k]ÏvWvm¤dk|    tÞmW    p#¢ÞTtaW    ramlßmNaW    ,
AvEXÓtaW    vnE    s£ta|    p¢àma|    jÂmt¤¢dISm¯    .1.

k]Ïva

having offered

ev|

as above

udk|

water

tÞmW

to it

p#¢ÞTtaW

set out on their journey

ramlßmNaW

Rama and Lakshmana

AvEXÓtaW

searching for

vnE	in the froest

s£ta|

Sita

p¢àma|

western

jÂmt¤:

proceeded

¢dSm¯

direction

1.Rama   and   Lakshmana   having   offered   water   to   the   deceased   Jatayu
set   out   on   their   journey   in   search   of   Sita   in   the   forest   and   proceeded   in
a   westerly   direction.

taW    ¢dS|    d¢XNa|    gÏva    Srcapa¢sDa¢rNaW    ,
A¢vp#htmWßvakaE    pÓTana|    p#¢tjÂmt¤:    .2.

taW	the two of them

¢dS|   d¢XNa|

in a southerly direction

gÏva

going

Srcapa¢sDa¢rNaW

with arrow, bow and sword in hand

A¢vp#ht|

untrodden

eEßvakaW

scions of Ikshvaku dynasty

pÓTana|

track

p#¢tjÂmt¤:

proceeded

2.Rama   and   Lakshmana   with   arrow,   bow   and   sword   in   hand   proceeded
in   a   southerly   direction   on   an   untrodden   track.

g¤ÚmWrqv¦XWà    bh^¢BlIta¢Bà    p#vE¢¾tm¯    ,
Aav¦t|    svItaE    ѤgI|    ghn|    GaErdSInm¯    .3.
Ûy¢t@Øy    t¤    vEgEn    Ûyal¢s|h¢nxE¢vtm¯    ,
s¤B£m|    tÓmharÎy|    Ûy¢tyataW    mhablaW    .4.

g¤ÚmW:

with shrubs

v¦XW:

with trees

c

also

bh^¢B:

many

lta¢B:   c

with creepers also

p#vE¢¾tm¯

covered

Aav¦t|

darkened

svIt:

in all directions

ѤgI|

impenetrable

ghn|

dense

GaErdSInm¯

dreadful looking

Ûy¢t@Øy

crossing

t¤   vEgEn

with speed

Ûyal¢s|h¢nxE¢vtm¯

inhabited by beasts and lions

s¤B£m|

most fearful

tt¯

that

mharÎy|

great forest

Ûy¢tyataW

passed

mhablaW

with great might

3,4.Rama   and   Lakshmana   crossed   with   speed   the   dreaful   looking,   fearful,
impenetrable   and   darkened   great   forest   covered   on   all   sides   with   shrubs,
trees   and   creepers   and   passed   the   forest   inhabited   by   beasts   and   lions.

tt:    pr|    jnÞTanat¯¢æO@aES|    gØy    raGvaW    ,
@aW·arÎy|    ¢v¢vSt¤gIhn|    taW    mhaWjsaW    .5.

tt:   pr|

after that

jnÞTanat¯

beyond janasthana

¢æO@aES|

six miles

gØy

covering

raGvaW

Rama and Lakshmana

@aW·arÎy|

kraunca forest

¢v¢vSt¤:

penetrated into

ghn|

dense

taW

the two

mhaWjsaW

of great might

5.Rama   and   Lakshmana   covering   a   distance   of   six   miles   beyond
janasthana   penetrated   into   the   dense   kraunca   forest.

nanamEGGnp#Áy|    p#¶¾¢mv    svIt:    ,
nanap¢XgNWj¤I¾|    nanaÛyalm¦gWy¤Itm¯    .6.
¢dèXmaNaW    vWdEh£|    t¹n|    taW    ¢v¢cÀyt¤:    ,
tæO    tæOav¢t¿ÓtaW    s£tahrNk¢SItaW    .7.

nanamEGGnp#Áy|

wore the colour of a mass of clouds

p#¶¾|   iv

looking highly rejoiced

svIt:

all round

nanap¢XgNW:   j¤¾|

inhabited by flocks of birds

nanaÛyalm¦gW:   y¤tm¯

with hersd of beasts

¢dèXmaNaW

to see

vWdEh£|

Sita

tt¯   vn|

in that forest

taW

the two

¢v¢cÀyt¤:

explored

tæO   tæO

here and there

Av¢t¿ÓtaW

halting

s£tahrNk¢SItaW

distressed due to abduction of Sita

6,7.Rama   and   Lakshmana   explored   the   forest,   with   the   colour   of   a   mass
of   cloud,   looking   highly   rejoiced   inhabited   by   flocks   of   birds   and   herds   of
beasts,   to   see   Sita,   halting   here   and   there   and   distressed   by   the   abduction
of   Sita.

tt:    p¥v©IN    taW    gÏva    ¢æO@aES|    B#atraW    tda    ,
@aW·arÎym¢t@Øy    mtHqga½mmÓtrE    .8.
è¾qva    t¤    t¹n|    GaEr|    bh^B£mm¦g¢¹jm¯    ,
nanasÏvsmak£NI|    svI|    ghnpadpm¯    .9.
dèSatE    t¤    taW    tæO    dr£|    dSrTaÏmjaW    ,
patalsmg|B£ra|    tmsa    ¢nÏys|v¦tam¯    .10.

tt:

then

p¥v©IN

before

taW

the two

gÏva   ¢æO@aES|

going six miles

B#atraW

brothers

tda

then

@aW·arÎy|

kraunca forest

A¢t@Øy

crossing

mtHqga½m|

hermitage of sage Matanga

AÓtrE

midway

è¾qva

seeing

t¤

in this

tt¯   vn|

that forest

GaEr|

dreadful

bh^B£mm¦g¢¹jm¯

with fearful beasts and birds

nanasÏvsmak£NI|

full of various creatures

svI|

all

ghnpadpm¯

dense cluster of trees

dèSatE

saw

t¤

in this

taW

the two

tæO

there

dr£|

a cave

dSrTaÏmjaW

sons of Dasaratha

patalsmg|B£ra|

deep like patala

tmsa	in darkness

¢nÏys|v¦tam¯

eternally enveloped

8,9,10.Rama   and   Lakshmana   going   six   miles   beyond   kraunca   forest,
seeing   the   hermitage   of   Sage   Matanga   midway,   came   across   a   dreadful
forest   inhabited   by   fearful   beasts   and   birds   and   many   creatures,   with   dense
cluster   of   trees   and   saw   a   cave   deep   like   patala   and   eternally   enveloped
in   darkness.