bh\¢n    rXsa|    vasE    vxaI¢N    vsta    s¤Km¯    ,
AnEn    dÎfkarÎyE    ¢vS£NI¢mh    p¢XNa    .21.

bh\¢n

many

rXsa|

of ogres

vasE

home

vxaI¢N

years

vsta

lived

s¤Km¯

happily

AnEn

by this

dÎfkarÎyE

in dandakaranya

¢vS£NI|

body has been shed

ih

here

p¢XNa

by the bird

21.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   bird   which   lived   happily   in   dandakaranya,
the   home   of   the   ogres,   for   many   years   has   shed   his   body   here.

AnEkva¢xIkaE    yÞt¤    ¢crkalsm¤¢ÏTt:    ,
saE{ymï    htÜSEtE    kalaE    ¢h    Ѥr¢t@m:    .22.

AnEkva¢xIk:

who lived for many years

y:

who

t¤

in this

¢crkalsm¤¢ÏTt:

and thrived for a long time

s:   Ay|

this that

Aï

now

ht:

killed

SEtE	is lying down

kal:   ¢h

time spirit

Ѥr¢t@m:

is difficult to overcome

22.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   who   had   lived   for   many   years   and   thrived   for   a   long   time   is   now   lying   dead   and   time   spirit   is   difficult   to   overcome.

pÜy    lßmN    g¦D#aE{ym¤pka¢r    htà    mE    ,
s£tam×yvp°aE    vW    ravNEn    bl£ysa    .23.

pÜy

see

lßmN

Lakshmana

g¦D#:   Ay|

this vulture

upka¢r

rendered help

ht:

is killed

c

also

mE

for me

s£ta|

Sita

A×yvp°:   vW

rushed to rescue

ravNEn

by Ravana

bl£ysa

of superior strength

23.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   vulture   who   rendered   him   help   by
rushing   to   rescue   Sita   has   been   killed   by   Ravana   of   superior   strength.

g¦D#raÇy|    p¢rÏyÇy    ¢pt¦pWtamh|    mht¯    ,
mm    hEtaEry|    p#aNan¯    m¤maEc    ptgEár:    .24.

g¦D#raÇy|

the kingdom of vultures

p¢rÏyÇy

renouncing

¢pt¦pWtamh|

inherited from fore fathers

mht¯

great

mm   hEtaE:

for my sake

Ay|

this

p#aNan¯

life

m¤maEc

has laid down

ptgEár:

king of birds

24.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   king   of   birds   renouncing   the   kingdom
of   vultures   has   laid   down   his   life   for   the   sake   of   Rama.

svIæO    Kl¤    èÜyÓtE    saDvaE    DmIca¢rN:    ,
S¥raÜSrÎyaÞsaW¢mæOE    ¢tyIÂyaE¢ngtEÝv¢p    .25.

svIæO   Kl¤

may be everywhere

èÜyÓtE

are found

saDv:

pious

DmIca¢rN:

practicing virtue

S¥ra:

valiant

SrÎya:

for protection

saW¢mæOE

lakshmana

¢tyIÂyaE¢ngtEx¤   A¢p

even among those sub human species

25.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   pious   and   valiant   souls   practicing   virtue   and
approchable   for   protection   are   found   every   where   even   in   sub   human
species.

s£tahrNj|    Ѥ:K|    n    mE    saWØy    tTagtm¯    ,
yTa    ¢vnaSaE    g¦D#Þy    mÏk]tE    c    prÓtp    .26.

s£tahrNj|

by the abduction of Sita

Ѥ:K|

agony caused

n

not

mE

for me

saWØy

blessed one

tTagtm¯

equal to that

yTa

as

¢vnaS:

death

g¦D#Þy

of vulture

mÏk]tE   c

for my sake only

prÓtp

scorcher of enemies

26.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   agony   caused   to   him   by   the   abduction   of
Sita   is   not   equal   to   that   caused   by   the   death   of   Jatayu   for   his   sake.

raja    dSrT:    ½£man¯    yTa    mm    mhaySa:    ,
p¥jn£yà    maÓyà    tTa{y|    ptgEár:    .26.

raja

king

dSrT:

Dasartha

½£man¯

the gporious

yTa

like

mm

my

mhaySa:

very famous

p¥jn£y:   c

to be revered also

maÓy:   c

as well as honoured

tTa

similarly

Ay|

this

ptgEár:

king of birds

27.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Jatayu   is   to   be   revered   and   honoured   the
same   manner   as   king   Daaratha.

saW¢mæOE    hr    ka¿a¢n    ¢nmI¢TÝya¢m    pavkm¯    ,
g¦D#raj|    ¢h    Dßya¢m    mÏk]tE    ¢nDn|    gtm¯    .28.

saW¢mæOE

Lakshmana

hr

colloct

ka¿a¢n

logs of wood

¢nmI¢TÝya¢m

produce by attrition

pavkm¯

fire

g¦D#raj|

king of vultures

¢h   Dßya¢m

will cremate

mÏk]tE

for my sake

¢nDn|   gtm¯

suffered death

28.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   collect   logs   of   wood   so   that   he   may   produce
fire   by   attrition   and   cremate   Jatayu   who   died   for   his   sake.

naT|    ptglaEkÞy    ¢ctamaraEpyaØyhm¯    ,
im|    Dßya¢m    saW¢mæOE    ht|    raWd#EN    rXsa    .29.

naT|

lord

ptglaEkÞy

the feathered kingdom

¢cta|

on the funeral pyre

AaraEpya¢m

will place

Ahm¯

I

im|

him

Dßya¢m

will set fire

saW¢mæOE

Lakshmana

ht|

killed

raWd#EN

by the fierce

rXsa

ogre

29.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   will   place   the   lord   of   the   feathered
kingdom   who   was   killed   by   the   fierce   ogre   and   set   fire   to   Jatayu.