ma    ¢nxad    p#¢t¿a|    Ïvmgm:    Saát£:    sma:    ,
yÏ@aW·¢mT¤nadEkmvD£:    kammaE¢htm¯    .15.

ma

never

¢nxad

Oh! Hunter!

p#¢t¿a|

the state of

Ïvmgm:

you shall attain

Saát£:

long

sma:

years

yt¯

wherefore

@aW·¢mT¤nat¯

of the Krauncha pair (of birds)

ek|	one (the male)

AvD£:

you killed

kammaE¢htm¯

which were in an intoxicated state of love

  `
Oh ! Fowler !   As   you   have   killed   one   out   of   the   amorous   pair   of   Krauncha birds,   you   will   not   live   for   long   (15).                                                 
  ALTERNATE   MEANING
                                       ----------------------------------

ma¢nxad

Oh! Lord of Lakshmi! (Vishnu Sri Rama)

p#¢t¿a|

the state of

Ïv|

you

Agm:	have attained

SaSvt£:

everlasting

sma:	years (aeons)

yt¯

wherefore

@aW·¢mT¤nat¯

of the demoniac pair

ek|	one (Ravana)

AvD£:

destroyed

kammaE¢htm¯

deluded by passion

   
`Oh!   Lord   of   goddess   Lakshmi!   Out   of   the   demoniac   pair,   by   killing   one  that   had   rescinded   righteousness   due   to   lust,   you   attained   glory   for countless   years   of   time'   (15).
 
tÞyWv|    b#¤vt¢àÓta    bB¥v    ¶¢d    v£Xt:    ,
SaEkartEnaÞy    SknE:    ¢k¢md|    Ûya¶t|    mya    .16.

tÞy

his

ev|

likewise

b#¤vt:

uttering

¢cÓta

thought

bB¥v

occured

¶¢d	in his mind

v£Xt:

looking around

SaEkartEn

overcome by grief

AÞy

this

SknE:

bird's

¢k|

what

id|

is this

Ûya¶t|

uttered

mya

by me

 
Recapitulating,   there   arose   in   his   mind,   who   had   spoken   these   words,   the   concern   `What   is   this   that   I   have   uttered,   impelled   by   sorrow   on account   of   this   bird?'   (16).  
¢cÓtyn¯    s    mhap#aåOàkar    m¢tman¯    m¢tm¯
¢SÝy|    cWvab#v£¹aÀy¢md|    s    m¤¢np¤Äñv:    .17.

¢cÓtyn¯

thinking so

s:

he

mhap#aåO:

of wide intellect

ckar

decided

m¢tman¯

that wise one

m¢tm¯

in his mind

¢SÝy|

to his disciple

c

and

ev

thus

Ab#v£t¯

told

vaÀy|

sentence

id|	the following

s:	he (Valmiki)

m¤¢np¤Äñv:

the best among sages

 
That   best   among   sages,   of   massive   intellect   and   well-versed   in   the   code of   conduct,   entered   into   deep   thought   and   having   decided   (on   the   course   of future   action),   addressed   the   following   words   to   his   discciple   (17).
 
padbÑGaE{XrsmÞtÓæO£lysm¢Óvt:    ,
SaEkatIÞy    p#v¦äOaE    mE    ÜlaEkaE    Bvt¤    naÓyTa    .18.

padbÑG:

bound in quarters

AXrsm:

of symmetrical letters

tÓæO£lysm¢Óvt:

in consonance with the string marking the beats

in the Veena

SaEkatIÞy

afflicted by sorrow

p#v¦äO:

having given rise

mE

my

ÜlaEk:

metrical composition

Bvt¤

be it

n

not

AÓyTa

in another way

 
`That   which   has   come   from   me,   arising   owing   to   being   afflicted   by   sorrow,  consisting   of   symmetrical   quarters,   having   equal   number   of   letters   and  merging   with   the   sound   and   time   measure   of   the   (musical   insttrument)  veena,   be   known   as   sloka   (verse)   and   let   it   not   be   otherwise'   (18).

¢SÝyÞt¤    tÞy    b#¤vtaE    m¤nEvaIÀymn¤äOmm¯    ,
p#¢tjg#ah    s|¶¾ÞtÞy    t¤¾aE{Bvéâ:    .19.

¢SÝy:

disciple

t¤

also

tÞy	his (Valmiki)

b#¤vt:

uttering

m¤nE:

of that sage

vaÀy|

sentence

An¤äOmm¯

unique

p#¢tjg#ah

grasped

s|¶¾:

gladdened at heart

tÞy

in him

t¤¾:

pleased

ABvt¯

became

g¤â:	the preceptor

 
The   disciple   also,   with   a   happy   state   of   mind,   commited   to   memory   those  invaluable   words   of   that   sage   at   that   time   and   the   master   also   became  pleased   thereupon   with   his   disciple   (19).
saE{¢BxEk|    tt:    k]Ïva    t£TI    t¢Þmn¯    yTa¢v¢D    ,
tmEv    ¢cÓty°TIm¤pavtIt    vW    m¤¢n:    .20.

s:	he (Valmiki)

A¢BxEk|

ablutory bath

tt:	thereafter

k]Ïva

having performed

t£TI

in waters

t¢Þmn¯

those

yTa¢v¢D

as injuncted

t|

that

ev

only

¢cÓtyn¯

pondering about

ATI|

incident

upavtIt

returned

vW	what a pity!

m¤¢n:

sage

Thereafter,   that   sage   duly   performed   his   ablutory   bath   in   those   waters  but   returned,   ruminating   over   that   incident.   Alas!   (20).