evm¤³Þt¤    ramEN    lßmN:    prv£rha    ,
A¢crENa½m|    B#at¤àkar    s¤mhabl:    .21.

ev|

as above

u³:	being told

t¤

in this

ramEN

by Rama

lßmN:

Lakshmana

prv£rha

slayer of hostile warriors

A¢crEN

without delay

Aa½m|

a hermitage

B#at¤:

for elder brother

ckar

set up

s¤mhabl:

of great moght

21.Lakshmana,   being   told   by   Rama   as   above,   set   up   a   hermitage   for
Rama   without   delay.

pNISala|    s¤¢vp¤la|    tæO    sHqGatm¦¢äOkam¯    ,
s¤ÞtØBa|    mÞkrWd£I|G©I:    k]tv|Sa|    s¤SaEBnam¯    .22.
Sm£SaKa¢BraÞt£yI    èFpaSavpa¢Stam¯    ,
k[SkaSSrW:    pN©IÞs¤p¢rÅCa¢dta|    tTa    .23.
sm£k]ttla|    rØya|    ckar    lG¤¢v@m:    ,
¢nvas|    ragvÞyaT©I    p#EXN£ymn¤äOmm¯    .24.

pNISala|

a hermitage

s¤¢vp¤la|

very extensive

tæO

there

sHqGatm¦¢äOkam¯

with a wall of mud

s¤ÞtØBa|

with good pillars

mÞkrW:   d£G©I:

with long bamboo sticks

k]tv|Sa|

roofed with

s¤SaEBnam¯

very lovely

Sm£SaKa¢B:

with boughs of a sami tree

AaÞt£yI

thatched

èFpaSavpa¢Stam¯

fastened with strong cords

k[SkaSSrW:

with kusa grass and flowers of kasa

pN©I:

with leafs

s¤p¢rÅCa¢dta|

well covered

tTa

similarly

sm£k]ttla|

with levelled floor

rØya|

lovely

ckar

erected

lG¤¢v@m:

does things easily

¢nvas|

an abode

ragvÞy   AT©I

for Rama

p#EXN£ym¯

looking very attractive

An¤äOmm¯

incomparable

22.,   23,24.Lakshmana   erected   a   lovely   and   excellent   abode   for   Rama   in
the   shape   of   an   extensive   hermitage   with   walls   of   mud   supported   on
strong   pillars,   roofed   with   bamboo   sticks   fastened   with   strong   cords   and
also   well   covered   with   blades   of   kusa   and   flowers   of   kasa   grass   and   reeds,
with   a   level   floor   and   looking   charming   and   tatched   with   boughs   of   sami   tree.

s    gÏva    lßmN:    ½£ma°d£|    gaEdavr£|    tda    ,
s"aÏva    pîa¢n    caday    sPl:    p¤nragt:    .25.

s:

that

gÏva

going

lßmN:

Lakshmana

½£man¯

glorious

nd£|   gaEdavr£|

river godavari

tda

then

s"aÏva

taking bath

pîa¢n   c

lotuses also

Aaday

taking

sPl:	with fruits

p¤n:

again

Aagt:

returned

25.Lakshsmana,   then   went   to   river   godavari,   took   a   bath   and   returned   with
lotuses   and   fruits.

tt:    p¤Ýpb¢l|    k]Ïva    Sa¢Ót|    c    s    yTa¢v¢D    ,
dSIyamas    ramay    tda{{½mpd|    k]tm¯    .26.

tt:

then

p¤Ýpb¢l|

flower offering

k]Ïva

performing

Sa¢Ót|   c

a propitiatory rite also

s:

he

yTa¢v¢D

with due ceremony

dSIyamas

showed

ramay

to Rama

tda

then

Aa½mpd|

the hermitage

k]tm¯

set up

26.Lakshmana   then   made   a   flower   offering   and   performed   propitiatory
rite   with   due   ceremony   and   showed   Rama   the   hermitage   he   had   set   up.

s    t|    è¾qva    k]t|    saWØyma½m|    sh    s£tya    ,
raGv:    pNISalaya|    hxImaharyÏprm¯    .27.

s:

that

t|

that

è¾qva

seeing

k]t|

set up

saWØy|

delightful

Aa½m|

hermitage

sh   s£tya

with Sita

raGv:

Rama

pNISalaya|

in that cottage

hxI|

joy

Aaharyt¯

derived

prm¯

supreme

27.Rama,   seeing   the   delightful   hermitage   set   up,   derived   supreme   joy   in
the   cottage   with   Sita.

s    s|¶¾:    p¢rÝvÇy    bah^×ya|    lßmN|    tda    ,
A¢t¢s"ÂD|    c    gaF|    c    vcn|    cEdmb#v£t¯    .28.

s:

he

s|¶¾:

supremely delighted

p¢rÝvÇy

embracing

bah^×ya|

with both hands

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

tda

then

A¢t¢s"ÂD|   c

most affectionately

gaF|   c

tightly also

vcn|   c

words also

idm¯	the following

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

28.Rama,   being   supremely   delighted,   clasped   Lakshmana   tightly   and
affectionately   with   both   hands   and   spoke   to   as   follows.

p#£taE{¢Þm    tE    mhÏkmI    Ïvya    k]tm¢rÓdm    ,
p#dEyaE    y¢°¢mäO|    tE    p¢rÝvHqgaE    mya    k]t:    .29.

p#£t:

pleased

A¢Þm

I am

tE

with you

mht¯

great

kmI

work

Ïvya   k]t|

done by you

A¢rÓdm

killer of enemies

p#dEy:

well deserved reward

y¢°¢mäO|

for which

tE

to you

p¢rÝvHqg:

embracing

mya

by me

k]t:

was done

29.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   was   pleased   with   Lakshmana   for
accomplishing   a   great   task   and   as   a   well  deserved   reward   for   which   he
embraced   Lakshmana.

BavåOEn    k]tåOEn    DmIåOEn    c    lßmN    ,
Ïvya    p¤æOEN    DmaIÏma    n    s|v¦t:    ¢pta    mm    .30.

BavåOEn

knowing one's feelings

k]tåOEn

being grateful

DmIåOEn

knower of what is right

c

also

lßmN

Lakshmana

Ïvya

with you

p¤æOEN

as his son

DmaIÏma

with pious mind

n   s|v¦t:

not dead

¢pta

father

mm

my

30.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   with   him   as   a   son,   knowing   one's   feelings,
grateful   and   knows   what   is   right,   Dasaratha   is   not   dead.