¢ndSI¢yÏva    ramay    s£taya:    p#¢tpadnE    ,
vaÀymÓvTImTIåO:    kbÓD:    p¤nrb#v£t¯    .1.

¢ndSI¢yÏva

having shown

ramay

to Rama

s£taya:

of Sita

p#¢tpadnE

in searching out

vaÀy|

words

AÓvTIm¯

meaningful

ATIåO:

who knew the matter

kbÓD:

Kabandha

p¤n:

again

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

1.Kabandha   who   knew   the   matter   in   hand,   having   shown   to   Rama   the   way
to   search   out   for   Sita,   spoke   the   following   meaningful   words.

eEx    ram    ¢Sv:    pÓTa    yæOWtE    p¤¢Ýpta    d#[ma:    ,
p#t£c£|    ¢dSama¢½Ïy    p#kaSÓtE    mnaErma:    .2.
jØb¤¢p#yalpnsÔlXÓyg#aED¢tÓѤka:    ,
AáÏTa:    k¢NIkaraà    c¥taàaÓyE    c    padpa:    .3.
DÓvna    nagv¦Xaà    ¢tlka    n³malka:    ,
n£laSaEka:    kdØbaà    krv£raà    p¤¢Ýpta:    .
ASaEkaÞÏv¢tm¤³aà    s¤Bd#a:    pa¢rBd#ka:    .4.

eEx:

this is

ram

Rama

¢Sv:	propitious

pÓTa

the path

yæO

where

eEtE

these

p¤¢Ýpta:

with flowers

d#[ma:

trees

p#t£c£m¯

western

¢dS|

direction

Aa¢½Ïy

going

p#kaSÓtE

appear

mnaErma:

pleasing to the mind

jØb¤¢p#yalpnsÔlXÓyg#aED¢tÓѤka:

rose apple, priyala, jack fruits trees,

AáÏTa:

pipal trees

k¢NIkara:   c

karnikaras also

c¥ta:   c

mangoes also

AÓyE   c

others also

padpa:

trees

DÓvna:

dhanvas

nagv¦Xa:   c

nagakesara trees also

¢tlka:

tilakas

n³malka:

naktamalakas

n£laSaEka:

blue asokas

kdØba:   c

kadambas also

krv£ra:   c

karaviras also

p¤¢Ýpta:

flowered

ASaEka:   t¤

asokas also

A¢tm¤³a:   c

atimuktas also

s¤Bd#a:

subhadras

pa¢rBd#ka:

paribhadra trees

2,3,4.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   the   propitious   way   is   to   take   the   westward
path   where   there   are   trees   with   flowers   which   are   pleasing   to   the   mind   like
rose   apple,   priyala,   jack   fruit   trees,   banyans,   plakshas,   tinduka   trees   and
other   trees   as   well   pipal,   karnikaras,   mangoes,   dhanvas,   nagakesara,
tilakas,   naktamalakas,   blue   asokas,   kadambas,   flowering   karaviras,   asokas,
atimuktas,   subhadras   and   paribhadraka   trees.

tanaâ/aTva    B¥maW    pat¢yÏva    c    tan¯    blat¯    ,
PlaÓym¦tkÚpa¢n    BXyÓtaW    g¢mÝyT:    .5.

tan¯

them

Aaâ/

climbing

ATva

or

B¥maW

to the ground

pat¢yÏva   c

bending also

tan¯

them

blat¯

by force

Pla¢n

fryits

Am¦tkÚpa¢n

nectar like

BXyÓtaW

eating

g¢mÝyT:

should go

5.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   they   should   go   eating   the   nectar   like   fruits   of
those   trees   either   by   climbing   them   or   by   bending   their   branches   by   force
to   the   ground.

