tE    t|    saEm¢mvaEïÓt|    è¾qva    vW    DImca¢rN:.
lßmN|    cWv    è¾qva    t¤    vWdEh£|    c    yS¢Þvn£m¯    .11.
mÄñla¢n    p#y¤¸ana:    p#Ïyg¦ÿn¯    èFv#ta:    .12.

tE

they

t|

him

saEmm¯   iv

like the moon

uïÓt|

the rising

è¾qva

seeing

vW

surely

DImca¢rN:

given to practice of virtue

lßmN|   c

Lakshmana also

ev

only

è¾qva

seeing

t¤

in this

vWdEh£|

Vaidehi

c   yS¢Þvn£m¯

illustrious

mÄñla¢n

auspicious slokas

p#y¤¸ana:

uttering

p#Ïyg¦ÿn¯

welcomed

èFv#ta:

steadfast in vows

11,12.The   sages   seeing   Lakshman,   Vaidehi   and   Rama   like   the   rising   moon,
welcomed   them   with   auspicious   rites.

ãps|hnn|      lßm£|    saWk[mayI|    s¤vExtam¯    ,
dèS¤¢vI¢Þmtakara    ramÞy    vnva¢sn:    .13.

ãps|hnn|

handsome body

lßm£|

grandeur

saWk[mayI

tenderness

s¤vExtam¯

well dressed

dèS¤:

saw

¢v¢Þmtakara:

in astonishment

ramÞy

Rama's

vnva¢sn:

forest dwellers

13.The   forest   dwellers   saw   the   handsome   body,   grandeur,   tenderness   and
well   dressed   Rama   in   astonishment.

vWdEh£|    lßmN|    ram|    nEæOWr¢n¢mxW¢rv    ,
AaàyIB¥tan¯    dèS¤Þsv©I    tE    vnva¢sn:    .14.

vWdEh£|

Vaidehi

lßmN|

Lakshman

ram|

Rama

nEæOW:   A¢n¢mxW:

with eyes without blinking

iv

as though

AaàyIB¥tan¯

as a wonder

dèS¤:

saw

sv©I

all

tE

they

vnva¢sn:

forest dwellers

14.The   forest   dwellers   saw   Rama   ,   Lakshmana   and   Vaidehi   as   a   wonder
without   blinking   their   eyes.

AæOWn|    ¢h    mhaBagaÞsvIB¥t¢htE    rtm¯    ,
A¢t¢T|    pNISalaya|    raGv|    s|ÓyvESyn¯    .15.

AæO

there

enm¯

this

¢h

itself

mhaBaga:

highly blessed

svIB¥t¢htE

in the good of all living beings

rtm¯

delighted

A¢t¢T|

as a guest

pNISalaya|

in a hut made of leaves

raGv|

Raghava

s|ÓyvESyn¯

lodged

15.The   highly   blesed   sages,   taking   delight   in   the   good   of   all   living   beings,
lodged   Rama   as   a   guest   in   a   hut   made   of   leaves.

ttaE    ramÞy    sÏk]Ïy    ¢v¢Dna    pavkaEpma:    ,
Aaj»^ÞtE    mhaBagaÞs¢ll|    DmIca¢rN:    .16.

tt:

then

ramÞy

to Rama

sÏk]Ïy

honouring

¢v¢Dna

with traditional rites

pavkaEpma:

like the fire

Aaj»^:

offered

tE

those

mhaBaga:

highly blessed

s¢llm¯

water

DmIca¢rN:

righteous

16.The   highly   blessed   sages   like   the   fire,   honoured   Rama   with   traditional
rites   and   then   offered   water.

m¥l|    p¤Ýp|    Pl|    vÓyma½m|    c    mhaÏmn:    ,
¢nvEd¢yÏva    DmIåOaÞtt:    p#a¸lyaE{b#¤vn¯    .17.

m¥l|

roots

p¤Ýp|

flowers

Pl|

fruits

vÓy|	growing in the forest

Aa½m|   c

the hermitage also

mhaÏmn:

the magnanimous

¢nvEd¢yÏva

after offering

DmIåOa:

knows what is right

tt:

then

p#a¸ly:

with joined palms

Ab#¤vn¯

said

17.The   sages   after   offering   them   roots,   flowers   and   fruits   growing   in   the
forest   and   the   hermtage,   spoke   with   joined   palms.

DmIpalaE    jnÞyaÞy    SrÎyÞÏv|    mhayS:    ,
p¥jn£yà    maÓyà    raja    dÎfDraE    g¤â:    .18.

DmIpal:

protecter of righteousness

jnÞy	of the people

AÞy

this

SrÎy:

resort

Ïv|

you

mhayS:

very famous

p¥jn£y:

revered

c

also

maÓy:

respectable

c

also

raja

king

dÎfDr:

holder of the staff of justice

g¤â:

excellent

18.The   sages   told   Rama   that   as   a   king   he   was   the   protecter   and   the   resort
of   the   people,   famous,   revered,   respectable   and   holder   of   the   staff   of   justice.

iÓd#ÞyEv    ct¤BaIg:    p#ja    rX¢t    raGv    ,
raja    tÞma¹ran¯    BaEgan¯    B¤Hq³E:    laEknmÞk]t:    .19.

iÓd#Þy

of Indra

ev   ct¤BaIg:

fourth part

p#ja:

people

rX¢t

protects

raGv

Raghava

raja

king

tÞmat¯

therefore

vran¯

foremost

BaEgan¯

pleasures

B¤Hq³E:

enjoys

laEknmÞk]t:

respected by the people

19.The   sages   told   Rama   that   a   king   being   the   fourth   part   of   Indra,   protects
his   people,   so   is   respected   by   the   people   and   enjoys   the   highest   pleasures.

tE    vy|    Bvta    rßya    Bv¢¹xyva¢sn:    ,
ngrÞTaE    vnÞTaE    va    Ïv|    naE    raja    jnEár:    .20.

tE

that

vy|

we

Bvta

by you

rßya:

deserve to be protected

Bv¢¹xyva¢sn:

residents of your kingdom

ngrÞT:

city dwellers

vnÞT:   va

forest dwellers

Ïv|

you

n:

us

raja

king

jnEár:

lord of the people

20.The   sages   told   Rama   they   were   residents   of   his   kingdom,   deserving   his
protection   whether   in   the   forest   or   in   the   city,   being   the   lord   of   the   people,
was   their   king.