p¥vIjaE{Ôy¤³maæOÞt¤    lßmNEn    s¤Ba¢xtm¯    ,
sarg#a¢h    mhasar|    p#¢tjg#ah    raGv:    .1.

p¥vIj:

elder

A¢p

and

u³maæO:   t¤

on hearing only

lßmNEn

by Lakshmana

s¤Ba¢xtm¯

beautifully worded

sarg#a¢h

capable of picking the best part

mhasar|

highly valuable advice

p#¢tjg#ah

accepted

raGv:

Rama

1.Rama   even   though   elder   accepted   the   beautifully   worded   and   highly
valuable   advice   given   by   Lakshmana.

s¢°g¦/    mhabah^:    p#v¦¼|    kaEpmaÏmn:    ,
Av¾×y    Dn¤¢àæO|    ramaE    lßmNmb#v£t¯    .2.

s¢°g¦/

completely controlling

mhabah^:

mighty armed

p#v¦¼|

highly intensified

kaEp|

anger

AaÏmn:

his

Av¾×y

loosening the string

Dn¤:

bow

¢cæO|

wonderful

ram:

Rama

lßmNm¯

to Lakshmana

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

2.Rama   controlling   his   intense   anger,   unstrung   his   wonderful   bow   spoke   as
follows   to   Lakshmana.

¢k|    k¢rÝyavhE    vÏs    Àv    va    gÅCav    lßmN    ,
kEnaEpayEn    pÜyEy|    s£ta¢m¢t    ¢v¢cÓty    .3.

¢k|   k¢rÝyavhE

what shall we do

vÏs

child

Àv   va

and where

gÅCav

shall we go

lßmN

Lakshmana

kEn

by what

upayEn

expedient

pÜyEy|

shall we see

s£ta|

Sita

i¢t

thus

¢v¢cÓty

think over

3.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   to   think   about   what   should   they   do?   Where
should   they   go?   By   what   expedient   can   they   see   Sita?

t|    tTa    p¢rtapatI|    lßmNaE    rammb#v£t¯    .4.

t|

that

tTa

as above

p¢rtapatI|

stricken with agony

lßmN:

Lakshmana

ramm¯

to Rama

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

4.Lakshmana   replied   as   follows   to   Rama   who   was   stricken   with   agony.

idmEv    jnÞTan|    ÏvmÓvE¢xt¤mrqh¢s    ,
raXsWrqbh^¢B:    k£NI|    nanad#[mltay¤tm¯    .5.

id|

this

ev   jnÞTan|

region of janasthana

Ïvm¯

you

AÓvE¢xt¤m¯

to search

Arqh¢s

should

raXsW:

by ogres

bh^¢B:

many

k£NI|

full of

nanad#[mltay¤tm¯

with trees and creepers of every description

5.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   should   search   the   janasthana   which   was
full   of   many   ogres   and   trees   and   creepers   of   every   description.

sÓt£h    ¢g¢rѤgaI¢N    ¢ndIra:    kÓdra¢N    c    ,
ghaà    ¢v¢vDa    GaEra    nanam¦ggNak[la:    .6.
Aavas:    ¢k°raNa|    c    gÓDvIBvna¢n    c    ,
ta¢n    y¤³aE    mya    saDI|    ÏvmÓvE¢xt¤mrqh¢s    .7.

s¢Ót

are there

ih

here

¢g¢rѤgaI¢N

mountain gorges

¢ndIra:

chasms

kÓdra¢N   c

valleys also

gha:   c

caves also

¢v¢vDa:

of various

GaEra:

fearful

nanam¦ggNak[la:

crowded with herds of beasts of various species

Aavasa:

habitats

¢k°raNa|

of kinnaras

c

also

gÓDvIBvna¢n   c

dwelings of gandharvas

ta¢n

them

y¤³:

together

mya   saDI|

along with me

Ïvm¯

you

AÓvE¢xt¤m¯

to search

Arqh¢s

should

6,7.Lakshmana   told   Rama   there   are   many   mountain   gorges,   chasms,
valleys   and   fearful   caves   crowded   with   herds   of   beasts   of   various   species,
habitats   of   kinnaras   and   dwellings   of   gandharvas   and   together   with   him
Rama   should   search   these   places.

Ïv¢¹Da    b¤¢¼sØp°a    mhaÏmanaE    nrxIB    ,
AapÏs¤    n    p#kØpÓtE    vay¤vEgW¢rvacla:    .8.

Ïv¢¹Da:

men like you

b¤¢¼sØp°a:

endowed with intelligence

mhaÏman:

high souled

nrxIB

noblest among men

AapÏs¤

in times of calamities

n   p#kØpÓtE

are not shaken

vay¤vEgW:

by force of wind

iv

like

Acla:

mountains

8.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   men   like   him   endowed   with   intelligence   are
not   shaken   in   times   of   calamities   like   a   mountain   which   is   unshakable   by
the   force   of   wind.

iÏy¤³Þt¹n|    svI|    ¢vccar    slßmN:    ,
@[¼aE    ram:    Sr|    GaEr|    sÓDay    Dn¤¢x    X¤rm¯    .9.

i¢t

as above

u³:

when told

tt¯

that

vn|   svI|

whole of the forest

¢vccar

roamed

slßmN:

with lakshmana

@[¼:

enraged

ram:

Rama

Sr|

arrow

GaEr|

dreadful

sÓDay

fitting

Dn¤¢x

in the bow

X¤rm¯

called kshura

9.Rama   on   being   told   as   above   by   Lakshmana   enraged   roamed   the   whole
forest   with   him   with   a   dreadful   arrow   called   kshura   fitted   in   the   bow.

tt:    pvItk\FaB|    mhaBag|    ¢¹jaEäOmm¯    ,
ddSI    p¢tt|    B¥maW    Xtjarqd#|    jxay¤xm¯    .
t|    è¾qva    ¢g¢rS¦HqgaB|    ramaE    lßmNmb#v£t¯    .10.

tt:

then

pvItk\FaB|

looking like a mountain

mhaBag|

highly blessed

¢¹jaEäOmm¯

foremost of birds

ddSI

saw

p¢tt|

fallen

B¥maW

on the ground

Xtjarqd#|

drenched with blood

jxay¤xm¯

Jatayu

t|

that

è¾qva

seeing

¢g¢rS¦HqgaB|

like a mountain peak

ram:

Rama

lßmNm¯

to Lakshmana

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

10.Then   Rama   saw   Jatayu   looking   like   a   mountain   peak,   highly   blessed
and   foremost   among   birds   fallen   on   the   ground   drenched   with   blood   and
spoke   to   Lakshmana   as   follows.