ttaE{b#v£Óm¤¢n½E¿:    ½¤Ïva    ramÞy    Ba¢xtm¯    ,
ÒyaÏva    m¤h\tI|    DmaIÏma    D£raE    D£rtr|    vc:    .51.

tt:

then

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

m¤¢n½E¿:

foremost of sages

½¤Ïva

hearing

ramÞy

Rama's

Ba¢xtm¯

speech

ÒyaÏva

thinking

m¤h\tI|

for a short time

DmaIÏma

righteous

D£r:	intelligent

D£rtr|   vc:

words which were beneficial

51.Agastya,   hearing   Rama's   words,   thought   for   a   while   and   spoke   the
following   words   which   were   beneficial.

itaE    ¢¹yaEjnE    tat    bh^m¥lPlaEdk:    ,
dESaE    bh^m¦g:    ½£man¯    p·vzY¢B¢v½¤t:    .52.

it:

from here

¢¹yaEjnE

at a distance of two yojanas

tat

child

bh^m¥lPlaEdk:

with pleny of roots, fruits and water

dES:

region

bh^m¦g:

with many deers

½£man¯

beautiful

p·vzY¢B¢v½¤t:

well known as pancavati

52.Agastya   told   Rama   that   at   a   distance   of   sixteen   miles   from   there,
is   a   beautiful   region   with   plenty   of   roots,   fruits,   water   and   deer,   known
all   over   as   pancavati.

tæO    gÏva{{½mpd|    k]Ïva    saW¢m¢æONa    sh    ,
r|ÞysE    Ïv|    ¢pt¤vaIÀy|    yTaE³mn¤palyn¯    .53.

tæO

there

gÏva

going

Aa½mpd|

a hermitage

k]Ïva

setting up

saW¢m¢æONa   sh

with Lakshmana

r|ÞysE

live happily

Ïv|

you

¢pt¤:

father's

vaÀy|

command

yTaE³m¯

as told

An¤palyn¯

obeying

53.Agastya   told   Rama   that   going   there   and   setting   up   a   hermitage,   he   may
live   happily   with   Lakshmana,   obeying   to   the   letter   his   father's   command.

¢v¢dtaE    /Ex    v¦äOaÓtaE    mm    svIÞtvanG    ,
tpsà    p#BavEn    s"EhaêSrTÞy    c    .54.

¢v¢dt:   ¢h

is known

ex

this

v¦äOaÓt:

story

mm

to me

svI:	everything

tv

your

AnG	blemishless one

tps:	of penance

c

also

p#BavEn

by the power

s"Ehat¯

affection

dSrTÞy

Dasaratha's

c

also

54.Agastya   told   Rama   that   his   story   and   Dasaratha's   were   known   to   him   by
the   power   of   his   penance   and   also   by   the   affection   for   all   of   them.

¶dyÞTà    tE    CÓdaE    ¢våOatÞtpsa    mya    ,
ih    vas|    p#¢tåOay    mya    sh    tpaEvnE    .55.

¶dyÞT:

in mind

c

also

tE

your

CÓd:	the purpose

¢våOat:

have come to know

tpsa	by the power of penance

mya

by me

ih

here

vas|

to stay

p#¢tåOay

after having agreed

mya   sh

with me

tpaEvnE

in this penancegrove

55.Agastya   told   Rama   that   he   has   come   to   know   the   purpose   in   Rama's
in   inquiring   about   a   suitable   place   for   staying,   after   agreeing   to   stay   with
him   in   the   penance-grove.

Atà    Ïvamh|    b#¥¢m    gÅC    p·vz£¢mt:    .56.

At:   c

therefore only

Ïvam¯

ti you

Ah|

I

b#¥¢m

say now

gÅC

go

p·vz£|

to pancavati

it:

from here

56.Agastya   told   Rama   that   therefore   he   should   go   to   pancavati   from   there.

s    ¢h    rØyaE    vnaEêESE    mW¢Tl£    tæO    r|ÞytE    ,
s    dES:    ÜlaGn£yà    na¢tÑ¥rE    c    raGv    .57.

s:

that

¢h

surely

rØy:	is beautiful

vnaEêESE:

forest region

mW¢Tl£

Maithili

tæO

there

r|ÞytE

will be happy

s:

that

dES:

region

ÜlaGn£y:   c

is commandable also

na¢tÑ¥rE   c

is not far also

raGv

Rama

57.Agastya   told   Rama   that   the   forest   region   is   beautiful,   commendable,
is   not   very   far   from   there   and   Sita   will   be   happy   to   live   there.

gaEdavyaIÞsm£pE    c    mW¢Tl£    tæO    r|ÞytE    ,
p#aÇym¥lPlàWv    nana¢¹jgNay¤t:    .58.

gaEdavyaI:

Godavari

sm£pE   c

is situated near

mW¢Tl£

Maithili

tæO

there

r|ÞytE

will be delighted

p#aÇym¥lPl:   c

with plenty of roots and fruits

ev   nana¢¹jgNay¤t:

full of varities of flocks of birds

58.Agastya   told   Rama   that   the   place   is   situated   near   Godavari,   has   plenty
of   roots   and   fruits   and   full   of   varities   of   flocks   of   birds   and   Sita   will   be
delighted.

¢v¢v³à    mhabahaE    p¤ÎyaE    rØyÞtTWv    c    .59.

¢v¢v³:   c

is solitary also

mhabahaE

mighty armed one

p¤Îy:

holy

rØy:

charming

tTa

similarly

ev

only

c

also

59.Agastya   told   Rama   that   pancavati   is   solitary,   holy   and   a   charming   place.

Bvan¢p    sdarà    S³à    p¢rrXNE    ,
A¢p    caæO    vsÓram    tapsan¯    pal¢yÝy¢s    .60.

Bvan¯   A¢p

you also

sdar:

with wife

c

also

S³:   c

capable also

p¢rrXNE

in protecting

A¢p

and

c   AæO

there

vsn¯

living

ram

Rama

tapsan¯

ascetics

pal¢yÝy¢s

will protect

60.Agastya   told   Rama   that   he   is   capable   of   protecting   the   people   and   by
staying   there   will   protect   the   ascetics.