THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 15 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


pNISala¢nmaINm¯    -   BUILDING   A   HERMITAGE

iyma¢dÏysHqkaSW:    pîWÞs¤r¢BgÓD¢B:    ,
AÑ¥rE    èÜytE    rØya    pîn£    pîsE¢vta    .11.

iy|    here
Aa¢dÏysHqkaSW:    sun like
pîW:    with lotuses
s¤r¢BgÓD¢B:    with fragrant
AÑ¥rE    near by
èÜytE    is seen
rØya    beautiful
pîn£    a lake
pîsE¢vta    beautified by lotuses

11.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   near   by   is   a   lake   looking   beautiful   with
fragrant   lotuses   and   beautified   by   lotuses.

yTa{{ÁyatmgÞÏyEn    m¤¢nna    Ba¢vtaÏmna    ,
iy|    gaEdavr£    rØya    p¤¢ÝpTWÞtâ¢Brqv¦ta    .12.
h|skarÎfvak£NaI    c@vakaEpSaE¢Bta    .13.

yTa    as
AaÁyatm¯    told
AgÞÏyEn    by Agastya
m¤¢nna    by the sage
Ba¢vtaÏmna    the pure minded
iy|    is here
gaEdavr£    godavari
rØya    beautiful
p¤¢ÝptW:    in blossom
tâ¢B:    by trees
v¦ta    surrounded
h|skarÎfvak£NaI    crowded with swan and karandava birds
c@vakaEpSaE¢Bta    beautified by cakravaka birds

12,13.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   as   told   by   Agastya,   that   was   godavari
surrounded   by   trees   in   bloom,   crowded   with   swan   and   karandava   birds
and   beautified   by   cakravaka   birds.

na¢tÑ¥rEN    cas°E    m¦gy¥Tavp£¢fta:    ,
my¥rna¢dta    rØya:    p#a|SvaE    bh^kÓdra:    .14.
èÜyÓtE    ¢gryÞsaWØy    p¤¢ÝptWÞtâ¢Brqv¦ta:    .15.

na¢tÑ¥rEN    not far
c   Aas°E    not very near also
m¦gy¥Tavp£¢fta:    habited by herds of deers
my¥rna¢dta    with sounds of peacocks
rØya:    lovely
p#a|Sv:    lofty
bh^kÓdra:    with many caves
èÜyÓtE    are seen
¢gry:    mountains
saWØy    blessed one
p¤¢ÝptW:   tâ¢B:    trees with flowers
v¦ta:    covered with

14,15.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   lofty   mountains   made   noisy   by   the   sound
of   peacocks,   having   many   caves   and   covered   with   trees   with   flowers   is
neither   far   nor   very   near.

saWvN©I    rajtWÞtam#WrqdESE    dESE    c    Dat¤¢B:    ,
gva¢Xta    ivaBa¢Ót    gja:    prmB¢³¢B:    .16.

saWvN©I:    wiht shining golden
rajtW:    with silver
tam#W:    with copper
dESE   dESE    here and there
c    also
Dat¤¢B:    minerals
gva¢Xta:   iv    like a painting
AaBa¢Ót    appears
gja:    elephants
prmB¢³¢B:    with exquisite colours

16.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   speckled   here   and   there   with   shining
golden,   silvery   and   coppery   minerals,   they   look   like   elephants   painted
with   exquisite   colours.

salWÞtalWÞtmalWà    Kj¥Irpnsam#kW:    ,
¢nvarW¢Þt¢mSWàWv    p¤°agWàaEpSaE¢Bt:    .17.

salW:    with sal trees
talW:    with palmyra trees
tmalW:   c    and with tamala trees
Kj¥Irpnsam#kW:    with date, jackfruit trees
¢nvarW:    with nivara trees
¢t¢mSW:   c   ev    with timisa trees also
p¤°agW:   c    with punnaga trees also
upSaE¢Bt:    are adorned

17.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   mountains   are   adorned   with   sal,   palmyra,
tamala,   date,   jack-fruit,   nivara,   timisa   and   punnaga   trees.

c¥tWrSaEkW¢ÞtlkWàØpkW:    kEtkWr¢p    ,
p¤Ýpg¤ÚmltaEpEtWÞtWÞtWÞtâ¢Brav¦ta:    .18.
cÓdnW:    ÞpÓdnWn£I|pW:    pNaIsW¢lIk[cWr¢p    ,
DvaáknIK¢drWÜSm£¢k|S¤kpazlW:    .19.

c¥tW:    mango
ASaEkW:    ashoka
¢tlkW:    tilaka
cØpkW:    campaka
kEtkW:   A¢p    ketaka as well
p¤Ýpg¤ÚmltaEpEtW:    with flowers, shrubs and creepers
tW:   tW:    many more
tâ¢B:    by trees
Aav¦ta:    covered by
cÓdnW:    sandalwood
ÞpÓdnW:    spandana
n£pW:    nipa
pNaIsW:    parnasa
¢lk[cW:   A¢p    likuca as well
DvaáknIK¢drW:    dhava, aswakarna, khadira
Sm£¢k|S¤kpazlW:    sami, kimkusa, patala

18,19.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   mountain   is   covered   by   mango,
ashoka,   tolaka,   ketaka,   campaka,   with   flowers,   shrubs   and   creepers,
ketaka,   sandalwood,   spandana,   nipa,   parnasa,   likuca,   dhava,   aswakarna,
khadira,   sami,   kinkusa,   patala   and   many   more   trees.

id|    p¤Îy¢md|    mEÒy¢md|    bh^m¦g¢¹jm¯    ,
ih    vÞÏya¢m    saW¢mæOE    saDImEtEn    p¢XNa    .20.

id|    this spot
p¤Îy|    is holy
id|    this
mEÒy|    is charming
id|    this
bh^m¦g¢¹jm¯    abounds in deers and birds
ih    here
vÞÏya¢m    I will live
saW¢mæOE    Lakshmana
saDI|    with
etEn    this
p¢XNa    birds

0.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   that   spot   was   holy,   charming   and   abounds   in
deers   and   birds.   He   said   he   will   live   there   with   the   bird   jatayu.    

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