| Br¹aj: | Bharadwaja |
| tt: | then |
| ¢SÝy: | disciple |
| ¢vn£t: | full of humility |
| ½¤tvan¯ | knowledgeable about Shastras |
| m¤¢n: | sage |
| klS| | the water vessel |
| p¥NI| | full |
| Aaday | rceiving |
| p¦¾t: | followed |
| An¤jgam | went with him |
| h | Oh! |
| s: | he |
| p#¢vÜy | entered |
| Aa½mpd| | the hermitage |
| ¢SÝyEN | with the disciple |
| sh | along |
| DmI¢vt¯ | knower of dharma |
| up¢v¾: | seated |
| kTa: | reading of scriptures |
| c | and |
| AÓya: | other |
| ckar | did |
| Òyan| | meditation |
| Aa¢ÞTt: | entered into meditation |
| Aajgam | came |
| tt: | then |
| b#'a | Lord Brahma |
| laEkktaI | the creator of the world |
| Þvy| | by himself |
| p#B¤: | lord |
| ct¤m¤IK: | four-faced |
| mhatEja: | resplendent |
| d#¾¤| | to see |
| t| | him (Valmiki) |
| m¤¢np¤Äñvm¯ | the greatest of sages |
| vaÚm£¢k: | Valmiki |
| AT | thereupon |
| t| | him (Brahma) |
| ¾va | on seeing |
| shsa | hurriedly |
| ut¯Tay | rising in his seat |
| vaÂyt: | controlling his mind and speech |
| p#a¸¢l: | with folded palms |
| p#Nt: | prostrated |
| B¥Ïva | became |
| tÞTaW | stood up |
| prm¢v¢Þmt: | greatly astonished |
| p¥jymas | worshipped with |
| dEv| | that lord |
| paï | water to wash the feet |
| ArÃy | water to sip |
| Aasn | seat |
| vÓdnW: | salutations |
| p#NØy | genuflected |
| ¢v¢Dvt¯ | as ordained |
| c | and |
| en| | he (Lord Brahma) |
| p¦¾va | enquired |
| Anamy| | welfare (courteous enquiries) |
| AÛyym¯ | the immutable |
| AT | then |
| up¢vÜy | having sat |
| Bgvan¯ | lord |
| AasnE | on the seat |
| prma¢cItE | highly respected |
| vaÚm£kyE | to Valmiki |
| mhxIyE | the great sage |
| s|¢ddES | instructed |
| Aasnm¯ | seat |
| tt: | thereafter |
| b#'Na | by Brahma |
| smn¤åOat: | ordered |
| s: | he |
| A¢p | also |
| upa¢vSt¯ | sat |
| AasnE | on the seat |
| up¢v¾E | on being seated |
| tda | then |
| t¢Þmn¯ | he (Brahma) |
| saXat¯ | the very |
| laEk¢ptamhE | Grand Sire of the universe |
| tétEn | absorbed in that very thought |
| ev | alone |
| mnsa | mentally |
| valm£¢k: | valmiki |
| Òyan| | trance |
| Aa¢ÞTt: | entered |
| papaÏmna | one of sinful designs |
| k]t| | done |
| k¾| | cruel |
| vWrg#hNb¤¢ÑGna | mindset fouled by enmity to snatch |
| y: | who (hunter) |
| taS| | of that (cruel) type |
| caâ | sweet |
| rv| | sound |
| @aW·| | Krauncha (male) bird |
| hÓyat¯ | would kill |
| AkarNat¯ | without reason |
| SaEcn¯ | sorrowing |
| ev | in that state |
| m¤h^: | again |
| @aW·£| | about the Kraunchi (female bird) |
| up | burst forth |
| ÜlaEk| | the metrical composition |
| im| | this |
| p¤n: | again |
| jgaW | uttered |
| AÓt: | inwardly |
| gtmna: | lost in thought |
| B¥Ïva | having become |
| SaEkprayN: | immersed in grief |