tæO    h|sa:    Ôlva:    @aW·a:    k[rraà    raGv    ,
vÚg¤Þvna    ¢nk\j¢Ót    pØpas¢llgaEcra:    .12.

tæO

there

h|sa:

swans

Ôlva:

ducks

@aW·a:

krauncas

k[rra:   c

ospreys also

raGv

Rama

vÚg¤Þvna:

in sweet tones

¢nk\j¢Ót

call

pØpas¢llgaEcra:

swimming in the waters of pampa

12.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   swimming   in   the   waters   of   pampa   swans,
ducks,   krauncas   and   ospreys   call   in   sweet   tones.

naE¢¹jÓtE    nran¯    è¾qva    vDÞyakaE¢vda:    p¤ra    ,
G¦t¢pÎfaEpman¯    ÞT¥la|Þtan¯    BX¢yÝyT:    .13.

n   u¢¹jÓtE

are not afraid

nran¯

men

è¾qva

seeing

vDÞy	being killed

AkaE¢vda:

being not known

p¤ra

before

G¦t¢pÎfaEpman¯

like balls of ghee

ÞT¥lan¯

plump

tan¯

those

¢¹jan¯

birds

BX¢yÝyT:

you two can eat

13.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   those   birds   are   not   afraid   of   men   having   not
known   killing   before   and   they   can   eat   the   plump   birds   like   balls   of   ghee.

raE¢htan¯    v@t¤Îfa|à    nlm£na|à    raGv    ,
pØpaya¢mx¤¢BmIÏÞya|ÞtæO    ram    vran¯    htan¯    .14.
¢nÞÏvÀpXanyÞtçOank]SanEkkÎzkan¯    ,
tv    B?ya    smay¤³aE    lßmNÞsØp#daÞy¢t    .15.

raE¢htan¯

rohitas

v@t¤Îfan¯   c

vakratundas also

nlm£nan¯   c

nalameens also

raGv

Rama

pØpaya|

in pamapa lake

ix¤¢B:

with arrows

mÏÞyan¯

fishes

tæO

there

ram

Rama

vran¯

excellent

htan¯

killed

¢nÞÏvÀpXan¯

striped of their rind and hair

AyÞtçOan¯

roasted on steel heads

Ak]SanEkkÎzkan¯

with not even a small bone left

tv

to you

B?ya	with devotion

smay¤³:

together

lßmN:

Lakshmana

sØp#daÞy¢t

will offer

14,15.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   Lakshmana   will   offer   with   devotion   the
excellent   fishes   called   rohitas,   vakratundas   and   nalameens   from   pampa,
killed   by   arrows   and   roasted   on   steel   heads   after   stripping   the   rind   and   hair
and   also   without   even   a   small   bone.

B¦S|    tE    KdtaE    mÏÞyan¯    pØpaya:    p¤Ýps·yE    ,
pîg¢ÓD    ¢Sv|    va¢r    ÞvaѤ    S£tmnamym¯    .16.
u¼¦Ïy    ¢stm¢²¾|    ãÔyÞP¢zks¢°Bm¯    ,
AT    p¤ÝkrpæOEN    lßmN:    pay¢yÝy¢t    .17.

B¦S|	as much as needed

tE

to you

Kdt:	while eating

mÏÞyan¯

fishes

pØpaya:

of pampa

p¤Ýps·yE

in the midst of collection of flowers

pîg¢ÓD

with the scent of lotus

¢Sv|

pure

va¢r

water

ÞvaѤ

delightful

S£tm¯

pleasently cool

Anamym¯

wholesome

u¼¦Ïy

taking out

¢stm¯

A¢²¾|

clear

ãÔyÞP¢zks¢°Bm¯

sparkling like silver and crystal

AT

then

p¤ÝkrpæOEN

in the hollow of lotus leaves

lßmN:

Lakshmana

pay¢yÝy¢t

will give it to you for drinking

16,17.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   when   he   is   eating   the   fishes,   Lakshmana
will   give   him   the   pure,   pleasently   cool,   wholesome   and   clear   water
sparkling   like   silver   and   crystal   in   the   hollow   of   a   lotus   leaf   to   drink.

ÞT¥lan¯    ¢g¢rg¤haSÙyan¯    vrahan¯    vnca¢rN:    ,
Apa|    laEBaѤpav¦äOan¯    v¦xBa¢nv    ndIt:    .
ãpa¢Óvta|à    pØpaya|    d#ßy¢s    Ïv|    nraEäOm    .18.

ÞT¥lan¯

stout

¢g¢rg¤haSÙyan¯

lying down in the caves

vrahan¯

pigs

vnca¢rN:

roaming in the forest

Apa|

water

laEBat¯

longing for

upav¦äOan¯

arrived

v¦xBan¯

bulls

iv

like

ndIt:

making sounds

ãpa¢Óvtan¯

with charming form

c

also

pØpaya|

on the banks of pampa

d#ßy¢s

will see

Ïv|

you

nraEäOm

noblest among men

18.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   he   will   see   stout   monkeys   lying   in   the   caves,
roaming   in   the   forest   and   making   sounds   like   bulls,   and   also   pigs   which   had
come   to   the   banks   of   pampa   for   drinking   water.

sayaþE    ¢vcrn¯    ram    dSI¢yÝy¢t    lßmN:    ,
pîxÎfy¤t|    ÞvaѤ    k\jÏp¢XgNWy¤Itm¯    .19.
S£taEdk|    c    pØpaya    è¾qva    SaEk|    ¢vhaÞy¢s    .20.
s¤mnaE¢B¢àta|ÞtæO    ¢tlka°³malkan¯    ,
uÏpla¢n    c    P[Úla¢n    pHqkja¢n    c    raGv    .21.

sayaþE

at dusk

¢vcrn¯

roaming

ram

Rama

dSI¢yÝy¢t

will show

lßmN:

Lakshmana

pîxÎfy¤t|

full of lotus flowers

ÞvaѤ

sweet

k\jÏp¢XgNW:

with birds chirping

y¤tm¯

filled with

S£taEdk|

cool water

c

also

pØpaya:

of pampa lake

è¾qva

seeing

SaEk|

grief

¢vhaÞy¢s

will cast off

s¤mnaE¢B:

with flowers

¢ctan¯

full of

tæO

there

¢tlkan¯

tilaka trees

n³malkan¯

naktamala trees

uÏpla¢n   c

lilies also

P[Úla¢n

blossomed

pHqkja¢n   c

lotuses also

raGv

Rama

19,20,21.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   Lakshmana   will   show   him   the   sweet
cool   waters   of   pampa   lake   filled   with   lotus   flowers   and   chirping   birds.
Roaming   about   at   dusk   there   seeing   the   tilaka   and   naktamala   trees   full   of
flowers   and   the   blossomed   lilies   and   lotuses,   he   will   cast   off   his   grief.