v¦Xa¹¦X||    p#Davn¯    s    ¢grEàa¢d#|    nda°d£m¯    ,
bB¥v    ¢vlpn¯    ram:    SaEkaNIvp¢rÔl¤t:    .11.

v¦Xat¯

from one tree

v¦X|	to another tree

p#Davn¯

running fast

s:

that

¢grE:

from one mountain

c

also

A¢d#|

to another mountain

ndat¯

from one river

nd£m¯

to another river

bB¥v

became

¢vlpn¯

wailing

ram:

Rama

SaEkaNIvp¢rÔl¤t:

drowned in the ocean of grief

11.Rama   running   fast   wailing   from   one   tree   to   another,   from   one   mountain
to   another   and   from   one   river   to   another   became   drowned   in   the   ocean   of
grief.

A¢p    k¢Åct¯Ïvya    è¾a    sa    kdØb¢p#ya    mm    ,
kdØb    y¢d    jan£xE    S|s    s£ta|    S¤Bannam¯    .12.

A¢p   k¢Åct¯

in case

Ïvya

by you

è¾a

was seen

sa

she

kdØb¢p#ya

fond of kadamba flower

mm

my

kdØb

kadamba

y¢d   jan£xE

in case you know

S|s

tell

s£ta|

about Sita

S¤Bannam¯

with a lovely face

12.Rama   asked   the   kadamba   tree   whether   it   has   seen   Sita   who   was   fond
of   kadamba   flowers   and   in   case   it   knew   about   Sita   to   tell   him.

¢s"ÂDpÚlvsHqkaSa    p£tkaWSEyva¢sn£    ,
S|sÞv    y¢d    va    è¾a    ¢bÚv    ¢bÚvaEpmÞt¢n    .13.

¢s"ÂDpÚlvsHqkaSa

who is tender as a soft shoot

p£tkaWSEyva¢sn£

wearing yellow silk garment

S|sÞv

please tell

y¢d   va   è¾a

in case was seen

¢bÚv	bilva tree

¢bÚvaEpmÞt¢n

with breasts resembling a bilva fruit

13.Rama   asked   the   bilva   tree   to   please   tell   him   if   it   had   seen   Sita   who   is
tender   as   a   soft   shoot,   wearing   yellow   garment   and   with   breasts   resembling
a   bilva   fruit.

ATva{j¤In    S|s    Ïv|    ¢p#ya|    tamj¤In¢p#yam¯    ,
jnkÞy    s¤ta    B£âyI¢d    j£v¢t    va    n    va    .14.

ATva

otherwise

Aj¤In

arjuna

S|s	please tell

Ïv|

you

¢p#ya|

darling

ta|

that

Aj¤In¢p#yam¯

fond of arjuna flower

jnkÞy

of Janaka

s¤ta

daughter

B£â:

timid

y¢d   j£v¢t   va

or in case alive

n   va

or not

14.Rama   asked   the   arjuna   tree   to   tell   him   in   case   it   had   seen   his   darling
who   was   fond   of   arjuna   flowers   whether   she   is   alive   or   not.

kk[B:    kk[BaEâ||    ta|    Ûy³|    jana¢t    mW¢Tl£m¯    ,
yTa    pÚlvp¤ÝpaFYaE    Ba¢t    /Ex    vnÞp¢t:    .15.

kk[B:

kakuba

kk[BaEâ|

with thighs smooth as a kakuba branch

ta|

that

Ûy³|

surely

jana¢t

knows

mW¢Tl£m¯

Sita

yTa

thus

pÚlvp¤ÝpaFY:

full of shoots and flowers

Ba¢t	looks charming

¢h

surely

ex:

that

vnÞp¢t:

tree

15.Rama   thought   that   the   kakuba   tree   looking   charming   with   shoots   and
flowers   has   surely   seen   Sita   whose   thighs   are   smooth   as   the   branches   of
kakuba   tree.

B#mrWâpg£tà    yTa    d#[mvraE    /ym¯    ,
ex    Ûy³|    ¢vjana¢t    ¢tlk¢Þtlk¢p#yam¯    .16.

B#mrW:

by bees

upg£t:

are sung

c   yTa

therefore

d#[mvr:

foremost of trees

¢h

surely

Aym¯

this

ex:

this

Ûy³|

certainly

¢vjana¢t

knows the truth

¢tlk:

tilaka tree

¢tlk¢p#yam¯

who is fond of tilaka flowers

16.Rama   told   the   tilaka   tree   that   the   bees   sing   its   praise   and   certainly   know
the   truth   about   Sita   who   was   fond   of   tilaka   flowers.

ASaEk    SaEkapn¤d    SaEkaEphtcEtsm¯    ,
Ïv°aman|    k[â    ¢Xp#|    ¢p#yas|dSIna¢¼    mam¯    .17.

ASaEk

asoka tree

SaEkapn¤d

dispeller of grief

SaEkaEphtcEtsm¯

understanding clouded by grief

Ïv°aman|

your namesake by dispelling my grief

k[â

make

¢Xp#|

quickly

¢p#yas|dSInat¯   ¢h

by bringing my darling into sight

mam¯

me

17.Rama   told   tha   asoka   tree,   dispeller   of   grief,   to   bring   his   darling   into
sight   and   make   him,   whose   understanding   is   clouded   by   grief,   its
namesake   soon.

y¢d    tal    Ïvya    è¾a    p±talPlÞtn£    ,
kTyÞv    vraraEha|    kaâÎy|    y¢d    tE    m¢y    .18.

y¢d

in case

tal

palmyra

Ïvya

by you

è¾a

was seen

p±talPlÞtn£

with breasts resembling ripe palmyra fruit

kTyÞv

please tell

vraraEha|

the lady with lovely limbs

kaâÎy|   y¢d

in case you have compassion in heart

tE

your

m¢y

for me

18.Rama   asked   the   palmyra   tree   to   tell   him   in   case   it   had   seen   Sita   whose
breasts   resemble   a   ripe   palmyra   fruit   and   if   it   had   compassion   for   him   in   its
heart.

y¢d    è¾a    Ïvya    s£ta    jØb¤    jaØb¥ndp#Ba      ,
¢p#ya|    y¢d    ¢vjan£xE    ¢n:SHqk|    kTyÞv    mE    .19.

y¢d   è¾a

in case seen

Ïvya

by you

s£ta

Sita

jØb¤	rose apple tree

jaØb¥ndp#Ba

with the splendour of gold

¢p#ya|

about my darling

y¢d   ¢vjan£xE

in case you know

¢n:SHqk|

without fear

kTyÞv

please let know

mE

me

19.Rama   told   the   rose   apple   tree   that   in   case   it   knew   about   his   darling   Sita
with   the   splendour   of   gold   to   let   him   know   without   fear.

AhaE    Ïv|    k¢NIkaraï    s¤p¤ÝpW:    SaEBsE    B¦Sm¯    ,
k¢NIkar¢p#ya    saÒv£    S|s    è¾a    ¢p#ya    y¢d    .20.

AhaE

Oh!

Ïv|

you

k¢NIkar

karnikara tree

Aï

now

s¤p¤ÝpW:

laden with flowers

SaEBsE

you look charming

B¦Sm¯

most

k¢NIkar¢p#ya

fond of karnikara flowers

saÒv£

virtuous

S|s	please tell

è¾a

seen

¢p#ya

my lover

y¢d

in case

20.Rama   told   the   karnikara   tree   that   it   looks   charming   laden   with   flowers
and   in   case   it   knew   about   Sita,   who   was   fond   of   the   karnikara   flowers   to
please   tell   him.