td¢t@Øy    kak[Ïs¯T    vn|    p¤¢Ýptpadpm¯    ,
nÓdnp#¢tm|    caÓyt¯    k[rvaE    hyäOra    iv    .6.
svIkamPla    v¦Xa:    padpaÞt¤    mD¤*va:    ,
sv©I    c    §tvÞtæO    vnE    cWæOrTE    yTa    .7.
PlBarantaàWv    mha¢vzpDa¢rN:    ,
SaEBÓtE    svItÞtæO    mEGpvIts¢°Ba:    .8.

tt¯

that

A¢t@Øy

passing beyond

kak[Ïs¯T

Rama

vn|

forest

p¤¢Ýptpadpm¯

with flowered trees

nÓdnp#¢tm|

resembling nandana grove

c

also

AÓyt¯

another

k[rv:

kurus

¢h

indeed

uäOra:

uttara

svIkamPla:

bearing fruits desired by all

v¦Xa:

trees

padpa:

trees

t¤

in this

mD¤*va:

dripping with honey

sv©I   c   §tv:

in all the seasons

tæO

there

vnE	in the grove

cWæOrTE

caitraratha

yTa

like

PlBaranta:

bent under the weight of the fruits

c

also

ev

only

mha¢vzpDa¢rN:

with large branches

SaEBÓtE

appears charming

svIt:

at all times

tæO

there

mEGpvIts¢°Ba:

resembling clouds and mountains

6,7,8.Kabandha   told   Rama   passing   beyond   that   forest   they   will   reach
another   forest   with   flowered   trees   resembling   nandana   grove   where   at   all
times   like   the   uttarakuru   the   trees   bear   fruits   desired   by   all   dripping   honey
and   with   trees   with   large   branches,   looking   like   a   cloud   and   mountain,   bent
due   to   the   weight   of   the   fruits,   the   forest   appears   charming.   Like   caitraratha
grove   the   trees   bear   fruits   in   all   tha   seasons.

tanaâ/aTva    B¥maW    pat¢yÏva    yTas¤Km|    ,
PlaÓym¦tkÚpa¢n    lßmNÞtE    p#adaÞy¢t    .9.

tan¯

them

Aaâ/

climbing

ATva

or

B¥maW

on the ground

pat¢yÏva

bending

yTas¤Km|

as you desire

Pla¢n

fruits

Am¦tkÚpa¢n

like nectar

lßmN:

Lakshmana

tE

to you

p#adaÞy¢t

will give

9.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   Lakshmana   climbing   the   trees   or   bending   their
branches   to   the   ground   will   give   him   the   nectar   like   fruits.

cHq@mÓtaW    vran¯    dESan¯    SWlaÅCWl|    vna¹nm¯    ,
tt:    p¤ÝkrN£m¯    v£raW    pØpam¯    nam    g¢mÝyT:    .10.
ASkIram¢vB#|Sa|    smt£TaImSWvlam¯    ,
ram    s¸atval¥ka|    kmlaEÏplSaE¢Btam¯    .11.

cHq@mÓtaW

ranging over

vran¯

loveliest

dESan¯

regions

SWlat¯

from mountain

SWl|	to mountain

vnat¯

from forest

vnm¯

to forest

tt:	from there

p¤ÝkrN£m¯

lotus pond

v£raW

valiant princes

pØpam¯

pampa

nam

by name

g¢mÝyT:

you will reach

ASkIra|

free of gravel

A¢vB#|Sa|

free from slipping

smt£TaI|

with level steps

ASWvlam¯

free of moss

ram

Rama

s¸atval¥ka|

causes sand to be formed

kmlaEÏplSaE¢Btam¯

adorned with lotuses and lilies

10,11.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   ranging   over   loveliest   regions,   going   from
mountain   to   mountain   and   from   forest   to   forest   they   will   each   the   lotus   pond
pampa   by   name   which   has   no   gravel,   no   moss,   with   level   steps   which   will
make   it   not   slippery,   has   sand   formed   in   its   bed   and   adorned   with   lotuses
and   lilies.