ramÞt¤    s¢htaE    B#ata    s£tya    c    prÓtp:    ,
s¤t£ßNÞya½mpd|    jgam    sh    tWrq¢¹jW:    .1.

ram:

Rama

t¤   s¢ht:

accompanied by

B#ata

brother

s£tya   c

with Sita also

prÓtp:

tormentor of enemies

s¤t£ßNÞy

Sutikshna's

Aa½mpd|

towards the hermitage

jgam

went

sh

with

tW:

those

¢¹jW:

brahmins

1.Rama,   the   tormentor   of   enemies,   along   with   brother,   Sita   and   with   the
brahmins   went   towards   Sutikshana's   hermitage.

tE    gÏva{Ñ¥rmÒvan|    nd£Þt£rqÏva    bh\dka:    ,
dèS¤¢vIp¤l|    SWl|    mhamEG¢mvaE°tm¯    .2.

tE

they

gÏva

going

AÑ¥rm¯

not very far

AÒvan|

a long distance

nd£:

rivers

t£tIva

crossing

bh\dka:

with plenty of water

dèS¤:

saw

¢vp¤l|

big

SWl|

mountain

mhamEGm¯   iv

like a great cloud

u°tm¯

tall

2.They     crossed   rivers   filled   with   water   and   after   a   long   distance   saw   a   tall
big   mountain   looking   like   a   great   cloud.

ttÞt¢dßvak[vraW    sÓtt|    ¢v¢vDWrqd#[mW:    ,
kann|    taW    ¢v¢vSt¤Þs£tya    sh    raGvaW    .3.

tt:

then

tt¯

that

ißvak[vraW

the best among Ikshvakus

sÓtt|

full of

¢v¢vDW:

various

d#[mW:

trees

kann|

forest

taW

the two

¢v¢vSt¤:

entered

s£tya   sh

with Sita

raGvaW

Rama and Lakshmana

3.Rama   and   Lakshmana,   the   best   amongst   Ikshvaku   race   along   with   Sita
then   entered   a   dense   forest   filled   with   many   trees.

p#¢v¾Þt¤    vn|    GaEr|    bh^p¤ÝpPld#[mm¯    ,
ddSaI½mmEkaÓtE    c£rmalap¢rÝk]tm¯    .4.

p#¢v¾:   t¤

having entered

vn|	the forest

GaEr|

fearful

bh^p¤ÝpPld#[mm¯

with many flowering and fruit bearing trees

ddSI

saw

Aa½mm¯

the ashram

ekaÓtE

in an isolated place

c£rmalap¢rÝk]tm¯

decorated with bark clothes and garlands

4.Entering   the   fearful   forest     with   many   flowering   and   fruit   bearing   trees   saw
an   isolated   ashramam   decorated   with   bark   clothes   and   garlands.

tæO    tapsmas£n|    mlpÄñjfaDrm¯    ,
ram:    s¤t£ßN|    ¢v¢DväOpaEv¦¼mBaxt    .5.

tæO

there

tapsm¯

the sage

Aas£n|

sitting

mlpÄñjfaDrm¯

wearing tanned leather and with matted hair

ram:

Rama

s¤t£ßN|

to Sutikshna

¢v¢Dvt¯

with due decorum

tpaEv¦¼m¯

aged due to penance

ABaxt

spoke

5.There   Rama   saw   the   elderly   sage   Suthikshana   sitting,   wearing   tanned
leather   cloth   and   with   matted   hair   and   spoke   to   the   sage   with   due   decorum.

ramaE{hm¢Þm    Bgvn¯    BvÓt|    d#¾¤magt:    ,
Ïv|    ma{¢Bvd    DmIåO    mhx©I    sÏy¢v@m    .6.

ram:

Rama

Ahm¯

I

A¢Þm

am

Bgvn¯

O lord

BvÓt|

you

d#¾¤|

to see

Aagt:

have come

Ïv|

you

ma

to me

A¢Bvd

please speak

DmIåO

who has knowledge of the dharmas

mhx©I

great sage

sÏy¢v@m

with true spiritual might

6.Rama   introduced   himself   to   sage   Sutikshna   and   told   that   he   had   come   to
see   the   sage   and   to   please   speak   to   him.

s    ¢nr£ßy    ttaE    v£r|    ram|    DmIB¦ta|    vrm¯    ,
sma¢ÜlÝy    c    bah^×ya¢md|    vcnmb#v£t¯    .7.

s:

the sage

¢nr£ßy

seeing

tt:

then

v£r|

the brave

ram|

to Rama

DmIB¦ta|

among upholders of dharma

vrm¯

the best

sma¢ÜlÝy

embracing

c

also

bah^×yam¯

with both hands

id|	the following

vcnm¯

words

Ab#v£t¯

said

7.Then   Sutikshna   seeing   Rama,   the   best   among   the   upholders   of   dharma,
embraced   him   with   both   hands   and   said   the   following   words.

Þvagt|    Kl¤    tE    v£r    ram    DmIB¦ta|    vr    ,
Aa½maE{y|    Ïvya{{@aÓtÞsnaT    iv    sa|p#tm¯    .8.

Þvagt|

welcome

Kl¤	being blessed

tE

to you

v£r

gallant

ram

Rama

DmIB¦ta.

among the upholdes of dharma

vr

the best

Aa½m:

hermitage

Ay|

this

Ïvya

with you

Aa@aÓt:

having come

snaT:

with a master

iv

like

sa|p#tm¯

now

8.Sutikshna   welcomed   Rama   and   said   that   by   his   arrival   the   hermitage   had
found   its   master   as   it   were.

p#t£ßmaNÞÏvamEv    naraEhE{h|    mhayS:    ,
dEvlaEk¢mtaE    v£r    dEh|    Ïy³va    mh£tlat¯    .9.

p#t£ßmaN:

awaiting

Ïvam¯   ev

you only

n   AaraEhE

not rising

Ah|

I am

mhayS:

famous

dEvlaEkm¯

to the heaven

it:

from here

v£r

warrier

dEh|

the body

Ïy³va

abandoning

mh£tlat¯

from the earth

9.Sutikshna   told   Rama   that   he   was   waiting  for   him   only,   he   had   not   ascended
to   the   heaven   from   the   earth   after   abandoning   his   body.

¢cæOk\zmn¤p#açOaE    raÇyB#¾aE{¢s    mE    ½¤t:    .10.

¢cæOk\zm¯

to chitrakoota

An¤p#açO:

have reached

raÇyB#¾:

bereft of the kingdom

A¢s

you are

mE

I

½¤t:	have heard

10.Sutikshna   told   Rama   that   bereft   of   the   kingdom,   Rama   had   reached
Chitrakuta   was   known   to   him.