sa    t|    s|p#Eßy    s¤½aEN£    k[s¤maÓyp¢cÓvt£    ,
hWmrajtvNaI×ya|    paáaI×yam¤pSaE¢Btm¯    .1.
p#¶¾a    canvïaHqg£    m¦¾hazkv¢NIn£    ,
BtaIrm¢Bc@Ód    lßmN|    ca¢p    say¤Dm¯    .2.

sa

she

t|

that

s|p#Eßy

seeing

s¤½aEN£

with lovely flanks

k[s¤ma¢n

flowers

Ap¢cÓvt£

plucking

hWmrajtvNaI×ya|

with golden and silver hues

paáaI×ya|

on two sides

upSaE¢Btm¯

looking lovely

p#¶¾a

highly delighted

c

also

AnvïaHqg£

with faultless limbs

m¦¾hazkv¢NIn£

the hue of refined gold

BtaIr|

husband

A¢Bc@Ód

called loudly

lßmN|   c

Lakshmana also

A¢p   say¤Dm¯

with arms

1.Sita,   with   faultless   limbs   and   hue   of   refined   gold,   was   highly   delighted   to
see   the   deer   with   lovely   flanks   with   hue   of   gold   and   silver   and   called   loudly
Rama   and   Lakshmana   with   arms.

tya{{h\taW    nrÛyaG#aW    vWdE/a    ramlßmNaW    ,
v£XmaNaW    t¤    t|    dES|    tda    dèSt¤rqm¦gm¯    .3.

tya

that

Aah\taW

called

nrÛyaG#aW

the two tiger among men

vWdE/a

by Sita

ramlßmNaW

Rama and Lakshmana

v£XmaNaW   t¤

surveying

t|

that

dES|

region

tda

then

dèSt¤:

saw

m¦gm¯

the deer

3.Rama   and   Lakshmana   called   by   Sita   surveyed   the   region   and   saw   the   deer.

SHqkman|Þt¤    t|    è¾qva    lßmNaE    rammb#v£t¯    ,
tmEvWnmh|    mÓyE    mar£c|    raXs|    m¦gm¯    .4.

SHqkman|   t¤

becoming suspicious

t|

that

è¾qva

seeing

lßmN:

Lakshmana

ram|

to Rama

Ab#v£t¯

told the following

tm¯

that

ev

only

en|

this

Ah|

I

mÓyE

think

mar£c|

Marica

raXs|

the ogre

m¦gm¯

deer

4.Lakshmana   on   seeing   the   deer   became   suspicious   and   told   Rama   that   he
thought   that   it   was   only   Marica,   the   ogre.

crÓtaE    m¦gya|    ¶¾a:    papEnaEpa¢Dna    vnE    ,
AnEn    ¢nhta    rajn¯    rajan:    kamã¢pNa    .5.

crÓt:   m¦gya|

hunting games

¶¾a:

delighted

papEn

by the sinful

upa¢Dna

by deception

vnE	in the forest

AnEn

by him

¢nhta:

were killed

rajn¯

lord

rajan:

kings

kamã¢pNa

capable of assuming any form as desired

5.Lakshmana   told   Rama   many   kings,   hunting   games   with   delight   in   the
forest   have   been   killed   through   deception   by   this   ogre   who   is   capable
of   assuming   any   form   as   desired.

AÞy    maya¢vnaE    maya    m¦gãp¢md|    k]tm¯    ,
Ban¤mÏp¤âxÛyaG#    gÓDvIp¤rs¢°Bm¯    .6.

AÞy

this

maya¢vn:

who is well versed in conjuring tricks

maya

is a hoax

m¦gãp|

the form of a deer

id|

this

k]tm¯

asuumed

Ban¤mt¯

effulgent

p¤âxÛyaG#

tiger among men

gÓDvIp¤rs¢°Bm¯

like the imaginary city called gandharvapura

6.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   the   form   deer   assumed   by   Marica   was   a
hoax   like   the   elusive   imaginary   city   called   gandharvapura.

m¦gaE    /Ev|¢vDaE    rÏn¢v¢cæOaE    na¢Þt    raGv    ,
jgÏya|    jgt£naT    mayWxa    ¢h    n    s|Sy:    .7.

m¦g:   ¢h

a deer

ev¢vD:

such

rÏn¢v¢cæO:

beautified with gems

n   A¢Þt

is not present

raGv

Rama

jgÏya|

in the world

jgt£naT

ruler of the globe

maya

is a hox

exa

this

¢h

surely

n   s|Sy:

there is no doubt

7.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   there   is   no   such   deer   beautified   with   gems   in
the   world   and   undoubtedly   it   was   a   hoax.

ev|    b#¤vaN|    kak[t¯ÞT|    p#¢tvayI    S¤¢c¢Þmta    ,
uvac    s£ta    s|¶¾a    cmINa    ¶tcEtna    .8.

ev|

as above

b#¤vaN|

speaking

kak[t¯ÞT|

Lakshmana

p#¢tvayI

interrupting

S¤¢c¢Þmta

with a smile

uvac	said as follows

s£ta

Sita

s|¶¾a

overjoyed

cmINa

by the deer skin

¶tcEtna

robbed of judgement

8.Sita,   who   was   robbed   of   her   judgement   by   the   deer   interrupted
Lakshmana   with   a   smile   and   said   as   follows.

AayIp¤æOa¢BramaE{saW    m¦gaE    hr¢t    mE    mn:    ,
AanyWn|    mhabahaE    @£faTI|    naE    B¢vÝy¢t    .9.

AayIp¤æO

my lord

A¢Bram:

charming

AsaW

this

m¦g:

deer

hr¢t	captivates

mE

my

mn:

mind

Aany	please bring

en|

this

mhabahaE

mighty armed

@£faTI|

for diversion

n:

for us

B¢vÝy¢t

will become

9.Sita   told   Rama   that   the   deer   had   captivated   her   mind   and   he   should
bring   it   as   it   will   become   a   means   of   diversion   to   them.

iha½mpdE{Þmak|    bhv:    p¤ÎydSIna:    ,
m¦gaàr¢Ót    s¢htaàmra:    s¦mraÞtTa    .10.

ih

now

Aa½mpdE

in thegrounds of hermitage

AÞmak|

our

bhv:

mny

p¤ÎydSIna:

of hallowed appearance

m¦ga:

deers

cr¢Ót

roam

s¢hta:

in herds

cmra:

camaras

s¦mra:

srmaras

tTa

similarly

10.Sita   told   Rama   that   there   many   deers   of   hallowed   appearance   roaming
in   the   grounds   of   the   hermitage   in   herds   like   camaras   and   srmaras.