THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 13 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70


p·vz£|    p#¢t    p#ÞTanm¯    -   GOING   TOWARDS   PANCAVATI

etdalßytE    v£r    mD¥kana|    mh¹nm¯    ,
uäOrENaÞy    gÓtÛy|    Óyg#aEDm¢BgÅCta    .61.

ett¯    here
AalßytE    is seen
v£r    hero
mD¥kana|    of madhka trees
mht¯   vnm¯    great forest
uäOrEN    northern route
AÞy    its
gÓtÛy|    should proceed
Óyg#aEDm¯    to a banyan tree
A¢BgÅCta    leading to

61.Agastya   told   Rama   that   there   is   the   forest   of   madhuka   trees;   from   there
he   should   proceed   on   the   northern   route,   leading   to   a   banyan   tree.

tt:    ÞTlm¤paâ/    pvItÞya¢vÑ¥rt:    ,
Áyat:    p·vz£ÏyEv    ¢nÏyp¤¢Ýptkann:    .62.

tt:    from there
ÞTl|    a plateau
upaâ/    moving up
pvItÞy    mountain's
A¢vÑ¥rt:    near
Áyat:    well known
p·vz£   i¢t   ev    known as pancavati
¢nÏyp¤¢Ýptkann:    full of woodlands ever laden with flowers

62.Agastya   told   Rama   that   then   moving   up   a   plateau,   he   will   reach   a   region
full   of   woodlands   ever   laden   with   flowers   near   the   mountain   and   known
as   pancavati.

AgÞÏyEnWvm¤³Þt¤    ramÞsaW¢m¢æONa    sh    ,
sÏk]ÏyamÓæOyamas    tm¦¢x|    sÏyva¢dnm¯    .63.

AgÞÏyEn    by Agastya
ev|    as above
u³:    being told
    immediately
ram:    Rama
saW¢m¢æONa   sh    with Lakshmana
sÏk]Ïy    honoured
AamÓæOyamas    took leave
t|   §¢x|    from the sage
sÏyva¢dnm¯    who always spoke the truth

63.Rama,   on   hearing   Agastya's   words,   honoured   the   sage   together   with
Lakshmana   and   took   leave   of   the   sage.

taW       tEna×yn¤åOataW    k]tpada¢BvÓdnaW    ,
tma½m|    p·vz£|    jgmt¤Þsh    s£tya    .64.

taW       the wo of them
tEn    by him
A×yn¤åOataW    given permission
k]tpada¢BvÓdnaW    having bowed down at the feet
t|   Aa½m|    towards that hermitage
p·vz£|    pancavati
jgmt¤:    started
sh   s£tya    with Sita

64.Rama   and   Lakshmana,   permitted   by   Agastya,   bowed   down   at   his   feet,
and   left   for   pancavati   with   Sita.

g¦h£tcapaW       nra¢DpaÏmjaW    ¢vx³t¥NaW    smrEÝvkatraW    ,
yTaEp¢d¾En    pTa    mh¢xINa    p#jÂmt¤:    p·vz£|    sma¢htaW    .65.

g¦h£tcapaW    with bows in hand
   nra¢DpaÏmjaW    the two princes
¢vx³t¥NaW    with tied quivers
smrEx¤    in wars
AkatraW    fearless
yTaEp¢d¾En    as directed
pTa    along the path
mh¢xINa    by the foremost of sages
p#jÂmt¤:    went
p·vz£|    towards pancavati
sma¢htaW    concentrated of mind

65.Rama   and   Lakshmana,   with   bows   in   hand   and   quivers   tied,   proceeded
to   pancavati   along   the   path   as   directed   by   Agastya.

iÏyax©I    ½£md#amayNE    vaÚm£k£yE    Aa¢dkaÛyE    AarÎykaÎfE    æOyaEdS:    sgI:    .13.


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