tt:    p·vz£|    gÏva    nanaÛyalm¦gay¤tam¯    ,
uvac    B#atr|    ramÞsaW¢m¢æO|    d£çOtEjsm¯    .1.

tt:

then

p·vz£|

to pancavati

gÏva

going

nanaÛyalm¦gay¤tam¯

full of various beasts of prey and deers

uvac

said

B#atr|

to brother

ram:

Rama

saW¢m¢æO|

to Lakshmana

d£çOtEjsm¯

of bright lustre

1.Then   going   to   pancavati   full   of   beasts   of   prey   and   deers,   Rama   said   to
Lakshmana.

Aagta:    Þm    yTaE¢ê¾mm¤|    dES|    mh¢xINa    ,
Ay|    p·vz£dESÞsaWØy    p¤¢Ýptpadp:    .2.

Aagta:   Þm

we have arrived

yTaE¢ê¾m¯

as per plan

Am¤|

this

dES|

region

mh¢xINa

by great sages

Ay|

this is

p·vz£dES:

the region of pancavati

saWØy

blessed one

p¤¢Ýptpadp:

with trees in full blossom

2.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   they   have   reached   the   region   of   pancavati   as
per   plan,   the   region   of   which   the   sages   spoke.

svItàayIta|    袾:    kannE    ¢np¤NaE    /¢s    ,
Aa½m:    ktr¢Þm°aE    dESE    Bv¢t    s|mt:    .3.

svIt:

all round

cayIta|

cast

袾:

an eye

kannE

in the forest

¢np¤N:

man of insight

¢h

because

A¢s

you are

Aa½m:

hermitage

ktr¢Þmn¯

where

n:

for us

dESE	in the region

Bv¢t

will be

s|mt:

suitable

3.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   was   a   man   of   insight   and   asked   him   to   look
around   in   the   forest   and   find   a   place   to   build   a   hermitage.

rmtE    yæO    vWdEh£    Ïvmh|    cWv    lßmN    ,
taèSaE    èÜyta|    dESÞs¢°k]¾jlaSy:    .4.

rmtE	feel delighted

yæO

where

vWdEh£

Vaidehi

Ïvm¯   Ah|

you amd me

c

also

ev

only

lßmN

Lakshmana

taèS:

like that

èÜyta|

look for

dES:

region

s¢°k]¾jlaSy:

with water nearby

4.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   must   look   for   a   place   where   all   of   them
will   feel   delighted   with   water   nearby.

vnramÎyk|    yæO    jlramÎyk|    tTa    ,
s¢°k]¾|    c    yæO    Þyat¯    s¢mÏp¤Ýpk[SaEdkm¯    .5.

vnramÎyk|

should have beauty of forest

yæO

where

jlramÎyk|

beauty of water

tTa

similarly

s¢°k]¾|

near by

c

also

yæO

where

Þyat¯

should have

s¢mÏp¤Ýpk[SaEdkm¯

firewood, flowers, the holy kusa grass and water

5.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   place   should   have   beauty   of   forest,   plenty
of   water,   firewood,   flowers   and   holy   kusa   grass.

evm¤³Þt¤    ramEN    lßmNÞs|yta¸¢l:    ,
s£tasm£X|    kak[t¯ÞT|    vcnmb#v£t¯    .6.

ev|   u³:

being told as above

t¤

in this

ramEN

by Rama

lßmN:

Lakshmana

s|yta¸¢l:

with joined palms

s£tasm£X|

in presence of Sita

kak[t¯ÞT|

to Rama

vcnm¯

the following words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

6.Lakshmana,   being   told   as   above   by   Rama,   said   the   following   to   Rama
in   presence   of   Sita   with   joined   palms.

prvan¢Þm    kak[t¯ÞT    Ïv¢y    vxISt|    ¢ÞTtE    ,
Þvy|    t¤    â¢crE    dESE    ¢@yta¢m¢t    ma|    vd    .7.

prvan¯

dependant

A¢Þm

I am

kak[t¯ÞT

Rama

Ïv¢y

you

vxISt|

hundred years

¢ÞTtE

are present

Þvy|	of your own

t¤

therefore

â¢crE

agreeable

dESE

region

¢@yta|

to erect

i¢t

thus

ma|

to me

vd	please tell

7.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   as   long   as   he   is   there,   Lakshmana   was
dependant   on   him   and   therefore   asked   Rama   to   tell   him   to   erect   a
hermitage   at   a   place   which   is   agreeable   to   Rama.

s¤p#£tÞtEn    vaÀyEn    lßmNÞy    mha濫t:    ,
¢vm¦SÓraEcyamas    dES|    svIg¤Na¢Óvtm¯    .8.

s¤p#£t:

highly delighted

tEn   vaÀyEn

by these words

lßmNÞy

of Lakshmana

mha濫t:

of surpassing lustre

¢vm¦Sn¯

searched

raEcyamas

and located

dES|

a place

svIg¤Na¢Óvtm¯

possessed of all facilities

8.Rama,   highly   delighted   by   Lakshmana's   words,   searched   and   selected   a
place   having   all   facilities.

s    t|    â¢crma@Øy    dESma½mkmI¢N    ,
hÞtE    g¦h£Ïva    hÞtEn    ramÞsaW¢m¢æOmb#v£t¯    .9.

s:

that

t|

that

â¢cr|

selected

Aa@Øy

going

dES|

the place

Aa½mkmI¢N

for building a hermitage

hÞtE	by the hand

g¦h£Ïva

clasping

hÞtEn

with hand

ram:

Rama

saW¢m¢æOm¯

to Lakshmana

Ab#v£t¯

said the following

9.Rama,   going   to   the   place   selected   for   the   hermitage   and   clasping
Lakshmana   by   hand   said   the   following   to   him.

Ay|    dESÞsm:    ½£man¯    p¤¢ÝptWÞtâ¢Brqv¦t:    ,
iha½mpd|    saWØy    yTavÏkt¤Imrqh¢s    .10.

Ay|

this

dES:

place

sm:

is flat

½£man¯

is beautiful

p¤¢ÝptW:

in bloom

tâ¢B:

by trees

v¦t:	is surounded

ih

here

Aa½mpd|

a hermitage

saWØy

blessed one

yTavt¯

as per practice

kt¤Im¯

to build

Arqh¢s

you should

10.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   place   was   flat   and   surrounded   by   trees
in   bloom.   Hence   he   should   build   a   hermitage   as   per   practice   there.