ãÔyW¢bIÓѤStW¢àæOaE    B¥Ïva    s    ¢p#ydSIn:    ,
¢vzp£na|    ¢kslyan¯    BHq?va{dn¯    ¢vccar    h    .21.

ãÔyW:

of silvery

¢bÓѤStW:

with hundreds of spots

¢cæO:

enchanting appearance

B¥Ïva

becoming

s:

he

¢p#ydSIn:

lovrly to look at

¢vzp£na|

trees'

¢kslyan¯

tender shoots

BHq?va

nibbling

Adn¯

eating

¢vccar

strayed here and there

h

see

21.Marica   strayed   here   and   there   putting   on   an   enchanting   appearance
with   hundreds   of   silvery   spots,   lovely   to   look   at   and   nibbling   at   the   tender
shoots   of   trees.

kdl£g¦hk|    gÏva    k¢NIkara¢ntÞtt:    ,
sma½yn¯    mÓdg¢t:    s£tasÓdSIn|    tTa    .22.

kdl£g¦hk|

hermitage surrounded by plantain trees

gÏva

entering

k¢NIkaran¯

karnikara trees

itÞtt:

here and there

sma½yn¯

reached

mÓdg¢t:

with slow gait

s£tasÓdSIn|   tTa

seeking to attract attention of Sita

22.Marica   entering   the   plantain   grove   surrounding   the   hermitage   reached
the   karnikara   trees   with   a   slow   gait   to   attract   the   attention   of   Sita.

raj£v¢cæOp¦¿:    s    ¢vrraj    mham¦g:    ,
rama½mpda×yaSE    ¢vccar    yTas¤Km¯    .23.

raj£v¢cæOp¦¿:

its back attractive like the lotus

s:

that

¢vrraj

appeared

mham¦g:

the large deer

rama½mpda×yaSE

near the site of Rama's hermitage

¢vccar

strayed here and there

yTas¤Km¯

as it wished

23.The   large   deer   with   its   back   attractive   as   a   lotus   strayed   here   and   there
near   the   site   Rama's   hermitage   as   it   wished.

p¤ngIÏva    ¢nv¦äOà    ¢vccar    m¦gaEäOm:    ,
gÏva    m¤h\tI|    Ïvrya    p¤n:    p#¢t¢nvtItE    .24.

p¤n:	again and again

gÏva

going

¢nv¦äO:   c

returning also

¢vccar

strayed here and there

m¦gaEäOm:

the best among deers

gÏva	going away

m¤h\tI|

for sometime

Ïvrya

with speed

p¤n:

again

p#¢t¢nvtItE

returned

24.The   deer   returning   after   going   away   it   atrayed   here   and   there   and
going   away   for   sometime   returned   again.

¢v@£f|à    Àv¢cì¥maW    p¤nrEv    ¢nx£d¢t    ,
Aa½m¹armagØy    m¦gy¥Ta¢n    gÅC¢t    .25.

¢v@£fn¯   c

playing about

Àv¢cì¥maW

on ground in some places

p¤n:   ev

once again

¢nx£d¢t

sat down

Aa½m¹ar|

the entrance of the hermitage

AagØy

reaching

m¦gy¥Ta¢n

among herds of deer

gÅC¢t

joins

25.The   deer   playing   about   sat   down   on   the   ground   once   again   at   the
entrance   to   the   hermitage   and   joins   the   herd   of   deers   again.

m¦gy¥TWrn¤gt:    p¤nrEv    ¢nvtItE    .26.

m¦gy¥TW:

by the herd of deers

An¤gt:

followed

p¤n:   ev

once again

¢nvtItE

returns

26.The   deer   returns   once   again   followed   by   herds   of   deer.

s£tadSInmakaHqXn¯    raXsaE    m¦gta|    gt:    ,
p¢rB#m¢t    ¢cæOa¢N    mÎfla¢n    ¢v¢nÝptn¯    .27.

s£tadSIn|

to be seen by Sita

AakaHqXn¯

keenly longing

raXs:

ogre

m¦gta|   gt:

assuming the form of deer

p¢rB#m¢t

spun around

¢cæOa¢N

in lovely

mÎfla¢n

circles

¢v¢nÝptn¯

performing

27.The   ogre   having   assumed   the   form   of   a   deer   and   keenly   longing   to   be
seen   by   Sita,   he   spun   around   and   performed   a   number   of   circles.

sm¤¹£ßy    c    t|    sv©I    m¦ga    /ÓyE    vnEcra:    ,
upgØy    smaG#ay    ¢vd#v¢Ót    ¢dSaE    dS    .28.

sm¤¹£ßy

seeing

c

also

t|

that

sv©I

all

m¦ga:

deers

¢h

surely

AÓyE

other

vnEcra:

roaming in the forest

upgØy

approaching

smaG#ay

sniffing

¢vd#v¢Ót

ran away

¢dS:   dS

in all ten directions

28.All   the   other   deer   living   in   the   forest   approached   him,   sniffed   and   then
ran   away   in   all   ten   directions.

raXs:    saE{¢p    tan¯    vÓyaÓm¦gaÓm¦gvDE    rt:    ,
p#ÅCadnaTI|    BavÞy    n    Bßy¢t    s|p¦Sn¯    .29.

raXs:

ogre

s:

that

A¢p	even though

tan¯

those

vÓyan¯   m¦gan¯

forest deers

m¦gvDE

in killing deers

rt:

fond of

p#ÅCadnaTI|

to hide

BavÞy

his intention

n   Bßy¢t

did not eat

s|p¦Sn¯

touching them

29.The   ogre   even   though   fond   of   killing   forest   deers,   to   hide   his   intentions
though   touching   them   did   not   eat   them.

t¢Þm°Ev    tt:    kalE    vWdEh£    S¤BlaEcna    ,
k[s¤mapcyÛyg#a    padpan×yvtIt    .30.

t¢Þm°Ev

at that very

tt:

then

kalE

moment

vWdEh£

Sita

S¤BlaEcna

with lovely eyes

k[s¤mapcyÛyg#a

intent on plucking flowers

padpan¯

flowering trees

A×yvtIt

approached

30.At   that   very   moment   Sita   approached   the   flowering   trees   intent   on
plucking   flowers.