇa.
RÄvaṇa was out touring to gain victory over all other countries (dig-vijaya), and he had camped on the bank of the NarmadÄ River near the city of MÄhiá¹£matÄ«.