sØykq    p#¢tg¦h£tà    m¤¢nna    tEn    raGv:    ,
ÓyvsäOa|    ¢nSamEka|    p#aÜy    m¥lPla¢n    c    .71.

sØykq

warmly

p#¢tg¦h£t:

welcomed

c

also

m¤¢nna

by the sage

tEn

that

raGv:

Rama

Óyvst¯

stayed

tam¯

that

¢nSa|

night

eka|

one

p#aÜy

having eaten

m¥lPla¢n   c

fruits and roots alone

71.Warmly   welcomed   by   the   sage,   Rama   stayed   that   night   eating   fruits
and   roots   alone.

tÞya|    raæya|    Ûyt£taya|    ¢vmlE    s¥yImÎflE    ,
B#atr|    tmgÞÏyÞy    AamÓæOyt    raGv:    .72.

tÞya|

that

raæya|

night

Ûyt£taya|

had passed

¢vmlE

bright

s¥yImÎflE

sun

B#atr|

to brother

tm¯

that

AgÞÏyÞy

Agastya's

AamÓæOyt

took leave

raGv:

Rama

72.When   the   night   had   passed   and   the   sun   had   risen,   Rama   took   leave   of
the   sage,   Agastya's   brother.

A¢BvadyE    Ïva|    Bgvn¯    s¤KmÒy¤¢xtaE    ¢nSam¯    ,
AamÓæOyE    Ïva|    gÅCa¢m    g¤â|    tE    d#¾¤mg#jm¯    .73.

A¢BvadyE

I pay my respects

Ïva|

to you

Bgvn¯

O lord

s¤Km¯

comfortably

AÒy¤¢xt:

stayed

¢nSam¯

the night

AamÓæOyE

take leave

Ïva|

of you

gÅCa¢m

I will go

g¤â|	the revered

tE

your

d#¾¤m¯

to see

Ag#jm¯

elder brother

73.Rama   told   the   sage   that   he   pays   his   respects   to   him.   He   said   that   he   had
spent   the   night   comfortably   and   wanted.to   take   leave   of   him   to   go   and   see
his   revered   elder   brother.

gØyta¢m¢t    tEnaE³aE    jgam    rG¤nÓdn:    ,
yTaE¢ê¾En    mag©In    vn|    tÅcavlaEkyn¯    .74.

gØytam¯

you may go

i¢t

thus

tEn

by him

u³:

told

jgam

went

rG¤nÓdn:

Rama

yTa	the way that

u¢ê¾En

was told

mag©In

by the way

vn|	at the forest

tt¯

that

c

and

AvlaEkyn¯

seeing

74.Being   told   'you   may   go'   by   the   sage,   Rama   went   by   the   way   pointed   out
to   him   seeing   that   forest.

¢nvaran¯    pnsa|Þtala|¢Þt¢mSan¯    v¸¤laÓDvan¯    ,
¢c¢r¢bÚvan¯    mD¥ka|à    ¢bÚvan¢p    c    ¢tÓѤkan¯    .75.
p¤¢Ýptan¯    p¤¢Ýptag#a¢BlIta¢Brn¤vE¢¾tan¯    ,
ddSI    ram:    StSÞtæO    kaÓtarpadan¯    .76.
h¢ÞthÞtW¢vIm¦¢dtan¯    vanrWâpSaE¢Btan¯    ,
mäOW:    Sk[¢nsHqGWà    StSà    p#Na¢dtan¯    .77.

¢nvaran¯

nivara trees

pnsan¯

jackfruit trees

talan¯

palm trees

¢t¢mSan¯

timisa trees

v¸¤lan¯

vanjula trees

Dvan¯

dhavan trees

¢c¢rbÚvan¯

chiri bilva trees

mD¥kan¯   c

Madhuka trees also

¢bÚvan¯   A¢p

bilva trees also

c   ¢tÓѤkan¯

tinduka trees too

p¤¢Ýptan¯

in flower

p¤¢Ýptag#a¢B:

with flowers on the tips

lta¢B:

with creepers

An¤vE¢xtan¯

covered with

ddSI

saw

ram:

Rama

StS:	in hundreds

tæO

there

kaÓtarpadan¯

forest trees

h¢ÞthÞtW:

with elephant tusks

¢vm¦¢dtan¯

damaged

vanrW:

by monkeys

upSaE¢Btan¯

adorned with

mäOW:

fat

Sk[¢nsHqGW:   c

and flocks of birds

StS:   c

and in hundreds

p#Na¢dtan¯

made resonant

74,75,76.Rama   saw   hundreds   of   forest   trees   like   nivara,   jack   fruit,   palm,
timisa,   dhavan,   chiribilva,   madhuka,   bilva   and   tinduka   trees   all   in   flowers,
creepers   with   flowers   on   the   tips,   hundreds   of   trees   crushed   by   elephants,
adorned   with   monkeys   and   made   resonant   by   the   noise   of   flocks   of   birds.

ttaE{b#v£t¯    sm£pÞT|    ramaE    raj£vlaEvn:    ,
p¦¾taE{n¤gt|    v£r|    lßmN|    l¢ßmvDInm¯    .78.

tt:

then

Ab#v£t¯

said

sm£pÞT|

closely

ram:

Rama

raj£vlaEvn:

with eyes like the red lotus

p¦¾t:

behind

An¤gt|

following

v£r|

heroic

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

l¢ßmvDInm¯

adding to his glory

78.Then     Rama   spoke   to   the   heroic   Lakshmana   who   following   closely
behind   him   and   added   to   his   glory.

¢s"ÂDpæOa    yTa    v¦Xa    yTa    XaÓta    m¦g¢¹ja:    ,
Aa½maE    na¢tÑ¥rÞTaE    mhx©IBaI¢vtaÏmn:    .79.

¢s"ÂDpæOa:   yTa

with green leaves

v¦Xa:

trees

XaÓta:   yTa

being docile

m¦g¢¹ja:

deer and birds

Aa½m:

hermitage

n   A¢tÑ¥rÞT:

is not far

mhx©I:

the great sage's

Ba¢vtaÏmn:

one who is puresouled

79.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   great   sage's   hermitage   was   not   far   as   the
had   gren   leaves   and   deers   and   birds   that   were   docile.

AgÞÏy    i¢t    ¢vÁyataE    laEkE    ÞvEnWv    kmINa    ,
Aa½maE    èÜytE    tÞy    p¢r½aÓt½maph:    .80.
AaÇyD¥mak[lvnà£rmalap¢rÝk]t:    ,
p#SaÓtm¦gy¥Tà    nanaSk[¢nna¢dt:    .81.

AgÞÏy:   i¢t

as Agastya

¢vÁyat:

famous

laEkE

in the world

ÞvEn	by his own

ev

alone

kmINa

by deed

Aa½m:

hermitage

èÜytE

is seen

tÞy

his

p¢r½aÓt½maph:

removing the fatigue of the tired

AaÇyD¥mak[lvn:

the forest filled with the smoke from the ghee offerings

c£rmalap¢rÝk]t:

adorned with bark garments and garlands

p#SaÓtm¦gy¥T:

with herds of tame deer

c   nanaSk[¢nna¢dt:

and resounding with the cries of various birds

80,81.Rama   told   Lakshmana   the   hermitage,   relieving   the   fatigue   of   the
tired,   belongs   to   him   who   had   become   famous   in   the   world   as   Agastya   by
his   own   deed,   is   seen   filling   the   forest   with   smoke   from   ghee   offerings   into
the   sacred   fire,   adorned   with   bark   clothes   and   garlands,   containing   very
peaceful   herds   of   deer   and   resounding   with   the   cries   of   various   birds.