id|    p·aÔsraE    nam    tzak|    savIka¢lkm¯    ,
¢n¢mIt|    tpsa    ram    m¤¢nna    maÎf¤k¢NIna    .11.

id|

this

p·aÔsr:   nam

is named Pancapsara

tzak|

the lake

savIka¢lkm¯

always full of water

¢n¢mIt|

was created

tpsa	by ascetic power

ram

Rama

m¤¢nna   maÎf¤k¢NIna

by the sage Mandukarni

11.The   sage   told   Rama   that   this   pond   which   is   always   filled   with   water   is
pancapsara   by   name   and   was   created   by   the   ascetic   power   of   the   sage
Mandukarni.

s    ¢h    tpE    tpÞt£v#|    maÎf¤k¢NImIham¤¢n:    ,
dSvxIsh*a¢N    vay¤BXaE    jla½y:    .12.

s:

that

¢h

in this

tpE

performed

tp:   t£v#|

severe austerities

maÎf¤k¢NI:

Mandukarni

mham¤¢n:

the great sage

dSvxIsh*a¢N

for ten thousand years

vay¤BX:

living on air

jla½y:

standing in water

12.The   sage   told   Rama   that   the   great   sage   Mandukarni   performed   severe
austerities   standing   in   water   and   living   on   air   for   ten   thousamd   years.

tt:    p#Ûy¢Tta:    sv©I    dEva:    sa¢g"p¤raEgma:    ,
Ab#¤vn¯    vcn|    sv©I    prÞprsmagta:    .13.

tt:	there upon

p#Ûy¢Tta:

getting disquieted

sv©I

all

dEva:

the gods

sa¢g"p¤raEgma:

with the fire god as the head

Ab#¤vn¯

said

vcn|	these words

sv©I

all

prÞprsmagta:

gathered together

13.The   sage   told   Rama   that   getting   disquieted   all   the   gods   with   the   fire   god
as   the   head   gathered   together   and   said   these   words.

AÞmak|    kÞy¢ct¯    ÞTanmEx    p#aTIytE    m¤¢n:    ,
i¢t    s|¢vg"mns:    sv©I    tE    ¢æO¢dvaWks:    .14.

AÞmak|

amongst us

kÞy¢ct¯

someone's

ÞTanm¯

place

ex:

this

p#aTIytE

is seeking

m¤¢n:

the sage

i¢t

thus

s|¢vg"mns:

felt disturbed in mind

sv©I

all

tE

those

¢æO¢dvaWks:

dwellers of heaven

14.The   sage   told   Rama   that   the   gods   said   that   the   sage   was   seeking   the
place   of   one   of   them   and   thus   they   felt   disturbed   in   mind.

tt:    kt¤I|    tpaE¢vg"|    sv©IrqdEvW¢nIyaE¢jta:    ,
p#DanaÔsrs:    p·    ¢vï¤Åc¢ltvcIs:    .15.

tt:

therefore

kt¤I|

to cause

tpaE¢vg"|

interruption in the austerities

sv©I:

by all

dEvW:

by the gods

¢nyaE¢jta:

appointed

p#DanaÔsrs:

the principal nymphs

p·

five

¢vï¤Åc¢ltvcIs:

with bodies flashing likelightning

15.The   sage   Rama   that   the   gods   appointed   five   principal   nymphs   with
bodies   flashing   like   lightning   to   interrupt   the   austerities   of   the   sage.

AÔsraE¢BÞttÞta¢Bm¤I¢nrqè¾pravr:    ,
n£taE    mdnvÜyÏv|    s¤raNa|    kayI¢s¼yE    .16.

AÔsraE¢B:

by the nymphs

tt:

then

ta¢B:

by those

m¤¢n:

the sage

è¾pravr:

one who seen the wholesome or otherwise

n£t:	was captured

mdnvÜyÏv|

under the influence of love

s¤raNa|

of the gods

kayI¢s¼yE

for the acheiving the wishes

16.The   sage   told   Rama     the   sage,   who   had   seen   the   wholesome   or
otherwise   was   captured   with   love   by   those   nymphs   for   acheiving   the   wishes
of   the   gods.

taàWvaÔsrs:    p·    m¤nE:    pÏn£Ïvmagta:    ,
tzakE    ¢n¢mIt|    tasam¢Þm°Ótrq¢ht|    g¦hm¯    .17.

ta:

those

c

and

ev

only

AÔsrs:

nymphs

p·

five

m¤nE:

of the sage

pÏn£Ïvm¯

the wives

Aagta:

became

tzakE

in the lake

¢n¢mIt|

was built

tasam¯

for them

A¢Þmn¯

in this

AÓtrq¢ht|

a secret

g¦hm¯

house

17.The   sage   told   Rama   that   the   five   nymphs   became   wives   to   the   sage.   A
secret   house   was   then   built   for   them   in   the   lake.

tæOWvaÔsrs:    p·    ¢nvsÓÏyaE    yTas¤Km¯    ,
rmy¢Ót    tpaEyaEgaÓm¤¢n|    yaWvnma¢ÞTtm¯    .18.

tæO   ev

there itself

AÔsrs:

nymphs

p·

five

¢nvsÓÏy:

living

yTas¤Km¯

happily

rmy¢Ót

delighted

tpaEyaEgat¯

by the fruit of his penance

m¤¢n|

the sage

yaWvn|   Aa¢ÞTtm¯

one who regained his youth

18.The   sage   told   Rama   that   the   five   apsaras   lived   happily   there   itself   and
delighted   the   sage   who   regained   his   youth   by   the   virtue   of   his   austerities.

tasa|    sHq@£fmananamEx    va¢dæO¢n:Þvn:    ,
½¥ytE    B¥xNaE¢Óm½aE    g£tSÖdaE    mnaEhr:    .19.

tasa|

their

sHq@£fmananam¯

while playing

ex:

this

va¢dæO¢n:Þvn:

sound of musical instruments

½¥ytE

is heard

B¥xNaE¢Óm½:

mixed with the tinkling of ornaments

g£tSÖd:

sound of singing

mnaEhr:

charming

19.The   sage   told   Rama   that   this   is   the   sound   of   musical   instruments   and   the
charming   songs   of   nymphs   while   playing   mixed   with   tingling   of   ornaments   that
is   being   heard.

AaàyI¢m¢t    tÞyWt¹cn|    Ba¢vtatmn:    ,
raGv:    p#¢tjg#ah    sh    B#ata    mhaySa:    .20.

AaàyIm¯

a wonder

i¢t

thus

tÞy

his

ett¯

this

vcn|

words

Ba¢vtatmn:

one who has realises himself

raGv:

Rama

p#¢tjg#ah

accepted

B#ata   sh

along with brother

mhaySa:

great renown

20.Rama   together   with   his   brother   accepted   the   statement   of   the   sage   as   a
piece   of   wonder.