Ag#t:    p#yyaW    ram:    s£ta    mÒyE    s¤mÒyma    ,
p¦¿tÞt¤    Dn¤Ýpa¢NlIßmNaE{n¤jgam    h    .1.

Ag#t:

in front

p#yyaW

went

ram:

Rama

s£ta

Sita

mÒyE	in the middle

s¤mÒyma

most beautiful

p¦¿t:

behind

t¤

in this

Dn¤Ýpa¢N:

with bow in hand

lßmN:

Lakshmana

An¤jgam   h

followed

1.Rama   went   in   front,   beautiful   Sita   in   the   middle   and   in   the   rear   followed
Lakshmana   bow   in   hand.

taW    pÜymanaW    ¢v¢vDaM¯ÅCWlp#ÞTan¯    vna¢n    c    ,
nd£à    ¢v¢vDa    rØya    jÂmt¤:    sh    s£tya    .2.
sarsa|à@vaka|à    nd£p¤¢lnca¢rN:    ,
sra|¢s    c    spîa¢n    y¤³a¢n    jljW:    KgW:    .3.
y¥Tb¼a|à    p¦xtan¯    mdaEÓmäOan¯    ¢vxa¢Nn:    ,
m¢hxa|à    vraha|à    naga|à    d#[mvW¢rN:    .4.

taW

the two

pÜymanaW

seeing

¢v¢vDan¯

various

SWlp#ÞTan¯

mountain peaks

vna¢n   c

forests also

nd£:   c

and rivers

¢v¢vDa:

various

rØya:

beautiful

jÂmt¤:

went

s£tya   sh

along with Sita

sarsan¯

cranes

c@vakan¯   c

chakravaka birds also

nd£p¤¢lnca¢rN:

moving on sandy river banks

sra|¢s   c

streams also

spîa¢n

lotuses

y¤³a¢n

with

jljW:

acquatic

KgW:

birds

y¥Tb¼an¯

in herds

c   p¦xtan¯

of spotted deer also

mdaEÓmäOan¯

in rut

¢vxa¢Nn:

horned bullocks

m¢hxan¯   c

and buffaloes also

vrahan¯   c

and boars

nagan¯   c

and elephants

d#[mvW¢rN:

destroyer of trees

2,3,4.The   two   went   along   with   Sita   looking   at   the   various   mountain   peaks
and   beautiful   forests   ,   the   cranes   and   charavaka   birds   on   sandy   river   banks
and   lakes   filled   with   lotuses   and   acquatic   birds,   herds   of   spotted   deers,
buffaloes   and   bullocks   in   rut,   boars,   and   elephants   the   destroyer   of   trees.

tE    gÏva    Ñ¥rmÒvan|    lØbmanE    ¢dvakrE    ,
dèS¤:    s¢hta    rØy|    tzak|    yaEjnaytm¯    .5.
pîp¤Ýkrs|baD|    gjy¥TWrlÄð¦tm¯    ,
sarsWrqh|skadØbW:    sÄð[l|    jlja¢t¢B:    .6.

tE

they

gÏva	having gone

Ñ¥rm¯   AÒvan|

very far

lØbmanE

when setting

¢dvakrE

the sun

dèS¤:

saw

s¢hta:

together

rØy|

beautiful

tzak|

a pond

yaEjnaytm¯

with an area of a square yojana

pîp¤Ýkrs|baD|

filled with red and white lotuses

gjy¥TW:

with herds of elephants

AlÄð¦tm¯

adorned with

sarsW:

with cranes

h|skadØbW:

with swans , ducks

sÄð[l|

crowded with

jlja¢t¢B:

with other aquatic creatures

5,6.After   covering   a   long   distance,   they   together   sighted,   a   beautiful   large
pond   filled   with   red   and   white   lotuses,   covered   with   herds   of   elephants,
crowded   with   cranes,swans   and   ducks   and   other   aquatic   creatures.

p#s°s¢llE    rØyE    t¢Þmn¯    sr¢s    S¤½¤vE    ,
g£tva¢dæO¢nGa©IxaE    n    c    kàn    èÜytE    .7.

p#s°s¢llE

in the clear water

rØyE

beautiful

t¢Þmn¯

in that

sr¢s

lake

S¤½¤vE

were heard

g£tva¢dæO¢nGa©IxaE

the sound of song and musical instruments

t¤

but

n   c

not

kàn

anybody

èÜytE

was seen

7.In   that   beautiful   lake   of   crystal   clear   water,   the   sound   of   song   and
musical   instruments   were   heard   but   no   person   was   seen.

tt:    kaWt¥hlad#amaE    lßmNà    mharT:    ,
m¤¢n|    DmIB¦t|    nam    p#¾¤|    sm¤pc@mE    .8.

tt:

then

kaWt¥hlat¯

out of curiosity

ram:

Rama

lßmN:   c

and Lakshmana

mharT:

great charioteer

m¤¢n|

the sage

DmIB¦t|   nam

named Dharmabrit

p#¾¤|

to ask

sm¤pc@mE

proceeded

8.Rama   and   Lakshmana,   out   of   curiosity,   proceeded   to   ask     the   sage
Dharmabrith.

idmÏydqB¤t|    ½¤Ïva    sv©Ixa|    naE    mham¤nE    ,
kaWt¥hl|    mhÇjat|    ¢k¢md|    saD¤    kÐytam¯    .9.

idm¯

this

AÏydqB¤t|

extroadinary

½¤Ïva

having heard

sv©Ixa|

all

n:

of us

mham¤nE

great sage

kaWt¥hl|

curiousity

mht¯

great

jat|	aroused with

¢k|   id|

what is this

saD¤

in detail

kÐytam¯

please tell

9.Rama   told   the   great   sage   that   hearing   the   extroadinary   sound   they   were
seized   with   great   curiosity   and   he   asked   the   sage   to   tell   the   what   it   was
clearly.

tEnWvm¤³aE    DmaIÏma    raGvEN    m¤¢nÞtda    ,
p#Bv|    srs:    k]Ïs"maÁyat¤m¤pc@mE    .10.

tEn

that

evm¯

as above

u³:	being asked

DmaIÏma

virtuous

raGvEN

by Rama

m¤¢n:

the sage

tda

then

p#Bv|

the greatness

srs:	of the lake

k]Ïs"m¯

fully

AaÁyat¤m¯

to tell

upc@mE

started

10.Being   asked   as   above   by   Rama,   the   virtuous   sage   then   started   to   tell
about   the   lake's   greatness.