| muinm! | the rishi |
| AVyya | meaningless |
| vaca | in voice |
| tm! | that |
| Ah< | I |
| s¾manya | made up in mind |
| hInVyÃnya | without life |
| àeúy | seeing |
| -It> -It> | with fear |
| #v | fully |
| Aäuvm! | spoke out |
| mns> | mind's |
| kmRceòai-> | powers of thinking and deciding |
| Ai-s<St_y | picking up courage |
| vaGblm! | with the gift of the tongue |
| Aacc]e | conveyed as follows |
| tu | then |
| Ah< | I |
| tSmE | to him |
| puÇVysnj< | loss of a son |
| -ym! | dangers |
| ]iÇy> | am a warrior |
| Ah< | I |
| dzrw> | named Dasaratha |
| n | am not |
| Ah< | I |
| puÇ> | son |
| mhaTmn> | the great soul's |
| s¾navmt< | as decided by elders |
| Ê>o< | accident |
| #d< | being narrated |
| àaÝ< | has happened |
| SvkmRjm! | by fate |
| -gvn! | lord |
| caphSt> | with bow in hand |
| Ah< | I |
| sryUtIr< | banks of river sarayu |
| Aagt> | had come |
| ij"a<su> | to kill |
| ñapd< | an animal |
| kiÂt! | any one |
| inpane | in the ghat |
| c | also |
| Aagt< | come |
| gjm! | elephant |
| tt> | then |
| ïut> | was heard |
| mya | by me |
| zBd> | a sound |
| jle | in the water |
| k…M-Sy | pot's |
| pUyRt> | being pressed |
| iÖp> | elephant |
| Ay< | that |
| #it | thus |
| mTva | considered |
| Ay< | in this place |
| ba[en | with arrow |
| Ai-ht> | was hit |
| mya | by me |
| gTva | going |
| nXya> | river's |
| tt> | then |
| tIrm! | bank |
| ApZy< | saw |
| #;u[a | by arrow |
| ùid | in the chest |
| ivini-RÚ< | struck |
| gtàa[<< | with life going out |
| zyan< | lying down |
| -uiv | on the ground |
| tapsm! | an ascetic |
| -gvn! | lord |
| zBd< | towards sound |
| Aalúy | aiming |
| mya | by |
| gjij"a<suna | desiring to kill an elephant |
| ivs&ò> | was sent |
| AM-is | in the water |
| narac> | arrow |
| ten | by that |
| te | your |
| inht> | was killed |
| sut> | son |
| tt> | there |
| tSy | his |
| @v | only |
| vcnat! | request |
| %peTy | reaching |
| pirtPyt> | being in distress |
| s> | that |
| mya | by me |
| shsa | quickly |
| ba[> | arrow |
| %ϯt> | was removed |
| mmRt> | from the chest |
| tda | then |
| s> c | he also |
| %ϯten | having been removed |
| ba[en | arrow |
| tÇ | there |
| @v | only |
| SvgR< AaiSwt> | went to the heaven |
| -gvNtaE | elderly |
| %-aE | you both |
| zaecn! | grieving |
| v&ÏaE #it | saying helpless |
| ivlPy | crying |
| c | also |
| A}anat! | unknowingly |
| -vt> | your |
| puÇ> | son |
| shsa | suddenly |
| Ai-ht> | was killed |
| mya | by me |
| ze;< | to be done now |
| @v< gte | in this condition |
| yt! Syat! | anything |
| tt! | that |
| àsIdtu | please tell |
| me | to me |
| muin> | rishi |