tæO    tæO    c    èÜyÓtE    s|¢XçOa:    ka¿s·ya:    ,
l¥naà    p¢T    èÜyÓtE    dBaI    vWf¥yIvcIs:    .51.

tæO   tæO

here and there

c   èÜyÓtE

are seen

s|¢XçOa:

gathered

ka¿s·ya:

bundles of wood

l¥na:   c

and cut

p¢T	on the wayside

èÜyÓtE

are seen

dBaI:

blades of darba grass

vWf¥yIvcIs:

having the lustre of lapis lazuli

51.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   here   and   there   bundles   of   wood   gathered
and   cut   darba   grass   with   the   lustre   of   lapis   lazuli   are   seen   on   the   wayside.

etÅc    vnmÒyÞT|    k]ÝNaB#¢SKraEpmm¯    ,
pavkÞya½mÞTÞy    D¥mag#|    s|p#èÜytE    .52.

ett¯

now

c

also

vnmÒyÞT|

in the middle of the forest

k]ÝNaB#¢SKraEpmm¯

like the top of a dark cloud

pavkÞy

from the fire

Aa½mÞTÞy

in the hermitage

D¥mag#|

the smoke

s|p#èÜytE

are vividly seen

52.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   in   the   middle   of   the   forest   the   smoke   from   the
hermitage   is   seen   vividly   like   the   top   of   a   dark   cloud.

¢v¢v³Ex¤    c    t£T©Ix¤    k]ts"ata    mhxIy:    ,
p¤ÝpaEphar|    k[vI¢Ót    k[s¤mW:    Þvyma¢jItW:    .53.

¢v¢v³Ex¤

holy

c   t£T©Ix¤

in the waters also

k]ts"ata

having bathed

mhxIy:

great sages

p¤ÝpaEphar|

offerings with flowers

k[vI¢Ót

were doing

k[s¤mW:

with flowers

Þvyma¢jItW:

plucked by themselves

53.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   having   bathed   in   the   holy   waters,   the   great
sages   were   giving   offerings   of   flowers   plucked   by   themselves.

tt¯    s¤t£ßNÞy    vcn|    yTa    saWØy    mya    ½¤tm¯    ,
AgÞÏyÞya½maE    B#at¤n¥InmEx    B¢vÝy¢t    .54.

tt¯	looks same

s¤t£ßNÞy

Suthikshana's

vcn|

words

yTa

just as

saWØy

blessed

mya

by me

½¤tm¯

was heard

AgÞÏyÞy

Agastya's

Aa½m:

hermitage

B#at¤:

brother's

n¥nm¯

certainly

ex:

this

B¢vÝy¢t

will be

54.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   as   per   Sutikshna's   words   heard   by   him
this   certainly   must   be   Agastya's   brother's   hermitage.

¢ng¦/    trsa    m¦Ïy¤|    laEkana|    ¢htkaØyya    ,
yÞy    B#aæOa    k]tEy|    ¢dkq    SrÎya    p¤ÎykmINa    .55.

¢ng¦/

controlling

trsa	by spiritual might

m¦Ïy¤|

death

laEkana|

to the people

¢htkaØyya

with intent to do the good

yÞy

whose

B#aæOa

by brother

k]ta

was done

iym¯

this

¢dkq

quarter

SrÎya

habitable

p¤ÎykmINa

of holy deeds

55.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Agastya   of   holy   deeds,   with   intent   to   do
good   to   the   people   and   by   controlling   by   spiritual   might   death,   made   this
quarter(southern)   habitable.

ihWkda    ¢kl    @\raE    vata¢pr¢p    cEÚvl:    ,
B#atraW    s¢htavaÞta|    b#a'NG"aW    mhas¤raW    .56.

ih

here

ekda

once

¢kl

may be

@\r:

cruel

vata¢p:

Vatapi

A¢p

and

c   iÚvl:

Ilvala also

B#atraW

two brothers

s¢htaW

together

AaÞta|

dwelt

b#a'NG"aW

killers of brahmins

mhas¤raW

two great demons

56.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   once   there   were     two   cruel   brothers,
great   demons,   Vatapi   and   Ilvala   lived   there,   who   were   killing   brahmins.

Daryn¯    b#a'N|    ãp¢mÚvl:    s|Þk]t|    vdn¯    ,
AamÓæOy¢t    ¢vp#an¯    Þm    ½a¼m¤¢êÜy    ¢nrqG¦N:    .57.

Daryn¯

assuming

b#a'N|

of a brahmin

ãpm¯

the form

iÚvl:

Ilvala

s|Þk]t|

sanskrit

vdn¯

speaking

AamÓæOy¢t

invited

¢vp#an¯

brahmins

Þm

were

½a¼m¯

sraddha

u¢êÜy

for the sake of

¢nrqG¦N:

merciless

57.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   merciless   Ilvala   assuming   the   form   of   a
brahmin   and   speaking   in   sanskrit   invited   the   brahmins   for   the   sake   of   sraddha.

B#atr|    s|Þk]t|    k]Ïva    ttÞt|    mExã¢pNm¯      ,
tan¯    ¢¹jan¯    BaEjyamas    ½a¼è¾En    kmINa    .58.

B#atr|

brother

s|Þk]t|   k]Ïva

cooking

tt:

then

tm¯

him

mExã¢pNm¯

in the form of a goat

tan¯

those

¢¹jan¯

brahmins

BaEjyamas

were fed

½a¼è¾En

according to the injunction laid down for sraddha

kmINa

for performing

58.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   cooking   his   brother   in   the   form   of   a   goat,
used   to   feed   those   brahmins   according   to   the   injunction   laid   down   for   sraddha.

ttaE    B¤³avta|    tExa|    ¢vp#aNa¢mÚvlaE{b#v£t¯    ,
vatapE    ¢nÝ@mÞvE¢t    ÞvrEN    mhta    vdn¯    .59.

tt:   B¤³avta|

after eating

tExa|

those

¢vp#aNam¯

brahmins

iÚvl:

Ilvala

Ab#v£t¯

call out

vatapE

Vatapi

¢nÝ@mÞv

come out

i¢t

thus

ÞvrEN

with voice

mhta

loud

vdn¯

speaking

59.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   after   those   brahmins   had   finished   eating,
Ilvala   used   to   call   out   in   a   loud   voice   'O   Vatapi,   come   out'.

ttaE    B#at¤vIc:    ½¤Ïva    vata¢pm©Ixv°dn¯    ,
¢BÏva    ¢BÏva    Sr£ra¢N    b#a'Nana|    ¢v¢nÝptt¯    .60.

tt:

then

B#at¤:

brother's

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

vata¢p:

Vatapi

mExvt¯

like a ram

ndn¯

bleating

¢BÏva   ¢BÏva

tearing apart

Sr£ra¢N

the bodies

b#a'Nana|

of the brahmins

¢v¢nÝptt¯

used to come out

60.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   hearing   brother's   words,Vatapi,   bleating   like
a   ram,   used   to   come   out   tearing   the   bodies   of   the   brahmins.