gaEdavyaIÞtzE    S¤B#E    ¢cta|    k[â    mhaB¤j    ,
evm¤?va    t¤    saW¢m¢æO|    smalßy    jzay¤xm¯    .30.
sm¤dqD¦Ïy    g¢t:    ½£man¯    gaEdavyaIÞtz|    p#¢t    ,
ttaE    gÏva    t¤    täO£rE    S¤B#E    k[Ssma¢ÓvtE    .31.
Avt£yaIT    ¢n¢XÔy    m¢TÏva¢g"|    mhaySa:    ,
lßmNEna¶tW:    ka¿W¢àta|    k]Ïva    mhaB¤j:    .32.
ya    g¢tyIåOS£lanama¢htag"Eà    ya    g¢t:    ,
Aprav¢tIna|    ya    c    ya    c    B¥¢mp#da¢ynam¯    .33.
mya    Ïv|    smn¤åOataE    gÅC    laEkann¤äOman¯    ,
g¦D#raj    mhasÏv    s|Þk]tà    mya    v#j    .34.
evm¤?va    ¢cta|    d£çOamaraEÔy    ptgEárm¯    ,
ddah    ramaE    DmaIÏma    ÞvbÓD¤¢mv    Ѥ:¢Kt:    .35.

gaEdavyaI:

of godavari

tzE	on the bamk

S¤B#E

blessed

¢cta|

funeral pile

k[â

build

mhaB¤j

brave

ev|

as above

u?va

saying

t¤

in this

saW¢m¢æO|

to Lakshmana

smalßy

seeing

jzay¤xm¯

Jatayu

sm¤dqD¦Ïy

carrying

g¢t:

shelter

½£man¯

glorious

gaEdavyaI:

of godavari

tz|   p#¢t

towarsd the bank

tt:

then

gÏva

reaching

t¤

in this

täO£rE

on its bank

S¤B#E

blessed

k[Ssma¢ÓvtE

filled with kusa grass

Avt£yI

lowering

AT	thereafter

¢n¢XÔy

placing

m¢TÏva

by churning

A¢g"|

fire

mhaySa:

very famous

lßmNEn

by Lakshmana

Aa¶tW:

brought

ka¿W:

with logs of wood

¢cta|   k]Ïva

making funeral pile

mhaB¤j:

heroic

ya   g¢t:

what destiny

yåOS£lana|

for those performing acrifices

Aa¢htag"E:

maintained the sacred fire

c   ya   g¢t:

which destiny also

Aprav¢tIna|

those who never retreat in a battle field

ya   c

which destiny also

ya   c

which destiny also

B¥¢mp#da¢ynam¯

for those who make gifts of land

mya

by me

Ïv|

you

smn¤åOat:

given leave

gÅC

attain

laEkan¯

the worlds

An¤äOman¯

unsurpassed

g¦D#raj

king of vulture

mhasÏv

with extraordinary energy

s|Þk]t:

cremated

c

them

mya

by me

v#j

attain

ev|   u?va

saying so

¢cta|

funeral pile

d£çOa|

blazing

AaraEÔy

placing

ptgEárm¯

king of feathered creatures

ddah

cremated

ram:

Rama

DmaIÏma

mind set on virtue

ÞvbÓD¤|   iv

like his own kinsman

Ѥ:¢Kt:

distressed

30   to   35.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   make   a   funeral   pile   on   the   banks   of
godavari   river.   After   ordering   Lakshmana   as   above   Rama   carrying   Jatayu
went   towards   godavari   river   and   on   reaching   there   he    laid   Jatayu   on   the
bank   filled   with   kusa   grass   and   thereafter   made   a   funeral   pile   out   the   logs
of   wood   brought   by   Lakshmana,   made   fire   by   attrition.   He   told   Jatayu   that
he   has   attained   the   final   resting   place   reserved   for   those   who   perform
sacrifices,   maintained   sacred   fire.   never   retreated   on   a   battle   field   and   made
gifts   of   land   in   the   unsurpassed   realms   having   been   cremated   by   him.   So
saying   Rama   cremated   Jatayu   as   if   he   will   cremate   his   own   kin.

ramaE{T    shsaW¢m¢æOvIn|    gÏva    s    v£yIvan¯    ,
ÞT¥lan¯    hÏva    mharaEh£nn¤    tÞtar    t|    ¢¹jm¯    .36.

ram:

Rama

AT	thereafter

shsaW¢m¢æO:

along with Lakshmana

vn|   gÏva

going to the forest

s:

that

v£yIvan¯

the powerful

ÞT¥lan¯

bulky

hÏva

killing

mharaEh£n¯

large deers

An¤	for the sake of

tÞtar

brought

t|

that

¢¹jm¯

vulture

36.Rama   together   with   Lakshmana   thereafter   went   to   the   forest,   killed
bulky   deers   and   brought   them.

raE¢hma|sa¢n    caEÏk]Ïy    pES£k]Ïva    mhaySa:    ,
Sk[n£na|    ddaW    ramaE    rØyE    h¢rtSa¹lE    .37.

raE¢hma|sa¢n

the flesh of the deers

c

also

uÏk]Ïy

cutting

pES£k]Ïva

making into balls

mhaySa:

highly illustrious

Sk[n£na|

for the vultures

ddaW

gave

ram:

Rama

rØyE

beautiful

h¢rtSa¹lE

on ground spread with green grass

37.Rama   chopped   the   flesh   of   the   deers   and   made   into   balls   and   offered
to   the   vultures   on   the   ground   spread   with   green   grass.

yäOt¯p#EtÞy    mÏyIÞy    kTy¢Ót    ¢¹jaty:    ,
tt¯ÞvgIgmn|    tÞy    ¢pæy|    ramaE    jjap    h    .38.

yt¯   tt¯

which one

p#EtÞy

for the manes

mÏyIÞy

for a deceased mortal

kTy¢Ót

which is chanted

¢¹jaty:

brahmins

tt¯

that

ÞvgIgmn|

conducive to ascent to heaven

tÞy

for it

¢pæy|

for the last rites of father

ram:

Rama

jjap

chanted

h

see

38.Rama   chanted   the   body   of   holy   texts   which   are   sacred   to   the   manes,
conducive   to   the   ascent   to   heaven   and   chanted   for   the   last   rites   of   father.

gaEdavr£myata|    taW    nd£|    nrvraÏmjaW    .39.

gaEdavr£|

to godavari

Ayata|

went

taW

the two

nd£|

river

nrvraÏmjaW

sons of the emperor

39.The   two   sons   of   the   emperor   went   to   godavari   river.

SaÞæOè¾En    ¢v¢Dna    jlE    tæO    c    raGvaW    ,
s"aÏva    taW    g¦D#rajay    udk|    c@t¤Þtda    .40.

SaÞæOè¾En

as prescribed in sacred texts

¢v¢Dna

as per practice

jlE   tæO

in that water

c

also

raGvaW

the two scions of Raghu

s"aÏva

having bathed

taW

the two

g¦D#rajay

for the king of vulture

udk|

water

c@t¤:

offered

tda	thereafter

40.Rama   and   Lakshmana   having   bathed   in   the   waters   of   godavari   offered
water   to   the   king   of   vultures   as   per   practice   prescribed   in   sacred   texts.