t|    tTa    SaEksÓtçO|    ¢vlpÓtmnaTvt¯    ,
maEhEn    mhta{{¢v¾|    p¢rï¥nmcEtnm¯    .1.
tt:    saW¢m¢æOraáaÞy    m¤h\taI¢dv    lßmN:    ,
ram|    s|baEDyamas    crNaW    ca¢Bp£fyn¯    .2.

t|

that

tTa

as above

SaEksÓtçO|

tormented with grief

¢vlpÓtm¯

wailing

AnaTvt¯

without a protector

maEhEn

with love

mhta

great

Aa¢v¾|

seized

p¢rï¥nm¯

feeling sorrowful

AcEtnm¯

losing mind

tt:	thereafter

saW¢m¢æO:

son of Sumitra

AaáaÞy

consoling

m¤h\taI¢dv

for a while

lßmN:

Lakshmana

ram|

to Rama

s|baEDyamas

exhorted

crNaW

feet

c   A¢Bp£fyn¯

pressing also

1,2.Lakshmana   having   consoled   Rama   for   a   while,   who   was   tormented
with   grief,   wailing   like   one   without   a   protector,   seized   with   great   love,
losing   mind   and   feeling   sorrowful,   exhorted   him   as   follows   pressing   his
feet.

mhta    tpsa    ram    mhta    ca¢p    kmINa    ,
raåOa    dSrTEna¢s    lÖDaE{m¦t¢mvamrW:    .3.

mhta

great

tpsa	by austerities

ram

Rama

mhta

great

c

also

A¢p

and

kmINa

with pious deeds

raåOa

by the king

dSrTEn

by Dasaratha

A¢s   lÖD:

you were obtained

Am¦t|

nectar

iv

like

AmrW:

gods

3.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   was   obtained   by   king   Dasaratha   by   great
austerities   and   also   great   pious   deeds   like   the   gods   obtained   nectar.

tv    cWv    g¤NWrqb¼ÞÏv¢¹yaEgaÓmh£p¢t:    ,
raja    dEvÏvmap°aE    BrtÞy    yTa    ½¤tm¯    .4.

tv

your

c

also

ev   g¤NW:

by virtues only

b¼:

was bound

Ïv¢¹yaEgat¯

due to separation from you

mh£p¢t:

ruler of the earth

raja

king

dEvÏv|

heavenly state

Aap°:

attained

BrtÞy

from Bharata

yTa

as was

½¤tm¯

was heard

4.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Dasaratha   was   bound   by   his   virtues   only,
attained   heavenly   state   due   to   separation   from   him   as   was   heard   from
Bharata.

y¢d    Ѥ:K¢md|    p#açO|    kak[t¯ÞT    n    s¢hÝysE    ,
p#ak]tàaÚpst¯Ïvà    itr:    k:    s¢hÝy¢t    .5.

y¢d

in case

Ѥ:K|

suffering

id|

this

p#açO|

attained

kak[t¯ÞT

Kakutstha

n   s¢hÝysE

you are unable to bear

p#ak]t:

common man

c   AÚpst¯Ïv:

of meagre strength also

c

also

itr:

other

k:

who

s¢hÝy¢t

will bear it

5.Lakshmana   asked   Rama   that   in   case   he   is   unable   to   bear   this   suffering
what   other   common   man   with   meagre   strength   will   bear   it?

Ѥ:¢KtaE    ¢h    Bva|ÚlaEka|ÞtEjsa    y¢d    DßytE    ,
AataI:    p#ja:    nrÛyaG#    Àv    n¤    yaÞy¢Ót    ¢nrqv¦¢tm¯    .6.

Ѥ:¢Kt:

when afflicted

¢h   Bvan¯

you yourself

laEkan¯

the worlds

tEjsa

with lustre

y¢d   DßytE

if you consume

AataI:

in distress

p#ja:

people

nrÛyaG#

tiger among men

Àv   n¤   yaÞy¢Ót

from whom will they get

¢nrqv¦¢tm¯

relief

6.Lakshmana   asked   Rama   that   if   he   has   to   consume   the   worlds   with   his
luster   when   afflicted,   from   whom   will   they   get   relief   for   their   distress?

laEkÞvBav    evWx    yya¢tnIh^xaÏmj:    ,
gtÜS@EN    salaEÀymptÏs    tm:    Þp¦Sn¯    .7.

laEkÞvBav:   ev

in only natural with human beings

ex:

this

yya¢t:

Yayati

nh^xaÏmj:

son of Nahusa

gt:

attaining

S@EN	with Indra

salaEÀym¯

residence in heaven

Aptt¯

fell to the earth

s:

that

tm:	an indiscretion

Þp¦Sn¯

by committing

7.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Yayati,   son   of   Nahusa,   attained   residence   in
heaven   with   Indra   but   fell   to   the   earth   by   committing   an   indiscretion.

mh¢xIya©I    v¢s¿Þt¤    y:    ¢pt¤nI:    p¤raE¢ht:    ,
Aþa    p¤æOSt|    jåOE    tTWvaÞy    p¤nrqhtm¯    .8.

mh¢xIyI:

an eminent sage

v¢s¿:

Vasista

t¤

in this

y:

who

¢pt¤:

of father

n:

us

p¤raE¢ht:

the family priest

Aþa	in one day

p¤æOSt|

hundred sons

jåOE

were born

tTa   ev

was as before

AÞy

for them

p¤n:

again

htm¯	were killed

8.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   to   their   family   priest   hundred   sons   were   born
and   they   were   killed   in   one   day   but   he   was   as   before.

ya    cEy|    jgtaE    mata    dEv£    laEknmÞk]ta    ,
AÞyaà    cln|    B¥mErqèÜytE    sÏys|½y    .9.

ya

she who

c   iy|

this also

jgt:	for the earth

mata

mother

dEv£

goddess

laEknmÞk]ta

revered by people

AÞya:   c

for her also

cln|	convulsions

B¥mE:

the goddess earth

èÜytE

are sen

sÏys|½y

who has vowed to do good to people

9.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   convulsuon   is   seen   even   on   the   surface   of
the   goddess   earth   who   is   revered   by   people.

yaW    Dma©I    jgta|    nEæOaW    yæO    svI|    p#¢t¢¿tm¯    ,
Aa¢dÏycÓd#aW    g#hNm×y¤pEtaW    mhablaW    .10.

yaW

who

Dma©I

mind set on virtue

jgta|

for the worlds

nEæOaW

as two eyes

yæO	the two on which

svI|	everything

p#¢t¢¿tm¯

rests

Aa¢dÏycÓd#aW

sun and moon

g#hNm¯

eclipse

A×y¤pEtaW

suffer

mhablaW

with extraordinary might

10.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   the   mighty   sun   and   moon   the   two   on   which
every   thing   rests   and   who   are   like   two   eyes   for   the   world   suffer   eclipse.