ramÞt¤    shsaW¢m¢æOÞs¤t£ßNEna¢Bp¥¢jt:    ,
p¢rNaØy    ¢nSa|    tæO    p#BatE    p#Ïyb¤Òyt    .1.

ram:

Rama

t¤

in this

shsaW¢m¢æO:

with Lakshmana

s¤t£ßNEn

by Suthikshana

A¢Bp¥¢jt:

honoured

p¢rNaØy

having spent

¢nSa|

the night

tæO

there

p#BatE

in the early morning

p#Ïyb¤Òyt

woke up

1.Rama   honoured   by   Sutikshna,     having   spent   the   night   there   along   with
Lakshmana   woke   up   early   in   the   morning.

uÏTay    t¤    yTakal|    raGv:    sh    s£tya    ,
upÞp¦Üy    s¤S£tEn    jlEnaEÏplg¢ÓDna    .2.

uÏTay

getting up

t¤	immediately

yTakal|

at the proper time

raGv:

Rama

sh   s£tya

along with Sita

upÞp¦Üy

bathed

s¤S£tEn

in pleasently cold

jlEn	with water

uÏplg¢ÓDna

fragrant with the scent of blue lotuses

2.Waking   up   at   the   proper   time,   Rama   with   Sita   bathed   immediately   in
pleasantly   cold   water   fragrant   with   the   scent   of   the   blue   lotuses.

AT    tE{¢g"|    s¤ra|àWv    vWdEh£    ramlÜmNaW    ,
kaÚy|    ¢v¢Dvd×yÅyI    tp¢ÞvSrNE    vnE    .3.

AT

then

tE

they

A¢g"|

the god of fire

s¤ran¯

the other gods

c

also

ev

only

vWdEh£

Vaidehi

ramlÜmNaW

Rama and Lakshmana

kaÚy|

in time

¢v¢Dvt¯

according to rites

A×yÅyI

worshipped

tp¢ÞvSrNE

resorted by sages

vnE	in the forest

3.Then   Rama,   Sita   and   Lakshmana,   worshipped   in   time   the   fire   and   other
gods   according   to   rites   in   the   forest   resorted   by   sages.

udyÓt|    ¢dnkr|    è¾va    ¢vgtkÚmxa:    ,
s¤t£ßNm¢BgØyEd|    ÜlßN|    vcnmb#¤vn¯    .4.

udyÓt|

rising

¢dnkr|

the sun

è¾va

seeing

¢vgtkÚmxa:

those who are without sin

s¤t£ßNm¯

to Sutikshna

A¢BgØy

going

id|

these

ÜlßN|

with humility

vcnm¯

the following words

Ab#¤vn¯

said

4.They,   who   were   without   sin,   seeing   the   rising   sun,   went   towards   Sage
Sutikshna   and   said   the   following   words   with   humility.

s¤KaE¢xta:    Þm    Bgvn¯    Ïvya    p¥ÇyEn    p¥¢jta:    ,
Aap¦ÅCam:    p#yaÞyamaE    m¤nyÞÏvry¢Ót    n:    .5.

s¤KaE¢xta:   Þm

have happily spent

Bgvn¯

Sir

Ïvya

by you

p¥ÇyEn

by one who is revered

p¥¢jta:

honoured

Aap#ÅCam:

we take leave

p#yaÞyam:

we are leaving

m¤ny:

sages

Ïvry¢Ót

are hastening

n:

us

5.Rama   told   Sutikshna   that   they   stayed   happily,   honoured   by   one   who   is
revered   by   others.   They   took   leave   of   him   and   departed   since   the   sages
were   hastening   them.

ÏvramhE    vy|    d#¾¤|    k]Ïs"ma½mmÎflm¯    ,
§x£Na|    p¤ÎyS£lana|    dÎfkarÎyva¢snam¯    .6.

ÏvramhE

are in a hurry

vy|

we

d#¾¤|

to see

k]Ïs"m¯

the whole

Aa½mmÎflm¯

cluster of hermitages

§x£Na|

of the sages

p¤ÎyS£lana|

of meritorious deeds

dÎfkarÎyva¢snam¯

dwellers of the Dandakaranya

6.Rama   told   the   sage   Sutikshna   that   they   were   hurrying   to   see   the   clusters
of   hermitages   of   the   sages   who   are   dwellers   of   the   Dandakaranya.

A×yn¤åOat¢mÅCamÞshW¢Bm¤I¢np¤ÄñvW:    ,
DmI¢nÏyWÞtpaEdaÓtW¢vI¢SKW¢rv    pavkW:    ¡7¡

A×yn¤åOatm¯

to take leave

iÅCam:

we desire

sh

with

e¢B:

this

m¤¢np¤ÄñvW:

jewels among great sages

DmI¢nÏyW:

always persistent in virtue

tpaEdaÓtW:

selfrestraint through penance

¢v¢SKW:

without smoke

iv   pavkW:

like fire

7.Rama   told   sage   Sutikshna   that   they   wish   to   take   leave   with   these   sages,
who   are   persistent   in   virtue   and   self-restraint   through   penance   looking   like
a   fire   without   smoke.

A¢vx/atpaE    yavÏs¥ya©I    na{¢t¢vrajtE    ,
Amag©INagta|    lßm£|    p#aÔyEvaÓvyv¢jIt:    .8.
tav¢dÅCamhE    gÓt¤¢mÏy¤?va    crNaW    m¤nE:    ,
vvÓdE    shsaW¢m¢æOÞs£tya    sh    raGv:    .9.

A¢vx/atp:

with unbearable heat

yavt¯

till when

s¥yI:

sun

n   A¢t¢vrajtE

not start shining

Amag©IN

by wrong means

Aagta|

earned

lßm£|

wealth

p#aÔy

getting

iv

as if

AÓvyv¢jIt:

as a man from a low family

tavt¯

before that

iÅCamhE

we wish

gÓt¤m¯

to go

i¢t

thus

u?va

saying

crNaW

at the feet

m¤nE:

the sage's

vvÓdE

bowed down

shsaW¢m¢æO:

with Lakshmana

s£tya   sh

with Sita

raGv:

Rama

8,9.Rama   told   the   sage   Sutikshna   that   before   the   sun   starts   shining   brightly
with   unbearable   heat   they   would   like   to   leave.   Saying   thus   Rama,
Lakshmana   and   Sita   bowed   down   at   the   sage's   feet.

taW    s|Þp¦SÓtaW    crNav¤ÏTaÔy    m¤¢np¤Äñv:    ,
gaFma¢ÜlÝy    ss"Eh¢md|    vcnmb#v£t¯    .10.

taW

the two

s|Þp¦SÓtaW

touching

crNaW

feet

uÏTaÔy

lifting

m¤¢np¤Äñv:

great sage

gaFm¯

closely

Aa¢ÜlÝy

having embraced

ss"Ehm¯

with affection

id|	the following

vcnm¯

words

Ab#v£t¯

said

10.The   great   sage   Sutikshna,   lifting   the   two   princes   touching   the   feet,
embraced   them   closely   and   said   the   following   words.